KEAM 2021 Exam Date (Postponed), Admit Card (Soon), Syllabus, Pattern

KEAM 2021 exam date has been postponed by CEE Kerala. Earlier, KEAM 2021 was scheduled to be held on July 24 in offline mode. The application form for KEAM 2021 could be submitted until June 26. KEAM or Kerala Engineering, Architecture and Medical Entrance Examination is conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE) Kerala for admissions into Engineering, Medical, and Architecture courses. KEAM 2021 exam is held annually to offer admission to the interested candidates in BTech courses at various government and private colleges in Kerala. Candidates will be given admission on the basis of equal weightage from Class 12 marks and rank list of KEAM 2021.  

Overview of KEAM 2021

Name of the exam	Kerala Engineering Agricultural Medical Entrance Exam
The conducting body	CEE Kerala
Mode of Exam	Offline
Duration of exam	2 hours 30 minutes
Total marks per paper	480
Total number of questions	120
Negative Marking	Yes
Number of Papers	Paper 1 - Physics and Chemistry Paper 2 - Mathematics
Official Website	cee.kerala.gov.in

KEAM 2021 Exam Dates

CEE Kerala has postponed the exam dates of KEAM 2021 in online mode. The dates will be updated as soon as the authority releases the same on its official website.

KEAM 2021 Events	KEAM 2021 Dates
Notification	01-Jun-2021
Registration	01-Jun-2021 to 24-Jun-2021 (closed)
KEAM admit card	26-Jun-2021 (extended)
KEAM 2021 exam	To be announced soon
Declaration of result	To be announced soon
Publication of rank list	To be notified
Counselling for phase 1	To be notified
Counselling for Mop-Up Round	To be notified

Eligibility criteria of KEAM 2021

Below is the eligibility criteria for KEAM 2021 is summarized below. Candidates must make sure that they satisfy the same before appearing in the entrance test.

Age limit - Candidates who have completed 17 years of age as, on December 31, 2021  are eligible to appear for KEAM 2021.

Educational qualification – The eligible candidates have to pass class XII science subjects. (Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry).

Qualifying marks– Applicants must have secured a minimum 50% marks in Mathematics as well as 50% marks in aggregate in Physics and Chemistry.

Reservation – Candidates from the socially backward category will have 5% relaxation.

Nativity – Candidates belonging to Keralite, Non-Keralite Category I (NK I) and Non-Keralite Category-II (NK II) have to produce a nativity certificate.

How to fill KEAM 2021 Application Form?

The application form of KEAM 2021 will be available online in February. There are six steps to follow when applying for KEAM 2021 registration. Candidates should complete all the steps for filling KEAM application form before the last date of application submission. 

Step 1: Registration – In this step, candidates have to register online on the official website CEE Kerala. Candidates have to provide the basic details and create an application number and password to login at various stages of admission.

Step 2: Filling KEAM application form – Thirdly, candidates have to provide their personal, educational, income, reservation details in the application.

Step 3: Uploading of images – Next, candidates have to upload scanned images of photograph and signature with the given dimensions.

Features	Dimensions & Sizes
Photograph	150 pixels and 200 pixels height with 10-30 kb
Signature	150 pixels and 100 pixels height with 10-30 kb
Left Thumb impression	150 pixels and 100 pixels height with 10-30 kb

Step 4: Paying the application fee - In this step, candidates have to provide payment details of application fee. Any candidate who does not belong to SC/ST community will be treated as general category candidate for the collection of application fee. The application fee for all candidates will be as follows:

• General: Rs.700
• SC / ST: Rs.300

Note: ST candidates whose annual family income is below Rs 40,000

Step 5: Taking a printout of application form - After payment, candidates have to take a printout of the application form. Candidates must also note that proforma (s) should also be printed along with the application. Do not send the printout of the application form to the CEE office.

KEAM 2021 Admit Card

KEAM admit card 2021 will be issued by CEE Kerala after registration. Candidates who have registered for the exam can download KEAM admit card by entering the application number and password on the candidate login window. The details like the name of candidates, father's name, exam date and time, test centres address, important instructions etc. Candidates must note that facilitation centres will be available across Kerala from where candidates can download and take printouts of their KEAM admit card. It is important for all the candidates to keep safely KEAM 2021 admit card without which candidates will not be able to appear in the exam.

KEAM 2021 Syllabus

The syllabus of KEAM 2021 will be prescribed by CEE Kerala. The KEAM syllabus 2021 will comprise all three subjects – Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics. KEAM syllabus will be based on class 11 and 12 examinations.

Read KEAM syllabus 2021 here

KEAM 2021 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of KEAM 2021 will be released by CEE Kerala. Through the exam candidates will get an overall idea about the pattern, the total number of questions, marks distribution, exam duration, medium and more. For each question asked, five answers will be given but only one of them will be correct. Candidates can check below the complete exam pattern of KEAM 2021: 

KEAM Exam Pattern 2021 Highlights

Exam Mode	Offline (pen-paper based)
Number of Papers	2
Question Paper type	Objective (MCQs)
Total no. of questions per paper	120
Marks awarded for correct answer	4
Marks deducted for wrong answer	1
Total marks per paper	480
Exam duration for each paper	2 hours 30 minutes
Medium of language	English only

KEAM Previous Years Question Papers

CEE Kerala released KEAM previous year's question papers on its official website.  Candidates can download and use these KEAM practice papers available in pdf format. The authority released the KEAM question papers so that the candidates can prepare for the upcoming exam. 

Download KEAM previous years question papers here

KEAM 2021 Result

The KEAM result 2021 will be announced by the CEE Kerala. The result of KEAM 2021 will be available online and candidates can check the same by logging into their registered account. The rank list of KEAM 2021 will be published online after the declaration of results. Details like name of the candidate, roll number and rank obtained in the entrance exam will be mentioned on it. Qualified candidates have to participate in the counselling and seat allotment process for admission.

KEAM 2021 Cutoff

The cutoff of KEAM 2021 will be released online after the declaration of rank list. KEAM cut off marks will be published in the form of last rank (category-wise and course-wise). Candidates who will secure more than or equal to the KEAM 2021 cutoffs will be eligible to participate who obtain a score more than or equal to the KEAM cut off.

KEAM 2021 Counselling

CEE Kerala will conduct the counselling of KEAM 2021 in four rounds. Candidates who will qualify for the entrance test will be eligible for the counselling process. The steps involved in KEAM Counselling are registration, selection of preferred colleges and courses, filtering choices, trial seat allotment result, final seat allotment result, seat acceptance fee payment, reporting at the allotted institute and reviewing selections and taking printouts of the choices for future references.

KEAM 2021 FAQs

Q. When will KEAM 2021 application form released by CEE Kerala?
A. CEE Kerala has released the KEAM application form on June 1. Candidates can fill and submit the applications by June 26 (3 pm).

Q. Can I fill the application form offline?
A. The authority has only released the application forms in online mode. No offline applications are available.

Q. What is the minimum percentage required to be eligible for KEAM 2021?
A. Candidates must have secured a minimum of 50% marks in Mathematics as well as 50% marks in aggregate in Physics and Chemistry. For candidates who apply under the management quota it is 45%.

Q. How can I download KEAM admit card 2021 from the official website?
A. The admit card of KEAM 2021 will be available in online mode. Candidates have to enter their application number and password on KEAM candidate login window. Candidates must note that the admit card will be sent through post or courier.

Q. What is the syllabus for KEAM 2021 exam?
A. The syllabus of KEAM is based on class XI and XII syllabus. Candidates have to go through the syllabus of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics to be released by CEE Kerala.

Q. In how many rounds the KEAM counselling will be conducted?
A. CEE Kerala will conduct four rounds of counselling along with one mop-up round.