Eligibility Criteria for KEAM 2026

In order to appear for the KEAM 2026 exam, the students need to satisfy the KEAM eligibility criteria 2026 as specified by the CEE, Kerala, i.e., the exam conducting body. As per the educational qualification required, the aspirants must have passed 10+2 with specified subjects and a combination of minimum marks in order to get admission in specific courses for which the KEAM exam is conducted.

As far as the age criteria is concerned, students must be of minimum 17 years old and regarding nationality, only Indian citizens are eligible to apply for the exam. Students must carefully check the detailed KEAM 2026 Eligibility Criteria before proceeding with exam registration.

Exam Pattern for KEAM 2026

The KEAM 2026 exam will be conducted online in the CBT mode, and only multiple-choice questions will be included in the exam paper. Students must note that there will be separate KEAM exam papers for the Engineering course & Pharmacy program admissions. Both papers will be in the English language only.

As per the exam pattern, the Engineering paper will include questions from all three subjects, i.e., Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. Whereas, the B.Pharm exam paper of KEAM 2026 will comprise questions from only Chemistry and Physics. As the exam duration, total number of marks, and questions included in the Engineering and Pharmacy exam papers will be different, students must check the detailed KEAM 2026 Exam Pattern for a better understanding of both papers.

Questions and Marks distribution