Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST) Admission 2024: Scholarship, Reservation

Thrissur, KeralaPrivate College

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| Updated On - Dec 14, 2023

Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST), an engineering college located in Thrissur District, Kerala was founded in the year 2003.

VAST offers Bachelors of Technology programs in 6 different branches. These engineering branches are Production, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Mechanical. Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST) offers postgraduate courses in the field of Masters in Computer Application and 4 Masters of Technology courses. VAST also offers 2 Ph.D. programs in the field of Electrical engineering & Computer Science Engineering.

Name of the University	Vidya Academy of Science and Technology
University Type	Private self-financing engineering college
Basic Admission Criteria	Entrance Examination – CEE, DTE Kerala
Last Date to Apply	Varies from course to course
Application Mode	Online
Name of the Entrance	KEAM, LET
Entrance Mode	Offline
Counselling	Starts after the declaration of KEAM results
Counselling Date	Between May - July for different courses.
Scholarship	Provides numerous scholarships based on the family income and student’s academic performance.

Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST) B.Tech Admission 2023

Candidates must send in the correctly filled up application form along with required documents either through post or submit it in the College Admissions Department, VAST IT Department. A payment of Rs.500/- through Demand Draft must be done by the candidates.

Course Name	Specializations	Minimum eligibility	Selection Criteria
B.Tech	Civil Engineering (CE)	Candidates should have passed senior secondary school from Kerala or any other equivalent examination with an average minimum of 50% marks in Mathematics and 50% marks in the aggregate of subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry OR If candidates have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or any other examination holding equivalent value with an average minimum of 45% marks in subjects Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry can apply for admissions through the Management Quota. OR If candidates have not studied Chemistry, candidates can produce a grade card for Computer Science as a subject in the qualifying examination. OR If candidates have not studied Chemistry and Computer Science, candidates can produce a grade card for Biotechnology as subject in the qualifying examination OR If candidates have not studied Chemistry, Computer Science and Biotechnology, candidates can produce a grade card for Biology as subject in the qualifying examination Candidates’ marks scored in the Board of Examination from any recognized Board will also be considered for the evaluation process. For NRI candidates, they do not have to appear for the entrance examination and should provide the below-mentioned documents at the admission time: (a) NRI/Dependence/Sponsorship certificate (Format –Download) (b) Copy of VISA of the sponsor (c) Copy of Passport of the sponsor	Candidates should have qualified and secured a rank in the KEAM.

The admission to B.Tech course is done on the basis of the performance of the candidate in the KEAM examination.

Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST) B.Tech Lateral Entry Admission 2023

Candidates must appear for the Lateral Entry Test (LET) for Lateral Entry admission procedure.

The B.Tech degree programs will have a duration of 3 years spread across 6 semesters.

Application forms must be submitted online within the announced time frame, along with the copies of required documents. Admission is conducted to be submitted online within the scheduled period.

Course Name	Specialization	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
B.Tech (L.E.)	Civil Engineering (CE)	Candidates who hold a Diploma Certificate in Engineering issued by the State Board of Technical Education or Equivalent after studying the course for a duration of 3 years from a reputed institute can apply. If candidates have completed graduation with subjects such as Maths/Physics as compulsory subjects and hold Diplom Certificate in Engineering branch can also apply as per the AICTE guidelines	Rank secured in the Lateral Entry Test (LET)
B.Tech (L.E.)	Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)		Rank secured in the Lateral Entry Test (LET)

Admission is done son merit basis where the students are called for the counseling according to the rank secured in the entrance exam. Candidates must be accompanied by their parents for the counseling.

Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST) M.Tech Admission 2023

The admission procedure for the M.Tech progams is done on merit only basis. After the selection is done, students are called for the counselling procedure based upon their rank.

Application form along with the necessary document copies should be sent to VAST within the announced deadline.

Course Name	Specialization	Minimum Eligibility
M.Tech	Power Electronics	Candidates should be an Indian national. Those who have completed their graduation in an AICTE recognized institute or Deemed Universities can also apply. Candidates should have secured an average minimum of 60% marks (54% marks for candidates belonging to the reserved categories) in the Engineering programme examination. Those who have qualified AMIE / AMIETE Examinations and also fulfill the above-mentioned criteria can also apply. They should have a valid GATE score and a 55% marks scored in section B in AMIE/AMIETE examination.
	Computer Science & Engineering
	Structural Engineering
	Embedded Systems

Once the admission has been finalized, it will not be canceled. After the due date, there will be liquidation of the fee as per the guidelines issued by the Government if in case the admission is cancelled.

There are 15 seats allocated for Power Electronics and Computer Science & Engineering whereas 12 seats each for the Structural Engineering and Embedded Systems.

Vidya Academy of Science & Technology (VAST) M.C.A. Admission 2023

VAST offers MCA, a postgraduate degree in computer application. Application form along with the necessary document copies should be sent to VAST within the announced deadline for the admission.

Course Name	Specialisations	Minimum eligibility
MCA	Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in any stream where the course duration should be of a minimum of 3 years with Mathematics as the main subject in senior secondary school or during under graduation. Candidates should have secured an average minimum of 50% marks (45% for the candidates belonging to the reserved candidates in the examination. OR Those who hold a B.Com Degree with subjects such as Business Mathematics or Business Statistics can also apply.	Candidates should have qualified and secured a rank in the MCA Entrance Exam of Kerala.

Application Process

The admission is conducted on the basis of the academic performance of the candidate’s in the KEAM examination.

The filling up of application forms and submission is done once the VAST issues a notification. Candidate must send in the correctly filled up application form along with required documents can either through post or submit it to the College Admissions Department, VAST IT Department.

A payment of Rs.500/- through Demand Draft must be paid as well.

Reservation<

The academy follows the reservation policy as per the regulations issued by the Government.

The reservation guidelines differ from one category to another. The categories of applicants are divided into Keralite, Non-Keralite Category I (NK I) and Non-Keralite Category-II (NK II) for which they must all hail from the state of Kerala. Given below are the category of candidates who can get admission to reserved seats if eligible:

Domicile candidates of Kerala State
Candidates whose parents are working in Agriculture and fishery industries
Parents of the candidates who are working as a Nurse in regular service under Kerala Government.
Candidates who have professional experience in the field of medicine

Scholarships

Name of Scholarship	Course	Eligibility
Vidya Merit - cum - means Full Fee Scholarships for socially and economically backward students.	B- Tech	Candidate’s Family income should not be more than Rs. 100,000/- per annum Admission in Vidya College (VAS) is done through Management or Merit Quota of Kerala Government Entrance Exam.
	Lateral Entry
	MCA
Vidya Excellence Full Fee Scholarships for Entrance toppers	B - Tech	Those who have secured rank between 1-5000 in Kerala Government Entrance Exam are eligible for Admission in Vidya College (VAS)
VIDYA - AICTE Full Fee Waiver Scholarships	B - Tech	Admission under Govt. The quota is done based on the Family Income which should not be exceeding Rs.6 lakhs.
Vidya Merit - cum - means Half Fee Scholarships	B - Tech	Candidate’s Family income should not be more than Rs. 1,50,000/- per annum Admission in Vidya College (VAS) is done through Management or Merit Quota of Kerala Government Entrance Exam.
	MCA
	LET
Vidya Full Fee Arts & Sports Scholarship	B - Tech	This is meant for State/National level achievers in Arts/ Sports events.
Vidya Half Fee Arts & Sports Scholarship	B - Tech	This is meant for State/National level achievers in Arts/ Sports events.
Vidya PTA Merit cum Means Scholarship by PTA	B - Tech	Candidate’s Family income should not be more than Rs. 1,50,000/- per annum
Vidya PTA Merit cum Means Scholarship by PTA	LET
Vidya Alumni Merit cum Means Scholarship by Vidya Alumni Association	B - Tech	Candidate’s Family income should not be more than Rs. 1,50,000/- per annum
Vidya Principal’s Scholarship for needy students	B - Tech	Based on academic merit & income
Vidya Full Fee Scholarship for wards of Staff	B - Tech	This scholarship is meant for those wards who are of Non-faculty staff based on academic & income merit

COURSE	ADMISSION LINK
BE/B.Tech,	Admission Link

VAST Admission 2024 Dates

Important Events

Event	Date
KEAM Admit Card Date	May 04, 2024
KEAM Exam Date	May 17, 2024 (Tentative)
KEAM Result Date	May 31, 2024 (Tentative)
Admission Timeline (BE/B.Tech) [KEAM]	Mar 17, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024