KEAM 2009
KERALA ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO
MEDICAL/AGRICULTURE/VETERINARY/ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURE
DEGREE COURSES - 2009
KEAM 2009 Results declared today (15/6/2009) to check out results Click on either of the following links
KEAM 2009 Important Dates
Engineering Entrance Examination (For Engineering courses except Architecture)
20.04.2009 Monday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-I : Physics & Chemistry.
21.04.2009 Tuesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-II: Mathematics.
KEAM Exam dates Rescheduled check out Kerala KEAM 2009 Entrance Exam dates rescheduled
Medical Entrance Examination (For Medical, Agriculture and Veterinary Courses)
22.04.2009 Wednesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-I : Chemistry & Physics.
23.04.2009 Thursday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-II: Biology.
KEAM 2009 Application Form Deadlines
The Application form and Prospectus will be distributed
from 10 am on 27.01.2009 to 26.02.2009 through selected branches of State Bank of
Travancore in Kerala and outside the State.
Last date and time for receipt of filled in Application Forms : before 5 p.m. on 26.02.2009
(Thursday), by Hand Delivery/Registered Post /Speed Post
1. Applications are invited for the Entrance Examinations for admission to the following Degree
Courses in various Professional Colleges in the State for 2009-10.
(a) Medical (i) MBBS (ii) BDS (iii) B.Pharm. (iv) B.Sc. (Nursing) (v) B.Sc. (MLT)
(vi) BAMS (vii) B.H.M.S (viii) B.S.M.S (Siddha) (ix) B.Sc.-Nursing (Ayurveda)
(x) B.Pharm. (Ayurveda) and (xi) B.P.T (Physiotherapy).
(b) Agriculture (i) B.Sc. Hons. (Agriculture) (ii) B.F.Sc. (Fisheries) (iii) B.Sc. H
ons. (Forestry)
(c) Veterinary B.V.Sc. & AH
(d) Engineering B.Tech. [including B.Tech. (Agricultural Engg.) / B.Tech. (Dairy Sc. & Tech.) courses under the Kerala Agricultural University]
(e) Architecture B.Arch.
Note:- Candidates satisfying the eligibility conditions as laid down in the Prospectus and who
seek admission to all the above mentioned courses in Government seats have to apply in
the prescribed application form issued by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.
There is separate Entrance Examinations for admission to Engineering and Medical
Courses conducted by the CEE and the allotment will be based on the rank in these
Entrance Examinations. The CEE will not conduct any Entrance Examination for admission
to B.Arch. course. However, candidates seeking admission to B.Arch. course should
compulsorily appear and qualify the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA).
2. Eligibility for Admission:
(A) Nativity:
(A) Nativity:
(i) 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.
(ii) Both Keralites and Non-Keralites are eligible to apply for the Entrance Examination.
Applicants of Kerala origin will be categorized as ‘Keralites’. Others will be categorized as‘Non-Keralites’.
(iii) A candidate will be considered as a ’Keralite’, for the limited purpose of eligibility for
admission, if (a) he/she or his/her father/mother was born in Kerala OR (b) he/she has been a resident of Kerala for a period of 5 years within a period of 12 years OR (c) he/she
has undergone his/her school studies from Standards VIII to XII in educational institution(s) in Kerala. The candidate should obtain relevant certificates in the application form as prescribed in the Prospectus to avail such benefit.
(iv) Candidates who are children of All India Service (AIS) officers allotted to Kerala cadre,
claiming Keralite Status, should produce a certificate from the competent authority
showing that the parent of the candidate is an AIS officer allotted to Kerala cadre.
(v) Non-Keralites are classified as ‘Non-Keralite Category-I’ and ‘Non-Keralite Category-II’.
(vi) ‘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.
(vii) 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 sponsored by Government. Non-Keralite candidates will not be considered for admission against reserved seats.
Academic Qualification :
(i) 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 who wish to
take admission to MBBS/BDS courses should acquire 50% marks in the Medical Entrance
Examination (As per the guidelines issued by Medical Council of India).
Candidates seeking admission to BVSc. & 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).
(ii) Eligibility of BSc. Degree holders: Those who apply based on their BSc. Degree, for
admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BSMS 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.
(iii) Engineering Courses: Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala
or examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics
separately, and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Bio-technology/
Computer Science/Biology put together are eligible for admission. Candidates having Three
year Diploma in Engineering awarded by the Board of Technical Examinations, Kerala or
equivalent, having 50% marks in the final Diploma examination, are also eligible for
admission. However, these Diploma holders are not eligible for admission to the
Engineering courses offered by Kerala Agricultural University.
(iv) Architecture Course : 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 / Candidates who
have passed 10+3 Diploma (any stream) recognised by Central/State Governments with 50%
aggregate marks / Candidates with International Baccalaureate Diploma, after 10 years of
schooling, with not less than 50% marks in aggregate and with Mathematics as compulsory
subject of examination are eligible to apply. In addition, candidates will have to score
40% marks (80 marks out of 200) in the NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture).
Reserved category (SC/ST/SEBC) candidates should also have obtained 40% marks in NATA,
as per guidelines of Council of Architecture. (For details, visit www.nata.in).
(C) 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 whose
annual family income is up to Rs. 4.5 lakhs (Rupees Four 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.
Age : The candidate should complete 17 years of age as on 31st December, 2009.
Schedule for the Entrance Examinations:
Schedule for the Entrance Examinations :
The Entrance Examinations will be held at all the District Centres in Kerala, New Delhi and
Dubai (UAE), on the dates mentioned below as per Indian Standard Time (IST).
Engineering Entrance Examination (For Engineering courses except Architecture)
20.04.2009 Monday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-I : Physics & Chemistry.
21.04.2009 Tuesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-II: Mathematics.
Medical Entrance Examination (For Medical, Agriculture and Veterinary Courses)
22.04.2009 Wednesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-I : Chemistry & Physics.
23.04.2009 Thursday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Paper-II: Biology.
Application Forms:
The filled in Application Form along with the OMR DATA SHEET and other relevant
documents, to be submitted with the Application Form, is to be sent in the printed
envelope bearing the address of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations supplied
along with the application form, so as to reach him before 5 p.m. on 26.02.2009
(Thursday), by Hand Delivery/Registered Post /Speed Post. Completed Applications will be
received in the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations on holidays also.
List of Branches of State Bank
of Travancore
(a) ONLY ONE APPLICATION NEED BE SUBMITTED FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
FOR ADMISSION TO ONE OR MORE OF MEDICAL, AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY,
B.PHARM, ENGINEERING AND (ARCHITECTURE) COURSES.
Kerala Entrance Examination (KEAM 2009) Results will be declared in the month of May, 2009 |
