KEAM Allied Courses Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Kerala Engineering Agricultural Medical Entrance Exam 2026 ( KEAM )

Mamona Majumder
Updated on Sep 23, 2025 11:34 IST

By Mamona Majumder, Assistant Manager

KEAM 2026 Exam Pattern: The Commissioner for Entrance Examination (CEE) has set the KEAM exam pattern. The KEAM 2026 examination will take place in a computer-based format, featuring a single paper with three sections (Maths, Physics, Chemistry) for KEAM 2026 BTech aspirants and two sections (Physics, Chemistry) for KEAM 2026 BPharm candidates.

For engineering course aspirants, the KEAM 2026 exam pattern will include 150 questions, with 75 in Mathematics, 45 in Physics, and 30 in Chemistry. Candidates will be allotted 180 minutes to finish the exam.

For those taking the exam for BPharm, the KEAM 2026 exam pattern will consist of 45 questions in Physics and 30 in Chemistry, to be completed in 90 minutes. Each correct response will earn candidates four marks, whereas each wrong answer will incur a negative marking of one mark. Candidates can check the detailed KEAM 2026 exam pattern on this page.

Table of content
  • KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 Highlights
  • KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 for Engineering
  • KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 for BPharm
  • KEAM Marking Scheme 2026
  • KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 FAQs
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KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 Highlights

Before we move ahead towards the detailed KEAM exam pattern, candidates must understand the exam syllabus. The KEAM syllabus usually consists of topics taught in Class XI and Class XII. However, to get an insight into the Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects, candidates must download the KEAM syllabus 2026.

Check the KEAM exam pattern highlights below:

Particulars

Details

Exam Mode

Computer-based test

Number of Papers

1

Question Paper type

Objective (MCQs)

Total no. of questions per paper

  • For Engineering: 150
  • For BPharm: 75

Marks awarded for correct answer

4

Marks deducted for wrong answer

1

Total marks per paper

  • For Engineering: 600
  • For BPharm: 300

Exam duration for each paper

  • For Engineering: 180 mins
  • For BPharm: 90 mins

Medium of language

English only

Also Read: KEAM 2026 Chapter Wise Weightage: Check Important Topics for Maths, Physics and Chemistry

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KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 for Engineering

The pattern of the exam states that the KEAM question papers comprise objective-type questions (MCQ). For each question asked, five answers will be suggested, but only one of them will be correct. For every correct response in the Engineering and Medical Entrance Examinations, candidates will be awarded four marks, and for each wrong response, one mark will be deducted from the candidate’s total score.

Check below the detailed KEAM exam pattern for engineering:

  • Exam Mode:The exam is held in computer based test mode
  • Number of Papers: There is only one paper
  • Question Paper type: All questions in the exam are MCQ type
  • Total number of questions: Total number of questions are 150
  • Marks awarded for correct answer: Each questions carry 4 marks
  • Marks deducted for wrong answer: For each wrong answer 1 marks is going to be deducted
  • Total marks: The total marks in the exam is 600
  • Exam duration for Engineering: The total exam duration is 180 mins

Subject

Total no. of questions

Marks

Maths

75

300

Physics

45

180

Chemistry

30

120

Total

150

600

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KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 for BPharm

Take a look at the detailed KEAM 2026 BPharm exam pattern below:

  • Exam Mode: The exam is Computer-Based Test
  • Number of Papers: Total number of paper is 1
  • Question Paper type: ALl questions are of Objective (MCQs) type
  • Total number of questions: Total questions is 75
  • Marks awarded for correct answer: Each question is of 4 marks
  • Marks deducted for wrong answer: Each wrong answer lead to -1 marks
  • Total marks: The maximum marks in the exam is 300
  • Exam duration for BPharm: Total time for the exam is 90 mins

Subject

Total no. of questions

Marks

Physics

45

180

Chemistry

30

120

Total

75

300

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KEAM Marking Scheme 2026

To understand the KEAM question paper pattern, it is important to study the marking scheme in the exam. The exam marking scheme to understand the KEAM pass marks is similar to the JEE Main marking scheme.  

  • Candidates will be awarded 4 marks for every correct answer
  • 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer   
  • 4 marks will be awarded to candidates for every accurate answer
  • No marks will be deducted for not attempting a question   
  • In case a candidate has marked two answers for a single question in the OMR sheet, negative marking will be applicable regardless of either of the answers being right or wrong.

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KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 FAQs

Check some of the most frequently asked questions on the KEAM exam pattern:

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OverviewDIMENSIONS OF PHYSICAL QUANTITIESDIMENSIONAL FORMULAESignificant FiguresDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATIONSINTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITSOverviewChange of StateIdeal Gas Equation and Absolute TemperatureThermal ExpansionHeat TransferSpecific HeatCalorimetryTemperature and HeatMeasurement of TemperatureThermodynamic ProcessCarnot EngineReversible and Irreversible ProcessThermal EquilibriumThermodynamic State Variables Equation of StateOverviewFirst Law of ThermodynamicsSecond Law of ThermodynamicsBehaviour of GasesKinetic Theory of Ideal GasOverviewPeriodic and Oscillatory MotionSimple PendulumSimple Harmonic MotionOverviewSpeed of a Travelling WaveDisplacement Relation in a Progressive WaveSuperposition PrincipleBeatsReflection of WavesKinematic Equation Uniformly of Accelerated MotionInstantaneous Velocity and SpeedOverviewAccelerationResolution of VectorsVector Addition by Analytical MethodScalars and VectorsMultiplication of Vectors by Real NumbersAddition and Subtraction of VectorsOverviewProjectile MotionMotion in a PlaneConservation of MomentumEquilibrium of a ParticleCircular MotionCommon Forces in MechanicsSolving Problems in MechanicsConservation of Mechanical EnergyPotential Energy of SpringPowerKinetic EnergyCollisionWorkConcept of Potential EnergyMoment of InertiaOverviewCentre of MassVector Product of Two VectorsTorque and Angular MomentumMotion of Centre of MassEquilibrium of a Rigid BodyOverviewAngular Velocity and Relation with Linear VelocityDynamics of Rotational Motion About a Fixed AxisKinematics of Rotational Motion About a Fixed AxisAngular Momentum of Rotation About a Fixed AxisKeplers LawOverviewEscape SpeedEarth SatellitesEnergy of an Orbiting SatelliteStress Strain CurveElastic ModuliApplications of Elastic Behaviour of MaterialsSurface TensionBernoulli PrinciplePressure in FluidsViscosityStreamline FlowForces between Multiple ChargesConductors and InsulatorsBasic Properties of Electric ChargeElectric ChargeElectric Charge and FieldElectric FluxElectric Charge and FieldElectric Field LinesContinuous Charge DistributionInterference Light Waves Youngs ExperimentRefraction Reflection Plane Wave Huygens PrincipleRefraction Reflection Plane Wave Huygens PrincipleEinstein Photoelectric TheoryPhotoelectric Effect Wave Theory LightPhotoelectric EffectElectron EmissionOverviewBohr Model of Hydrogen AtomRadioactivityPhysics Nuclei OverviewSize of NucleusBinding EnergyNuclear EnergySemiconductor Devices OverviewSemiconductor Devices OverviewSemiconductor DiodeDiode as RectifierIntrinsic SemiconductorExtrinsic SemiconductorOverviewPotential Due to Point ChargeCombination of CapacitorsElectrostatic PotentialEnergy Stored in a CapacitorCapacitors and CapacitanceEffect of Dielectric on CapacitanceElectrostatics of ConductorsPotential Energy of a System of ChargesPotential due to a System of ChargesElectric CurrentOverviewElectrical Energy and PowerTemperature Dependence of ResistivityWheatstone BridgeOverviewOhms LawKirchhoffs LawDrift of Electrons and the Origin of ResistivityTorque on Current Loop Magnetic DipoleMotion in Magnetic FieldSolenoidMagnetic Field due to a Current ElementMagnetic Field on Axis of Circular Current LoopAmpere Circuital LawMagnetic ForceOverviewMoving Coil GalvanometerMagnetism and MatterMagnetic Properties of MaterialsMagnetisation and Magnetic IntensityBar MagnetElectromagnetismMotional Electromotive ForceExperiments of Faraday and HenryAlternating Current OverviewTransformerAC Voltage Applied to a ResistorAC Voltage Applied to an InductorAC Voltage applied to a CapacitorAC Voltage applied to a Series LCR circuitRepresentation of AC Current and Voltage by VectorElectromagnetic SpectrumElectromagnetic WavesDisplacement CurrentTotal Internal ReflectionRefraction through a PrismOptical InstrumentsDerivation of Lens FormulaReflection of Light by Spherical MirrorsRefraction at Spherical Surface and by LensesDerive Equation of Motion by Calculus methodAlternating Current OverviewOverviewDIMENSIONS OF PHYSICAL QUANTITIESDIMENSIONAL FORMULAESignificant FiguresDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATIONSINTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITSOverviewChange of StateIdeal Gas Equation and Absolute TemperatureThermal ExpansionHeat TransferSpecific HeatCalorimetryTemperature and HeatMeasurement of TemperatureThermodynamic ProcessCarnot EngineReversible and Irreversible ProcessThermal EquilibriumThermodynamic State Variables Equation of StateOverviewFirst Law of ThermodynamicsSecond Law of ThermodynamicsBehaviour of GasesKinetic Theory of Ideal GasOverviewPeriodic and Oscillatory MotionSimple PendulumSimple Harmonic MotionOverviewSpeed of a Travelling WaveDisplacement Relation in a Progressive WaveSuperposition PrincipleBeatsReflection of WavesKinematic Equation Uniformly of Accelerated MotionInstantaneous Velocity and SpeedOverviewAccelerationResolution of VectorsVector Addition by Analytical MethodScalars and VectorsMultiplication of Vectors by Real NumbersAddition and Subtraction of VectorsOverviewProjectile MotionMotion in a PlaneConservation of MomentumEquilibrium of a ParticleCircular MotionCommon Forces in MechanicsSolving Problems in MechanicsConservation of Mechanical EnergyPotential Energy of SpringPowerKinetic EnergyCollisionWorkConcept of Potential EnergyMoment of InertiaOverviewCentre of MassVector Product of Two VectorsTorque and Angular MomentumMotion of Centre of MassEquilibrium of a Rigid BodyOverviewAngular Velocity and Relation with Linear VelocityDynamics of Rotational Motion About a Fixed AxisKinematics of Rotational Motion About a Fixed AxisAngular Momentum of Rotation About a Fixed AxisKeplers LawOverviewEscape SpeedEarth SatellitesEnergy of an Orbiting SatelliteStress Strain CurveElastic ModuliApplications of Elastic Behaviour of MaterialsSurface TensionBernoulli PrinciplePressure in FluidsViscosityStreamline FlowForces between Multiple ChargesConductors and InsulatorsBasic Properties of Electric ChargeElectric ChargeElectric Charge and FieldElectric FluxElectric Charge and FieldElectric Field LinesContinuous Charge DistributionInterference Light Waves Youngs ExperimentRefraction Reflection Plane Wave Huygens PrincipleRefraction Reflection Plane Wave Huygens PrincipleEinstein Photoelectric TheoryPhotoelectric Effect Wave Theory LightPhotoelectric EffectElectron EmissionOverviewBohr Model of Hydrogen AtomRadioactivityPhysics Nuclei OverviewSize of NucleusBinding EnergyNuclear EnergySemiconductor Devices OverviewSemiconductor Devices OverviewSemiconductor DiodeDiode as RectifierIntrinsic SemiconductorExtrinsic SemiconductorOverviewPotential Due to Point ChargeCombination of CapacitorsElectrostatic PotentialEnergy Stored in a CapacitorCapacitors and CapacitanceEffect of Dielectric on CapacitanceElectrostatics of ConductorsPotential Energy of a System of ChargesPotential due to a System of ChargesElectric CurrentOverviewElectrical Energy and PowerTemperature Dependence of ResistivityWheatstone BridgeOverviewOhms LawKirchhoffs LawDrift of Electrons and the Origin of ResistivityTorque on Current Loop Magnetic DipoleMotion in Magnetic FieldSolenoidMagnetic Field due to a Current ElementMagnetic Field on Axis of Circular Current LoopAmpere Circuital LawMagnetic ForceOverviewMoving Coil GalvanometerMagnetism and MatterMagnetic Properties of MaterialsMagnetisation and Magnetic IntensityBar MagnetElectromagnetismMotional Electromotive ForceExperiments of Faraday and HenryAlternating Current OverviewTransformerAC Voltage Applied to a ResistorAC Voltage Applied to an InductorAC Voltage applied to a CapacitorAC Voltage applied to a Series LCR circuitRepresentation of AC Current and Voltage by VectorElectromagnetic SpectrumElectromagnetic WavesDisplacement CurrentTotal Internal ReflectionRefraction through a PrismOptical InstrumentsDerivation of Lens FormulaReflection of Light by Spherical MirrorsRefraction at Spherical Surface and by LensesDerive Equation of Motion by Calculus methodAlternating Current OverviewMole Concept and Molar MassSTOICHIOMETRY AND STOICHIOMETRIC CALCULATIONSPercentage CompositionLaws of Chemical CombinationAtomic and Molecular MassesProperties of Matter and their MeasurementImportance of ChemistryOverviewOverviewAtomic ModelsDiscovery of Sub Atomic ParticlesTowards Quantum Mechanical Model of AtomQuantum Mechanical Model of AtomElectronic Configuration Types of ElementsPeriodic Table Electronic Configuration of ElementPeriodic Trends in Properties of ElementsGenesis of Periodic ClassificationNomenclature of Elements with Atomic NumbersPresent Form of Periodic TableChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureHybridizationValence Bond TheoryMolecular Orbital TheoryHydrogen BondingIonic or Electrovalent BondKossel-Lewis Approach to Chemical BondingBond ParametersBonding in Homonuclear Diatomic MoleculesVSEPR TheoryApplications of Chemical BondingEquilibrium ProcessesHomogeneous EquilibriaFactors Affecting EquilibriaApplications of Equilibrium ConstantIonization of Acids and BasesIonic Equilibrium in SolutionEquilibrium in Chemical ProcessesSolubility Equilibria of Sparingly Soluble SaltsHeter Heterogeneous EquilibriaOxidation NumberClassification of Organic CompoundsIsomerismNomenclature of Organic CompoundsQuantitative AnalysisQualitative Analysis of Organic CompoundsOverviewStructural Representations of Organic CompoundsFundamental Concepts in Organic Reaction MechanismTetravalence of Carbon Shapes of Organic CompoundsMethods of Purification of Organic CompoundsClassificationAlkanesAlkenesAlkynesAromatic HydrocarbonCarcinogenicity and ToxicityAbnormal Molar MassColligative Properties and Molar MassSolubilityProteinsVitaminsCarbohydratesEnzymesHormonesNucleic AcidsElectrolytic Cells and ElectrolysisCorrosionGalvanic CellFuel CellsNernst EquationElectrochemical CellsBatteriesRate of ReactionIntegrated Rate EquationsCollision Theory of Chemical ReactionsTemperature Dependence of the Rate of a ReactionFactors Influencing Rate of a ReactionBonding in Metal CarbonylsDifference between Glucose and FructoseZoologyHuman Physiology
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Answered a week ago

KEAM cutoff is the last rank at which admission was ceased against a given course and institute.

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Manori Patra

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Answered a week ago

A few days after the KEAM counselling ends, the KEAM last ranks are uploaded for all courses and institutes on the official website of KEAM - cee.kerala.gov.in.

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Abhay Aggarwal

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

CEE will release the complete schedule for KEAM counselling after the KEAM 2026 results are out. The KEAM option registration and allotment will be made available round wise on the official website - cee.kerala.gov.in.

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Mamona Majumder

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Answered a week ago

CEE will announce the KEAM 2026 candidate response sheet release date after the exam ends. Candidates will be able to access their individual candidate response sheet under their respective logins at cee.kerala.gov.in.

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Nishtha Shrivastava

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

The KEAM candidate response sheet is issued to each of the candidates who take the KEAM exam under their respective KEAM candidate login after the exam. The response sheet includes the record of the answers marked by the candidaes on the exam day.

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Abhishek Chaudhary

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Answered a week ago

No. Since KEAM has transitioned to a computer-based test from 2024, hard copies of the question papers are not provided to the candidates. However, the KEAM question paper PDFs are uploaded on the official website of KEAM after the exam is over.

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Virajita Choudhury

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Answered a week ago

Solving past year papers of KEAM, has the following benefits:

  1. Candidates get insights into the exam pattern and marking scheme.
  2. Candidates can analyse the past years papers to identify the high-weightage topics in the exam.
  3. Previous year papers help the candidates to improve their speed and accuracy.

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Chanchal Pandey

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

For admission into CET Trivandrum BTech courses, students must register and appear for the KEAM exam. It is a state-level entrance exam conducted by CEE Kerala. Students can check below to know the category-wise application fees:

CategoryKEAM Application Fees 2025
General INR 875 
SC INR 375

Note: The above-mentioned application fees is as per official sources.

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Shailja Rawat

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

KEAM is a state-level entrance examination accepted by many BTech-offering colleges, including CET Trivandrum. As per the KEAM schedule, the exam was held from Apr 22, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025. For the exam session, i.e., 2026, the exam date has not been released yet. However, as per sources collated

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Shailja Rawat

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

CET Trivandrum only accepts KEAM for admission to its BTech courses. Once students have taken the exam, they are required to take part in KEAM counselling. In this counselling, students are allocated a BTech seat based on scores obtained by them in the aforementioned exam. The college may conduct a

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