NEET 2017: KEAM Minority quota seats in private self financing Medical, Dental Colleges

According to CEE Kerala, a portion of the MBBS/BDS seats in the private self financing medical and dental colleges in the state having minority status have been earmarked for the students belonging to the minority community to which the management of the institution belongs. These seats shall be filled up by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) from the students belonging to the respective minority communities based on inter-se merit during the second phase of counselling to the medical and allied courses scheduled to be conducted from August 8 to August 19.

Eligibility Criteria:

The criteria of eligibility, documents to be furnished for claiming Minority Quota are also displayed. In addition proforma of the Community Certificate to be submitted in respect of each community category is available for download against the community sub-category concerned. Candidates should obtain the community certificate from the religious/community office bearer in this downloaded proforma and should submit the same, along with the Minority/Community certificate obtained from Revenue Officials to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, 5th Floor, Housing Board Buildings, Santhi Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram –695 001 before 5 pm on 05.08.2017, by Registered Post/Speed Post/Hand Delivery. The Government Order showing the availability of Minority Quota seats in such colleges, the details of Minority Community, the criteria for eligibility for such seats and the documents to be submitted as proof for the claim is available in the website www.cee-kerala.org of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.

Application Procedure:

Candidates who wish to be allotted under a particular Minority category shall have to submit the exact document specified for the same. Candidates who do not furnish the required document specified for a particular Minority sub-category within the time notified shall not be included in the category-wise list for the said minority category. The Provisional category-wise list of students who furnish the required documents within the stipulated time shall be prepared and published in the website of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations for verification by the students. Complaints, if any, with regard to the Provisional category wise lists will be invited and the final category lists will be published prior to the publication of the allotment. Community Certificates issued by the authority designated to issue the certificates alone shall be considered for claims under Minority Quota. Defective and incomplete certificates shall not be considered. Candidates should ensure before sending the documents to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations that the Community certificates are signed by the Authority concerned and proper seal is affixed in it.