Eligibility
Domicile
Only Indian citizens are eligible for admission to Professional courses unless otherwise notified. Holders of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Cards, who have studied/are studying in educational institutions in Kerala from Class VIII to Class XII will also be treated at par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admissions Candidates seeking admission to Professional courses will be categorised as Keralite, Non-Keralite (Category I) and Non-Keralite (Category II)
(i) Keralite: A candidate of Kerala origin will be categorised as a ‘Keralite’.
(ii) Non-Keralite (Category I): A candidate who is not of ‘Kerala origin’ but who has undergone the qualifying course in Kerala, and who is the son/daughter of the following categories of Non-Keralite parents will be categorised as Non-Keralite (Category I):
(a) Employees of the Government of India (b) Defence personnel posted to Kerala.
(c) Employees, who are serving the Government of Kerala, subject to the condition that the employees have served in the State of Kerala or for the State of Kerala, for a minimum period of two years.
(iii) Non-Keralite (Category I) candidates will be considered against ‘State Merit’ seats only for Engineering/ Medical and allied courses and will not be eligible for Communal /Special /Persons with Disabilities reservation.
Non-Keralite (Category II): Candidates who do not come under ‘Keralite’ or “Non-Keralite (Category I) will be categorised as ‘Non-Keralite (Category II). Such candidates are not eligible for admission to the Engineering courses in Government /Aided Engineering colleges or to Medical /Agriculture & Allied courses in Government / Aided/ KAU. The eligibility and availability of seats in Self-financing Engineering Colleges, if any, will be notified separately.
Academic Eligibility
Medical and Agricultural courses:
(a) Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or equivalent examinations with 50% marks in Biology separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, are eligible.
Only those candidates who secure 50% marks in the Medical Entrance Examination (Paper I and II taken together) will be considered for admission to MBBS /BDS Courses.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/SEBC will be considered for admission to these courses only if they have scored a minimum of 40% marks in the Medical Entrance Examination (Paper I and II taken together).
(b) For admission to B VSc. & AH Course, candidates should have secured not less than 50% aggregate marks in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the qualifying examination, in addition to the condition as explained in (a). Relaxation in marks is permissible in certain cases. Students must refer to the official prospectus for further details.
(c) For admission to B Pharm course, candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or examinations recognized as equivalent there to, with 50% marks in Biology/Mathematics/Biotechnology/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.
(d) 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 conditions explained in part(c). Such candidates are eligible for admission to B.Pharm Course only and they will not be eligible for admission to any other Medical/Agricultural Courses.
(e) Candidates who have passed the BSc Degree (Three year course) examination with Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, or Biochemistry as Main, and any one or two of the above subjects as Subsidiaries, with 50% marks for Main & Subsidiaries taken together,subject to the condition that they have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or examinations recognised as equivalent thereto with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects are eligible for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BSc (Nursing), BSc (MLT) courses.
Engineering courses:
[Including B.Tech (Ag. Engg.) and B. Tech (Dairy Sc. &Technology) courses under the Kerala Agricultural University]
(a) Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or equivalent Examinations, with 50 % marks in Mathematics
separately, and 50 % marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Biotechnology/ Computer Science/Biology put together are eligible for admission.
(b) Candidates who have a Diploma in Engineering awarded by the Board of Technical Examinations, or an examination recognised equivalent thereto, by the State Board of Technical Education after undergoing an institutional course of at least 3 years, securing a minimum of 50% marks in the final Diploma Examination are eligible for admission.
(c) Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or examinations recognised as equivalent thereto, with 50 % marks in Mathematics/Biology separately, and 50 % marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology put together are eligible for admission to the seats reserved for Dairy Farm Instructors of Dairy Development Department for B.Tech. (D. Sc. & Tech). However, the candidates admitted to the course have to take a make up course in Basic Mathematics (2+0) credits or Applied Biology (1+1) credit as the case may be.
Note:
(i) Diploma in Engineering is not recognised as the academic eligibility for admission to the Engineering Colleges affiliated to Agricultural University.
(ii) The Vocational Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, has been recognised as equivalent to the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala.
(iii) In the case of candidates selected on the basis of the marks in the qualifying examination, 50% marks in Mathematics and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/Biotechnology/Computer Science/Biology put together are required. This is applicable to nominees of the Government of India and nominees
to the reciprocal quota seats.
Architecture course:
(a) Minimum academic eligibility for admission to FIRST YEAR B. Arch. No candidate shall be admitted to B Arch Course unless he/she has passed 10+2 scheme of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, or equivalent, with Mathematics as a subject of examination, with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
(b) In addition to the academic eligibility prescribed under (a), only those candidates who score 40 % or 80 marks out of 200 in the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) will be considered for admission to B Arch course.
For reserved category candidates, the passing per centage for NATA will be 5 % less than the General Category candidates [i.e., 35 % or 70 marks out of 200]. (As per, guidelines of the Council of Architecture, India.)
(c) There is no provision for lateral admission to the second year or at any stage for the 5 year course in Architecture.
(d) Candidates who have a Diploma in Engineering awarded by the Board of Technical Examinations, or an examination recognized equivalent thereto, by the State Board of Technical Education after undergoing an institutional course of at least 3 years, securing a minimum of 50% marks in the final Diploma Examination are eligible for admission to B.Arch. Course.
