KEAM 2025: Admit Card (Out), Exam Date (Revised), Syllabus, Pattern

The Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Entrance Exam is a state-level entrance test that is held each year for admission to UG courses in Kerala. The minimum educational qualification is 12th passed/appearing. KEAM entrance exam for engineering and pharmacy is scheduled for 23rd to 28th April 2025. 

KEAM 2025 Exam 

The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) Kerala has released the KEAM admit card 2025 for the Kerala Engineering, Pharmacy Entrance Examination (KEAM) 2025. The exam shall be held in online mode from April 23 to April 29, 2025. The KEAM exam is going to be held across various centers in Kerala and selected cities, such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Dubai.

The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) has revised the dates for the KEAM exam date for engineering and pharmacy entrance test. The KEAM engineering and pharmacy entrance exam will now be conducted on April 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 29, 2025. The exam for KEAM engineering shall be held on April 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2025. On the other hand, the KEAM Pharmacy test shall be held on 24 and 29 April 2025. 

KEAM syllabus is solely based on Class 12 (plus two level) topics from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology. KEAM admit card, which was originally scheduled to be released on April 10, has been delayed. Once available, the KEAM 2025 admit card will contain important details including the exam date, time, centre name, and address. The official download link for the admit card will be published on the CEE’s website as well as here on this page.

KEAM is not only an entrance exam for BTech and BPharm admissions but also forms part of the centralized admission process (CAP) for various other undergraduate courses. Candidates seeking admission to medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, fisheries, and architecture programs are not required to take the KEAM entrance exam but must participate in KEAM counselling after registration. Admission to engineering courses through KEAM is based on equal weightage—50% from the entrance exam score and 50% from class 12 marks.

What is KEAM 2025 Exam? 

KEAM full form is Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Entrance Exam. It is an entrance exam for admission to various UG courses offered at Kerala's colleges approved by Central and State Regulatory Bodies, Universities, and Government. Kerala Engineering, Agricultural and Medical (KEAM) includes an entrance exam for UG engineering and pharmacy admission and centralised counselling for UG medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, fisheries, and architecture courses.

To take admission into UG engineering colleges and pharmacy course, candidates have to register for KEAM, appear for KEAM CBT test and appear for CAP. However, for admission to all other courses that are medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, fisheries, and architecture courses, candidates have to register for KEAM and appear in the KEAM centralised counselling process (CAP) with their applicable entrance exam scores (like NEET and NATA) for admission to participating colleges. 

KEAM 2025 Important Dates 

KEAM 2025 registration began on 20 February 2025. The exam is scheduled for 23rd to 29th April 2025. Candidates can refer to the table below to check the KEAM exam date 2025:

KEAM Exam Date 2025 with Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

The KEAM 2025 exam shall be held in online mode only. The date wise exam timing is given in the table below. 

KEAM 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Commissioner for Entrance Examinations of Kerala has released KEAM 2025 eligibility criteria. The candidates must check out the age limit, qualifications, etc., before they proceed to apply for the exam. The details about KEAM eligibility criteria is given in the table below. 

KEAM Registration Form 2025: Steps to Register for KEAM 

KEAM registration 2025 can be done by following the steps that have been given below. 

• Visit the official website of KEAM which is cee.kerala.gov.in
• Enter your details like your name, communication details, address details, and email id in the KEAM 2025 application form.
• Select the desired exam centre from the list available.
• After successfully entering your details, upload the scanned images of your passport-size photograph and signature in the KEAM 2025 registration form.
• Pay the KEAM registration fee 2025 in online mode through net banking/credit card/debit card.
• After entering all the details, verify the details mentioned in the registration form and submit the application form.

KEAM 2025 Application Fee

Candidates who apply for KEAM 2025 exam must ensure to pay the application fee as per their categories. The category wise KEAM registration fee is given in the followin table. 

KEAM Exam Pattern 2025

The KEAM exam pattern shall have two papers. 

> KEAM exam is conducted for two papers, one is the Physics and Chemistry and the other is the Mathematics/ Biology

> Candidates are required to answer 120 questions each.

> 4 marks are given for every correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for every wrong one since it is objective- based.

> Each paper is for 2 hours and 30 minutes and the exam duration is 5 hours in total.

Check the table below to know more details. 

KEAM 2025 Participating Institutes

CEE Kerala releases the list of participating institutes of KEAM 2025 on the official website. Institutes that will give admission to the candidates based on KEAM scores are the KEAM participating colleges 2025. There are four types of participating institutes of KEAM 2025 that are as follows:

> Government Colleges.

> University Colleges.

> Government-Aided Private Colleges.

> Self Financing Colleges

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