KEAM 2021 Special Instructions for COVID positive candidates

The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) Kerala has released the KEAM 2021 exam guidelines for the candidates who are COVID-19 positive. Read details below.

KEAM 2021 exam is scheduled to be held amid the COVID19 pandemic. Therefore, the authorities have released some special instructions for COVID-19 positive candidates or those with symptoms to appear in the exam. CEE has set some KEAM 2021 special guidelines to be followed by candidates, parents, and exam officials.

KEAM 2021 Exam Day Guidelines: COVID Positives/symptoms

• Candidates are to report their COVID positive/quarantine details (if any) on the CEE Covid helpdesk available on the candidate portal at CEE’s official website at cee.kerala.gov.in
• Any update on the COVID positive/quarantine situation should also be updated on the link provided
• They can also report to the CEE Representative/chief superintendent given on the KEAM 2021 admit card directly
• Separate classrooms and sanitation rooms will be provided to those students who are COVID positive/ show excessive temperature during thermal scanning in a way that avoids intermingling with other students
• The students need not sign their attendance instead the invigilators can mark their attendance
• Sanitation rooms are set up for these students in all KEAM 2021 exam centres
• COVID positive students should call office representatives whose numbers are given on the KEAM 2021 admit card on the day before the test
• Students should come in private vehicles arranged by them and strict COVID-19 guidelines will be followed in these examination halls.

Also read: KEAM 2021: Exam Day Guidelines- Do's and Don'ts

KEAM 2021 Guidelines for Parents

• Parents should not enter the KEAM 2021 exam venue
• They should ensure that candidates follow all safety protocols
• Parents should ensure that candidates are carrying items such as pens, water, food, masks, and sanitiser
• After dropping candidates in front of the exam centre, they should leave immediately to avoid traffic
• Parents are not allowed to gather in front of the exam centre
• Crowding in front of the exam centre’s gate and violating social distance rules is prohibited
• After the conclusion of the test, candidates coming out of the venue should be picked up from a place away from the gate
• No one should gather in front of the gate