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Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) Entrance Examination
: Eligibility
A pass in 10+2 from any one of the universities in Kerala or its equivalent
with the following given percentage of marks for each course are eligible
to apply. Those who have appeared in the qualifying exam are also eligible
to apply. Candidates should have completed 17 years on 31st December of
the year of admission. Diploma holders securing 50% marks are also eligible
for admission.
Medical/Agriculture/Veterinary courses: Candidates should
have passed the Higher Secondary examination or examination recognized
as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology, and 50% marks in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology put together. Those seeking admission to MBBS/BDS
courses should secure 50% marks in the Medical Entrance Examination (As
per the guidelines issued by Medical Council of India) along with the
basic educational qualification.
Candidates seeking admission to B.V.Sc. & AH course
under the Kerala Agricultural University, in addition to the qualification
prescribed above, should have passed the qualifying examination with 50%
marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English put together (as per
the regulation of Veterinary Council of India) .
Eligibility of BSc. Degree holders for MBBS and BDS courses: Those
who apply based on their BSc. Degree, for admission to MBBS, BDS and B.Pharm
courses, should have obtained their BSc. Degree with one of the subjects,
Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bio-Chemistry as Main, and any one
or two of these subjects as subsidiaries, with 50% marks for Main and
Subsidiaries taken together, provided they have passed the Higher Secondary
or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional
subjects.
Engineering and Architecture Courses: Candidates eligible for admission
should have passed the Higher Secondary examination, Kerala or examinations
recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics separately,
and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biotechnology/Computer
Science/Biology put together. Three year Diploma holders in Engineering
having 50% marks in the final Diploma examination are also eligible for
admission. However these Diploma Holders are not eligible for admission
to the courses under the Kerala Agricultural University. For Architecture
courses, Candidates who have passed 10+2 Senior Secondary School Certificate
Examination or examinations recognized as equivalent thereto with Mathematics
as a subject of examination, with 50% marks in aggregate are eligible.
In addition to this only those candidates who score 40% marks in the National
Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) will be eligible for admission.
Relaxation in marks in the Qualifying Examination: For all courses,
a relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying examination will be allowed
to those candidates who belong to the communities listed under the Socially
and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) and OEC category, whose annual
family income is up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs (Rupees Two Lakhs and Fifty Thousand
only). SC/ST candidates need only a pass in the qualifying examination.
But candidates belonging to SEBC categories seeking admission to MBBS/BDS
courses, need 45% marks in Biology and 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry
and Biology put together, in the qualifying examination and 40% marks
in Medical Entrance Examination. Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories
need 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together in the qualifying
examination and 40% marks in the Entrance Examination for seeking admission
to MBBS/BDS Courses. (As per the Guidelines of Medical Council of India).
For B.Arch, the minimum score in NATA is 35% for candidates belonging
to reserved category.
Candidates who have appeared/are appearing for Qualifying Examinations:
Candidates who have not passed the qualifying examination but have appeared/
are appearing for the Higher Secondary or equivalent examination or the
three-year Engineering Diploma examination this academic year, will also
be permitted to take the Entrance Examination(s) provisionally. But, such
candidates become eligible for admission only, if they pass the qualifying
examination and thereby become eligible for admission before the commencement
of the Centralized Allotment Process 2007. But candidates applying based
on BSc Degree, should have passed the degree examination at the time of
submission of application.
Domicile Restrictions: The candidate must be an Indian citizen. PIO
Card Holders who have studied/are studying in Kerala from Class VIII to
XII will be treated on par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose
of admission. Both Keralites and Non-Keralites are eligible to apply.
Applicants of Kerala origin will be categorized as ‘Keralites’. Others
will be categorized as 'Non- Keralites'. A candidate will be considered
as a ’Keralite’, for the limited purpose of eligibility for admission,
if (i) he/she or his/her father/mother was born in Kerala OR (ii)
he/she has been a resident of Kerala for a period of 5 years within a
period of 12 years OR (iii) he/she has undergone his/her school
studies from Standard VIII to XII in educational institution(s) in Kerala.
Non-Keralites are classified as 'Non-Keralite Category-I' and 'Non-Keralite
Category-II'. 'Non-Keralite Category-I' candidates are those who have
undergone the qualifying course in Kerala, and who are the sons/daughters
of Employees of the Government of India, or, employees who are serving
in connection with the affairs of the Government of Kerala, subject to
the condition that, all categories of the employees mentioned above should
have served in Kerala for a minimum period of 2 years, or, have served
in connection with the affairs of the Government of Kerala for a minimum
period of 2 years. Such candidates will be eligible for admission to the
Government seats under ‘State Merit’ only, for all the courses , which
are filled on the basis of the rank in the Entrance Examination(s) or
the rank list prepared by giving equal weightage to the marks in NATA
and qualifying examination, as applicable. Candidates who do not belong
to the 'Keralite' or 'Non-Keralite Category-I' will be treated as ‘Non-Keralite
Category-II'. They are eligible for admission ONLY to the 'State Merit'
seats in the Self-financing Engineering Colleges in the State, subject
to the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India .
Non-Keralite candidates will not be considered for admission against
reserved seats.
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