LEET: An Overview

LEET: An Overview

Haryana Lateral Entry Entrance Test or LEET is conducted to offer admission to candidates into 2^nd year or 3^rd semester of B.Tech/B.E. in several government and private Engineering colleges of Haryana. The exam is conducted by the Haryana State Technical Education Society (HSTES). It is a state-level entrance test, conducted online. As the exam enables students to change their streams, the exam pattern is common for candidates from every engineering stream.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Applicants should possess a 3 year Diploma in Technology/Engineering from Haryana State Board of Technical Education (HSBTE) or an equivalent board. Minimum aggregate score: 45% for General candidates; 42.75% for SC candidates
2. B.Sc. from a recognized university. Minimum aggregate score: 45% for General; 42.75% for SC candidates
3. HSTES considers Kashmiri migrants as a special category. They must provide an attested copy of their migration document
4. Candidates with family income less than 6 lakhs must provide the relevant income certificate to claim reservation under the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme.

Exam Pattern

1. Haryana LEET consists of 4 sections: 
2. Basic Sciences
3. Mechanical Stream Courses
4. Electronic Stream Courses
5. Other Engineering Courses
6.  Total number of questions: 90
7. Question Type: Objective
8. Time duration: 90 minutes
9. Language of questions: English
10. Marking Scheme: +1 for each correct answer; No negative marking
11. After this Computer Based Test (CBT), 2 counseling sessions are held for all seats of government/government aided University departments and 75% seats of self-financed institutes. 

LEET Sections are classified into:

1. Basic Sciences
2. Mathematics
3. Physics
4. Chemistry
5. General Awareness
6. Communication Skills
7. Electronic Stream Courses
8. Elements of Electronics Engineering
9. Elements of Electrical Engineering
10. Elements of Computer Engineering
11. Mechanical Stream Courses
12. Elements of Production Engineering/Manufacturing Process
13. Auto Engineering
14. Other Engineering Streams
15. Textile Engineering
16. Ceramic Engineering
17. Textile Engineering
18. Chemical/Printing Engineering
19. Food Technology