Polytechnic Colleges in Kerala: List of colleges, Admission Process, Eligibility Criteria, Counseling Process etc.

Introduction: Polytechnic Colleges in Kerala, in general are like any other Polytechnic college that offers diploma or vocational course majorly focusing on technical education. That said, Polytechnic program are aggressive program that are by and large are for three years and after a successful completion a candidate must obtain a certificate. Nearly all branches of engineering are focused in the Polytechnic institute for instance mechanical, electrical, civil, and others in the same stream of branches diploma is provided on the successful completion of the program. To suffice the market demand to produce professionals, increase in admissions into polytechnic courses have been observed, now Polytechnic offers similar course like B.Tech and B.E only difference is that in a Polytechnic college the institute offers a diploma, however, in other engineering colleges a student is offered a degree after the completion of the course.

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Below are the lists of courses that are offered other than regular engineering branch.

Aeronautical engineering
Aerospace engineering
Agricultural engineering
Agricultural information technology
Animation arts
Art and craft
Automobile engineering
Biotechnology engineering
Business management
Ceramic engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Computer science and engineering
Dairy technology and engineering
EC engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics and communication
Electronics engineering
Electronics and telecommunication engineering
Environmental engineering
Fashion design
Fashion engineering
Food processing and technology
Genetic engineering
IC engineering
Infrastructure engineering
Instrumentation and control engineering
Interior design and decoration
IT engineering
Journalism
Library and information sciences
Mechanical engineering
Media and communications
Metallurgy engineering
Mining engineering
Motorsport engineering
Petroleum engineering
Pharmacy
Plastics engineering
Power engineering
Production engineering
Textile design
Textile engineering

List of Polytechnic Colleges in Kerala

Polytechnic Colleges in Kerala Admission Process

Admission into Kerala Polytechnic is done based on merit in the previous qualifying examination i.e. class 12. There is no entrance exam conducted to offer Kerala Polytechnic Admission. Department of Technical Education (DTE), Kerala is the responsible organization for the polytechnic admission in Kerala.

How to apply for admission in Kerala Polytechnic?

The mode of filling out the application form is only online. All interested candidate needs to follow the following steps in order to apply for Kerala polytechnic admission:

Visit the official website for Kerala polytechnic admissions at www.polyadmission.org.
Candidates need to fill out the application form available on the website carefully by going through all the instructions and after checking the eligibility criteria.
Fill in all the necessary details such as educational qualifications and personal information carefully.
Upload the below listed required documents along with photos in the prescribed format and pay the application fees through debit/credit/net banking modes.
After the application form is filled out successfully, pay the fees.
The candidate can take the printout of the application form for future reference.
Candidates can verify the application status anytime on the official site.
After the trial merit list gets released, the candidates have the option of editing their preferences. This is the final chance given to them.

Polytechnic Colleges in Kerala Admission Fees

Candidates are allowed to the below-listed application fees in online mode through debit/ credit/ net banking mode.

Student Category	Application Fees (INR)
General Category	INR 150
SC/ST Category	INR 75

Polytechnic Colleges in Kerala Fees Structure

Government Polytechnic Colleges

Admission Fee	INR 210
Tuition Fee	INR 790 per semester
Special Fee (Revenue Portion)	INR 740 per year
Special Fee (PD Portion)	INR 600 per year
Student Amenities Fee	INR 350 per year
Caution Deposit (Refundable)	INR 500

Government Aided Polytechnic Colleges

Admission Fee	INR 500
Tuition Fee	INR 18,000 per year
Special Fee	INR 3,000 per year
Student Amenities Fee	INR 500 per year
Examination Fee	INR 400 per year
Caution Deposit (Refundable)	INR 1,500

Private Polytechnic Colleges

Tuition Fee (For Government Quota Seats)	INR 22,500 per year
For Management Seats	INR 37,500 per year
Examination Permanent registration fee	INR 1,575
Special fee	INR 2,500 per year
Interest-free deposit (Refundable at the time of issue of TC)	INR 10,000 per year
Caution Deposit (Refundable)	INR 5,000

Polytechnic Colleges in Kerala Eligibility Criteria

The candidate should be an Indian citizen.
The candidate must be a domicile of Kerala state or have undertaken the qualifying examination from an institution in Kerala.
The candidate should have passed the SSC or THSLC or equivalent examination
Candidates must have Mathematics, English, and Science as mandatory subjects.
For CBSE/ ICSE/ Open school candidates, the marks/grades obtained in Science are considered for calculating grades in the place of Physics and Chemistry.
CBSE school candidates who have passed the qualifying examination with Maths are eligible for Kerala polytechnic admission.