1 SREE NARAYANA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (S N I M S) Affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences & Recognised by Medical Council of India 2015-2016 (Managed By Gurudeva Charitable Trust ) CHALAKKA, NORTH KUTHIYATHODE P.O ERNAKULAM DIST., KERALA PIN - 683594 Ph: 0484 2573023, 2573024, 2479199, Fax: 0484- 2478093 E-mail: principalsnims@gmail.com 2 INTRODUCTION Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences is the first venture of Gurudeva Charitable Trust (GCT) founded by a group of philanthropic followers of Sree Narayana Guru, the great saint and social reformer of modern India. The mission of the Trust is to promote the ideals of Sree Narayana Guru and to establish a platform to share knowledge and provide insight into the great cultural heritage of India and thus build a glorious future. “One caste, One religion and One God for mankind ” is the greatest message Guru had spread. The philosophy strongly denounced discrimination in the name of caste and religion and emphasized focus on education and private enterprise for the upliftment of the society. By education, the Guru meant a process of making one able and qualified for leading a better life in this world. As a social reformer, a philosopher, a revolutionist and educational thinker, Guru will ever be remembered and we are bound to spread his message. “Gain freedom through education” (hnZy sIm-v {]_p²cmIphn³) is the clarion call from the Guru and Gurudeva Charitable Trust embraced this fully by establishing a Medical College in the name of great Guru. The Medical College was inaugurated at a colorful ceremony on 30.08.2009 and now admission process for the 7th batch of MBBS students is on Our Vision Progress Through Education: Our vision is to develop a new generation of doctors with academic excellence who would be able to provide better medical care to the patients and service to the society upholding all the values and ethics of medical profession. Our Mission Our mission is to cater to the health needs of the society with well trained medical professionals. Gurudeva Charitable Trust The Trust is founded in Kerala by the followers of Sree Narayana Guru, including NRIs from the Middle East and other countries, with the earnest desire to serve the society. The Board of Trustees is responsible for overall administration, management and control of the Trust. An Executive Committee 3 comprising of 11 members manage the educational institution with a team of distinguished personnel, who have extensive experience and expertise in their profession. Executive Committee 2012-2015 President : Mr. Anoop A.V Secretary : Mr. K.D. Venugopal Treasurer : Mr. Muraleedhara Panciker Manger Institutions : Dr. Sedhu P.A Vice- Presidents : Mr. K.K Karnan Dr. Prakasan K.C Mr. S.Jayakumar Joint Secretaries : Mr. P.A. Sreenivasan Mr. Suresh Bharathan Mr. Pradeep Kumar Thankappan Member : Prof. T.B Unnikrishnan 1. LOCATION : SNIMS Is located in a 46 acre lush green campus at Chalakka, in Ernakulam District on the Axis road of NH 47 and NH 17 between Athani and North Paravoor. The nearby railway stations are Alwaye (16kms) and Angamaly (13kms) and Cochin International Airport is 14 kms away from the campus. 2. PROSPECTUS : This prospectus contains the rules and regulations applicable for selection and admission to MBBS seats to be filled by the Management for the academic year 2014-2015 at SNIMS. Candidates are required to go through the prospectus carefully and familiarize themselves with all relevant information . They are also encouraged to visit the official website of the college ie, www.snims.org for more details. The conditions in this prospectus is subject to modification/ addition/ deletion as may be deemed necessary by Gurudeva Charitable Trust and also subject to further orders, if, any, passed by Medical Council of India, Kerala University of Health Sciences, State and Central Government , Admission Supervisory Committee /courts of law. 3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION a. Nationality : Candidates must be Citizens of India. b) Academic Qualification: 4 i) Pass in Higher Secondary Examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education of Kerala or an examination recognized equivalent thereto by Kerala University of Health Sciences . Candidates should have secured an aggregate marks of not less than 50% in optional subjects of Physics, Chemistry , Biology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the qualifying Examination as mentioned in clause (2) regulation 4 of the Graduate Medical Education regulation 1997 of Medical Council of India. SC/ST/OBC candidates shall be eligible for statutory relaxation in minimum marks. The norms of eligibility prescribed by Kerala University of Health Sciences will also be applicable The candidate must have secured 50 % marks in the Medical rank list prepared by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, on the basis of the KEAM-2015 . ii) Rounding off of the percentage of marks to the nearest whole number is not permitted. iii) Candidates who have passed their qualifying examination from institutions other than the state of Kerala shall produce the certificate of recognition and equivalence of the qualifying examination from the Kerala University of Health Sciences to which SNIMS is affiliated. iv) Candidates should possess certificate of good conduct and character issued from the institution last studied. c.) Age: Applicants should have completed 17 years of age on or before 31st December 2015. No relaxation of age will be allowed. d) Seats Allocation:The annual intake is 100 MBBS Students and the seats available for admission to the first year MBBS are mainly categorized as follows: As per the seat-sharing consensual agreement with the Government, 50% of total seats (50 seats) in the college will be filled up by the Government from the list prepared by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations who have qualified in the KEAM 2015, in accordance with merit ad reservation principles followed by Government from time to time. The remaining 50% of the seats shall be filled up by the management by the following methods: i) 15% seats (15 out of 100 seats) reserved as NRI seats to be filled by the Management from eligible students who are children/dependants of Non Resident Indians, as per the conditions stipulated in GO(MS) No.243/2014/H&FWD dated 06.08.2014 . All these students are exempted from qualifying in any Entrance Test and can be admitted based on their academic eligibility as stipulated by the respective University. The admission criteria will be inter se merit. 5 ii) Out of the 35% seat (35 out of 100 seats) the College will admit and fill up 25 seats (i.e., 25 seats out of 100 seats) from the applications received independently by the College in the order of the merit list prepared based on the marks secured in the KEAM 2015 and marks obtained in the qualifying examination in the core subjects. Admission will be only on the basis of inter-se merit determined by adding marks obtained in the KEAM-2015 examination and marks obtained for Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the qualifying examination. The marks of the KEAM-2015 and Qualifying examination will be apportioned in the ratio of 50:50. The marks obtained in the qualifying exam will be subjected to the normalisation process as explained below: This process will be done taking into consideration only the marks of those candidates who apply pursuant to this prospectus. The marks obtained by the students in the relevant subjects in the qualifying examination conducted by various boards or authority shall be equated with the marks obtained by the students in the same subjects in the qualifying examination conducted by the Director of HSE, Kerala, by adopting the method of normalisation. Explanation: - Under the method of normalisation, the highest mark obtained by the students of various Boards in each subject shall be equated to the highest mark obtained by the students of the Kerala Higher Secondary Examination in that subject and the relative marks obtained by other students in that subject shall be determined accordingly. Illustration: - If the highest mark secured by the student of the Kerala state HSE, in Physics is 100 and the highest mark secured by a student of any other Board in the same subject is 90, both the highest marks will be considered to be equal to 100. If a student of the other board secures 60 marks in Physics when the highest mark in Physics in the same board is 90, the 60 marks will be considered to be equal to 66.66 marks as arrived at below: 100 X 60/ 90 = 66.66% Those candidates, who have appeared for the qualifying exam of any state other than Kerala, will be treated at par with those students who have passed the Higher Secondary Exam of this state. 10 seats out of this 35 seats will be allotted to Children of Management and Trustees of the Institution based on their inter se merit. 4. HOW TO APPLY :The prospectus for MBBS along with application form can be obtained from college office on payment of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One thousand only). The application forms are available at Admission Office or website of the college office and filled application should be submitted at the Admission Office. .Application not accompanied by documents in proof of claims made therein will be summarily rejected without further intimation. Documents/Certificates furnished after submission of the application will not be entertained under any circumstances. No opportunity will be given to incorporate any details or document after the submission of the application. Late and incomplete applications will be rejected. Candidates are instructed not to enclose any original certificates along with the application. 6 5. PROCEDURE OF SELECTION a. 15% seats, (i.e. 15% seats (15 out of 100 seats) reserved as NRI seats to be filled by the Management from eligible students who are children/dependants of Non Resident Indians, as per the conditions stipulated in GO(MS) No.243/2014/H&FWD dated 06.08.2014 . All these students are exempted from qualifying in any Entrance test and can be admitted based on their academic eligibility as stipulated by the respective University. Their admission will be based on the inter se merit of all the candidates who submitted the application. b. The remaining 35% seats (i.e., 35 seats out of 100 seats) will be filled from the applications received independently by the College in the order of the merit list prepared based on the marks secured in the KEAM 2014 and marks obtained in the qualifying examination in the core subjects. c. The date of commencement of the Course and the last date of admission process will be as per the time schedule fixed by the Government of India / Medical Council of India / Supreme Court of India. d. The Principal or Head of the Institution/Management shall prepare the list of documents/certificates produced by the candidates at the time of granting admission and the same shall be produced before the Admission Supervisory Committee as and when called for and also to the Kerala University of Health Sciences for Verification of original documents. e. Rank list of candidates will be published in the notice board of College. 6. FEES a. Annual Tuition Fee for the Course will prescribed by the Government of Kerala or Admission Supervisory Committee or Fee Regulatory Committee for Professional Colleges, or the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala, or any other body appointed by the Government of Kerala. This year the Annual Tuition fee is fixed as Rs.8,50,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakhs Fifty Thousand Only). b. In addition to this, candidates need to pay an amount not exceeding one year tuition fee, ie, Rs.8,50,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakhs Fifty Thousand Only). as interest free deposit at the time of admission. It shall be refunded at the end of the course without interest. c. Apart from the tuition fee, candidates will have to pay caution deposit, fees payable to the Universities, Government fees, transportation charges, examination conducting charges, accommodation charges , establishment charges, extracurricular, other statutory charges, etc. d. Fees once paid will not be refunded. e. Annual tuition fees and other fees should be paid on or before 1st August of every year. f. The candidates selected for admission shall at the time of admission, remit the fees for the first year of the course fixed by the College and the interest free refundable deposit and produce a 7 Bank Guarantee for covering the tuition fee for the remaining years of the MBBS Course. No concession or exemption from payment of fee/deposit and production of Bank Guarantee will be granted to the candidates. g. Details of fees at page No: 11. 7. COUNSELLING AND ALLOTMENT a. Date for submission of option, counseling and allotment will be put on the official Website of the College, www.snims.org in due course. The candidates are advised to visit the official Website of the College regularly for updated information. 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION a. Duration of the Course is 4½ years with a compulsory rotating internship of 12 months. b. According to the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998, ‘ragging’ means doing of any act by disorderly conduct to a student of an educational institution, which causes or is likely to cause physical or psychological harm or raising apprehension or shame or embarrassment to that student and includes teasing or abusing or playing practical jokes or causing hurt to such students or asking a student to do any act or to perform something which such student will not in the ordinary course be willing to do. In case, the applicant for admission is found to have indulged in ragging in the past or if it is noticed later that he/ she indulged in ragging, admission may be refused or he/ she shall be expelled from the educational institution. Each of the student of the institution and his/ her parents, or guardian are required to submit a combined undertaking at the time of registration/ admission in a prescribed format which is mandatory for registration/ admission. Such an undertaking shall be submitted before the commencement of every academic year. An undertaking similar to the above shall be submitted every year by the student who is admitted to the hostel. 9. MCI Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009. Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Medical Colleges, Regulation 2009 1. Ragging includes the following Any conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of harassing, teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student or asking the students to do any act or perform something which student will not in the ordinary course and which has the effect of 8 causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a transfer or a junior student 2. Punishable ingredients of Ragging: Abetment to ragging; Criminal conspiracy to rag; Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging; Public nuisance created during ragging; Violation of decency and morals through ragging; Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt; Wrongful restraint; Wrongful confinement Assault as well as sexual offences or even unnatural offences; Extortion; Criminal trespass; Offences against property; Criminal intimidation; Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s); Physical or psychological humiliation; All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”. 3. At the Medical College Level: Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution, the possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging at the institution level shall be any one or any combination of the following: 1. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges. 2. Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits 3. Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process. 4. Withholding results. 5. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc. 6. Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel. 7. Cancellation of admission. 8. Rustication from the institution for the period ranging from 1 to 4 semesters. 9 9. Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specific period. 10. Fine of Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 1 lakh. 11. Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment. a)All candidates who are selected for admission should get themselves vaccinated against Hepatitis (A+B), Chicken pox, MMR before admission. A certificate to this effect will have to be produced at the time of admission/before commencement of the course. b) If any candidate discontinues / leaves the Institution within a period of 15 days before the closing of admission in the first year or any time after closing admission in first year, or discontinues / leaves the Institution in the subsequent years, he / she is liable to pay the fees for whole duration of the course. In such cases Transfer Certificate and other certificates of the student concerned will be issued only after the payment of the fees for the remaining years. c. All the students who are selected should obey the rules & regulations of the Institution without fail. Students are expected to observe absolute discipline in their conduct during the entire period they spend in the institution. Failure to observe absolute discipline will invite appropriate action. d. Students should wear Aprons / prescribed uniform with name plate on the chest during working hours. Casual wears are not permitted to be worn inside the hospital / college. e. Mobile Phones are not permitted at the academic areas and hospitals. f. Minimum 80% attendance during each academic year is compulsory (Separate for Theory and Practical) A minimum f 35% marks at the Internal Assessment is essential to be eligible to appear for University Examination. g. Smoking, illicit drugs and alcoholic drinks are totally prohibited. h. Rules and regulations as prescribed should be strictly followed at the college, hospital and hostels. i. Applicants should obtain acknowledgement from the college office for the applications submitted in person. 10.DOCUMENTS IN ORIGINAL TO BE PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION 10 10th/12th certificate of Mark list of the candidate Pass Certificate of 10th and 12th of the candidate Admit card of Entrance Examination 2015 Mark list of Entrance Examination 2015 Transfer certificate (TC) from the institution last attended Course and conduct certificate from the institution last attended. Migration Certificate of 10th and 12th ( other than Kerala state Board Candidates) A Physical Fitness Certificate in prescribed format obtained from a Medical Officer in Government Service not below the rank of Assistant Medical Officer. 8 copies of Passport size Photograph and 2 stamp size photograph Vaccinated certificate for Hepatitis B , MMR, Chickenpox Document (School Record viz: SSLC or equivalent) of the candidate to prove his/ her date of birth. Eligibility/equivalency certificate obtained from the Kerala University of Health Sciences by candidates who have passed the qualifying examination from authorities other than the State of Kerala / CBSE / ISCE. Originals of other certificates, the copies of which are enclosed with the application form. Document/ certificate required in proof of any benefit claimed in the application form. Bank guarantee from a nationalized/scheduled bank in the prescribed format for the amount of tuition fee to be paid for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year of the course. Undertaking in the prescribed format for the provisions of Anti-Ragging a) Employment Certificate of the sponsor attested by Embassy/ Consulate b)undertaking by the sponsor , c)attested copy of visa endorsed passport copy of the sponsor (Ist page, Last page and Visa page) and d)relationship certificate of the sponsor with candidate from Government legal authorities (for NRI quota admission) Community Certificate & Non creamy layer certificate for any reservation 2 Affidavit ( to be executed by the candidate in stamp paper of Rs.100/- each) Two set of additional photocopies of documents. Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences Details of Tuition Fees per year 11 Government Merit Seat : Rs. 1,85, 000/- Government Merit Seat( BPL/SEBC) : Rs.25,000/- Management Quota Seats : Rs. 8,50,000/- Management NRI Seats : Rs.12,50,000/- IMPORTANT DATES Application Available : 19/08/2015 onwards till 5 PM on 25/08/2015 Last date of acceptance of application : 5 PM on 25/08/2015 Date of Counseling : Will be informed later Date of Admission : Will be informed later DETAILS ABOUT THE COLLEGE Name of the College : Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences Year of Establishment : 2009 Management : Gurudeva Charitable Trust President : Mr. A.V. Anoop Secretary Mr. K.D Venugopal Principal : Dr. M.J John Contact Phone Nos. : 0484 2573059 , 2573023, 2573024 Fax / Website : 0484-2478093, www.snims.org E-mail : principalsnims@gmail.com Status of the Institution (If minority) : NA Total intake capacity : 100 seats Affiliated University : Kerala University of Health Sciences Annual Tuition Fee : Rs.8,50,000/- Interest free refundable deposit : Rs.8,50,000/- Number of seats proposed to be reserved under various heads : 35% (i.e., 35seats out of 100 seats) 12 Hostel Facilities : Boys : Available Transport Facilities : Available Distance from the Nearest Railway Station : Aluva- 16kms, Angamally- 13 kms Distance from Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport 14km Girls 13 14 15