KEAM (Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Entrance)

KEAM 2026 is conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala for admission to engineering and pharmacy programmes at government and self-financing private colleges in Kerala. Architecture admissions in Kerala now use NATA scores separately. Kerala's public engineering education system is among India's strongest — government engineering colleges like College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram (CET), GEC Thrissur, Model Engineering College Kochi, and GEC Wayanad offer quality education at low government fees.

KEAM Engineering score combined with JEE Main normalised score is used for government college admissions (60% KEAM + 40% JEE Main weightage). For students without a Kerala domicile, KEAM is not useful — it is restricted to Kerala residents. However, for Kerala domicile holders across India, registering for KEAM is recommended alongside JEE Main.

• Class 12 from Kerala state board OR Kerala domicile holder
• PCM for engineering; PCB for pharmacy
• Minimum 50% in Mathematics for engineering eligibility
• Minimum 50% aggregate in PCM
• Age: minimum 17 years | Maximum 25 years (30 for SC/ST) as on December 31 of admission year

Mode

• Computer-Based Test (CBT) — conducted at centres in Kerala
• Duration: 150 minutes (2.5 hours) | Total marks: 480

Paper Structure

• Mathematics: 120 marks (60 questions × 2 marks)
• Physics: 180 marks (60 questions × 3 marks)
• Chemistry: 180 marks (60 questions × 3 marks)

Marking Scheme

• Correct: marks as per subject weightage | Incorrect: −1 mark per wrong answer

Admission Process

• KEAM score normalised with JEE Main score: 60% KEAM + 40% JEE Main for government colleges
• For private self-financing colleges: KEAM score only
• CET Thiruvananthapuram and GEC Thrissur have very high cutoffs among government colleges