S. Vishnu Sharma
KEAM 2021 exam registration has five days left and candidates yet to submit applications can do it on or before 5 pm of 21 June.
The last date to submit certificates (documents) in connection with KEAM 2021 exam is 5 pm of 30 June.
KEAM 2021 exam: Can register till great 21 June
About the exam
KEAM 2021 exam is expanded into Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical 2021 exam.
The test conducted by The Office of Commissioner of Entrance Examinations offers admission into professional courses offered at various colleges in Kerala.
The professional courses to which candidates passing KEAM 2021 exam can seek admission are engineering, architecture, pharmacy courses.
Point to remember
Candidates trying to apply for Architecture courses must remember that ranklist will be prepared by giving equal weightage to marks obtained in National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by Council of Architecture (COA) and marks obtained in the qualifying exam.
Admission to medical and allied courses (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BHMS, BUMS, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Veterinary, Co-operation & Banking, Climate Change & Environmental Science, B.Tech Biotechnology) will be based on performance in NEET UG 2021.
Students targeting admission into Pharmacy courses through KEAM 2021 exam must pass Paper 1 which comprises questions in Physics and Chemistry.
Students applying for engineering courses through KEAM 2021 exam must attend Paper 1 which comprises questions from Physics and Chemistry and Paper 2 which comprises questions from Mathematics.
Important dates
The registration for KEAM 2021 exam began on 1 June and the last date to submit application forms is 21 June.
The last date for submitting required documents along with the application form is 30 June. Admit cards for the exam will be made available from 14 July onwards.
Paper 1 of KEAM 2021 exam will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm of 24 June and Paper 2 would be conducted from 2:30 pm to 5 pm on the same day.
The results will be declared for engineering on or before 15 September.
The results for other courses like pharmacy, medical and allied subjects would be announced on or before 30 September.
Point to remember
The schedule for conducting the exam and subsequent process can be changed owing to situations like COVID-19.
Applicants can visit the official website of KEAM 2021 regularly for updates.
Eligibility
Engineering
Students seeking admission into engineering through KEAM 2021 exam must have passed plus-two with maths, physics, chemistry as subjects.
Architecture
Individuals seeking admission into Architecture course through KEAM 2021 exam must have passed plus-two with maths, physics, chemistry as subjects.
They should also have passed NATA conducted by Council of Architecture.
Pharmacy
Applying for Pharmacy course through KEAM 2021 exam requires a pass in plus-two with biology, physics and chemistry as subjects.
How to apply
The procedure to apply for KEAM 2021 exam is online.
Students must visit the official website ‘https://cee.kerala.gov.in/keamonline2021/public/’ and click on the button located on the right hand side ‘Registration’ and start registering to obtain username and password.
Individuals have to utilise the username and password and login and start apply for KEAM 2021 exam.
They have to provide the required information, upload the required documents, pay the registration fees and submit the application form.
The registration fee
Candidates applying for engineering or pharmacy or both have to pay Rs 700 as registration fee if they are from General category.
The fees for SC/ST category candidates is Rs 300.
Applicants who are targeting architecture or medical and allied courses or both have to pay Rs 500 while applying for KEAM 2021 exam if they are from General category.
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The same for SC/ST category candidates is Rs 200.
Applicants who have applied for engineering/pharmacy and architecture/medical and allied courses have to pay Rs 900 if they belong to General category candidates.
Those from SC/ST categories can pay Rs 400 if they happen to choose both the courses.
Point to remember
Candidates choosing ‘Dubai’ as examination centre for KEAM 2021 exam will have to remit an additional fee of Rs 12,000 by way of online payment.
Documents
# 10th class marksheets
# 12th class marksheets
# Photograph of the candidate
# Scanned image of the candidate’s signature
# Community certificate (for SC/ST) in case they plan to claim privileges like reservation
# Candidates applying for architecture or medical and allied courses must also submit score cards of NATA or NEET UG
Exam pattern
KEAM 2021 exam will have Paper 1 and Paper 2 and both are of two-and-a-half hour duration.
Paper 1 has questions related to Chemistry and Physics taught at 10th class or plus-two levels at various recognised institutions.
The questions in Paper 2 are from mathematics taught at plus-two level in educational institutions located across India.
The Engineering Entrance Examination will be objective type with Multiple Choice Questions
and based on single response.
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The number of questions and marks in for each paper (Paper 1 and Paper 2) is 120 and 480. The total questions and marks are 240 and 960 respectively.
A correct answer will fetch four marks, a single wrong answer would deduct one mark.
Contact
The CEE Office is reachable at ‘Fifth Floor, Housing Board Buildings, Santhi Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram-695 001’
Applicants can email their queries to ‘ceekinfo.cee@kerala.gov.in’
The websites in this regard are ‘www.cee.kerala.gov.in’ and ‘www.cee-kerala.org’
The helpline number 0471-2525300 can be called from 10 am to 5 pm on all working days.
The citizen call centre (24 hour helpline numbers) are 155300, 0471-2335523.
The prospectus of the exam is available at ‘https://cee.kerala.gov.in/keamonline2021/public/pdf/Prospectus.pdf’