State Act

The Kerala Medical Officers' Admission to Post graduate Courses under Service Quota Act 2008

5. Procedure for selection.—(1) The Government may set apart seats not exceeding forty per cent of the total seats available to State quota in an academic year, for selection of Medical Officers under service quota considering their service under the Government for admission to Postgraduate Medical Courses in the Medical Colleges of the State in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) The academic qualification for admission to the Postgraduate Course shall be M.B.B.S. degree with minimum fifty per cent marks and the other qualifications shall be such as may be prescribed. (3) The details of eligibility for admission, the duration of courses, allotment, fee to be paid, reservations of seats and such other details shall be published every year in the prospectus before the commencement of admission. (4) The Postgraduate Course Selection Committee shall finalise the selection list strictly based on the seniority in service of the Medical Officers and following such other criteria as may be prescribed. (5) The selection list finalised under sub-section (4) shall be published by the Postgraduate Course Selection Committee for the information of the applicants.