VITEEE Paper Structure

VITEEE is a centre-based computer test. Each question has four choices and requires one answer; it is not a numerical-entry or multiple-select paper. The question paper is in English.

Marking Scheme and Review Status

Raw marks = 4 × correct answers - wrong answers. For example, 90 correct, 20 wrong and 15 unanswered gives 360 - 20 = 340 out of 500. This is a calculated raw score, not a published rank.

Review status matters: the 2026 prospectus assigns zero to unanswered/marked-for-review questions. It also awards full marks for a dropped question to all candidates. These rules should not be replaced with the answer-status rules of another entrance exam.

MPCEA or BPCEA: Paper and Programme Choice

The programme list below is the 2026 Biology-route admission list. It applied to PCB/PCMB candidates taking BPCEA and also to PCB candidates taking MPCEA. Taking the Mathematics paper did not give a PCB candidate unrestricted access to all BTech courses.

The standard requirement was 60% aggregate in Biology, Physics and Chemistry, with at least 50% in Biology. For the all-programme PCM/PCMB route, it was 60% aggregate in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, with at least 50% in Mathematics. The specified SC/ST and regional relaxation reduced the aggregate requirement to 50%; VIT did not state a blanket waiver of the separate subject condition.

The regional relaxation covered Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Community or nativity proof was required for the concession.

Duration, Attempts and Answering Pace

The full test lasts 2 hours 30 minutes. VIT allowed only one appearance in the 2026 examination. Multiple dates in the exam window did not mean that a student could take multiple attempts.

At 125 questions in 150 minutes, the mathematical average is 72 seconds per question. It is not a prescribed time limit for an individual question. A longer calculation uses time that must come from the rest of the paper.

Practise the subject syllabus with the full-paper distribution in mind: the 40-question Mathematics/Biology section is larger than either 35-question science section, while English and Aptitude together contain 15 questions.

Using Older Papers With the Newer Marking Scheme

A practice resource described as a 125-mark paper must not be scored as though it were the 2026 500-mark paper. For revision, the questions can still be useful, but write the marking scheme beside each mock result.

Compare mocks using correct, wrong and unanswered counts as well as raw marks. Two students with 100 attempts need not have the same score: 90 correct and 10 wrong gives 350; 80 correct and 20 wrong gives 300.

The marks-versus-rank guide explains why a raw score alone cannot establish a VITEEE rank.

1. Paper Structure
2. Marking and Review Rules

1. Paper Choice and Course Scope
2. Duration and Attempts