<p class="MsoNormal">Government of Kerala conducts this examination under the name of Kerala Engineering, Agricultural and Medical (KEAM) Entrance Examination. The students willing to earn a degree in engineering /agriculture /medical / architecture take this examination, in general.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Entrance Examinations for Admission to Medical / Agriculture / Veterinary /Engineering / Architecture Degree Courses, Kerala -2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. Applications are invited for the Entrance Examinations for admission to the following Degree Courses in various Professional Colleges in the State.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note: Candidates satisfying the eligibility conditions as laid down in the Prospectus and who seek admission to all the above mentioned courses in Government seats have to apply in the prescribed application form issued by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is separate Entrance Examinations for admission to Engineering and Medical Courses conducted by the CEE and the allotment will be based on the rank in these Entrance Examinations. The CEE will not conduct any Entrance Examination for admission to B.Arch. course.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, candidates seeking admission to B.Arch. course should compulsorily appear and qualify the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture(NIASA).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Selection Procedure for KEAM 2024 Exam:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicant should be an Indian citizen. PIO/OCI Card Holders who have studied/are studying in Kerala from Class VIII to XII will be treated on par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both Keralites and Non-Keralites are eligible to apply for the Entrance Examination. Applicants of Kerala origin will be categorized as� Keralites�. Others will be categorized as� Non-Keralites�.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A candidate will be considered as a �Keralite�, for the limited purpose of eligibility for admission, if<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He/she has been a resident of Kerala for a period of 5 years within a periodof 12 years OR<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He/she has undergone his/her school studies from Standards VIII to XII ineducational institution(s) in Kerala. The candidate should submit relevant certificate along with the application form as prescribed in the Prospectus to avail such benefit.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates who are children of All India Service (AIS) officers allotted to Kerala cadre, claiming Keralite Status, should produce a certificate from the competent authority showing that the parent of the candidate is an AIS officer allotted to Kerala cadre.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Non-Keralites are classified as �Non-Keralite Category-I� and �Non-Keralite Category-II�.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>�Non-KeraliteCategory-I� candidates are those who have undergone the qualifying course in Kerala, and who are the sons/daughters of Employees of the Government of India, or, employees who are serving in connection with the affairs of the Government of Kerala, subject to the condition that, all categories of the employees mentioned above should have served in Kerala for a minimum period of 2 years, or, have served in connection with the affairs of the Government of Kerala for a minimum period of 2years. Such candidates will be eligible for admission to the Government seats under �State Merit� only, for all the courses, which are filled on the basis of the rank in the Entrance Examination(s) or the rank list prepared by giving equal weight age to the marks in NATA and qualifying examination, as applicable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates who do not belong to the �Keralite� or�Non-Keralite Category-I� will be treated as �Non-Keralite Category-II'. They are eligible for admission ONLY to the �State Merit� seats in the Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges in the State and in the Management Quota seats in Self-financing Engineering institutions sponsored by Government. Non-Keralite candidates will not be considered for admission against reserved eats.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination or examination recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology, and 50%marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together. Those who wish to take admission to MBBS/BD Scorsese should acquire 50% marks in the Medical Entrance Examination (As per the guidelines issued by Medical Council of India).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eligibility of B.Sc. Degree holders:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those who apply based on their B.Sc. Degree, for admission to MBBS, BDS,BAMS, B.H.M.S, BSMS, B.Sc. (Nursing)and B.Sc. (MLT) Courses, should have obtained their B.Sc. Degree with one of the subjects, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bio-Chemistry�s Main, and any one or two of these subjects as subsidiaries, with 50%arks for Main and Subsidiaries taken together, provided they have passed the Higher Secondary or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics separately, and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry /Bio-technology / Computer Science /Biology put together are eligible for admission. Candidates having Three year Diploma in Engineering awarded by the Board of Technical Examinations, Kerala or equivalent, having 50% marks in the final Diploma examination, are also eligible for admission. However, these Diploma holders are not eligible for admission to the Engineeringcourses offered by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Kerala</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Agricultural</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates who have passed 10+<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">2Senior</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Secondary School</st1:placetype></st1:place> Certificate Examination or examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with Mathematics as a subject of examination, with 50% marks in aggregate are eligible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span>Candidates who have passed Three year Diploma in Engineering or equivalent examination with 50% marks in final Diploma examination are also eligible to apply. In addition the candidates should qualify the NATA(National Aptitude Test in Architecture) with40% marks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style=""></span>Reserved category (SC/ST/SEBC) candidates should have obtained a minimum of 35%marks in NATA, as per guidelines of Council of Architecture.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Relaxation in marks in the Qualifying Examination for KEAM 2024 Exam:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span>For all courses, a relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying examination will be allowed to those candidates who belong to the communities listed under the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) and whose annual family income is up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs (Rupees Two Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span>SC/ST candidates need only a pass in the qualifying examination. But candidates belonging to SEBC categories, seeking admission to MBBS/ BD Courses, need 45% marks in Biology and 45% marks in physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, in the qualifying examination and 40% marks in Medical Entrance Examination.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span>Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories need40% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together in the qualifying examination and 40% marks in the Entrance Examination for seeking admission to MBBS/BDS Courses.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates who have appeared/ are appearing for Qualifying Examinations for KEAM 2024 Exam:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Candidates who have not passed the qualifying examination but have appeared/are appearing for the Higher Secondary or equivalent examination or the three-year Engineering Diploma Examination of this academic year, will also be permitted to take the Entrance Examination(s) provisionally. But, such candidates should prove their academic eligibility on the date of admission.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates applying based on B.Sc. Degree, referred to under paragraph 2 B (iv)above, should have passed the Degree Examination at the time of submission of application.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Age</span> Limit for KEAM 2024Exam:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>The candidate should complete 17 years of age .<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Only one application need be submitted for the Entrance Examinations for admission to one or more of Medical, Agriculture, Veterinary, B.Pharm, Engineering and(Architecture) Courses.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SC/ST candidates should apply in light Yellow application forms and all other candidates should apply in the General application form (Light Blue).Candidates under �Other Eligible Communities' (OEC) should apply in the General application form. Candidates who are children of Inter caste Married Couple, of which one�s SC/ST, should apply in the form meant for SC/ST.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fee of KEAM <span style=""> </span>2024 Application: General candidates - Rs. 700/- ; SC/ST candidates - Rs. 350/-.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note: Scheduled Tribe (ST)candidates whose annual family income is below Rs.40,000/- can have Application Form free of cost from the specified branches of SB Tan district offices of the Scheduled Tribes Development Department on production of Community Certificate and Income Certificate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">KEAM 2024 <span style=""> </span>Application Distribution Centers: The Application form and Prospectus will be distributed through selected branches of Canara Bank and State Bank of Travancore in Kerala and outside the State. The amount towards the fee of application is to be remitted in cash at the distribution centre. The list of Canara Bank and State Band of Travancore branches, selected as sales centers, is appended separately. Application Forms will not be available by post or sold from the office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">KEAM 2024 Application Form: All candidates will receive the application form, OMR Data Sheet, an envelope bearing the address of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations and the Prospectus. Candidates should ensure that the Application number printed in the Application Form, OMR Data Shetlander the cover are the same.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Facility to Download the KEAM 2024Application Form: Candidates not claiming any reservation/belonging to the Non-Keralite Category�II can apply in the prescribed format by downloading the application from the website cee-kerala.org. Such candidates should send the filled-in application along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 700/- (Rupees Seven Hundred only), drawn on any Nationalized Bank, in favor of the� Commissioner for Entrance Examinations�, payable at Thiruvananthapuram, so as to reach this office before the last date and time for receipt of applications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates opting DUBAI (UAE) as the Centre for Entrance Examination: Candidates, who choose �DUBAI� as their centre for the Entrance Examination, should submit along with their filled in application form, a Demand Draft for Rs. 7,000/- (Rupees Seven Thousand only), drawn on a Nationalized Banking favor of the 'Commissioner for Entrance Examinations', and payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Those applying in downloaded forms should enclose a Demand Draft for a total amount of Rs. 7,700/- (Rupees Seven Thousand Seven Hundred only). The candidates opting <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Dubai</st1:city></st1:place> centre should note that the examinations are conducted as per Indian Standard Time(IST).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last date and time for receipt of filled in KEAM 2024 Application Forms:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The filled in KEAM 2024 Application Form along with the OMR DATA SHEET and other relevant documents, to be submitted with the Application Form, is to be sent in the printed envelope bearing the address of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations supplied along with the application form. By Hand Delivery/ Registered Post/ Speed Post. Completed Applications will be received in the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations on holidays also.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Belated KEAM 2024 Applications: Belated applications will be rejected. Candidates are therefore advised to apply well in advance. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations will not be responsible for any postal delay.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates will not bellowed to include any information in the application former to submit any Certificates/Documents claiming reservation or any other benefits, after the submission of the application, under any circumstances. Requests in this regard will not be entertained by the Office of the Commissioner.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Certificates that are to be obtained in the body of the Application should be obtained in the body of the Application form itself.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Incomplete or defective applications will be summarily REJECTED and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Entrance Examinations and the subsequent allotments will be based on the various provisions laid down in the Prospectus approved by the Government. An extract of the Prospectus will also be available in the website of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations at � www.cee-kerala.org�. Candidates are requested to go through the various provisions in the Prospectus before submitting their applications.<o:p></o:p></p>
