The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, has begun the third phase of allotment for State Quota seats in Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unani and Medical Allied courses under KEAM 2026. The facility for online option confirmation went live on 24 October on the official website, www.cee.kerala.gov.in.

The process also covers courses under Kerala Agricultural University. These include Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary, Forestry, Fisheries, Co-operation & Banking, Climate Change & Environmental Science, BSc-MSc (Integrated) Biology and Microbiology, and B.Tech Biotechnology.

Option confirmation is compulsory

• Candidates who want their higher-order options considered in Round 3 must log in to their Home page and click the ‘Confirm’ button.
• The requirement applies to candidates who already hold an admission and to those with no allotment in the earlier phases.
• After confirming, candidates can re-arrange higher-order options or delete unwanted ones until 11:00 AM on 28 October 2026.
• Candidates who skip confirmation will keep the admission they received in the second phase.
• Fresh option registration is open only for BVSc & AH courses.
• Unallotted category seats will be converted during this phase.

Allotment and joining timeline

• The provisional allotment will be published on 29 October, based on options received up to 11:00 AM on 28 October.
• The final allotment will be published on 30 October.
• Allotted candidates must download their allotment memo, pay the fee or balance fee shown in it at the allotted college, and join the course.
• Fee payment and joining will run from 31 October to 3 November, with a 4:00 PM deadline on 3 November.
• Colleges must update the details of admitted candidates through OAMS by 5:00 PM on 3 November.
• Candidates who wish to give up seats joined in Phase I or Phase II can do so by forfeiting the Option Registration fee on or before 5:00 PM on 27 October.

Fee norms

• The 2026-27 fee for self-financing Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani colleges has not yet been fixed.
• Candidates allotted to these colleges must provisionally pay the 2025-26 fee.
• They will have to pay the balance if the fee later fixed by the Admission Supervisory Committee, the Government or the High Court is higher.
• Candidates allotted under the SC, ST and OEC categories need not pay tuition fee at the time of admission.
• The same applies to candidates covered by the Government Orders of 20 June 2005 and 23 May 2014, and to those from Sreechitra Home, Juvenile Home and Nirbhaya Home.
• If such candidates are allotted Management quota seats, they must pay the fee shown in the allotment memo and will not get any fee concession.

Key warnings for candidates

• Confirm options only for courses and colleges you are sure to join.
• Candidates who do not take admission within the stipulated time will lose their allotment.
• Such candidates will also be barred from further centralised allotment for medical and medical allied courses.
• Candidates on the AACCC ineligible list will not be considered for the Round 3 allotment.
• Seats left vacant after this round will be filled through Stray Vacancy Allotment. Details will be announced later.

Candidates can call the CEE helpline at 0471 2332120 for queries and should check the official website regularly for updates.