The two day international colloquium will facilitate the setting up of advanced semiconductor FAB facilities in India and to develop ecosystem to enable the Indian semiconductor industry to meet in country demands and to participate as a globally competitive entity for comprehensive Electronic System Design and Manufacturing.

Among the eminent personalities to grace the two day international colloquium is Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member of Niti Aayog. Dr. Saraswat would be the chief guest for the two day programme.

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Saurabh Gaur, Joint Secretary (Electronics), MEITY, Government of India will be the honored guest.

Industry and registration
The international colloquium is designed specifically for the industry, Public Sector Units, Central/State, Government Policymakers, Academic Engineers, Scientists, Postdoctoral Research Fellows, Advanced level Science and Engineering students and Faculty members.

International colloquium will provide a forum for presenting methodologies, approaches, and technology required for readiness of a blueprint in preparation for getting fab units in the country and achieving a world-class semiconductor manufacturing platform.

Interested participants can register through the following webpage ‘https://ictfab.in/’ The last date to register is 10 November 2021.

‘To the best of my knowledge this is the first such Semicon fab technology event in India.’ Based on my international experience and having worked with the only fab in India, it is possible for India to fast track a medium level fab to meet in country demands for Semicon requirements, said Professor Kenneth.

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This can be achieved within a reasonable time frame. This is a critical technology for India, he said. Professor Kenneth is formerly distinguished professor at IIT Mandi and also chair chief organiser and convener of ICTFAB 2021.

Electronics industry
The Indian electronics industry is highly dependent on the import of economically significant 65/45/32/28 nm technology node chips and this import demand is expected to rise manifold by 2025.

India has one of the best chip designers as well as excellent academic institutions but the collective wisdom to convert this knowledge into a vibrant fab ecosystem is still lacking.

To address this, ICTFAB-2021 (international colloquium) will pave the path for developing an ecosystem to enable the Indian semiconductor industry to fulfill country demands and participate as a globally competitive entity for comprehensive Electronics System Design and Manufacturing.

➢ FAB in India: Present and Future

➢ MUV (365 nm) & DUV (248 nm) Technology

➢ 193 nm/193i Technology/SADP/SAQP

➢ Extreme Ultraviolet 13.5 nm Technology

➢ Device Fabrication 28 nm and Lower Nodes

➢ 65/45/32 nm Patterning and Device Fab Technology

Platform
International colloquium (ICTFAB 2021) will provide a platform to interact with several global leaders and domain experts of various advanced nanopatterning technologies, including 193/193 nm immersion/SADP/SAQP technology, and 13.5 nm EUVL.

One key aspect of this international colloquium is to highlight semiconductor fabrication in India at the 28 nm and lower technology nodes, considering immediate and future needs of India.

Higher technology nodes 65/45/32 will also be considered as being technology appropriate in the Indian scenario. Existing fabs in India have the expertise to evolve into these nodes and will be involved in the international colloquium.

● Professor Burn Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

● Dr. Ralph Dammel, Chief Technologist, EMD/MERCK, USA

● Professor Jinho Ahn, Director, EUV-IUCC Korea

● Dr. Patrick Naulleau, Director CXRO LBNL, Berkeley USA

● Dr. Indira P Seshadri, IBM, New York

Interaction
International colloquium will promote interaction among well-known semiconductor professionals across the globe and develop a strategic relationship to establish semiconductor fab-line(s) in India to achieve manufacturing excellence and improve global competitiveness.

About IIT Mandi

IIT Mandi has four Academic Schools and three major Research Centers. The Schools are: School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, School of Engineering, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Centers are: Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC; set up with an investment of Rs. 60 crores), Centre for Design and Fabrication of Electrical Devices (C4DFED; has Rs. 50 crores worth of fabrication tools), and BioX Centre (has acquired research equipment worth Rs. 15 crores).

The unique, project-oriented B.Tech. curriculum is centred around its 4-year long Design and Innovation stream. From August 2019, IIT Mandi started 3 new and unique B. Tech. programmes in Data Science and Engineering, Engineering Physics, and Dual Degree in Bioengineering.

Since the inception of the Institute, IIT Mandi faculty have been involved in over 275 Research and Development (R&D) projects worth more than Rs. 120 crore.

IIT Mandi set up the IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation (iHub; a section-8 company) on its campus at Kamand with significant funding of INR 110 crores from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

IIT Mandi is the only second-generation IIT to be featured at rank no. 7 in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements of the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.

The last date for VITEEE 2025 registration was 31 March 2025 earlier, now it has been extended to 7 April 2025.

Those interested in studying graduation in engineering –  BTech in VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology) can aim for VITEEE 2025 registration which is nothing applying for the exam.

Students can regularly visit the official website for the exam with the help of URL mentioned above to obtain information and updates.

Courses and campuses

Students can take up VITEEE 2025 registration and appear for the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the counselling to gain admission into engineering courses offered in VIT.

Academic programs in engineering graduation are offered across the institution’s campuses located in Vellore, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Bhopal and Mauritius.

VITEEE 2025 Registration Eligibility?

VITEEE 2025 registration eligibility criteria is that applicants must have completed 12 years of schooling with Physics, Chemistry, and either Mathematics, Biology, or Biotechnology as mandatory subjects.

They should have passed plus two from a recognized educational institution in science stream with subjects as maths, physics and chemistry with 55 percent pass marks at the minimum.

Those aiming for biotechnology or biology oriented engineering courses, have to pass plus two with biology/biotechnology, physics and chemistry as subjects to be eligible for VITEEE 2025 registration.

Students must ensure that they are fulfilling all the required VITEEE 2025 registration eligibility criteria before taking up VITEEE 2025 registration to avoid rejections at a later stage.

 With a limited window for applications, interested students are encouraged to register promptly and prepare for this competitive exam.

VITEEE 2025 registration process is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. Type the URL mentioned above in the browser and submit it to allow the website to download
2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can know all the information about the exam.
3. After knowing about the exam, candidates can provide details like their name, age, email and other details and press Signup button to create an account.
4. After creating an account, candidates can come up to the same webpage with URL ‘https://viteee.vit.ac.in/’ and press Login button to enter and commence VITEEE 2025 registration process.

VITEEE 2025 registration Link is here

VITEEE 2025 Registration Fees

VITEEE 2025 registration fee is Rs 1350, they must pay this while applying for the exam. The application form can be submitted after paying the VITEEE 2025 registration fee.

Admit card

Candidates who have completed their VITEEE 2025 registration alone can download the admit card for appearing for the exam. The process to download the admit card is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. Type the URL ‘https://viteee.vit.ac.in/’ in the browser and allow the webpage to download.
2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates have to click the link for admit card.
3. Clicking the link will likely open another webpage.
4. When another webpage opens, candidates can enter their application number and other information to obtain the hall ticket.
5. Once the hall ticket is visible, candidates can download it and take a printout.

Point to remember

Candidates looking towards appearing for the exam at a test center have to download the admit card, those choosing to appear through remote proctored mode (if available) may not need to download the hall ticket, they can book the slot and appear for the test from anywhere.

Students can visit the official website to obtain information about the availability of option to take up the exam in remote proctored mode.

After VITEEE 2025 registration

Students have to appear for the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for participating in the counselling process.

Counselling is where the candidates can choose the course and college to study it. Selection will be done likely on the basis of performance in VITEEE, performance in qualifying exam, availability of seats, existing demand for various courses.

Those who get the seat can convey their acceptance and pay the fees and join the institution for classes.

VIT has released the VITEEE 2025 exam pattern. More details about this are available on the official website also which is mentioned above.

For quicker glance, the exam pattern for VITEEE 2025 is mentioned below.

VITEEE for B.E/B.Tech programs will have a total of 125 questions constituting 125 marks. The no. of questions is given as Mathematics/Biology-40 questions, Physics-35 questions, Chemistry-35 questions, Aptitude-10 questions and English-5 questions.

Vellore Institute of Technology will conduct VITEEE 2025 exam for 2 hours and 30 minutes duration.

All the questions shall be multiple choice type; each correct answer shall have one mark and there is no negative marking for incorrect ones. 

Candidates who are wishing to take up science oriented courses have to attempt questions related to maths, physics and chemistry.

Those keen on biology or biotechnology oriented engineering courses have to attempt questions from biology, physics and chemistry. English and Aptitude questions are compulsory along with maths/biology, physics and chemistry.

Such candidates will not get any chance to attend the counselling process. Out of the total 125 questions, the sections include mathematics/biology (40), physics (35), chemistry (35), aptitude (10), and English (5).

The paper will be in English language. The VITEEE Exam pattern for B.Tech. can be checked from the details given below: 

Exam Duration : 2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Post preparation

Candidates have to appear for VITEEE 2025 and then pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next phase of the admission process.

The phase after written exam is counselling, those who have passed the written exam with required qualifying marks can take part in the counselling where candidates get to choose the college and course they wish to study.

Counselling is usually conducted in more than one round, those who get a seat in the initial rounds can pay the fees and join the classes.

Students who don’t get a seat in the first round can try in the subsequent rounds. Selection of candidates will be done on criteria like performance in the qualifying exam, performance in the written test, availability of seats in each course, demand for each course, choice of the candidates.

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