Updated on: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
L.L.B. entrance
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations has invited applications for an entrance examination to be held on July 31 at Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Kozhikode for admission to the integrated five-year L.L.B. course offered in government law colleges in the State. This is a double degree integrated course combining Bachelor's degree course as designed by the university concerned in any discipline of study together with the Bachelor's degree course in law as designed by the Bar Council of India. The government law colleges in the State are functioning at Thiruvananthapuram (Barton Hill), Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Kozhikode. Each college has 80 seats.
The total seats available for the five-year LLB course in these four colleges is 320.
Eligibility: Applicant should be an Indian Citizen and should have passed the Plus Two examination in any group/ subject combination with at least 45 per cent marks.
Applicants should have completed 17 years as on December 31, 2011. There is no upper age-limit.
How to apply
Apply online through the web site www.cee-kerala.org. There will be separate links for general, SEBC and SC/ ST categories of applicants. Online registration facilities will be provided up to July 18. The application fee is Rs.600 (Rs. 300/- for SC/ ST applicants) and the fee can be remitted at any branch of SBT by way of a bank chalan. The original chalan duly signed by the bank authorities should be attached with the print-out of the application form. Applicants from outside Kerala can remit the application fee by attaching a demand draft for the requisite amount drawn on a nationalised bank in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable at Thiruvananthapuram.
A passport size photograph should be affixed in the print-out of the application and it should be attested by the candidate.
The application along with all the necessary documents should be sent to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Housing Board Buildings, 5th Floor, Santhinagar, Thiruvananthapuram – 695001 by registered post so as to reach the addressee on or before July 18.
Those registered for this entrance examination can download their admit card from the web site www.cee-kerala.org from July 24 onwards. Applicants must follow the guidelines given in the prospectus before submitting their applications. The entrance examination shall be of three hours duration and will consist of 200 objective-type questions in general knowledge (65 questions), English (65) and aptitude for legal studies (70). The candidate have to mark their responses in the OMR answer sheet. For each correct response, the candidate will be awarded three marks and for each incorrect response, one mark will be deducted from the total score. To qualify in the rank-list, applicant should get a minimum of 25 per cent of the total marks (20% for SC/ ST candidates) in the entrance examination.
Options can be registered online through the web site www.cee-kerala.org within the stipulated period of time. Seat allotment process will be done through a single-window system.
Reservation of seats
Sixty four per cent of the seats will be filled through merit and 26 per cent seats are reserved for SEBC and 10 per cent for SC/ ST candidates. One seat each in the four law colleges will be reserved for the children of ex-servicemen / visually-challenged candidates and candidates under sports quota. One seat in Government Law College, Ernakulam, is reserved for a candidate from Lakshadweep. Web site: www.cee-kerala.org.
M.Tech. admission
The Department of Computer Science, opto-electronics and future studies under the University of Kerala has invited applications for admission to its regular fulltime M.Tech. programme in computer science (with specialisation in digital image computing); electronics and communication (opto-electronics and optical communication) and technology management, respectively.
For admission to M.Tech. degree course in computer science a Bachelor's degree in engineering / technology with at least 55 per cent marks in computer science and engineering / electronics / electrical engineering or first-class Master's degree in computer science/ computer applications (MCA) is required.
For admission to M.Tech. degree course in electronics and communication, applicants must have at least a second class BE / B.Tech. degree with 55 per cent marks in electronics/ electrical and electronics/ electronics and communication/ applied electronics and instrumentation engineering or M.Sc. degree in physics/ applied physics/ electronics science or electronics with at least 55 per cent marks. SC/ ST applicants require at least 50 per cent marks in the qualifying examination.
For admission to M.Tech. degree course in technology management, applicants must have a B.Tech. degree in any branch of engineering / technology with at least 55 per cent marks. The selection to these M.Tech. degree programmes is based on GATE score. Applicants who have not qualified GATE will be considered in the absence of sufficient GATE-qualified candidates.
Download application form and other details from the web site www.keralauniversity.ac.in or www.dcsku.org. Application fee for M.Tech. degree course in computer science and technology management is Rs.300 each and for M.Tech. degree course in electronics and communication is Rs.500. Fee should be remitted in the form of a demand draft drawn in favour of the Finance Officer, University of Kerala, payable at Thiruvananthapuram.
Duly filled-in application along with required application fee and attested copies of relevant certificates should be sent to the professor and head of the department concerned, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram – 695581 so as to reach the addressee on or before August 1.
Registration for Ph.D.
Kannur University has invited applications for an entrance test for admission to the Ph.D. programmes conducted at its various departments and research centres. Master's degree holders in the relevant discipline with at least 55 per cent marks (SC/ ST applicants and regular teachers need only 50 per cent marks) are eligible to apply. Download application and other details including eligibility and selection procedure from the web site www.kannuruniversity.ac.in.
Duly filled-in application form along with required documents should be sent to the Registrar, Kannur University, Mangattuparamba, Kannur – 670567 so as to reach the addressee on or before July 15.