COMEDK UGET 2015 Notification and Application Dates

COMEDK UGET-2015 Entrance Examination

The Association of Medical, Dental and Engineering colleges will be conducting the Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka UG entrance Test for 2015, COMEDK UGET 2015. The Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET 2015) will be conducted for admission to Under Graduate Medical, Dental and Engineering courses in COMEDK Member Institutions. The test will be conducted on May 10, 2015 which is a Sunday.

The COMEDK Chief Executive in a notice has announced that the test will be conducted keeping in mind the ‘triple test criteria’. This will be adopted to be fair, transparent and non-exploitative and to make sure that merit based admissions are done on the basis of a single common entrance test; as these are conducted for different courses. This will be followed by a centralized counseling.  

The notification for COMEDK UGET 2015 will be announced later in due course of time and will be made available on the official website. The notification will have detailed information on the schedule of the examination, eligibility criteria, etc.

There are 14 Medical, 25 Dental and more than 150 engineering colleges who make available almost 20,000 seats for admission.

Eligibility Criteria for UG Medical & Dental

KPM&DCA which has entrusted COMEDK with the responsibility of conducting the entrance examination and seat selection process has in its meeting held on 17th November 2014 directed to adopt the following eligibility criteria for UG Medical and Dental courses

a) The candidates should have qualified in second PUC or 10+2 or equivalent examination recognized by State / Central Govt., the last two years of study shall comprise of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) with English as a compulsory subject

b) The General Merit candidates must have passed these subjects (PCB) individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in PCB (40% in the case of SC/ST & OBC candidates of Karnataka State)

c) The candidates who are appearing for the prescribed qualifying examination and expecting the percentage of marks as at (b) are also eligible to apply

d) The General Merit candidates must also secure not less than 50% marks (40% in the case of SC/ST & OBC candidates of Karnataka) in aggregate in PCB subjects in the COMEDK UG entrance test 2015

e) English is one of the subjects, as in the previous years, to be tested along with Physics, Chemistry and Biology during COMEDK UGET-2015; the General Merit candidates should secure not less than 50% marks in English (40% in the case of SC/ST & OBC candidates of Karnataka)

However, the marks so secured in English will not be added for the determination of rank which shall be decided exclusively based on the minimum required marks secured by the candidates in PCB subjects
Further, a candidate is not entitled for a rank if he/she fails to secure 50% or 40% of the marks as the case may be in English

The paper on English language will be normally of second PUC or 10+2 standard and will test the candidate’s comprehension of the language, the structure of words, phrases, clauses and sentences

f) The candidate shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December 2015 of the year of admission to the MBBS/BDS course

Eligibility Criteria for Engineering & Architecture

Based on written request of KUPECA, the following shall be the eligibility criteria for Engineering and Architecture courses

Engineering

a) The qualifying examinations prescribed for admission for BE/B.Arch is second PUC or 10+2 Higher Secondary or equivalent exam recognized by State/Central Govt.; the last two years of study shall comprise of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with English as a compulsory subject

b) The General Merit candidates should have passed with a minimum aggregate of 45% marks (40% in respect of SC/ST & OBC candidates of Karnataka State in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) and should have passed these subjects individually

Physics and Mathematics are compulsory subjects along with Chemistry or Bio Technology or Biology or any other technical vocational courses as one of the optional subjects; however, changes, if any, in the eligibility criteria by the AICTE will be adopted

c) An attempt in the COMEDK Entrance Test seeking admission to Engineering courses is considered adequate for figuring in the rank list

d) Diploma candidates are not eligible to take the Entrance Test as there are no lateral entry admissions

Architecture

a) The prescribed qualifying examination for admission to B.Arch course is second PUC or 10+2 Higher Secondary or equivalent examination with Mathematics as one of the subjects along with other subjects or a 10+3 Diploma recognized by Central /State Govt and having obtained atleast 50% marks in aggregate (45% in the case of SC/ST & OBC candidates of Karnataka)

b) The candidates should have appeared for National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the Council of Architecture with a minimum score of 80 out of 200 marks for both General Merit and Category students

c) i) There shall be no Entrance Test for candidates seeking admission to B.Arch Course ii) Candidates seeking B. Arch course shall submit separate application

Note: Notwithstanding the eligibility criteria mentioned as above, the changes, if any, effected by MCI, DCI, AICTE, COA or any other competent Regulatory Authorities shall be adopted

COMEDK UGET-2015 Important Dates

Start date for obtaining “Request for Application Form” (RFA) and filling of “Online Application Form” (OAF): 02nd March 2015 (Monday)

Last date for obtaining “Request for Application Form” (RFA): 08th April 2015 (Wednesday); The (RFA) Link from COMEDK Website will be removed at 05.00 PM

Last date for filling of “Online Application Form” only for those candidates who have already obtained “Request for Application” (RFA): 10th April 2015 (Friday) - The (OAF) Link from COMEDK Website will be removed at 05.00 PM

Last date for receipt of “Physical Application Form” (PAF): 15th April 2015 (Wednesday)

Uploading of “Online Test Admission Ticket” (TAT): 24th April 2015 (Friday)

COMEDK UGET - 2015 Test Day: 10th May 2015 (Sunday)

Publishing of “Provisional Answer Keys” after the completion of the test: 10th May 2015 (Sunday)

Last date for receiving objections pertaining to “Provisional Answer Keys”: 13th May 2015 (Wednesday)

Publishing of “Final Answer Keys”: 25th May 2015 (Monday)

Publishing of “Test Score”: 30th May 2015 (Saturday)

Uploading of “Online Rank Card”: 04th June 2015 (Thursday)

B. Arch - Centralized Counseling only

Start Date for Issue of “Online Application form for B. Arch”: 10th June 2015 (Wednesday)

Last Date for Receipt of “Completed Application Forms for B.Arch”: 22nd June 2015 (Monday)

Publishing of “Rank List B.Arch”: 27th June 2015 (Saturday)

COMEDK UGET 2015 APPLICATION PROCESS

Step-1

The candidates have to register themselves by submitting a request for an application form“Request For Application (RFA)”. This RFA deals with providing of essential particulars before making the Online Application proper

The candidate may access the “Request For Application” link along with general instructions and explanation for filling the required fields through a link in the websitehttps://www.comedk.org/UGRFA

This link will be active as from 02nd March 2015

In the “Request For Application”, the details such as Name of the applicant as appearing in SSLC/10th Marks card, Date of Birth, Unique ID Proof and its details, candidates unique email ID and his/her mobile number will have to be entered

The unique ID proof comprises of any one of the following only: 1) Voter ID, 2) Passport, 3) PAN Card, 4) Driving License and 5) Aadhaar Card/Acknowledgement of Aadhaar

Step-2

After submitting and confirming RFA, a candidate is said to have been registered; once he/she is registered, he/she will receive a username and password to his/her email ID and this fact of alert notification will also be sent via SMS

The candidates are cautioned that these details are not to be disclosed to others as these are unique in nature

With these details i.e. username and password, the candidate can access his/her Applicant Login which will enable them to fill up the Online Application Form (OAF) and to follow subsequent process

Step-3

The Online Application Form is an important step based on which a candidates eligibility for writing the exam would be assessed; the OAF comprises of five parts

Part One contains the particulars of those details submitted by the candidates in RFA. These particulars are static content and cannot be edited/altered

In Part Two the candidates general particulars such as Father’s/Mother’s/Guardian’s name and ID proof, annual income, candidates nationality, gender, Karnataka or Non-Karnataka etc. and the postal address will have to be provided

In Part Three, the candidates have to mention the Demand Draft number and its details towards the fee for registration and application

This fee will be Rs.1200/- for writing either Engineering (PCM) or Medical (PCB) test & Rs.1500/-for writing the test for both (PCM&B) courses

The Demand Draft should be drawn on a Nationalized Bank in favor of COMEDK payable atBangalore (A list of Nationalized Banks is as at Appendix B)

Part Four will provide the details of qualifying examination (PUC) or 12th Standard or equivalent), the year of having acquired the said qualification, name of the Institution, place and other details
Part Five is meant for uploading candidates’ recent colour photograph and signature in the prescribed size and format; the photograph must be a recent (three months) with preferably light background image after scanning

The dimension of the photo should be 180 x 220 pixels and the maximum file size should be 200 kb. The image should be of .jpg or .jpeg format. Similarly signature should be recorded on a white paper with a black ballpoint pen

The dimension should be 230 x 90 pixels and the maximum file size should be 200 kb. The image should be of .jpg or .jpeg format. The candidates should ensure that the signature and the photo shall remain the same throughout the process

The signature affixed on the physical application form should be identical to the one they have uploaded

After re-verifying the above particulars, the candidates have to submit the Online Application

Once the submission is made, a unique six digit bar-coded application number would be generated; the candidates are advised to note down this application number as all future correspondences will have to be made quoting this number; this number should also be mentioned on the reverse of the Demand Draft

Step-4

After the Online Application Form (OAF) is submitted to COMEDK online, its printout should be taken on A4 size paper; now, the candidate has to furnish a declaration to the effect that the details submitted are true to the best of knowledge and belief and any misrepresentation or concealment of fraudulent nature will not only lead to cancellation of candidature but also criminal prosecution; the said declaration will also have to be affirmed to by the candidate’s parent/guardian

Besides the candidates has to affix left forefinger impression thrice in the appropriate space provided for, apart from pasting a recent passport size colour photograph and affixing the signature

Finally the candidate has to take the signature of the Principal or Head Master of the College/Institution where he/she last studied (PUC or plus two or 12th Standard) along with seal of the institution or college and date, in the separate column provided for, so as to get confirmation of his/her candidature

After cross checking with the criteria for rejection of application form provided separately, candidates have to send the Application Form in Physical Format (PAF) along with the Demand Draft through Speed Post only addressed to "The Executive Secretary, COMEDK to No.132, 2nd Floor", on or before 15th April 2015 before 05.00 PM

The candidates should also take a photocopy of the completed application form in physical format for their future reference

Note: The above procedure at different stages have been explained in advance only to familiarize before the candidates sit for seeking registration, filling up online application and sending of the same in physical format

The actual request for application (RFA), Online Application Form (OAF), Application in physical format (PAF) and explanations for filling up the various columns thereon will be available (www.comedk.org) from 02nd March 2015