KEAM 2018 Admit Card Now Available
Update: Candidates applied for Kerala Engineering / Pharmacy courses (KEAM 2018) can download the Admit Card now. To download the admit card, Application Number and Password of KEAM 2018 is required. Candidates without Admit Cards will not be permitted to attend the Entrance Examination. Colour printout of the Admit Card is preferable for proper identification of the candidates. Admit cards will not be available to candidates who have applied for Medical or Architecture courses only.
Kerala Entrance Examination KEAM 2018
Applications are invited for admission to Engineering, Architecture/Pharmacy/Medical related courses in various professional colleges in the state. Students can apply for different engineering courses in Kerala Agriculture University, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies and B.arch apart from MBBS, BDS, BHMS (Unani), B.Pharm, B.Sc(Hon’s) and Agriculture courses.
The eligible candidates willing to apply for above said courses should apply online from February 1st 2018 to February 28th through www.cee.kerala.gov.in, the website of the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations. The print out of the online application and the supporting documents should be submitted to the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations before 31st March 2018.
KEAM 2018 Exam Pattern and Time Schedule
| Date & Time | Time | Subject |
| 23-04-2018(Monday) | 10 AM to 12.30 PM | Paper I Physics & Chemistry |
| 24-04-2018(Tuesday) | 10 AM to 12.30 PM | Paper II Mathematics |
The state Entrance Exam of 2018 will be held in various centres on 23rd and 24th of April 2018. As it was held in the previous year, there will be exam centres in 14 districts in Kerala, Mumbai and New Delhi. To qualify the entrance test, the candidates must score minimum 10 marks in each paper (Paper 1 and 2). Though it is not applicable to SC / ST category candidates, they must appear for both the papers and answer a question at the least.
The entrance examination is conducted by the State Entrance Exam for admission to engineering courses only. For B.Pharm admission, the students must appear for Paper 1 (Physics and Chemistry) of Engineering Entrance Exam and qualify it. There is no separate entrance exam for admission to B.Arch courses and Medical / other related courses. It is mandatory for the students to appear for National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted at the national level by Council of Architecture (COA) and should become eligible before 10.0.2018. The scores obtained in NATA and the qualifying exam would be equally considered for the preparation of the rank list.
The students willing to get admission to courses related to Medicine, should get through the National eligibility cum entrance test (NEET – UG) 2018 conducted at the national level. For admission to MBBS/BDS courses, the candidates should satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned in the NEET UG 2018 information bulletin and for medical related courses, should get a minimum score of 20 in the NEET UG 2018 entrance exam. SC/ST category candidates are exempted from this as per the KEAM 2018 prospectus. Indians only, need apply. The card holders of Person of Indian Origin (PIO), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) would be considered as Indian citizen for admission purpose only whereas they are not entitled to any reservation benefits.
KEAM 2018 Rank List
Three separate rank lists for admission to MBBS, BDS courses, Ayurveda and other courses related to Medicine would be published by the Commissioner of Entrance Exam.
KEAM 2018 Application Fee
| Exam | General | SC |
| a.Engineering only/B.Pharm only/both | 700 | 300 |
| b.Architecture only / Medical & Allied only/both | 500 | 200 |
| Both (a) & (b) | 900 | 400 |
There is no fee for ST category.
Application fee can be remitted either online or in all head / sub post offices in Kerala by using e-chalan which would be made available at the time of submission of application. Fee can also be paid by using e-chalan in the selected brances of SBT. Candidates of Dubai exam centre have to pay Rs.12,000/- more by online or e-chalan apart from application fee.
KEAM 2018-How to Apply Online
The web address of cee kerala for applying online for KEAM is www.cee.kerala.gov.in . There are 6 easy steps to submit the KEAM 2018 online application. Candidates should complete all steps before the last date of submission of application. The Pre-requisites for applying KEAM 2018 online are:
1. Candidate’s recent Photograph. Keep a printed copy of uploaded photograph for affixing in the printout of application.Candidate’s name and date of photo taken should be printed at the bottom portion of the photograph with black letter and white background.
2. Candidate’s Signature
3. Candidate’s Left hand Thumb Impression.
4. Email ID and Mobile Number
5. Birth Certificate/SSLC/Passport(Copy may be attached as a proof of nativity and date of birth, along with the printout of application)
6. Income Certificate ( for any fee concession/scholarship/other benefit.Original copy should be submitted along with the printout of application)
7. Non-Creamy Layer Certificate/Community Certificate(If you have any claim for communal reservation. Original copy should be submitted with printout)
8. Certificate for Special Reservation(If you claim any special reservation. Original copy should be submitted with printout).
For more details, click the link to download the help file.
Download Guidelines for applying KEAM 2018 Online
KEAM 2018 Help Line Phone Numbers
To help the students for submission of online application, facilitation centres are arranged in all govt / aided Higher Secondary Schools, Vocational Higher Secondary Schools and Akshaya centres in all the districts in the state. Check the site for the list of facilitation centres.
KEAM 2018 Counselling
Admisssion to state quota seats in govt medical / dental colleges and all other seats including NRI in private medical / dental colleges is done through the centralized counselling of Entrance Exam Commissioner.
• For MBBS, BDS, Medicine / related courses admission - must qualify - CBSE conducted NEET UG.
• For Engineering admission - qualify - State Entrance Exam Commissioner’s Engineering entrance test.
• For Architecture courses – qualify - Council of Architecture’s NATA.
• For B.Pharm admission – paper 1 (Physics & Chemistry) of State Entrance Exam Commissioner’s Engineering entrance test.
• Submission of the following details to the Entrance Exam Commissioner is must .
Medical / related courses - NEET UG 2018 details
Engineering courses - plus two exam marks in the subjects concerned
Architecture - NATA score and marks of the qualifying exam
• Those who fail to qualify as per cl.(6) of the prospectus will not be considered for admission to professional degree courses.
For notification, detailed prospectus, guidelines for online submission of application, publication of rank list, allotments etc. visit the website www.cee-kerala.gov.in.
