KEAM 2022: CEE Kerala, Application form, Eligibility, Exam Dates

KEAM 2022: KEAM (Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Exam) 2022 is a state-level entrance exam which is organized by the CEE (Commissioner of Entrance Examination), Kerala.

KEAM 2022 exam will be organized in several cities of the country. After clearing/passing this exam, candidates will get admission in numerous streams of engineering courses.

Previously this examination was organized for providing admission in medical, engineering, agriculture & many other courses. From 2016 ahead, KEAM exam was arranged to provide admission in engineering courses only.

For admission in allied health science courses & medical including agriculture, candidate needs to qualify the NEET examination, and for architecture course, candidates need to clear the NATA exam.

In this article, we provide every information related to KEAM 2022: Application form, Eligibility, Exam Dates, Syllabus, Result, Counselling

KEAM Exam – Highlights

KEAM 2022 Exam Date

Tentative exam date for KEAM 2022 is given in below table. After the official dates get announced we will update it on our website:

 KEAM Application Form 2022

• Registration for KEAM 2022 will be done by both offline mode as well asonline mode.
• Candidates can get the application form for KEAM 2022 from 1^stweek of January 2022.
• Aspirants are instructed/warned to do not fill more than 1 application form.
• After that candidates need to fill all the required details in the application form carefully.
• After that candidates need to upload their scannedphoto, signature & thumb impression in prescribed format.
• Candidates are required to send their printed & filled application formalong with all the required documents to the address given below:

Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, 
5th Floor, Housing Board Buildings, Santhi Nagar,
Thiruvananthapuram-695001, Kerala

Application Fee:

• Candidates belong to general category need to pay 800/- forapplication fee whereas candidates belong to SC category need to pay Rs. 400/- for the same.
• For ST candidates there is no application fee.
• Application fee will be made either with Security Cardwhich can be bought/purchased from Demand Draft (DD) or by the selected Post Office .
• The DD should be drawn from a Scheduled/Nationalized Bank, in favor of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable/owed at Thiruvananthapuram.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates need to check their eligibility criteria for the courses they want to apply:

Nativity/Origin:

• Candidate must be Indian citizens then he/she is eligible to apply for this exam.
• OCI(Overseas Citizen of India)/ PIO (Persons of Indian Origins) are also eligible to apply for this exam.
• Candidates belong to Kerala state are categorized as Non-Keralite category Iand Non-Keralite Category II, Keralite.

Age Eligibility:

• Minimum Age: Candidates having age of 17 years as on or before 31^stof December of the year of admission.
• Maximum Age: No upper age limit for this exam.

Qualification Eligibility:

• Qualification:Candidates looking for admission in engineering courses must have complete their 10+2 oralike exam from any well-known board.
• Percentage:Candidate need to secure minimum 50% of marks in PCMsubjects and also need to secure minimum 50% of marks in mathematics individually.
• Appearing Candidates:Candidates those who are appearing in their Higher Secondary exam are also eligible to apply for the exam.

 KEAM Exam Pattern

• Mode: Exam will be conducted via offline mode (i.e. using pen & paper based mode).
• Number of papers: Examination will be held in 2 papers.
• Duration: Total time duration given is 5 hours, i.e. 2+1/2 hour for each paper.
• Types of question: MCQ’s (Multiple choice Question).
• Total questions: Each paper contain 120 Questions whichmeans paper contain total 240 question.
• Marking Scheme: For each and every right answer candidates will be rewarded with 4 marks.
• Negative Marking: For each and every wrong answer 1 mark will be deducted for the same.

 KEAM Syllabus

• The Syllabus will contain several topics from subjects like PCM (physics, chemistry and mathematics) subjects.
• The standard of the KEAM 2022 examination will be of 12^thor alike exam.
• Candidates need to prepare for the exam from the above mentioned topics (i.e. PCM).
• Candidates are advised that questions are not based onNCERT textbook or other textbook.

How to Prepare for KEAM

• firstly make a study time-tableand follow that table strictly.
• Know all your syllabus to the depth and prepare according to the syllabus.
• Candidates can also check the previous year’s paperto know the examination pattern and the type of questions asked in the examination.
• Follow the good books & study materialswhile preparing for the examination.
• Take a healthy diet & proper sleep during the preparations of exam.

KEAM Admit Card 2022

Admit card for KEAM 2022 will be available via online mode from the official website. Candidates will get their admit card in the last week of March 2022.

Candidates will be needed to enter their DOB and application number to download their admit card. Admit card will not be send by post or any means to any candidate.

Candidate personal details and details of exam centre/venue, exam time, exam date, etc. will be mentioned in their admit card.

Steps to Download KEAM 2022 Admit Card

• The candidates will have to login using their KEAM 2022 application number and date of birth.
• Click on Submit button
• All details present in the admit card must be cross-checked before downloading it.
• Print out of the downloaded admit card has to be taken.

KEAM Exam Centres 2022

The examination of KEAM 2022 will be held across 18 cities of India and Dubai. While filling the application form, the candidates will be able to select their preferred KEAM examination centre from the provided list.

Exam Centres of KEAM 2022

KEAM Answer Key

Answer Key for KEAM 2022 will be available after the few days of exam. Candidates can check the answer key from the official website.

With the help of answer key, the candidate can verify their marks. For making any complaints related to the answer key, candidates need to pay Rs. 100/- per question before the last date.

The fee can be paid via Demand Draft drawn in the favour of CEE, owed/payable at Thiruvananthapuram.

KEAM Cutoff 2022

The cutoff of KEAM 2022 will be published by the concerned authorities after the end of each round of counselling. The minimum marks required for admissions into the participating institutes will be listed out in the released cutoff.

Those candidates who meet the determined cutoff will have high chances of being allotted through KEAM 2022. The opening and closing ranks of the various participating institutes, categories and branches will be available in KEAM 2022 cutoff.

KEAM Result

Result for KEAM 2022 will be published in the 4^th week of May 2022. Candidates can check their results through online mode from the official website.

A separate merit list will be organized for all the courses on the basis of marks grab/secured by the candidate. Merit list will be organized/arranged on the basis of 50:50 criteria, i.e. 50% for marks secured in the KEAM 2022 exam and 50% for marks secured in the qualifying examination.

Steps to Check KEAM 2022 Result

• The candidates will have to submit their KEAM 2022 application number and password.
• Click on “Submit”
• The result will be displayed on the screen. The candidates will have to download and print out the KEAM result 2022 for future reference.

KEAM Rank Predictor

Admission in engineering courses will be done on the basis of rank secured by the candidates in KEAM entrance examination. On the basis of final merit list the KEAM rank card will be made. Candidates can predict their rank with the help of rank predictor.

KEAM 2022 Counselling

Admission Process for KEAM 2022 will begin after the merit list gets released. The process of seat allocation will be prepared by CAP (Centralized Allotment Process).

It will be done via SWS (Single Window System). In the counselling process, candidates need to fill the colleges/stream of their choices and lock the choices.

Seats will be allotted to candidates as per the rank secured in the merit list, availability of seats in colleges & filled choices. After the seat allotment procedure, candidates are required to appear at their allotted college to complete their admission process.

KEAM Seat Allotment 2022

Allotment of seats will be done through a Centralized Allotment Process (CAP). A mock allotment round will be held through which the candidates will be able to know the process works and change their preferences accordingly.

Allotment of seats will be done based on the ranking of the candidates in the released rank list and his/her preference of college and course. A list of the allotted candidates and their institutes will be published in online mode.

All of the selected candidates will have to report at their allotted institutes within the specified time. Document verification and payment of tuition fees have to be done to confirm the admission.

KEAM Reservation of Seats 2022

Apart from the All India Quota seats, a number of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to various categories. The breakdown of the reserved seats is given below for the candidates.

Reserved Seats for KEAM 2022

If any candidate having any query related to KEAM 2022, then feel free to leave your query below in the comment box.