Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) is an entrance test conducted for admission to various engineering and pharmacy courses. KEAM aspirants must know the exam date and timings to appear for the exam. The KEAM exam schedule was released on the official website. Read more to know all the details of the KEAM 2026 exam shift timings.
KEAM Exam Shift Timings
KEAM Exam Shift Timings: KEAM entrance exam will be held in Kerala, Mumbai, New Delhi and Dubai. The exam was conducted from April 13 to 25, 2026, with April 13, 16, 24 and 25 being buffer days. The candidates appearing for KEAM 2026 must know the KEAM exam shift timings, so that they don’t miss the exam. Candidates can check their exam slot from the KEAM 2026 Admit Card. KEAM 2026 will be conducted in a single shift per day. The exam will be conducted from 2 pm to 5 pm.
KEAM 2026 is an entrance exam conducted for admission to engineering and pharmacy courses. It is also conducted for centralised admission process (CAP) for UG medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, fisheries, and architecture courses.
- KEAM Exam Dates and Shift Timings
- How To Check KEAM 2026 Shift Timings
- Exam Details on KEAM Admit Card
- How Many Days Before KEAM 2026 is the Shift Timing Released?
- What to Do After Knowing KEAM Exam Shift Timings and Date?
KEAM Exam Dates and Shift Timings
Candidates must appear for the exam on the dates mentioned below. They should follow the shift timings.
| KEAM Exam Date 2026 |
Timings |
|---|---|
| April 13, 2026 |
Buffer Day |
| April 16, 2026 |
Buffer Day |
| April 17, 2026 |
2 to 5 PM |
| April 18, 2026 |
2 to 5 PM |
| April 19, 2026 |
2 to 5 PM |
| April 20, 2026 |
2 to 5 PM |
| April 21, 2026 |
2 to 5 PM |
| April 22, 2026 |
2 to 5 PM |
| April 23, 2026 |
2 to 5 PM |
| April 24, 2026 |
Buffer Day |
| April 25, 2026 |
Buffer Day |
Commonly asked questions
There is no Paper 1 or Paper 2 in KEAM. As per the revised KEAM exam pattern, KEAM will not have two papers anymore. There will be one paper.
KEAM full form is Kerala Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Entrance Exam, it is an entrance exam that is conducted in Kerela, Mumbai, New Delhi and Dubai. The entrance test is held for admission to engineering courses at various colleges in Kerela that are approved by the Central and State Regulatory Bodies, Universities and Government. The candidates who qualify in KEAM have to then appear for the centralised admission process (CAP), conducted by CEE. Via CAP, admission will be also provided in medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, fisheries, architecture, and pharmacy courses. However, for admission to these courses candidates do not need to appear for KEAM they need NEET / NATA scores as applicable. KEAM engineering rank is prepared by giving an equal weightage of 50:50 to the score obtained in the Entrance Examination conducted by CEE for Engineering and the marks obtained in the final year of the qualifying examination for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together, after effecting the standardization procedure.
There is no paper 1 or paper 2 in KEAM anymore. As per the revised KEAM exam pattern, there is only one paper.
The KEAM exam has moved to the online CBT mode from 2024 onwards. KEAM 2027 will be held in computer-based test mode, and there will be one paper.
How To Check KEAM 2026 Shift Timings
To know the KEAM shift timings of the candidate, they have to check the official admit card. That is the only place where the exact exam slot of the candidate will be mentioned. Candidates can follow these steps to download the KEAM admit card and check their KEAM exam shift timings.
- Visit the official website of KEAM, cee.kerala.gov.in.
- Click on the KEAM candidate login.
- Enter the KEAM application number and password.
- Download the admit card.
- On the admit card, check for the KEAM exam slot timings.
- Candidates must appear for the exam on the date and time mentioned on the admit card.
Also Read: KEAM 2026 Form Correction, Exam Dates, Admit Card, Syllabus & Pattern
Exam Details on KEAM Admit Card
The exam day details that will be available on the KEAM admit card are as follows.
- Exam Date
- Shift Timings
- Reporting Time
- Exam Centre Details
KEAM 2026 will be conducted in only one shift. The exact date and time are printed on the admit card. Candidates must strictly follow the timings printed on the admit card to appear for the exam.
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How Many Days Before KEAM 2026 is the Shift Timing Released?
Candidates will know the KEAM shift timings once the admit card is released. The KEAM admit card will be released 2 weeks before the exam.
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What to Do After Knowing KEAM Exam Shift Timings and Date?
After knowing the KEAM exam shift timings, candidates can do the following
- Book Travel Tickets
- Plan to stay if the exam is in a different city
- Carefully check the exam guidelines and timings
- Download and print the documents
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
TKMCE KEAM cutoff 2026 ranged from 1596 for BTech CSE and 8758 for BTech in Civil Engineering for the General HS category in the last round. For this category, the top three most difficult and the easiest courses are listed below as per the last round closing ranks. Please note that different catego
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
As per the past three years' cutoff trend, TKM College of Engineering KEAM cutoff is generally released for 2 rounds of admission. In the first round, the maximum admissible rank was 7792 (BTech in Civil Engineering), and in the last round, it was 8758 for the BTech in Civil Engineering course.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, in some cases. Many private engineering and arts colleges in Kerala also accept direct admission based on Class 12 marks under management quota. However, top government colleges and NITs strictly need KEAM or JEE scores, so check each college's own admission rule.
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