KEAM

Architecture
Engineering

Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Engineering

Eligibility Criteria

• Nationality: The candidate must be a citizen of India.
• Persons of Indian Origins (PIO) /Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders can also apply for the examination.
• Age Limit: To satisfy the eligibility criteria for KEAM 2021, a candidate should be of minimum of 17 years of age as on December 31, 2021. There is no upper age limit.
• Nativity: For the purpose of admission, there is made on the distinction of three types of categories-.
• Domicile: All candidates with the domicile of Kerala are grouped as Keralites for the eligibility purpose. Children of All India Services Officers who are posted under the cadre of Kerala will also be part of this group. In the latter case, a certificate of proof of service for parents in Kerala needs to be presented.
• Non – Keralite 1: Candidate living in Kerala for at least 5 years in the study period of 12 years will be part of NK 1 category.
• The children of non-Keralite parents who have studied twelfth class will also be part of this category if either of the parents is in defense services or employee of Government of India.
• Non – Keralite 2: All the candidates who do not belong to either of the above two categories will be part of NK 2 category. 
• Candidates belonging to this category will have the eligibility to get admission in the engineering courses through management quota seats in self – financing colleges controlled by the Government.
• Qualifying Examination: Candidates seeking admission in engineering courses must have passed 12th or equivalent exam from any recognized board.
• Candidate must have obtained minimum 50% marks in PCM subjects. It is necessary to score 50% marks in mathematics individually.
• Students appearing in the Higher Secondary examination are also eligible to apply. Provided, they must pass the examination with the above-mentioned criteria in order to be eligible to take admission through KEAM 2023.

KEAM Syllabus

• The Syllabus will have various topics from subjects like physics, chemistry and mathematicssubjects.

• The standard of the examination will be of 10+2 or equivalent exam.

• Students should prepare from the above-mentioned topics for the exam.

• Candidates are suggested that questions are not based on NCERT textbook and any other textbook.

Syllabus

Maths:

Algebra, Logarithms, Matrices, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry, 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate geometry, Theory of Calculus, Application of Calculus, Permutation and combination, Statistics and Probability.

Physics:

Introduction and Measurement, description of motion in one dimension, description of motion in two and three dimensions, laws of motion, work, energy and power, heat and thermodynamics, motion of system of particles and rigid body rotation, gravitation, mechanics of solids and fluids, oscillations, waves, electrostatics, current electricity, magnetic effect of current and magnetism, electromagnetic induction and alternating current, optics, dual nature of matter and radiations, atomic nucleus, solids and semiconductor devices.

Chemistry:

Basic concepts and atomic structure, bonding and molecular structure, states of matter, periodic properties of elements and hydrogen, thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, solutions, redox reactions and electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, surface chemistry, stereochemistry, Organic Chemistry, basic principles, purification and characterization of organic compounds, hydrocarbons, organic reaction mechanism, polymers and biomolecules, environmental chemistry and chemistry in everyday life.

Contact Details

The Commissioner for Entrance Examination,

5th Floor, Housing Board Buildings

Santhi Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala 695 001