Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Entrance Examination • Conducted by Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Government of Kerala
Chapter-Wise Breakdown Based on Kerala's Plus One and Plus Two Curriculum
KEAM's syllabus is explicitly based on the curriculum prescribed for Kerala's Higher Secondary (Plus One and Plus Two) courses, broadly aligned with the NCERT framework used nationally but following Kerala's specific textbook structure and occasionally distinct chapter emphasis, similar in spirit to Karnataka's PUC-aligned KCET syllabus.
Physics Topics
~20 Chapters
Plus One & Plus Two Combined
Chemistry Topics
~20 Chapters
Physical, Organic, Inorganic
Maths Topics
~16 Chapters
Plus One & Plus Two Combined; Highest Weightage
Alignment
Kerala Higher Secondary Board
NCERT-Adjacent, Not Identical
Plus One: Physical World & Measurement, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work Energy & Power, Motion of System of Particles & Rigid Body, Gravitation, Properties of Bulk Matter, Thermodynamics, Behaviour of Perfect Gases & Kinetic Theory, Oscillations & Waves.
Plus Two: Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Currents, Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter & Radiation, Atoms & Nuclei, Electronic Devices, Communication Systems.
Physical Chemistry: Basic Concepts of Chemistry, States of Matter, Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox Reactions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, Solutions.
Organic Chemistry: Organic Chemistry Basic Principles & Techniques, Hydrocarbons, Haloalkanes & Haloarenes, Alcohols/Phenols/Ethers, Aldehydes/Ketones/Carboxylic Acids, Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life.
Inorganic Chemistry: Classification of Elements & Periodicity, Hydrogen, s-Block Elements, p-Block Elements, d & f Block Elements, Coordination Compounds, General Principles of Metallurgy, Environmental Chemistry.
| Unit | Key Chapters |
|---|---|
| Algebra | Sets, Relations & Functions, Complex Numbers, Quadratic Equations, Permutations & Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Sequences & Series, Matrices & Determinants, Probability |
| Trigonometry | Trigonometric Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions |
| Coordinate Geometry | Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Introduction to 3D Geometry |
| Calculus | Limits & Derivatives, Continuity & Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of Integrals, Differential Equations |
| Vectors & 3D Geometry | Vector Algebra, Three-Dimensional Geometry |
| Linear Programming & Statistics | Linear Programming Problems, Statistics, Probability |
Given Mathematics' 75-question, 300-mark share (exactly half the paper), thorough, comprehensive Mathematics preparation across all Plus One and Plus Two chapters is disproportionately important for KEAM compared to most other engineering entrance exams. Within Physics and Chemistry, Mechanics/Electromagnetism and Organic/Physical Chemistry respectively tend to carry the heaviest weightage based on historical paper analysis.
KEAM's syllabus is based on Kerala's Higher Secondary (Plus One/Plus Two) curriculum, which is broadly aligned with NCERT but follows Kerala's specific textbook structure and occasional differences in chapter emphasis.
Mathematics accounts for 75 of KEAM's 150 total questions and exactly half of the total 600 marks, making it the single most heavily weighted subject and disproportionately important for overall score compared to most other engineering entrance exams.
No, the separate B.Pharm paper covers only Physics and Chemistry, without a Mathematics component.
Revise chapter-wise mathematical formulas before launching your test: