Apply online for Poly admission from May 12

Students desiring for admissions to the three-year Engineering Diploma courses conducted at the 49 Government/Aided Polytechnic Colleges under the Technical Education Department of the State Government can submit their applications online from May 12. The online submission of application is being introduced for the first time. There is an increase in the seats of the available branches in almost all the polytechnics. There is a maximum of 60 seats in every branch. The Electrical and Electronics branch will be started at the Punalur Polytechnic College this year.

The polytechnic engineering diploma admission is through the District-wise Single Window system. Natives of Kerala, those who have studied in Kerala educational institutions and qualified for applying and the offspings of confirmed employees of Central-State Government/semi-government/public sector units can apply for polytechnic college admission. Those who have passed and got above 'D' grade in SSLC/THSLC/equivalent examination are eligible to apply.

A candidate can download the detailed prospectus containing all the information from the site www.polyadmission.org The directions for online applying are given in the prospectus. The prospectus is available in both Malayalam and English. Online submission of applications can be done by clicking on the 'ONLINE SUBMISSION' link on the website www.polyadmission.org This is possible in any computer with internet connection. Help desks have also been introduced at the 49 Polytechnic Colleges to help in the submission of the applications. For submitting the applications online, the applicants must have with them the true copies of the certificates proving the applicant's qualification and caste for those claiming reservation benefit. They should register all these details online without fail. Later they will not be able to claim benefits for the details that are not entered online.

The option for the branch and Polytechnic College of a district where the applicant desires to get admission must be registered by the applicant in the order of their preference. Any number of polytechnics and branches in a district can be registered as options.

Once you have entered all the details needed and then clicked the 'SUBMIT' link, you have submitted the online application. The applicant at that moment will get an Application Number. This Application Number is a must for any enquiries later on and the admission itself.

After submitting your application online you need to click on the link Print Application and then take a print out. There will be the Application Number in this printout. You can take copies of the application by using the link 'Print Submitted Application'. You may use the Application Number, date of birth and security key for this.

The applicant must go to one of the government/aided polytechnic colleges and register after submitting the printout of the online application form, self-attested copies of the eligibility certificate and a fee of Rs 100 (Rs 50 in case of SC/ST). The applicant will get a Registration Number on acceptance of the application at the concerned Polytechnic College. An applicant can know the status of his admission by logging on to the website and entering the Application Number, Register Number and date of birth. If you have any complaints you may approach the the District Co-ordinator (Nodal Polytechnic Principal) of the Single Window Scheme for polytechnic admission. The website has given the details of the Single Window district co-ordinators.

Fifteen (15) percent seats of the aided polytechnic colleges belong to management quota. For admission to these seats separate applications should be submitted to the respective polytechnic principals.

The last date for submitting online applications to the district-wise Single Window polytechnic admission is May 24. The last date for registering at polytechnics with the printout is May 26.

The rank list is prepared calculating the weighted grade point average on the basis of the SSLC/THSLC or equivalent examination. All details regarding rank list preparation and admission criteria are described in detail in the prospectus. The temporary ranklist will first be published on June 4. If there are any complaints or want to change options, it should be intimated in the trial allotment period till June 7. The final rank list and the first select list will be published on the website on June 11. The admission from the first select list will be held till June 14-16. The admission from the second select list, published on June 18, will be held till June 21-22. The third select list will be published on June 26 and the admission will be held on June 28. The admission formalities will be completed on June 30. All the original certificates must be produced at the time of admission.

The list of all Polytechnic Colleges, available branches and seats, Branch coded, Community Codes, Reservation Category and other details are available on the website www.polyadmission.org There are approximately 11000 seats available in different branches in the three-year diploma courses of the government/aided polytechnic colleges.

Model Polytechnic Colleges

The three-year engineering diploma courses are available at the six model polytechnics under IHRD. The model polytechnics are located at Vatakara (phone 0496-2524920), Mala (0480-2720746), Mattakkara (Kottayam) (0481-2542022), Kalyasseri (0497-2780287), Pynavu (Idukki) (0486-2232246) and Karunagappally (Kollam) (0476-2623242). The branches available at these polytechnics are Applied Electronics, Medical Electronics, Computer Hardware Maintenance, Computer Engineering and Telecommunication Technology. The fee at these colleges are much higher than the fee at the government/aided colleges. There will be an increase in fees this year also. For details on admission to the model polytechnics, visit www.ihrdkerala.or and www.ihrd.ac.in

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Different branches and codes