Bihar Polytechnic Examination, also called DCECE (Diploma Certificate Entrance Competitive Examination) is conducted by the Government of Bihar. Each year, this exam is organized for the candidates seeking admission in a polytechnic diploma course in the Bihar state. After clearing this state-level examination the candidates will be allowed to take admitted to the polytechnic engineering (PE), and polytechnic non-engineering (PNE) courses offered in the government and private institutions of the state of Bihar. For more details about Bihar Polytechnic 2024 such as Admission Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Application Form, Application Fee, Exam Pattern, Results, and Reservation Criteria from the complete post below.
Aspirants will be able to apply for admission only after verifying their eligibility. If candidates fail to satisfy the eligibility requirements for Bihar Polytechnic, then they will not be eligible to apply for the entrance exam.
Bihar Polytechnic 2024 Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Online registration begins | 2nd week of March 2023 |
| Last date to apply online | 2nd week of May 2023 |
| Last date of paying the application fee (challan) | 3rd week of May 2023 |
| Last date of paying the application fee (offline) | 3rd week of May 2023 |
| Admit card release date | 1st week of June 2023 |
| Exam date | 3rd week of June 2023 |
| Result Declaration | 2nd week of July 2023 |
| Counseling commencement | 1st week of August 2023 |
Eligibility Requirements
The eligibility criteria is necessary to fulfill in order to apply for admission. The same is given below:
- The candidate must be a citizen of India and a resident of the state of Bihar.
- The candidate’s age should be more than 17 years of age.
- Candidates who have passed the intermediate/ 10+2 exam from the education board of any state or national level.
- For those candidates who hold an intermediate/ 12th mark sheet with grades then they must convert them into marks
Bihar Polytechnic 2024 Application Form
The complete application procedure is given in the section below. Follow the step by step guidelines and then apply for the exam:
- The Application Form for Bihar DCECE 2024 Exam will be accessible in both the modes i.e. online and offline.
- Those candidates who take up the online mode to apply – can visit the official website of the board i.e. www.bceceboard.com for the completing the registration process.
- All the candidates have to provide all the required information and must attach/ upload all the authentic or original documents required in the Bihar Polytechnic Application form.
- Aspirants need to attach/ upload the scanned copies of passport sized photograph and the valid signatures in the correct format required in the registration form.
- The next step will be application fee payment – aspirants can use facilities such as net banking/ debit card/ credit cards to pay for the application form.
- Candidates who opt for offline mode need to buy the application form from the concerned participating institute of Bihar DCECE 2024 exam.
- Lastly, candidates need to submit the application form along with all the required original documents to the following address: The controller of Examination, Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board, IAS Association Building, Patna Airport, PO Veterinary College Patna
Application Fee
Polytechnic Engineering:
| Category | Fee |
| General/ | 880/- |
| SC, ST, OBC, and other categories | 500/ |
Polytechnic Non-Engineering:
| Category | Fee |
| General/ | 770/- |
| SC, ST, OBC, and other categories | 440/- |
Exam Pattern
From the section below, candidates can check the details of the Exam Pattern. Students must read the exam pattern properly to prepare better for the exam:
- Mode of Exam: The examination will be held in offline mode which is pen and paper based mode.
- Number of Questions: Paper will include a total number of 90 questions.
- Type of Questions: The paper will contain objective-based- multiple-choice questions.
- Duration of test: A total of 2 hours and 15 minutes will be provided to the candidates to complete the entire paper.
- Language of Paper: The medium of the paper will be in both Hindi & English language.
The complete distribution of marks and questions as per the subjects are given below:
| Subjects | Total Questions | Total marks |
| For PE | ||
| Physics | 30 | 150 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 150 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 150 |
| For PMD | ||
| Physics | 20 | 100 |
| Mathematics | 10 | 50 |
| Chemistry | 20 | 100 |
| Biology | 10 | 50 |
| English | 10 | 50 |
| Hindi | 10 | 50 |
| Gk | 10 | 50 |
Bihar Polytechnic 2024 Results
The official authorities of Bihar Polytechnic will declare the result for the exam participated candidates. They will evaluate the result using an efficient OMR machine. Results for the exam will declare according to the format, like – category wise, rank wise and roll number wise. The ranks will be allotted to the candidates on the basis of the declared result. The expertise will publish the result and, therefore if candidates find any queries for re-totaling then the examination cell will not accept the same. Results will available on the official website of the Government of Bihar.
Reservation Criteria
| Category | Reservation |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 16% |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 1% |
| Extremely Backward Class (EBC) | 18% |
| Backward Class (BC) | 12% |
| Reserved Category Girls (RCG) | 3% |