MH CET 2015 INFORMATION BROCHURE

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1 MH CET 2015 INFORMATION BROCHURE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST 2015 FOR HEALTH SCIENCE COURSES Updated on dated

2 DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH Health Science Government of Maharashtra INFORMATION BROCHURE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST 2015 FOR HEALTH SCIENCE COURSES A A CET CELL, OPP. GOVT. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL BUILDING, ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL COMPOUND, NEAR CST RAILWAY STATION, MUMBAI GRAM: MEDUCATNSEARCH, MUMBAI, TEL NO.: / / FAX NO.: / WEBSITE:

3 SCHEDULE FOR MH-CET 2015 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE 1. Online Registration & filling of Application form. : 05/03/2015 to 24/03/ Schedule for Fee Acceptance at SBI Bank, through Computer Generated Challan. : 07/03/2015 to 27/03/ Issue of Admit Cards (Online) : 27/04/2015 to 06/05/ Date of Examination : 07/05/2015 (Thursday) 5. Centre of examination : As indicated in Admit Card 6. Examination & Bell Schedule a) Entry in Examination Hall b) Distribution of answer sheets c) Distribution of question booklets d) Examination Commences e) Latest Entry permitted in Examination Hall f) Examination concludes Last date of online submission of certificate/(s) for 7. Additional Weightage Claim (For Health Science Courses Only). 8. Online display of Question Paper Booklets of each version on website " : : : : : : a.m. - Long Bell a.m a.m a.m. - Long Bell a.m p.m. - Long Bell : 12/05/2015 : 18/05/ Online Display of Provisional Keys of each version on website " OMR Answer Sheets will be available on website " Last date of Online submission of objections on Question Paper/Answer Key/Typographic errors. : 20/05/2015 : 25/05/2015 : 25/05/2015 to 28/05/ Declaration of Provisional Result/Marks : On or before 05/06/ Last Date of Submission of Application form for Verification of Marks at office of the Divisional authority with prescribed fee (Place - Mumbai, Pune, Miraj, Dhule, Aurangabad, Nanded, Nagpur & Akola) : within 4 days of declaration of result 14. Declaration of Merit List on or before : 12/06/ Downloading of Marksheet from website " : 13/06/2015 to till the last date of filling up of preference form.

4 PREAMBLE The Government of Maharashtra has decided to conduct a single Common Entrance Test MH-CET-2015 for selection to degree courses in Health Sciences and BVSc & AH courses. The Entrance Test (MH CET 2015) will be held on Thursday 07th May 2015 at all the district headquarters in Maharashtra. For selection to Health Science degree courses, The Director, Medical Education and Research (DMER), Mumbai is the Competent Authority. The Authority for selection to BVSc & AH degree course is the Registrar, Maharashtra Animal and Fisheries Science University, Nagpur. The application form for MH CET 2015 will be available on the website " The information Brochure for Health Science Course is available on the website " The syllabus of MHCET 2015 is also available on the website " The admit card & Score Card can be downloaded by the candidate from the website " After declaration of merit list, specified number of candidates will be called to fill the preference form at four centers (Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur & Aurangabad). On the basis of choices given by candidates the selection list will be displayed course-wise & college-wise on the website Competent Authority MH-CET 2015

5 MH-CET-2015 INDEX Health Science 1. Introduction 1 2. Definitions 1 3. Scheme of Examination 2 4. Eligibility For Admission To Health Science Degree Courses 4 5. Eligibility to B.V.SC. & A.H. Degree course in veterinary faculty 6 6. Online Application Form & Information Brochures 7 7. Certificates Preparation of Merit List & Declaration of Result Revaluation of HSC Marks Or Equivalent Examination Marks Seats Allocation to All India Quota and to Government of India Nominee Legal Jurisdiction Conduct and Discipline 13 ANNEXURES Annexure A : Divisional Authorities & Districts Under Their Jurisdiction 14 Annexure B : Constitutional Reservations 15 Annexure C : Children of Defence Personnel (Def) 17 Annexure D : Person with Disability (PWD) 19 Annexure E : Maharashtra - Karnataka Disputed Border Area Reservation 20 Annexure F : Hilly Area (HA) Reservation 20 Annexure G : Additional Weightage Claim 21 Annexure H : Proforma for Non-Creamy Layer Certificate 23 Annexure I : Certificate of Medical Fitness 24 Annexure J : Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Science University 25 Annexure K : District with District Codes & Abbreviations 26 Annexure L : Format of Application For Verification 27 Annexure M : Instructions For Filling Application Form 28 Annexure N : Specimen Copy of Online Application Form 30 Specimen Copy of Front Page of Question Booklet 32 Important instructions to Mark the OMR Answer sheet 33 Specimen Copy of OMR Answer Sheet 34 Annexure P 15% NRI Quota in private unaided medical Colleges 36

6 MH-CET 2015 INFORMATION BROCHURE: HEALTH SCIENCE COURSES Health Science 1. INTRODUCTION The entrance examination for the selection to Health Science degree Courses in the State of Maharashtra for the academic year shall be conducted by the Competent Authority appointed by The Government of Maharashtra. Seats in Health Science Courses are at all Government/Municipal Corporation, Government aided Health Science institutions and Private Medical Health Science Colleges/ Institutions who opt for admission through MH CET The Competent Authority shall devise the system of Counseling and Selection. This procedure shall be governed by regulations and directions specified by the Govt. of Maharashtra from time to time. The merit list of MH-CET-2015 will be utilized for the selection to Veterinary Colleges in Maharashtra. The Registrar, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Science University (MAFSU), Nagpur, who is the Competent Authority for selection to Veterinary colleges, will notify the details of selection process separately. (Annexure J ). 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 "Online Application Form" means prescribed form to be filled Online by the candidate for appearing at MH-CET Information submitted by the candidate and stored in the database with the competent Authority will be consider as valid information. 2.2 Appeal Committee means the Committee setup under the chairmanship of the Competent Authority, it shall deal with the representations submitted by the candidate(s)/parent(s) relating to grievances of the candidates with regard to MH-CET-2015 examination and the selection process. 2.3 Competent Authority means the Authority designated or appointed by Govt. of Maharashtra to conduct MH-CET 2015, and declare the results. The Competent Authority will supervise and control the selection process for the admission to Health Science degree courses and act as a chairperson of the Appeal Committee for representations submitted by the candidates. The Competent Authority will issue necessary executive instructions for implementation and provide relevant information to be published or communicated. 2.4 Center in-charge of the District means the District Collector or the officer(s) authorized by the District Collector. 2.5 Council means respective Central Council for Health Science courses. 2.6 Defence means services established under the Army Act 1950/ Air force Act1950/ Navy Act Divisional Authority means the Dean/Officer(s) of specified Govt. Medical College who will be responsible to carry out the directions and instructions of the Competent Authority. 2.8 "Health Science Courses" means courses affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Science(MUHS), Nashik, which include MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BPTh, BOTh, BP&O, BASLP and BSc Nursing. 2.9 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) means EWS as specified and laid down by Govt. of Maharashtra "Government College/Government Institution" - Means college/institution which is governed or aided by Government of Maharashtra/Central Government/ local self Government i.e Govt./Govt. aided/municipal Corporation "Private College/Private Institution" - Means College/Institution which is governed by private management and not aided by Govt. of Maharashtra/Central Government/ local self Government Hilly Area (HA) means Hilly Areas as per the resolutions issued by the Government of Maharashtra from time to time. (Annexure - F) DMER, Mumbai ( 1 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

7 2.13 Intake Capacity in any particular institution/course means the minimum number of seats permitted by the four Regulatory authorities i.e. Govt. of India, respective Central Council, Govt. of Maharashtra and MUHS, Nashik Maharashtra Karnataka Border (MKB) means Maharashtra Karnataka disputed border area as set out by Government of Maharashtra. (Annexure-E) 2.15 Nomadic Tribes (NT) means Nomadic Tribes as specified and laid down by the Government of Maharashtra Other Backward Class (OBC) means Other Backward Class as specified and laid down by the Government of Maharashtra "Preference Form" means the preprinted form containing essential details of the candidate along with State Merit List Number, issued to the candidate after the examination. In this form the candidate has to give his choice of course and college in preferential order for selection to Health Science Courses Person with Disability (PWD) as per the directions issued by Medical Council of India Qualifying examination means the examination (i.e. HSC [12 th standard] or equivalent examination) on the basis of result of which a candidate becomes eligible to appear at MH-CET entrance examination for selection to aforesaid Health Science Courses Scheduled Castes (SC) means Scheduled Castes as specified and laid down by the Government of India and as recognized issued by in the State of Maharashtra Scheduled Tribes (ST) means Scheduled Tribes as specified and laid down by the Government of India and as recognized issued by in the State of Maharashtra Special Backward Category (SBC) means Special Backward category as specified and laid down by the Government of Maharashtra Status Retention means the retention of a seat by a candidate, once admitted at a particular college/institution "Sub-Centre Incharge" means the officer incharge of the High School /College where the MH CET 2015 examination is being conducted Vimukta Jati (De-Notified Tribes) (VJ/DT) means Vimukta Jati as specified and laid down by the Government of Maharashtra "NRI Candidate" means a candidate who is to be admitted must him self/her self be Non- Resident Indian. (Please refer Annexure- P) 2.27 "PIO Candidate" means a candidate who is to be admitted must him self /her self be Persons with Indian Origin "OCI Candidate" means a candidate who is to be admitted must him self /her self be Overseas Citizen of India. 3. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION 3.1 Date of Examination: The examination will be conducted at various centres in Maharashtra on Thursday, 07 th May Schedule & Test Design: The MH-CET-2015 will consist of one question paper Containing 200 Multiple Choice questions (MCQ), each Carrying 1(One) mark and total marks 200. The distribution of number of questions and marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Zoology & Botany) is as under: Subject Number of MCQ Marks Physics Chemistry Biology Total There is no choice among the questions, i.e. all questions have to be answered. The candidate desirous of selection to Health Science courses and BVSc & AH should appear for MH CET DMER, Mumbai ( 2 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

8 2015. The Candidates will be provided one OMR Answer Sheet and Question Booklet. At the end of paper, candidate will hand-over the OMR Answer sheet and Question booklet to the invigilator. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination Hall till the end of examination. 3.3 The candidate will be required to mark the correct answer by blackening the corresponding circle against the serial number of the question in the answer sheet with black ink ballpoint pen only. Out of four circles provided for selection of an answer against a question, the candidate should fill up one circle only. Each correct answer will be given 1 (one) mark. There shall be no negative marking. CHANGING AN ANSWER IS NOT ALLOWED: The candidates must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before darkening the appropriate circle, as no change in the Answer once marked is allowed. The answer once marked is final, any change in the option once marked, done by any method, will amount to a invalid/incorrect response. 3.4 Candidate should completely darken one and the only one best response (circle) For example Q. No A B C D Q. 52 Candidate should not use any other method for answering i.e. Half circle, dot. tick mark, cross etc. This may not be read by the scanner. Answer sheet of each candidate will be evaluated by computerized scanning method only (Optical Mark Reader). There will not be any manual checking during evaluation and verification. 3.5 Grievance Redressal Committee : A Greviance Redressal Committee will be constituted at each sub centre comprising following members: i) Sub-centre Incharge - Chairperson ii) A Supervisor - Member Secretary iii) An Invigilator - Member The committee will function from 8.00 am to the end of the examination on the day of examination. If there is any grievance during this period (regarding loss of time due to administrative error or any other examination related important matter), the candidate will report it to the invigilator of his/her examination block. It will be communicated to the sub-centre incharge through supervisor. The committee will examine the Grievance on the spot and take necessary decision regarding the Grievance/s. 3.6 If a candidate has objection against any question in the question paper of this examination, the same may be submitted through website " from 25/05/2015 to 28/05/2015. Representation received after this period shall not be considered. 3.7 Syllabus of Examination: Syllabi of Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the MH CET will be the same as for the current year for HSC/ 12th Examination (i.e March 2015) of HSC Board of Maharashtra. 3.8 Time & duration of Examination: There will be one paper of 3 hours duration. Schedule of examination - Thursday, 7th May Time AM to 1.00 PM 3.9 Language of Question Paper: The medium for examination shall be English or Marathi or Urdu. The option once exercised about the medium by the candidate on online application shall be irrevocable Examination Centre: The MH-CET-2015 will be conducted at all the district headquarters of the State of Maharashtra. The MH-CET examination center will be within the same district from where the candidate has passed / is appearing at the qualifying examination i.e. HSC/12 th Standard examination. For the eligible candidates passing qualifying examination from outside the state of Maharashtra, the Competent Authority shall allot the examination center. The center once allotted by the Competent Authority shall not be changed under any circumstances. In DMER, Mumbai ( 3 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

9 the online application form, the facility for choice of distinct of examination center is available only for the candidates who have passed / appearing HSC 12th / equivalent from outside the State of Maharashtra. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO HEALTH SCIENCE DEGREE COURSES 4.1 The candidate must be an Indian National / Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas citizen of India (OCI). Non Resident India (NRI) are not eligible. (Exception: Annexure J & Annexure P ). 4.2 The candidate must be born on or before 31 st December 1998 to be eligible to appear for MH- CET However, for admission to Ayurved and Unani courses, candidate must be born on or before 1 st October The Birth certificate indicating name of the candidate, Secondary School Certificate i.e. SSC or equivalent examination certificate or School Leaving Certificate endorsing the date of birth will constitute a valid proof. 4.3 The candidate must be medically fit and must submit a certificate of medical fitness at the time of Preference form filling as per proforma (Annexure-I). 4.4 The candidate must have passed the SSC or equivalent examination from an Institution situated in the state of Maharashtra. (Please refer 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, Annexure "C", Annexure "E" & Annexure "P" for exception) 4.5 The candidate must have passed the qualifying examination i.e. Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC/12 th Standard) or equivalent examination, from an Institution situated in the State of Maharashtra (Please refer 4.7, 4.8, Annexure "C", Annexure "E" & Annexure "P") with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) at the time of admission Eligibility criteria of Qualifying Examination for various courses For MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BUMS : A candidate belonging to Open Category must have obtained not less than 50% (i.e. 150 out of 300) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination. A candidate belonging to constitutional reservation (Annex. B) and constitutional reservation with Person with Disability claim must have obtained not less than 40% (i.e. 120 out of 300) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination. Person with Disability in General category must secure not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination For B Sc. Nursing - A candidate belonging to Open category must have obtained not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together at HSC (or equivalent) examination. A candidate belonging to constitutional reservation (Annex. B) must have obtained not less than 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together at HSC(or equivalent) Exam For BHMS, BPTh & BOTh, BASLP & BP&O courses: Clause is not applicable. Passing grade at HSC/12 th Standard or equivalent examination is however necessary BHMS, BPTh, BOTh candidates who have pass HSC/12 th Standard or equivalent examination with Physic, Chemistry & Biology is however necessary For admission to BASLP, candidate who has passed 12 th standard examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics and/or Computer Science is eligible For admission to BP&O candidate who has passed 12 th standard examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and / or Mathematics is eligible The candidate who is appearing for qualifying examination i.e. HSC (or equivalent exam.) in February/March 2015 is eligible to appear for MH-CET-2015, however they must fulfill the eligibility condition at Para 4.5 at the time of filling up of the Preference Form BPMT - Candidates Need not appear for MH-CET-2015 for BPMT course. Admission to BPMT course will be done on the basis of HSC/12th Standard examination marks. The admission will be conducted at institute level. DMER, Mumbai ( 4 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

10 4.6 Exception for SSC (10th Std. or equivalent examination) :- Candidate who has passed SSC or equivalent examination from and institute situated outside Maharashtra State and HSC or equivalent examination from within Maharashtra State is eligible for seeking admission to the courses in Health Science provided that he/she is DOMICILE of Maharashtra. 4.7 Exception for SSC (10 th ) and HSC (12 th ) or equivalent examinations: Children of employees of the Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking :- Children of employees of the Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking posted on deputation or transfer to a place outside the State of Maharashtra, or transferred from outside to a place situated within the State of Maharashtra:- 1. The children of such employees of Government of Maharashtra or its undertaking who have joined service since beginning at a place situated outside the State of Maharashtra but who have been transferred to a place situated within the State of Maharashtra shall be eligible for admission even though such children might have passed the S.S.C.(Std. X) and/or H.S.C. (Std.XII) or equivalent exam from the recognized Institutions situated outside the State of Maharashtra, provided that such an employee of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking must have been posted/ transferred/ deputed at a place of work located in the State of Maharashtra and also must have reported-for-duty i.e. joined the duty before the last date of submission of Preference Form. 2. The candidates belonging to the aforesaid category at (1) shall be required to produce the requisite Certificate from the Office at which such an employee of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking has reported for duty as a proof that such employee has joined the office and/or reported for duty before the cut off date for eligibility i.e. the last date of submission of Preference Form. The certificate should contain full name of the employee, designation, transfer/posting order number and date, date of joining and present status of posting. A copy of transfer/posting order should also be produced at the time of filling the preference form. 3. The children of such employees of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking who have been transferred or deputed to a place situated outside the State of Maharashtra or who have returned to the State of Maharashtra after initial transfer/deputation shall be eligible for admission even though such children might have passed the S.S.C. (Std. X) and/or H.S.C. (Std. XII) or equivalent examinations from the recognized Institutions situated outside the State of Maharashtra. 4. The candidates belonging to the aforesaid category at (3) above shall be required to produce the requisite Certificate from the Office at which such an employee of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking has reported for duty. The certificate should contain full name of the employee, designation, transfer order number and date, date of joining and present status of posting. A copy of transfer order should also be produced at the time of filling the preference form. 4.8 Exception for SSC (10 th ) and HSC (12 th ) or equivalent examinations: Children of employees of Government of India or its Undertaking:- 1. The children of the employees of Government of India or its Undertaking shall be eligible for admission even though they might have passed the S.S.C. (Std.X) and/or H.S.C. (Std. XII) or equivalent exam from the recognized Institutions situated outside the State of Maharashtra, provided that such an employee of Government of India or its Undertaking must have been transferred and posted at a place of work, located in the State of Maharashtra and also must have reported for duty i.e. joined the duty before the last date of submission of Preference Form. 2. The candidates belonging to the aforesaid category (1) shall be required to produce the requisite Certificate from the Office at which such an employee of Government of India or its Undertaking has reported for duty as a proof of the fact that such employee has joined the office and/or reported for duty before the cut-off date for eligibility i.e., the last date of submission of Preference Form. The certificate should contain full name of the employee, designation, transfer and posting order number and date, date of joining and present status of posting. A copy of transfer and posting order should also be produced at the time of filling the preference form. DMER, Mumbai ( 5 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

11 4.9 CET-Marks Eligibility For Admission to MBBS & BDS Courses: A candidate belonging to open category must secure not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together at Common Entrance Test i.e. MH-CET A candidate belonging to constitutional reservation (Annexure B) and constitutional reservation with Person with Disability (PWD) must secure not less than 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together in the MH-CET Person with Disability in General category must secure not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together in the MH-CET CET Marks for Admission to BAMS/BHMS/BUMS/BPTh/BOTh/BASLP/BP&O and B.Sc. Nursing: A candidate will be selected on the basis of merit in Common Entrance Test (MH-CET-2015) to above stated courses Additional Eligibility For BUMS: Candidate should have passed SSC (or equivalent) examination from the recognized board with Urdu or Arabic or Persian Language as one of the subject Cut-off date for the eligibility: The eligibility of the candidate shall be determined and/or decided for all purposes including for applicability of all these Rules and Regulations by considering the last date of submission of Preference Form as the cut-off date. It is made abundantly clear that if a candidate is found ineligible as on the last date of submission of preference form, in terms of these Rules and Regulations, and if such an ineligible candidate acquires the requisite eligibility after the aforesaid cut-off date (i.e. the last date of submission of preference form), such subsequent acquisition of eligibility will not make an ineligible candidate eligible for any purpose whatsoever, much less for the purpose of admission The selected candidates who have cancelled their admission after the cut-off-date declared by the respective central councils for the admission to Health Science Courses in the year/(s), and , by the Competent Authority (NEET UG-2013 and MH CET 2014) are not eligible to appear at MH-CET Notwithstanding anything stated in the rule here-in-above, a candidate, who was allotted a seat in any course under MUHS Nashik in previous year(s) and who failed to join or vacated / abandoned it after availing the said seat, or has completed such a period of course which would result into lapse of the said seat, will not be eligible for appearing at MH- CET examination and admission for the next two years. Penalty for lapse of seat (MBBS/BDS Course): Any candidate responsible for lapse of MBBS/BDS seat will have to pay a penalty of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupee Ten Lacs Only). This penalty is applicable to all those candidates who do not join during last round or cancel a seat after last round of admission. This penalty is also applicable to the candidate resigning a seat after cutoff date for MBBS/BDS course or also fails to complete the course and also applicable to candidates who cancel the admission after prescribed date to be notified by Competent Authority. If admission is cancelled on medical grounds after cut-off date, the Competent Authority will take appropriate decision regarding 'waiving off' penalty, after ascertaining medical ground by special medical board, constituted by the Competent Authority For Eligibility to Health Science Courses under Defence specified reservation -Refer Annexure- C 4.15 For Eligibility to Health Science Courses under Person with Disability (PWD) specified reservation - Refer Annexure - D For Eligibility to Health Science Courses under Maharashtra Karnataka Border (MKB) area specified reservation - Refer Annexure - E For Hilly Area seat claim - Refer to conditions/criteria under Annexure-F All those candidates who have passed the S.S.C. (Std. X) and/or H.S.C. (Std. XII) or equivalent examination/s from an Institution/s situated outside the State of Maharashtra are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear at MH-CET 2015 examination and subsequent admission to Health Science courses, except those exempted under Rule 4.7, 4.8, 4.14 and Admission to Health Science Courses is subject to the grant of eligibility by Maharashtra University of Health Science, Nashik. 5. FOR ELIGIBILITY TO B.V.Sc. & A.H. DEGREE COURSE IN VETERINARY FACULTY (Refer Annexure J) DMER, Mumbai ( 6 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

12 6. ONLINE APPLICATION FORM & INFORMATION BROCHURE :- The information brochure for MH CET 2015 is available on web site " Candidate is advised to download and print the brochure. For submission of online application form the candidates should login " website. The detail procedure for online submission of application form & registration is as follows. 6.1 Procedure for MHCET 2015 Registration and payment through State Bank of India (SBI) branches A candidate has to first register for MHCET 2015 at " and only then he / she can make the payment at the branches of SBI MHCET 2015 Registration: In order to register online, the candidate has to visit the website " and click MHCET 2015 Registration. The MHCET2015 Registration page opens up wherein he/she has to fill-in the online form. The information to be provided includes personal details and uploading of your recent colour passport photograph and signature Filling of online application form: The candidate will be prompted to enter his/her valid id, mobile No. and a password on the first login. All these three must be carefully noted and retained by the candidate for all future correspondence with MHCET Office, downloading MHCET Admit card etc. The candidate can continue and complete his/ her filling up of educational details TO UPLOAD PHOTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES Please note that all the applicants are required to upload their scanned/digital recent colour photograph and signature. File size of each of the Photograph and Signature should not be more than 50 KB per file. The online application system will not allow to upload files larger than 50 KB. All Candidates have to upload his/ her Photograph and Signature only in "Jpeg" format and file name of Photograph and signature should preferably be photo.jpeg and sign.jpeg respectively. For Uploading photograph Take your recent colour passport size photograph. The picture should be taken against a light/white background. In case the face on the photograph is not clear, your application is liable to be rejected. Candidate should upload such scanned/digital photograph. File size of each of the Photograph should not be more than 50 KB per file, otherwise it will not be allowed by the System to upload. To reduce the size, crop the image of the passport size photograph in MS Paint or any other Photo Editor. Please ensure that only the full face portion is cropped and not the entire photograph. For Uploading Signature The candidate himself/herself should sign (no capital letters) on a white paper with a black ink pen. Scan the signature in 200 dpi( dots per inch) scanner resolution settings and the file size should be less than 50 kb in jpeg format. To reduce the size, crop the image of the signature in MS Paint or any other Photo Editor. Please ensure that only the signature portion is cropped and not the entire A4 paper on which you have signed. Once photograph and signature files are uploaded by the candidate successfully, the system will show on the screen Photograph and Signature that has been uploaded. If these have been correctly uploaded, you should now proceed further to generate the bank challan for the payment through 'State Bank of India'. How to ensure that the Photograph and Signature are within 50 KB per file? Please open the digital or scanned photograph or signature in MS Paint by right clicking the photograph or signature. DMER, Mumbai ( 7 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

13 Press Ctrl + W, a window will open which will have an option 'resize by %'. Here enter anything between 10 to 50% and save the file with an extension.jpeg. Check for the size of the file in 'properties'. If the file size is still higher than 50 KB, once again open in paint and resize it to bring it down to less than 50KB. Repeat this process till the file size is less than 50 KB. Save this file with the file Name as mentioned above as photo.jpeg and sign.jpeg Downloading Bank Challan: The candidate has to download and print the MHCET bank challan on an A4 size paper on a single page. Please adjust your printer settings suitably to take the print on an A4 size paper. The bank challan will have MHCET2015 Registration No., Name of the candidate, address, phone number and date of registration, printed on it. The printed bank challan is in two parts. You have to take this bank challan to the SBI branch Payment of fees at State Bank of India (SBI) Branch: The candidate has to take this printed MHCET Bank challan to any of the SBI branches ( to make the payment after 48hrs of registration. Please tender Rs Rs Bank Commission for Open Candidates and Rs Rs Bank Commission for Reservation Category Candidates. On the printed bank challan, the bank will enter the date of payment, Journal No/Bank Transaction ID, Branch Name & Code and put a bank seal on each part of the bank challan. The bank will retain the Bank s copy of the bank challan and return the rest of the bank challan to the candidate Completion of online application Form: The candidate should visit " and logs in MHCET2015 registration using his/her MHCET 2015 Registration No and password after 24 hours of making the payment. Please confirm whether the Bank transaction ID No. and date of payment have been updated. If it has been, click on the generate MHCET Confirmation Page. A Confirmation Page will open up. Please save this page and also take a print out of the same. This completes the Registration process MHCET 2015 Registration No.& Password: The candidate is advised to keep a copy of the Bank challan, MH CET2015 Registration Confirmation Page printout. He/she should note the MHCET Registration No. and password for all future correspondence with MHCET Office Generation of Admit Card: Candidate should visit website " any time between 27 th April 2015 and 06 th May 2015 and take a print out of the same where candidate's MHCET 2015 Roll No., the address of the Examination centre will be mentioned Important Notes Once you finish your registration for MHCET 2015 you shall be provided with a unique MHCET 2015 Registration No.& password. a. Please note that s to candidate and Login on " (Accessed by MHCET Registration No.& password ) will be the standard mode of communication. b. The address that you enter in the registration form will be treated as your primary address and all communications will also be sent to the same. c. Please ensure that you provide a valid address. d. Please ensure that you use your personal address only as your primary address in the application. e. Please add '[email protected]', as trusted sources in the anti-spam software of your . Otherwise, either you will not receive important s or they will get delivered to your Spam/junk folder. f. Please access your s regularly and ensure that your inbox is accessible. g. Please note that the MHCET Registration No. and password gives you an individual login on " You need to check for mails from MHCET on frequent intervals. DMER, Mumbai ( 8 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

14 Note: If you do not receive the confirmation message within 24 hours of Registering, please check your spam/junk folder just in case the confirmation got delivered there instead of your inbox. If you are unable to locate the , please to citing your primary id or call to call center no between a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on all working days. Students should note that it will be compulsory for them to bring the downloaded admit card, application form & challan printouts/ valid Photo ID proof for identity verification on the day of examination. 6.2 FLOW CHART OF MHCET 2015 REGISTRATION PROCESS Visit MHCET 2015 website and click Registration link. Fill following information, "Personal information, Contact information, Reservation, Educational details and MHCET details" Create own password and click NEXT. The candidate receives an confirming the registration.(future Login will be allowed with your Registration ID and password). On the next screen, upload your scanned photograph and signature. Uploaded files are displayed on screen. Click SUBMIT to confirm or RELOAD to change the images. Applicant is required to upload his/her scanned digital photograph and signature in jpegformatonly. Link is displayed to generate the Bank Challan. Take a print of the Challan and make payment at any of the SBI branches after 48hrs of registration. The last date of fee acceptance at SBI branches is 27th March 2015 You must end your session properly by clicking on LOGOUT button after completing the steps above. Login after 24 hours of making the payment for confirming your payment details in your profile and generate the MHCET Registration Confirmation Page. Save and Print the same for future reference. You are not required to send this to MHCET office Your admit card will be available for download from 27/04/2015 onwards. 6.3 The facility of online submission of application form will be closed on 24/03/2015 at 4.00 pm., to avoid last minute rush, candidates are requested to submit the online application form well in advance without waiting for last date. The last date for submission online application form will not be extended under any circumstances. After satisfactory submission of online application form if payment is not made on or before 27/03/2015 in the bank, the candidates will not be eligible for this examination. The center for examination will be allotted by competent Authority and it will be district place where the candidate passed /appearing HSC / 12th equivalent examination. In the online application form facility for choice of examination center is available only for candidates pass/ appearing HSC/12th equivalent examination from outside the State of Maharashtra. A specimen copy of online application form is available in information brochure as shown is Annexure "N" 6.4 The candidates desirous of claiming the constitutional and / or specified reservations must have claimed the same in the original online application form of MH-CET 2015, failing which the claim will not be entertained subsequently. A candidate belonging to backward class from Maharashtra state only, is eligible for claiming seat under reserved category. (Refer Annexure-B) If the cast validity certificate (CVC) is pending or Non creamy layer certificate (NCL) is pending, still the candidate must claim the Constitutional Reservation in original online DMER, Mumbai ( 9 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

15 application form. In case of Non production of CVC/NCL, the candidate will be automatically considered in general category at the time of preference form filling. Request for giving claim from general category to reserve category will not be entertained at any stage during the process Candidate desirous of specified reservation i.e. Person with Disability (PWD), Defence -1, Defence -2, Defence -3 Hilly Area, MKB and exemption under 4.7 & 4.8 must have claimed same in the online application form of MH-CET 2015, failing which the claim will not be entertained subsequently. 6.5 An incomplete application form will be rejected. Application form sent by post/courier will be rejected. The candidate shall submit one and only one application form. In case, candidate submits more than one application form. The last submitted online application form along with payment will be treated as valid. 6.6 Admit Card: The Admit Cards will be downloaded from " website after login during 27/04/2015 to 06/05/2015. Candidate has to appear for examination with downloaded Admit Card and any Photo ID proof (School / College Identity Card, Pass port). Issue of Admit Card is merely an enabling document for appearing at the MH CET 2015 and does not imply that the candidate satisfies all the requirements of eligibility conditions of admission to health Science Courses. 7. CERTIFICATES No original certificates or their attested photocopies are required to be submitted along with online application form. However, the following certificates in original and their attested photocopies must be submitted for scrutiny at the time of filling the preference form, as well as at the time of admission. 7.1 Photo ID proof School / College Identity Card, Identity Card/Adhar card/admit Card (any one) and Mark sheet of MH-CET 2015 Examination. 7.2 Nationality Certificate issued by District Magistrate/Addl. District Magistrate or Metropolitan Magistrate (Competent Authority for issue of such certificate)/valid Indian Passport or School Leaving Certificate of HSC/12 th Std. indicating the nationality of the candidate as Indian. 7.3 Domicile Certificate issued by District Magistrate/Metropolitan Magistrate/ Addl. District Magistrate or Tehsildar. (Please refer 4.7, 4.8 & Annexure "C" for exception.) 7.4 SSC i.e. 10 th Standard or equivalent examination certificate, school leaving certificate or Birth certificate indicating name of the candidate (for DOB) and SSC Statement of Marks. 7.5 HSC i.e. 12 th Standard or equivalent examination Statement of Marks 7.6 Medical fitness certificate (Annexure-I) If applicable following certificates. 7.7 Constitutional reservation claim. (Annexure-B) a) Caste Certificate b) Caste Validity Certificate (CVC) c) Non-Creamy Layer Certificate (for VJ/DT (v), NT (c), NT (d), NT (M), SBC & OBC) valid upto 31/3/2016. (Annexure - H) 7.8 Specified Reservation Claim a) Defence Category Claim (Annexure-C) b) Person with Disability Claim (PH) (Annexure-D) DMER, Mumbai ( 10 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

16 c) MKB Claim (Annexure-E) d) HA Claim (Annexure-F) 7.9 Additional Weightage Claim (Annexure-G) a) Sports b) Hyderabad/Goa Liberation (HGL) c) Freedom Fighter (FF) d) National Cadet Corps (NCC) The attested photocopies of certificates for additional weightage claim along with photocopy of admit card of MH-CET-2015 must be sent by registered post/courier/hand delivery so as to reach the office of the Competent Authority at Mumbai, on or before the prescribed date, failing which, the claim will not be granted. The envelope must be superscribed as Additional weightage claim for MH-CET Necessary transfer order/(s) of the parent (Rule 4.7 and Rule 4.8 and Annexure C 3(d)). 8. PREPARATION OF MERIT LIST AND DECLARATION OF RESULT The Competent Authority will conduct the examination, evaluate the answer sheets and declare the result. The result will be declared on websites of DMER i.e. on or before 05/6/2015. The result of MH CET will be declared in marks obtained and in percentage on the website. 8.1 After the examination question booklet of all versions will be made available on website " from 18/05/2015. Provisional Answer key of each version will be made available on website " " from 20/05/2015. The OMR Answer sheet of all the candidates will be made available on " website from 25/05/2015. The OMR Sheet will be available to each candidate after entering Password and Registration ID as mentioned in flow chart of registration process. (Refer rule no 6.2) 8.2 Preparation of Merit List for Selection to Health Science Courses Marks obtained by the candidate at the MH-CET-2015 will be corrected with additional weightage for the circumstances/activities stated at Annexure-G and State Merit List indicating State merit number, regional merit number, categorywise merit number, will be prepared on the basis of such corrected marks, in descending order of merit. 8.3 The downloadable mark sheet will be made available on website " from 13/06/2015 till the last date of filling up of preference form. 8.4 Tie-breakers In case of equal corrected marks at the MH-CET-2015, the following procedure shall be adopted for deciding inter-se merit, First level: A candidate with higher total of uncorrected marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the MH-CET-2015 shall be preferred, if the tie still persists, then: Second level: Third level: A candidate with higher marks in Biology at the MH-CET-2015 Examination shall be preferred, if the tie still persists then: A candidate with higher marks in Chemistry at the MH-CET-2015 Examination shall be preferred, if the tie still persists then: Fourth Level: A candidate with higher percentage of aggregate marks at the SSC (or equivalent) Examination shall be preferred, if the tie still persists, then: Fifth level: An older candidate shall be preferred over a younger candidate. DMER, Mumbai ( 11 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

17 8.5 Verification of Marks Obtained at MH-CET 2015: If a candidate desires to get his/her Answer sheet evaluation verified, an application in prescribed proforma (Annexure L ), along with self addressed unstamped envelope (9 X 4.5 ) should be submitted to any Divisional Authority, within 4 days of declaration of the result of MH-CET-2015, along with Demand Draft/Pay Order of Rs.1000/- (Rs. One Thousand only) drawn on any scheduled commercial bank in favour of Director of Medical Education & Research, Mumbai, payable at Mumbai. The candidate will be sent photocopy of the Answer sheet and model answer key, after due verification by the Competent Authority through registered post. Representations received after the specified period will not be entertained. The change if any, shall be communicated to the candidate. The decision of the Competent Authority in this matter shall be final and binding. 8.6 The Rules and Regulation/procedure stated herein is applicable for MH-CET-2015 examination and selection to Health Science Courses for the academic year No promise is implied herein for the subsequent years and no expectations should be based on this for future. 9. REVALUATION OF HSC OR EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION MARKS If the marks of a candidate at HSC (or equivalent) examination have been revised on revaluation, the eligibility of the candidate may be altered. The candidate will be permitted to avail the benefit of revised marks upto the last date of filling up of Preference Form, subject to his/her representation to that effect to the Competent Authority and production of necessary proof to the satisfaction of the latter. 10. Seats Allocation to All India Quota and seats earmarked for the "central pool scheme" Among all the seats available in Health Science Courses at all Government/Municipal Corporation and Government aided Health Science institutions, AIPMT quota and seats earmarked for the "central pool scheme" are allocated as follows, 10.1 AIPMT Quota : At present 15% seats in each Government and Municipal Corporation Medical (MBBS) and Dental (BDS) Colleges are contributed to All India Quota. All India quota seats (15% AIPMT Quota seats / Surrendered back to the state shall retain their original Character filled in by 30% state quota All India Quota will retain their original Category character. All India Quota surrendered Seats having OBC character will be allotted to MH CET candidates, of VJ, NT1, NT2, NT3 and OBC Category candidate (group together) as per interse merit Seats Earmarked For The "Central Pool Scheme": Fifteen (15) seats in Govt. Medical Colleges, Three (3) seats in Govt. Dental Colleges and Five (5) seats (BAMS) in Govt. Ayurved Colleges are filled by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi as a seats earmarked for the, central pool scheme. Any Vacancies under "central pool scheme" shall be filled in by 30% OPEN category candidate from State Merit List. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is maintaining a Central Pool of MBBS/BDS seats by seeking voluntary contribution of various States/UTs having Medical/Dental Colleges and institutions. The seats collected in the Central Pool from the States/UT Governments/Institutions are in turn allocated to the States/UTs which are not having Medical/Dental Colleges of their own and to certain other Ministries/Departments like Ministry of External Affairs, Defence, Home Affairs, Human Resources Development and Cabinet Secretariat to mean their needs. The Eligible candidates seeking admission/nomination against seats earmarked for Central Pool Scheme need to apply directly to the authorities concerned (Mentioned Below) and not to the institution/college/university where seats are earmarked for the Central Pool scheme. The eligible candidates should not apply for such seats to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. DMER, Mumbai ( 12 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

18 Sr.No Category Authority to whom the application is to be sent. 1. Students belonging to States/Union Territories with no Medical/Dental College. Health Secretary, State/Union Territory Government 2. Wards of Defence Personnel Liason Officer, Kendriya Sainik Board, Ministry of Defence, West Block-IV, Wing No.5, R.K.Puram, New Delhi Children of Para-military personnel: i) For CRPF/BSF/SSB etc. personnel Ministry of Home Affairs, FR-I Section, North Block, New Delhi ii) For R&AW/SFF/ARC personnel Cabinet Secretariat, EA-II Section, Bikaner House (Annexe), Shahjahan Road, New Delhi Ministry of External Affairs, Welfare Cell, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi Children of Indian Staff serving in Indian Missions abroad. 5. For meeting diplomatic/bilateral commitments Ministry of External Affairs, Students Cell, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi Tibetan Refugees Central Tibetan Schools Administration, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary & Higher Education, Ess Plaza, Community Centre, Sector3, Rohini, Delhi National Bravery Award Winning Children Indian Council for Child Welfare, 4-Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi Civilians affected by Terrorism Ministry of Home Affairs,IS Division, North Block, New Delhi 10.3 The scheme of seat distribution for State Quota seats will be published in the information brochure for preference system. There will be constitutional and specified reservations for State Quota. 11. LEGAL JURISDICTION All disputes pertaining to the conduct of examination and selection shall fall within the jurisdiction of Courts, at Mumbai only. The Competent Authority shall be the legal person in whose name the Government of Maharashtra may sue or may be sued. 12. CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE 12.1 Failure of the candidate in entering full and correct information in the online application form and/or suppression of any information would lead to disqualification of the candidate for MH- CET 2015 or even at later date. Such a candidate will be debarred from the examination / entire selection process Adopting an unfair means or engaging in malpractice in the examination shall render a candidate liable for punishment under, Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices Act, Universities, Board and Other Specified Examination Act, 1982 and disqualify him/her for MH-CET-2015 examination If any person(s) or officer(s) dealing with the conduct of the MH-CET-2015 are found engaged in act(s) that would result in the leakage of question paper or attempt to use or help in the use of unfair means in this examination, he/she shall be liable to prosecution under Indian Penal Code As per Government Resolution (G.R. No. MED 1007/CR-490/07/Ed-2 dated 8th Feb 2008 and any G.R issued in this regard from time to time), candidates joined against the seats of Government/Municipal Corporation colleges for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses either through GOI nominee, All India quota or through MH CET 2015 will be required to sign a bond to serve the Government of Maharashtra or local self government or Defence services for a period of one year, failing which he/she will be required to pay Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees ten lacs only) for the default. Additionally, he/she will be required to sign an undertaking to the effect that he/she will not leave India within a period of five years from the date of obtaining the degree, otherwise he/she will have to pay Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rs.Ten lacs only) as penalty. 13. Any issue not dealt here-in above will be dealt with, when arising, fully and finally by the competent authority. Any amendments made by Government of Maharashtra from time to time will be implemented. DMER, Mumbai ( 13 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

19 ANNEXURE - A Divisional Authorities & Districts Under Their Jurisdiction Divisional Authority Telephone No./Fax/ Districts under jurisdiction 1) Dean, Grant Government Medical College, J.J. Tel : (022) , Mumbai Urban Hospital Compound, Byculla, Mumbai Fax : (022) [email protected] Mumbai Suburban Thane Palghar Raigad 2) Dean, B. J. Government Medical College, Tel: (020) / Pune Jayprakash Narayan Road, Near Pune Rly. Fax:(020) Station, Sassoon Hospital Compound, Pune- Ahmednagar [email protected] Satara Solapur 3) Dean, Government Medical College, Tel: (0233) , to 99 Sangli Pandharpur Road, Miraj, Dist-Sangli Fax:(0233) Kolhapur [email protected] Ratnagiri Sindhudurga 4) Dean, Shri. Bhausaheb Hire Govt. Medical Tel: (02562) / Dhule, Nandurbar College, Mumbai-Agra Highway, Chhakarbardi Fax:(02562) / Campus, Near Residency Park, Dhule [email protected] Nashik 301 Jalgaon 5) Dean, Government Medical College and Tel - (0240) Ext. 510 Aurangabad Hospital, College campus Building, Ghati, Fax- (0240) / Panchakki road, Aurangabad (431001) - [email protected] Jalna Beed Osmanabad 6) Dean, Dr. Shankarrao Chavan, Government Tel- (02462) /231573/ Parbhani, Hingoli Medical College, Vazirabad, Nanded Fax- (02462) / Latur - [email protected] Nanded 7) Dean, Government Medical College, Medical Tel: (0712) / Nagpur Square, Hanuman Nagar, Nagpur Fax: Wardha [email protected] Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Gadchiroli 8) Dean, Government Medical College, General Tel: (0724) , Yavatmal Hospital Campus, Collector Office Road, Dist- Fax: (0724) Akola [email protected] Amravati Akola, Washim Buldhana DMER, Mumbai ( 14 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

20 ANNEXURE-B Health Science CONSTITUTIONAL RESERVATIONS 1) The candidates recognized by the State of Maharashtra as belonging to the following Backward Classes, shall alone be eligible to claim admissions as against the seats reserved for such backward class categories. These Backward Class categories are as follows:- (i) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Caste converts to Buddhism (SC) 13.0 percent (ii) Scheduled Tribes (ST) 7.0 Percent (iii) Vimukta Jati ( VJ/DT - v ) 3.0 percent (iv) Nomadic Tribes ( NT & c ) 2.5 percent (v) Nomadic Tribes ( NT & d ) 3.5 percent (vi) Nomadic Tribes ( NT & M ) 2.0 percent (vii) Other Backward Category (OBC) including SBC 19.0 percent Total 50.0 percent Note:- (However the decision regarding ESBC (Maratha) & SBC-A (Muslim) will be communicated in due course) 2) Candidates belonging to aforesaid Backward Class categories will be required to submit the Caste Certificate and the Caste/Tribe Validity Certificate. 3) Caste certificate issuing authority: - Caste certificate stating that the caste is recognized under a particular backward class category in Maharashtra state is issued by Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Executive Magistrate /Metropolitan Magistrate in Maharashtra state. 4) The Caste/Tribe validity Certificate Issuing Authorities are as follows:- a) For Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Caste converts to Buddhism, Vimukta Jati (v), Nomadic Tribes c, d & M and Other Backward Class, Caste Validity Certificate is issued by Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee of respective Divisional Social Welfare Office (Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, Nagpur and Latur). b) For Candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe the Tribe Validity Certificate is issued by Commissioner/Jt. Commissioner, Tribe Scrutiny Committee of respective Region [Kokan (Thane), Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, Nagpur, Nandurbar and Gadchiroli]. 5) The candidates who have claimed the Constitutional Reservation in the original Application Form must submit Caste Validity Certificate at the time of filling the Preference Form, failing which the category claim, will not be granted. 6) NON-CREAMY LAYER A candidate belonging to Creamy Layer amongst the categories (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) must note that the provision of reservation is NOT applicable to him/her. A candidate claiming benefit of reservation under the categories (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) above will be required to produce Non- Creamy Layer Certificate in the name of candidate as specified in the Government resolution No. lhchlh 10$2008$iz-dz-697$ekod] fnukad 13$01$2009- The certificate in prescribed proforma (Annexure - H) stating that it is valid upto 31/3/2016 should be submitted at the time of filling up of Preference Form. The Non-Creamy Layer Certificate is issued by Sub-Divisional Officer/Deputy Collector/Collector of the district. However, such a Non-Creamy Layer Certificate shall be produced in any case on or before the last date of filling up of Preference Form, failing which the category claim will not be granted. Applicants belonging to Special Backward Category N.B.: As per Government Circular from Social Welfare, Cultural Affairs and Sports Department No. CBC- 1095/WS/264/BCW-5 dated 24th October 1995, the persons belonging to Special Backward Category (SBC) are to be considered as OBC candidates. Admission under constitutional reservation seat will be governed by the Maharashtra Schedule Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000 (Mah. Act No.XXIII of 2001). Candidates are instructed to note following provisions of the said act; Para 10: (Benefits secured on the basis of false Caste Certificate to be withdrawn) (1) Whoever not being a person belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes, (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes or Special Backward Category secures admission in any educational institution against a seat reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes, or secures any appointment in the Government, local authority or in any other company of Corporation, DMER, Mumbai ( 15 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

21 owned or controlled by the Government or in any Government aided institution or Co-Operative Society against a post reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes by producing a false Caste Certificate shall, on cancellation of the Caste Certificate by the Scrutiny Committee, be liable to be debarred from the concerned educational institution, or as the case may be, discharged from the said employment forthwith and any other benefits enjoyed or derived by virtue of such admission or appointment by such person as aforesaid shall be withdrawn forthwith. (2) Any amount paid to such person by the Government or any other agency by way of scholarship, grant, allowance or other financial benefit shall be recovered from such person as an arrears of land revenue.7 (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act for the time being in force, any Degree, Diploma or any other educational qualification acquired by such person after securing admission in any educational institution on the basis of a Caste Certificate which is subsequently proved to be false shall also stand cancelled, on cancellation of such Caste Certificate, by the Scrutiny Committee. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, a person shall be disqualified for being a member of any statutory body if he has contested the election for local authority, Cooperative Society or any statutory body on the seat reserved for any of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes, (Vimukt jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes or Special Backward Category by procuring a false Caste Certificate as belonging to such Caste, Tribe or Class on such false Caste Certificate being cancelled by the Scrutiny Committee; and any benefits obtained by such person shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue and the election of such person shall be deemed to have been terminated retrospectively. Para 11: (Offences & Penalties) (1) Whoever,- (a) Obtains a false Caste Certificate by furnishing false information or filing false statements or documents or any other fraudulent means ; or (b) not being a person belonging to any of the Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes, (Vimukt jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes or Special Backward Category secures any benefits or appointment exclusively reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes in the Government, local authority or any other company or corporation owned or controlled by the Government or in any Government aided institution, or secures admission in any educational institution against a seat exclusively reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes or is elected to any of the elective offices of local authority or Cooperative Society against the office, reserved for such Castes, Tribes of Classes by producing a false Caste Certificate; shall, on conviction, be punished, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extent up to two years or with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees, but which may extend up to twenty thousand rupees or both. (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this section except upon a complaint, in writing, made by the scrutiny Committee or by any other officer duly authorized by the Scrutiny Committee for this purpose. Para 12: (Offences under Act to be cognizable & non-bailable) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure; (a) offence punishable under section 11 shall be cognizable and non-bailable; (b) every offence punishable under this Act, shall be tried by any Magistrate of First Class in a summery way and provisions of sections 262except sub-section(2) to 265 both inclusive of this Code shall as for as possible may be applied to such trial. Para 13: (Penalty for issuing false Caste Certificate) (1) Any person or authority performing the functions of Competent Authority under this act, who intentionally issues of false Caste Certificate shall earn conviction, be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend up to two years or with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees, but which may extend up to twenty thousand rupees or both. (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this section except with the previous sanction of the Government. Para 14: (Penalty for abatement) Whoever abets any offence punishable under this Act shall be punished with the punishment provided for in this Act for such offence. DMER, Mumbai ( 16 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

22 ANNEXURE - C CHILDREN OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL A specified number of seats i.e. 5% of the intake capacity, subject to a maximum of 5 seats in each Government/ Municipal Corporation /Government Aided Medical, Dental/ Ayurved,Unani Colleges and some allied Health Science courses are reserved for children of Defence Service Personnel and Ex-Defence personnel, including those permanently disabled or killed in action. The ratio of these seats between Ex-defence and In-service Defence personnel is as given below. Distribution Total seats in Defence Quota Defence 1 (Def 1) Defence 2 (Def 2) Defence 3 (Def 3) ) DEFENCE CATEGORIES (a) Def1 - For a son/daughter/spouse of an Ex-defence service personnel, domiciled in the state of Maharashtra. (b) Def2 - For a son/daughter/spouse of Active defence service personnel domiciled in the state of Maharashtra. (c) Def3 - For a son/daughter/spouse of Active defence service personnel, transferred to Maharashtra State from out-side Maharashtra, who is not domicile of the State of Maharashtra. 2) For selection against Def-1 & Def-2 seats following conditions will apply; a) To be eligible for such a seat, a candidate must be a son/daughter/spouse of a person who has been a member of the Armed Forces of India and who has put in at least 5 years active service and has been subject to Indian Army Act, Indian Navy Act or Indian Air Force Act; and includes an ex-serviceman who has retired from such service or was permanently disabled/killed in action. A candidate claiming a seat under Defence category will be required to produce a certificate from an Appropriate Authority, who is authorized to issue such certificate/zilla Sainik Board in the State of Maharashtra certifying the same. b) However, the condition of minimum active service for five years will stand relaxed in case of Defence service person who has been permanently disabled or killed in action. The exception is admissible subject to production of a certificate from Zilla Sainik Board in the State of Maharashtra certifying permanent disability/death of such Defence Service person. c) To be eligible for seat in Def-1 & Def-2 category candidate should produce following certificates, i) Certificate mentioning that his / her parent who is/was defence personnel ii) Domicile certificate of the parent stating that he/she is domicile in the State of Maharashtra. The domicile certificate should be obtained from District Magistrate/Metropolitan Magistrate/ Addl. District Magistrate or Tehsildar. d) Candidates belonging Def-1 & Def-2 category shall be considered eligible for admission even if they have passed SSC and /or HSC examination from outside Maharashtra State. 3) For selection against Def.-3 category following conditions shall apply:- (a) The concerned Defence Service person who is not domicile of the State of Maharashtra and who has been transferred in public interest to Maharashtra State, prior to the last date for filling up of Preference Form. (b) The concerned Defence Service person ought to be working as on the last date of filling of Preference Form, at a place within the jurisdiction of the concerned regional area in Maharashtra in which the candidate is seeking a seat. (c) The candidate ought to have appeared and passed the qualifying examination. (d) The candidate is required to attach necessary and sufficient proof to fulfil above conditions and a certificate in proforma issued by appropriate authority who is authorized to issue such certificate. Note: The specified reservation for children of defence personnel is not applicable to the civilian staff working in the Indian Army, Navy & Air Force. DMER, Mumbai ( 17 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

23 PROFORMA (For Def-1, Def-2 Candidates) CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Shri. / Smt....Rank..., (Full Name of the Employee with Rank of the employee) is / has been a member of Defence Forces of India as per Army Act 1950/Air Force Act 1950/Navy Act He / She has put in... years of service in Indian Army / Indian Navy / Indian Air Force from... to... and is currently working / retired from services on... / permanently disabled since... / killed in action on... This certificate is issued for the purpose of his / her son / daughter / spouse...s' admission to First Year in Health Science Courses for the academic year Date : Place : (Signature) Name and Designation of the Authority (who is authorized to issue such certificate) / District Sainik Welfare Officer Seal of the Office Note: This proforma is not valid for civilian staff working in the Indian Army, Navy & Air Force. PROFORMA (For Def-3 Candidates) (For son/daughter/spouse of Active defence service personnel not domiciled in Maharashtra State) CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Shri. / Smt....Rank... is a member of (Full Name of the Employee with Rank of the employee) Defence Forces of India, and is currently working in Indian Army / Indian Navy / Indian Air Force as per Army Act 1950/Air Force Act 1950/Navy Act Shri / Smt.... is transferred to... (Place of posting) in Maharashtra State vide transfer order No.... Date... He / She has joined duty in Maharashtra on.... and is currently working in the same post. (Date of Joining) This certificate is issued for the purpose of his / her son / daughter/spouse... admission to First Year in Health Science Courses for the academic year Date : Place : Seal of the Office (Signature) Name and Designation of the Authority (who is authorized to issue such certificate) Note: This proforma is not valid for civilian staff working in the Indian Army, Navy & Air Force. DMER, Mumbai ( 18 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

24 ANNEXURE - D PERSON WITH DISABILITY (PWD) 1) As per Graduate Medical Education Regulation 1997 and Amendment Notification No. MCI- 34(41)/2008-Med./ Dated 25 th March 2009, and MCI guidelines letter No.MCI-34(1)/2003- Med/11773, dated 14/7/2003 following is the criteria for reservation under Physically Handicapped Category. 3% seats of the annual sanctioned intake capacity shall be filled up by candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70%. Provided that in case any seat in this 3% quota remains unfilled on account of unavailability of candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70% then any such unfilled seat in this 3% quota shall be filled up by persons with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 40% to 50% - before they are included in the annual sanctioned seats for State Quota candidates. Provided further that this entire exercise shall be completed by each medical college/institution as per the statutory time schedule for admissions and in no case any admission will be made in the Medical course after 30 th of September 2) The Candidate with a disability more than 70% will not be eligible for admission to Health Sciences Courses. No other disability shall be allowed as per the MCI regulations. However, such a candidate will be required to undergo medical examination by a Special Medical Board constituted for this purpose by the Competent Authority. The Special Medical Board will ascertain and certify the disability and will also ascertain and certify that he/she is physically fit to undergo the course despite the disability. 3) Verification of the disability will be carried out by Special Medical Board constituted for this purpose by Competent Authority and decision of the Special Medical Board will be final. The date and place of Special Medical Board shall be communicated by the way of notification. 4) As per notification DMER/Notification No3PH/1A dated 25/03/2012 visually handicapped candidate are eligible for admission to Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPTh) Course PROFORMA OF CERTIFICATE FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITY (PWD) CANDIDATE (On letter Head of institution) Certificate No. Dated This is to certify that Dr./Mr./Ms. Aged years Son/daughter of Mr. R/o SML No. is suffering From (Name of the Disease) And has Permanent Physical Impairment (PPI) of Left/Right/Both Lower Limb. He/She is Locomotor disabled and has the percentage of (in words) (in figure) of (40%-70%) disability of lower limbs. He/she is eligible /NOT eligible for admission in Health Sciences courses as per the MCI guidelines, subject to his being otherwise medically fit. He/she is eligible /NOT eligible for admission in Physiotherapy course as per notification DMER/Notification No3PH/1A dated 25/03/2012 (visually handicap candidate,) subject to his being otherwise medically fit. Recent Passport size photograph of the candidate duly attested by the issuing authority Sign. & Name Sign. & Name Sign. & Name (Specialist, Deptt. (Specialist, Deptt. (Specialist, Deptt. DMER, Mumbai ( 19 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

25 ANNEXURE-E MAHARASHTRA-KARNATAKA DISPUTED BORDER AREA (MKB) RESERVATION Eight seats in Government Medical Colleges, two seats in Government Dental Colleges and five seats in Government and Govt. aided Ayurvedic Colleges in Maharashtra are reserved for the candidates belonging to Maharashtra-Karnataka Disputed border area on the following conditions: a) The candidate must be a domicile of place situated in the areas as specified in the list given below, and produce a domicile certificate from the District Collector accordingly. b) He should have passed SSC (or equivalent) and/or HSC (or equivalent) examination from an Institution situated in the border area. The candidate must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head-Master of the College/School stating that candidate has passed SSC/HSC (or equivalent) examination from the Institution. c) Mother tongue of the candidate must be Marathi. The candidate must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head-Master of the School from which he/she has passed the SSC (or equivalent) examination, stating that the candidate s mother tongue is Marathi as per the original school record. Districts, Talukas amd villages included under MKB are available at website of DMER. i.e. ANNEXURE - F HILLY AREA (HA) RESERVATION As per G.R. No.MED-1003/CR 641/03/Edu-2, dated 16/3/2004, 3% seats at Govt. / Municipal Corporation Medical colleges are reserved for the candidates from Hilly areas. In accordance with G.R. issued by the Govt. of Maharashtra MED Dept. G.R. No. MED-1002/3852/CR- 617/02/Edu-2, dated 17/4/2003 and resolutions issued by Govt. of Maharashtra from time to time, the candidates claiming seat under HA claim should satisfy following criteria to be eligible: i) Domicile Certificate of the parent stating that he/she is domicile in the village declared as a Hilly area specified in the Table for the respective Regions (Rest of Maharashtra/Vidarbha /Marathwada). The said certificate should be obtained from the concerned Revenue Department officer (Tehsildar and Above). ii) To avail the benefit of HA claim, the candidate must appear at MH-CET-2015 examination. iii) The Competent Authority shall select the candidates claiming HA, on the basis of their Merit at MH- CET-2015 examination. iv) The constitutional reservation is provided under these HA claim seats. v) The candidate should pass SSC/HSC (or equivalent) examination from School/Junior College situated in the hilly area of his/her parents domicile or if not so, at the most, from a School/Junior College situated in the taluka of his/her parent's domicile. vi) Only the areas mentioned in the latest information provided by the concerned department and uploaded by the competent authority on the website " will be considered for the HA claim. The students are specially informed that the corrections if any in the HA area name mentioned in the list should be done by the students from the concerned department for HA claim. The Hilly areas belonging to all the three regions (Rest of Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Marathwada) in Maharashtra state are available at website of DMER i.e. DMER, Mumbai ( 20 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

26 ANNEXURE - G ADDITIONAL WEIGHTAGE CLAIM Benefit of additional marks is restricted to 1% of maximum obtainable marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the MH-CET-2014 i. e. 2 marks per category and/or 2 marks per sports/game as stated bellow, subject to the condition that the total number of additional marks under all the headings together, for consideration of weightage shall be limited to a maximum of 4% of maximum obtainable marks at the MH-CET-2014 i.e. 8 marks. The certificate/s required for additional weightage claim must reach to the Competent Authority at Mumbai on or before the notified date, failing which the claim will not be granted. 1. SPORTS A candidate claiming the benefit of representing his/her Institution and actually participating in an inter-institutional tournament/competition organized at State/National level between the period of his/her passing of SSC (or equivalent) examination and HSC (or equivalent) examination, in any of the following games will be given additional marks (2 marks per sports/game as listed below) as specified, provided he/she is, a) Member of the team that participated in the tournament and won the finals. and /or b) Winner of the Championship in games where there is individual participation. For the claim of above weightage, a certificate from the organizers and from the Director of Sports, Pune or an Officer not below the rank of Under Secretary to Government of India who is authorized to issue such a certificate, should be submitted. compulsorily during preference form process. (See the format on next page) Enumeration of games for the purpose of above weightage is as follows: Participation as a member of team / individual, who won the final in the games/sports listed below (as per Govt. Letter No.MED-1003/2108/CR-300/03/Edu-2, dated 6 th June, 2003):- 1) Athletics 2) Aquatic 3) Archery 4) Atyapatya 5) Badminton 6) Basketball 7) Billiards 8) Ball-Badminton 9) Bridge 10) Boxing 11) Body Building 12) Cricket 13) Cycling 14) Carrom 15) Chess 16) Football 17) Fencing 18) Gymnastics 19) Handball 20) Hockey 21) Judo 22) Karate 23) Sailing 24) Kho-Kho 25) Kenoying-Kayaking 26) Mallakhamb 27) Powerlifting 28) Rifle shooting 29) Ring Tennis 30) Soft Ball 31) Shooting Ball 32) Table Tennis 33) Tennis 34) Volley Ball 35) Wrestling 36) Weight lifting 37) Yatching 38) Roller Skating 39) Rowing 40) Hand Gliding 41) Cycle Polo 42) Squash 43) Taiquondo 44) Tennis Ball Cricket 45) Contract Bridge 46) Swimming 47) Teniquite 48) Water Polo 49) Water Diving 50) Kabaddi/Hu-Tu-Tu. 51) Baseball 52) Net Ball 53) Tug-of-war 54) Yoga 55) Cross Country 56) Kick Boxing 57) Throw Ball 58) Wushu Separate certificate for each event is necessary. 2. HYDERABAD / GOA LIBERATION MOVEMENT PARTICIPANTS (HGL) CATEGORY: 1% i.e 2 Addition of marks will be considered if the candidate is a son / daughter of a participant or the child of the deceased son / daughter of the participant in Hyderabad / GOA Liberation Movement. The candidate must submit certificate from the Commissioner of Police/District Magistrate /Jail Authority, stating therein that the parent had participated in Hyderabad/Goa Liberation Movement and was imprisoned for six months or more. 3. FREEDOM FIGHTER (FF) CATEGORY: 1% i.e 2 Addition of Marks will be considered if the candidate is a son/daughter of a Freedom Fighter or the child of deceased son/daughter of the freedom fighter. The candidate must submit certificate from the District Magistrate of the District in which the Freedom Fighter was sentenced to jail or has suffered in any other manner as mentioned in paragraph 4, Appendix (A) accompanying Government Resolution, Education and Social Welfare Department, No MIS-1465/R dated 23rd November The Certificate must specify that the period of imprisonment was not less than one month; or fine of not less than Rs. 100/- or death in action; or award of Sanmanpatra. 4. NATIONAL CADET CORPS (NCC) CATEGORY: 1% i.e 2 Addition of marks will be considered, if a candidate has been a member of the NCC during the period between his passing SSC (or equivalent) and HSC (or equivalent) examination; and is in possession of B Certificate subject to the candidate having either represented the State at All India Level or put in two years in NCC with at least 70% attendance The Candidate must directly submit attested photocopies of the certificate(s) from concerned authority, in support of the claim, on or before the notified date, to the Competent Authority, failing which, the claim for additional weightage will not be granted. DMER, Mumbai ( 21 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

27 FORMAT OF CERTIFICATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN STATE / NATIONAL LEVEL SPORTS / GAMES COMPETITION Certified that Shri /Smt/Kum... (Name in full) was a student of... (Name of the Jr.College/Higher Secondary School) *a) represented his/ her institution by actually participating in the team event as a member of the... team, Which won in the finals against the team of... (Name of team event) (Name of opponent team) *b) participated as individual and was declared winner of the championship in......against Shri/Smt/Kum... (Name of game in which participated as individual) (Name of the opponent) in an inter institutional competition organized at State/National level at... between... in the month of... which was during the period after his/her passing the SSC (or its equivalent examination) and before the qualifying examination i.e. HSC (or its equivalent) examination. Date : Signature & Seal of Director of Sports Govt. of Maharashtra * Strike out whichever is not applicable. Note: For additional weightage claim in sports category, candidate must submit certificate issued by the Director of Sports, Govt. of Maharashtra/Under Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Sports,, in the above stated format. Any other certificate will not be considered for the claim of additional weightage claim in sports category. DMER, Mumbai ( 22 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

28 ANNEXURE - H PROFORMA FOR NON-CREAMY LAYER CERTIFICATE ifjf'k"v & d Form of Certificate to be produced by Other Backward Classes, Vimukta Jati (A), Nomadic Tribes (B, C, D) and Special Backward Category and its synonyms belonging to the State of Maharashtra alongwith Non Creamy Layer Status. Documents Verified: 1) 2) 3) 4) PART - A This is to certify that Shri/Shrimati/Kumari... son/daughter of... of Village... Taluka..., District... of the State of Maharashtra belongs to the... Caste/Community/Tribe which is recognised as a Other Backward Class/ Vimukta Jati(A)/Nomadic Tribe (B,C, D)/ Special Backward Category under the Government Resolution No.... dated... as amended from time to time. 2. Shri/Shrimati/Kumari... and/or his/her family ordinarily reside(s) in village..., Taluka..., District... of the State of Maharashtra. 3. This is to certify that he/she does not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in the Government of Maharashtra Gazette, Part-IV-B, dated 29 th January 2004, Maharashtra State Public Service (Reservation for S.C./S..T./D.T. (V.J.), N.T., S.B.C. & O.B.C. Act, 2001 and instruction and guidelines laid down in the Government Resolution, Social Justice, Cultural Affairs and Sports & Special Assistance Department No. CBC.1094/CR-86/BCW-V, dated 16 th June 1994 and Government Resolution No. CBC.10/2001/CR-111/BCW-V, dated 29 th May 2003 as amended from time to time. 4. This Certificate is valid for the period upto 31/3/... from the date of issue. Sr. No.... Signature :... Place :.... Designation :... (with seal of office) Dated :... Please delete the words which are not applicable Please quote the name of department and specific number and date of Resolution under which the caste/community/tribe has been recognised as O.B.C., V.J., N.T., of S.B.C. by the Government of Maharashtra. Note:- The term "Ordinarily reside(s)" used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1950 DMER, Mumbai ( 23 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

29 ANNEXURE - I MEDICAL FITNESS A candidate must be medically fit to undergo the professional course applied for. The medical fitness must be certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner in the prescribed proforma, as given below on a Letterhead : CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL FITNESS This is to certify that I have conducted clinical examination of Mr./Ms... who is desirous of admission to Health Science Courses. He/she has not given any personal history of any disease incapacitating him/her to undergo the professional course. Also, on clinical examination it has been found that he/she is medically fit to undergo the professional course. Certified that he/she fulfills the following criteria. (1) Absence of any incapacitating and /or progressive systemic disease/disorder/condition, (2) Absence of any disability of upper limb/s. (3) Absence of any major visual/ auditory disability. (4) Absence of psychosis/neurosis/mental retardation, (5) Ability to maintain erect posture, (6) Reasonable manual dexterity. Though, following deviations have been revealed, in my opinion, these are not impediments to pursue a career as a Medical / Dental / Ayurved / Unani / Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy / Audiology & Speech, Language Pathology / Prosthetics & Orthotics / BSc Nursing. (Strike, which is not applicable): Address of the Registered Medical Practitioner Signature Name Registration No. Seal of Registered Medical Practitioner Date : DMER, Mumbai ( 24 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

30 ANNEXURE - J Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur Health Science 1. Introduction : The Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur has been constituted under section XVII of the Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Act In exercise of the powers conferred upon the University vide provision in Section 5 of the said Act, rules and regulations for admission to B.V.Sc. and A.H. degree programme have been formulated by Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur. 2. Details of Institutions for B.V.Sc. & A.H. Degree Programme 1. Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur 2. Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai 3. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani 4. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, Dist. Latur 5. Krantisinh Nana Patil College of Veterinary Science, Shirwal, Dist. Satara The degree course has duration of 5 years comprising of 10 semesters including internship programme. 3. Eligibility I. a) Age : Candidate should complete 17 years on or before 31 st December, b) Qualifications : i) Candidates who have passed XII Std. ( pattern) Examination and secured minimum 50% and 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English together for Unreserved and Reserved Category respectively are eligible for admission. The candidate shall have appeared for MH-CET-2015 conducted by Directorate of Medical Education & Research, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mumbai. However, admission shall be strictly on the basis of merit in MH-CET II. III. ii) The NRI candidate passing XII Std. from India with subject Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English must have appeared in MH-CET Those candidate studying abroad need not appear for MH-CET However, they should secure 50% marks in each subject of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English at XII Std. ( pattern) or equivalent. Out of total number of seats, 15% seats in each Veterinary College shall be reserved and will be filled in on All India Basis through Common Entrance Examination conducted by Veterinary Council of India, New Delhi. As per Govt. of Maharashtra, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Department, Resolution No.MAFSU/ACD/6/15 Nagpur, Dt.:20/01/2015] Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur has reserved 10 seats for NRI / FN / PIO candidates, 5 seats for Jammu & Kashmir Migrant candidates (i.e. wards of displaced citizens & wards of officers / staff of military & para military forces, All India Services posted to combat terrorists activities in Jammu & Kashmir) and 6 seats for Goa state candidates for admis sion to B.V.Sc. & A.H. Degree Course. However, the pre-requisite condition to appear for common entrance examination conducted by DMER, Mumbai (MH-CET) has not been relaxed to the above said students except NRI / FN / PIO students educated abroad. The merit list of MH-CET-2015 will be utilized for admission in Veterinary Colleges in Maharashtra. Information of admission procedure & other details for B.V.Sc & A.H. degree course in Veterinary faculty will be notified separately & independently in due course of time by the Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur. However, the candidates applying for the seats stated above at 3 (III) should note that, they will not be eligible for Medical or other faculty admissions except Veterinary (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) DMER, Mumbai ( 25 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

31 ANNEXURE - K DISTRICT WITH DISTRICT CODE Divisional Authority District Code Divisional Authority District Code Mumbai Pune Miraj (Sangli) Dhule Mumbai 11 Aurangabad 28 Mumbai Sub Urban 12 Jalna 29 Aurangabad Thane 13 Beed 30 Palghar 14 Osmanabad 31 Raigad 15 Nanded 32 Pune 16 Parbhani 33 Nanded Ahmednagar 17 Latur 34 Solapur 18 Hingoli 35 Satara 19 Buldhana 36 Sangli 20 Akola 37 Kolhapur 21 Akola Washim 38 Ratnagiri 22 Amravati 39 Sindhudurga 23 Yavatmal 40 Jalgaon 24 Wardha 41 Dhule 25 Nagpur 42 Nandurbar 26 Bhandara 43 Nagpur Nashik 27 Gondia 44 Chandrapur 45 Gadchiroli 46 ABBREVIATIONS MH-CET : Maharashtra Health Science Common Entrance Test MUHS : Maharashtra University of Health Science MBBS : Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery BDS : Bachelor of Dental Surgery BAMS : Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery BHMS : Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery BUMS : Bachelor of Unani Medicine & Surgery BOTh : Bachelor of Occupational Therapy BPTh : Bachelor of Physiotherapy BASLP : Bachelor of Audiology & Speech, Language Pathology BP&O : Bachelor in Prosthetics and Orthotics B.Sc. Nursing: Bachelor of Science Nursing MAFSU : Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Science University MKB : Maharashtra Karnataka Disputed Border Area NCC : National Cadet Corps HGL : Hyderabad/Goa Liberation Movement FF : Freedom Fighter GOI : Government of India SSC : Secondary School Certificate HSC : Higher Secondary School Certificate ROM AIPMT HA S.C. S.T. : Rest of Maharashtra : All India Pre Medical Test : Hilly Area : Scheduled Caste : Scheduled Tribes V.J./D.T. : Vimukta Jati/De - Notified Tribes N.T. OBC SBC DEF PWD MCI DCI CCIM CCH INC DMER OMS : Nomadic Tribes : Other Backward Class : Special Backward Class : Defence Category : Person with Disability : Medical Council of India : Dental Council of India : Central Council of Indian Medicine : Central Council of Homoeopathy : Indian Nursing Council : Directorate of Medical Education & Research. : Outside Maharashtra State Candidate DMER, Mumbai ( 26 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

32 ANNEXURE - L DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, MUMBAI MH-CET-2015 Application for Verification of Marks Name :... Address of Candidate :... (With Tel. No. /Mobile no.)... MH-CET Roll No.... Application Form No.... State Merit List No... Category... Demand Draft No... Amount Rs.1000/- Drawn in Favour of Director of Medical Education and Research, Mumbai Payable at Mumbai. Name of the Bank... Date : Place : Signature of Parent Signature of the Candidate For Office Use Only Forwarded to the Competent Authority, MH-CET-2015, Mumbai For Necessary Action Date & Time Signature & Seal of the Dean/Divisional Authority Date Name and Signature Name and Signature Verifying Officer of CET cell Computer Officer of CET cell Cut here Acknowledgement Received Application for Verification of Marks Along with Demand Draft of Rs.1000/- from Mr./Ms.... MH-CET Roll No.... State Merit No.... Date : Signature of Receiving Officer with Stamp DMER, Mumbai ( 27 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

33 ANNEXURE - M Instruction for Submitting Online Application Form for MH-CET Select the appropriate circle like this. 1. Name of Candidate e.g. : Prashant Narayan Pawar, Mother s Name : Kalpana First Name P R A S H A N T Father's/Husband s Name N A R A Y A N Last Name(Surname) P A W A R Mother's Name K A L P A N A 2. Gender : Select appropriate circle. 3. Date of Birth e.g. : 13 th August 1987 Date Month Year Address for Correspondence - Write in CAPITAL letters. Contact Telephone Number (STD code with Telephone number.) e.g. Landline : or Mobile : : Place of permanent Residence: Select appropriate circle. Village - The area/place governed by a Grampanchayat or a group Grampanchayat Town - The area /place governed by Municipal Council (Nagar Palika / Nagar Parishad) City - The area/place governed by Municipal Corporation (Mahanagar Palika) 6. Nationality: Select appropriate circle. 6 (a) NRI: Select appropriate circle 7. Candidate is Domicile of: Select appropriate circle. 8. Constitutional reservations: Select appropriate circle. The candidate claiming constitutional reservation must submit the necessary certificates i.e. caste certificate, Caste/Tribe validity certificate from scrutiny committee and non creamy layer certificate (if applicable) at the time of filling the preference form, failing which the claim will not be granted. Candidate not claiming constitutional reservation should Select appropriate circle :- None. 8(a) I possess caste certificate :- Select appropriate circle. 8(b) I possess caste validity certificate (CVC):- Select appropriate circle. 8(c) I possess Non creamy layer certificate (NCL) :- Select appropriate circle (if applicable). 9. Religion*: Select appropriate circle. * This information is only for statistical purpose. 10. I had appeared for MHT-CET 2012/NEET UG 2013/ MH-CET 2014: If yes, Select appropriate circle (s). 11. I wish to claim reservation/s under: Please refer the respective rule in information brochures & Select appropriate circle (s). 12. Total Annual Family Income - Select appropriate circle. 13. Details of SSC (10 th Std)/Equivalent Examination. DMER, Mumbai ( 28 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

34 a. SSC(10th)/equivalent passed from School situated in - Select appropriate circle b. Total Marks obtained in SSC/Equivalent Examination. e.g. c. Grant Total Out of Details of HSC (12 th Std.)/Equivalent Examination. a. HSC(12th)/Equivalent Exam. Appeared/Passed from - Select appropriate circle b. Name & Address of the Institute at HSC / 12 th (or equivalent exam): Type in capital letters within the box. c. District - Refer Annexure - K for District with District Code Select Appropriate the District from where the candidate has appeared / appearing for HSC exam. d. This option is available for OMS Candidate only, after he/she has selected OMS (Code 91) at sr. no 14 (c.) of online form. OMS means candidates who have passed HSC/12 th (or equivalent exam) from outside Maharashtra. Such an eligible candidate as per rule of MH CET 2015 Brochure should select exam center of his / her choice. 15. Details required for MH-CET 2015 a. I want to claim exemption under: For Candidates who wish to claim an exception under rule 4.6, or 4.7, or 4.8. Select appropriate circle b. I want to claim additional weightage for: Select appropriate circle/s (Refer Annexure G ). c. I want to have the question paper in :- Select appropriate circle. d. For B.V.Sc. & A. H. (Candidate claiming seat under 3(III) Annexure - J for B.V.Sc. & A.H. in MH-CET 2015 Brochure) - Select appropriate circle. e. For BUMS -Candidates should have passed SSC with Urdu/Arabic/Persian as a subject and Select appropriate circle. Login Details: as per instructions in rule no 6.1 UPLOAD PHOTO AND SIGN Photograph: as per instructions in rule no 6.1 Signature of Candidate: as per instructions in rule no 6.1 DMER, Mumbai ( 29 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

35 Annexure N Specimen Copy of Online Application Form Front side DMER, Mumbai ( 30 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

36 Specimen Copy of Online Application Form DMER, Mumbai ( 31 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

37 Specimen Copy of MH-CET-2015 front page of a Question Booklet MH-CET-2015 Subjects: Physics, Chemistry & Biology Question Booklet Version MH-CET-2015 Roll No. Question Booklet Sr. No. (Write this number on your Answer Sheet Answer Sheet No. (Write this number on your Answer Sheet) Day and Date : Thursday, 07 th May, 2015 Duration: 3.00 hours. Total Marks : 200 This is to certify that, the entries of MH-CET Roll No. and Answer Sheet No. have been correctly written and verified. Candidate s Signature Invigilator s Signature Instructions to Candidates 1. This question booklet contains 200 Objective Type Questions (Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) in the subjects of Physics (50), Chemistry (50) & Biology (100). 2. The question paper and OMR (Optical Mark Reader) Answer Sheet is issued separately at the start of the examination. 3. Choice and sequence for attempting questions will be as per the convenience of the candidate. 4. Candidate should carefully read the instructions printed on the Question Booklet and Answer Sheet and make the correct entries on the Answer Sheet. As Answer Sheets are designed to suit the OPTICAL MARK READER (OMR) SYSTEM, special care should be taken to mark the entries correctly. Special care should be taken to fill QUESTION BOOKLET VERSION, SERIAL No. and MH-CET Roll No. accurately. The correctness of entries has to be cross-checked by the invigilators. The candidate must sign on the Answer Sheet and Question Booklet. 5. Read each question carefully. 6. Determine the one correct answer from out of the four available options given for each question. 8. Fill the appropriate circle completely like this, for answering a particular question. Mark with Black ink ball point pen only. 9. Each question with correct response shall be awarded one (1) mark. There shall no negative marking. No mark shall be granted for marking two or more answers of same question, scratching or overwriting. 10. Use of whitener or any other material to erase/hide the circle once filled is not permitted. 11. Avoid overwriting and/or striking of answers once marked. 12. Rough work should be done only on the blank space provided on the Question Booklet. Rough work should not be done on the Answer Sheet. 13. The required mathematical tables (Log etc.) will be provided along with the question booklet. 14. Immediately after the prescribed examination time is over, the Question Booklet and Answer sheet is to be returned to the invigilator. Confirm that both the candidate and invigilator have signed on question booklet and Answer sheet. 15. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination hall till the end of examination. DMER, Mumbai ( 32 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

38 Important Instructions - How to Mark In The OMR Answersheet 1. Use only BLACK ink ball point pen to darken/mark the appropriate circle. 2. Mark should be dark and should completely fill the circle. 3. Mark/darken only one circle for each entry. The answer once marked is final, any change in the option once marked, done by any method, will amount to a invalid/incorrect response. 4. A lightly/faintly marked/darkened circle may also be treated as a incorrect/wrong method of marking and may not be read by the Optical Scanner. 5. Marking should only be done in the space provided. 6. Please do not fold the answer sheet and do not make any stray marks on it. Marking of Responses:- There will be four answer options for each question. The candidate will indicate his/her response to the question by darkening the appropriate circle completely with BLACK ink ball point pen. For example Question No.152 in the Question Paper reads as follows: Coronary Arteries supply blood to the (A) Lung (B) Brain (C) Heart (D) Intestine The correct answer is C Heart. The candidate will locate the place for response to Q.no.152 in the OMR Answer sheet and darken the circle where the option C is printed as shown below : A B D Candidate should not use any other method for answering i.e. Half circle, dot. tick mark, cross etc. This may not be read by the scanner. CHANGING AN ANSWER IS NOT ALLOWED The candidates must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before darkening the appropriate circle, as no change in the Answer once marked is allowed. The answer once marked is final, any change in the option once marked, done by any method, will amount to a invalid/incorrect response. DMER, Mumbai ( 33 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

39 OMR Front Side - Specimen Copy DMER, Mumbai ( 34 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

40 OMR Backside - Specimen Copy DMER, Mumbai ( 35 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

41 Annexure P 15% NRI Quota in private unaided medical Colleges "NRI Candidate" means a candidate who is to be admitted must him self/her self be Non- Resident Indian. NRI candidate is eligible only for admission to 1st Year MBBS Degree Course at Private Unaided Medical Colleges, who have voluntarily joined MH-CET The Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS) decides in the minutes of meeting , to change the criteria for the admission of 15% NRI Quota in Under Graduate Health Science courses from the Academic Year onwards. In the light of the judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The Samiti proposes that the guidelines should be frame in a such a way that only those candidates who are Non-Resident Indians themselves get admission against the seats earmarked for N.R.I.'s. In so far as the seats that may remain vacant from the NRI quota are concerned, it is obvious that the seats that remain vacant in the NRI quota would revert back to general pool of seats and will have to be filled by the colleges on merits in accordance with the 'Common Entrance Test' and/or 'Common Admission Process' choosen by the College/Institute. As per circular bearing No. MCI-34(MC)/2014/149869, dated 16 th January 2015 issued by Medical Council of India, New Delhi and directions of Pravesh Niyantran Samiti in minutes of meeting dated 10 th February 2015, the NRI candidates desirous of seeking admission to MBBS course in Private Unaided Medical Colleges must appear and qualify for MH-CET NRI status of the candidate who will be selected for MBBS course will be subject to approval of Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS). For NRI Candidate the eligibility of qualifying examination i.e. 12th/HSC equivalent and eligibility of CET mark for admission to MBBS course will be as prescribed by the Medical Council of India. NRI candidate are exempted from eligibility criteria under rule No. 4.4 & 4.5. DMER, Mumbai ( 36 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

42 IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS 1. Please read the information brochure carefully; follow the instructions for filling up the online application form (refer the Annexure- M & Annexure- N). 2. Before submitting the online application form, please verify that the photo & signature in uploaded. 3. In all your future correspondence with the CET cell, please mention either your application form number or the MH-CET 2015 examination roll number. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES For the Day of Examination 1. Material to be brought to examination hall : Admit Card, valid Photo ID proof any one (School and College identity Card, Pan Card, Addhar Card), Black Ball Point Pen and Card / Clip Board. "MOBILES, GEAR WATCHES/CALCULATOR/ANY ELECTRONIC GADGETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE EXAMINATION CENTER" 2. Do not bring any mathematical table with you as it is provided in the Question Booklet. 3. Candidate should occupy the seat in the examination hall 45 minutes before the commencement of the examination i.e by 9.15 a.m. 4. Calculator and communication devices like cellular phone etc are not permitted in the examination Hall. 5. Darken only one circle completely for each answer as shown below 6. All entries on the answer sheet must be made only with BLACK ball point pen. 7. No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall till the completion of examination. 8. Ensure that you have correctly filled up your Roll Number, Question Booklet Number and Question Booklet Version Number in your Answer sheet and signed at the space provided. 9. Ensure that you have written your Roll Number and Answer Sheet Number on Question Booklet and signed at the space provided. 10. Adoption of any unfair means in the examination shall render a candidate liable for punishment under "Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices Act, University, Board and other specified Examination Act, 1982" and disqualify him/her for MH-CET-2015 Examination. 11. Candidate should enter in to examination hall at 9.15 a.m. Candidate coming at a.m will be treated as late by 45 minutes. No entry will be permitted under any circumstances after 10 a.m. DMER, Mumbai ( 37 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure

43 MH CET 2015 DMER, Mumbai ( 38 ) MH-CET-2015 Brochure