Karnataka State Information Bulletin for Centralised Counseling for PGET 2018

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1 Karnataka State Information Bulletin for Centralised Counseling for Post Graduate admissions to Degree/Diploma Medical and Dental Courses PGET 2018 DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION Government of Karnataka Anand Rao Circle, Bengaluru Website: KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY 18 th Cross, Sampige Road, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru Website: keauthority-ka@nic.in Candidate Helpline: (5 Lines) From 9.30am to 6.00 pm

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3 NOTE 1. Please ensure that you have read and understood thoroughly the process of Centralized Counseling and the procedure to be followed. 2. In case you are still facing issues, then make use of the Candidate Helpline by phone or Phone support will be available during these times: 9 th March May 2018: 9:30AM to 6:00 PM from Monday to Saturday. Candidate Helpline will be closed on non working Sundays &General holidays. 4. CONTACT US: Helpline Number: (Fax) (KEA) : keauthority-ka@nic.in (DME): dmekarnataka2018@gmail.com 5. For availability of seats and counseling: Please visit All candidates are directed to visit the website of KEA at least twice every day for updates. KEA or the Directorate of Medical Education or the Government shall not be responsible for any action / consequence/s resulting due to non-diligent follow up of notices, notifications and publications appearing on the KEA website on PGET 2018 by the Candidates. Mere qualifying in PG-NEET-2018 does not confer any right on the candidate unless the candidate fulfills eligibility conditions / submission of certificates. Further, only the candidates who complete the registration process including document verification are eligible for admission to PG Medical / Dental seats in Government / Private Colleges in Karnataka. Registered but unverified / unregistered candidates will not be allowed for any admission either through KEA or by the College as after the mop-up round, the list of registered and verified but un-allotted candidates will be sent by KEA to colleges to fill-up vacant seats if any. (As per GOI instructions) Page 3

4 INDEX Sl. No. Particulars Page No. i) IMPORTANT DATES 5 ii) IMPORTANT INFORMATION 7 iii) DISCLAIMER 8 iv) ABBREVIATIONS 9 1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CLASSIFICATION OF SEATS ELIGIBILITY CLAUSES DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED PWD RESERVATIONS AND INSERVICE RESERVATIONS CAUTION NOTICE AND NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING APPLICATION FORM PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCT OF VERIFICATION OPTION ENTRY STEPS RESERVATION OF SEATS IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES COUNSELING PROCEDURE (ALLOTMENT LOGIC) i. ROUND 1 ii. ROUND 2 iii. MOP UP ROUND* POST ALLOTMENT PROCEDURES SECOND ROUND SEAT ALLOMENT FEE & MODE OF PAYMENT & ADMISSION PROCEDURE FORFEITURE OF ALLOTTED SEATS ANNEXURES LIST OF PG MEDICAL/DENTAL COLLEGES LIST OF PG DEGREE AND DIPLOMA COURSES 81 *Detailed information will be published later. Page 4

5 i) IMPORTANT DATES Calendar of Events 1. Date of Notification 09 th March Release of Brochure 10 th March Online Registration 10 th 13 th March 2018, 11:59 pm 4. Last date to pay the registration fees 14 th March 4 pm (Banking hours) 5. Informative SMS to paid candidates 14 th March 6 pm 6. Editing Online Registration Data 15 th -16 th March 8 pm. 7. Intimation of Verification schedule 17 th March Offline Verification of documents (based on Serial number wise Merit list) 19 th 23 rd March Display of Seat Matrix and Fee Structure for all disciplines 20 th March Publication of verified candidate list 24 th March Option Entry by eligible candidates 25 th March Publication of Mock Allotment Results 30 th March Provision to change options if any by candidates 2 nd April Publication of first round allotment Result 5 th April Exercise of Choice 6 th April 2018 Payment of fees, Submission of Original 16. Documents and Collection of Admission Order (Choice-1 Candidates only) 7 th 10 th April 4 pm Last Date for Reporting at the Allotted 17. Medical / Dental College (Choice th April 4 pm. Candidates Only) Page 5

6 2 nd Round Counseling 1. Deposition of original documents 16 th April 24 th April Rearrangement of options 16th April th April :00 pm 3. Publication of Result of 2nd Round 26th April Payment of fees, Submission of Original Documents and Collection of Allotment Order. 26th April 2nd May Last Date for Reporting at the Allotted Medical / Dental College against seat allotted in 2nd Round 3rd May pm MOPUP Counseling 1. Online Registration 15th April th April Last date to pay the registration fees 24th April Informative SMS to paid candidates 26th April Editing Online Registration Data 27th April Intimation of Verification schedule 28th April Offline Verification of documents (based on Serial number wise Merit list) 2 nd 3 rd May Display of Seat Matrix and Fee Structure for all disciplines 4 th May 2018, 2 pm 8. Offline counseling 7 th - 9 th May Last date of reporting to college 12 th May 2018, 4 pm 10. Forwarding the list of students in order of merit equaling to ten times the number of vacant seats to the Medical / 13 th May 2018 Dental Colleges by the counseling Authority 11. Last Date of joining 18 th May 2018 The above schedule may be revised depending on the schedule of All India counseling. Any change in schedule will be notified on the Page 6

7 ii) IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1.1 Registration of application form for appearing in the PGET 2018 is to be undertaken online only at the website Application forms CANNOT be submitted in offline / printed copy by post. 1.2 Document verification for the details submitted online is mandatory. Candidates should carry original document verification acknowledgment as proof for having attended document verification. 1.3 No request for change of details in online application shall be entertained. 1.4 The prescribed registration fee of Rs. 500/- (for SC/ST/Cat-1/PWD candidates), Rs. 1000/- (for General/2A/2B/3A/3B candidates) and Rs. 5000/- (for NRI/OCI/PIO/Foreign Nationals candidates) should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or through Internet banking or by downloading bank challan. 2. The cutoff date for completion of internship towards determination of eligibility in PGET-2018 shall be Page 7

8 iii) DISCLAIMER a. The responsibility of KEA is limited to the conduct of centralized counseling, which includes online registration, document verification, online counseling procedure, seat allotment and issue of admission order as per NEET PG b. Candidates are advised to read the Information Bulletin carefully and go through the instructions regarding filling of online registration form given on PGET-2018 website before starting online registration process for PGET c. Candidate should ensure that all information entered during the online registration process are correct. d. Online information provided by candidates like name of candidate, contact address details, category, PWD status, educational qualification details, date of birth etc during online submission of application form for NEET-PG 2018 will be treated as correct and KEA will not entertain, under any circumstances, any request for change. e. Candidates have the opportunity to make any correction in the information provided by them 14 th - 15 th March :00 pm. Any request for change in information thereafter will not be entertained by KEA. f. KEA disclaims any liability that may arise to candidate(s) due to incorrect information provided by the candidate during online registration process. g. KEA does not edit / modify / alter any information entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application form under any circumstances. In the event of any clarification regarding the eligibility the provisions of Karnataka Conduct of Entrance Test for Admission to Post Graduate Medical and Dental Degree and Diploma courses, Rules 2006 as amended from time to time shall prevail and the decision of Karnataka Examinations Authority / Entrance test committee shall be final. Page 8

9 iv) ABBREVIATIONS 1G Category - 1- General HFW Health and Family Welfare 1H Category - 1 under Hyd-Kar quota KEA Karnataka Examinations Authority 2AG Category - 2A - General MA Minority Linguistic Tamil 2AH Category - 2A under Hyd-Kar quota MC Minority Religious Christian 2BG Category - 2B - General MCI Medical Council of India 2BH Category - 2B under Hyd-Kar quota ME 3AG Category - 3A - General MEH 3AH Category - 3A under Hyd-Kar quota MK Minority Linguistic Telugu Minority Linguistic Telugu under Hyd- Kar quota Minority Linguistic Kodava 3BG Category - 3B - General MM Minority Religious Muslim 3BH Category - 3B under Hyd-Kar quota MMH AT Autonomous Institutions MoHFW BC BBMP Boards & Corporation including ESIC Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike MU NBE DCI Dental Council of India NEET-PG DME Directorate of Medical Education, Karnataka OBC Minority Religious Muslim under Hyd- Kar quota Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Minority Linguistic Tulu National Board of Examinations National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test -Post Graduate Other Backward Class ESI(S)MS ESI Corporation State OPN Open to All ESIC ESI Corporation Central PGME Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations ETC Entrance Test Committee PH Persons with disabilities FAQs Frequently Asked Questions SC Scheduled Caste GM General Merit SCH Scheduled Caste under Hyd-Kar quota GMH GMP GMPH General Merit under Hyd-Kar quota General Merit Private (Karnataka Origin) General Merit Private under Hyd- Kar quota ST STH Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Tribe under Hyd-Kar quota Page 9

10 The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), Bengaluru is the designated agency of Government of Karnataka conducting Online / Offline Counseling for allotment of seats for admission to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma Courses in Medical / Dental subjects in Government Medical and Dental colleges, Government Quota seats in Private and Minority Medical and Dental Colleges and Private seats in Private Medical and Dental colleges ( KPCF, KRLMPCA, AMPCK) located in the State of Karnataka for the academic year These admissions in the State of Karnataka is as per the provisions of Karnataka Conduct of Entrance Test for Selection and Admission to Post Graduate Medical and Dental Degree and Diploma Courses Rules 2006 as amended from time to time and as per the guidelines of MCI / DCI / Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI / Government of India / Director Medical Education, Karnataka / PG Entrance Test Committee to conduct Centralised Counseling for the seats to be notified by the Karnataka State Government, in Government, KPCF, KRLMPCA, AMPCK institutions. Page 10

11 1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS The Information Bulletin for NEET PG 2018 / NEET MDS 2018 for admission to Post Graduate Medical and Dental Courses for the academic session for All India seats & State Government Quota seats have been published by the National Board of Examination. This additional bulletin is in continuation for the State of Karnataka for verification of Documents and Online Seat Allotment. Candidates are hereby informed to go through the Information Bulletin carefully and understand / acquaint themselves:- 1. Candidates can apply Online only for Karnataka State PGET Information Bulletin can be downloaded from the Website 3. Online submission of Application Form may be made by accessing KEA Website 4. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as given in the Information Bulletin and on KEA Website not complying with the instructions will be summarily disqualified. 5. Candidates must retain the following documents with them as reference for future correspondence. (i) At least two printouts of the finally submitted online Application. (ii) Fees paid Receipt (iii) 2 passport size identical photograph which is uploaded in the Online Application. 6. Registered Mobile Number (i) Candidate must ensure that mobile numbers, address entered in the online application form are his/her own as in case of urgency KEA may send information / communications by SMS or on registered mobile number and registered ID only. (ii) An OTP will be sent to the candidate registered mobile number during verification of documents. All the candidates should carry their mobile handset with the same registered mobile number. (iii) KEA will not be held responsible for non-receipt of latest information due to wrong mobile number or mailing address filled in the Online Application Form. 7. Candidates must preserve the NBE Admit Card till the admission in College or Institution. 8. For the latest updates, candidates must remain in touch with the KEA Website till the completion of all rounds of counseling. Page 11

12 9. Candidates / parents are advised to visit KEA Website at least twice in a day for the latest news / updates and also check their mobile / as in case of urgency KEA may send the information / communications. 10. KEA will reserve the right to withdraw any such admission made at any point of time which is not fulfilling the eligibility criteria / regulations fixed by the Competent Authority from time to time. Beware of touts, brokers or middlemen Few persons may approach you saying they have known people in KEA who guarantee PG seats through unfair means during counseling. Counseling for all PG seats are conducted and distributed as per the calendar of events in the ambit of the State Government rules as per NEET merit score and option entry exercised by the candidate. Hence, candidates and parents should not trust any persons. In case you have any information regarding such persons please intimate KEA by to aokea.kar@gmail.com immediately. The Karnataka Examinations Authority, the Directorate of Medical Education, the Government and the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences reserve the right to cause any verification as deemed essential at any point of time into the originality and authenticity of any of the Certificates produced by any Candidate to fulfill and stake his/her claim to any of the qualifying and eligibility criteria. If on such verification it is found that the Candidate has produced fake, fraudulent certificates, he/she will be liable for criminal prosecution, immediate loss of allotted seat without any notice whatsoever, forfeiture of fees paid and levy of penalty as may be decided by the PGET Committee and will be liable to be debarred from all exams / Counseling in future; the authorities may also recommend blacklisting of the Candidate to MCI / DCI / KMC and cancellation of license. 11 Compulsory Rural Service for one year: All the candidates (other than the candidates who have undergone compulsory rural service after award of MBBS degree) who take admission to PG Medical Degree/Diploma courses and successfully complete the Post Graduate Degree/ Diploma shall under go one-year compulsory service in Government hospital in urban area as per Karnataka Compulsory service training by the candidates completed medical courses (counseling, allotment, and certification) as per Karnataka Compulsory Service Act 2012 as amended in 22/09/2017 and rules there under. Please note that candidates will be entitled to only temporary registration till completion of such service. (Annexure-4) Page 12

13 2. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Mere registration does not entitle a candidate to allotment of seat. He / She must fulfil the conditions of eligibility during document verification. The eligibility of candidates for admission shall be regulated by Karnataka Conduct of Entrance Test for Selection and Admission to Post Graduate Medical and Dental Degree and Diploma Courses Rules 2006 as amended from time to time for Government seats and such other directions issued by Government of Karnataka / Director Medical Education, Karnataka / PG Entrance Test Committee as shown below. i) Candidate should have scored more than or equal to the prescribed minimum score in ii) iii) iv) NEET- PG 2018 / NEET MDS 2018 (Annexure 1A & 1B ) Candidate should have completed his/her MBBS/BDS courses from recognized institute by MCI/DCI respectively. He/ She has completed or is completing Compulsory Rotating Internship on or before 31st March There is no age limit for Non-In-service candidates. For In-service candidates the age limit is 48 years as on 31 st March v) Please note that SC / ST / OBC / Linguistic minority eligibility criteria are applicable to vi) Karnataka candidates only. However, if any OBC candidate of Karnataka has not claimed OBC in NEET can claim respective category in PGET-2018 in KEA. Non-In-service candidates, who are already holding a PG Degree in any clinical specialty, shall not be eligible for admission to any Post Graduate Degree or Diploma Course. Any candidate who has obtained his / her undergraduate medical / dental qualifications from medical / dental Colleges outside India should have qualified in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE - Screening Test) which is conducted by National Board of Examinations / DCI (Document mandatorily to be produced). Further, they should have been registered with MCI / DCI and should have completed their internship or likely to complete their internship on or before ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS Foreign national s qualification should be duly registered with appropriate registering authority in his / her own country where from he / she has obtained his / her basic medical graduate qualification, and is duly recognized by the corresponding Medical Council or concerned authority. Further, should obtain temporary registration certificate for the duration of the PG course from MCI / DCI. Page 13

14 Those who register with KEA through online will be eligible for verification of documents. The results / ranks published by National Board of Examination (NBE), New Delhi will be taken into consideration for preparation of list for verification of original documents. Page 14

15 3. CLASSIFICATION OF SEATS Only NEET PG-2018 qualified candidates who become eligible after verification of documents, are allowed to participate in the allotment of PG Medical / Dental seats as per the eligibility & reservation criteria for the respective types of seats which is detailed in the subsequent pages. These seats are classified into four categories namely; 1. G Government Seats 2. P-Private Seats 3. N-NRI Seats 4. O-Others Seats 1. (G): GOVERNMENT SEATS, Means and includes seats in Government colleges and Government share of seats in Private colleges. a) 100% of Seats in Government colleges b) 33% of Seats in Private Non-Minority colleges c) 20% of Seats in Private Minority (Religious & Linguistic) colleges 2. (P): PRIVATE SEATS, Means seats in Private Colleges (KPCF, AMPCK, and KRLMPCA) a) In KPCF Colleges: 42% seats reserved as private quota seats i. GMP seats: For 50% of the above 42% seats, only candidates of Karnataka ii. origin are eligible (referred as GMP seats / GMP with Hyd-Kar seats in case of colleges located in Hyd-Kar region). OPN seats: Remaining 50% of the above 42% seats are OPEN quota seats: These seats are filled based on NEET PG All India merit and only Citizens of India are eligible. b) In KRLMPCA and AMPCK Colleges: 55% of seats reserved as private quota seats. i. 66% of the above seats will be filled by respective religious / linguistic ii. minority candidates (MK, MA, ME, MU, MC, MM seats). 34% of the above seats a.gmp: 50% of the above 34% seats are reserved for candidate of Karnataka Origin (GMP seats). b.opn: 50% of the above 34% seats are reserved for All India candidates who are Citizen of India (OPN seats). Note: St. John s Medical college eligibility and other details are also appended to information Bulletin under the heading St. John s Medical College. Page 15

16 3. (N): NRI SEATS, Means 15% of the total seats reserved for NRI quota in KPCF, KRLMPCA and AMPCK colleges. 4. (O): OTHER SEATS, Means 10% of the total seats reserved for others in KPCF, KRLMPCA & AMPCK colleges. Page 16

17 4. ELIGIBILITY 4.1 ELIGIBILITY for Government seats (G)& GMP seats: A candidate who fulfills the following criteria is eligible to appear for the online seat allotment process, namely:- He / She is a Citizen of India, who is of Karnataka Origin and has studied MBBS or BDS degree in a Medical or Dental College situated in Karnataka or outside Karnataka and affiliated to any University established by law in India recognized by Medical Council of India or Dental Council of India and Government of India and has qualified in the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) for admission to post graduate medical or dental degree / diploma courses. Note: Children for the purpose of the rule means Natural born son / daughter and not adopted son/daughter and not grandson / granddaughter. Explanation: A candidate of Karnataka Origin: means, a candidate found eligible under clause A or B below. (Clause A) i) A candidate who has studied and passed in one or more Government or Government recognized, educational institutions located in the State of Karnataka for a minimum period of TEN academic years as on the 31st March 2018, commencing from 1st standard to MBBS/BDS and must have appeared and passed either SSLC/10th standard or 2nd PUC/12th standard examination from Karnataka State. In case of the candidate who has taken more than one year to pass a class or standard, the years of academic study is counted as one year only. (Documents to be produced) ii) (Clause B) The candidate should have studied and passed 1st and 2nd year Pre-University Examination or 11th and 12th standard examination within the state of Karnataka from an Educational Institution run or recognized by the State Government or MBBS /BDS from a professional educational institution located in Karnataka and that either of the parents must have have studied / resided in Karnataka for a minimum period of 10 years. (Documents to be produced) Provided that the explanation mentioned above shall not be applicable in following cases: (Clause C) i) Son or daughter of serving employee, belonging to All India Service of Karnataka cadre, who has served or is serving outside the State of Karnataka during the period corresponding to candidate s study outside the State from 1st standard to MBBS/BDS examination can be added to make up the ten years of study within Karnataka as required under clause A. (Documents to be produced) Page 17

18 ii) (Clause D) Son or Daughter of an Employee of the Union Government or employee of Union or Karnataka State Government undertaking or Joint Sector undertaking where such employee: 1. had declared to the employer at the time of joining service any place in Karnataka to be his home town; and 2. had studied in any Government or Government recognized educational institution or institutions located in Karnataka for a minimum period of 10 years; and was or is liable to be transferred anywhere in India as per the terms and conditions of his employment. Further, the candidate must have passed the Qualifying Examination from a University or Board or any other institution located anywhere in India. (Documents to be produced) iii) (Clause E) The Children of Members of Parliament elected from Karnataka to the extent of the period being a Member of Parliament during the period of the Child s study in New Delhi from the first standard to the qualifying examination during his tenure as Member of Parliament. (Documents to be produced) iv) (Clause F) Son or daughter of serving Defense personnel or ex-servicemen from Karnataka who at the time of joining the Defense Service had declared his/her hometown a place in the State of Karnataka. If he is a serving defense personnel proof of such domicile shall be produced by obtaining from the AG s branch (Army H Qs) respective branch of integrated HQ of MoD for officers and respective Record officers for JCOs /OR provided that in case of ex-servicemen who at the time of joining the Defense Service had declared his/her hometown a place in the State of Karnataka, proof of such domicile shall be obtained from the Deputy Director, Department of Sainik Welfare & Resettlement. Further in each of the above two circumstances, the candidate must have passed the Qualifying Examination from a University or Board or any other institution located anywhere in India. (Documents to be produced) (Clause G) v) Gadinadu Kannadiga candidate who has taken MBBS or BDS seat from Karnataka Examinations Authority and studied and passed MBBS or BDS from Karnataka.(Documents to be produced) vi) (Clause H) Horanadu Kannadiga candidate who has taken MBBS or BDS seat from Karnataka Examinations Authority and studied and passed MBBS or BDS from Karnataka.(Documents to be produced) Page 18

19 4.2 ELIGIBILITY for Private seats ( OPN & MK, MA, ME, MU, MC, MM seats): Has studied MBBS or BDS degree in a Medical or Dental affiliated to any University established by law in India recognized by Medical Council of India or Dental Council of India and Government of India. All the candidates who have qualified in NEET PG 2018 and who fulfills the eligibility conditions as below are eligible. However, for MC, MM seats allotment for religious minority seats Karnataka origin candidates will be considered first; then, non Karnataka religious candidates if any, will be considered later A. For Religious Minority: i. Christian Minority of Karnataka Origin & Non-Karnataka. ii. Muslim Minority of Karnataka Origin & Non- Karnataka. (Documents to be produced) B. For Linguistic Minority: i. Only Karnataka Origin candidates are eligible. ii. Linguistic Minority Reservation is applicable only for candidates of Karnataka Origin candidates whose mother tongue is Tamil or Telugu or Kodava or Tulu. (Documents to be produced) C. For St. John s Medical college, Bangalore: i. Roman Catholic religious nuns & priests with SJMC approved rural service. ii. SJMC Alumni with rural service. iii. Roman Catholic. (Documents to be produced) 4.3 ELIGIBILITY for NRI seats(n): i. Has studied MBBS or BDS degree in a Medical or Dental in recognized institutions which should be approved by MCI / DCI. ii. All NRI / NRI Wards / PIO / OCI candidates and Foreign Nationals. iii. Children of Non-resident Indian or their Wards. (As per Hon ble High Court in WP Nos /2017) iv. As per the definition defined in The Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006 read with the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) (Amendment) Act, 2017 and the Income Tax Act 1961 Section 115 C (e) & 6, i.e., " Non Resident Indian" means an individual resident outside India who is a citizen of India or is a Person of Indian Origin and includes Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizens of India. 4.4 ELIGIBILITY for Other seats (O): Open to all PG NEET-2018 qualified candidates except NRI / PIO / OCI and Foreign Nationals. Page 19

20 5. DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED The Karnataka Examinations Authority or the Entrance Test Committee may from time to time specify for submission such other additional documents and issue directions as deemed essential for all Candidates for maintaining absolute transparency and integrity in the Document Verification Process, Determination of Eligibility and Seat Allotment and Admission - through a notification on the website of KEA / Updates on MCI Website. 5.1 MANDATORY documents A. KEA PGET 2018 Registration form duly filled (print out) and paid Challan copy. B. Two Passport Size colour photographs (photograph uploaded to the NBE examination) C. Photo Identity Proof (PAN Card / Driving License / Voter ID / Passport / Aadhaar Card / Ration Card) D. NEET PG 2018 Admit card & Score Card issued by NBE for Medical & Dental courses. E. SSLC or 10th Standard / Equivalent Marks Card (For date of birth). F. 2nd PUC or 12th standard Marks Card of the Candidate. G. MBBS / BDS marks card issued by Universities of all phases/years. H. Migration Certificate from the Concerned University if MBBS / BDS done from other than RGUHS, Bangalore. (To be submitted at the respective admitted college). I. Eligibility Certificate by RGUHS for the candidates graduated from other university other than RGUHS (To be submitted at the respective admitted college). J. Qualifying degree certificate. (PDC will be accepted only for candidates who have passed MBBS / BDS during 2017). K. Certificate of internship completion in Annexure 2 for candidates who have already completed internship. (Provisional internship completion certificate will be accepted for Candidates completing their internship by 31st March 2018, only for 1st round of counseling in Annexure 3). L. Compulsory Rural service bond on Rs100/- stamp paper. (Annexure 4) M. State / Central Medical / Dental Council Registration Certificate. Provisional registration certificate will be accepted only for document verification for the candidates who have passed MBBS / BDS during Permanent State / Central Medical / Dental Council Registration Certificate to be compulsorily submitted at the time of admission process. (Candidates who have passed prior to 2017, should compulsory produce the Original Permanent Registration certificate at the time of document verification) NOTE: Indian citizens or Overseas Citizens of India who have obtained their Primary Medical Qualifications from Medical Colleges outside India should have qualified in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (Screening Test) which is conducted by National Board of Examinations (Document mandatorily to be produced). Further, Page 20

21 they should have been registered with MCI / SMC and should have completed their internship or likely to complete their internship on or before N. All the Candidates are also required to submit an UNDERTAKING on Rs. 20 e-stamps Paper brought out in the name of the Candidate to the Karnataka Examinations Authority as shown in Annexure 5. Only on submission of this document, Candidate s Document verification process is stated to be completed and he /she becomes eligible for allotment of User ID and Secret Key. O. Certificates issued by the competent authority for claiming reservation under 371(j) (Hyderabad - Karnataka Region). (Annexure-6) Apart from the above documents, the other documents to be compulsorily produced by the candidates based on their eligibility clauses. 5.2 Documents for Clause A A. Candidates Study Certificate: A study certificate for having studied for a minimum period of 10 years from 1 st standard to MBBS/BDS including either 10 th or 12 th Standard from the Head of educational institution located in State of Karnataka. Further, School Study Certificates should be counter signed by the concerned Block Education Officer (BEO) / Deputy Director of Public Instructions (DDPI) COMPULSORILY in the proforma prescribed. B. SSLC / 10th Standard OR 2 nd PUC / 12 th standard marks card for having studied and passed in Karnataka. C. Domicile Certificate issued by the Tahsildar. D. If claiming reservation benefits: Caste/ Caste Income Certificate issued by Concerned Tahsildar- For SC/ST in Form-D, Category-1 in Form-E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form- F (In case of married woman, certificate has to be in the name of candidate along with husband name & income of spouse (Ref G.O no DPAR 20 SBC 82, Dtd 28/12/1983) 5.3 Documents for Clause B A. The candidates study certificate for having studied both 1st & 2nd PUC or 11th & 12th Standard or qualifying degree (MBBS/BDS) certificate in Karnataka issued by the head of the educational institution. B. A study certificate for either of the parent having studied for at least 10 years in Karnataka from the Head of the educational institution where he/she had studied. Further, School study certificates should be countersigned by the concerned Block Education Officer (BEO) / Deputy Director of Public Instructions (DDPI) COMPULSORILY in the proforma prescribed OR either of the parent s Domicile certificate for 10 years issued by the Tahsildar of Karnataka. C. If claiming reservation benefits: Caste/ Caste Income Certificate issued by Concerned Tahsildar- For SC/ST in Form-D, Category-1 in Form-E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form- F (In case of married woman, certificate has to be in the name of candidate along with husband name & income of spouse (Ref G.O no DPAR 20 SBC 82, Dtd 28/12/1983) Page 21

22 5.4 Documents for Clause C A. Candidates 10 years study certificate from 1 st Standard to MBBS/BDS (including the study duration corresponding to the candidate s study outside the state of Karnataka). B. Certificate from the Principal Secretary or Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR), Government of Karnataka, Bangalore, where the parent belongs to All India Service of Karnataka cadre stating that the parent is a member of All India Cadre. The certificate shall also indicate the period during which he/she has served or is serving outside the state of Karnataka and if the parent is a State Government Employee, a Certificate from the concerned Head of Department or the Head of the Office where such parent is employed shall be produced in this regard. C. If claiming reservation benefits: Caste/ Caste Income Certificate issued by Concerned Tahsildar- For SC/ST in Form-D, Category-1 in Form-E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form- F (In case of married woman, certificate has to be in the name of candidate along with husband name & income of spouse (Ref G.O no DPAR 20 SBC 82, Dtd 28/12/1983) 5.5 Documents for Clause D A. Qualifying degree certificate from a recognized institution located in India. B. A study certificate of the parent employee for having studied for at least 10 years in State of Karnataka from the Head of the educational institution where he/she had studied. Further, School study certificates should be countersigned by the concerned Block Education Officer (BEO)/ Deputy Director of Public Instructions (DDPI) COMPULSORILY in the proforma prescribed. C. Home town declaration certificate of the parent employee as Karnataka while joining the service and showing that he is transferable anywhere in India issued by the employer. The extract shall be countersigned by the employing organization s competent authority. D. If claiming reservation benefits: Caste/ Caste Income Certificate issued by Concerned Tahsildar- For SC/ST in Form-D, Category-1 in Form-E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form- F (In case of married woman, certificate has to be in the name of candidate along with husband name & income of spouse (Ref G.O no DPAR 20 SBC 82, Dtd 28/12/1983). 5.6 Documents for Clause E A. Certificate showing that the parent is/ was a Member of Parliament elected from Karnataka issued by the Parliament Secretariat. B. Candidates study certificate for 10 years including the duration of study in New Delhi. C. If claiming reservation benefits: Caste/ Caste Income Certificate issued by Concerned Tahsildar- For SC/ST in Form-D, Category-1 in Form-E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form- F (In case of married woman, certificate has to be in the name of candidate along Page 22

23 with husband name & income of spouse (Ref G.O no DPAR 20 SBC 82, Dtd 28/12/1983). 5.7 Documents for Clause F A. Qualifying degree certificate from a recognized institution located in India. B. For serving defense personnel: Parent s home town declaration certificate as Karnataka while joining the services issued by the respective branch or integrated HQ of MoD for officers and respective Record Offices for JCOs / OR. C. For ex-servicemen: Parent s home town declaration certificate while joining the service issued by the Joint Director / Deputy Director of the concerned district and countersigned by the Director, Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement, Bangalore. D. If claiming reservation benefits: Caste/ Caste Income Certificate issued by Concerned Tahsildar- For SC/ST in Form-D, Category-1 in Form-E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form- F (In case of married woman, certificate has to be in the name of candidate along with husband name & income of spouse (Ref G.O no DPAR 20 SBC 82, Dtd 28/12/1983). 5.8 Documents for Clause G (Gadinadu Kannadiga) A. Allotment letter / details of having been allotted MBBS / BDS seat from KEA. B. Qualifying degree certificate from a recognized institution located in Karnataka. C. Residential certificate from the concerned Tahsildar of the respective disputed Taluk. D. Candidate s study certificate issued by the head of institution, which should be countersigned by Taluk Education Officer. E. A duly sworn declaration regarding mother tongue of the candidate as Kannada/ Tulu / Kodava. 5.9 Documents for Clause H (Horanadu Kannadiga) A. Allotment letter / details of having been allotted MBBS / BDS seat from KEA. B. Qualifying degree certificate from a recognized institution located in Karnataka. C. A domicile certificate issued by the concerned Revenue or Municipal Authorities certifying that the candidate and his either of parent have resided outside the state of Karnataka as on 31st March of the year of admission. The place of the Issuing authority shall correspond to the place of domicile of the candidate / father / mother. D. A domicile certificate issued by concerned Revenue Authorities of the state of Karnataka regarding the previous domicile of the father / mother of the candidate as a place in the state of Karnataka. The place of the Issuing authority shall correspond to the place of domicile of the father / mother. E. Candidate s Study certificate, Transfer Certificate. F. Father / Mother 10th standard marks card / cumulative record in original in support of mother tongue as Kannada / Tulu / Kodava. G. A duly sworn declaration regarding mother tongue of the candidate as Kannada/ Tulu / Kodava. Page 23

24 5.10 Religious Minority A. If she/he is a candidate of Karnataka Origin, and she / he is entitled to get 2B for Muslim and 3B for Christian, such candidates can claim Religious Minority reservation by submitting 2B or 3B certificates issued by the Tahshildar in Karnataka. Annexure 7A. B. Such of the candidates who are not entitled to get 2B or 3B certificates (Karnataka or non-karnataka) have to submit the Religious Minority certificates in the format given either signed by the Tahshildar / Revenue Officer / Head of the Institution last attended. C. If the certificate issuing authority is other than Revenue Tahshildar, then an affidavit (Annexure-7B to be typed on Rs.20/- Stamp Paper) to that effect has to be compulsorily produced along with the other certificates at the time of verification of documents Linguistic Minority A. Candidates of Karnataka Origin whose mother tongue is Tulu or Kodava or Telugu or Tamil only are eligible to get Linguistic Minority reservation. Such candidates can submit certificates issued either by the Tahshildar or Head of the school of tenth standard. Annexure 8A. B. If the certificate issuing authority is other than Revenue Tahshildar, then an affidavit (Annexure-8B to be typed on Rs.20/- Stamp Paper) to that effect has to be compulsorily produced along with the other certificates at the time of verification of documents St John s Medical Colleges, Bangalore A. For Roman Catholic religious Brothers/Priests/ Nuns with two year rural service in SJMC approved centers. i. Certificate of bona-fide membership in a Religious Congregation/Diocese from Superior General/ Provincial Superior/ Bishop. (Annexure 10) ii. Certificate of two year rural service issued by Director SJMC. (Annexure 9) B. For candidates with two year rural service in SJMC approved centers. i. Certificate of two year rural service issued by Director SJMC. (Annexure 9) C. For Roman Catholic Open Merit. i. Baptism Certificate from Roman Catholic Church in English language. Please provide English transcript if in any other language (attested by the Bishop). (Annexure 11) ii. Bona-fide Roman Catholic Certificate from Bishop of the Diocese. (Annexure 12) 5.13 NRI / NRI ward/ OCI / PIO / Foreign Nationals Candidates A. Candidate's parents resident certificate issued by the Embassy of that country complying with the Income Tax Rules / any other certificates to establish evidence that they are resident of that country / affidavit on Rs.100/- e-stamp paper to that effect. B. Candidate's passport / VISA / Resident VISA. Page 24

25 C. Citizenship of the candidate. D. Income Tax Documents required as per the Income Tax Act E. If NRI Ward - with Ward Certificate (Annexure 13). F. If candidate is foreign medical graduate must submit screening test certificate. G. Candidate s Study certificate for having studied outside India where applicable for the qualifying examination. Note: For the purpose of verification e-document may be considered with regard to NRI ward certificate subject to submitting the original at the time of taking the admission. H. For Foreign Nationals i. Foreign national s qualification registration certificate by the corresponding Medical Council or concerned authority in his / her own country from where he / she has obtained his / her basic medical graduate qualification. ii. Obtain Temporary registration certificate from MCI/DCI within one month of securing admission. Note: i. The candidates claiming any of the exemption specified above shall produce such certificate as specified by the committee for claiming such exemption. ii. The Karnataka Examinations Authority or the committee may from time to time specify for submission such other additional documents as deemed essential from all candidates through the application form or through a notification on their website. iii. In case, if any of the documents produced in respect of the Clause claimed by the candidate is found to be false / incorrect, the seat allotted to the candidate will be cancelled at any stage and the entire fee amount paid by such candidate will be forfeited. Page 25

26 6. PWD RESERVATIONS AND INSERVICE RESERVATIONS 6.1 ELIGIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWD) a. Only the candidates who are Persons with Disability of lower limb ranging from 40% to 70% should produce a Medical Certificate issued by Chairman, State Disability Board or Competent Government Doctor of State of Karnataka in the field of concerned disability at the time of Medical Test. b. The candidates are required to appear COMPULSORILY for Medical examination before a Committee comprising of the Executive Director, KEA, Bangalore, as Chairman, Assistant Commissioner (Disability Department) and Spec ialists from the department of Orthopedics. The Medical Board shall examine the candidate and certify regarding the percentage of disability and the decision of the Medical Board will be final. For this proviso, persons with the disability shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the 'Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Participation) Act 1995 (Central Act 1 /1995). c. The candidates with disability of lower limb less than 40% and more than 70% will not be eligible for claiming a seat under PWD Category. The Medical Board shall examine the candidate and certify regarding the percentage of disability and the decision of the Medical Board will be final. The candidates with less than 40% and more than 70% of lower limb disability and those who fail to appear before the Committee on the notified date and time will not be eligible to be considered for allotment of a seat under the persons with disability category. The list of eligible physically disabled candidates prepared by the Medical Board will be final for the purpose of allotment of seats. d. The Seats under PWD quota will be allotted to eligible PWD on inter-se-merit basis considering marks obtained in the entrance examination, based on the seats notified by the Government of Karnataka. e. The PWD (lower limb) seat allotment will be done based on the percentage of disability decided by the Medical Board. The decision of the Medical Board is final in all respects. f. The candidates who are having 50% to 70% of disability in only lower limb will be considered for seat allotment first, followed by the candidates who are having 40% to 50% lower limb disability. As Per Medical Council of India Upper limb disability is not considered for PWD quota. g. Candidates with disability below 40% candidates will not be eligible for selection of seats under PWD quota. The Medical examination of Persons with Disability will be held at KEA as notified on KEA Website, Sampige Road, 18th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore Page 26

27 Instructions for In-service candidates 6.2 In-service Candidate A. In- Service Candidates means persons belonging to the Health & Family Welfare Services, Employees State Insurance (Medical) Services, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Boards and Corporations, and institutions which are granted autonomous status including the persons deputed from such services to any other foreign services. As per G.O. No. HFW RGU.2012 dated ESIC Doctors working in Karnataka are considered as In-service Doctors and their seat allocation will be done under the quota of Boards & Corporations. B. Must be less than 48 years for in-service as on 31st March C. In Service Candidates should obtain NOC (No Objection Certificate) from Head of the concerned department and enter the relevant details in the registration form, further the same NOC should be submitted at the time of verification of documents. D. Eligibility for In-Service Candidates. The in-service doctors have to fulfill the following conditions stipulated under Rule 10 of Karnataka conduct of Entrance Test for admission to Post-Graduate Medical Degree and Diploma Courses Rules 2006 as amended from time to time. It is mandatory for the In- Service Candidates to be qualified in NEET PG The Head of the Departments should forward the applications of only such candidates who fulfill all the criteria mentioned in the application form. Advance copies from candidates will not be entertained. E. No in-service candidate shall be eligible for admission under these rules: i) Unless he/she has put in not less than Three years of regular employment in service including successful completion of probation period as on 31st March ii) Unless he / she has satisfactorily completed the prescribed period of probation. iii) No In-service candidate shall be eligible for admission to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma in any subject other than the speciality in which he / she is working. iv) An in-service candidate who is already holding a Post Graduate Degree in any Specialty shall not be eligible for admission to any other Post Graduate Degree or Diploma. v) An in-service candidate who is studying in any Post-Graduate Degree or Diploma course shall not be eligible for admission under these rules. vi) An In-Service candidate who is already holding a Postgraduate Diploma in any specialty shall be eligible for Post Graduate degree course in the same Specialty and shall not be eligible for any other Post Graduate Degree or Diploma Courses. vii) No In- Service Candidates are eligible; if they have any Departmental enquires against them. viii) Incomplete and incorrect applications are liable for rejection. No changes will be entertained after the submission of application. F. In addition to the above, In-service doctors should furnish the information sought in the application form and the heads of the departments should verify and forward the applications to the DME who will in turn forward them to The Executive Director, Page 27

28 Karnataka Examinations Authority, Malleshwaram, 18th Cross, Bangalore (for verification of documents). The Concerned Heads of Department i.e., Directors / Heads of Autonomous Institutions in respect of Medical Education, Health and Family Welfare Services, BBMP, ESI (MS), ESIC and Heads of other Boards and Corporations should verify and approve the details entered by the candidates online through the KEA portal for PGET 2018 with the credentials provided. G. The Government In-Service Candidates should produce a declaration as given below along with the application form. "I solemnly and sincerely affirm that the information furnished by me in this form are true and correct and in case of any of the information furnished by me is found to be false at any point of time, I am liable for the criminal prosecution including forfeiture of seat. I will also abide by the service bond that is given by me at the time of acceptance of seat selection." H. Reservation of seats for In- Service Candidates. The seats within the in-service quota shall be reserved as per the reservation policy of the State Government issued from time to time. Out of the total number of Government Quota Seats, the Government shall notify the number of seats to be reserved for In- Service Candidates. Any seats reserved for In- Service Candidates which shall remain un-filled for want of eligible candidate or otherwise shall be added to the non-in service quota seats. Note: a. An In-service candidate applying under In-service quota is not eligible to select a seat under Non In-service quota. Likewise, a candidate applying under Non In-service Quota will not be eligible to select a seat under In-service quota. b. In-service subject restrictions as notified by the appropriate authority will be followed. c. The certificates produced by any candidate under rules of eligibility and In- Service Candidates shall be verified with appropriate authorities and on such verification and on the basis of information received; Karnataka Examinations Authority may reject the application of any candidate if they found to be ineligible. Page 28

29 7. CAUTION NOTICE & NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT 7.1 CAUTION NOTICE a) Candidates are advised to refer to PGET-2018 website for Information Bulletin and details regarding PGET Candidates may visit website and for authentic information and periodic updates regarding notifications & instructions if any by Government of India b) Candidates are advised not to be allured by various claims of any party or person or institute for securing seat as per the regulations. c) Candidates are advised to bring any such information to the notice of KEA by or fax NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (NDA) No content of this counseling must be shared with friends, acquaintances or third parties including sharing through online means or via social media. Social media includes but not limited to SMS, Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Hangouts, and Blogs etc using either one s own account or proxy account. By registering for and /or appearing in NEET-PG the candidate explicitly agrees to the above Non Disclosure Agreement and general terms of use for NEET- PG as contained in this Information Bulletin & NEET- PG of any act or breach of the same shall be liable for penal action and cancellation of the candidature at the bare threshold. Page 29

30 8. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING APPLICATION FORM 8.1 The online registration process and submission of application form for PGET-2018 for admission to PG Medical /Dental Degree & Diploma courses for 2018 academic session is available at website Only online application is available. Application forms CANNOT be submitted in offline / printed copy by post. 8.3 Candidates are advised to carefully go through the registration user manual available on the website before starting the online registration. The online registration for PGET-2018 begins on 10 th March 2018 from 11:00 AM onwards. Candidate should make sure that all information entered in the application form is correct. Applications of candidates producing false or fabricated information will not be considered and candidates may be further debarred from all counseling procedure. 8.4 Online information provided by candidates like name of candidate, contact address details, category, PWD status, educational qualification details, date of birth etc during online submission of application form for PGET-2018 will be treated as correct and KEA will not entertain, under any circumstances, any request for change in the information provided by the candidates. 8.5 KEA does not edit /modify/alter any information entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application form under any circumstances. 8.6 However if any information is incorrect and needs to be updated, click the Edit Application buttons to make appropriate changes in the area where the correction needs to be made in their application between 15 th -16 th March 2018, 20:00hrs. 8.7 Any request for change in information thereafter will not be entertained and candidate(s) will have to approach the concerned counseling authority for the same. It cannot be warranted whether the concerned counseling authority shall allow the change or not. Therefore, aspirants are advised to exercise utmost caution for filling up correct details in registration system. 8.8 The last date for submission of online application form is 13 th March 2018 (11:59 PM). The candidate must take a final printout of the online application submitted. All fields marked * in the online application form are mandatory. Candidates must preserve hard copy of application form till the end of counseling process as details mentioned in application form will be required by selected candidates for Registration for online counseling for allotment of seats. Page 30

31 REGISTRATION GUIDE Steps in online submission of application form: a. Candidate creates his/her profile with a unique login ID b. Candidate information such as name, father s name, mother s name, date of birth, NBE Score are fetched from NBE data. c. Clause, Category, Reservations contact details etc. are captured d. Educational qualifications details are captured e. Inservice details are captured. f. Uploading photograph, left thumb impression & signature g. Online payment of fee is done by the candidate h. Print & submit application form. Please refer to KEA website regarding details for online submission of application form. Instructions for Uploading photograph, thumb impression & signature can be seen at website Page 31

32 VENUE OF DOCUMENT VERIFICATION Karnataka Examinationss Authority, Sampige Road, 18th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru Procedure for conduct of Verification The candidates should attend in person for document verification and no authorized representatives will be entertained under any circumstances. Original documents are verified against the computer data that has been furnished by him / her in his / her online registration application form. The eligibility claimed during online registration, is subject to document verification for the respective eligibility criteria. The candidate loses any claim to be considered for verification if he/she is not present on the allotted day for verification of documents. It is compulsory for all eligible candidates to get documents verified and procure user ID and Secret Key/Password to be eligible for option entry. No verification of documents and issue of USER ID and Secret key will be done other than on the day stipulated for the Candidate s Rank. Non appearance on that day will mean that the Candidate has forfeited his/her rights to participate in PGET-2018 Online Counseling and Seat Allotment by KEA. 9.1 Biometric verification: All the candidates have to compulsorily undergo biometric verification before registering himself / herself for the verification process. Candidates who qualify in the biometric verification will only be allowed for further process. 9.2 Registration of Candidate: The candidates should register their names at the entrance of the Registration hall by producing PGET Examination Admit Card issued by NBE (Hall Ticket) along with the filled Registration Form and Copy of the Challan for having paid the fees. Only the candidate is allowed to enter the verification hall. 9.3 Verification of Original Certificates: Verification will be conducted as per the serial number of NEET PG 2018 Merit list obtained from NBE & published on If any candidate misses the allotted date and time of document verification, he/she will not be able to attend verification at alternate date and time, further he / she will not be considered for entry of options to become eligible for seat allotment. Page 32

33 9.4 Ensure the following after documentation verification A. Verification Acknowledgement: A Verification Acknowledgement will be given to all the candidates on successful verification of the documents. Candidates are requested to verify all the details printed on it and if any wrong entries are made therein bring it to the notice of the Verification officer immediately. B. User ID/PGET No. and Secret Key: Unique Secret key consisting of alphanumeric characters will be printed on the Verification Acknowledgement. This KEYWORD is UNIQUE to every candidate. You are required to keep it confidential and this is to be used for your access to the Option Entry Login on the KEA website. Using this User ID and secret key the candidate has to coin his/her own password for further processes namely option entry,viewing of online seat allotment details,etc. For any reason User ID and Secret key should not be made known or revealed to others as it might enable modification / tampering the data. The Candidate will solely be responsible for maintaining secrecy of the Password and KEA will not take any responsibility in this regard. Secret key is important and should be held confidentially. It is as important as the PIN of ATM card. Password is essential for candidate s login, entry of options, change of options, saving and deletion of options and for printing of allotment details. In addition to above process, the KEA will include OTP (One time password) process for freezing the priority option entry. This process is for enhanced security. KIND ATTENTION: CANDIDATES WHO HAVE APPEARED AND JOINED A COLLEGE UNDER ALL INDIA QUOTA FIRST ROUND COUNSELING: (If applicable) Such of the candidates who have been allotted and have joined a college through the All India Quota counseling and therefore cannot produce their original certificates during KEA Document Verification. They have to produce the copy of seat allotment letter along with endorsement / acknowledgement of the original documents being deposited issued by the Principal of the admitted college. However exemption from production of ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SHALL ONLY BE GIVEN FOR DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED THERE. In lieu of submission of ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED WITH THE AIQ ALLOTTED COLLEGE, such candidates will submit a Demand Draft of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) in the name of Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, payable at Bangalore as security amount, during the Document Verification process along with an undertaking in the Form given in Annexure-14. For all other documents (i.e. documents NOT deposited with the AIQ allotted college) ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS have to be produced and non-production of such original documents will result in rejection and disqualification during DOCUMENT VERIFICATION ITSELF. Page 33

34 EVERY CANDIDATE INCLUDING THE ABOVE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE TO DEPOSIT ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WITH KEA BEFORE THEY ARE ISSUED THE ADMISSION ORDER BY KEA FOR THE FIRST ROUND ALLOTMENT. FURTHER PARTICIPATION IN SECOND ROUND OF ALLOTMENT BY KEA WILL MANDATORILY REQUIRE PRIOR DEPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS WITH KEA ONLY. i)if the Candidate confirms his /her intention to join the All India quota seat allotted college, therefore withdraws from participation in the KEA seat allotment process well within the last date for the First Round reporting OR ii) If the Candidate accepts the allotment of seat in the KEA 1stRound allotment and deposits all original documents with KEA and pays the fees and therefore becomes eligible to be issued the Admission Order. The amount will not be refunded if the candidate fails to report to KEA within the last date for the First Round seat allotment reporting and penalty will be imposed as per rules in force and allotment of seat stands cancelled. FURTHER SUCH CANDIDATE WILL BE DEBARRED FROM PARTICIPATION IN ALL FURTHER SEAT ALLOTMENT ROUNDS THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY KEA FOR PGET ALLOTMENT LETTER AND ENDORSEMENT LETTER REGARDING RETAINMENT OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES FROM ANY OTHER ENTRANCE EXAM CONDUCTING BODY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. CANDIDATES CANNOT CLAIM ANY EXEMPTION IN THIS REGARD AND CANNOT STAKE ANY SUCH CLAIM DURING DOCUMENT VERIFICATION AND THEY SHALL BE REJECTED DURING DOCUMENT VERIFICATION. Page 34

35 10. OPTION ENTRY STEPS: 10.1 How to enter the KEA website? Open any internet browser like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox for better view. For best results open it on a desktop or laptop and enter in the address bar and then press Enter. (Fig 1) Fig 1: Webpage address After successful entry of the website address candidates have to select the link titled as PGET OPTION ENTRY which will take you to next screen How to Login for the First Time? Every Candidate has to enter his / her PGET Number, Testing ID along with the Secret key which was printed on the verification Acknowledgement issued to him / her after verification. Steps: a. Open any internet browser (use Internet Explorer, Firefox for better view) and enter the website name as in the address bar and press Enter Button in the key board. Click on the link PGET-2018 OPTION ENTRY. b. Enter the PGET Number in the text box of the option entry home page. Click Submit button. (Fig 2) Fig 2 : After clicking PGET-2018 OPTION ENTRY Page 35

36 Fig3 c. Enter Testing ID which is on the application form. d. Enter Secret Key Provided after completion of verification of documents. e. Enter New Password (should consist of at least one alphabet and one number and should be of at least eight characters) (This is your secret Password, do not let others know to prevent misuse) f. Confirm New Password (should same as your New Password) g. Enter your Mobile Number (should be a valid mobile number in India, this is the number to which SMS alerts will be sent by KEA,so it is very important that you enter the number carefully. Just as you have done in the Verification Form that you filled in the Verification Centre) h. Enter your Id: (should be a valid id and this is the id to which log in and log out details will be sent,so it is important that you enter carefully and check the details) i. Select Secret Hint question from the List j. Type hint answer for the secret question. Please remember the same and keep it confidential. KEA will not be responsible for consequences arising from misuse of password. k. Click Login Button. l. Candidates should verify their basic information such as name, category, rank, etc. m. You will enter your Homepage on the Option Entry website. n. Check your details appearing on this page-you will see your name, PGET Rank, your Rank discipline wise etc How to Logout? Each time you log in remember you have accessed your homepage. Take care to see that you logout completely by clicking on the log out button. The candidate must logout after completing the session for option filling at any time and should not close the window as such Home Page after login. (Fig 4) Page 36

37 Fig 4: Home page after login 10.5 How to Change Password? (Fig 5) Carefully check all the basic details which you have entered earlier. After ascertaining the correctness of the entry the system will allow the candidate to enter new password. Please remember this password for continuation of the process of registration, option filling and option saving. This password or changed password will be required till completion of online allotment process. You can change your password any number of times. Your password needs to be carefully and confidentially retained by you.kea will not be responsible for any consequences arising due to forgotten password/misuse of your password. Fig Seat Matrix The KEA will publish the seat matrix as received from the Government before the commencement of allotment of seats in the first round. For the benefit of candidates, complete list of colleges and subjects has been provided in the information bulletin and further details about colleges can be obtained from Medical / Dental Council of India website Entry of Options by Candidates 1. Before entering the options for PG Medical or dental course and subject, please note that each college will have four different categories of seats. (Except Government Colleges) a. Government Share of seats in Government and Private colleges - G seats b. Private seats - P seats c. NRI seats - N Seats d. Others - O seats 2. Likewise please note that each category of seats has a separate fee structure (Government, Private, NRI, Others) Page 37

38 3. The college codes ending with. MG are indicating Government Share of seats in Government and Private colleges; the college codes ending with MP are indicating Private seats; the college codes ending with MN are indicating NRI seats and the college codes ending with MO are indicating the Other seats. 4. Types of candidates who are eligible to enter the options for different types of category of seats in a college, please read the eligibility. 5. Candidates should make a note of permitted and recognized status of the each seat before entering the options. (Visit MCI / DCI Website for more details) 6. Entry of options by the candidates will begin as per the calendar of events. The details of College, Course, Subject, Category and discipline available for allotment will be published on 7. The candidate may enter the course / college of his choice from among the seats available which is displayed at the time of entry of options i.e., discipline wise (Medical/Dental), course wise (Masters/Diploma), college wise. 8. The candidate will have the choice to enter all the options in the discipline to which he/she is eligible irrespective of the availability of seats. a. The option entry will be only once for all online seat allotment rounds. Candidates are required to note that there could be seat surrenders from All India Quota after the All India Quota last round as well as new approvals for additional intake and new courses approval in colleges at a later date. Candidates have to compulsorily declare the same to start option entry (Fig 6) Fig 6 b. Candidate can enter the options for one of the discipline for which he/she is eligible. Upon entry of preliminary information (fig 3) by the candidate in the option entry, the option entry form will be displayed. c. The entry form contains priority order number, discipline, college name, college code, course code and the subject code. The candidate has to give the priority order number from among the list of colleges and courses. Candidate can prioritize his/her options from series of permutation/combination of college and course. Page 38

39 d. There is no limit for entry of options. A candidate can enter any number of options as he / she wishes to exercise on his / her own priority. Candidates are advised to enter more number of options to avoid any disappointment of not securing a seat. Fig7: Option entry sample page e. Candidate has to enter the option in the order of priority as he / she desires. Candidates are advised to do thorough home assignment regarding the choices which they want to exercise, the college which they prefer, the course which they are interested to join etc. It is better to write the order of options on a sheet of white paper and discuss the same with your parents / guardians / mentors etc before actually entering same in the system. f. Your interest in the college infrastructure, course, distance from your place, availability of hostel, fees, stipend etc may be some of the issues to guide your choices of options and advice of your parents. As it will save your time and minimize your chance of making mistake in option entry on the online option entry form. g. Candidate must take printout of the options entered for further references. Fig 8: Option entry print out h. The allotment will not proceed to the next rank candidate till the list of your options is completely searched for availability of a seat. The candidate may change the options as many times as he / she desires before the last date and time notified for entry of options. After entry of options candidate has to select the button submit and logout. Page 39

40 11. RESERVATION OF SEATS IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES: 11.1 Hyderabad Karnataka reservation policy: i. Local person: Any person claiming reservation as local person shall obtain eligibility certificate issued by competent authority. A candidate for admission to any course of study shall be regarded as a local person in relation to the Local area as explained in Para 4 of the The Karnataka educational Institutions (regulations of admission in the Hyderabad Karnataka Region) Order ii. The reservation of seats in respect of local persons: Regional institutes including Government, Private, private unaided and deemed universities shall reserve 70% of available seats for local persons every year after deducting the seats allocated to All India quota/nri quota in every course of study and State wide institutions shall reserve 8% of available seats for local persons every year after deducting the seats allocated to All India quota/nri quota iii. Reservation for local person shall be calculated based on the total number of seats available in an institution shall be made on rotation wise and specialty wise every year. iv. The reservation of seats in respect of local persons shall be applicable to all the courses run by all the institutions listed in the notification No HFW 380 RGU 2013,Bangalore, dated 01/02/2014 v. Horizontal and vertical reservation policy will be applicable to seats in Government Institutions and for the Government quota seats in Private institutions Reservation for Persons with disabilities: 3% of the Government seats will be reserved in favor of Persons with disabilities. The candidates claiming reservation under this category will be required to appear for Medical examination before a Committee comprising of the Executive Director, KEA as Chairman and three specialists from the Department of Orthopedics. The Medical Board will examine the candidate and certificate and certify regarding the percentage of disability and the decision of the Medical Board is final. For the purpose of this proviso, persons with disability shall have the same meaning assigned to it, in the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Participation) Act 1995 (Central Act 1 / 1995). The candidates with disability less than 40% and more than 70% will not be eligible for claiming a seat under Persons with Disabilities. NOTE: The Persons with Disabilities, who fail to appear before the Committee for Medical examination, will not be eligible to be considered for allotment of seat under Persons with Disabilities. Page 40

41 11.3 Reservation for SC, ST and OBC s category: Reservation is made in favor of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes of citizens under categories 1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in accordance with Government Order No. SWL 251 BCA 94 dated 31st January 1995, as amended from time to time. Production of a Caste Certificate / Caste Income Certificate issued by the concerned Jurisdictional Tahasildar in accordance with the Government order No. Sa Ka E 225 BCA 2002 dated 30th March 2002 and No. Sa Ka E 104 BCA 2011 dated as amended from time to time, in Form D in case of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes; in Form E in case of Category-I; in Form F in case of Other Backward Classes like 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in support of the claim is mandatory for selecting a seat under reserved category. Provided that candidates belonging to SC, ST & Category - I should produce an Income certificate issued by Jurisdictional Tahasildar in the prescribed format. SC / ST / OBC reservation is applicable only to Karnataka SC / ST / OBC candidates. Page 41

42 12. COUNSELING PROCEDURE (ALLOTMENT LOGIC) The seat matrix issued by the Government for each discipline will be adopted for allotment seats. College wise, course wise and category wise seat matrix issued by Government will be hosted on the KEA website for the information of the candidates and parents. The allotment will be based on merit, priority of options entered by the candidate and roster prescribed by the Government. The allotment of seats will be conducted in two rounds and each round consists of three phases and each phase consists of number of iterations. 1. First Round. 2. Second Round. 3. Mop-up Round: * Detailed information will be published later 12.1 Order of online seat allotment in first round: A. Persons with Disability (Percentage of lower loco-motor disability group which are 51-70% followed by 40-50% and merit / rank list). B. In-service Quota Candidates (Merit list prepared in consultation with respective departments) In-service Quota include: i. Boards & Corporations (Includes ESI Corporation) ii. Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike iii. ESI (M) S iv. Autonomous Institutions v. H & F W Department-. The seat allotment for in-service quota candidates will be done in the above order. C. Non In-service Quota Candidates (Purely on merit) The seat will be allotted to the eligible candidates as per the roster system and seat matrix issued by the Government and based on the options entered by the candidates. Eligible candidates of Persons with Disability will be considered first followed by In-service candidates and then by Non in-service candidates Procedure for allotment of seats in Medical / Dental Discipline: The computer starts with allotment of seats to rank number 1 in Medical discipline. The computer first checks the availability of seats for the First option entered by the candidate with Rank no 1. Obviously the candidate will get the seat as per his options. Whereas for the next rank holders the computer check the availability of seats for the first option, if seat is available it will allot or if the seat is not available then the computer will search for the next option. Like that the computer will search for the availability of seats for all the options entered by the candidates. The computer will stop searching for allotment of seats once the seat is allotted then the computer will move on to next eligible candidates. Similarly the computer will search for all the candidates based on the merit and options. Like this the computer will reach the last rank till seats are exhausted or till last rank candidate is reached. This entire process is called iteration. Page 42

43 12.3 Seat Allotment Logic: Based on the seat matrix issued by the Government, action will be taken to allot the seats to the candidates based on their eligibility and reservation criteria. The options entered by the candidate will be considered for allotment based on the merit. While allotting the seats to the candidates, the computer will check the availability of seats for each option based on the priority of options. The order of allotment / reservation for each of the category is detailed below for the information of the candidates. CATEGORY 1G 1GH 2AG 2AGH 2BG ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE PRIORITY CATEGORY PRIORITY CATEGORY CATEGORY CATEGORY CATEGORY PRIORITY OPN 1 OPN 1 OPN 1 GMP 2 GMP 2 GM GMP 2 GM 3 GMPH 3 GM 3 1G 4 2BGH GM 4 OPN 1 OPN 1 GMH 5 GMP 2 GMP 2 2BG 6 GMH GMPH 3 GMPH 3 2BH 7 GM 4 GM 4 OPN 1 GMH 5 GMH 5 GMP 2 OPN OPN 1 3AG 1G 6 GM 3 OPN 1 1H 7 3AG 4 GMP 2 SCG OPN 1 OPN 1 GM 3 GMP 2 GMP 2 SCG 4 GM 3 GMPH 3 OPN 1 2AG 4 3AGH GM 4 GMP 2 OPN 1 GMH 5 GMPH 3 GMP 2 3AG 6 SCGH GM 4 GMPH 3 3AH 7 GMH 5 GM 4 OPN 1 SCG 6 GMH 5 GMP 2 SCH 7 3BG 2AG 6 GM 3 OPN 1 2AH 7 3BG 4 GMP 2 STG OPN 1 OPN 1 GM 3 GMP 2 GMP 2 STG 4 GM 3 GMPH 3 OPN 1 2BG 4 3BGH GM 4 GMP 2 GMH 5 GMPH 3 3BG 6 STGH GM 4 3BH 7 GMH 5 STG 6 STH 7 The allotment of seat for a particular candidate is based on his/her rank and priority option entered. In any category, the candidate option is searched in general category (GM) and allotted, if no seat is available in GM category the computer searches in Hyderabad Karnataka GM quota (GMH) and allots the seat. If seat is not available either in GM or GMH Page 43

44 then it follows the priority order as shown above. This improves the category of seat allotted to roster. In the same manner all the categories improved as per roster for candidates claiming reservation Order of online seat allotment in Second round: A. Persons with Disability (Percentage of Disability group which are 51-70% and 40-50% and merit / rank list). B. In-service Quota Candidates (Merit list prepared in consultation with respective departments) In-service Quota include: i. Boards & Corporations (Includes ESI Corporation) ii. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike iii. ESI (M) S iv. Autonomous Institutions v. H & F W Department-. The seat allotment for in-service quota candidates will be done in the above order. The de-categorization will be done for the remaining seats and allotment will be done as per the merit list. All the seats are de-categorized i.e., converted to General Category only of the respective department and then What is de-categorization: After completion of allotment of seats in each department the unfilled seats in different categories will be converted to General Category only of the respective departments. Grand de-categorized round: The grand de-categorized round will be done based on the merit list published by NBE (for Karnataka State only), all departments as well as seats are merged and seat allotment will be conducted at once. There afterwards, the unfilled seats will be transferred to non-in-service quota and offered to them in the second round after distribution of seats as per Roster System followed by Government. Non-In-service Quota Candidates: 1. Non-in-service candidates counseling will be done based on the merit list announced. 2. Allotment letter and admission fee paid receipt issued from the KEA is mandatory to the candidates who have selected seat in the first round conducted by KEA. Page 44

45 NOTE: 1. In second round of online seat allotment, surrendering of seat is not permitted; candidates who want to surrender the seat should surrender the seat at KEA on or before the last date prescribed for entry of options for second round. 2. The candidates who select the seat either in first round or in the second round should compulsorily report to the selected college as the seat allotment is based on the priority of options entered by the candidates. Mere not reporting to the selected college will not be presumed by the candidates that they have surrendered the seat to KEA and it is tantamount of blocking of seat and it attracts the penalty. Further, Government may initiate legal action against such candidates for blocking the seats. Page 45

46 13. Post Allotment Procedures. The First Round seat allotment list will be hosted on the Website. Candidate should login and exercise any one of the 4 choices: The choices are: Choice 1 Satisfied with the allotted seat and candidate is willing to report to the allotted college, not interested in further allotment of seats in any subsequent round for any discipline. Such candidates should undergo Biometric verification, pay the prescribed fees and submit the original documents, obtain the admission order and report to the college on or before last date as specified in the admission order. He/she should login to their Option Entry Log-In-Id and report to KEA that they have joined. If a candidate fails to report back to KEA that they have joined, then their seat will be cancelled even though they might have physically joined. Further any candidate who has paid the fees and obtained the Admission Order and fails to report to the College on or before the last date and time specified by KEA in the admission Order, for such candidates no extension of time will be given and the allotment made in his favor shall be treated as cancelled and he / she has no claim further on such allotment and they will not be considered for allotment of seats in the subsequent round. Such seats shall revert back to the pool and fee paid by them will be forfeited. Implication: Not eligible to participate in the subsequent rounds. Important: Before opting for this choice candidate is advised to be sure as he / she cannot come back to Option Entry Process for PG 2018 admissions. The candidates who exercise Choice 1 should follow the guidelines detailed below: The candidate has to confirm that he / she is satisfied with the allotted seat in the first round. Then candidate has to make the payment by following procedures prescribed in the following pages. After ascertaining the payment, candidates will be allowed to submit the original documents. After making the payment candidate has to submit the original documents to KEA on the specified dates. Collect the Admission Order from KEA and report to the college on or before the last date mentioned in the Admission Order. After reporting to the college update the joining status details on the KEA Web Portal that candidate has reported to the college. Inform the college authority to log on to College Portal to enter the candidate reported details. Note: The Choice 1 candidate who fails to produce any one of the original document or all the documents or who fails to pay the fees, for such candidates the seat allotted to them in the first round stands cancelled automatically and also such candidates will not be considered for further round of seat allotment. Page 46

47 13.2 Choice2 Candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat but wishes to participate in the next round. Such candidates should pay the prescribed fees and submit the original documents after undergoing Biometric verification and wait for allotment in second round. No admission order will be given. If there is provision for up gradation of candidates option entry, seat will be allotted in second round and then earlier allotted seat gets cancelled automatically. If no seat is allotted in the second round then earlier allotted seat will still holds good in the favor of candidate. Implication: Eligible to participate in the subsequent round keeping the seat allotted on hold. However, if other seat gets allotted in the second round the candidate loses his old seat. There is no choice between the seats of first and second round. The candidates who exercise Choice 2 should follow the guidelines detailed below: The candidate has to confirm that he / she is satisfied with the allotted seat in the first round. The candidate who exercises Choice 2 have to compulsorily pay the fees by following procedures prescribed in the following pages. After ascertaining the payment, candidates will be allowed to submit the original documents on the dates specified at a later date. After making the payment candidate has to submit the original documents to KEA on the specified dates. Candidate shall not join the allotted college for the seat allotted in the first round they have to wait for the second round seat allotment. The seat allotted the candidate in the first round will be considered as last option in the second round. NOTE: The candidate will not have any Choice to exercise in round 2. The Choice 2 candidates are participating in the second round by holding a seat allotted in the first round. Further, i. If the seat is upgraded in the second round then the candidate has to collect the admission order and report to the college. ii. If the seat is not upgraded in the second round then the seat allotted to them in the first round will be confirmed and the candidate has to collect the admission order and report to the college on or before the last date mentioned in the Admission Order. iii. After reporting to the college update the joining status details on the KEA Web Portal that candidate has reported to the college. iv. Inform the college authority to log on to College Portal to enter the candidate reported details. Page 47

48 13.3 Choice 3: The candidate is not satisfied with the present allotment and wishes to participate in the next round of counseling. The previously allotted seat is forfeited and offered to the next eligible candidate. Such candidates should submit the original documents on notified dates before second round of online seat allotment and wait for second round of seat allotment. If original documents are not submitted such candidates are not eligible for second round of seat allotment. Implication: Eligible to participate in the second round only if he/she submitted original documents and no claim on previously allotted seat. The candidates who exercise Choice 3 should follow the guidelines detailed below: If the candidate is not satisfied with the allotted seat in the first round and wish to participate in the second round then he / she has to exercise Choice 3 on the KEA Web portal. Candidates need not pay the fees for the seat allotted in the first round. Candidate has to submit the original documents to KEA on the specified dates to become eligible to participate in the second round. NOTE: The Choice 3 candidates are participating in the second round without holding any seat. Further, i. If the seat is allotted in the second round then the candidate has to compulsorily pay the fees for the seat allotted. ii. After making the payment, candidate has to collect the admission order and report to the college on or before the last date mentioned in the Admission Order. iii. After reporting to the college update the joining status details on the KEA Web Portal that candidate has reported to the college. iv. Inform the college authority to log on to College Portal to enter the candidate reported details v. The candidate will not have any choice to exercise in round Choice 4: Not satisfied with KEA allotted seat and candidate has got seat elsewhere, so candidate is quitting and not to be considered for allotment of seats in any of the further rounds. Implication: Not eligible to participate in the subsequent round and no hold on the allotted seat and seat allotted earlier will get cancelled. Page 48

49 Choice Entry Printout: NOTE: If a candidate fails to exercise any of the above four choices or fails to follow any prescribed procedures within the stipulated date and time through KEA portal, then the seat allotted to such candidate stands cancelled automatically without any further notice in this regard and he/she shall not be allowed to participate in further rounds Choice-2 / Choice-3 / not allotted Candidates. All the candidates who were allotted seat in the first round and opted choices 2 or 3 and also those candidates who have not been allotted a seat during first round should undergo Biometric verification, submit their original documents on notified dates to KEA before Page 49