BCECE eligibility criteria 2023, Qualification & Age Limit

Jul 20, 2023, 16:45 IST

BCECE eligibility criteria 2023 have been prescribed by the Bihar Combined Competitive Entrance Examination Board for Pharmacy, Health Science, and Agriculture courses. The candidates who wish to write the BCECE 2023 have to qualify for the BCECE course-wise eligibility. As per the schedule released, the BCECE 2023 shall be held in the fourth week of July 2023. Candidates can know about the detailed BCECE exam eligibility and BCECE reservation criteria etc from this page.

BCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Important Dates

The candidates can go through the BCECE exam dates 2023 for all the events in the table below.

BCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Engineering & Pharmacy Course

BCECE eligibility criteria have been listed for the Engineering and Pharmacy courses. The minimum age limit and education qualification as per the BCECE course-wise eligibility criteria can be checked below.

Age Limit

The board has not prescribed any age limit as per the BCECE exam eligibility criteria.

Educational Qualification

• As per the BCECE eligibility criteria, the candidate should have qualified for the class 12th examination with 45% marks in Mathematics and Physics as the main subjects. The candidate who belongs to the reserved category must have secured atleast 40% marks in aggregate
• The candidates must have passed class 12th with 45% or above (40% for SC/ST/OBC) with Physics and Chemistry as mandatory subjects and Mathematics/Biotechnology/Biology

BCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Medical Course

BCECE eligibility criteria for the medical courses is the same for the MBBS and Dental courses. Candidates who qualify for all the factors will be considered for appearing in the BCECE exam. Go through the detailed BCECE exam eligibility in the section below.

Age Limit

As per the BCECE eligibility criteria, the minimum age limit is 17 years for all the courses.

Educational Qualification

• Candidates who have passed class 12th or equivalent with English, Physics, Chemistry and Botany/Zoology as main subjects are eligible as per BCECE eligibility criteria. The candidate must have secured at least 50% marks for the unreserved category. The minimum aggregate marks for the reserved category are 40% and 45% for the PWD candidate
• Candidates who wish to pursue a BUMS course from Tibbi College, Patna must have studied Urdu as a full-time course at class 12th or Intermediate level

BCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Agriculture, Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry courses

Candidates who wish to get admission to any of the Agriculture, Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry courses have to qualify for the BCECE eligibility criteria prescribed by the board. The board has notified the following BCECE course wise eligibility criteria below.

Age Limit

The minimum age limit as per the BCECE eligibility criteria to fill the application form is 17 years. However, there is no upper age limit to appear in the examination.

Educational Qualification

As per BCECE eligibility criteria 2023, the candidates who qualify for the educational qualification and pass the desirable subjects shall be considered for the selection. The BCECE course wise eligibility can be checked in the table below.

BCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Reservation Criteria

The BCECE eligibility criteria have prescribed the reservation criteria for all the courses and categories. The candidates who wish to write the examination can go through the detailed BCECE reservation criteria to understand the norms of the Bihar government. Go through the section below to learn about the reservation criteria as per BCECE 2023 eligibility:

• Candidates who wish to enjoy the benefits of the reserved category should be a permanent citizen of India and must possess the caste certificate to do the same
• Candidates who are not a permanent domicile of the state will not be considered for any relaxations as per BCECE eligibility criteria
• The seats that are left vacant will be considered against the General category
• Of all the seats, 50% are reserved for the general categories. Here is the detailed seat break up for all the reserved categories prescribed under BCECE eligibility criteria

BCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023 FAQs

Q1. What is the age limit as per BCECE eligibility criteria 2023?

Ans. As per the BCECE eligibility criteria 2023, the board has not prescribed any minimum age limit for any of the courses.

Q2. Is there any domicile as per BCECE eligibility 2023?

Ans. Yes, candidates who are a permanent domicile of Bihar will be able to enjoy the age relaxations prescribed by the state board as per BCECE exam eligibility.

Q3. What is the educational qualification for BCECE eligibility criteria 2023?

Ans. The candidates who have passed class 12th or equivalent will be eligible to write the BCECE examination.

Q4. What is the reservation criteria as per BCECE eligibility criteria 2023?

Ans. As per the BCECE seat reservation, around 50% seats have been reserved for the general category.