Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE) is the governing body for conducting the counseling process within Kerala. Within the state, 15% of All India Quota counseling is conducted by DGHS, whereas the rest 85% is conducted by the state governing body. After the declaration of NEET score, the governing body conducts the counseling for the eligible students.

Centralized Admission Process or CAP is conducted by CEE through Kerala Architecture, Engineering and Medical / KEAM to admit students to seats available in Government, Government controlled self-financed and private self-financed colleges of Kerala. This is conducted as per the state rank prepared on the basis of NEET scores.

Counselling Updates 2021 by CEE Kerala

Updates	Date
Provisional Category list published for Medical, Medical Allied and Ayurveda Course	20/12/2021
Medical & Medical Allied, and Ayurveda – Rank lists published	14/12/2021
Medical and Medical Allied Courses : Facility for uploading certificates to prove various reservation claims and rectifying the defects in the certificates already uploaded	4/12/2021
Attention to NRI candidates	1/12/2021
Time extended for submission of NEET (UG) – 2021 details	27/11/2021

Kerala NEET Cut-off 2020

College Name	General Rank	SEBC-EZH AVA Rank	SC Rank	ST Rank	EWS Rank	All India Merit Rank
Al-Azhar Medical College and Super Speciality Hospital, Thodupuzha	8351	9224	15128	23859		5922
Amala institute of Medical Sciences, Amalanagar	2294	2477	11912	20450
Azeezia Medical College, Meeyannoor	6646	7210	14363	22280		5721
Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla	3981	4208	13476	21685		3511
DM WIMS Medical College and Hospital, Meppadi	6821	8190	14769	22209		4440
Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College and Hospital, Karakonam	5418	6206	14270	21947
Government Medical College, Ernakulam	808	2202	9077	16717	2232
Government Medical College, Kannur	953	2203	9092	17630	2548
Government Medical College, Kollam	790	2235	9359	18700	2858
Government Medical College, Kottayam	669	842	7370	15074
Government Medical College, Kozhikode	328	613	5089	12325	840
Government Medical College, Manjeri	962	2241	9295	19113	3129
Government Medical College, Palakkad		2236	12513	19272	2806
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram	452	665	5977	15698	1363
Government Medical College, Thrissur	748	969	7404	16313	1819
Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur	2114	2391	12665
Karuna Medical College, Palakkad	5812	6889	14146			2936
KMCT Medical College, Manassery	5430	6163	13466			4571
Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Modakkallur	6662	7474	14603	22643		4551
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery	2522	2589	12688	19713
MES Academy of Medical Sciences, Malaparamba	2897	2983	12601			2737
Mount Zion Medical College Hospital, Ezhamkulam	6997	7740	14704			6097
PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Ottapalam	8955	9645	14986	22839		6291
Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Thiruvalla	2619	2668	12840	20792
Sree Gokulam Medical College, Venjaramoodu	4466	5278	13837	20795		3121
Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka	7650	8325	14728	20217		5266
Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences, Vencode	5331	6300	14979	23765		2781
T D Medical College, Alappuzha	955	1140	8899	17460	2154
Travancore Medical College, Kollam	4115	4546	13362	22442		3383

Table of content

• NEET admission Highlights
• Important dates
• Admission Procedures
• Eligibility criteria
• Application Form
• NEET cut-off 2020 for Kerala
• Merit List
• NEET counseling 2021
• Counseling process
• Documents required for counseling
• Seat Matrix
• FAQs

NEET admission Highlights

State	Kerala
Official Website	www.cee.kerala.gov.in
Counseling Body	KEAM
Courses offered	MBBS/BDS
Results accepted	NEET
Eligibility	NEET Qualified
Participating colleges	Government and private colleges
Seats available	85% government and 100% private
No of counseling rounds	Round 1, Round 2, and Mop-up
Types of seats	Government, Govt. Aided, Private & NRI
Categories	General, SC, ST, OBC, EWS
No. of colleges	Government: 10 Deemed: 1 Private: 19
Recognized colleges	Government: 9 Private: 18 Deemed: 1
Permitted colleges	Government: 1 Private: 1 Deemed: 0

Important Dates

Serial Number	Events	Dates	Tentative Dates for 2019
1.	Release of Online Application Form
2.	Last date of submission of online application
3.	Declaration of Provisional State merit List
4.	Verification of Documents
5.	First round of Counseling
6.	Last date to report to the allotted college
7.	Second round of Counseling
8.	Last date to report to the allotted college
9.	Counseling for Mop up round
10.	Last day to report to the allotted college

Admission Procedures and Counseling body

• First fill up the NEET application form online
• Generation of admit card
• NEET entrance examination
• Declaration of Result
• College/State wise counseling
• Seat Allotment
• Admission

Important Links

NEET UG	Click Here
NEET Mock Test	Click Here
NEET Study Material	Click Here
NEET Question Bank	Click Here
Sample Paper	Click Here

Eligibility Criteria

• Only the citizens of India or Person of Indian Origin are eligible for the counseling procedure.
• 17 years is the minimum age of the candidates to take the admission in the medical colleges in Kerala.
• The candidates must have cleared NEET UG exam with specified qualifying marks and percentile to be considered eligible for admission.

Candidates must be native of Kerala in order to be eligible to apply. On the basis of nativity candidates are categorized in following manner:-

• Keralite: Online a Keralite candidate is eligible to claim admission on the basis of communal reservation.
• Children of All India Service, Non-Keralite officers allotted in Kerala cadre will also be considered as Keralite but will not be considered for Communal/Special/PwD reservation or any fee concession.
• Non-Keralite Category: This includes candidates who are not of Kerala origin but fulfill either of the criteria given below:
• Completed qualifying course from Kerala and is son/daughter of Non-Keralite Employee of Government of India or defence posted in Kerala.
• Completed qualifying course from Kerala and is son/daughter of Non-Keralite Employee / ex- employee of Government of Kerala for minimum of two years.
• Residing in Kerala for minimum of 5 years including the qualifying year of Class 12 examination.
• Studied in Kerala from Class 8 to 12

Apart from this the candidates should pass class 12 examinations with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English from a recognized board of education. To be eligible for the examination, the unreserved category candidate must secure 50% marks while that of PH category and unreserved category candidates must have secured 45%. And 40% for reserved category including PH reserved.

Candidates should also secure the minimum qualifying percentile in the NEET UG Exam as per the qualifying criteria mentioned in the table below.

Minimum qualifying criteria to take admissions in Kerala

Government Seats

Course(s)	Compulsory Qualifying Requirements	General Category	General PH Category	Reserved Category (SC/ST/OBC/PH)
MBBS/BDS	1	Higher Secondary or Equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry & Biology	50%	45%	40%
2	Qualifying Percentile in NEET in the academic year	50	45	40

Management Seats

Course(s)	Compulsory Qualifying Requirements	General Category	General PH Category	Reserved Category (SC/ST/OBC/PH)
MBBS/BDS	1	Higher Secondary or Equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry & Biology- Theory and Practical	50%	45%	40%
2	Qualifying Percentile in NEET in the academic year	50	45	40

NRI Seats

Examination	All Candidates
Higher Secondary or Equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry & Biology- Theory and Practical	50%

Reservation Policy

• In Government or Government supported Medical or Dental colleges, state institutions, grant-in-aid colleges and other institutions offering MBBS and BDS the admission will be taken under two segregates- 15% All India Quota Seats and 85% State Quota Seats. DGHS will conduct the counseling process of 15% All India Quota seats while CEE, the state governing body will conduct the counseling for the rest 85% of the seats on the basis of reservation through KEAM.
• . In Private medical or dental colleges, the seats will be divided homogenously into 50% for State Quota and 50% for Management quota. Within this 50% state quota seats, the admissions will be done following the reservation policy of the state.
• The reservation policy of the state is segregated into different categories in the table below.

Top MBBS Colleges in India

Top Government Colleges in India	Top Private Colleges in India
Top Colleges in Karnataka	Top Colleges in Maharashtra
Top Colleges in Tamil Nadu	Top Colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Top Colleges in Uttar Pradesh	Top Colleges in Rajasthan
Top Colleges in West Bengal	Top Colleges in Kerala
Top Colleges in Madhya Pradesh	Top Colleges in Bihar

Application Form

The candidates who want to get into MBBS and BDS courses from government and private colleges in Kerala need to fill the NEET counseling form in Kerala. You need to fill the counseling application form on the official website of KEAM.

Step 1: Visit the official KEAM website www.cee.kerala.gov.in.   

Step 2: Once you have registered, you will get a user ID and password. You need to log in with the credentials and fill in the NEET Kerala application form 2021. You need to fill in your personal information like your name, father’s name, mother’s name, address, mobile number, DOB, category, identification marks, nationality, and more.

Step 3: You need to choose the course and college you want to get into. The MBBS admissions in Kerala are based on the state merit position and the availability of seats.

Step 4: Fill in all your academic details, including your class 10 and class 12 marks.

Step 5: You need to check the declaration form, which mentions that all the information you filled in is valid. In case of discrepancies, legal actions will be taken.

NEET cut-off 2020 for Kerala

Here is the Kerala NEET cut off 2020

General	720-147
General PH	146-129
SC/ST/OBC	146-113
SC/ST/OBC- PH	128-113

NEET Merit List: Kerala

CEE will publish the merit list of the qualified candidates. The candidates who will register online for the counseling process are the only eligible one for 85% state quota counseling. The admission committee also releases the list of disqualified candidates. As per the secured ranks, the governing body will conduct the counseling process of the candidates. After the declaration of NEET UG merit list, the candidates will be eligible to appear for the state quota counseling. The state quota merit list will be available online it also includes the candidate’s name, father’s name, category, NEET roll number, NEET marks and State merit rank.  The candidates as per their merit rank are allowed to appear in the process for admission to MBBS/BDS courses in the colleges/institutions in Kerala.

Steps to check NEET merit list online

• The candidates have to visit the official website of CEE to check their names in the merit list.
• The updated merit list will be shown to the candidates after entering User ID and Password.
• Candidates need to click on the ‘Search’ button to check their merit rank. Then they match their name and roll number in the merit list.
• The State Rank as derived from NEET scores is also mentioned in the merit list.
• The candidate has to take a print out of the merit list.

NEET Cutoff 2020

NEET 2020 Cut-off Maharashtra	NEET 2020 Cut-off Tamil Nadu
NEET 2020 Cut-off Andhra Pradesh	NEET 2020 Cut-off Telangana
NEET 2020 Cut-off Rajasthan	NEET 2020 Cut-off Bihar
NEET 2020 Cut-off Karnataka	NEET 2020 Cut-off West Bengal
NEET 2020 Cut-off Kerala	NEET 2020 Cut-off Uttar Pradesh
NEET 2020 Cut-off Delhi	NEET 2020 Cut-off Odisha
NEET 2020 Cut-off Haryana	NEET 2020 Cut-off Punjab
NEET 2020 Cut-off Jharkhand	NEET 2020 Cut-off Madhya Pradesh
NEET 2020 Cut-off Chhattisgarh	NEET 2020 Cut-off Assam

NEET counseling

The admissions to MBBS/BDS are made through the MCC counseling process based on the NEET UG score. Candidates who qualify for the NEET exam can also apply for NEET admission to medical colleges. The NEET-UG counseling process is based on the All India Quota, State Quota, and Deemed Universities.

Process of NEET counseling in Kerala

Online Application/Registration: The interested candidates have to register online by filling up necessary details and paying non-refundable counseling fee in the official website of the governing authority. Candidates need to fill in the required details regarding their personal as well as educational information. The candidates will get user ID and password after the completion of the process.

College/Institute Selection: The candidates will be able to access the complete list of colleges both medical and dental in Kerala, and they have to pick the courses/college/institution they wish to join. Candidates will be able to fill in as many choices in the decreasing order of preference. They can keep a printout of the option filing sheet for future reference before submitting the online registration form. Candidates have to fill in fresh choices for the second round of counseling as per the available vacant seat as because the choices made in the previous round will not be considered.

Certificate/Document Verification: The candidates have to bring their original certificates/documents along with the self attested copies and passport size photos to the counseling centres to get verified on scheduled date and time. The documents in particular, NEET scores will be verified by the counseling committee.

Merit List declaration: Kerala state merit lists includes common merit list and reserved category merit lists including names of registered candidates will be displayed on the official website of CEE.

Admission & Seat Allotment: The counseling will be conducted in two rounds i.e., first and second. Results of seat allotment of every round will be displayed in the official website of the CEE. Admission will be based on NEET UG score and choices filled in by the candidates at times of filling up of the application form.

Reporting: Candidates have to report to the concerned college for admission with relevant certificates and documents for verification and prescribed tuition fees.

Documents required for counseling:

• NEET UG admit card
• NEET UG result/score card
• Class 10 and 12 examination certificate and mark sheet
• Proof of Nativity
• Non-Creamy layer certificate from concerned Village Officer for community reservation claims.
• Community certificate in original from relevant Tahsildar in case of applying for SC/ST quota.
• Original Certificates in support for claims for special reservation in case applying for special reservation quota seats.
• Inter-caste marriage certificate from concerned Tahsildar if applicable
• Self-attested copy of medical certificate from District Medical Board in case applying for PwD quota
• Income Certificate, if applicable
•  NCC Certificate, if applicable
• Sports Certificate, if applicable
• Any other certificate, as applicable

Counseling procedure highlights

Seat Matrix as per reservation policy in Govt./ Govt. Aided Medical/Dental Colleges and State Quota seats in Private Medical/Dental Colleges:

Types of reservation	Category	Reservation
1	Scheduled Caste	10%
2	Scheduled Tribe	10%
3	Socially Economic and Backward Classes	30%

Special Category Reservation in Government Medical and Dental Colleges:

Government Medical Colleges
Category	Total Seats
Ex-Servicemen Quota	6
Defence Killed in Action	5
Serving Defence Quota	2
Jew Community	1
Sports Quota	7
NCC Quota	2
Government Dental Colleges
Ex-Servicemen Quota	2
Defence Killed in Action	1
Serving Defence Quota	1
Jew Community	1
Sports Quota	2
NCC Quota	1

 State Medical Cutoffs:

The NEET 2018 ranks and marks secured by the last candidates to secure seats in the Government Medical Colleges of Kerala are given below based on the data available by Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) and State Counseling Authority, to be used for reference purpose only:

Admission Cancellation and Fee Refund:

• If a seat has been allotted to a candidate after first round of allotment, it is compulsory for the candidate to remit the fee and report to the college for admission, even if s/he is not satisfied with the allotment. Only after fee is remitted and the candidate has reported for admission to the college, s/he will be allowed to move to further rounds of allotment process.
• Candidates, who fail to remit the fee in stipulated period of time, i.e. the last date as prescribed, will lose their present allotment and as well as all other existing options one registered at the time of registration of options. This would eventually stop them from going further in the subsequent counselling phases.
• The requisite fee as applicable for the seat allotted will be mentioned in allotment memo issued by CEE and it will have to be remitted online to the account of CEE in specified branches of SBT (State Bank of Travancore). The time schedule for remittance of fee will be notified by CEE after seat allotment. After the fee is remitted, the bank will issue a receipt which should be printed by the candidate from online payment page, as a proof of remittance of fee.
• In case one doesn’t receive any allotment on first stage, they would not need to remit any fee. However, they will have to go through fee remittance and admission process, as and when they are allotted a seat. Failure to remit the fee after allotment will lead to deletion of all the options from the candidate’s registration page and no further chance will be given to re-enter the options.
• Candidates who have paid excess admission fee: If a candidate has paid any excess fee (in case admission fee for seat allotted in subsequent phases was lesser than earlier allotted seat), it will be refunded to candidates after the process of seat allotment and admissions for that year closes. It must be noted that no interest will be paid to such candidates.
• Candidates who cancel their admission before last date: If a candidate who took admission in a particular course and college, cancels his/her admission before the last date or last allotment notified by CEE, by obtaining a transfer certificate, he/she will be eligible for refund of fees.

Choice Filling for 2021 MCC counseling

Maharashtra	Tamil Nadu	Rajasthan
Bihar	Andhra Pradesh	Telangana
Kerala	Uttar Pradesh	Jharkhand
West Bengal	Odisha	Haryana
Punjab	Assam	Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh	Meghalaya	Madhya Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir	Tripura	Delhi

FAQs

1. Is there any security deposit for NEET MBBS counseling Kerala?

No, there is no security deposit for NEET counseling in Kerala

2. Can I sit for the mop-up round if I do not apply for NEET counseling round 1?

No, the NEET counseling applications open only once before the Kerala NEET UG counseling Round 1.

3. What are the important documents required in NEET counseling apart from NEET Rank Card, 10th and 12th mark sheet?

You need to have a transfer certificate at the time of the mop-up round allotment and while taking admission into a medical college.

4. Is there any bank guarantee in the Private MBBS colleges in Kerala?

No, there is no bank guarantee in the Kerala Private Medical colleges.

5. Which one is the best Private medical college in Kerala?

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College are among the top MBBS colleges in Kerala.