Kerala started registering for KEAM 2024 on March 27. The registration link is on the website cee.kerala.gov.in. To qualify for KEAM 2024, you must have passed the Kerala Higher Secondary Examination with at least 45% overall. Also, the exam dates for KEAM 2024 are now posted online. The exam will be held from June 1 to 9. To prepare for the entrance exam, candidates should study the KEAM 2024 syllabus and understand the paper pattern.
KEAM 2024 Dates
| Online Application Submission | From 27.03.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Last date for submission of Online Application, including Fee payment | Last date for submission of Online Application, including Fee payment |
| Last date for Online submission of supporting documents | 24.04.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Downloading Online Admit Cards | From 20.05.2024 (Monday) |
| Dates of Engineering Entrance Examination | 01.06.2024 to 09.06.2024 |
| Venue of Examination | As indicated in the Admit Card |
| Time schedule for the Examination (IST) (a) Reporting to the Examination Center (b) Entry to the Examination Hall (c) Mock Test (d) Last entry to the Examination Hall (e) Examination starts (f) End of Examination | Session 1, Session 2 07.00 AM, 12.30 PM 08.15 AM, 01.45 PM 08.45 AM, 02.15 PM 08.50 AM, 02.20 PM 09.00 AM, 02.30 PM 12.00 PM, 05.30 PM |
| Materials permitted in the examination hall | Admit Card, Photo ID proof as per the admit Card, Transparent Ball-Point pen |
| Rough work | Papers for rough work will be provided in the examination hall |
| Declaration of Results Result of Engineering Entrance Examination Rank lists of Engineering, Architecture, B.Pharm, Medical & Allied and Ayurveda courses | On or before 20.06.2024 On or before 20.07.2024 |
| Centralised Allotment Process (CAP-2024) | See Clause 11 |
Certificates/documents to be produced at the time of admission
- Datasheet issued by CEE.
- Certificate to prove Date of Birth.
- Original Mark List to prove academic eligibility.
- Pass Certificate (if obtained).
- Allotment Memo issued by the CEE.
- Originals of all the uploaded documents.
- Any other documents as mentioned in Clause 11.7.1
Important Information
Eligibility For Admission:
Only Indian citizens can apply for Professional courses unless stated otherwise. Overseas Citizen of India Cardholders (including PIO cardholders) are also eligible. However, PIO/OCI candidates won’t have reservation benefits (As per Supreme Court’s judgment in WP(C) 891/2021 dated 03.12.2023 and G.O (Rt) No.1620/2023/HEdn dated 01.11.2023). Indian citizens seeking admission to Professional Degree courses will be categorized as Keralite, Non-Keralite Category I (NK I), and Non-Keralite Category II (NK II).
Schedule of the Engineering/Pharmacy Entrance Examination
The Engineering/Pharmacy Entrance Examination (Computer-Based Test) will be held at selected venues in all Districts in Kerala and in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Dubai (UAE) on the dates mentioned below, as per Indian Standard Time (IST).
| 01.06.2024 (Saturday) | 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM |
| 02.06.2024 (Sunday) | 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM |
| 03.06.2024 (Monday) | 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM |
| 05.06.2024 (Wednesday) | 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM |
| 06.06.2024 (Thursday) | 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM |
| 07.06.2024 (Friday) | 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM |
| 08.06.2024 (Saturday) | Reserve Day |
| 09.06.2024 (Sunday) | Reserve Day |
Note: Candidates applying for admission to a B.Pharm Course must select B.Pharm in the application and appear for the Physics and Chemistry sections of the Engineering/Pharmacy Entrance Examination. Candidates should select an examination centre. No request for a change in the examination centre will be entertained.
Application Fees
| Course(s) Opted | General | SC | ST |
| Engineering only/B.Pharm only/both | 875 | 375 | Nil |
| Architecture only/Medical & Medical Allied only/both | 625 | 250 | Nil |
| Both (1) & (2) | 1125 | 500 | Nil |
A. Candidates can remit the application fee in online mode only.
B. Candidates choosing ‘Dubai’ as Examination Centre will have to remit an additional fee of Rs.15,000/- along with the application fee (See prospectus clause 7.2.2 for more details). Time of Examinations is scheduled as per the Indian Standard Time.
Note: The Application fee/additional fee once remitted will not be refunded under any
circumstances.