Vishnu Ayurveda College

Vishnu Ayurveda Medical College, Palakkad was established in 2002 under the inspiration and visionary leadership of Dr. P. Ramachandran Nair, PhD, the Founder Director of the institution. The college is recognized by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, and is affiliated with the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), Thrissur. Since its inception, the college has nurtured and produced many dedicated and competent Ayurvedic medical professionals who are serving in government sectors, private hospitals, and healthcare institutions in India and abroad. The institution has earned a ‘B’ Grade in the Quality Council of India’s first nationwide ranking of Ayurveda colleges, reflecting its academic and clinical standards, and is currently striving towards NAAC accreditation to further enhance quality and excellence in Ayurvedic education.

Vishnu Ayurveda Medical College, Palakkad Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) Counseling is conducted by Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala (85%)

The Entrance Commissionerate, was established in 1983 under Government Order GO(MS) No. 31/83/HEDn, is entrusted with conducting entrance examinations and counselling for admission to various professional courses in the state. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) is responsible for organizing entrance tests and carrying out seat allotments to professional undergraduate and postgraduate courses based on merit and communal reservation. Major courses handled by CEE include Kerala Engineering Architecture and Medical (KEAM), Three-Year and Five-Year LL.B, LL.M, B.Pharm (Lateral Entry), and various postgraduate programmes such as Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Nursing, Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy. The Single Window System, known as the Centralized Allotment Process (CAP), reflects CEE’s commitment to streamlining admissions by providing a systematic, transparent, and merit-based allocation mechanism. As a government organization, CEE remains dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of transparency, fairness, and excellence in the field of education.

Criteria of Eligibility for Admission: Only Indian citizens are eligible for admission to professional courses unless otherwise notified; however, Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, including PIO cardholders, are treated at par with Indian citizens solely for the purpose of admission in accordance with the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgment and relevant Government Orders, though PIO/OCI candidates are not eligible for any kind of reservation. Based on nativity, candidates seeking admission to professional courses are classified into three categories: Keralite, Non-Keralite Category I (NK I), and Non-Keralite Category II (NK II). Candidates who have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually at the Higher Secondary Examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala or examinations recognised equivalent thereto and obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology are eligible. For BHMS course, Biology/Biotechnology studied as additional subjects as 10+2 is not considered for admission.

(i) Keralite: A candidate of Kerala origin will be categorised as a ‘Keralite’. Children of AllIndia Service (AIS) officers (Non-Keralites) allotted to Kerala cadre are deemed to be ‘Keralites’ as per G.O. (Rt) No. 822/08/H. Edn. dated 29/05/2008. But they will not be eligible for Communal/Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee concession.

(ii) Non-Keralite Category I (NK I): A candidate who is not of Kerala origin but fulfils anyone of the following conditions will be categorised as 'Non Keralite Category I' (NK I).
a. A candidate who has undergone qualifying course in Kerala and who is son/daughter of Non-Keralite parents belonging to Government of India/Defence Service, posted to Kerala.
b. A candidate who has undergone qualifying course in Kerala and who is son/daughter of Non-Keralite parents who are serving/served Government of Kerala for a minimum period of two years.
c. A candidate who is not of Kerala Origin but has been a resident of Kerala State for a period of 5 (five) years within the period of 12 (twelve) years of his/her study.
d. A candidate who is not of Kerala Origin but who has undergone his/her school studies in Kerala from standard VIII to XII.
Note :- Non-Keralite Category I candidates will be considered against ‘State Merit’ seats for Engineering/Architecture/B.Pharm/Medical & Medical Allied courses. But they will not be eligible for Communal/ Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee concession.

(iii) Non-Keralite Category II [NK II]: Candidates who do not come under ‘Keralite’ or 'Non-Keralite Category I' will be categorised as ‘Non-Keralite Category II'. Such candidates are eligible for admission to both Government and Management quota seats in Engineering courses in Government Cost Sharing Engineering colleges. However the ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates will be considered for admission to the Government seats in Engineering courses in Government Cost-Sharing Engineering colleges only when the Keralite and Non-Keralite I (NK I) candidates are not available for admission. ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates are also eligible for admission to both Government and Management quota seats in Private Self-financing Engineering/Architecture/Siddha/Unani colleges. But for Siddha and Unani course, ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates will be considered only when the Keralite and Non-Keralite I (NK I) candidates are not available for admission. ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates are also eligible for admission to a maximum of 10% seats under Management Quota in Private Self Financing Pharmacy colleges subject to fulfilling the eligibility conditions in clause 6.2 & 6.3. ‘Non Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates are not eligible for admission to Medical and Medical Allied/ Engineering/ Pharmacy/Architecture courses in Government colleges. Fifteen percent of the seats for the admission of students to MBBS, BAMS, BSMS and BUMS Courses in Self-Financing colleges in Kerala are set apart for the allotment of candidates irrespective of their Domicile as per the rank list prepared by the Commissioner for the Entrance Examinations on the basis of the rank obtained in the NEET-UG 2025 conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), New Delhi. The ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates will not be eligible for Communal/ Special/ Persons with Disabilities reservation, or any fee concession.

Note: The following category of candidates will not be governed by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above: Candidates to be admitted in respect of seats reserved for the nominees of Government of India, Administration of Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Administration, Jammu & Kashmir, candidates selected through the All India quota seats for MBBS/BDS courses and candidates sponsored under reciprocal quota by Govt. of Karnataka/ Tamil Nadu.

The percentage break-up of seats as per mandatory reservation is as follows:

Note: 1. As per GO(Ms) No. 46/2015/SCSTDD dated: 23.06.2015, the reservation pattern in Govt. Medical College, Palakkad (Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences, Palakkad) will be as follows: Scheduled Caste - 70%, Scheduled Tribe - 2%, General Merit – 13% and All India Quota- 15%.
2. As per GO (Rt.)No. 1621/2017/H&FWD dated 08.06.2017, the reservation pattern in Government Medical College, Kollam will be as follows: State Quota-50%, Wards of Insured Persons under Employees State Insurance Corporation-35% (Not allotted by CEE), All India Quota15%.

How to Apply for the Entrance Examination / Admission: Online submission of application through the website www.cee.kerala.gov.in is required to apply for admission to all the courses (MBBS, BDS, and Other Medical & Medical Allied courses, B.Pharm, Engineering and Architecture).

Application Fee: A candidate who does not belong to SC/ST communities will be treated as ‘General’ candidate for the collection of application fee. The application fee for all candidates will be as follows:

Online Payment: The application fee must be paid online only through credit card, debit card, or internet banking; successful payment will show “Transaction Successful,” and in case of failure, the amount (if debited) will be refunded within 5–7 working days. Application/additional fees once paid are non-refundable under any circumstances.

Online Submission of Application: Detailed instructions for filling each item of the application are available under the “How to Apply” link on www.cee.kerala.gov.in; candidates must complete all five mandatory steps of the KEAM-2025 online application, including uploading the required certificates and documents, on or before the notified last date. Applicants should access the “KEAM-2025 Online Application” link on the website and are advised to visit the site regularly for updates and notifications.

Step 1: Registration: Registration is a one-time process during which a system-generated Application Number will be issued. Candidates must create their own password, preferably a strong one, to ensure secure online access. A strong password should be at least 8 characters long and include at least one alphabet (a–z or A–Z), one number (0–9), and one special character (!@#$%^&*). The password must be re-entered for confirmation. Candidates are advised to carefully note and retain the Application Number and login credentials provided at this stage for all future logins.
Note: Don’t disclose password to others. It’s recommended to change the password periodically. Password is required till the end of allotment process of KEAM-2025 for further login including mark submission and Centralized Allotment Process.

Step 2: Fill Application: At this stage, candidates must enter all basic details required by the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations after carefully reading the Prospectus. The information provided will be used for processing the application; therefore, any error or submission of false, incomplete, or incorrect details may affect eligibility for admission or reservation claims. Filling in all fields is mandatory. Once the application is completed, candidates can review the entered details using the “Save & Preview” option and, after confirming their accuracy, submit the application by clicking “Save & Finalize.”
Note: No modification of the application will be possible after clicking the ‘Save & Finalize’ button in step 2.

Step 3: Application Fee At this step, the candidate has to make the payment of application fee by way of Online Payment.

Step 4: Upload Images & Certificates A recent passport size photograph of the candidate and Signature of the candidate, all in jpeg format of given specifications are to be uploaded. In addition all the certificates and documents in support of the various claims made in the applications should be uploaded. Nativity proof as stipulated in clause 6, proof for date of birth and SSLC or equivalent certificate are mandatory. Note: If more than one document have to be uploaded for a single claim, all the documents should be converted into a single pdf file and uploaded.

Step 5: Print Application Acknowledgement Page After completing step 4, Candidate should take a printout of the Application Acknowledgement page from the online application for future references.

Applications should be complete in all respects. A candidate will be considered for the Entrance Examination or for admission, only if he/she has furnished the relevant certificates prescribed in the Prospectus, in proof of eligibility, or in support of any claim for reservation, under any category.

The procedure of online submission of application will be completed only by uploading all supporting documents and certificates. Candidates are directed to keep a copy of the printout of Application Acknowledgement page of the online application for further reference. Do not send the printout of the Application Acknowledgement page and supporting documents to the Office of the CEE by post/e-mail/in person. Candidates are liable to produce all the original documents as and when required by CEE/admitting authority for verification.

Reservation Claims:
To claim Communal Reservation: Only ‘Keralites’ as specified in Clause 6.1(i) are eligible for Communal Reservations.
(a) Non-Creamy Layer Certificate for State Government Education purpose in the prescribed format (Annexure XXVII) should be uploaded to the online application for claiming reservation under SEBC quota and OEC claim for Government Seats.
(b) Community certificate in the prescribed format should be uploaded to the online application for claiming reservation under SC/ST, for Govt. seats.
(c) Inter-Caste marriage certificate in the prescribed format from the Tahsildar concerned should be uploaded to the online application for candidates who are children of Inter-Caste married couple of whom one is SC/ST, and who are eligible for educational and monetary benefits admissible to SC/ST as per Para 2 (ii) of GO (MS) No.25/2005/SCSTDD dated 20.06.2005. Proforma of the certificate is available in website (See Annexure XV).
(d) EWS certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure XXVI (a) / (b)) should be uploaded to the online application for claiming reservation under EWS quota seats.
Note: (i) Candidates claiming SC/ST reservation who are children of Inter caste married couple of whom one is SC/ST, should upload the Extract of First standard school admission register showing the Caste/Community and the relevant page of Secondary School Leaving Certificate also. If the candidate is not from the Kerala SSLC stream, relevant page of the School Leaving Certificate of the parents should be uploaded.
(ii) SC/ST claims in respect of candidates whose parents were natives of other states but migrated to the State of Kerala before 1950 shall upload documents in evidence of migration also.
(iii) Christian converts who have subsequently embraced Hindu religion should upload Suddhi Certificate and Gazette Notification and also upload Community Certificate in the Prescribed Format.

To claim Special Reservation: Candidates should upload required certificates to the online application in support of any special reservation claimed by them and produce Original certificates before the admitting authority (See clause 5.2).
To claim reservation under ‘Persons with Disabilities’: No documents/certificates in support of disability claim is to be uploaded to the online application. However, candidate claiming PD status must indicate this on the application.
To claim any Fee Concession/Scholarship: Candidates belonging to ‘Keralite’ category as defined in Clause 6.1(i) (except those who are eligible for educational and monetary benefits admissible to SC/ST/OEC categories who wish to be considered for any fee concession/ scholarship/ any other benefit based on the annual family income, that may be announced by the Government/College/Admitting authority at any time after the submission of the application) should upload the income certificate from the authorities concerned in the prescribed format, to the online application itself, to avail of such concessions. Income certificates produced after final submission of online application will not be considered for granting any such concession.
Note: Certificates which are defective and incomplete will not be considered for granting any claim.

Documents to be uploaded:
(a) Proof for Nativity as specified in Clause 6.1.1.(Mandatory)
(b) (i) SSLC or equivalent certificate (Mandatory)
(ii) If the date of birth is not mentioned in the SSLC Certificates candidate should upload equivalent certificate to prove date of birth (Mandatory).
(c) The following students must upload the course certificate duly filled in with signature and seal of the Head of the Institution for getting weightage/reservation-
(i) Final year Plus-two students who studied Sanskrit as second language, for Ayurveda ranklist preparation.
(ii) Final year VHSE (Livestock Management), HSE (Dairy Farmer Entrepreneur course), HSE (Small Poultry Farmer course) and Final year VHSE (Agri.) course/ HSE (as per NSQF Agri. stream) students.
(iii) The candidates who have already passed the above Plus-two/VHSE course must upload the mark list of the qualifying examination.
(d) Non-Creamy Layer Certificate for State Government Education purpose in the prescribed format given in Annexure XXVII from the Village Officer concerned for community reservation claims in the case of SEBC/OEC candidates.
(e) Community Certificate from the Tahsildar concerned in the prescribed format given in Annexure XXIXin the case of SC/ST candidates.
(f) Certificates as proof in support of any claim for special reservation.
(g) Inter-Caste marriage certificate in the prescribed format given in Annexure XV from the Tahsildar concerned, if applicable. [See Clause 7.5.1 (c)].
(h) Mark lists of all parts of the BSc. Degree Examination and Higher Secondary or equivalent Examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects, in case of those seeking admission to Medical courses as per Note to Clause 6.2.1.
(i) Documents of Minority reservation, if applicable, as per clause 5.6. (In the prescribed format given in Annexure XXVIII)
(j) EWS Certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure XXVI(a), (b)) as per G.O (MS) No.23/2022/P&ARD dated 04.10.2022, issued by the Village Officer (if applicable).

The following documents shall be uploaded for NRI Quota reservation

1. Passport copy and Visa/ Green Card/Norka Roots ID/Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) documents of their respective sponsors. The job of the sponsor should be mentioned in any of the above documents.
2. The visa of the Sponsor should be valid till the closing date of admission in respect of Medical and Medical Allied courses. Note: If validity of visa expires before the closing date of admission, candidates shall produce sworn affidavit of the sponsor deposing that the valid renewal (of) visa / acknowledgement will be produced at or before the time stipulated for the allotment process conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.
3. In case, the employment of the sponsor is not mentioned in the above documents, the candidate has to produce the Employment Certificate of the Sponsor attested by the Embassy/Consulate authorities.
4. The Certificates clearly establishing the relationship of the sponsor with the candidate shall be obtained from the Revenue authorities as per the G.O (MS) No. 243/14/H&FWD dated 06.08.2014.

Note: Relationship should clearly be established. In case relationship is mentioned as Niece/Cousin/Uncle/Aunt only in the space provided for in the certificate, the Village Officer should give an explanation of the relation in the certificate itself. Niece/Cousin/Uncle/Aunt should be explained with clear relationship. The relationship link should be clearly explained. Certificates showing mere Niece/ Cousin/Uncle/Aunt without establishing clear relationship link will be rejected. Candidates shall verify the certificate properly before submitting online. Directives of AFRC from time to time will be applicable to the NRI documents subject to the Government Orders.