Old Notification
In 2007, the Eligibility Requirements for
KEAM were as under:
i) Nativity:
(a) Applicant should 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.
(b) 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’.
(c) 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 o f 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.
(ii) Academic qualification:
(a) Medical/Agriculture/Veterinary/BSc–Nursing(Ayurveda) and B.Pharm
(Ayurveda) 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 under (a) 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) .
(b)BPharm course: Candidates
who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or
examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in
Biology/Mathematics/ Bio-technology/Computer Science separately
and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/
Mathematics/Biotechnology/ Computer Science put together are
eligible. Such candidates will not be eligible for admission to
B.Pharm (Ayurveda) course.
Candidates who have passed D.Pharm course
with 50% mark in the final Diploma examination in Pharmacy are
also eligible for admission to B.Pharm course, subject to the
condition that they should have passed Higher
Secondary/Pre-Degree or equivalent examination, with Physics ,
Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics as optional. Such candidates
will be eligible only for B .Pharm course and will not be
admitted to other Medical/Agriculture/Veterinary Courses.
(c) Eligibility of B .Sc. Degree
holders: Those who apply based on their BSc. Degree,
for admission to MBBS, BDS , BAMS, BSMS, B.Sc (Nursing), B Sc
(MLT) and B. Pharm courses, should have obtained their B.Sc.
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.
(d) 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 /Biotechnology /Computer Science/Biology put
together are eligible for admission. 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.
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 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.
(e) 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 4 5%
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.
(b) 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, referred to under paragraph 2 (ii) (c)
above, should have passed the Degree Examination at the time of
submission of application.
(iii) Age: The candidate should
complete 17 years of age as on 31st December, 2007.
3. Schedule for the Entrance Examinations:
The Entrance Examinations will be held in all
the District Centres in Kerala, New Delhi and Dubai (UAE), on
the dates mentioned below as per Indian Standard Time.
Engineering Entrance Examination (For
Engineering courses except Architecture):
23-04-2007 Monday 10.00 A.M.
to 12.30 PM Paper-I: Physics & Chemistry.
24-04-2007
Tuesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 PM
Paper-II: Mathematics.
Medical Entrance Examination
[For Medical (including B.Pharm), Agriculture and Veterinary
Courses]:
25-04-2007 Wednesday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 PM Paper-I: Chemistry &
Physics.
26-04-2007 Thursday 10.00 A.M. to 12.30 PM Paper-II: Biology.
Note (i): Appearance in the two papers of the
concerned Entrance Examination is compulsory for being
considered for inclusion in the Engineering/Medical rank lists
(except Architecture) .
Note (ii): Admission to the BPharm course will be based on a
separate rank list prepared on the basis of the performance of
candidates in the ‘Chemistry & Physics’ Paper of the Medical
Entrance Examination. Hence, those who wish to be considered for
admission to the BPharm course should appear for the Chemistry
& Physics Paper of the Medical Entrance Examination.
