COMEDK is the “Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka” to determine the merit of students in an effective, fair, transparent and non-exploitative testing procedure. Presently 12 Medical, 19 Dental colleges, who make available almost 600 seats, are affiliated to COMEDK and utilize its testing mechanism for effecting admission to PG Programme during the academic year 2015-2016. In this behalf, COMEDK has programmed to conduct Post Graduate Entrance Test 2015 (PGET – 2015) on 01/02/2015.

Applicants are advised to read the brochure thoroughly and familiarize themselves with the eligibility criteria, Test procedures, Eligibility to participate in seat selection process etc., COMEDK’s website contains information and current updates/alerts. This site is updated regularly. COMEDK suggests all applicants to visit it frequently for relevant information.

Candidates from all over the country can appear for the said entrance examination. The eligibility criteria for Post Graduate Degree / Diploma programs have been as published by COMEDK in its Notification dated 01-10-2014 on its website which are reproduced as under:-

• Applicants must meet all the requirements stipulated by MCI / DCI from time to time.
• They should have successfully passed their MBBS / BDS from an Institution recognized by MCI / DCI.
• They must have completed or be completing their internship by 30th April 2015 at the latest.
• The minimum percentage of marks in the COMEDK PGET – 2015 shall be 50% for General Merit candidates and 40% for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe (All India) and Other Backward Classes belonging to Karnataka State.
• They should have obtained permanent registration with the MCI / DCI or any of the State Medical / Dental Council.
• Candidates who are unacceptable:
  
  • Candidates already holding a PG Degree in any specialty.
  • Candidates who are pursuing a PG Degree / Diploma in any clinical specialty after securing the seat through COMEDK in the earlier years.
  • Candidates having selected a seat earlier through COMEDK and failed to join the college so selected or failed to surrender the said seat at the COMEDK level or having joined the college failed to pursue the course.
  • Candidates who have been debarred by COMEDK during the previous years for any examination malpractice.
    
    Note:
    
    • Notwithstanding the eligibility criteria mentioned as above, the changes, if any, effected by MCI/DCI or any other competent Regulatory Authorities shall be adopted.
    • In the case of an Indian national with the recognized degree from a Foreign University, the degree should have been duly registered in the country where the degree is obtained and should also have been recognized by the Medical/Dental Council of India.
    • Rank list / Rank Card will be prepared only for those candidates who become eligible for admission to Post Graduate Courses as per the regulations of Medical Council of India / Dental Council of India.

Candidates are classified as General Merit or Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe (On All India Basis) Other Backward Classes (On Karnataka Basis) or those belonging to Tulu/Telugu/Christian minority communities and those belonging to Hyderabad-Karnataka (HK) Region; there is reservation for admissions to educational institutions for candidates who are ‘local persons’ for HK region as per Karnataka Government Order in No.DPAR 06 PLX 2012 dated 06.11.2013 which is available separately on the website and issued pursuant to Art.371J of the Indian Constitution. Though there is no reservation for any other categories permissible as of date, the classification is being followed for eligibility norms only.

• Minority status is applicable to candidates for admission to respective minority status colleges only.
• Reservation for HK region is applicable only to those who have submitted the required certificate as ‘local person’ in relation to the ‘local area’ by the competent Authority in this behalf and the said certificate must accompany the Physical Application Form.
• (*) Declaration once made in the application with regard to the category status like GM / SC / ST / OBC / Minority and H-K Region WILL NOT BE changed subsequently under any circumstances. The candidates are cautioned to fill in the application form with great care about the category status.
• (*) Application forms without duly attested SC/ST/OBC/Minority and H-K Region Certificates dated prior to the last date of Application receipt (i.e. Saturday 27th December 2014 on or before 5:00PM) shall be rejected.
• (*) If the category status (SC/ST/OBC/Minority and H-K Region) if any, is not mentioned in the application form but the certificates for the same are attached then also the changes in/of the category based on the certificates WILL NOT BE DONE.
• (*) If the category certificate is different and exclusive, such of the candidates shall submit not only the category certificate but also the caste and Income certificate issued by the competent authority.

• The candidates whose application is rejected but who also wish to reapply can fill up a fresh application with all the required documents along with the new Demand Draft after making an another Request For Application as per the procedure and submit the same on or before the last date for making the application.
• All the completed applications have to reach the COMEDK office on or before 27/12/2014 before 5:00 PM only through Speed Post. No other mode of delivery is recognized and also any application received after the last date WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The Candidates have to register themselves by sending a request for an Application form called ‘Request for Application (RFA)’. This RFA deals with providing of essential particulars before making the application proper. The candidates may access the format of Request for Application form along with the general instructions and the explanation for filling the required fields through this link https://www.comedk.org/PGRFA However; these instructions are reproduced as under.

• Instructions for filling up of Request for Application Form (RFA):
  • Name of the Applicant
    
    Enter your full Name (as it appears in your SSLC/10th Std Marks Card), your name should not exceed 40 characters including the blank spaces.
  • Date of Birth
    
    Provide your date of birth in DD/MM/YYYY format only as in SSLC/10th Std Marks Card. For e.g.: If your date of birth is 24th August 1992, select as 24/08/1992.
  • Course applying for
    
    Select the course either Medical / Dental. Ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria for the course you select.
  • Unique ID Proof
    
    Select any one of the below listed valid Photo ID proofs available in original and keep it ready before filling the RFA. The same ID Proof must be produced in original during Entrance Test and Counseling. a) Voter ID, b) Passport, c) PAN Card, d) Driving License, e) Aadhar Card
  • ID Proof Number
    
    Enter the Identity proof number as it appears.
  • Email-ID
    
    Enter your valid Email ID for all correspondence.
  • Mobile No.
    
    Enter your Mobile number.
    
    All the details asked for in RFA Entry are Mandatory.
    
    Declaration
    
    The Candidate must click on the declaration before submitting. The candidate will be given an option to alter the details provided by him during the above entry. He/She has to confirm the RFA details for completing the Submission.
• General Instructions - Request for Application (RFA)
  
  • The Unique ID Proof, E-mail ID and mobile number should remain the same till the counseling process is completed.
  • A candidate will be asked to produce the Unique ID Proof mentioned, at various stages during the process.
  • An Email ID once used for Registration for sending the Request for Application (RFA) can not be used again.
  • Any corrections to be done can be executed by clicking EDIT button.
  • Candidates to ensure that they press ‘CONFIRM’ button only after making sure that all the details given are correct.
  • Candidates will receive a communication in this regard through his/her mobile number and the E-mail ID provided.
  • By using the login credentials one can enter the applicant login page after clicking the link.

Applicant login gets activated only after the successful submission of Request for Application (RFA). Candidates can login to the system by entering their USER ID and PASSWORD as received in their E-mail ID after the successful submission of RFA. After the login is successful, the candidates get an opportunity to not only fill up Online Application Form (OAF) but also, can check the status of Application at various stages

Applications without any of the mandatory documents will be summarily rejected; they will not be considered for processing.

The candidates whose applications are rejected but who wish to reapply can fill up a fresh application with all the required documents along with the new Demand Draft and submit the same on or before the last date for making the application. However they should register again access RFA a fresh, fill OAF and send PAF again by enclosing another crossed Demand Draft for Rs. 2500/-.

COMEDK does not take responsibility to inform such of those candidates individually who’s application (OAF/PAF) is rejected though the reasons for rejections would be hosted in the website. Therefore, the candidates are advised to doubly check that, their application form is complete in all respect before posting. The candidates are advised to check the website regularly for regular updates.

The Applications would be rejected without notice if:-

• No Original Application Form is sent (Xerox copy of the application form will not be processed).
• Online Application form is not in a proper format.
• No recent passport size colour photograph pasted on the online application form. (Xerox photos / black and white photos are not acceptable).
• No candidate’s signature in the Declaration of the online application.
• No candidate’s finger impression in the Declaration of the online application.
• No visible / proper Photograph or Signature is uploaded, and subsequently not printed in the physical application form (PAF).
• No proof of date of birth in the form of any one of the 10th Standard Marks card or School Leaving certificate.
• No photocopy of the Unique ID Proof.
• No photocopy of All marks cards / Consolidated Marks Sheet including that of failed year, if any (First Year to Final Year university examination marks card/s).
• No photocopy of Internship Completion Certificate / Internship Completed Certificate.
• Demand Draft not drawn from a Nationalized Bank as mentioned in the Annexure I or No Demand Draft attached.
• Demand Draft not in favour of “COMEDK” and Demand Draft not payable at “Bangalore”.
• No Banker/s signature in the Demand Draft.
• Demand Draft with lesser Amounts than the prescribed amount(Rs.2500/-).
• Demand draft is mutilated.
• No Degree Certificate/Provisional Degree Certificate / Passing Certificate / Course Completion Certificate.
• No photocopy of Registration Certificate / Provisional Registration Certificate or a receipt / an acknowledgement issued from the competent authority against applying for Registration Certificate.
• No SC / ST (for All India) Caste Certificate issued by competent authority, if applicable.
• No OBC (Category I, IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB for Karnataka candidates) as notified by the Karnataka Govt. Caste and Income Certificate issued by Tahsildar or higher revenue jurisdictional authority, if applicable.
• No Religious Minority Certificate as per Annexure IV, if applicable.
• No Linguistic Minority Certificate as per Annexure IV, if applicable.
• No or not relevant Hyderabad – Karnataka Region Certificate, if applicable.

Candidates are cautioned to fill up the online application carefully as the request for change in any application data entered and submitted to COMEDK office will not be entertained.

Online Test Admission Ticket will be available under applicant login of the COMEDK website from 16/01/2015. Candidates appearing for the Test should download & obtain printout of the Online Test Admission Ticket (Online TAT). No Test Admission Ticket will be dispatched either by post or courier or in person to the candidates under any circumstances.

Candidates will not be allowed to write the COMEDK PGET-2015 without the print out of Online Test Admission Ticket along with other documents indicated thereon.

Candidates are advised to go through the below mentioned instructions carefully before printing the Online Test Admission Ticket (TAT).

** Candidate’s have to use only Internet Explorer for downloading the Online Test Admission Ticket.

After taking the printout of Online Test Admission Ticket the candidates are cautioned to check the below mentioned details:

• Test Admission Ticket number (TAT number).
• Candidate’s Name (as mentioned in the application form).
• Candidate’s Postal address and contact details (as mentioned in the application form).
• Candidate’s photo (as given in the application form).
• Test centre details.
• Test Timings.
• ID Proof Details.
• Provision for Sticking Passport size photograph (box).

*** If the candidate’s photo has not been printed on the TAT the candidate’s have to follow the below mentioned instructions:

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In the event of any of the above details missing in the Online TAT printout, the candidates have to necessarily contact COMEDK immediately.

• The candidate’s have to stick the recent passport size colour photograph on the TAT printout in the space provided before appearing for the test.
• The candidates are advised to read the instructions printed in the TAT carefully before appearing for the TEST.

After the Entrance test is completed the provision for printing Online Test Admission Ticket will be disabled. Hence the candidates must preserve the Online TAT until the admission process is completed.

The candidates must not mutilate the Test Admission Ticket or change any entry made therein after it has been authenticated & received by them. Impersonation is a legally punishable offence.

The Test Admission Ticket is an important document and it must be preserved and produced at the time of Counseling / Admission.

Note: Please recheck the website for any changes / updates before leaving your hometown for the test.

Legal disputes if any pertaining to COMEDK PGET-2015 or Centralized Counseling shall be subjected to competent courts / consumer forums located in the jurisdiction of Bangalore city only.

List of Courses offered under Medical - Degree

If any new courses are approved to the Member Institutions the same will be notified in the website.


List of Courses offered under Medical - Diploma

If any new courses are approved to the Member Institutions the same will be notified in the website.


List of Courses offered under Dental - Degree

If any new courses are approved to the Member Institutions the same will be notified in the website.


List of Courses offered under Dental - Diploma

If any new courses are approved to the Member Institutions the same will be notified in the website..

Number of seats available against each category and the fee structure will be notified before counseling.

COMEDK
#132, Second Floor, 11th Main, 17th Cross,
Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560 055.

Telephone : 080-41132810
Facsimile (Fax) : 080-23568309
Email : pget2015@comedk.org

(10:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. - Monday to Friday) (10:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. - Saturday)
Not available on Sunday and other public holidays