KEAM Exam pattern 2022 comprises the structure in which the question paper will be framed. Candidates appearing for KEAM need to know the exam pattern beforehand to have an idea of the exam. Knowing the KEAM Exam Pattern 2022 will not only save your time but will also provide you the strategy to crack the exam. KEAM is conducted for admission into various engineering, medical and architecture courses provided by different colleges across Kerala. However, admission into medical and architecture will require NEET-UG score and NATA score respectively.
Here in this Post, we’ll address all the questions regarding the KEAM exam pattern in a most simplistic way. By the end of the post, students will know all the details on the KEAM Exam Pattern 2022 such as – duration of the exam, type of the exam, number of questions asked, medium of the exam, marking scheme etc. Students are recommended to read the article for more information.
KEAM Exam Pattern 2022
Candidates should follow the details mentioned below to know the corresponding exam pattern for KEAM engineering entrance examination –
- Exam Type: Offline (Pen and Paper-based)
- Language: English
- Exam Duration: 150 Minutes (2 Hours 30 Minutes) for each paper
- Total number of Question: 240 Questions (120 in each paper)
- Type of Questions: Multiple choice questions (MCQs) with 5 options.
- Marking Scheme: Each correct answer will fetch +4 marks.
- Negative Marking: For each incorrect response, one mark will be deducted.
- Total number of Papers: Two
Paper – 1: Physics and Chemistry
Paper – 2: Mathematics
Paper | Total No. of Questions | Exam Duration |
I (Physics & Chemistry) | 120 | 150 Minutes |
II (Mathematics) | 120 | 150 Minutes |
Total | 240 | 300 Minutes |
Note:
- Candidates opting for B.Pharma course will need to attempt Paper-1 of the exam.
- The admission to medical and architecture programs will be done on the basis of NEET-UG score and NATA score respectively.
KEAM Syllabus
Given below is the syllabus for KEAM exam that a student must study accordingly. The syllabus will be flexible in nature. Hence candidate should know that the questions asked will not be typically based on the NCERTs or any other books. To avoid the confusion, aspirants should prepare the topics mentioned below from the different authentic sources.
Physics: Motion in One/Two/Three Dimension(s), Laws of Motion, Work, Energy, and Power, Motion of System of Particles & Rigid Body Rotation, Gravitation, Mechanics of Solid & Fluids, Heat & Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents, Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matters & Radiations, Atomic Nucleus, Solids & Semiconductor Devices.
Chemistry: Basic Concepts, States of Matters, Periodic Properties of Elements, S-Block Elements & Principles of Metallurgy, P-Block Elements, D- and F- Block Element, Thermodynamics, Chemical Equilibrium, Solutions, Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, Co-ordination Compounds & Organometallic, Hydrocarbons, Basic Principles, Organic Reaction Mechanism, Purification & Characterization of Organic Compounds, Stereochemistry, Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Halogens/Oxygen/Nitrogen, Polymers & Biomolecules, Environmental Chemistry.
Mathematics: Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Statistics, and Calculus.