KEAM (Engineering)¶
Evidence status: 🟢 official. The numbers below are from the KEAM 2026 Prospectus (and its Annexure I syllabus), fetched from cee.kerala.gov.in on 2026-09-28. Always read the current notice before you apply or pay a fee.
KEAM is Kerala's entrance for engineering, architecture, pharmacy and medical courses in the state. This page covers the engineering paper.
At a glance¶
| Conducted by | Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala |
| Mode | Computer-based test (CBT), 180 minutes (Clauses 9.4.2–9.4.3) |
| Questions | 150: Mathematics 75, Physics 45, Chemistry 30 (Clause 9.4.3) |
| Scoring | +4 for correct, −1 for wrong, nothing deducted for an unanswered question (Clause 9.4.4) |
| Entrance score | Normalized to 300; the rank index is out of 600 (Clauses 9.4.4(i), 9.7.4(b)) |
Official sources¶
- KEAM 2026 Prospectus (all numbers on this page; Annexure I is the syllabus): http://cee.kerala.gov.in/keam2026/pdf/Prospectus.pdf
- CEE Kerala KEAM 2026 portal (notifications, answer key, rank lists): http://cee.kerala.gov.in/keam2026/
Exam pattern¶
| Subject | Questions |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 75 |
| Physics | 45 |
| Chemistry | 30 |
+4 correct, −1 wrong. The engineering rank also uses Class 12 marks, as set in the prospectus.
Syllabus¶
Kerala Higher Secondary Class 11–12 PCM, NCERT-aligned.
How to prepare (free, in order)¶
- Mathematics is half the paper. Build speed there.
- With −1 per wrong answer, skip guesses you cannot narrow down.
Free resources¶
- Shared modules for this exam: Physics (NCERT Class 11–12) · Chemistry (NCERT Class 11–12) · Mathematics (NCERT Class 11–12)
- Every exam that shares these modules: overlap map
- NCERT textbooks and exemplar problems, Class 11–12 (the syllabus base): https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php