KEAM 2025 Rank List Controversy Continues: Colleges Fear Delay, Govt Appeals High Court Verdict
The government has filed an appeal to a division bench following the High Court's annulment of the KEAM 2025 results. Further delays regarding a definite decision on the results are anticipated as the division bench is set to hear the appeal today.
KEAM 2025 Rank List Controversy Continues: Colleges Fear Delay, Govt Appeals High Court Verdict
On Wednesday, July 9, the High Court annulled the results of the KEAM 2025 engineering entrance and pharmacy examination. This decision came just as the admission process was set to commence, leaving thousands of students in a state of uncertainty.
With this uncertainty regarding the KEAM 2025 result, there will be repercussions such as shortened academic sessions for engineering students, and the counselling and allotment processes will need to be redone. Many students may also find themselves looking for opportunities outside the state, which would incur additional costs since revising the rank list according to the previous system will take time.
As legal processes tend to be lengthy, the students will face challenges as the government has opted to appeal. The Higher Education Minister R Bindu defended the new approach by stating, “The standardisation process could have resulted in a 35-mark disadvantage for Kerala syllabus students. That’s why we implemented a formula that was just for everyone.”
The state has appealed to a division bench, contesting the order from the single bench. The High Court is set to hear the appeal today, July 10.
Self-financing engineering college suggests KEAM rank list preparation based on entrance exam scores only
Managements of self-financing engineering colleges have voiced their worries regarding the upcoming confusion and possible delays in the admission process. They are concerned that high-achieving students may choose colleges outside of Kerala if the issues are not addressed. To tackle this, the Kerala State Self-financing Engineering Management Association suggested that the KEAM rank list should be created solely based on the marks from the entrance examination, disregarding plus two marks to prevent further conflicts and ensure timely admissions.
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The KEAM scores and rank list will be valid till the closing date of admission as prescribed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court / Central councils / Universities concerned. After the announcement of KEAM scores, the candidates are asked to submit the 10+2 scores. CEE will give 50:50 weightage to the KEAM scores and the 10+2 marks to prepare the rank list. Once the scores are calculated, the candidates are ranked in order of merit. The KEAM rank lists PDF will be published separately for Engineering, Architecture, B.Pharma MBBS / BDS / BHMS / BSMS / BUMS / Agriculture / Forestry / Veterinary / Co-operation & Banking / Climate Change & Environmental Science / B.Tech Biotechnology (under KAU) / Fisheries and B.A. MS will be published.
No, candidates cannot request for revaluation or rechecking of KEAM result. A fully computerised system is used for evaluation of answers and for the preparation of the rank lists and various merit lists. There is no provision for revaluation or rechecking of answer sheets as the evaluation or scoring will be error-free. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
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