REHEARSAL TESTS
In addition to the above papers there will be 10 rehearsal test papers in each subject. These rehearsal papers are to be done at home under the supervision of the guardian and the answer papers are to be sent to me for valuation.
PRACTICE TEST PAPERS
There are 10 practice test papers, each containing 120 questions. These papers will be done during the second contact class.
CLASS ROOM TEST
In every contact class there will be a class room test paper containing 10 questions from each subject. They will be valued on the spot.
FEE
Fee for the Correspondence course is
650/1000 U.S. Dollars which is to be paid as D.D. at the time of submitting the application. The DD is to be drawn in favour of Prof. P. C. Thomas, cashable at New York. The two contact classes are free for those who join the correspondence course. Even if you do not attend the contact classes, you will not get any refund of fees.
ELIGIBILITY
For admissions to the correspondence course the following minimum mark is required
SSLC - 80% CBSE - 75% ICSE - 75%
Total number of students:- Boys 50, Girls 50.
You shall send the application in the prescribed form only, which is available from me on request. You shall download the application from the web site or take photocopy.
MODE OF APPLICATION
Each student or guardian or his agent has to contact me by post, or in person whichever is convenient to the student. Application form will be sent to them on request.
Filled application form is to be sent to me along with D.D. and two passport size photographs by registered post. On receipt of the above, the first set of papers, identity card, sample response sheet and fee receipt will be sent to them by speed post.
WHAT THE STUDENT HAS TO DO
Each student will work out 1 paper from each subject and send the response sheets to me at the end of every month. For answering these papers, you can refer to the hints supplied from time to time. Thus four papers will be answered in each month. The answer papers will be valued and marks will be intimated. Sample response sheet is enclosed. Do not send the question papers. The answer papers will be returned when they come for the contact classes. It is advisable that the student keeps a carbon copy of the response sheet with him/her.
ADVANTAGE OF THE CONTACT CLASSES
The contact classes are free to the students of the correspondence course. There will be about 200 hours of class during the first contact class and about 200 hours of class during the second contact class. All the questions which the students want, will be done in these classes. During the first contact class the Gulf students get an opportunity to know how the Kerala students are preparing for the entrance examinations and also the keen competition existing among them.
Further they can attend all the regular classes going on here for the second year students.They can also utilise the entrance library maintained here.In all respects the first contact class is worth the expenses incurred for attending the course. The second contact class does not involve any additional expense since the student has to be go over to Kerala to write the examination.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Correct answers for the questions will be sent to you as and when the response sheets are received.