NOTIFICATION : ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN KARNATAKA FOR THE YEAR 2009-10

1. Applications are invited from eligible candidates of Karnataka including the wards of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants for
registration for the “Common Entrance Test-2009” for admissions to first year Medical / Dental / Ayurveda /
Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / Engineering / Technology / Architecture courses for the seats to be
notified by the Government in the Professional Educational Institutions in the state of Karnataka for the academic
year 2009-10.
2. A candidate must appear for the Common Entrance Test conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority, for PCB
subjects in case of admission to Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses and
PCM subjects in case of admission to Engineering / Technology courses. For admission to Architecture course the
candidate must appear for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the Council of Architecture.
(Visit KEA website for list of institutions conducting NATA)
3. The merit will be determined in accordance with the provision of the “Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission
to Government Seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules, 2006”.
4. Academic Eligibility:
nd th (a) For Medical / Dental courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2 PUC / 12 std. or equivalent
examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and with English as one of the languages of
study and have obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in the PCB group and should secure a minimum
of 50% of marks in aggregate in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test. In case of candidates belonging to
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B), the minimum
marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% of marks in aggregate in PCB group both in Qualifying Examination
and Common Entrance Test.
(b) For Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka
2nd PUC/ 12th std. or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and with
English as one of the languages of study and have obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in PCB
group irrespective of marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled
Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B), the minimum marks for
the purpose of eligibility will be 40% of marks in aggregate in PCB group in the qualifying examination.
For admission to Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the candidate
should have completed the age of 17 years as on 31st of December 2009.
nd th (c) For Engineering / Technology courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2 PUC / 12 Std. or equivalent
examination with Physics and Mathematics along with Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Computer Science /
Electronics / Biology as optional subjects with English as one of the languages of study and obtained a minimum of
45% of marks in aggregate in the optional subjects, irrespective of marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test.
In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Category-1,
2A, 2B, 3A and 3B), the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% of marks in aggregate in the
optional subjects in the qualifying examination.
nd th (d) For Architecture course, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2 PUC / 12 Std. or equivalent examination
with Mathematics as a compulsory optional subject and obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in all
the subjects in the qualifying examination (45% of marks in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B)] and should compulsorily appear
for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) and get a minimum of 40% in it. (Including Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes)


IMPORTANT NOTE:

1. A candidate who had obtained a seat in any discipline through the KEA (CET Cell) in any of the previous years
will not be eligible to appear for the Common Entrance Test-2009 for selection of a seat in the same discipline.
Such candidate will immediately forfeit the seat selected by him during the previous years, upon selection of a
seat in a different discipline during the year.
2. The merit list of candidates for admission to Medical and Dental courses will be determined only on the basis of
marks obtained by candidates in PCB subjects, taken together, in the Common Entrance Test. For Ayurveda /
Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / Engineering / Technology courses, the merit list will be
determined on the basis of marks obtained in the respective optional subjects, in both qualifying examination
and the Common Entrance Test taken in equal proportions. For Architecture course, the Merit list will be
determined on the basis of marks obtained in both qualifying examination and NATA taken in equal proportions.