<ul> <li>KEAM application will be available <strong>online or offline mode</strong>.</li> <li>Candidates can fill and submit the KEAM Application Form&nbsp;online through the official site of KEAM.</li> <li>The application form will be released from the&nbsp;<strong>Second half of January 2018</strong>.</li> <li>More than one application form through one candidate will lead to rejection.</li> <li>Candidates must upload the <strong>scanned copies</strong> of their photo, signature and thumb impression in specific format while filling the application form.</li> </ul>

<ul> <li><strong>No of Papers;&nbsp;</strong>The examination will be conducted in two papers.</li> <li><strong>Duration:&nbsp;</strong>The duration of each paper will be two and half hours.</li> <li><strong>Type of Questions:&nbsp;</strong>The questions will be of multiple choice questions type and based on single response. <ul> <li>For each question, five optional answers will be given, candidates have to choose the right one only.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Mode of Exam:&nbsp;</strong>The exam will be conducted in pen and paper based mode.</li> <li><strong>No&nbsp;of Questions:&nbsp;</strong>Each paper will contain total 120 questions.</li> <li><strong>Marking Scheme:&nbsp;</strong>Four marks will be given for each correct response.</li> <li><strong>Negative Marking:</strong> One mark will be deducted for each incorrect response. <ul> <li>Negative marking will also be done for multiple answers.</li> <li>There will no marks be deducted for no response.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>Exam Pattern for Engineering Entrance Exam:</h3> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Paper</strong></td> <td><strong>Subject</strong></td> <td><strong>No. of Questions</strong></td> <td><strong>Marking Scheme</strong></td> <td><strong>Duration</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>I</td> <td>Physics &amp; Chemistry</td> <td>120</td> <td>x 4 = 480</td> <td>2 + 1/2 Hour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>II</td> <td>Mathematics</td> <td>120</td> <td>x 4 = 480</td> <td>2 + 1/2 Hour</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><strong>Total</strong></td> <td><strong>240</strong></td> <td><strong>960</strong></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

<p>Candidates should check the CEE Kerala eligibility criteria before applying:</p> <h3>Domicile Eligibility:</h3> <ul> <li>Candidates must be Indian Nationals.</li> <li>Persons of Indian Origin (<strong>PIO</strong>)/ Overseas Citizen of India (<strong>OCI</strong>) are also eligible to apply.</li> <li>Students looking for admissions in professional courses will be categorized as Keralite, Non-Keralite Category I and Non-Keralite Category II.</li> </ul> <h3>Qualification Eligibility:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>For Medical courses:</strong> candidates must have passed higher secondary or equivalent exam with securing 50% marks in biology/biotechnology individually and <strong>50% marks</strong> in physics, chemistry and <strong>biology/biotechnology</strong> together</li> <li><strong>For B.Tech courses:</strong> applicants should have cleared 12th or equivalent exam with obtaining at least 50% marks in <strong>mathematics</strong> individually and <strong>50% marks</strong> together in physics, chemistry &amp; mathematics.</li> </ul> <h3>Age Eligibility:</h3> <ul> <li>Candidates should have completed the <strong>age of 17 years as or on 31st December</strong> of the year of admission.</li> <li>There is not any provision of upper age limit.</li> <li>Age relaxation in the minimum age will not be permitted.</li> </ul>