CEE KEAM 2015 How to Apply cee-kerala.org : Kerala Engineering Agriculture Medical Entrance Examination

Name of the Organisation : Commissioner for Entrance Examinations
Type of Announcement : How to Apply
Entrance Examination : KEAM 2015 Kerala Engineering Agriculture Medical Entrance Examination
Reference Number : No. CEE/4848/2013/KEAM-2014/TA1

Notification : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/189-keam2015_prospectus%20.pdf
Home Page : http://www.cee-kerala.org/

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
Online Submission of Application: Online submission of application through the website www.cee.kerala.gov.in is required to apply for the Entrance Examination for admission to all the courses (Medical & Allied, Engineering and Architecture). If a candidate submits more than one printout of the application, his/her candidature is liable to be cancelled.

Application Fee:
A candidate who does not belong to SC/ST communities will be treated as ‘General’ candidate for the collection of application fee. The application fee for all candidates will be as follows:
General : Rs.1,000/-
SC / ST : Rs.500/-

(a) ST candidates whose annual family income is below Rs.40,000/- are exempted from payment of application fee on condition that they produce income certificate and caste certificate from the Revenue Authority. Security Cards and Prospectus will be distributed through Tribal Welfare Offices.

Candidates referred to in Clause 5.4.2 (h), who are children of Inter-Caste married couple of which one is SC/ST who will be eligible for educational and monetary benefits admissible to SC/ST as per Clause 2 (ii) of GO (MS) No.25/2005/SCSTDD dated 20.06.2005, should mention the same in the form meant for it. They should attach an inter-caste marriage certificate from the Revenue officials along with the printout of the application form.

Candidates choosing ‘Dubai’ as Examination Centre will have to remit an additional fee of Rs.12,000/- by way of a Demand Draft (DD) drawn on a Nationalised Bank, in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable at Thiruvananthapuram along with the printout of the application. Such candidates should give a local contact number, if available, in their application in the appropriate place. If the additional fee of Rs. 12,000/- is not paid by the candidates in the form of DD along with the printout of the application, they will be allotted a centre within the country.

Candidates desirous of getting admission to Architecture Course and possessing the required minimum qualification mentioned under Clause 6.2.3 will have to appear for the “National Aptitude Test in Architecture” (NATA), conducted by the National Institute for Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA). They should appear for NATA in such a manner that they can submit their NATA score to the CEE as stipulated in clause 9.7.9. The details will be notified separately. Candidates applying for the Engineering and/or Medical Entrance Examination and opting for Architecture also will have to appear for the ‘National Aptitude Test in Architecture’, as mentioned above. The candidates are advised to qualify in NATA sufficiently earlier than 31.05.2015.

Mode of Payment of Application Fee:
Candidate can pay application fee in either of the two following methods:
(a) Security Card: Security Card and Prospectus can be obtained from selected Post Offices in Kerala and outside the State, on payment of the prescribed fee (Rs.1000/- or Rs.500/- as the case may be), by cash. List of Post Offices that issue Prospectus and Security card will be notified separately. Security card will not be available at the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations. The Security card consists of a KEY NUMBER, which is inside the Security panel and not visible before scratching the silver panel. There is a Serial Number on each Security card. The Key number and Serial Number are unique and are required for filling up of payment details in the online application.

(b) Demand Draft: Application fee can be paid by way of Demand Draft (DD) drawn on a Nationalised/Scheduled Bank, in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Those candidates who choose centre in Dubai will have to make the remittance as per Clause 7.2.2, along with the printout of the application.

(c) Important: The Candidate should maintain strict confidentiality of the Key Number and keep it in safe custody till the end of allotment process of KEAM 2015. The Key number is also required for Option registration for admission to the Professional Courses. The candidates who pay the application fee through Demand Draft will be issued Key number only after the preparation of rank list.

Note: The Application fee/additional fee once remitted will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Online submission of Application:
(a) The detailed instructions for filling each item in the application are given in Annexure XX of the Prospectus and in the link, “How to Apply” provided on the websites ceekerala.org and www.cee.kerala.gov.in .

(b) There are 7 steps for the online submission of application and all the steps are mandatory. Candidates should complete all steps and should send the signed printout of the online submitted application along with the necessary certificates and documents so as to reach the office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations on or before 4th February 2015. Candidate has to visit the website cee.kerala.gov.in where he/she can find the link “KEAM-2015 Online Application”.

Step 1: Candidate Registration
This is a one-time procedure. During the process, candidates will get a system generated Application Number. Candidates are requested to enter their own password when demanded. Preferably a strong password is recommended. It ensures the candidates’ safe online activities. The requirements of a strong password are:
a minimum length of 8 characters
a minimum of one alphabet character [a-z or A-Z]
a minimum of one number (0-9)
a minimum of one symbol [! @ # $ % ^ & * ]
The candidate has to re-enter the password for confirmation.
Don’t disclose password to others. Remember the password till the end of allotment process of KEAM-2015 for further login including mark submission and CAP.
There will be a Security question and candidates should provide an answer to it. For further login, candidates have to note down all the information provided during this stage.

Step 2: Candidate Login
Login is required to proceed through all other stages of online submission. In order to login, candidate should provide Application number and Password.

Step 3: Filling up of Application
All the basic information, required at the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations are to be filled in at this step. Before filling the details, read the Prospectus carefully.
The data provided here will be used for processing the application. Any mistake in filling this sheet or providing false/incomplete/wrong information will affect the candidate’s eligibility for admission or claim for reservation under any category. It is obligatory that the candidate should fill all the items in the application.
Candidates should click the ‘Save’ button to save the entries made so far before proceeding to Step 4. At this stage the candidate can login, view and modify the details provided.
Candidates should take utmost care while filling the Online Application. Applicant should ensure that the data provided are correct before proceeding to step 4.

Step 4: Final Submission of Application
This is also a one-time procedure. If candidate is sure that the information provided in step 3 is correct, click the link ‘Final Submission’.
Note:- No modification of the application will be possible after Final Submission of application in step 4.

Step 5: Payment of Application Fee
At this step candidate has to provide payment details of application fee.

Step 6: Printout of the Application
Candidate should take a printout of the online submitted application which contains all the information provided during step 3 and step 5. Candidates should get the Course Certificate and Nativity Certificate provided in the application.

Step 7: Send the Printout of application and supporting documents to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations

Affix a photograph of the applicant with 3.5 x 4.5 cm size same as the photograph uploaded on the online application duly attested by the Head of the Institution which he/she studied last or by a Gazetted Officer. Candidate should affix the left hand thumb impression in the space provided in the printout of the application. The applicant and parent should sign in the specified areas on the printout of the application and attach supporting documents/certificates (see clauses 7.5 & 7.6 of the prospectus) and send to the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, 5th Floor, Housing Board Buildings, Santhi 21 Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 001 so as to reach the addressee on or before the last date specified for submission of application.

(c) Applications should be completed in all respects. A candidate will be considered for the Entrance Examination or for admission, only if he/she has furnished the relevant certificates prescribed in the Prospectus, in proof of eligibility, or in support of any claim for reservation, under any category.

Reservation Claims:
To claim Communal Reservation: Only ‘Keralites’ as specified in Clause 6.1(i) are eligible for Communal Reservations.
(a) Community and Income certificates to be obtained in the prescribed format along with the printout of the application for claiming reservation under SEBC quota, and OEC claim for Government Seats.
(b) Community certificate for claiming reservation under SC/ST, for Govt. seats to be obtained in the prescribed format along with the printout of the application.
(c) Inter-Caste marriage certificate in the prescribed format from the authorities concerned for reservation under SEBC as per the conditions specified in clause 5.4.2 (g). Candidates referred to in Clause 5.4.2 (h) also should produce Inter-Caste marriage Certificate from Revenue Officials. Proforma of the certificate is given in Annexure XV.

To claim Special Reservation: Candidates should produce Original certificates from the authority concerned in support of any special reservation claimed by them (See clause 5.2).

To claim reservation under ‘Persons with Disabilities’: Self attested copy of the Medical Certificate from the District Medical Board as stipulated in Clause 5.3.

To claim any fee concession/scholarship: Candidates belonging to ‘Keralite’ category as defined in Clause 6.1(i), who are not eligible for communal reservation benefit and who wish to be considered for any fee concession/scholarship/any other benefit based on the annual family income, that may be announced by the Government/College/Admitting authority at any time after the submission of the application, should submit the income certificate from the concerned authorities in the prescribed format, at the time of submission of the application itself, to avail of such concessions. Income certificates attached separately or produced after submission of the application will not be considered for granting any such concession.