Kerala BTech Admission 2024: Eligibility, Application Process, Fees, Top Colleges

Sakshi Chaudhary

Updated on - Mar 18, 2024

The Kerala BTech admission 2023 is decided via a standardized entrance test, KEAM. The KEAM examination is expected to be administered on 17 May 2023. The entrance test, admission procedure, and counselling sessions for Kerala BTech admission are all regulated by the Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE).

BTech admission in Kerala is open to students from any state, although 60% of engineering institution seats are reserved for Kerala residents. The admissions through KEAM are open to students outside Kerala under a few conditions. Few engineering institutions consider JEE's main score valid for institutional-level, spot, or management quota admissions.

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Kerala BTech Admission Highlights

The relevant dates and notifications have been updated on the official KEAM website. Kerala BTech admission may begin after class 12th and KEAM results are out. The following table briefly provides important dates and information for Kerala BTech admission 2023.

**Kerala BTech Admission Highlights**
Particular	Details
Course Name	B.Tech
Course Duration	4 Years
Entrance Exam	Kerala Engineering, Architecture, Medical Entrance exam(KEAM)
Mode of Exam	Offline Mode
Last Date for Application Submission	March 2023
KEAM Exam Date 2023	17 May 2023
Result Date	June 2023
Seat Allotment Schedule	To be announced

Top Colleges for Kerala BTech Admission

Kerala BTech admission is coordinated via the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) administered by CEE Kerala, where over 130 institutions participate. The following is a list of some of Kerala's most prestigious BTech institutes.

**Top Colleges for Kerala BTech Admission**
Top Colleges	Number of Seats (Approx)
Government Engineering College, Kozhikode	300
LBS College of Engineering	540
TKM College	735
Christ College Irinjalakuda	310
Model Engineering College Ernakulam	350
NSS College of Engineering	570
Cochin College of Engineering and Technology	540
Al Azhar College of Engineering and Technology	425
Holy Kings College of Engineering and Technology	340
Government Engineering College Thrissur	530
Carmel College of Engineering & Technology	230
SCMS School of Engineering & Technology	665
College of Engineering Trivandrum	650
Marian Engineering College	510
Kottayam Institute of Technology & Science	425
Trinity College of Engineering	245
Malabar College of Engineering & Technology	410
Royal College of Engineering and Technology	425
Indira Gandhi Institute of Engineering & Technology	340
Axis College of Engineering & Technology	420
Nirmala College of Engineering	300

Read More: Top B.Tech Colleges in Kerala

Kerala BTech Admission Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for Kerala BTech admission involves academic performance along with categorizing candidates into two groups, namely Keralite and Non-Keralite (Category I & Category II), based on their domicile. The minimum eligibility requirements, broken down by student category, are explained below.

Eligibility Criteria Based on Academic Background

Kerala B.Tech applicants must have at least 50% in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, or Biotechnology in Class 12.
Admission under the government quota and fee concession category is open to those who have earned a 50% or above in 12th grade.
Only private engineering institutions will accept applicants for admission under the government quota with grades between 45% and 49% in Class 12.

Eligibility Criteria for Keralite:

These students must have completed their 12th education in Kerala.
Keralite students are liable to state government reservation laws and government quota seats.
The regulations for tuition waivers apply to students in the Keralite group.

Eligibility Criteria for Non - Keralite (Category I)

The non-Keralite category includes candidates who have completed their 12th grade in Kerala and whose parents are not from Kerala but are employed by the government of India or the armed forces.
This group also includes non-Kerala candidates who attended Class VIII to XII in Kerala.
The non-Keralite category will be applied to a candidate who lived in Kerala for at least five years.
Non-Keralite students are not eligible for communal reservation/special reservation/fee discount or state merit list consideration.

Eligibility Criteria for Non - Keralite (Category II)

Those not fitting into the first two categories will be considered category 2 Non-Keralite candidates.
After the first two groups have been admitted, these students will be allowed to enrol if there are still vacant seats in the private institutions.
Private engineering institutions' 10% management quota is open to these students.

Also Check: KEAM Eligibility Criteria 2023

Kerala BTech Admission Process

To get admission, candidates must pass the entrance exam along with the 12th marks. The admission process generally followed for Kerala BTech admission 2023 is provided below.

Students must first fill out the entry form on the official website and pay the category-specific charge.
The official authority compiles a ranking list by sorting the entrance test scores of each applicant.
The entrance test cutoff relies on the number of applicants, their category, and their KEAM entrance test result.
Candidates who pass the entrance exam will be notified for counselling and locking the college preferences.
Candidates' preferences, seat availability, and KEAM admission test cutoff determine their college allocation.

Kerala BTech Admission Reservation System 2023

Despite reserving 60% of seats for Kerala citizens, non-Kerala students may apply if they follow specific regulations and consider reservation policies. The reservation percentage for Kerala BTech admission is shown in the table.

**Kerala BTech Admission Reservation System 2023**
Category	Reservation Percentage
Kerala State Reservation	60%
SC	8%
ST	2%
Muslim	8%
Kudumbi	1%
Ezhava	8%
Dheevara and related communities	2%
Viswakarma and related communities	2%
Latin Catholic and Anglo Indian	3%
Other Backward Hindu	3%
Kusavan and related communities (KN)	1%
Other Backward Christian	1%
Person with Disability	3%

Kerala BTech Counseling Process 2023

The Kerala BTech counseling may only be completed online, and applicants may apply for admission. Qualified applicants will be assigned seats via counseling based on the KEAM rank list, the marks, and the availability of seats at a specific college. The Kerala BTech Counseling 2023 process includes the following guidelines.

Multiple rounds of counseling are held once the rank list is released.
Those who pass the entrance test may then attend the scheduled counseling sessions.
Potential students will be invited about their college selections and fill out their choice forms.
Candidates can select their preferred institutions by signing into the portal on the official website.
Seat allocation begins when preferences have been locked.
Candidates are assigned institutions depending on their preferences, seat availability, and entrance test cutoffs.

Also Check: KEAM Counseling Process 2023