Reservations
C. RESERVATIONS
Reservations shall be as per the prevailing rules of the Government
of Kerala and implemented by the University.
C.1. COMMUNAL RESERVATION
Rules for communal reservation framed by the Government of Kerala and
implemented by the University from time to time will be applicable to
the various academic programmes. Only candidates from ‘Socially and
Educationally Backward Communities’ (SEBC) eligible for Kerala State
communal reservation will be considered for seats earmarked for such
communities, provided that the eligibility for such reservation shall
be subject to satisfactory verification of relevant Community as well
as Annual Family Income certificates issued by competent revenue
authorities as prescribed by the rules of the University in force. All
candidates appearing for the 'Test for First Degree
Programmes in Engineering & Technology' (test 101) should
invariably send self attested copies of certificates in proof of all
reservation claims shown in the on-line application form along with the
confirmation page to the Unive rsity, failing which such reservation
claims will not be considered.
The percentage-wise reservation in force is given below:
a) Non-Professional Programmes
| SC/ST |
20% |
| SEBC (Socially and EducationallyBackward Communities) |
20% |
| Reservation for Economically Backward Class among Forward
Caste (BGN) |
7.5% |
| Total |
47.5% |
b) Professional Programmes
| SC |
8% |
| ST |
2% |
| SEBC (Socially and Educationally Backward Communities) Ezhava
/Thiyya / Billava (ETB) |
9% |
| Muslim (MSM) |
8% |
| Other Backward Hindus (OBH) |
5% |
| Latin Catholic other than Anglo-Indians(LCC) |
2% |
| Other Backward Xi’an |
1% |
| Kudumbi |
1% |
| Total |
36% |
“SC/ST candidates are eligible for admission, if they have
minimum pass marks in the qualifying examination except for Marine
Engineering”. They must opt for payment category also and are not
required to make any payments (except their common fee payable) once
they get admission under this category. They will have to
produce original Community Certificate in the prescribed format issued
by the competent revenue authorities at the time of Group Discussion
and / or Interview / Counseling / Admission, whichever is held earlier
as the case may be. Community Certificate and Annual family Income
Certificate
are to be issued by the Village Officer concerned for ‘SEBC’ candidates
belonging to the state of Kerala and by the Tahsildar concerned for
KSC/KST candidates belonging to State of Kerala for claiming admission
under respective “Reservation” category. Candidates belonging to states
other than Ke rala are not eligible for communal reservation.
C.2. SPECIAL RESERVATIONS
Besides communal reservation, specified numbers of seats are set apart
under “Special Reservation” as detailed below. All applicants under
this quota have to appear for the Common Admission Test/ Departmental
Admission Test, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified.
I. Physically Challenged
Physically challenged persons with minimum of 40% disability as
certified by the Medical Board stipulated under relevant rules of
Government of Kerala in the matter, are eligible for reservation. The
certificate produced should be either in Malayalam or in English. 3%
seats are reserved for physically challenged candidates for all B.Tech
courses, except B.Tech Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engg. and Safety
and Fire Engineering . One seat each for all other academic programmes
except M.Sc (Industrial Fisheries) is reserved for physically
challenged candidates. A certificate of disability in original from the
District Medical Board certifying the percentage of disability issued
not
earlier than 12 monthsprior to the date of counselling / GD
/ interview / admission, whichever is earlier, has to be produced by
the candidate. The percentage of disability shall not be an index for
gaining eligibility / admission. Admission shall be based on merit of
the candidates.
II. Blind
Reservation for Blind candidates is applicable only for MA (Hindi) and
LLM programmes. The certification requirement is same asapplicable to
the Physically Challenged (detailed above).
III. Experienced Candidates
(a) M.B.A. (Part-time)
Fifty per cent of the seats of the M.B.A. (Part-time) programme are
reserved for candidates having 3 years of supervisory / executive
experience after taking the degree. In the absence of sufficient number
of eligible candidates from the aforesaid category, the vacant seats
will be treated as open to all candidates.
(b) M.Phil programmes
Fifty per cent of the seats of the M.Phil. programmes are reserved for
University / College teachers having not less than three years of
teaching experience. Teacher candidates coming under FIP of the UGC or
QIP of AICTE will be given preference.
IV. Sponsored Candidates
Specified number of seats as detailed below are reserved for “Sponsored
Candidates” with a maximum age limit of 45 years as on 1st September of
the year of admission (except for M.Sc. Electronic Science for which
the maximum age limit is 30 years and for all M.Tech programmes, the
maximum age limit is 40 years as on 1st August of the year of
admission).
(a). M.C.A.
Two seats of the M.C.A. programme are reserved for candidates with a
minimum of two years’ experience in the relevant field sponsored by
industry / teaching / research organizations of the Central / State
Governments. Candidates for sponsored quota must have a minimum
experience of three years in the relevant field and must be sponsored
by University or Industry / Teaching / Research organizations of Centre
/ State Government /or by Private
Engineering Colleges approved by AICTE. Maximum age of sponsored
candidates is fixed as 40 years as on 1st of August of the year of
admission. Also, a special fee equivalent to the contingent grant
received for GATE qualified candidates will be levied on the sponsored
candidates.
(b). M.Sc. (Electronic Science)
Five seats of the M.Sc. (Electronic Science) programme are reserved for
candidates from industry / teaching / research organizations of Central
/ State Governments. Sponsored candidates must have a minimum
experience of three years in the field of Electronics or related
subjects and should not have completed 30 years of age as on 1st August
of the year of the admission. A sponsorship certificate must be
produced by the candidate. One out of the five seats is reserved
exclusively for candidates sponsored by Defense Research and
Development Organization (DRDO) and they are exempted from Common
Admission Test (CAT), if they are otherwise qualified for admission to
the programme.
(c). M.Sc. (Environmental Technology)
Two seats of the M.Sc. (Environmental Technology) programme are
reserved for candidates with five years experience and sponsored by
industrial and research organizations.
(d). M.Sc. (Industrial Fisheries)
Five seats of the M.Sc. (Industrial Fisheries) programme are reserved
for candidates sponsored by the Government of Kerala, of which two are
for officers of the Department of Fisheries and three are for
candidates belonging to the fishermen community.
Candidates belonging to the fishermen community have to route a
copy of their confirmation page of online registration through the
Director, Department of Fisheries, Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram.
(e) M.Sc. (Oceanography)
Two seats of the M.Sc. Oceanography programme are reserved for
Candidates from open Sponsored category.
(f). M.Tech. (Polyme r Technology)
Two seats of the M.Tech. (Polymer Technology) programme are reserved
for candidates sponsored by University/ Industry/Teaching or Research
Organizations of Central/State Government or by Private Engineering
Colleges approved by AICTE. The candidate should have a minimum
experience of three years in the relevant field.
(g). M.Tech. (Atmospheric Science)
Two seats of the M.Tech. (Atmospheric Science) programme are reserved
for candidates sponsored by user departments such as Indian
Meteorological Department, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology,
National Institute of Oceanography, Department of Ocean Development,
National Physical Laboratories and Departments of Universities.
(h). M.Tech. (Computer Aided Structural Analysis & Design)
Four seats of the M.Tech. (Computer Aided Structural Analysis and
Design) programme are reserved for Naval Architects and three seats for
candidates sponsored by shipbuilding / offshore industries /
organizations. Admission to unfilled seats, if any, will be decided in
the following order of preference: (i) Sponsored; (ii) Naval
Architects; and (iii) Civil / Mechanical B.Tech. degree holders.
(i). M.Tech. (Compute r & Information Science / M.Tech.
Software Engineering)
Five seats each of the M.Tech. (Computer & Information Science) and
M.Tech. (Software Engineering) programmes are reserved respectively for
candidates sponsored by the Director of Technical Education and
research organizations of the Central / State Governments or Computer
Industry. The sponsored candidates must have been in employment with
their sponsor for at least three years, working in an area related to
computers at the time of submitting the application. Applicants under
the sponsored category are not required to have a GATE Score. One of
the five seats in M.Tech. Software Engineering is reserved
exclusively for a candidate sponsored by the DRDO and this candidate is
exempted from DAT, provided he/she is otherwise qualified for admission.
(j). M.Tech. (Electronics)
Five seats of M.Tech. (Electronics) are reserved for candidates
sponsored by industry / teaching / research organizations of Central /
State Governments. The sponsored candidates must have a minimum
experience of 3 years in the relevant field. Maximum age is fixed as 40
years as on 1st of August of the year of admission. One of the five
seats is reserved exclusively for a candidate sponsored by the DRDO and
this candidate is exempted from DAT, provided he/she is otherwise
qualified for admission.
(k). M.Tech. (Engineering Statistics) (No admission
during 2011)
Two seats of M. Tech. (Engineering Statistics) are reserved for
candidates sponsored by R&D institutions of the Central / State
Governments or Industrial establishments in the public / private sector
or recognized Universities in India or the Department of Technical
Education of the State.
(l). M.Tech. (Industrial Catalysis)
Five seats of M. Tech. (Industrial Catalysis) are reserved for
candidates sponsored by Industries.
(m). M.Tech. (Ocean Technology)
Two seats of M.Tech. (Ocean Technology) are reserved for candidates
sponsored by R & D institutions of the Central / State Governments,
industrial establishments in the Private / Public Sectors, recognized
Universities in India or the Department of Technical Education of the
State Government.
(n). M.Tech. (Opto Electronics and Laser Technology)
Two seats of the M.Tech. (Opto-Electronics and Laser Technology)
programme are reserved for candidates sponsored by industry or teaching
/ research organizations of Central / State Governments.
(o). M.Tech. (Marine Bio-Technology)
Entrance examination will be conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University
(JNU) under the combined entrance examination. For more information
visit JNU Website: www.jnu.ac.in and www.ncaah.org
V. Army Quota
M.B.A. (Full-time)
One seat of M.B.A. (Full-time) programme is reserved for Army officers
recommended by the Army Head Quarters.
VI. Sports Quota
Reservation under Sports Quota is available for the following
programmes :
i) “Payment Category” of the B.Tech. Programmes offered by the SOE and
CUCEK, and the Kunjali Marakkar School of Marine Engineering.
ii) B.Tech. Naval Architecture & Ship Building and Instrumentation
Technology
iii) P.G. programmes where the sanctioned intake is 30 or more
iv) M.C.A “Cost-sharing” programmes at Thrikkakkara and Pulincunnoo
campus
The candidate should forward a confirmation page of online registration
to the University and a photocopy of the same along with attested
photocopies of sports merit certificates (highest achievements in each
event) to "The Secretary, Kerala Sports Council,
Thiruvananthapuram - 695001".The Sports Council will
allot marks to the candidates according to their proficiency in sports.
The maximum mark for proficiency is 500. The minimum achievement
required for consideration: Representing the Educational District /
Sports School / Sports Hostels in the Kerala State Schools Championship
and winning third place. The Sports Council shall forward the list to CUSAT.
The marks awarded to the candidates for proficiency in sports by the
Kerala Sports Council will be added to the marks obtained by the
respective candidates in the concerned Common Admission Test (provided
they are ranked in the Common Admission Test). The merit list for each
course would be prepared on the basis of inter-se merit of the
candidate computed as above. At the time of preparation of the rank
list under sports quota, if there is any tie in the total marks, it
will be resolved by the same principle of resolution of tie for the
preparation of CAT Rank list. The seats under sports quota will be
filled up according to the rank from inter-se Merit List prepared for
Sports. The sports quota rank list will not be considered for filling
up other categories of seats such as general merit. Candidates who
claim reservation under Sports Quota should produce, at the time of
counselling a certificate of eligibility for selection under this quota
issued by the Kerala Sports Council, as per the guidelines published by
them. The achievements in two financial years (1st April to 31st March)
previous to the year of selection shall alone be considered. However,
in the case of competitions which are not organized annually the
immediately previous competitions shall be deemed as held in the
previous two financial years for the purpose of this selection.
VII. Anglo – Indian / Jew
In accordance with the relevant rules of the Government of Kerala, a
combined quota of one seat is available for candidates belonging to
Jewish and Anglo-Indian communities for admission to B.Tech Engineering
Programmes. The seat will be rotated between Jew and Anglo-Indian
communities in alternate years. If no candidate of either of this
community is available, the seat will be filled up under open merit
quota.
VIII. Children of CUSAT Staff
The reservation for children of CUSAT staff is only for
B.B.A., LL.B (Hons.) and in payment category of B.Tech Engineering
programmes in SOE and CUCEK. SC/ST candidates who
secure admission in this category are not eligible for any fee
concession / refund as this is a privileged category seat. This
reservation is granted only for the children of permanent employees of
CUSAT.
IX. Children of Ex-Servicemen
The reservation under this category is only for children of
Ex-servicemen for one PG programme other than M.Tech./M.Phil./PG
Diploma /Certificate programmes every year and this seat will be
distributed among the teaching Departments in the alphabetical order of
the name of the Department. In the current academic year, this seat is
reserved for admission to M.Sc Industrial Fisheries course offered at
School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT.
X. Naval Candidates
Twelve seats for B. Tech (Naval Architecture and Ship Building) are
reserved for Naval Candidates sponsored by Indian Navy.
XI. Foreign Students
XII. Non-Resident Indians / PIO
Any applicant is eligible for consideration under this quota subject to
the rules of the University in force. (Sponsorship Certificates /
Relationship Certificates are not required for applying under NRI
quota). Person of Indian Origin, living abroad, who have foreign
passports and are holders of PIO cards of the Government of India are
also eligible to admit their children against the seats reserved for
children of Non Resident Indians. Candidates applying under this quota
are required to remit Rs. 5000/- as prescribed in the Notification. All
applicants under the N.R.I. quota will have to appear for Common
Admission Test conducted by CUSAT.
XIII. Kashmiri Migrants
One seat is reserved for the children of Kashmiri Migrants in the
Professional courses (except M.Phil, Ph.D and Diploma/Certificate
programmes) and each year the courses will be rotated in the
alphabetical order of the names of the Departments where the courses
are conducted. This year reservation will be in M.Sc Hydrochemistry
offered in the Department of Chemical Oceanography, CUSAT. The
candidates will have to qualify in the CAT and fulfill all eligibility
criteria.
XIV. Fishermen Community
The students hailing from the families of all registered fishermen
pursuing their studies in CUSAT are eligible for the benefit of fees
and other educational concessions as applicable to the students of
SC/ST/OEC communities, through Fisheries Department, except
availability of the seat, subject to satisfactory verification (at the
time of Group Discussion and/or Interview/Counselling / Admission,
whichever is held earlier) of certificates issued by competent
authorities clearly indicating that the candidate is a member of
Fishermen Community. All the aforesaid information is general in nature
and all reservation
will be subject to rules of the University in force at the time of
admission. Communal/Special Reservation will be subject to satisfactory
ve rification of duly required Certificates (in originals) produced at
the time of Group Discussion /Inte rview/Counselling / Admission,
whichever is held earlie r, as directed by the University and will be
governed by the rules of the University in force and as amended from
time to time.