KEAM entrance exam today

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala state entrance examination for shortlisting candidates eligible for admission to engineering and pharmacy courses in the state would be held on Thursday.
As many as 1,12,097 candidates are expected to appear for the entrance test. There are test centres in all taluks in the state and apart from this, centres are set up in Ghaziabad, Mumbai and Dubai.
A total of 415 examination centres are set up within the state as part of the efforts to reduce crowding at the exam centres.
The entrance test was originally scheduled on July 24, but was postponed to August 5 owing to date clash with JEE examinations.
The entrance examination, said the authorities, are being carried out by strictly adhering to Covid-19 protocols. Police, fire force, LSGI and health department would together try to ensure that students and those who accompany them follow the Covid protocols.
Special halls would be arranged for Covid-positive candidates, those under quarantine and also for whose body temperature is extraordinarily high. Invigilators have been instructed to wear hand gloves. St Thomas School, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh was declared an exam centre since the Delhi government did not give permission to conduct the test there. In case of doubts regarding the conduct of the examination, candidates and parents may contact KEAM helpline at 0471-2525300.tnn