Notification Date: 2026-01-05

Last Updated on: 2026-01-07

• Applications are invited for admission to the following Degree Courses in various Professional Colleges in the State for the academic year 2026-27.

Courses Offered:

• *Candidates seeking admission to any of the Medical & Medical Allied courses should compulsorily appear and qualify in the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). (See Clause 9.7.5 of the Prospectus).
• **The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations will conduct Entrance Examinations for admission to Engineering/Pharmacy Courses only.
• ***Candidates seeking admission to B.Arch. course should compulsorily appear for and qualify in the National Aptitude Test in Architecture ( NATA) conducted by the Council of Architecture (CoA) on or before 30.06.2026.

Eligibility Criteria:

Nativity:

• Only Indian citizens are eligible for admission to Professional courses unless otherwise notified. The Overseas Citizen of India Card holder (including PIO cardholder) 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 or fee concession (Judgement in WP(C) 891/2021 dated: 03.12.2023 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and G.O (Rt) No.1620/2023/ HEdn dated:01.11.2023).
• Candidates having Indian citizenship seeking admission to Professional Degree courses will be categorized as Keralite, Non-Keralite Category I (NK I) and Non-Keralite Category II (NK II).

A. Keralite:

• A candidate of Kerala origin will be categorized as a ‘Keralite’. Only ‘Keralite’ candidates are eligible for Communal/Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee concession. Children of All India Service (AIS) officers (NonKeralites) allotted to Kerala cadre are deemed to be ‘Keralites’. But they will not be eligible for Communal/Special/ Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee concession.
  In order to prove that a candidate is an Indian Citizen of Kerala origin, he/she has to upload one of the following certificates to the online application.
• (i) The relevant page of Secondary School Leaving Certificate of the candidate showing the place of birth in Kerala.
  OR
  (ii) The relevant page of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate of either of the parents of the candidate showing Place of Birth in Kerala with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate.
  OR
  (iii) The relevant page of the Passport of the candidate, issued by Government of India, showing Place of Birth in Kerala or either of the parents of the candidate showing Place of Birth in Kerala with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate.
  OR
  (iv) A certificate of birth from the authority competent to register birth (Panchayat /Municipality/Corporation) showing the candidate’s or either CEE/739/2025-TA1 I/512908/2026 of the parent's (in which case corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate is necessary) place of birth in Kerala, to be issued by a competent registering authority.
  OR
  (v) A certificate from the Village Officer/ Tahsildar to show that the candidate or his/her Father / Mother was born in Kerala. (This is to be obtained in the prescribed format given in Annexure XXXV of the Prospectus).
  OR
  (vi) A certificate in the format given in Annexure XXXV (a) of the Prospectus from the competent authority showing that the parent of the candidate is an All India Service officer allotted to Kerala cadre.

B . Non- Keralite Category I (NKI):

• A candidate who is not of Kerala origin but fulfils any one of the following conditions will be categorized as 'Non- Keralite Category I (NK I).
• A candidate who has undergone qualifying course in Kerala and who is son/ daughter of Non- Keralite parents belong to Government of India / Defence Service, posted to Kerala.
• A candidate who has undergone qualifying course in Kerala and who is son/daughter of Non-Keralite parents who are serving/served Government of Kerala for a minimum period of two years
• A candidate who is not of Kerala origin but has been a resident of Kerala State for a period of 5 (five) years within the period of 12 (twelve) years of his/her study.
• A candidate who is not of Kerala origin but who has undergone his/her school studies in Kerala from standard VIII to XII. In order to prove that the candidate is a Non- Keralite Category I (NK I), he/she has to upload one of the following certificates to the online application.
• (i) A Certificate in the prescribed format obtained from the Head of the organization, where the candidate’s parent (employee) is serving/served, and the ‘Certificate showing School studies in Kerala for Standards XI & XII’ obtained from the Head of the Institution (in the prescribed format given in Annexure XXXVI of the Prospectus) where the candidate underwent his/her qualifying course in Kerala to satisfy the Nativity condition under the sub-clause 6.1(ii).
  OR
  (ii) A certificate of residence from the Village Officer/ Tahsildar to the effect that the candidate has been a Resident of Kerala State for a period of five years within a period of twelve years of his/her study, to be obtained in the prescribed format given in Annexure XXXVII of the Prospectus.
  OR
  (iii) A Certificate showing School Studies in Kerala from Std. VIII to XII obtained from the Head(s) of the educational institution(s) in Kerala in the case of candidates who have undergone school studies in Kerala to prove that the candidate has undergone his/her studies in the schools in Kerala from Std. VIII to XII. This certificate is to be obtained as per the guidelines given in Annexure XII in the prescribed format given in Annexure XXXVIII of the Prospectus.
  Note:- Non - Keralite Category I candidates will be considered against ‘State Merit’ seats for Engineering/Architecture/B.Pharm/Medical & Medical Allied courses. But they will not be eligible for Communal/Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee

C. Non-Keralite Category II [NK II]:

• Candidates who do not come under ‘Keralite’ or 'Non-Keralite Category I', will be categorized as ‘Non-Keralite Category II'. Such candidates are eligible for admission to all seats in Engineering courses allotted by Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.
• However the ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates will be considered for admission in Engineering courses after the second phase allotment in Government Cost-Sharing Engineering colleges only when the Keralite and Non-Keralite I (NK I) candidates are not available for admission. ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates are also eligible for admission to both Government and Management quota seats in Private Self-financing Engineering/Architecture/Siddha/Unani colleges.
• But for Siddha and Unani courses, ‘Non- Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates will be considered only when the Keralite and Non-Keralite I (NK I) candidates are not available for admission. ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates are also eligible for admission to a maximum of 10% seats under Management Quota in Private Self Financing Pharmacy colleges subject to fulfilling the eligibility conditions in Prospectus clause 6.2 & 6.3. ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates are not eligible for admission to Medical and Medical Allied / Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture courses in Government colleges.
• 15% of the seats for the admission to students to MBBS/BAMS/BSMS/BUMS Courses in Self-Financing Medical colleges in Kerala are set apart for the allotment of candidates irrespective of their domicile as per the rank list prepared by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations on the basis of the rank obtained in the NEET UG 2026 conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) New Delhi.
• The ‘Non-Keralite Category II’ (NK II) candidates will not be eligible for Communal/Special/Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee concession. Non- Keralite II candidates should upload the ‘Certificate of Completion of Qualifying Examination’ in the prescribed format given in Annexure XXXIX of the Prospectus to prove their Nativity or Passport issued by Government of India to prove Indian citizenship to the online application.

Academic Qualifications:

(a) Medical & Medical Allied Courses:

• i . For admission to MBBS, BDS Courses: Candidates who have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually at the Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala or examinations recognized equivalent thereto and obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology are eligible.
• ii. For admission to BAMS/ BHMS Courses: Candidates who have passed 10+2 (or equivalent ) with subjects of `Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology are eligible. For BHMS course , Biology or Biotechnology studied as additional subjects at 10+2 is not considered for admission.
• iii. For admission to BSMS Courses: Candidates who have passed 10+2 (or equivalent ) with subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology are eligible. The candidates should have passed 10th or 12th standard with Tamil as one of the languages or the candidate after been admitted to the BSMS course shall have to study the Tamil language course during the first year of their professional degree.
• iv. For admission to BUMS course: Candidates who have passed 10+2 (or equivalent ) with subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology are eligible.. The candidates should have passed 10th or 12th standard with Urdu or Arabic or Persian language as a subject. Candidate who has not passed Urdu or Arabic or Persian language as one of the subjects in the 10th Standard or in 12th Standard, shall have to study Urdu language along with Arabic and Mantiq Wa Falsafa (Logic and Philosophy) as a subject during the First Professional BUMS session.
• v . For admission to B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc. (Hons) Forestry, B.Sc. (Hons) Co-operation & Banking, B.Tech (Biotechnology) under Kerala Agricultural University, BFSc courses: Candidates who have passed in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala or examinations recognized equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together are eligible.
• v i . For admission to B.Sc. (Hons) Climate Change & Environmental Science: Candidates who have passed in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala or examinations recognized equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together are eligible. Candidates should have studied Mathematics as a subject in the +2 level.
• vii. For admission to BVSc. & AH Course: Candidates who have passed in the subjects English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the Higher Secondary Examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala or examinations recognized equivalent thereto and obtained 50% marks in aggregate of these subjects are eligible.

(b) Engineering Courses:

• Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and Chemistry as one of the optional subjects with at least 45% marks put together in the above subjects are eligible for admission. 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.
• Note:-
  (i) In two year Kerala Higher Secondary courses or examinations recognized equivalent thereto with two year course where the Board Examinations are conducted in both years, the total marks of two years in the respective subjects as shown in the mark lists of the respective Higher Secondary Boards will be considered for academic eligibility.
  (ii) In Higher Secondary courses or examinations recognized equivalent thereto where Board Examinations are conducted only at the end of 12th class (final year), the marks in the respective subjects as shown in the mark lists of the respective Higher Secondary Boards will be considered for academic eligibility. For all other types of Higher Secondary courses or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, the marks of the respective subjects as shown in the mark.
  (iii) For all other type of Higher Secondary courses or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, the marks of the respective subjects as shown in the mark list of the respective Board of Examinations will be considered for academic eligibility.
  (iv)The Vocational Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, has been recognised as equivalent to the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala.
  (v) In the case of Nominees of the Government of India and Nominees of Reciprocal Quota seats, who are selected on the basis of the marks in the qualifying examination, the academic eligibility as specified in Prospectus clause 6.2.2 is applicable.

(c) Architecture course:

• No Candidate shall be admitted to Architecture course unless she/ he has passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with either Chemistry or Biology or Technical Vocational subject or Computer Science or Information Technology or Informatics Practices or Engineering Graphics or Business Studies with atleast 45% marks in aggregate or passed 10+3 Diploma examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with atleast 45% marks in aggregate
• In addition to the above academic eligibility, only those candidates who score t h e minimum eligibility marks in NATA as per the Information Brochure of National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) 2025 or 2026 will be considered for admission to B. Arch. course. There is no relaxation in the minimum passing score of NATA to any category of candidate as per letter No. CA/5/Academic-NATA dated 11.03.2008. The candidates are advised to qualify NATA on or before 30.06.2026. (Subject to guidelines published by the Council of Architecture).
• There is no provision for lateral admission to the second year or at any stage during the five- year course in Architecture.

(d) B.Pharm Course:

• Candidates who have passed 10+2 examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala or examination equivalent thereto, with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology as optional subjects individually are eligible.

Age Limit:

• Applicants should have completed 17 years of age as on the 31st December 2026. No relaxation in the minimum age will be allowed. There is no upper age limit for Engineering, Architecture, B.Pharm, BAMS, BSMS, BHMS and BUMS Courses. For MBBS & BDS courses, the upper age limit will be as per the Information Bulletin of NEET (UG)-2026. For other Medical Allied Courses the age prescribed by the respective central councils will be applicable. All candidates should upload proof for their date of birth to the online application.

Mode of Application: Online

Application Fee:

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Mode of Exam: Online

Exam Pattern:

Important Dates:

The Engineering/Pharmacy Entrance Examination (Computer Based Test) will be held at selected venues in all Districts in Kerala and in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and UAE on the dates mentioned below as per Indian Standard Time (IST).

For complete information about Kerala Engineering/Architecture/Pharmacy/ Medical & Medical Allied Courses (KEAM) 2026 Notification and for Register online, Visit https://cee.kerala.gov.in/keamonline2026/

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