ADMISS ION TO THE FIRS T DEGREE PROGRAMME UNDER CHOICE BAS ED CREDIT AND SEMES TER (CBCS) S YSTEM, AND CAREER RELATED FIRST DEGREE ROGRAMME IN THE COLLEGES AFFILIATED TO THE UNIVERS ITY OF KERALA AND CENTRES OF THE UNIVERS ITY FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018
Any candidate who desires to obtain admission under the University of Kerala for the First Degree
Programme should compulsorily register online before the closure of registration, irrespective of the
Category (General /S EBC/ BPL/ SC/ST/ Community /Management / Candidates from Union
Territory of Lakshadweep/Jammu and Kashmir/Tamil Linguistic Minority/Inmates of Government
Children‟s Home / Persons With Disabilities(Differently Abled Persons) / widows /wards of Armed
Forces Personnel, killed or disabled in action during peace time/ S ports etc.) to which he/she belongs.
The candidates who wish to apply for a First Degree Programme in Self-financing Colleges shall also
register online before the closure of registration.
The allotment of the candidates to the various Programmes and Colleges will be on the basis o f merit strictly following the rules and regulations regarding reservation. The marks at the Plus Two/Higher Secondary level would be the basic criteria for admission to the First Degree Programme.
The University will not be conducting online centralized allotment for the following First Degree
Programmes/Courses and those candidates who wish to apply for the same need to apply directly to
the Colleges concerned.
a) All programmes for which Entrance test and aptitude tests are conducted for admission, like
BFA, BPEd, BPA & BA Music.
b) Admission to all courses in NISH (National Institute of Speech & Hearing,
Thiruvananthapuram) / Bishop Moore College of Hearing Impaired, Manakala, Adoor
Eligibility
A pass in Higher Secondary Examination/Vocational Higher Secondary Examination of the Government
of Kerala or an Examination accepted by the Academic Council as equivalent thereto
SUBJECT COMBINATION AND MODE OF RANKING
The mode of ranking will be based on calculation of Index marks
Total marks secured
for Higher Secondary+ Marks secured for the subject concerned.
For subjects which are not being offered at the qualifying Examination level, the marks of related
subject or subjects, a knowledge of which is essential for the study of the subject proposed to be chosen for the First Degree Programme, shall be added to the total marks for the purpose of ranking.
How to Apply
Any candidate who wish to join First Degree Programme under Kerala University should
compulsorily register online at http://admissions.keralauniversity.ac.in
The Registration Fee will be as follows:
a. For General candidates: Rs 250/-
b. For SC/ST candidates: Rs 100/-.The Registration Fee can be remitted `in any branch of State Bank
of India using the downloaded Chalan. The original pay-in-slip (University‟s Copy) from the bank
should be kept safely as the same is to be submitted to the Principal at the time of admission. A
candidate who does not belong to SC/ST Community will be treated as “General” candidate for this
purpose. Candidates shall not remit the fee in any other form like Demand Draft, Cheque etc.
After completion of registration, take the print out of the completed application form. The Registration process is completed only after taking the print out of the completed application form. Those candidate who have not taken the print out of the completed application form will not be considered for the admission.
Candidates are instructed to submit their application online within the time schedule specified, through admission portal.
DO NOT SEND HARD COPIES TO THE UNIVERSITY. The hard copy of the online application with supporting documents should be kept by the candidate and it has to be submitted at the time of admission in the respective college.
THE CANDIDATE WHO HAS FAILED TO PRODUCE THE PRINTOUT OF THE APPLICATION FORM AT THE RESPECTIVE COLLEGE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ADMISSION.
Trial Allotment: A trial allotment will be conducted to give an idea about the chances of getting
allotment to a Programme and college, based on the options registered and the rank of the candidate. The trial allotment does not guarantee the candidate, a seat in a College or a Programme.
First Allotment: After the trial allotment and the period earmarked for revising options, the first
allotment list will be published in the website http://admissions.keralauniversity.ac.in on the date to be notified.
