What is the Eligibility Criterion for KEAM 2014?

Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 11:51 [IST]

Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Thiruvananthapuram has started issuing the application for KEAM 2014 entrance examination.

KEAM 2014 exam is conducted for admission to Medical, Dental, Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Engineering and Architecture courses in the colleges of Kerala.

Eligibility Criterion:

Applicant should be an Indian citizen. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card Holders will be treated on par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission.
Both Keralites and Non-Keralites are eligible to apply for the Entrance Examinations.
A candidate who is not of Kerala origin have to fullfil the 'Non-Keralite Category I'
Candidates who do not belong to the ‘Keralite' or ‘Non- Keralite Category-I' will be treated as ‘Non-Keralite Category-II'. They are eligible for admission ONLY to the ‘State Merit' seats in the Private Self-financing Engineering Colleges in the State and in the Management Quota seats in Self-financing Engineering institutions under Government control. Non-Keralite candidates will not be considered for admission against reserved seats.

KEAM 2014 Time Table

Educational Qualification:

For MBBS, BDS, BSMS:

Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology / Biotechnology separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Biotechnology put together, are eligible.

For BAMS/ BHMS:

Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, are eligible.

For B.Sc.(Hons.)Agri., B.Sc.(Hons) Forestry, BFSc:

Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Biology separately, and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together, are eligible.

For BVSc. & AH:

Candidates should have secured not less than 50% aggregate marks in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the qualifying examination.

For Engineering:

Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognised as equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Mathematics separately, and 50 % marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together are eligible for admission.