KERALA KEAM 2015 ENGINEERING MEDICAL EXAM NOTIFICATION

Admission Notice 2015 

Kerala Engineering, Agriculture, Medical Entrance Examinations (KEAM)-2015

 Professional Degree Courses Medical, Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Engineering and Architecture Courses Admission-2015

Engineering Courses

B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology): 

Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Science and Technology, Food Engineering 

B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) 

Medical Courses 

MBBS 

(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery), BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery), BSMS (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery), BHMS (Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery) 

Agriculture and Forestry Courses 

B.Sc Hons (Ag) (Bachelor of Science-Agriculture), B.Sc Hons (Forestry) (Bachelor of Science-Forestry) 

Veterinary Course 

BVSc & AH (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry) 

Fisheries Course 

BFSc (Bachelor of Fisheries Science) 

Eligibility Criteria 

Nativity: 

Applicant should be an Indian citizen. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card Holders will be treated on par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission. Both Keralites and Non-Keralites are eligible to apply for the Entrance Examinations. Applicants of Kerala origin will be categorized as ‘Keralites’. Others will be categorized as ‘Non-Keralites’. Non-Keralites are classified as ‘Non-Keralite Category-I’ and ‘Non- Keralite Category II’. 

(A)Keralite : A candidate of Kerala Origin will be categorized as ‘Keralite’. Children of All India Service (AIS) Officers (Non-Keralites) allotted to Kerala Cadre are deemed to be‘Keralites’ as per G.O.(Rt.)No.822/08/H.Edn. dated 29.05.2008. But they will not be eligible for communal/Special/Persons with Disabilities Reservation. 

In order to prove that a candidate is an Indian Citizen of Kerala origin for the limited purpose of eligibility for admission, he/she has to produce a certificate showing the candidate or his/her father or mother was born in Kerala. 

(B)Non-Keralite Category-I :- A candidate who is not of Kerala origin but fulfils anyone of the following conditions will be categorised as 'Non-Keralite Category I'(NK I). 2 

(i) A candidate who has undergone qualifying course in Kerala and who is son/daughter of Non-Keralite parents belong to Government of India/Defence Service, posted to Kerala. 

(ii) A candidate who has undergone qualifying course in Kerala and who is son/daughter of Non-Keralite parents who are serving/served Government of Kerala for a minimum period of two years. 

(iii)A candidate who is not of Kerala Origin but has been a resident of Kerala State for a period of 5(five) years within the period of 12(twelve) years of his/her study. 

(iv)A candidate who is not of Kerala Origin but who has undergone his/her school studies in Kerala from standard VIII to XII. 

Non-Keralite Category I candidates will be considered against ‘State Merit’ seats for Engineering/Medical & Allied courses and will not be eligible for Communal/ Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation. 

(C) Non-Keralite Category-II :- 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 Private Self-financing Engineering 

Colleges in the State and in the Management Quota seats in Self-financing Engineering institutions under Government control. Non-Keralite candidates will not be considered for admission against reserved seats. 

Educational Qualification 

Medical and Allied Courses 

MBBS/BDS/BSMS Courses: Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology/Biotechnology separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology put together, are eligible. In the absence of Biology, Biotechnology will be considered as a subject for academic eligibility. 

BAMS/BHMS: Candidates who have passed higher secondary examination of the board of higher secondary education, Kerala, or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, are eligible 

In the absence of Biology, Biotechnology will be considered for the courses BAMS and BSMS

B.Sc Hon (Agri)/B.Sc Hon (Forestry)/BFSc Courses: Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, are eligible. Biotechnology will not be considered as a subject for academic eligibility. 

BVSc & AH Course: Candidates should have secured not less than 50% aggregate marks in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the qualifying examination, in addition to the condition as stipulated in clause 6.2.1(a(iii)) as per regulation 5 of Minimum standards of Veterinary Education Degree Course (BVSc & AH) Regulation, 1993. Relaxation in marks is permissible as stipulated in clause 6.2.4.