KEAM Exam Pattern 2026: Check Latest Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme

KEAM Exam Pattern 2026: The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) will release the KEAM exam pattern in online mode. The KEAM exam pattern will be released along with the official KEAM prospectus on its official website. Candidates are advised to carefully go through the KEAM 2026 exam pattern before starting the preparation process. 

The KEAM entrance exam will be conducted in offline mode across various exam centres in Kerala, Mumbai, New Delhi and Dubai. It must be noted that the candidates who select Dubai as their exam centre will have to pay an additional fee of Rs 12,000 along with the KEAM registration fee. Candidates seeking admission into medical & medical allied courses and architecture course will have to appear for NEET-UG 2026 and NATA respectively. Along with clearing the respective entrance exams, such candidates must also fulfil the KEAM eligibility criteria 2026 to be eligible for admission into various courses. 

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Candidates seeking admission into various engineering courses will be required to appear for two papers: Paper I - Physics & Chemistry and Paper II - Mathematics. Candidates seeking admission in the B.Pharm course will have to appear for Paper I - Physics & Chemistry. Along with the exam pattern, candidates must also go through the KEAM syllabus 2026 well while preparing for the entrance examination.

KEAM Exam Pattern 2026: Highlights

Aspirants can check the important details regarding the KEAM exam pattern 2026 in the table below.

KEAM Exam Pattern 2026 - Steps to download

The Kerala KEAM exam pattern will be released along with the official KEAM notification 2026. Interested candidates can download the latest exam pattern from the official CEE Kerala's website. The steps to download the KEAM exam pattern 2026 are as follows:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CEE - cee.kerala.gov.in

Step 2: Click on the link for “KEAM 2026 - Candidate Portal”

Step 3: Next, click on the “Prospectus” tab 

Step 4: From here, you can download the latest KEAM prospectus and refer to the exam pattern and marking mentioned in it

KEAM 2026 Examination Venue

While filling out the KEAM application form 2026, candidates can select their examination venue from the following options:

• Kerala
• Mumbai
• New Delhi
• Dubai

Note - It must be noted that the candidates who choose “Dubai” as their examination venue will have to pay an additional fee of Rs 12,000 at the time of registration. After the exam centres have been allotted to the candidates, no requests for changing examination centres will be entertained by CEE.

KEAM Exam Pattern 2026: Papers for Engineering, Medical & Architecture Course

Candidates must note that for different courses (engineering, medical, architecture), the KEAM exam pattern will also be different. Thus, candidates are advised to carefully go through the exam pattern for the respective courses they are seeking admission to.

For Admission to Engineering Courses

Candidates who are seeking admission into various engineering courses will have to appear for the following papers:

For Admission to Medical & Medical Allied Courses

Candidates who are seeking admission into any of the medical and medical allied courses will have to appear for NEET-UG 2024 which will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Such candidates must also fulfil the KEAM eligibility criteria.

For Admission to Architecture Course

Candidates who are seeking admission into architecture course have to appear for National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) which will be conducted by the Council of Architecture, India. Such candidates must qualify NATA on or before June 20, 2024. It must be noted that the candidates included in the engineering rank list will not be considered for admission to B. Arch. course based on their engineering rank.  

For Admission to B.Pharm Course

Candidates who wish to be considered only for the B.Pharm course will have to appear for Paper-I (Physics & Chemistry) of the KEAM entrance examination.

KEAM 2026: Scheme of Examination

The exam pattern for the Engineering Entrance Examination has been mentioned in the table below:

During the examination, students will be given question booklets and OMR answer sheets. Candidates will have to mark their responses in the provided OMR sheet. After the completion of the exam, candidates can take the question booklets with them.

KEAM 2026: Marking Scheme

The marking scheme for the Engineering Entrance Examination is as follows:

Since there is a provision for negative marking in the KEAM exam, candidates are advised to not give responses that they are not sure of. However, if a candidate fails to attempt at least one question in the examination, they will automatically be disqualified from the KEAM entrance exam and also from the further admission process. 

KEAM 2026: Standard of Examination

As per the previous years official KEAM prospectus, the standard of examination will be that of Higher Secondary or equivalent exams. The KEAM syllabus for all subjects is given in the latest prospectus. Candidates must note that the syllabus published in the prospectus only contains the names of the topics that will be covered in the KEAM exam. Since KEAM is a highly competitive exam, candidates can expect application-based or advanced-level questions  mentioned in the syllabus. The questions that will be asked in the KEAM exam will not be exclusively based on NCERT textbooks or other such books.