Organisation : Cochin University Science & Technology
Announcement : Answer Key
Entrance Test : Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015
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CAT 2015- ANSWER KEY- test code 101-B Tech/ Msc Photonics
CUSAT- CAT 2015 – Test 101 – Answer Key
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SPECIAL RESERVATIONS :
Besides communal reservation, specified numbers of seats are set apart under “Special Reservation” as detailed below. All applicants under this quota have to appear for the Common Admission Test/ Department Admission Test, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified.
1. Physically Challenged: Physically challenged persons with minimum of 40% disability as certified by the Medical Board stipulated under relevant rules of Government of Kerala in the matter, are eligible for reservation. The certificate produced should be either in Malayalam or in English. 3% seats are reserved for physically challenged candidates for all B.Tech courses, except B.Tech Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture & Ship Building, Instrumentation, Polymer Science & Engineering and Safety & Fire Engineering. One seat each for all other academic programmes except M.Sc. (Industrial Fisheries) is reserved for physically challenged candidates. The seats allotted to physically challenged candidates are supernumerary in nature. A certificate of disability in original from the District Medical Board certifying the percentage of disability issued not earlier than 12 months prior to the date of counseling / GD / interview / admission, whichever is earlier, has to be produced by the candidate. The percentage of disability shall not be an index for gaining eligibility / admission. Admission shall be based on merit of the candidates. A medical board constituted by the University will examine individual cases prior to admission. The decision of the board will be final.
2. Blind: Reservation for Blind candidates is applicable only for MA (Hindi) and LLM programmes. The certification requirement is same as applicable to the Physically Challenged (detailed above)
3. Experienced Candidates:
a. M.B.A. (Part-time): 50% seats of the M.B.A. (Part-time) programme are reserved for candidates having 3 years of supervisory / executive experience after taking the degree. In the absence of sufficient number of eligible candidates from the aforesaid category, the vacant seats will be treated as open to all candidates.
b. M.Philprogrammes: 50% seats of the M.Phil. programmes are reserved for University / College teachers having not less than three years of teaching experience. Such candidates coming under FIP of the UGC or QIP of AICTE will be given preference.
4. Sponsorship from Lakshadweep Administration: One supernumerary seat under All India Merit quota is reserved in each BTech Programmes of SOE and CUCEK for candidates from Lakshadweep who are sponsored by Lakshadweep Administration. The candidates will be ranked among them on the basis of their rank in JEE conducted by the CBSE in the current year.
5. Sponsored Candidates: Specified number of seats as detailed below are reserved for “Sponsored Candidates” with a maximum age limit of 45 years as on 1st September of the year of admission (except for M.Sc. Electronic Science for which the maximum age limit is 30 years and for all M.Tech programmes, the maximum age limit is 40 years as on 1st August of the year of admission).
a. M.C.A.: Two seats of the M.C.A. programme are reserved for candidates with a minimum of three years’ experience in the relevant field sponsored by industry / teaching / research organizations of the Central / State Governments. Candidates for sponsored quota must have a minimum experience of three years in the relevant field and must be sponsored by University or Industry / Teaching / Research organizations of Centre / State Government /or by Private Engineering Colleges approved by AICTE. Maximum age of sponsored candidates is fixed as 40 years as on 1st August of the year of admission. Also, a special fee equivalent to the contingent grant received for GATE qualified candidates will be levied on the sponsored candidates.
b. M.Sc. (Electronic Science): Five seats of the M.Sc. (Electronic Science) programme are reserved for candidates from industry / teaching / research organizations of Central / State Governments. Sponsored candidates must have a minimum experience of three years in the field of Electronics or related subjects and should not have completed 30 years of age as on 1st August of the year of the admission. A sponsorship certificate must be produced by the candidate. One out of the five seats is reserved exclusively for candidates sponsored by Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and they are exempted from Common Admission Test (CAT), if they are otherwise qualified for admission to the programme.
c. M.Sc. (Environmental Technology): Two seats of the M.Sc. (Environmental Technology) programme are reserved for candidates with five years experience and sponsored by industrial and research organizations. If sponsored candidate is not available in the rank list, only three sure candidates need be called for counselling.
d. M.Sc. (Industrial Fisheries): Three seats are reserved for candidates who are sponsored by Kerala Fisheries Department. Candidates whose parent’s occupation is fishing are eligible for this sponsorship and such candidates should mention this in the Special Reservation field of the online application as “Registered Fishermen Community”. After submitting online applications the candidates should apply to the Director, Department of Fisheries, Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram along with a certificate from the local office of Fisheries Department stating that the parent’s occupation is fishing. The Director of Fisheries shall send a sponsorship certificate to the Director, School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT, Kochi-16.
Two seats are reserved for the staff of the Fisheries Department. Those who want to be considered against these two reserved seats shall apply online mentioning their eligibility for reservation and afterwards forward an official letter from the Director, Department of Fisheries, VikasBhavan, Thiruvananthapuram to the Director, School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT, Kochi-16. Only on receipt of sponsorship letter or official letter the candidate shall be considered against the respective reservation seats. Hence the candidates should personally make sure that the sponsorship letter or official letter reaches the Director, School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT, Kochi-16 before the preparation of Rank List.
e. M.Sc. (Oceanography): Two seats of the M.Sc. Oceanography programme are reserved for Candidates from open Sponsored category.
f. M.Tech. (Polymer Technology): Two seats of the M.Tech. (Polymer Technology) programme are reserved for candidates sponsored by University/ Industry/Teaching or Research Organizations of Central/State Government or by Private Engineering Colleges approved by AICTE. The candidate should have a minimum experience of three years in the relevant field.
g. M.Tech. (Atmospheric Science): Two seats of the M.Tech. (Atmospheric Science) programme are reserved for candidates sponsored by user departments such as Indian Meteorological Department, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, National Institute of Oceanography, Department of Ocean Development, National Physical Laboratories and Departments of Universities.
h. M.Tech. (Computer Aided Structural Analysis & Design): Four seats of the M.Tech. (Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design) programme are reserved for Naval Architects and three seats for candidates sponsored by shipbuilding / offshore industries / organizations. Admission to unfilled seats, if any, will be decided in the following order of preference: (i) Sponsored; (ii) Naval Architects; and (iii) Civil / Mechanical B.Tech. degree holders.
i. M.Tech. (Computer & Information Science / Software Engineering): Five seats each of the M.Tech. (Computer & Information Science) and M.Tech. (Software Engineering) programmes are reserved respectively for candidates sponsored by the Director of Technical Education and Research organizations of the Central / State Governments or Computer Industry. The sponsored candidates must have been in employment with their sponsor for at least three years, working in an area related to computers at the time of submitting the application. Applicants under the sponsored category are not required to have a GATE Score. But they have to appear for the Department Admission Test (DAT).One of the five seats in M.Tech. Software Engineering is reserved exclusively for a candidate sponsored by the DRDO and this candidate is exempted from DAT, provided he/she is otherwise qualified for admission.
j. M.Tech. (Electronics): Five seats of M.Tech. (Electronics) are reserved for candidates sponsored by industry / teaching / research organizations of Central / State Governments. The sponsored candidates must have a minimum experience of 3 years in the relevant field. Maximum age is fixed as 40 years as on 1st of August of the year of admission. One of the five seats is reserved exclusively for a candidate sponsored by the DRDO and this candidate is exempted from DAT, provided he/she is otherwise qualified for admission.
k. M.Tech. (Engineering Statistics): Two seats of M. Tech. (Engineering Statistics) are reserved for candidates sponsored by R&D institutions of the Central / State Governments or Industrial establishments in the public / private sector or recognized Universities in India or the Department of Technical Education of the State.
l. M.Tech. (Industrial Catalysis): Five seats of M. Tech. (Industrial Catalysis) are reserved for candidates sponsored by Industries.
m. M.Tech. (Ocean Technology): Two seats of M.Tech. (Ocean Technology) are reserved for candidates sponsored by R & D institutions of the Central / State Governments, industrial establishments in the Private / Public Sectors, recognized Universities in India or the Department of Technical Education of the State Government.
n. M.Tech. (Opt Electronics and Laser Technology): Two seats of the M.Tech. (Opto-Electronics and Laser Technology) programme are reserved for candidates sponsored by industry or teaching / research organizations of Central / State Governments.
o. M.Tech. (Marine Bio-Technology): Entrance examination will be conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) under the combined entrance examination. For more information visit JNU Website or the concerned department website ncaah.org
p. M.Tech (Marine Engineering): Four seats are reserved Marine Engineers and three seats for candidates sponsored by ship building/off shore industries/organizations. Admission to the balance and unfilled seats, if any, will be decided in the following orders of preference:
1. Marine Engineers
2. Naval Architects
3. Mechanical B.Tech degree holders.
q. M.Tech (Computer Science & Applications): 5 seats of M.Tech Computer Science & Applications are reserved for candidates sponsored by the Directorate of Technical Education, Kerala or Research Organizations of Central /State Governments/Computer Industry. The sponsored candidates must have been in employment with their sponsor for at least 3years at the time of submission of application. They have to appear for the Department Admission Test (DAT) if they do not have a valid GATE score. One of the 5 Seats is exclusively reserved for a candidate sponsored by the DRDO and this candidate is exempted from DAT, provided he/she is otherwise qualified for admission.
6. Army Quota for M.B.A. (Full-time): One seat of M.B.A. (Full-time) programme is reserved for Army officers recommended by the Army Head Quarters.
7. Sports Quota : Reservation under Sports Quota is available for the following programmes :
a. “Payment Category” of the B.Tech. Programmes offered by the SOE, CUCEK and the KunjaliMarakkar School of Marine Engineering.
b. B.Tech. Naval Architecture & Ship Building and Instrumentation Technology (one Supernumerary Seat)
c. P.G. programmes where the sanctioned intake is 30 or more
d. M.C.A “Cost-sharing” programmes at Thrikkakkara and Pulincunnoo campus (one seat supernumerary)