KERELA PMT NOTIFICATION

NOTIFICATION

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO MEDICAL/AGRICULTURE/

VETERINARY/ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURE DEGREE COURSES, KERALA 2011

1. Applications are invited for the Entrance Examinations for admission to the following

Degree Courses in various Professional Colleges in the State for 2011-12.

(a) Medical (i) MBBS (ii) BDS (iii) BHMS (iv) BAMS (v) BSMS

(b) Agriculture (i) BSc. Hons. (Agriculture) (ii) BFSc. (Fisheries) (iii) BSc. Hons. (Forestry)

(c) Veterinary BVSc. & 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 have to apply in the prescribed

application form issued by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.

The CEE will conduct separate Entrance Examination for admission to Engineering and

Medical Courses. 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:

I. 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 Examination.

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) Keralites :- A candidate of Kerala origin will be categorized as a Keralite. 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.

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.

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(B) Non-Keralite Category-I :- ‘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 all the seats,

but they will not be considered for admission against reserved seats.

(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.

II. Academic Qualification :

(i) Medical Courses : Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination or

examination recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology/Biotechnology,

and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology put together. Those who

wish to take admission to MBBS/BDS courses should secure 50% marks in the Medical

Entrance Examination (As per the guidelines issued by Medical Council of India).

Candidates should prove their academic eligibility on the date of admission.

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, Biotechnology 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.

(ii) 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. Candidates seeking

admission to BVSc. & AH course, 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). Candidates

should prove their academic eligibility on the date of admission.

Note: Only those candidates who have secured a minimum of 10 marks each for Paper I and

Paper II in the Medical Entrance Examination will be included in the Medical rank list for

admission to Ayurveda/Siddha/Homoeo/Veterinary/Agriculture/Fisheries/Forestry Courses.

SC/ST candidates will not have any minimum mark restriction for inclusion in the rank list.

(iii) Engineering Courses : The rank list for Engineering Courses will be prepared by giving

equal weightage to the marks obtained in the Entrance Examination and the Qualifying

Examination. The marks secured for the subjects concerned (Mathematics, Physics and

Chemistry/Computer Science/Biotechnology/Biology) in the Second year Higher Secondary

or equivalent Examination will be added to the marks secured in the Entrance Examination

for preparing the rank list. The marks of the Kerala State Higher Secondary and Vocational

Higher Secondary Examination will be taken as it is given in the mark list. The marks of

other Boards will be considered after effecting the normalization procedure as explained in

clause 9.7.4 (b) of the Prospectus 2011. Only those candidates who have secured a

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minimum of 10 marks each for Paper I and Paper II will be included in the rank list. SC/ST

candidates will not have any minimum mark restriction for inclusion in the rank list.

Candidates who have passed the qualifying Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or

examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics separately,

and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Computer Science/Biotechnology/

Biology put together are eligible for admission. Those candidates who have passed the

Qualifying Examination should attach the copy of mark list of Qualifying Examination duly

attested by a Gazetted Officer along with the application. Those candidates who have

appeared/appearing for the Qualifying Examination also are eligible to take the Entrance

Examination. They should submit the copy of the mark sheet of the Qualifying Examination

duly attested by a Gazetted Officer on or before 31.05.2011 in the Office of the

Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.

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. They will be eligible for admission only to the Special

Reservation Quota of 4 seats reserved under DE category. Such candidates should prove

their academic eligibility on the date of admission. However, the 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).

Candidates seeking admission to B.Arch. course should also submit the Application form to

the CEE. There is no State level Entrance Examination for this purpose. However such

candidates should write the National Aptitude Test for Architecture and should forward the

NATA score and mark list of the qualifying examination to the CEE on or before

31.05.2011.

III. Relaxation of 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/Biotechnology and 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology 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/Biotechnology put together in the qualifying examination and 40% marks in the

Entrance Examination for seeking admission to MBBS/BDS Courses. Candidates with

Locomotory Disability between 40% and 70% need only 45% marks for Biology/Biotechnology

and 45% marks for Biology/Biotechnology, Physics and Chemistry taken together as

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academic eligibility for MBBS course. They need only 45% marks in the Entrance

Examination to qualify for MBBS course.

IV. Age : The candidate should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December, 2011.

3. 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)

18.04.2011 Monday 10.00 am to 12.30 pm Paper-I : Physics & Chemistry.

19.04.2011 Tuesday 10.00 am to 12.30 pm Paper-II: Mathematics.

Medical Entrance Examination (For Medical, Agriculture and Veterinary Courses)

20.04.2011 Wednesday 10.00 am to 12.30 pm Paper-I : Chemistry & Physics.

20.04.2011 Wednesday 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm Paper-II: Biology.

4. Application Forms :

(a) Only one application need be submitted for the Entrance Examinations for admission to

one or more of Medical, Agriculture, Veterinary, Engineering and Architecture courses.

(b) SC/ST candidates should apply in Pink coloured application forms and all other candidates

should apply in the General application form (Light Green). Candidates under ‘Other

Eligible Communities' (OEC) should apply in the General application form. Candidates who

are children of Inter-Caste Married Couple, of which one is SC/ST, should apply in the form

meant for SC/ST.

(c) Application Fee : General candidates - Rs.700/-

SC/ST candidates - Rs.350/-

Note:- Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates whose annual family income is below Rs.40,000/-

can have Application Form free of cost from the District Offices of the Scheduled

Tribes Development Department on production of Community Certificate and

Income Certificate.

(d) Application Distribution Centres : The Application form and Prospectus will be distributed

from 19.01.2011 to 14.02.2011 through selected branches of Post Offices in Kerala and

outside the State. The amount towards the fee of application is to be remitted in cash at

the Post Offices. The list of Post Offices, selected as sales centres, is appended separately.

Application Forms will not be available by post or sold from the office of the

Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.

(e) Application form : The Prospectus, an OMR Data sheet and an envelope bearing the

address of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations will be supplied along with the

application form. Candidates should ensure that the Application number printed in the

Application Form, OMR Data Sheet and on the cover are the same.

(f) Facility for applying online : Keralite candidates who do not claim any reservation benefit

or those belonging to Non-Keralite category can apply ‘Online’ through the website

‘www.cee-kerala.org’. On successful submission of the data online, an application number

will be generated. The candidates should take a printout of this application. The

application fee Rs.700/- can be remitted in any branch of State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

using the chalan contained in the printout of the application. The Printout of the

application complete in all respects along with original chalan certified by the Bank

authorities and other requisite certificates should be forwarded to the Office of the CEE

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before the last date specified for submission of application forms. Candidates who do not

have access to State Bank of Travancore (SBT) can attach a Demand Draft for Rs.700/-

drawn on a Nationalized Bank in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations

payable at Thiruvananthapuram, as application fee along with the application form

(Application Number and Name of applicant should be written on the back of the Demand

Draft). Online application process will be completed only on receipt of the printout of the

application along with all requisite certificates, in the office of the Commissioner for

Entrance Examinations.

(g) Candidates opting DUBAI (UAE) as the Centre for Entrance Examination : Candidates,

who choose ‘DUBAI’ as their centre for Entrance Examinations, should submit along with

their filled in application form, a Demand Draft for Rs.8,500/- (Rupees Eight Thousand Five

Hundred only), drawn on a Nationalized Bank in favour of the 'Commissioner for Entrance

Examinations' payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Those applying online should enclose

Demand Drafts for Rs.700/- as Application fee and Rs.8,500/- as centre fee. The candidates

opting Dubai centre should note that the examinations are conducted as per Indian

Standard Time (IST).

5. Last date and time for receipt of filled in Application Forms : The filled in Application

Form along with the OMR DATA SHEET and other relevant documents, to be submitted with

the Application Form, are 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 14.02.2011 (Monday), by Hand Delivery/Registered

Post/Speed Post. Completed Applications will be received in the Office of the

Commissioner for Entrance Examinations on holidays also.

6. Belated Applications : Belated applications will be rejected. Candidates are therefore

advised to apply well in advance. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations will not be

responsible for any postal delay.

7. Certificates that are to be obtained in the body of the Application should be obtained in

the body of the Application form itself.

8. Incomplete or defective applications will be summarily REJECTED and no correspondence

will be entertained in this regard.

9. The Entrance Examinations and the subsequent allotments will be based on the various

provisions laid down in the Prospectus approved by the Government. Prospectus for the

KEAM Entrance Examinations 2011 is available on the website of the Commissioner for

Entrance Examinations, “www.cee-kerala.org”. Candidates are requested to go through

the various provisions in the Prospectus before submitting their applications.

* Candidates shall visit www.cee-kerala.org for authentic information with regard to

Entrance Examination and connected matters.

Help Line numbers : 0471 - 2115311, 2115312, 2115313.

Thiruvananthapuram COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

17.01.2011

HANDBOOK OF BIOLOGY BY RAHUL CHAWLA

This book can be considered as a last ditch stand for all the students preparing for PMTs, who cannot afford to give themselves a second chance and another year of tiring studies. This 128 page-hand cum pocket book gives you an overview of the complete biology syllabus so it is easier for the students to revise at the last moment. The book is going to be launched very soon and I recommend this book to all the students preparing for MP-PMT this year. The book would be extremely helpful in last minute revision.

- RAHUL CHAWLA

ALL INDIA TOPPER OF BHU-PMT 2008

SALIENT FEATURES:

1. This book contains the 'must know' facts, which are frequently asked in medical entrance tests in concise notes wise format suitable for last minute revision.

2.This book is an ideal companion to the standard textbooks written on the subject.

3.The information is densely packed and can be read in the shortest possible time.

4.Mnemonics have been included to make difficult topics easier to memorize.

5.The content in the book has 100 % strike rate in any medical entrance test.

6.The book is an overview of the entire biology syllabus for PMT covering all the topics, but only the necessary information is included.

7. Simple language and student-friendly presentation.

8. It would help the student to review the complete biology syllabus with few days remaining before examinations, with a guarantee of at least 60 % of the questions in AIPMT and AIIMS (and even more in the state level PMTs) from the book.

RAHUL CHAWLA

I am currently pursuing MBBS from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi. I had topped BHU-PMT-2008 all over India and was the 2nd ranker in VMMC as well as MP-PMT. I have authored two books titled Handbook of Biology -a last minute revision guide for medical entrance examinations and Biology @ your fingertips - a complete guide for medical entrance examinations, which are going to be released soon by Galgotia publications. I have also launched a website www.pmtgurumantra.com to guide the students preparing for the medical entrance examinations, to clear their doubts and to provide them all necessary information, examination details, previous papers etc. at the click of a button

TOP MEDICAL COLLEGES IN INDIA

PMT Gurumantra, a website launched by the medical students of Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, provides you with the list of top medical colleges, which was prepared after consulting the medical students all across India. There are plenty of magazines and websites which can provide you with the list of top medical colleges across India. They claim that their survey is based on education facilities and research opportunities provided by the institution but it is usually seen that they include some of the private colleges in the list too which don’t seem to fit in.

We, at PMT Gurumantra, have prepared the list after ample research and discussion with the students of those particular colleges. We have taken following parameters to prepare the list:

ü College Infrastructure

ü Internal PG (as in VMMC & IMS-BHU)

ü Hospital Infrastructure

ü Average number of patients visiting the OPD per day

ü City (Delhi = Mumbai > State Capital > Cities >Town

ü State (North-East < South / North < UP/Bihar< MP < Maharashtra < Gujarat)

ü Recognition of State P.G. seats (in most of the colleges in MP, P.G. seats are not recognized)

ü Bond for rural posting (in Maharashtra)

ü Faculty

ü Past academic record

ü Hostel facilities (you are going to spend the most unforgettable 5 1/2 years of your life here!!!)

ü Ragging scenario – yes it is still prevalent in many colleges in UP and Bihar; but it’s fun in rest of the colleges.

ü Fees (lowest in AIIMS, MAMC, LHMC & UCMS)

ü Recreation Facilities – sports, culture, literature – AIIMS and AFMC are the colleges where you would get ample opportunity to groom your interests and passion.

ü Attendance – yes! Not now, but once into college you would realize that you should have chosen a college where regular attendance is not a compulsion – here too AIIMS leads the list.

It is clear how our ranking would be different from the others because they take research and hospital facilities to be the only criteria. They fail to realize the importance of these small but significant factors. It is also important to note that the ranks which these magazines give should not be and actually I must say, are not followed while choosing the college, the reasons being:

Ø AFMC is ranked 2^nd by these magazines but no student getting under 1000 rank in AIPMT goes for it. In fact many students prefer taking less known medical colleges in B grade towns of MP, UP and Bihar instead of AFMC. Even some students getting selected in AFMC only prefer taking a drop than joining it.

Ø VMMC is seen nowhere in the list but is the fourth college to be filled in AIPMT counselling after MAMC and simultaneously with UCMS and LHMC.

Ø Manipal and many private colleges have been included in the list but no one prefers it over any government medical college.

Ø They don’t take into account the Internal PG factor which is the most deciding factor while choosing a medical college.

Moral of the story is that don’t believe in such lists prepared by any magazine or news channel.They include the names of some selected colleges for the sake of earning some bucks.

It should also be noted that a single list of top medical colleges can never serve as a priority list for a single student. Hence we have prepared a priority list which would help you to select the college of your choice according to your needs and preferences.

1. AIIMS

Everyone knows it is the first choice for every medical student.

But students from southern states can choose in between JIPMER (better) and CMC Vellore if they don’t want to remain away from home. JIPMER has Internal PG advantage on its side and is better known as AIIMS of the south . Internal PG advantage is not there in its northern counterpart i.e. AIIMS ; hence if you are very studious types and would not mind missing out the fun being in AIIMS, then undoubtedly, JIPMER is a smart choice.

Similarly, for those who belong to the eastern region, who are very studious type, who love attending lectures, who don’t care about the ‘delhi factor’ , who like and can easily acclimatize in the city of Banaras, for them IMS-BHU can be a smart choice because of a large number of Internal PG seats. Although the people would consider you a big fool but in my view, you would have made a smart choice by selecting BHU because if you are talented enough to crack AIIMS then you will easily manage to get a PG course of your choice because here you will face limited competition and that too from those who were far behind you in the competition. Also the college has good faculty and good infrastructure. But it would be difficult for the North Indians to adjust here, particularly if you have AIIMS as an option, so avoid it if you do not fulfil the above criteria. Go for AIIMS.

2. MAMC

Excellent faculty, Excellent academic record, good infrastructure, cheep education, delhi city as well as the Delhi PG advantage makes it the first choice in AIPMT counselling. It has been a trend always and every student follows it blindly. Same rules apply here – Southern candidates should better choose JIPMER and among the North Indians, those who care for their PG seats can choose in between VMMC and BHU in preference to MAMC.

3. VMMC = BHU = Jipmer = CMC (Vellore)

VMMC		BHU
Ø New college		Old and well known Institute, now considered as the Institute of National Importance
Ø Delhi city advantage. Cinema halls, discs, cultural fests of plenty of college, PG coaching, good exposure, near home, well connected, good food etc. There are many more such advantages which I cannot disclose here.		Banaras city – unfriendly and unfavourable conditions; though the campus is free from the ill effects of the city
Ø Excellent Hostel facilities.		Hostel is good, you can live comfortably.
Ø Safdarjung Hospital is the largest tertiary care hospital under Health Ministry.		Hospital has good Infrastructure
Ø Practically no research work		Active research work

4. UCMS = LHMC

While University College of Medical Sciences is usually chosen by the boys, LHMC (Lady Harding Medical College) is only for the girls. No internal PG but Delhi PG advantage.

5. Bj, Ahmedabad

Good college and has PG advantage.

6. KGMC, Lucknow = GMC, Chandigarh = MMC, Chennai

Ø Good colleges; city advantage.

Ø KGMC particularly good in academics and research but UP disadvantage.

Ø Choose on the basis of location

7. seth gs (Mumbai)

Note: Seth GS, Mumbai has very good infrastructure and is excellent in academics, hence it used to be the 3^rd choice of students but because of the bond restriction, it should be avoided now.

8. Grant Medical College , Mumbai

It also has very good infrastructure and is excellent in academics, but because of the bond restriction, it should be avoided now. Still you can consider if you want to study in a good medical college.

9. SMS, Jaipur = PBDSMC, Rohtak

10. AFMC

Consider it only when you can acclimatize in the Armed Forces and can tolerate such a degree of discipline or if you belong to the army background. There is also bond restrain and you would have to give a sum of Rs.35 lakhs if you don’t want to serve in the army after completing the course. Otherwise, it is undoubtedly one of the best medical colleges in the country with excellent infrastructure, academics, recreation and sports facilities and many other benefits - the greatest onebeing a lieutenant and serving the army and that too with a handsome salary and allowances.

But strictly speaking life is not as good as it appears to be. You can easily leave it as the option and prefer any other college instead.

After all the main colleges have slipped from your hands, you are free from the confusion. After it, all the colleges are similar and have no special benefits as such. Hence, here city and the state factors come to play. Choose the college which is nearest to your home. But avoid UP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, North east unless it’s your home state.

Over all list of the top Medical Colleges

1. AIIMS,

2. MAMC, New Delhi

3. JIPMER

4. VMMC, New Delhi

5. IMS-BHU

6. ,UCMS, New Delhi

7. LHMC, New Delhi

8. CMC, Vellore

9. BJMC, Ahmedabad

10. Seth GS, Mumbai

11. AFMC