Compare JCET Ottapalam vs RIST Palakkad

Admission is based on the JEE and KEAM Entrance exams.

• Admission through Merit Quota – Candidates interested in the B.Tech program need to appear in KEAM and join through the centralized allotment process.
• Admission through management quota. Students are required to write the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)/KEAM, and if qualified,d admission to a management seat is possible.
• Admission through NRI quota- Candidates belonging to this quota are exempted from appearing in KEAM. For admission into the B.Tech program, NRI Students submit relevant proof of their NRI status.

The Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations majored in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects with at least 55% marks put together in the above subjects.

Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent to that, and 45 % marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry put together are eligible for admission.

• In case the candidate has not studied Chemistry, the marks obtained in Computer Science shall be considered. In case the candidate has not studied Chemistry and Computer Science, the marks obtained in Biotechnology shall be considered. In case the candidate has not studied Chemistry, Computer Science, and Biotechnology, the marks obtained in Biology shall be considered.
• The marks shown in the Board Examination list obtained from the respective Higher Secondary Board shall be considered for academic eligibility.
• Candidates who have a Diploma in Engineering awarded by the Board of Technical Examinations, or an examination recognized equivalent to that, by the State Board of Technical Education after undergoing an institutional course of at least 3 years from an Institution approved by AICTE, securing a minimum of 50% marks in the final year Diploma Examination are eligible for admission to the special reservation quota (DE).
• The Vocational Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, has been recognized as equivalent to the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala.

Age Limit: Applicants should have completed 17 years of age as of the 31st of December. No relaxation in the minimum age will be allowed. There is no upper age limit.

Admission Management Quota Seat:

• Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, and 45% marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry / Bio-technology / Computer Science / Biology put together are eligible for admission.
• If an applicant is found ineligible for whatever reason, even after admission into the Program, his/her admission will be canceled. All admissions will be subject to verification of facts from the original Certificates/documents of the applicants. The decision of the Admissions Committee regarding the eligibility of any applicant shall be final. For genuine reasons, management will have the right to deny admission to the Management / NRI quota to any candidate even if otherwise eligible.

Admission NRI Quota Seat:

• NRI seats will be offered to the children/ward / dependent of NRI, based on their total percentage of marks for Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry in the 12th Std. examinations, if they satisfy the stipulations of the Government of Kerala, AICTE, and the affiliated university.
• Children of NRIs will be given priority.
• Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics separately, and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry/Bio-technology/Computer Science /Biology put together are eligible for admission.
• Applications should be supported by valid documents showing that the candidate is a child/ward / dependent of an NRI.