All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), was an examination organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India. Introduced in the year 2002, this national level competitive test is for admission to various under-graduate engineering and architecture courses in institutes accepting the AIEEE score, mainly 30 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and 5 Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs). The examination was generally held on the last Sunday of April and results were announced in the last week of May or the first week of June. Candidates were ranked on an all-India basis and state basis. Thus, they have an All India Rank (AIR) and a State Rank (SR).