How to apply for sports quota for CUSAT CAT
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CUSAT CAT is national level exam conducted by Cochin University for admission to B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Phil, M.Voc, MCA, MBA, MA, M.Sc, LLB, BBA programs offered by various colleges under the university. Cochin University has prescribed the minimum CUSAT CAT eligibility criteria which candidates need to fulfill to apply for the exam. Candidates from Kerala Scheduled Caste and Kerala Scheduled Tribe are eligible to apply if they have minimum pass marks. Candidates applying for M.Tech programs are eligible for 5% relaxation if they have a valid GATE score.
for 5% relaxation if they have a valid GATE score.
Eligibility criteria for CUSAT CAT for UG courses are as follows:
Candidates are required to pass 10+2 examination from a recognized board or university with required subjects.
Aspirants must have scored at least 50% marks in their qualifying examination.
Candidates having any backlog in 10+2 are not eligible to apply.
Eligibility for 3 year LLB course is that a candidate must be an employee of Central Government and be staying within a radius of 30 km from CUSAT, Thrikkakara campus.
The eligibility criteria for postgraduate courses is as follows:
Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in the required field.
The minimum marks required in qualifying degree is at least 60%.
Note that minimum marks required may differ for each course.
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/ Department Admission Test, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified.
Sports Quota : Reservation under Sports Quota is available for the following programmes :
“Payment Category” of the B.Tech. Programmes offered by the SOE, CUCEK and the Kunjali Marakkar School of Marine Engineering.
B.Tech. Naval Architecture & Ship Building and Instrumentation Technology (Supernumerary Seats)
P.G. programmes where the sanctioned intake is 30 or more
M.C.A “Cost-sharing” programmes at Thrikkakkara and Pulincunnoo campus
The candidate should forward a copy of the confirmation page of online registration 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 along with the copy of the confirmation page of the students applied to CUSAT.
The candidates should make sure that the list reaches the University before the deadline.
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).
In the case of Management Programmes C-MAT(AICTE)/MAT(AIMA)/CAT(IIM) score (after normalization) will be added to the marks awarded by the Kerala Sports Council.
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.
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