Kerala Engineering, Architecture and Medical Exam is a Common Entrance Examination for admission to first year bachelor degree courses in various professional colleges in the state of Kerala.

This exam is also used for admission to first year professional degree courses in streams of agriculture, veterinary science and fisheries

Courses Under Each Stream :

MEDICINE MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS, BSMS)

AGRICULTURE: B.Sc (honors) Agriculture BSc (Forestry)

VETERINARY: BVSc AH

FISHERIES: B FSc

ENGINEERING B.Tech. [Including B.Tech. (Agri. Engg.), B.Tech. (Food Engg. )

Courses under the Kerala Agricultural University and B.Tech. (Dairy Science & Tech. ) under the Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University]

ARCHITECTURE: No Entrance Exam admission is done on the basis of NATA Score

Tentative Dates for KEAM Exam :

Online Application Submission Form:
1st week of January

Last Date for Sale of Security Cards:
Last week of January

Last Date for Submission of Online Application Form:
Last week of January

Last Date for Receipt of Online Application Printout along with Documents:
Last week of January

Downloading Online Admit Cards from:
Lates week of March

Application Fees :

The application fee for all candidates will be as follows:

For General Candidates: Rs.1000/-

For SC Candidates: Rs.500/-

Mode of Payment

Candidate can pay application fee in either of the two following methods:

Security Card: Security Card and Prospectus can be obtained from selected Post Offices in Kerala and outside the State, on payment of the prescribed fee (Rs.1000/- or Rs.500/- as the case may be), by cash

Demand Draft: Application fee can be paid by way of Demand Draft drawn on a Nationalised/Scheduled Bank, in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Exams, payable at Thiruvananthapuram

Age Limit :

The candidates must have minimum age of 17 years


Eligibility Criteria :

Examination with PCM (for engineering courses) or PCB (for all other courses excluding engineering courses) with minimum of 50% marks in core subject (Mathematics/ Biology) and at least of 50% in total aggregate. Candidates who have engineering diploma with at least 50% marks can also apply for the exam.