Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Exam Dates, Application Form, Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility, Results, Counselling
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 is a state level entrance exam that is conducted by Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB). It can also be referred to as Polytechnic Entrance Competitive Examination (PECE) 2019.
- This examination offers admissions to students in various engineering and non-engineering diploma courses in different colleges of Jharkhand. PECE 2019 was scheduled on May 19, 2019.
- The counselling for the same will conducted within a week after the result is published.
- Around 240 seats are available in all streams from 29 colleges which will be the part of counselling.
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Exam Highlights
| Name of the Examination | Polytechnic Entrance Competitive Examination (PECE) |
| Conducting Body | Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB) |
| Level of Exam | State Level |
| Date of Exam | May 19, 2019 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Official Website | jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in |
| Number of Seats | 10790 |
| Helpline Numbers | 9264473893, 9264473891 |
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Exam Calendar
JCECEB will most likely announce the commencement of application submission for Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 in March 2019 for admission into the above mentioned 18 courses.
Given below is the table containing information on important dates for the examination:
| Event | Date (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| Commencement of Application Submission | April 10, 2019 |
| Last Date of Application Submission | May 2, 2019 |
| Availability of Admit Card | May 15, 2019 |
| Declaration of Result | June 11, 2019 |
| Commencement of Counselling Process | June 11, 2019 |
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Eligibility
Prior to the commencement of online application process, it is necessary for the candidates to check the Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 eligibility criteria. They need to fulfill the pre-requisites to attempt the examination.
Given below are various factors on which the eligibility of a candidate depends upon:
On the basis of Academic Qualification
- Candidate must have passed the secondary/10th or equivalent examination with a minimum of 35% marks.
- Candidates appearing for secondary/10th or equivalent examination are also eligible, subject to passing the examination before commencement of Counselling process.
On the basis of Residential Criteria
Candidates falling under either of the following categories are eligible to appear for the entrance test
- They should be the permanent resident of Jharkhand OR
- They must be a ward of an employee of Central Government working in Jharkhand OR
- The Candidate should be a ward of an employee of State Government or organizations operated/recognized by State Government.
On the basis of Age Limit
- There is no minimum or maximum age limit for examination.
- However, candidates seeking admission into Mining Engineering must turn at least 17 years old on or before July 1, 20Jhar18.
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Courses Offered
| Electrical Engineering | Architecture Assistantship |
| Civil Engineering | Medical Lab Technology |
| Mechanical Engineering | Electronics & Communication Engineering |
| Computer Science & Engineering | Electronics & Electrical Engineering |
| Metallurgical | Hotel Management & Catering Technology |
| Automobile Engineering | Food Technology |
| Mining Engineering | Travel & Tourism |
| Computer Engineering | Pharmacy |
| Mechanical Engineering Auto Mobile | Computer Engineering & Application |
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Application Form
Application form of PECE 2019 will be released in 3rd week of March. It should be filled by the candidates only through online mode.
Following are the steps for successful completion of online application submission:
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Online Registration
- Go to the official website of JCECEB – http://jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in/Default.aspx
- Click on ‘JCECEB PECE 2019’ tab
- Click on ‘Step 1 – New registration’
- Fill details – Candidate Name, Father’s Name, Gender, Date of Birth, Category, Mobile No. and Email ID
- Click on ‘Submit’ button
- Registration ID will be generated for the candidate
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Online Application Submission
- Visit the official website of JCECEB
- Click on ‘Login’
- Enter Registration ID and Date of Birth
- Click on ‘Submit’ button
- Fill Personal & Educational Details – Service Men’s Quota (SMQ), Muslim Minority, Person with Disability, Nationality, Type of Resident of Jharkhand, Correspondence Address, two choices of Examination City, Annual Income, Aadhar No., Passed/appeared in 10th Class, Name of Board, Year of Passing, Roll no. and Percentage of Marks
- Click on ‘Submit’ button
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Upload Scanned Photograph, Signature and Thumb Impression
- Upload scanned images of passport size photograph, signature and thumb impression
- None of the images should be more than 50 KB
- Click on ‘Proceed’ button after uploading images
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Application Fee
|
General and Other Backward Class (OBC) |
INR 650 |
|
Schedule Caste (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST) and Female candidates |
INR 325 |
- Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Application fee payment can be done through following modes:
Online Mode
- Select ‘Online Mode’ from the drop-down list of Payment Mode
- Click on ‘Proceed’ button
- Make payment through Credit Card, Debit Card or Internet Banking
Offline Mode
- Select ‘Offline Mode’ from the drop-down list of Payment Mode
- Print e-Challan
- Send the duly filled Application form along with the necessary documents to the address given below:
Examination Controller
Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board
Science & Technology Campus, Namkum-Tupudana Road
Sirkha Toli, Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand- 834023
- Candidates must take a print out of the duly filled Application form for future references.
- They must retain the Mobile number and E-mail ID till the completion of the examination process
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Admit Card
Admit card can be downloaded from the official website of JCECEB within 4 days before the date of examination. No hard copy of admit card will be sent to the candidate by courier or post.
Candidates can download Admit Card through following steps:
- Go to the official website of JCECEB – http://jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in/Default.aspx
- Click on ‘Admit Card’ tab on the top row of the webpage
- Select ‘JCECEB PECE 2019’ from the drop-down list under ‘Please Select Examination’
- Enter your Registration ID
- Click on ‘Submit’ button
- Admit card will appear on screen
- Take a print out of Admit card and retain until the end of the process
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Admit card will entail the following information-
- Name of candidate
- Photograph and signature of the candidate
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Name of Examination
- Date of Examination
- Address of Examination Center
- Time of examination
- Category
- Registration ID
- Candidates must carefully go through admit card and any discrepancies must be immediately reported to conducting body
- No candidate will be permitted entry into examination center without in possession of admit card.
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Exam Center
JCECEB will be conducted at various examination centers in 7 districts across Jharkhand.
- PECE 2019 will be conducted at following districts –
- Ranchi
- Hazaribagh
- Jamshedpur
- Dhanbad
- Dumka
- Chaibasa and
- Bokaro
- Candidates will be given the option to select two preferred locations of examination center
- Allotment of exam center depends on the complete discretion of conducting authority
- Once allotted, the candidate cannot request the change in the exam center
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Exam Pattern
It is necessary for aspirants to understand Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Exam Pattern in order to prepare for test accordingly.
Exam Pattern Highlights
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Mode of Examination |
Offline |
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Medium of Examination |
English and Hindi |
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Number of Questions |
150 |
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Type of Questions |
MCQs |
|
Maximum Marks |
150 |
|
Negative Marking |
0.25 marks deducted for every incorrect answer |
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Duration of Exam |
150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) |
|
Sections in Paper |
3 – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Syllabus
Candidates must understand the syllabus for every subject in order to facilitate their preparation. Questions asked in Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 will be of Secondary or 10th standard. Following are the topics to be covered under every subject:
Physics
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Measurement |
Heat and Thermal Expansion |
Hydrostatics |
Current Electricity |
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Kinetics |
Thermodynamics |
Reflection of Light |
Transmission of Heat |
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Laws of Motion |
Rotatory Motion of a Rigid Body |
Refraction of Light |
Wave Motion |
|
Work, Power and Energy |
Gravitation |
Optical Instruments |
Electromagnetism |
|
Kinetic Theory of Gases |
Simple Harmonic Motion |
Electrostatics |
Electromagnetic Induction |
Chemistry
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Elements |
Catalysis |
Electro chemistry |
Detergents, Drugs and Explosives |
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Mixtures and Compounds |
Different Chemical Reactions |
Acids, Bases, Salt and Hydrolysis |
Hydrocarbons |
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Molecular and Equivalent Masses |
Periodic Classification of Elements |
Valency |
– |
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Group Elements |
Laws of Chemical Combination and Gas Laws |
Concept of Atomic |
– |
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Important Chemical Compounds |
Atomic Structure |
Polymers |
– |
Mathematics
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Number System |
Relations and Functions |
Trigonometrical Formulae |
Linear Equations |
Quadratic Equations |
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Statistics |
Factorization |
Time and Distance |
Rectangular Co-ordinates |
Simple Interest and Compound Interest |
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Geometry |
HCF and LCM |
The Straight Line |
Taxation |
– |
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Logarithms |
Sets |
Time and Work |
Banking |
– |
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Trigonometric Rations and Identities |
Area, Volume and Surface Area |
Heights and Distances |
Rational Expressions |
– |
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Recommended Books
Given below are few best-rated study materials which may prove ideal for PECE 2019:
|
Name of the Book |
Author/Publisher |
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Jharkhand Polytechnic Entrance Examination |
Dr. Lal and Jain |
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Jharkhand Polytechnic Guide 2017 Hindi |
GKP |
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Jharkhand Polytechnic Pravesh Pariksha |
Jharkhand Polytechnic Sanyukt Pravesh Pariksha |
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Jharkhand Polytechnic 12 Practice Sets (Combined Entrance Test with Solved 2013 & 2014 Entrance Paper) |
GKP |
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Jharkhand Polytechnic Entrance Examination (for Engineering Diploma Course)(includes Previous Years’ Solved Papers) |
Dr. Lal and Jain |
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Result
PECE is the basis of shortlisting the candidates for Counselling and admission. The result is likely to be announced by conducting authority in the second week of May 2019. Candidates can check their respective result on the official JCECEB website. The Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 result will be declared in the form of scorecard, subsequent to which, rank list will be released on the basis of marks secured by candidates.
Steps to download/view the Scorecard
- Go to the official JCECEB website – http://jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in/Default.aspx
- Click on ‘Result’ tab on the topmost row of the webpage
- Select ‘Polytechnic Entrance Competitive Examination – 2019’ from the drop-down list under ‘Please Select Examination’
- Enter Roll/Application Number
- Click on ‘Search’ button
- Score card will appear on the webpage
- Download the scorecard and take print out for future references
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Answer Key
JCECEB is likely to release answer key for Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 after a week of successfully conducting the examination. Answer key allows candidates to get an approximate idea of marks that they will score in the entrance exam. The pdf file for answer key can be downloaded from JCECEB’s official website.
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 Counselling
JCECEB is likely to commence Counselling process for Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 within a week of declaration of result. It will be conducted on the offline basis. Candidates should report to the address as per authority of Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 counselling.
- Information regarding Counselling will be made available to candidates through primary newspapers of Jharkhand and also official JCECEB website
- Usually, three rounds of Counselling are conducted, but the final decision on the number of Counselling rounds depends on the number of seats that remain vacant after each Counselling round
- The candidate receiving Counselling notification will have to submit a Challan through Post Office
- Challan amount for candidates belonging to General and OBC category is INR 400, while female and SC/ST candidates will have to pay INR 250
- Candidates will have to carry original and one photocopy of each of the following documents, when appearing for Counselling process:
- Admit card, mark sheet and passing certificate of Secondary/10th or equivalent examination
- Certificate of Residence issued by Subdivision Officer
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Income Certificate issued by Subdivision Officer
- Physical Handicap Certificate, along with full body photograph, issued by Civil Surgeon of District Hospital (if applicable)
- 1 passport size photograph
- Admit card of Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019
- Call Letter for Counselling (if issued by JCECEB)
Address of JCECEB for Counselling
Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board
Science & Technology Campus, Sirkha Toli,
Namkum-Tupudana Road Namkum,
Ranchi (Jharkhand) – 834010
Jharkhand Polytechnic 2019 FAQs
Q1. Will the exam be conducted only for Engineering courses?
Ans. No, the test will be conducted for Engineering as well as Non-Engineering courses as listed below:
| Electrical Engineering | Architecture Assistantship |
| Civil Engineering | Medical Lab Technology |
| Mechanical Engineering | Electronics & Communication Engineering |
| Computer Science & Engineering | Hotel Management & Catering Technology |
| Electronics & Electrical | Metallurgical |
| Automobile Engineering | Food Technology |
| Mining Engineering | Travel & Tourism |
| Computer Technology | Pharmacy |
| Computer Engineering & Application | Mechanical Engineering Auto Mobile |
Q2. What is the application mode of the exam?
Ans. Applications are available both online and offline. For online, applications will be available at JCECEB portal. For hardcopy of the forms, candidates can get them for Main/ Sub/ Grand post offices of Jharkhand.
Q3. In case I face any issues during the online/ offline application form filling, whom should I contact?
Ans. In case of any technical issue or application form related problem, candidates can contact at the helpline numbers – 9264473893, 264473891.
Q4. What is the minimum qualification required to appear for the test?
Ans. Aspirants must have passed class XII (SSC) with at least 35% marks in aggregate.
Q5. Are there any age limit criteria for the aspirants?
Ans. As per the official notification, there is no age limit. But, for Mining Engineering course, candidates must have attained at least 17 years of age before July 1, 2019.
Q6. Will the exam be conducted online?
Ans. No, the entrance test will be conducted in offline mode. Answers must be marked on OMR sheet with blue/ black ball point pen only.
Q7. Will the test be available only in English language?
Ans. No, the question paper will be bilingual. It will be available both in English and Hindi.
Q8. Is there any penalty for the wrong answers in the test?
Ans. Yes, for every correct answer candidates will be awarded 1 mark but for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Q9. I have passed SSC from Rajasthan, am I eligible to apply?
Ans. The exam conducting body has laid down certain residential criteria for aspirants which are listed below (any one of the following):
- They should be permanent resident of Jharkhand
- Ward of an employee of Central Government working in Jharkhand
- Ward of an employee of State Governments working in Jharkhand or organization recognized by State Government
Q10. What are the documents required to fill the application form while being online?
Ans. Candidates will require scanned copy of following documents to fill the form:
- Thumb impression
- Signature
- Photograph
Q11. What is the fee for Application form?
Ans. Application fee for PECE will differ as per categories and is listed below:
| Category | Application Fee |
| General and OBC | INR 650 |
| Females/ SC/ ST | INR 325 |
Q12. How can the fees be paid?
Ans. Application fee can be paid either online through Net Banking/ Credit Card/ Debit card or offline through e-challan.
Q13. Where should I submit the offline application form?
Ans. Candidates must submit the offline application forms along with the documents and application fee at the address mentioned below:
Examination Controller
Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board
Science & Technology Campus, Namkum-Tupudana Road
Sirkha Toli, Namkun, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834023
Q14. What are the exam centers?
Ans. Examination will be conducted at various centers in following cities:
- Ranchi
- Hazaribagh
- Jamshedpur
- Dhanbad
- Dumka
- Chaibasa
- Bokaro
Q15. After submission of the application form, am I eligible to change the examination center preference?
Ans. No, in any situation candidates cannot apply for change of examination center after the submission of Application form.
Q16. Is there any fee for counselling?
Ans. Yes, General and OBC category candidates will have to deposit INR 400 and females, SC/ ST must pay INR 250 as the counseling fee before they appear for any further admission process.
Q17. What are the documents I will require during counselling?
Ans. Candidates will require following original as well as photocopy of the documents during counselling:
- Admit Card of PECE
- SSC Admit Card
- SSC Mark sheet and passing certificate
- Category certificate (if applicable)
- Income certificate issued by Subdivision Officer (if applicable)
- PWD certificate (if applicable)
- Passport size photograph
Q18. I have misprinting issues in my admit card. Whom should I contact?
Ans. Candidates in case of any misprinting issues in admit card must immediately contact the helpline numbers. The corrections must be made before the exam. Candidates are themselves not allowed to make any changes in admit card.
Q19. Is Aadhar card compulsory?
Ans. Yes, candidates will have to mention Aadhar number in the application form and also, they will have to present it during the counselling.
Q20. I want to apply for more than one course. Do I need to fill separate form?
Ans. Yes, candidates can fill only one course in a single form. To appear for other courses, they must fill different form.
Q21. I was not able to appear for the test. Is the application fee refundable?
Ans. No, application fee is not refundable in any situation.


