(Eligibility) Kerala Engineering Agricultural Medical
Entrance Examination (KEAM)
Nativity: Only Indian citizens are eligible for
admission to Professional courses unless otherwise notified. Persons of Indian
Origin (PIO)/ Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) will also be treated at par with
Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission. However PIO/OCI candidates
will not be eligible for any kind of reservation.
Keralite: A candidate of Kerala origin will be
categorised as a ‘Keralite’. Children of All India Service (AIS) officers (Non-Keralites)
allotted to Kerala cadre are deemed to be ‘Keralites’ as per G.O. (Rt) No.
822/08/H. Edn. dated 29/05/2008. But they will not be eligible for
Communal/Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee concession.
Academic Eligibility:
Medical & Allied Courses:
Medical courses consist of MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BSMS and BUMS courses and
Allied courses consist of B.Sc.(Hons)Agriculture, B.Sc.(Hons) Forestry, BVSc. &
AH and BFSc. courses
(i) For MBBS, BDS, BSMS: Candidates who have passed Higher
Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or
examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in
Biology/Biotechnology separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and
Biology/Biotechnology put together, are eligible. In the absence of Biology,
Biotechnology will be considered as a subject for academic eligibility.
Only those candidates who secure 50% marks in the Medical
Entrance Examination (Paper I & II taken together ie; 480 marks out of 960)
of KEAM-2016 will be considered for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/SEBC will be considered for admission to these
courses only if they have scored a minimum of 40% marks in the Medical
Entrance Examination (Paper I & II taken together ie; 384 marks out of 960).
Candidates with Locomotory disability of lower limbs between 40% to 70% will
be considered for admission to MBBS course only if they have scored a
minimum of 45 % marks in the Medical Entrance Examination (Paper I & II
taken together ie; 432 marks out of 960).
(ii) For admission to BAMS/ BHMS courses: Candidates who have
passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education,
Kerala, or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology
separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, are
eligible. Biotechnology will not be considered as a subject for academic
eligibility.
(iii) For admission to BUMS course: Candidates seeking
admission to BUMS (Kamil-E-Tib-WaJarahat) course must have passed Higher
Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or
examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% aggregate marks in the
subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology and 50% marks in Biology separately and
(a) the candidate should have passed 10th or 12th standard with Urdu or Arabic
or Persian language as a subject or (b) pre-Tib examination of one year
duration.
(iv) For admission to B.Sc.(Hons.)Agri., B.Sc.(Hons)
Forestry, BFSc courses: Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination
of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or examinations recognised
equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology separately, and 50% marks in
Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, are eligible. Biotechnology will
not be considered as a subject for academic eligibility.
(b) For admission to BVSc. & AH Course: Candidates
should have secured not less than 50% aggregate marks in English, Physics,
Chemistry and Biology for the qualifying examination, in addition to the
condition as stipulated in clause 6.2.1(a(iii)) as per regulation 5 of Minimum
standards of Veterinary Education Degree Course (BVSc & AH) Regulation, 1993.
Relaxation in marks is permissible as stipulated in clause 6.2.4.
(c) Candidates who have passed the BSc Degree (Three year
course) examination with Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany or Biotechnology as
Main, and any one or two of the above subjects as Subsidiaries, with 50% marks
for Main & Subsidiaries taken together, subject to the condition that they have
passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or examinations recognised as
equivalent thereto with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects are
eligible for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS and BSMS courses.
Engineering courses:
[Including B.Tech (Agri. Engg.) and B.Tech (Food Engg.)
courses under the Kerala Agricultural University and B.Tech (Dairy Sc.
&Technology) and B.Tech (Food Technology) courses under Kerala Veterinary &
Animal Sciences University].
(a) Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination,
Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in
Mathematics separately, and 50 % marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put
together are eligible for admission. However candidates who have passed Higher
Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto,
with 45% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together are eligible
for admission under Management Quota in Private Self Financing Engineering
Colleges/Government Controlled Self Financing Engineering Colleges. In case, the
candidate has not studied Chemistry, the marks obtained in Computer Science
shall be considered. In case, the candidate has not studied Chemistry and
Computer Science, the marks obtained in Biotechnology shall be considered. In
case, the candidate has not studied Chemistry, Computer Science and
Biotechnology, the marks obtained in Biology shall be considered. The marks as
shown in the mark list of the Board of Examination obtained from the respective
Higher Secondary Board shall be considered for academic eligibility.
Architecture course:
