Scholarship for Minorities in Kerala

Pre-matric scholarships of Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India, for financially backward minorities in Kerala. Download the application form and apply before august 11.

The scholarship will be awarded to the students from class 1 to class 10, who have secured not less than 50% marks in the previous final examination and annual income of their parents /guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs. 1 lakh.

30% of scholarship are reserved for girl students. Scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family.

In Kerala, Scholarships for 29380 minority students (16600 Muslim students and 12780 Christian Students ) will be awarded in the year 2008-09.

For the details of Pre-matric scholarship click here..
Download the application form here…
Read the Kerala Government press release in malayalam.

Read instructions for the application for Post-matric scholarship on Kerala Government press release in malayalam.

You may also check the details of Post-matric scholarship and other schemes/programmes of Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India here…

Nehru Trophy Boat race

Punnamada Lake is getting ready to host the most popular and competetive Boat race of Kerala. Nehru Trophy Boat race held on the second saturday of August every year, is celebrated as a festival by the people of Alappuzha and the nearby places.

As a famous water sport event Nehru Trophy Boat race attracts thousands of indian and foreign visiters. Book your tickets early…

On the day of race the lake front will be transformed into a sea of spectators. The main attraction of the boat race is the competition of chundan vallams or snake boats.

Watch the video of Nehru Trophy Boat race 2007….

Read more about Nehru Trophy Boat race…

Nearest tourist places to visit

• Kochi
• Athirappilly and Vazhachal water falls
• Mattupetty
• Kovalam Beach
• Kumarakom Backwaters
• Thekkady – Kerala tourist place
• Munnar

Volvo Ocean Race at Kochi Port

Kochi port of Kerala is getting ready to host “The Volvo Ocean Race” 2008-09. This is the first time in 35 years of the race history that an Indian port associated with the event.

The race will start from Alicante in Spain and finishes at St. Petersburg in Russia.

See the race schedule below.

	Event	Date
Alicante	In-Port Race	04 Oct 2008
Alicante	Leg 1 Start	11 Oct 2008
Cape Town	Leg 2 Start	15 Nov 2008
Kochi (India)	Leg 3 Start	13 Dec 2008
Singapore	Leg 4 Start	18 Jan 2009
Qingdao	Leg 5 Start	14 Feb 2009
Rio De Janeiro	Leg 6 Start	11 Apr 2009
Boston	Leg 7 Start	16 May 2009
Galway	Leg 8 Start	6 Jun 2009
Goteborg	Leg 9 Start	14 Jun 2009
Stockholm	Leg 10 Start	25 Jun 2009
St. Petersburg	Race Finish	27 Jun 2009

The racing Yachts will arrive at Kochi port on December 3 and stay there for ten days. Cochin port trust and Kerala Tourism Department are hosting the events in Kochi.

The special arrangements for the race in BTP Jetty of Cochin Port and the Construction works of the race village near BTP Jetty are progressing fastly. It is expected that The Volovo Ocean Race event will attract tourists from India and abroad.

Visit the Volvo ocean race website or http://www.cochinoceanrace.com/ to know more..

Watch the video…

Allotment to Professional Degree courses 2008 – Submit your options

Centralised Allotment Process (CAP) to Kerala Engineering and Medical courses sheduled to begin on 05-07-2008. All eligible candidates can register their options through the website www.cee.kerala.gov.in/keam from 5th July 2008 10 am to 14th July 2008 10 am.

First Trial Allotment will be published on 10.07.2008 and second Trial Allotment will be published on 16.07.2008.

The first allotment to various courses will be published on 17.07.2008.

Candidates allotted to all courses will have to remit fee at selected branches of State Bank of Travancore (SBT) from 19.07.208 to 24.07.2008.

Students can register their options free of charge at the Information, Guidance and Option Facilitation Centres (IGOFC) and Institutions function as Help desks in all Districts of Kerala.

Information, Guidance and Option Facilitation Centers for registering options: click here…

List of Institutions to function as Help Desks only for registering options: click here…

Kerala Arts

Kathakali	Mohiniyattam	Ottamthullal
Koodiyattam	Koothu	Theyyam
Kalamezhuthu Paattu	Sarppam Thullal	Kalarippayatt

Kerala Tourist Places

Munnar	Kovalam Beach	Thekkady
Kumarakom	Mattupetty	Alappuzha
Wayanad	Athirappilly and vazhachal	Nelliyampathy
Malampuzha	Bekal	Thiruvananthapuram
Kochi City	Kozhikode City