KEAM LLM Analysis 2026: Get Detailed Paper Analysis & Review

Based on the past few years analysis, here is what you can expect for KEAM.

KEAM 2026 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme: The KEAM exam pattern will be same as last year. There will be MCQ type question and each question will have +4 marks and -1 negative marking. All questions will be conceptual and some can be directly for NCERT books as seen the past years. Questions will come from Maths, Physics and Chemistry of class 11 and 12 level.

Expected KEAM 2026 Difficulty Level: 

• Physics: Physics can be moderate to tough as per previous year trends. 
• Chemistry: Chemistry can be expected the easiest of all the three. The questions can be directlt from NCER and hence candidates are recommended to go through NCET chemistry books thoroughly.
• Maths: Maths can be challenging and the most time consuming.

KEAM 2026 Important Topics: As per historical trends and analysis of the KEAM exam, the topics that might carry high weightage in KEAM 2026 are:

• Physics: Electrostatics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics, Magnetism, Modern Physics
• Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Bonding & Coordination, Organic reactions
• Maths: Coordinate Geometry, Calculus, Algebra, Probability, Derivatives/Integrals

Candidates should read all the important instructions mentioned in their KEAM hall ticket. Take a look at the following instructions to ensure the successful conduct of the exam.

• The admit card should be presented along with the original valid ID proof for verification at the examination venue. Use any one of the Valid Photo IDs: School Identity Card/Class 12 Board Admit Card with a photograph/Aadhaar Card/E-Aadhaar with a photograph/Voter ID Card/Bank Passbook with a Photograph/PAN card/Driving License/Passport/An Identification certificate with a photograph obtained from Gazetted officer/Head of institution of class 12 studied.
• To attend the Computer-Based Test, the candidate must report at the reporting point of the venue as per the schedule above.
• The reporting point will be closed, and no candidate shall be permitted to enter the examination hall after 1:30 pm for Engineering and 3:00 pm for Pharmacy only.
• Candidates should produce the Admit Card downloaded from the website of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations at the venues.
• The candidate will be allocated a seat in the examination hall after completing biometric verification, which includes a thumb impression and photo capture.
• Candidates who indulge in any unfair and improper conduct during the examination will be disqualified. Any gesture or conversation with other candidates in the Examination Hall shall be treated as improper conduct/malpractice activity and shall be dealt with as per the relevant provision in the Prospectus.
• Candidates are not permitted to carry any electronic devices, mobile phones, calculators, electronic watches, textual/printed/written materials, etc., in the examination hall.
• Sheets of paper for rough work will be provided in the examination hall. Candidates must write their Roll Number and Name at the top of the paper, and also put their signature. This sheet should be returned to the Invigilator at the end of the exam.
• In the examination hall, candidates must put their signatures on the Attendance Sheet provided by the Invigilator.

KEAM Dress Code 2026

CEE has not specified a dress code for exam day, but candidates should avoid flashy attire and jewellery. Go for simple clothing without many pockets to prevent any issues and suspicion. 

Also Read:

• KEAM 2026 answer key
• KEAM 2026 question papers
• KEAM 2026 result

The KEAM 2026 Entrance Examination will be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode at selected venues in different sessions as per the following schedule:

Engineering and Pharmacy candidates have to appear for KEAM 2026 as per the schedule below:

Check the KEAM 2025 exam analysis below:

From 2024 onwards, the KEAM exam transitioned to computer-based test from an offline exam. The KEAM exam pattern and KEAM syllabus also underwent various changes. Candidates can check below KEAM 2024 exam analysis day-wise.

KEAM 2024 June 9 Exam Analysis

• Overall difficulty: Moderate.
• Physics was moderate.
• Chemistry was easy.
• Maths moderate and lengthy.

KEAM 2024 June 8 Exam Analysis

• The overall paper was moderate.
• Overall paper was moderate.
• Maths was lengthy but doable.
• Chemistry was easy and directly from NCERT.
• Physics was easy to moderate.

KEAM 2024 June 7 Exam Analysis

KEAM 2024 June 6 Exam Analysis

• Overall the exam was easy to moderate.
• Maths was easy.
• Physics and Chemistry were moderate to difficult and slightly towards the JEE Mains level.
• In Physics questions came from Ohms law.
• In the chemistry part today, physical chemistry questions were more. But there were a fair number of questions from organic and inorganic as well.
• In Maths, very basic questions were asked from integration.
• As per the students, almost 60% of questions are directly from NCERT without changing a single word. The rest 40% would be numerical and application-based.
• The weightage of class 12 topics was more than class 11 topics.

KEAM 2024 June 5 Exam Analysis

• Overall difficulty: Moderate
• Physics: Physics mostly from 11th mechanics, waves. Less weightage from electrostatics, optics.
• Chemistry: Chemistry was heavy on IUPAC, organic, moderate weightage for inorganic. Physical was on the lesser side.
• Maths: Less weightage for premutation and combination, probability and conics. Heavy on 3d, vectors and complex. 

KEAM 2023 Paper 1 Analysis:

As per the initial reaction of the candidates after the KEAM 2023 paper 1 exam the following has been noted:

• KEAM 2023 physics section was moderate to difficult.
• The overall paper was of a moderate difficulty level.
• The chemistry section in KEAM 2023 paper 1 was easy.
• In the Chemistry section, Organic chemistry carried high weightage.

KEAM 2023 Paper 2 Analysis:

As per the initial reaction of the candidates:

• The overall paper was difficult.
• The KEAM 2023 paper 2 exam was said to be lengthy and time-consuming.

KEAM 2022 Analysis for Paper 1

Chemistry: Moderate. Topics with the most weightage were chemistry in everyday life, polymers, organics chemistry and others. 

Physics: Moderate to difficult. Most of the questions came from Bernoulli's theorem, gravitation, velocity-time graph, vector, circular motion, dimensional formula and others.

KEAM 2022 Analysis for Paper 2

Maths: As per the initial reaction of the students, Maths was lengthy, and that is why it was considered a moderate-level paper. However, the questions were easy. Time management was difficult as come questions had quite a bit of calculation.

Read More:

• List of popular colleges accepting KEAM scores
• Engineering Colleges accepting KEAM for BTech in India
• KEAM college predictor
• Engineering Stream Popularity Trends in the Last 5 Years
• Top Engineering Colleges in India other than IIT, NIT and IIIT