KEAM 2025: Counselling Phase 2 Provisional Merit List (Out), Rank List Released, Cutoff

KEAM 2025 Counselling has been started by the CEE and the provisional seat allotment for KEAM phase 2 has been released on the official website, cee.kerala.gov.in. This seat allotment result includes candidates' names, roll numbers, the allotted course and college, fee details, and other relevant information. Students must ensure to pay the seat acceptance fee, through online mode. The KEAM 2025 Result was announced on May 14. Then, the qualifying candidates were asked to submit their +2 marks, after which the final rank list was released on July 1 for engineering and pharmacy admission.

KEAM is a single admission procedure for admission to various undergraduate courses at colleges in Kerala. A KEAM centralised counselling process (CAP) and an entrance test under KEAM exist. Candidates must register, take the KEAM CBT exam, and appear in the CAP to be considered for admission to the UG engineering and pharmacy programs. Students' applicable entrance exam scores (including NEET and NATA) will be considered for admission to any of the following courses: medical, agriculture, forestry, veterinary, architecture, and fisheries.

KEAM 2025 Highlights

The KEAM is a state-level exam conducted for admission to various architecture and medical programs in colleges across Kerala. This exam is held annually in an online format. Find more details in the table presented below:

KEAM 2025 Exam Dates

KEAM 2025 Eligibility

Candidates applying for the exam must meet specific eligibility criteria related to nationality, educational qualifications, age, and subjects studied. Candidates can check the course-wise KEAM Eligibility Criteria for 2025:

For the Architecture Course

• Qualification: Candidates should have passed a higher secondary or 10+3 diploma exam.
• Marks: students must obtain at least 50% aggregate marks in qualifying exams.
• Subject: One must have physics, chemistry, and mathematics as mandatory subjects.
• Score: Applicants should have a valid NATA score to be eligible.

KEAM 2025 Application Process

Applicants who want to apply for admission to any of the courses, such as Engineering, Architecture, B.Pharm, MBBS, BDS, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unani, Agriculture, Co-Operation & Banking, Climate change & environmental science, B.Tech Biotechnology, Forestry, Veterinary and Fisheries. Students should apply online on or before the last date. CEE accepts applications in online mode only. Candidates can apply for the entrance exam through the official website. Other state candidates can apply for the entrance test, but the admitting authority/university will stipulate the eligibility criteria and conditions.

How to apply for the KEAM 2025?

Candidates are required to follow the steps to exercise the KEAM 2025 Application Process:

• Candidates have registered online on the official website of CEE Kerala.
• Candidates must provide their basic details and create an application number and password to register for the application form.
• To fill out the application form, candidates have to provide their personal details, educational, income, and reservation details in the application.
• Candidates are required to upload scanned photographs, signatures, and required documents.
• Candidates must pay the application fee for KEAM 2025 online using net banking, debit cards, and credit cards.
• Take a printout of the application form.

KEAM 2025 Application Fee

KEAM 2025 Exam Pattern

Every year, KEAM is held in offline mode, and it is pen-and-paper based. But this year, the exam pattern has changed. Instead of an OMR-based entrance exam, CEE Kerala might conduct a computer-based test. More details about the KEAM 2025 Exam Pattern are provided below:

• Exams will be held in computer-based mode.
• Students will get 2 hours for each paper.
• The question paper will be divided into two parts: physics, chemistry (Part 1) and Mathematics (Part 2).
• There will be 150 questions asked in the entrance exam.
• The KEAM question paper will consist of Multiple-choice questions.
• For each correct answer, four marks will be given to candidates.
• For each incorrect answer, a mark will be deducted from the exam.

KEAM 2025 Syllabus

The university authority will release the specific syllabus for KEAM on the official website. Candidates must review the KEAM 2025 Syllabus before preparing for the entrance exam. The table below mentions the syllabus of the KEAM Exam:

KEAM 2025 Preparation Tips

With over 1 lakh people taking the entrance exam, hopefuls must devise a strategic plan to achieve higher scores in KEAM 2025. KEAM preparation suggestions are intended to provide adequate planning on what may be done to attain a decent score.

The basic things are:

• Know the KEAM 2025 syllabus.
• Keep up with the KEAM test pattern.
• Plan a proper timetable.

Here are some crucial tips:

• Begin with the basics.
• Make sure you study daily.
• Practice with example papers.
• Revise what you have studied.
• Avoid introducing new topics at the final minute of preparation.
• Include breaks.

KEAM 2025 Admit Card

Candidates should download the hall ticket from the University's official website by entering their registered email address and the password generated during registration. Candidates are required to carry a photocopy of the KEAM 2025 Admit Card and two passport-size recent colour photographs at the exam centre on the exam day.

How to Download the KEAM 2025 Admit Card?

Candidates can download the KEAM hall ticket 2025 by following the steps given below:

Step 1: In order to download the KEAM admit card, applicants must go to the CEE official website.

Step 2: Using the application number and password, log in to the portal.

Step 3: Click on the tab “KEAM 2025 Admit Card.” Admit cards will appear; check all the details.

Step 4: Download the admit card/ hall ticket after checking all the details.

KEAM 2025 Answer Key

CEE will release the KEAM answer key 2025 for all shifts after the exam is completed. KEAM answer keys will be issued on a daily basis for engineering and pharmacy courses. First, CEE will provide the KEAM tentative answer key, which will be subject to challenge. The KEAM 2025 tentative answer key challenges should be submitted to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations with accompanying documents and a charge of INR 100 for each question. The KEAM answer key challenge fee must be provided in the form of a DD drawn in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable at Thiruvananthapuram, via post or personal delivery, by the deadline.

How to Download the Official KEAM Answer Key 2025?

To download the KEAM 2025 answer key, applicants should complete the steps below:

• Step 1: Visit cee.kerala.gov.in.
• Step 2: Next, click the download KEAM 2025 answer key link.
• Step 3: Next, select an exam date.
• Step 4: The PDF of the KEAM answer key appears on the screen.
• Step 5: Download the PDF and begin calculating the score.

How to Calculate Score Using the KEAM 2025 Answer Key?

Once the KEAM 2025 answer key is out, candidates can use it to estimate their exam scores. Candidates can apply the following formula to compute their probable KEAM 2025 score:

KEAM 2025 likely score = 4 x the number of accurate responses minus 1 x number of incorrect responses.

Steps to Follow:

• Download the KEAM answer key.
• Now match the answer key to the answers you marked on the exam.
• Count the number of correct and incorrect answers.
• Once the number of correct and erroneous answers has been determined, enter them into the formula above.

KEAM 2025 Result

The conducting body has released KEAM 2025 Results through the official website on May 10, 2025. Once the result is out, candidates can check their percentile scores and total marks. Those candidates who have qualified for the examination will be eligible to appear in the counselling session.

Steps to Check the KEAM 2025 Result

Step 1: Visit the official website

• To check the result, candidates are required to visit the official website
• Go to the homepage and click on the KEAM 2025 direct result link.

Step 2: Log in

• A login page will open
• Enter the required login credentials.
• Click on the submit button
• The result will be displayed on the screen

Step 3: Download the result

• Candidates should download the result and print a copy for future reference.

KEAM 2025 Cut-Off

The minimum rank applicants must achieve to be considered for admission to Kerala's participating colleges is known as the KEAM Cutoff. Following each round of Seat Allotment, the KEAM 2025 Cutoff, which represents the final ranks applicants must achieve to be admitted, will be made public.

Various factors are responsible for determining the KEAM cut-off 2025, which are mentioned below.

• Difficulty level of the KEAM entrance exam.
• Availability of seats for the course.
• The total number of applicants who appeared for the examination.
• Total number of students who qualified for the examination.

KEAM Counselling 2025

After the KEAM results are announced, candidates whose names appear on the CEE rank list can participate in the KEAM counselling process. KEAM counselling is conducted in three sessions, with one mop-up round. KEAM counselling assigns seats to candidates based on their preferences and the availability of seats in a specific institution and course. KEAM 2025 counselling is referred to as the consolidated admission process. The counselling procedure involves:

• KEAM 2025 Option Registration
• Trial/provisional allotment
• Final KEAM seat allotment
• Admission fees are paid at the designated colleges, and documents are verified.

The Single Window System (SWS) will be used for the Centralised Allotment Process to allocate courses and colleges in the State's Engineering/Architecture/Pharmacy/Medical streams. This is an 'Allotments Through Online Submission of Options' mechanism. The alternatives include a candidate's willingness to join a course-college combination selected based on his or her aspirations and desires after qualifying with a rank in the KEAM-2025 rank lists.

The CAP includes seats at government/aided/KAU/KVASU/KUFOS/government cost-sharing/private self-financing/autonomous colleges that the Commissioner will allot for Entrance Examinations. They follow the requirements of the assignment.

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