ADMISSION TO ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSES IN KERALA

ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL DEGREE COURSES IN KERALA

For professional degree courses in Kerala, an aspirant has to appear for the state level entrance examination (KEAM – Kerala Engineering And Medical) conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations to get admission to the Government / aided as well as private self financing colleges* within the state. KEAM entrance examination is conducted for admission to BTech Degree courses, Architecture, Medical courses, Agriculture & allied courses, Veterinary courses etc. In addition to this there are some private consortia conducting the entrance examination separately for admission to certain courses also.

*Allotment of seats from the State Rank Lists for all courses in Self-financing colleges will be made in accordance with the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India / Hon’ble High Court of Kerala or orders of the Govt. of Kerala/Govt. of India /as per the law in existence at the time of Centralised Allotment process (CAP) and will be notified separately.

Academic Eligibility for Open Category

Engineering Courses
1. Qualifying Exam - Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala / equivalent.
2. Minimum marks - 50% for Mathematics separately and 50% for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry / Biotechnology/Computer science/Biology put together. Or 50% marks in the final year Diploma engineering examination awarded by the Board of Technical Education for lateral entry.
3. 50% for Mathematics /Biology separately and 50% aggregate for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/ Biology put together are eligible for admission to the seats for B Tech (D Sc & Tech) - Diploma in Engineering is not considered for admission.
Architecture Course

Qualifying Exam - Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala / equivalent.
Minimum marks - 50% aggregate
Entrance Examination - 40% marks i.e. 80 out of 200 for the NATA conducted by National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA), Pune,
1. Lateral entry is not allowed.
2. Candidate with three year diploma in Engineering awarded by Board of Technical Examinations, having 50% marks aggregate

Admission to the above courses except Architecture is regulated on the basis of merit in the entrance examination conducted by the Controller of Entrance Examinations (CEE).

Nationality

Only Indian nationals are eligible for admission to professional courses unless otherwise notified. Persons of Indian origin who have studied in Kerala from class VIII to class XII will be treated equivalent to Indian citizen for admission. There are various other categories also which will be notified in prospectus.

Age

The applicant should complete 17 years of age as on the 31st December of the year. There is no upper age limit.

Pattern of Examinations-2009

Type of exam - Objective type, with multiple choice questions of 5 options and single response to be marked on OMR sheet. Duration - Each paper contained 120 questions of 150 minutes duration

Scoring - 4 marks for one correct answer, 1 negative mark for wrong answer.

Syllabus - For detailed syllabus refer to the prospectus, but the questions are more or less in the standard of higher secondary or equivalent examinations.

Conduct of Examination

Separate examinations are conducted for Engineering and Medical/Agriculture courses.

The exams will be for four continuous days. For the first two days Engineering entrance exams will be conducted and for the next two days Medical entrance exams will be conducted.

Engineering Entrance examination Paper I for Physics(72 Questions) and Chemistry(48 Questions)
Paper II for Mathematics (120 Questions)

Each examination is of 2 ½ hour duration.

Medical Entrance examination Paper I for Chemistry (72 Questions) and Physics (48 Questions)
Paper II for Biology (120 Questions)

Each examination is of 2 ½ hour duration.

Probable Time of KEAM entrance examination

The entrance examination is usually conducted in the month of April.

Institutions and allocation of seats

Controller of entrance examinations makes allotment for Government seats available in

Government & aided colleges
Self Financing institutions under Government control
Self Financing institutions under private management

There are management seats in aided colleges which are filled by the management concerned.

Total number of seats:

In 2009, a total of 1,18,576 candidates took the Kerala engineering and medical entrance examinations.
The total number of seats available in the engineering colleges in Kerala is 30,443. The number of seats available for MBBS courses is 2000 and for the BDS Course, the total intake is 1070.

Some of the reputed Engineering Colleges in Kerala

Government College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram-695016
Model Engineering College,B.M.C Post,Thrikkakkara,Kochi-682021
T.K.M College of Engineering ,TKM College post,Kollam-691005
Government Engineering College,Thrissur,R.V Puram 680009
Mar Athanasius College of Engineering,College P.O Kothamangalam,Ernakulam-686666
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology,Kakkanad,Ernakulam.
Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering ,Pappanamcode P.O Thiruvananthapuram.
N.S.S College of Engineering,College P.O ,Akathethara,Palakkad,678008
Government Engineering College,Barton Hill,Thiruvanthapuram-695035
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Pampady,Kottayam-686501
College of Engineering, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Thrikkakkara, Cochin*
SCMS College of Engineering,Karukutty,Ernakulam
MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram.
Government College of Engineering,Kannur
L.B.S. College of Engineering, Kasaragod