Diploma Entrance Test (DET)

I have decided to give the Odisha Diploma Entrance Test (DET) and looking for basic details about this exam. Can you please tell what the eligibility required to apply for this exam along with exam pattern so I can prepare accordingly also provide important dates for this exam?

[shikha]

The Odisha Diploma Entrance Test (DET) will be conducted in the month of May 2017 by the Directorate of Technical education and training so as to enroll the aspirants in the offering courses.

Eligibility:

Your age should not be less than 16 years.
You need to pass the class 10th examination with 30% marks for a diploma in the engineering course.
For diploma in a non – engineering course, you need to pass 12th class in any discipline.

Exam pattern:

The Odisha DET 2017 will be objective in nature.
Total 100 questions will be in the final examination.
150 minutes will be given to complete the examination.
Each question in the question paper of Odisha DET 2017 will carry 4 marks.
The penalty of 1 mark will be applied for each wrong answer.
The Odisha DET 2017 will be of total 400 marks.

Odisha DET 2017 – Reservation of seats:

General category: 20%
Scheduled tribe: 23%
Physically challenged: 3%
NCC: 1%
Children of servicemen: 2%
Children of green card holder: 5%
Schedule caste: 15%

Important dates:

Ending of application procedure April 2017
Odisha DET 2017 Admit card release May 2017 (Week 1)
Odisha DET 2017 Test Date May 2017 (Week 2 or 3)
Declaration of theOdisha DET 2017 result May 2017 (Week 4)