Kerala Medical Entrance Exam is an entrance exam conducted by the government of Kerala. All the candidates who successfully pass this exam with good scores will be able to get admission to the various medical colleges of Kerala. Candidates can get admission in various courses after passing this exam. The various courses are: MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS and BSMS.

Structure of Kerala Medical Entrance Exam

The questions will be multiple choice types. There will be 120 questions from biology for 192 marks, 72 questions from chemistry for 288 marks and 48 questions from physics for 480 marks. Therefore, there will be a total of 240 questions for 960 marks. Total time allocated for the exam is 300 minutes which will be conducted in two sections (150 minutes each).

Syllabus for Kerala Medical Entrance Exam

Biology

• Biology and its branches
• Relationship with other sciences
• Scientific methods in biology
• Historical break through (ancient, medieval and modern)
• Scope in biology and career options
• Role of Biology in dispelling myths and misbelieves
• Characters of living organisms (elementary ideas of organization,
• Metabolism
• Energy transfer devices of life
• Homeostasis, growth and reproduction
• Adaptation
• Systematic/Taxonomy and its importance
• Biosystematics
• Binomial nomenclature (guidelines and merits)
• Systems of classification
• Plant Groups
• Gymnosperms
• Angiosperms
• Morphology of Angiosperms
• Morphological structures of root stem and leaf
• Inflorescence
• Taxonomy of Angiosperms
• Plant Anatomy
• Tissue: Meristematic
• Cell as a basic unit of life
• Cell theory
• Cell as a self-contained unit,
• Unicellular and multicellularity
• Prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems
• Ultra Structure
• Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
• Cell wall, cell membrane
• Unit membrane concept
• Membrane transport
• Macromolecules of cell
• Cell cycle
• Cell as a Physiological Unit
• Water relations
• Translocation of water
• Mineral nutrition
• Photosynthesis
• Modes of reproduction in flowering plants
• Ecology and environment
• Organisms and their environment
• Levels of organization
• Ecosystem
• Ecological succession
• Environmental pollution
• Global environmental & applications of biology
• Primitive conditions of earth
• Formation of biopolymers
• Factors required for polymeric biomolecules
• Conditions required for origin of life
• Protobionts, coacervates, microsphores, purine & pyrimidine bases of nucleic acids
• Theories of Evolution
• Plato - Eidos
• Aristotle, Ladder of Nature or Scala , Nature or Great Chain of being
• Lamarckism (J.B.Lamarck)
• Principle & Criticism (NeoLamarckism)
• Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Principle of Natural Selection
• Example of Natural Selection
• Criticism of Darwin’s Theory
• Neodarwinism.
• Mutation Theory of de Vries
• Observation on Oenothera lamarckiana
• Principles & Criticism of Theory of Mutation
• Evidences of Evolution
• Palaentological, Embryological
• Morphological
• Anatomical
• Biogeographical
• Variation
• Definitions
• Sources of Variation
• Mutation
• Recombination
• Genetic drift
• Gene migration and natural Selection
• Population Genetics & Evolution
• Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
• Genetic Basis of Adaptation
• Replica plating experiment of Lederberg and Lederberg
• Genetic Polymorphism
• Allopatric & Sympatric speciation
• Species concept
• Sibling species, polytypic species
• Evolutionary species concept
• Isolation
• role of Isolation in speciation
• Geographical isolation
• Reproductive isolation
• Salient features of different Phyla with examples
• General features of animals
• Grades of organization and body plan
• Body symmetry
• Germ layers
• Heterotrophic mode of Nutrition
• Movement
• Reproduction and Development
• Phylum
• Animal morphology
• Heredity and variation
• Mendel’s experiments
• Laws of Mendel
• Chromosome theory of inheritance
• Pattern of inheritance
• Incomplete dominance
• Epistasis
• Multiple allelism
• Quantitative inheritance
• Pleiotropy
• Chromosomes
• Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Chromosomes
• Nucleosomes
• Chromosome theory of inheritance
• Concept of linkage and crossing over recombination
• Principle of gene mapping
• Mutation
• Gene mutation
• Chromosomal aberration
• Polyploidy, aneuploidy and Euploidy
• Mutation causing agents
• Human Genetics
• Pedigree Analysis
• Genetic Disorders
• Sickle cell anaemia
• Phenylketonuria
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Down’s Syndrome
• Turner’s Syndrome
• Klinefelter’s Syndrome
• Nature of Genetic Material
• DNA and its structure
• Different types of DNA
• RNA and its structure
• Experiments to prove genetic nature of DNA
• DNA and Gene 6.1 DNA Replication
• Gene expression- Gene and Protein
• Biosynthesis of Protein
• Regulation of Gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
• House keeping genes
• Genes in differentiation and development
• Oncogenes

Physics

• Dynamics
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Surface Tension
• Work - Power - Energygravitation
• Concurrent Co-Plannar Forces
• Heat
• Gas Laws: Mode Of Heat Transfer
• Geometrical Optics
• Waves
• Refraction Through A Prism
• Refraction At A Spherical Surface
• Physical Optics
• Introduction to Theories of Light
• Diffraction
• Polarisation
• Electrostatics
• Electric Charges: Capacitors: Current Electricity
• Electromagnetic Induction:
• Pure Resistor
• Inductor
• Capacitor
• Atomic Physics
• Introduction To Atomic Physics
• Photo Electric Effect
• Lasers
• Nuclear Physics
• Radioactivity
• Elementary Particles: Solid State Electronics
• Soft Condensed Matter Physics
• Liquid Crystals
• Geometrical Optics
• Refraction At A Plane Surface
• Refraction Through A Prism
• Refraction At A Spherical Surface
• Physical Optics
• Introduction To Theories Of Light
• Diffraction
• Polarisation
• Speed Of Light
• Electrostatics
• Electrostatic Field
• Current Electricity
• Electric Current
• Kirchoff’s Laws
• Magnetic Effect Of Electric Current
• Mechanical Effect Of Electric Current
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Dual Nature Of Matter
• Lasers
• Nuclear Physics
• Nuclear Fission With Equations
• Radioactivity
• Elementary Particles
• Solid State Electronics
• Digital Electronics

Chemistry

• Stoichiometry
• Atomic Structure
• Periodic Properties
• Oxidation Number
• Gaseous State
• Chemical Kinetics
• Organic Compounds with Oxygen-2, Amines
• Phenols
• Chemical Properties
• Aldehydes And Ketones
• Nomenclature
• Monocarboxylic Acids
• Amines
• Hydrocarbons-2
• Haloalkanes
• Coordination Compounds
• Chemical Bonding – 2
• Chemical Thermodynamics-2
• Solid State
• Electrochemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Isomerism-2
• Carbohydrates
• Oils And Fats
• Amino Acids And Proteins
• Metallurgy – 2
• Industrially Important Compounds
• Group 18, Nobel Gases
• D - Block Elements (Transition Elements)
• Theory of Dilute Solutions
• Colloid

Eligibility Criteria

All candidates applying for this entrance exam must have completed 10+2 with biology physics and chemistry. They should have also scored 50% marks in the 10+2 exam.

B.Sc students can also apply for this entrance exam. If they have completed the B.Sc degree then they need to produce the degree certificate on the day of admission.

There are seats for non Keralite students as well.

How to Apply?

Application forms are available from the selected GPO’s of Kerala. The cost of application form for a general candidate is Rs 700 and for SC/ST it is Rs 350. General candidates and non Keralites can only apply through online mode. They need to a send a DD of Rs 700 in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations

How to fill the Form?

Give full attention for filling the application form. There is an OMR sheet along with the application form. Give more attention to that because it is checked by the computer through scanning. Parental guidance can be used for filling up the OMR sheet. Write all the codes in the correct column. Before filling the original OMR write down all the details to be entered in a paper or in the photocopy of the OMR sheet.

Important Dates (Tentative)

• Application forms will be available from first week of January till February, 2012
• Last date for submission of both online and offline forms is the first week of February, 2012
• Exam will be in the third week of April, 2012

List of Test centers

The lists of centers are:

• Thiruvananthapuram
• Alappuzha
• Kollam
• Idukki
• Ernakulam
• Kannur
• Kasargod
• Kottayam
• Kozhikode
• Palakkad
• Malappuram
• Thrissur
• Pathanamthitta
• Wayanad

Contact Address for the Test

• Address: The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Fifth Floor, Housing Board Buildings, Santhi Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram-695 001
• Phone: 0471- 2332120, 2338487.
• Fax: 0471-2337228.
• E-mail: [email protected]

Some of the College Accepting the Test score

The colleges accepting the test score are:

• Dr. Padiyar Memorial Homoeopathic Medical College, Ernakulam
• Govt. Dental College, Kozhikkode
• Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College, Kozhikkode
• Govt. Medical College, Kozhikkode
• Govt. Dental College, Kottayam
• A N S S Homoeopathic Medical College, Kottayam
• Govt. Medical College, Kottayam
• Shree Vidyadhiraja Homoeopathic Medical College, Nemom,
• Govt. Medical College, Thrissur
• College of Vet. & Animal Sciences,Mannuthy, Thrissur
• Govt. Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram
• Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College, Ayranimuttam,
• Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
• College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Pookkotte, Wayanad
• Co-operative Medical College, Kochi
• Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur

Reference Books for Kerala Medical Entrance Exam

• Medical entrance guide by RPH editorial board
• Medical entrance guide by GR Raizada
• Practice problems for physics and chemistry by S Mishra
• Practice problems for physics and chemistry by junaid ahad
• Medical entrance guide by royson
• Coaching Centers for Test
• Brilliant tutorials pvt ltd.
• Darshana academy
• Tandem
• Sree Krishna entrance coaching center
• Excellent institute.
• Prof. P. C Thomas Classes.
• Akash institute
• Narayana institute of information technology academy
• Physics techniques
• Career point
• Oasis education services
• Sahil study circle.
• J .R. S Tutorials
• Guru Dronacharya
• Takshila institute

Study plan

Candidates should give more importance to biology because more questions will be from that area. Study all the topics you have studied in the 11 th and 12 th classes. Give importance to each section. Making notes will be useful. Study the other two subjects only after completing biology. This exam will be easier for those students who use their time efficiently.

How and Where To Get the Results?

www.smu.edu.in is the website for viewing the results.

Score Validity

The score will be valid for a period of one year.