Bachelor of Computer Applications [BCA] From Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala University BCA Admission Criteria 

Admission criteria are based on nativity i.e. Keralite or Non-Keralite candidates where Non-Keralite candidates will be eligible for admission only after all the applicants of Keralite origin are ranked and allotted and Non-Keralite candidates are not eligible for any reservations or any kind of fee concession.

Selection of candidates is on the basis of the merit of a candidate according to marks obtained by him/her in the HSC/Class 12 examinations.

There is the process of standardization of marks to make a merit list which is written below: Total Index Marks = Total marks secured for Higher Secondary + Marks secured in Mathematics.

For Example: If the student has secured 1000 marks out of the total 1200 marks and if he/she has secured 170 out of 200 in mathematics, his index marks will be 1000 + 170 = 1170 and these index marks will be used while making the final merit list.

Check: Kerala University Rankings

Important Points Regarding Merit List 

• For national-level boards such as CBSE, marks are given out of 500 and therefore, normalize the total marks to 1200 and then add twice the marks obtained in Mathematics.
• There is a mandatory reservation for 50% of seats for Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC), Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) where 50% is distributed differently according to a type of college whether it is UIT, Aided or Self-financed. 
• There are extra marks added to index marks for making of merit list based on sports quota, servicemen quota, physically handicapped quota, NSS/NCC certificate holders, etc. 
• But, there is a deduction of marks too from index marks as the candidate will lose 10 marks from the total ranking marks for each additional appearance he/she has taken for completing the HSC examination.

Kerala University BCA Cut Off 

Most of the colleges have cut-off between 800-1000 as last index mark for General Category where only 6 colleges have cut-off (last index marks) more than 1000 marks and the highest cut-off is set by College of Applied Science, Adoor at 1133 last index marks and similarly, 6 colleges have cut-off in the range of 700-800 marks where lowest is set by Carmel college at 705 marks.

Kerala University BCA Application Process

• First of all, candidates should compulsorily register online on link here once notification of admissions is out.
• Then, the next step is generating the application number and password by giving basic details such as Name, DOB, Gender, Category, etc.
• Then, after payment of the registration fee, details have to be filled from basic ones to important ones if applying for reservation by choosing all such things appropriately so that the registration process complete successfully
• After personal details, academic details have to be filled in the correct manner
• There is a need to upload photo and signature in the prescribed format
• The most important step is choosing colleges and programs that you wish to join and there needs to be a thorough analysis based on interesting fields, cut-off marks, future prospects, etc.
• After completing the registration process, one can edit some things at a later time till the closure of the registration date by remembering the Password and Application ID

After the closure of registration, the merit list will be announced on dates as notified on the website and as seat gets allotted, verification of documents is done by reaching at college by authorities and any fake document can lead to disqualification.