User:Netha Hussain/Wishlist/Admission to Medical Colleges in Kerala

In Kerala, admission to medical colleges for undergraduate and post-graduate courses is based on a nationwide examination called National Eligibility and Entrance Test. The Commissioner of Entrance Examinations, Kerala is the authority responsible for allocating 85% of the seats in government medical colleges and 100% of the seats in self-financing/private colleges. The rest of the seats in government colleges are filled by a centralized all-India counselling. In 2017, the commissioner of entrance examinations admitted students to 1063 seats in government colleges and 1250 self-financing colleges.

History
In Kerala, the admission to medical courses were based on the marks scored in the qualifying examination. For MBBS admission, the qualifying examination was pre-degree course and for post graduate specialty admission, the qualifying examination was MBBS.