# Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) (KEAM) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: KL
- Questions: 240 · Total marks: 960 · Marks per question: 4
- Duration: 300 minutes
- Negative marking: −1 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 17–? years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with minimum 45% aggregate (40% for SC/ST)
- Approximate annual vacancies: 52,058
- Note: No domicile restriction but Kerala residents get preference; non-Keralites can apply under NK-I or NK-II categories with limited seat access
- Official portal: https://cee.kerala.gov.in (Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala)

## Key dates
- 2026-08-05 — Phase 3 final allotment
- 2026-08-09 — Round 2 allotment (expected)
- 2026-08-10 — Phase 3 college joining deadline
- 2026-08-13 — KEAM 2026 Spot Admission (Engineering)
- 2026-09-15 — KEAM 2026 Mop-up Round (expected)
- 2026-09-18 — Round 3 and mop-up rounds (expected)

## Syllabus outline
### Physics (weight 3)
Atomic Nucleus · Current Electricity · Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation · Electrostatics · Electromagnetic Waves · Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current · Gravitation · Heat and Thermodynamics · Kinematics · Laws of Motion · Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism · Optics · Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion · Principles of Communication · Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body · Mechanics of Solids and Fluids · Solids and Semiconductor Devices · Units and Measurement · Waves · Work, Energy and Power

### Chemistry (weight 2)
Structure of Atom · Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry · Biomolecules · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · Classification of Elements and Periodicity · Coordination Compounds · d- and f-Block Elements · Environmental Chemistry · Equilibrium · Chemistry in Everyday Life · Organic Compounds with Halogens · Hydrocarbons · Hydrogen and s-Block Elements · Chemical Kinetics · General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals · Organic Compounds with Nitrogen · Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry · Organic Compounds with Oxygen · p-Block Elements · Polymers · Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry · States of Matter · Surface Chemistry · Chemical Thermodynamics

### Mathematics (weight 5)
Applications of Derivatives · Applications of Integrals · Mathematical Induction and Binomial Theorem · Circles · Complex Numbers · Conic Sections · Differential Equations · Differentiation · Integration · Inverse Trigonometric Functions · Limits and Continuity · Linear Inequations · Linear Programming · Matrices and Determinants · Pair of Straight Lines · Permutations and Combinations · Probability · Quadratic Equations · Sequences and Series · Sets, Relations and Functions · Solutions of Triangles · Statistics · Straight Lines · Three-Dimensional Geometry · Trigonometric Equations · Trigonometric Functions and Identities · Vectors

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 480–528 marks (50–55%) |
| EWS | 432–480 marks (45–50%) |
| OBC | 384–432 marks (40–45%) |
| SC | 288–336 marks (30–35%) |
| ST | 240–288 marks (25–30%) |
| PwD | 192–240 marks (20–25%) |

**Guidance:**

- **Category differential**: General-OBC gap typically spans 10–15 percentage points; SC/ST cutoffs run 20–30 points below General, reflecting Kerala's reservation structure and candidate pool depth.
- **Year-on-year shifts**: Cutoffs fluctuate ±2–4% based on paper difficulty, number of applicants, and seat matrix changes in premier institutions (especially NIT Calicut branches and Government Engineering Colleges).
- **Context**: These represent *minimum qualifying* cutoffs for admission to engineering/architecture streams; competitive branches in top colleges require scores well into the 75–85%+ bands even for reserved categories.

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