Kerala NEET Counselling 2025: Round 2 Result (Out), Dates, Institute Reporting, Rank List, Fee, Process, Seat Matrix

Based on the previous years' trends, it is expected that each round of Kerala NEET 2025 counselling will be conducted for a duration of 10 to 15 days, or approximately two weeks. The Kerala NEET counselling will involve processes such as registration, choice filling, release of merit list, processing and release of the seat allotment result, followed by document verification and institute reporting. The schedule for each round of Kerala NEET Counselling will be released separately. 

The Kerala NEET counselling process is conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala. It is the state-level admission authority for Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical and other streams in the state of Kerala. CEE Kerala conducts the counselling process for medical, pharmaceutical and allied courses. While the registration process for the Kerala NEET 2024 counselling has already started, even before the conduct of the NEET UG exam, The application dates is same for the KEAM exam application dates. However, the other processes of the Kerala NEET counselling, such as release of merit list, choice filling and seat allotment result are done by CEE Kerala after the declaration of the result. 

The schedule for the Kerala NEET counselling 2025 is announced separately for each round. The Kerala NEET 2025 counselling registration process was conducted from February to March 2025, and the window was reopened after the NEET 2025 result declaration. The provisional rank lists were released on July 25, 2025. In general, the overall duration of Kerala NEET UG counselling is three to four months. 

The Kerala NEET counselling process involves six steps in total. The step by step procedure to participate in the Kerala NEET counselling process is given below. 

• Registration: The first and foremost step is to register or apply for the Kerala NEET counselling process. In general, CEE Kerala starts the application process even before the NEET exam is conducted. It is a completely online process wherein candidates have to visit the official website of CEE Kerala, or Kerala NEET and complete the registration and application process. 
• Uploading NEET scores: After the declaration of the NEET result, CEE Kerala will open the counselling portal to upload candidates' NEET scores. 
• Merit list: After the submission of NEET scores, CEE Kerala will release the merit list for Kerala NEET counselling, It will consist of the list of eligible candidates.
• Choice filling: Participants will have to fill the choice of courses and colleges which they wish to take admission to. 
• Seat allotment result: Based on the choices filled by candidates, CEE Kerala will release the seat allotment result.
• Institute reporting: Candidates who wish to take admission to the allotted institutes, will have to report to the institutes, or the given venue mentioned by the counselling authorities with the requisite documents. 

Yes, candidates are given an opportunity to submit objections or challenges against the Kerala NEET seat allotment result. At first, CEE Kerala releases the provisional seat allotment result. Based on that, candidates can submit objections through email within the stipulated schedule. The counselling authorities will review the objections and release the final seat allotment result. 

Yes, after the declaration of the Kerala NEET UG counselling seat allotment result, candidates will be given the option to upgrade the seat choice. Based on that, the counselling authorities will upgrade the seats based on the choices entered by candidates, in case the desired seat is vacant after the institute reporting process is concluded.

The NEET scores have to be added to the Kerala NEET 2025 counselling form in online mode by visiting the official website of counselling. The step by step process is given below. 

·       Visit the official website of Kerala NEET counselling 2025

·       Click the link 'KEAM 2025-Candidate Portal' and provide KEAM 2025 Application number and   Password to enter the Home Page of the candidate.

·       Click the Menu 'NEET Result Submission' and provide NEET (UG) 2025 Roll Number, NEET (UG)-2025 Application Number and NEET (UG)- 2025 Date of Birth.

·       Verify the score card for NEET (UG)-2025 –Candidate's name, Name of father, Name of Mother, NEET (UG) result details shown in the screen with NEET (UG) 2025 NEET Percentile Score, All India Rank for counseling etc.

·       If the details are correct, click the 'Verified and Submit' button.   (Note: - The procedure of submission of NEET result will be completed only when the 'Verified and Submit' button is clicked). Take the printout of 'NEET Result Submission Report' and keep it with the candidate for future use.

The application fee for Medical and allied courses for General and SC category candidates is INR 625 and INR 250 respectively. There is no application fee for ST category candidates. The application fee has to be paid in online mode only, which includes Credit Card, Debit Card or Net Banking.

No, candidates had to register online to participate in the Kerala NEET counselling process. The counselling process, including the registration, choice filling and locking, as well as the seat allotment result, will be declared on the official website of CEE Kerala. However, the final step, which is the document verification and the admission fee payment process, will be conducted in an offline manner, where candidates will have to visit the institutes for the verification and admission process.

Candidates will have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria to participate in the Kerala NEET counselling process.

• Candidates must have passed or appeared for the Class 12 Board exam with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology with a minimum 50 per cent aggregate (General) or 40 per cent aggregate (SC, ST, OBC, Reserved PWD) or 45 per cent (General-PWD).
• Appear for the NEET 2025 exam.
• Candidates must belong to Kerala, or fulfill the Non-Keralite conditions.

Apart from the above-mentioned eligibility criteria, candidates must also fulfill NEET 2025 qualifying cutoff released by NTA. 

NTA released the NEET 2025 cutoff along with the result on June 14, 2025. Based on the NEET 2025 high difficulty level, the NEET cutoff 2025 is much lower than last year. Take a look at the NEET 2025 cutoff for reference. 

The Kerala NEET counselling process is participated by a total of 32 medical colleges and 26 dental colleges. The medical colleges include 12 government and 20 private institutes. On the other hand, the number of government and private dental institutes participating in the Kerala NEET counselling is six and 20, respectively. The number of institutes is based on last year's seat matrix and the statistics may change for Kerala NEET 2025 counselling process. 

The category-wise security deposit amounts to be paid for the Kerala NEET counselling process are given in the table below. 

The security deposit is refundable, but the application fee is not.

The following documents are required for the Kerala NEET 2025 counselling institute reporting process:

• Proof of Nativity
• Photo Identity Card
• NEET 2025 admit card
• NEET 2025 scorecard
• Class 10 mark sheet/Birth Certificate
• Class 12 mark sheet
• Transfer Certificate from the Institution last attended
• Migration Certificate (if applicable)
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)
• Category or Quota Certificate (if applicable)

The average annual fee for MBBS course in a government medical college of Kerala is around INR 25,000. On the other hand, the average annual fee for MBBS course in a private medical college of Kerala is around INR 6,00,000. The fee aount mentioned here is based on last year's fee amount. The amount may get changed this year. 

The Kerala NEET counselling security deposit will be refunded in the following scenarios:

• If the candidate is not allotted a seat
• If the candidate withdraws from the allotted seat before completing the admission process. 

The refund will be provided after the completion of the Kerala NEET counselling process. 

The Kerala NEET 2025 counselling registration fee for the General category candidates is INR 625. The registration fee for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category candidates is INR 250. For the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category candidates, there is no application fee required to be paid. The application fee amount for Kerala NEET counselling 2025 has remained the same as last year. 

Nearly 60 per cent of the total state quota seats will be allotted to open category students in Kerala NEET counselling. While allotting seats, CEE, or the Kerala NEET counselling authority will consider the reservation criteria of the state while allotting seats to candidates who will exercise their choices. 

As per the Kerala NEET counselling seat matrix shared by CEE Kerala, there are around 3,182 MBBS seats and 2,077 BDS seats offered through the State Quota. The seat matrix or number of vacant seats in each course is released before the option registration or choice filling process of the Kerala NEET counselling process. 

The Kerala NEET counselling registration process is conducted before the NEET exam is conducted. Hence, after the result declaration, candidates are given a chance to upload their NEET scores. In case a candidate does not upload his/her scores, or does not qualify for NEET by securing the cutoff marks, then he/she will not be considered eligible for the Kerala NEET counselling process. 

The official website of the Kerala NEET counselling 2025 is the same as that of its conducting authority, which is cee.kerala.gov.in. All the important information, notifications and registration links are provided within this website. Upon visiting the CEE Kerala website, candidates will have to visit the KEAM portal, where information for the Kerala NEET counselling are provided. 

 Kerala NEET counselling is the admission gateway for the following medical courses:

• MBBS
• BDS
• BAMS
• BUMS
• BSMS
• BHMS 

The Kerala NEET UG counselling 2025 registration window was reopened from June 18 to June 23, 2025. Already registered candidates could add courses or category/quota, such as NRI or minority/EWS quota, within this window by logging in with their registration credentials. Originally, the Kerala NEET 2025 counselling registration process started on February 20, 2025. The last date of application was extended from March 10 to March 12, 2025, and the documents had to be uploaded by March 15, 2025. 

For admission to MBBS, BDS and other medical or allied courses, candidates must appear for the NEET UG exam. Appearing for KEAM is not necessary to participate in the Kerala NEET counselling process. Although a common registration process is conducted for KEAM and the medical admission, the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE) Kerala has stated that for admission to MBBS, BDS and allied courses, applicants must appear and qualify for NEET.

Yes, only those candidates who will qualify for NEET will be eligible to apply for Kerala NEET counselling process. NTA and MCC will send the list of qualifying candidates to each state counselling authorities. The Commissioner of Entrance Exams (CEE) Kerala, the counselling authority of the state will release the merit list, which will carry the names of candidates who have qualified for NEET and eligible to participate in the Kerala NEET counselling process.