KEAM 2015 (CEE Kerala)

KEAM 2015 Overview
Kerala Engineering, Agriculture and Medical (KEAM) is a state level UG entrance examination conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examination Kerala for the admission to the various UG courses offered by the institutions located in the limits of Kerala state. The examination is also known as the CEE Kerala. The KEAM 2015 entrance examination will be conducted at various centres across including in major cities outside of the state like Delhi, Mumbai, Ranchi, Shillong and Dubai (UAE).

Offered Courses

KEAM 2015 is a gateway to various UG courses like MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS, BSMS, B.Sc (Forestry), B.Sc (honors) agriculture, B.VSc (animal Husbandry), B.FSc and B.Tech (in all regular branches including agriculture, food engineering and dairy science and technology).

Notification 2015

The CEE Kerala government has announced the KEAM 2015 entrance examination and information brochure. The KEAM 2015 entrance examination will be held from 20th April 2015 across the various centres of the state and above said major cities.

KEAM 2015 Application Form

KEAM 2015 application form will be available from 10th January 2015 on the official website of the CEE Kerala. The students may get the application form from the official site before the last date (3rd Feb 2015) of availability. The form will be available on site for maximum three weeks. The candidates may request for the application form via post by sending a DD of the respective amount to the board.

Eligibility

For appearing the KEAM 2015 examination the candidates must have cleared the 10+2 examination with PCM (for engineering courses) or PCB (for all courses except engineering courses) with 50% in core subject (Biology/Mathematics) and 50% in total aggregate. Those candidates having engineering diploma with minimum 50% marks are also eligible to apply. The candidates must have the age of 17 years or above as on or before 31st December 2015.

Application Process

The candidates would have to register themselves on the portal and download the application form. The Security Card along with the prospectus can be get through the designated post offices. The security card will contain the key number that will be required to filling the application form. Fill all required details in application form including the DD details and submit the application form then take the print out of filled form. Then send the filled application form including the DD and supportive documents (academic, residential and category certificates) within the time to the address given below:
Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations,
5th Floor, Housing Board Buildings, Santhi Nagar,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695001, Kerala

Application Fees

The application fees for the KEAM 2015 entrance examination is Rs. 1000/- for the general and OBCs category and Rs. 500/- for the SC/ST candidates. The application fee can be submitted via DD or cash payment to the selected post offices. The ST candidates whose family annual income is below 40,000/annum are exempted to payment the application form on condition they have to produce the income and caste certificate by the revenue authority.

Examination Pattern & Schedule

The examination will be consisted of two papers for the engineering and medical each. Each paper will comprise in 120 multiple type questions (consist of five suggestive answers) of 480 marks. Each correct will carry the four marks. There is the provision of negative marking and one mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The duration of paper is 2 ½ hours. The examination will be held on time at 10:00 am – 12:30 pm as per the following schedule:

Date	Day	Streams	Papers	Subjects
20.04.2015	Monday	Engineering	Paper I	Physics & Chemistry
21.04.2015	Tuesday		Paper II	Mathematics
22.04.2015	Wednesday	Medical	Paper I	Physics & Chemistry
23.04.2015	Thursday		Paper II	Biology

 Syllabus

The KEAM 2015 entrance examination syllabus has been extracted from the 10th and the 12th academic syllabus of central and state board of India. The students are suggested to get the preparation from the 12th syllabus, previous papers and the guides available in the market.

Selection Process

The selection will be made on the basis of merit rank calculated by the marks obtained in the KEAM 2015 examination and the marks obtained in the 12th examination in the ratio of 50:50.

KEAM 2015 Important Dates

• Opening date of the sale of prospectus – From 9th January 2015
• Opening date of Online Applications – From10th January 2015
• Close date of submission the Online Applications – 3rd Feb 2015
• Last date of printout the Applications – 4th Feb 2015
• Downloading KEAM 2015 admit card – From 23rd March 2015
• KEAM 2015 Exam Date – 20th – 23rd April 2015
• Date of KEAM 2015 Result – By 20th May 2015
• Rank List – 25th June 2015