KEAM Exam - Kerela Entrance Examination for Admission to Professional Degree Courses

The KEAM Exam is the entrance test for the admission to the professional courses like Engineering/ Medical / Agriculture / Veterinary / Architecture in the colleges of Kerela. The Engineering entrance examination consists of two papers and is held over two days. The 1st paper is of  physics and chemsitry and is conducted on 1st day while the second paper is Mathematics conducted on the second day.  The duration of both is tests is 2 hours 30 minutes.

The admission is in engineering stream is for the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
• B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) [ B.Tech. (Agri. Engg.)]
• B.Tech. (Dairy Science & Technology) [B.Tech. (D. Sc. & Tech.)]

COURSES, INSTITUTIONS AND SEATS (Engineering Courses)

• The B.Tech. Degree courses affiliated to various Universities in Kerala, under the semester scheme of studies comprise eight semesters.
• The B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) and the B.Tech. (Dairy Science & Technology) courses under the Kerala Agricultural University [KAU].
• The list of Engineering Colleges and the courses/branches offered are given in Annexure II (1).The list is not complete. The final list will be published by the CEE, prior to commencement of the Centralised Allotment Process 2010 (CAP-2010)

The Duration of the B.Tech course is 4 years ( 8 semesters ).

RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR VARIOUS COURSES:

The percentage break-up of seats as per mandatory reservation is as follows:
(A) State Merit (SM) - 64%

(B) Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) - 26%

• a. Ezhava (EZ) - 9%
• b. Muslim (MU) - 8%
• c. Other Backward Hindu (BH) - 5%
• d. Latin Catholic Other than Anglo Indian (LC) - 2%
• e. Other Backward Christian (BX) - 1%
• f. Kudumbi (KU) - 1%

(C) Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes - 10%

• a. Scheduled Castes (SC) - 8%
• b. Scheduled Tribes (ST) - 2%

CRITERIA OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

 Nativity : Only Indian citizens are eligible for admission to Professional courses unless otherwise notified. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/ Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) will also be treated at par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission. However PIO/OCI candidates will not be eligible for any kind of reservation.
Application, submitted in form other than in the application form meant for general candidates, will be summarily rejected without any further intimation in this regard.

Candidates seeking admission to Professional courses will be categorised as Keralite, Non-Keralite (Category I) and Non-Keralite (Category II).
(i) Keralite : A candidate of Kerala origin will be categorised as a ‘Keralite’. Children of All India Service (AIS) officers (Non-Keralites) allotted to Kerala cadre are deemed to be ‘Keralites’ as per G.O. (Rt) No. 822/08/H. Edn. dated 29/05/2008. But they will not be
eligible for Communal/Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation.
(ii) Non-Keralite (Category I) [NK I] :A candidate who is not of ‘Kerala origin’ but who has undergone the qualifying course in Kerala, and who is the son/daughter of the following categories of Non-Keralite parents will be categorised as Non-Keralite (Category I) :
(a) Employees of the Government of India and Defence personnel, posted to Kerala.
(b) Employees, who are serving the Government of Kerala, subject to the condition that the
employees have served in the State of Kerala or for the State of Kerala, for a minimum
period of two years.
Non-Keralite (Category I) candidates will be considered against ‘State Merit’ seats only for Engineering/Medical and allied courses and will not be eligible for Communal/Special/ Persons with Disabilities reservation.
(iii) Non-Keralite (Category II) [NK II] : Candidates who do not come under ‘Keralite’ or singlequoteNon-Keralite (Category I)singlequote will be categorised as ‘Non-Keralite (Category II)singlequote. Such candidates are not eligible for admission to the Engineering courses in Government/Aided/KAU Engineering colleges or to Medical/Agriculture & Allied courses in Government/Aided/KAU colleges. Such candidates are only eligible for admission to Engineering courses in Management quota seats in Govt. Controlled Self financing colleges and Government seats in Private Self financing Colleges, which will be notified separately.
Note :
(a) The following categories of candidates will not be governed by clauses (i),(ii) and (iii) above:
Candidates to be admitted in respect of seats reserved for the nominees of Government of India, Government of Puducherry, Administration of Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadeep Administration, Jammu & Kashmir, candidates selected through the All India Entrance Examination for MBBS/BDS courses and candidates sponsored under
reciprocal quota by Govt. of Karnataka/Tamil Nadu.
(b) Candidates, who are children of employees of UNICEF and other Agencies of United Nations, and children of persons who are not domiciled in the State, but are permanently employed in any Government recognised institutions, are eligible for admission to the Degree Courses in Engineering. They will be treated as singlequoteNon-Keralite (Category I)singlequote candidates.

 Certificates to prove Nativity

(a) Keralites : In order to prove that a candidate is an Indian Citizen of Kerala origin for the limited purpose of eligibility for admission,he/she has to produce one of the following certificates:
(i) The true copy of the relevant page of Secondary School Leaving Certificate of the candidate
showing the place of birth in Kerala
(ii) The true copy of the relevant page of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate of either of the parents of the candidate showing Place of Birth in Kerala with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate.
(iii) The true copy of the relevant page of the Passport of the candidate, issued by Government of India, showing Place of Birth in Keralaor of either of the parents of the candidate showing Place of Birth in Kerala with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate.
A certificate of birth from the authority competent to register birth (Panchayat/Municipality /Corporation) showing the candidate’s or either of the parents (in which case corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate is necessary) place of birth in Kerala, to be issued by a competent registering authority.
(v) A certificate from the Village Officer/Tahsildar to show that the candidate or his/her father/mother was born in Kerala(This is to be obtained in the body of the application form).
(vi) A certificate of residence from the Village Officer/Tahsildar to the effect that the candidate has been a resident of Kerala State for a period of five years within a period of twelve years (to be obtained in the body of the application form).
(vii) A Certificate showing School Studies in Kerala from Std. VIII to XII obtained from the Head(s) of the educational institution(s) in Kerala in the case of candidates who have undergone school studies in Kerala to prove that the candidate has undergone his/her studies in the schools in Kerala from Std. VIII to XII. This certificate is to be obtained in the body of the application form itself.
(viii) A certificate from the competent authority showing that the parent of the candidate is an All India Service officer allotted to Kerala cadre.

(b) Non-Keralites (Category I) : In the case of Non-Keralites (Category I), a singlequoteCertificate to be issued by the Employersinglequote is to be obtained in the body of the application from the Head of the organisation, where the candidate’s parent (employee) is serving, and the ‘Certificate
showing School studies in Kerala for Stds.XI & XII’ is to be obtained from the Head of institution where the candidate underwent his/her qualifying course in Kerala to satisfy the nativity condition.
(c) Non-Keralites (Category II) : They should furnish the ‘Certificate of Completion of Qualifying Examination’ in the body of application form itself to prove their nativity.


Academic Eligibility:
Engineering courses [Including B.Tech (Ag. Engg.) and B. Tech (Dairy Sc. &Technology) courses under the Kerala
Agricultural University]

• 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 who have a Diploma in Engineeringawarded by the Board of Technical Examinations, or an examination recognised equivalent thereto, by the State Board of Technical Education after undergoing an institutional course of at least 3 years, securing a minimum of 50% marks in the final Diploma Examination are eligible for admission.
• Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or examinations recognised as equivalent thereto, with 50 % marks in Mathematics/Biology separately, and 50 % marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology put together are eligible for admission to the seats reserved for Dairy Farm Instructors of Dairy Development Department for B.Tech. (D. Sc. & Tech). However, the candidates admitted to the course have to take a make up course in Basic Mathematics (2+0) credits or Applied Biology (1+1) credit as the case may be.

Note: (i) Diploma in Engineering is not recognised as the academic eligibility for admission to the Engineering Colleges affiliated to Kerala Agricultural University.
         (ii) The Vocational Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, has been recognised as equivalent to the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala.
        (iii) In the case of candidates selected on the basis of the marks in the qualifying examination, 50% marks in Mathematics and 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry/ Biotechnology/Computer Science /Biology put together are required. This is applicable to nominees of the Government of India and nominees to the reciprocal quota seats.

Scheme of the Examinations :
The Entrance examination for Medical and Engineering streams will be objective type with Multiple Choice Questions and based on single response. For each question, five suggested answers would be given, of which only one will be the MOST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. The candidate will have to select and mark the alphabet (A,B,C,D or E) corresponding to the most appropriate response in the OMRAnswer Sheet. (A specimen answer sheet is appended).
The question paper for objective type examinations will be given in the form of Question Booklets. Candidates will be permitted to take the question booklet with them at the end of examination.
For Engineering and Medical Entrance Examinations, each Paper will have 120 questions to
be answered in 150 minutes.

Scoring, negative marks: For each correct response in the Engineering and Medical Entrance Examinations, the candidates will be awarded FOUR marks, and for each incorrect response, HALF amark will be deducted from the total score. For all these papers, in the
event of failure to answer a question, (that is, no response is indicated against a question in the answer-sheet) no deduction from the total score will be made. More than one answer indicated against a question will be deemed as incorrect response, and will be awarded
negative marks. Therefore the candidates are advised not to attempt an answer, if they are not sure of the response, because mere guessing may lead to choice of wrong answers, with the consequent penalty of negative marks.

The standard of the Entrance Examinations is that of Higher Secondary or equivalent examinations.

Location of Liaison Officers: (For candidates who do not recieve the admit cards)
Thiruvananthapuram Govt. Model HSS,Thycaud,Trivandrum 0471 - 2323641
Kollam Govt. Model BHSS, Thevally, Kollam 0474 – 2794892
Pathanamthitta Govt. HSS, Pathanamthitta 0468 - 2222629
Alappuzha Govt. Mohammadans Girls HS, Alappuzha 0477 - 2260227
Kottayam Govt. Model HSS, Kottayam 0481 - 2582932
Idukki Govt. HSS, Thodupuzha 0486 - 2223217
Ernakulam SRV Govt. Model VHS School, Ernakulam 0484 - 2376944
Thrissur Govt. Model HSS for Boys, Thrissur 0487 - 2331063
Palakkad Govt. Model Moyan HSS for Girls, Palakkad 0491 - 2544747
Malappuram Govt. Girls HSS, Malappuram 0483 - 2738115
Kozhikode Govt. Model H S School, Kozhikode 0495 - 2722509
Wyanad Govt. VHS School, Kalpetta 04936 – 204082
Kannur Govt. VHS School, Civil Station, Kannur 0497 - 2700891
Kasaragod Govt. V.H.S.S. for Girls, Kasaragod 04994 - 230368
New Delhi Kerala House, New Delhi 011- 30411411
Dubai The Indian High School, Oudh Mehta Road, P O Box No.106, Dubai, UAE 009714-3377475

COLLEGES UNDER ENGINEERING / ARCHITECTURE STREAMS.

ENGINEERING COLLEGES UNDER THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (DTE):