KEAM 2026 Application Fee Hiked; Check Revised Registration Fees
KEAM registration 2026 has started for Engineering and Pharmacy aspirants in Kerala. They can fill out application form and pay KEAM registration fee online at official website. They can check revised KEAM 2026 application fee here
KEAM Registration Fees
KEAM 2026: Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE) has revised KEAM application fees for all courses. From this year onwards, candidates belonging to General category and wish to apply for engineering or pharmacy have to pay INR 925. Whereas, SC category have to pay INR 400. Earlier, KEAM registration fee for General and SC categories was INR 875 and INR 375, respectively.
Also, those opting for ' Dubai' as exam centre will have to pay an additional fee of INR 16,000. They need to pay KEAM 2026 application fees only in online mode at official website. Last date to complete KEAM 2026 registration is January 31, 2026 by 5 PM. However, candidates can upload their certificates till February 7, 2026.
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KEAM 2026 Application Fee Hiked
Candidates can check KEAM revised registration fees below
| Courses opted |
General (Revised) |
General (Old) |
SC (Revised) |
SC (Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering only |
INR 925 |
INR 875 |
INR 400 |
INR 375 |
| BPharm |
INR 925 |
INR 875 |
INR 400 |
INR 375 |
Candidates choosing 'Dubai' as exam centre will have to pay additional fee of INR 16,000 (earlier, it was INR 15,000) by way of online payment. Such candidates should give a local contact number, if available, in their application in the appropriate place.
How to pay KEAM 2026 Application Fees?
Candidates can pay registration fee for KEAM in online mode. They can use Internet banking account, Credit or Debit card for KEAM application fees payment.
- On successful payment, candidates will be redirected to to home page where they will find ‘Pay Application Fee’ tab at top turned green.
- If payment transaction was unsuccessful, a message will be displayed on screen and they would be redirected to home page.
- On other hand, if they fail to receive final confirmation (success or failure) message and is uncertain about transaction status, due to communication failure or otherwise, the applicant can re- login to the home page and check ‘Pay Application Fee’ tab, if it’s green or not. If it’s not turned green, payment has not succeeded.
- On successful online payment, candidate can go to next step for uploading images and certificates.
CEE has released the KEAM 2026 application form. Candidates can apply for the KEAM exam on the official website cee.kerala.gov.in.
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The KEAM 2026 registration and application form release can be expected in February 2026. The online application form will be available on the official website of KEAM - cee.kerala.gov.in.