Filling and submission of application.

Application for admission to the diploma programmes should be submitted to the Principal, Murugappa Polytechnic College, Chennai 600 062 only by the designation and not by name.

Last date for receipt of filled-in application is 15 days from the date of publication of SSLC results.

All entries in the application form must be written legibly by the candidate in his / her own hand.

The candidates are advised, in their own interest, to send their applications duly filled-in to the Principal by Regd. Post A/D or by messenger.

The application form should be used only by the candidate to whom it was issued.

Residential requirement

Applications from candidates belonging to Tamilnadu only will be considered for admission.

However, the following categories of candidates are also eligible to apply: Children of Central Government employees and children of persons employed in registered joint stock companies, private or public or Government recognised institutions not domiciled in this State may also apply and compete with other candidates for admission irrespective of their domicile provided the parent or guardian of the candidate is employed for a period of 5 years (continuously) in this State at the time of submission of application which should be supported by a certificate from the employer of the parent or guardian. (The certificate should also state that the person is a permanent employee of firm or institution concerned)

Certificate of the permanent residence should be produced by the candidates who have passed their IX and X or their equivalent examination from high schools situated outside Tamilnadu for considering them as candidates belonging to Tamilnadu.

Qualifying Examination

A pass in SSLC with eligibility for admission to First Year of higher secondary school in Tamilnadu HSC Board Schools.

Any other qualification recognised as equivalent to a pass in SSLC or X Std. of Tamilnadu High Schools by the Director of School Education / Secondary Education Board, Tamilnadu.

Marks rule

Mere pass in the qualifying Examination.

Where the subjects Mathematics is taught in two individual group namely as General Mathematics and Composite Mathematics the candidates who have taken Composite Mathematics alone are eligible for admission. The candidates who have taken General Mathematics / Elementary Mathematics are not eligible for admission. .

In respect of candidates who have passed their qualifying examination in other State where the marks in respect of Science subjects are awarded subjectwise namely Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Zoology etc. their eligibility shall be decided taking into account the marks secured in all the individual subjects put together as an integrated one - Science. The marks secured in individual subjects above shall not be considered for purpose of pass and marks rule ie. Physics & Chemistry alone or Physics & Biology alone and so on. However if the candidate is found to have filled in any one of the individual subjects, in the combined subject Science then such candidate shall not be considered eligible for admission.

When Grade Certificates are produced by the candidates, only the minimum marks for the Grades in the subjects will be taken into account.

The candidates should satisfy the above qualification in the prescribed qualifying examination, irrespective of the fact of the higher qualification.

The qualification detailed above are related to only with reference to the study in Tamilnadu and the qualification and the eligibility of the candidates who have studied in other States are to be got clarified from the Directorate of School Education and the Directorate of Technical Education.

Age Limit

The candidates should not have completed the age as indicated below as on 1st July 2004.
Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe - No age limit
All others - 22 Years
Date and month should be entered in two digit number and year in 4 digit number in Item 4 of Application Form.

Allocation of Seats

Selection for admission shall be made under 5 categories namely Open Competition, Backward Class Reservation, MBC/DC reservation, Scheduled Caste Reservation and Scheduled Tribe Reservation following the rules of Reservation of the Government of Tamilnadu.

Reservation:

Category	Allocation of Seats
Open Competition (OC)	31%
Backward Class (BC)	30%
MBC/DC	20%
Scheduled Caste (SC)	18%
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	1%

A list of Communities eligible to compete against the Reserved quota of 1%, 18%, 20% and 30% is appended.

Candidates seeking admission against BC/MBC & DC/SC/ST quota should obtain a certificate of social status in the prescribed form (which is a duly numbered and printed one) available with Revenue authorities concerned.

The candidates should furnish the particulars for Item No.9 of the application form without fail. The candidates who have not furnished the particulars for Item No.9 at the time of submission of the application will be treated as belonging to OC.

The candidates should produce at the time of admission the original Community Certificate along the photocopy of the Community Certificate duly attested by Officers of Grade A or B.

NOTE

No person who professes religion different from the Hinduism or Sikh religion shall be deemed to be a member of a Scheduled Caste.

A member of Scheduled Caste on conversion to Christianity will be considered only under Backward Class and not under Scheduled Caste.

A member of Scheduled Tribe will however continue to be treated as such member irrespective of whether he / she is a convert to any religion or he / she is the candidate descended from such a convert.

A candidate who claims to belong to Scheduled Caste by virtue of reconversion should give all and full details regarding date of reconversion and whether the candidate on such reconversion is accepted by members of the particular community of the locality where he / she resides as belonging to the particular community which he / she claims to belong. Reconversion from Christianity to Hinduism will be considered only if notified in the Gazette before 1st July of the year of admission.

Candidates are warned that if the Community recorded in the Certificate produced by them from the competent authority is not included in the list of SC / ST / MBC & DC / BC given in the Annexure to the instructions to the candidates or if the Community Certificate is not issued / signed by the competent authority, they will not be considered as belonging to SC / ST / MBC & DC / BC as the case may be. They will be in that case considered only along with Others and the privilege that have been given, on the presumption that the candidate belonging to SC / ST / MBC & DC / BC as per the details given under the Item No.9 of the Application Form will be withdrawn. The selection made already on the basis of Community privileges will be cancelled and they will be ranked along with others. If they are not qualified to be considered along with Others their application will be treated as rejected.

The selection of SC, ST, MBC & DC and BC candidates under Open Competion is in addition to the reservation made for them.

Permanent Community Certificate to ST should be issued only by the R.D.O. concerned.

Permanent Community Certificate issued with State Gopuram Seal is alone valid for admission purpose.

Mode of Selection

Selection of candidates for the Diploma Programmes will be made on the basis of ranking of all the qualifying candidates in the order of total marks secured out of 500 by the candidates in the SSLC examination or in the qualifying examination and allocation of Community Reservation and personal presence on the day of admission. In respect of candidates whose maximum marks in the SSLC or equivalent examination is more than 500 as per scheme, the maximum marks shall be reduced to a base of 500 and the rank arrived at along with other candidates.

The candidates will be informed of their rank and time and the date of their admission individually, depending on the probability of their getting admission in the Institute. In the event of failure to be present in the institution by a candidate called for admission he/she will forfeit the admission.

The Diploma Programme of study will be allotted to a candidate at the time of his / her admission based on his / her rank and Community Reservation quota.

The overall markwise rank list along with the Community of all qualifying candidates applied for admission will be published on the Notice Board of the Institute for verification by the candidates one week after last date for submission of application.

The institution will not be responsible for non- receipt of communication for admission sent by post.

General Information

Murugappa Polytechnic College is a co-educational institution.

Diploma Programmes offered

3 Year Regular	3½ Year Sandwich
*Civil Engg.	*Civil Engg.
*Electrical & Electronics Engg.	*Electrical & Electronics Engg.
*Mechanical Engg.	*Mechanical Engg.
Computer Technology	Electronics & Commn. Engg.
Electronics & Communication	*Die & Tool Design
Engg.	Electronics (Robotics)
* Accredited by N.B.A.

Regular Diploma Programmes shall be for 3 full academic years. No candidate shall be eligible for the award of Diploma unless he/she has undergone the prescribed programme of study for a period of 3 full academic years. The courses of study shall be Theory, Practical and Project work and shall be in accordance with the Curriculum & Syllabus prescribed by the Institution.

Original Certificates to be produced.

The following Original Certificates should be produced at the time of admission.

SSLC mark sheet or mark sheet issued by the concerned educational authority for the qualifying examination.

Transfer Certificate in original from the Head of the Institution in which the candidate had last studied.

Conduct Certificate in original from the Head of the institution in which the candidate had last studied.

Community Certificate in orignal (Card) from the Revenue authorities concerned in the case of BC.MBC & DC.SC.ST candidates.

Other Important Points

Inclusion of the name of guardian : candidates should note that only if their parents are not alive, they should give the name of their guardian and guardian's income.

Liable rejection of application

Applications received after the prescribed date and applications which are not in proper form or which are not correctly filled-in or in respect of which the prescribed certificates and documents are not received on or before the due date and applications which do not fulfil the terms of the instructions to candidates will be considered defective and are liable for rejection.

A candidate should send only one application for admission. If more than one application is received from the same candidate, all his / her applications are liable for rejection.

Joint Declaration

Candidates selected for admission should submit Joint Declaration along his / her parent / guardian in the prescribed form available in the institution at the time of admission.

Correspondence

The Registration number should be quoted in all correspondences connected with the application and admission.

Penaly for Canvassing etc.

Application of candidates who attempt to bring personal influence to bear on the Principal will be summarily rejected.

Applicants who produce false Community Certificates will become punishable under the relevant provisions of I.P.C. Section 416, 420 etc. Action will also be taken against the Officer who issued such a certificate under relevant provisions of I.P.C. besides the relevant service rules applicable to him.