Kerala NEET

The Commissioner of Entrance Exams (CEE) Kerala, or the counselling authority for Kerala NEET counselling, will release the Kerala NEET 2025 cutoff after the conclusion of the counselling process. Moreover, after each round of counselling, a seat allotment list and merit list will be released, which will indicate the lowest rank or score at which a seat was offered, based on which the round-wise Kerala NEET cutoff can be calculated.

Candidates must take the NEET UG exam in order to be considered for admission to MBBS, BDS, and other medical or related programmes. It is not required to attend KEAM in order to take part in the Kerala NEET counselling procedure. While there is a unified registration process for KEAM and medical admission, applicants must appear and qualify for NEET in order to be admitted to MBBS, BDS, and related courses, according to the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE) Kerala.

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. 

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.

Eligible candidates willing to participate in the Kerala NEET UG counselling process will have to fill and lock the choice of seats based on the seat matrix. If a candidate fulfills the cutoff or admission criteria of the institute of their choice, they will be allotted the seats. The factors which are considered for the seat allotment are cutoff and availability of seats.

The list of documents to be presented during the Kerala NEET 2024 counselling process is given below:

• Proof of Nativity
• NEET 2024 admit card
• NEET 2024 result
• 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)

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.