Kerala NEET Counselling 2025: The Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE) has started conducting the Kerala NEET UG Counselling. The revised information brochure has been released and this counselling process will manage admissions to MBBS and BDS courses in Kerala. Students are advised to go through this article carefully, as all government and private medical and dental colleges in Kerala will accept NEET-UG scores for MBBS and BDS admissions.
In this article, we will provide you with detailed information about the Kerala NEET UG Counselling 2025, including important dates, the online registration form, the Kerala NEET Counselling process, eligibility criteria, participating medical & dental colleges, merit list, seat allotment, documents required for verification, category-wise seat reservation criteria, and NEET UG 2025 release cutoff. Candidates can also download the Kerala NEET UG Counselling ebook for better Kerala NEET UG Counselling guidance.
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Brief Description
Before discussing the details of the Kerala NEET UG Counselling 2025 Procedure, let’s briefly describe NEET 2025.
| Particular | Description |
| Name of Examination | National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) |
| Kerala NEET Counselling Conducted by | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| NEET 2025 Exam Date | May 4, 2025 |
| NEET 2025 Result | June 14, 2025 |
| Score Upload Window Start Date | 16 July 2025 |
| Last Date Score Upload Window | 21 July 2025 |
| Kerala NEET Counselling Conducting Authority | Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala |
| No. of Government MBBS Seats in Kerala | 1755 |
| No. of Private MBBS Seats in Kerala | 3150 |
| No. of Govt BDS Seats in Kerala | 300 |
| No. of Private BDS Seats in Kerala | 1720 |
Kerala NEET UG Round 1 Counselling Dates (Revised)
Here is the Round 1 schedule for the Kerala NEET UG Counselling 2025:
| Particulars | Schedule |
| Score Upload Window Start Date | 16 July 2025 |
| Last Date Score Upload Window | 21 July 2025 |
| Option Registration/Deletion/Re-arrangement for MBBS/BDS Courses | 09.08.2025 to 15.08.2025, 11:59 PM |
| Provisional Allotment to MBBS/BDS Course (Revised and Published) | 16.08.2025 |
| 1st Round Final seat allocation. | 18.08.2025 |
Kerala NEET UG Round 2 Counselling Dates
Here is the Round 2 schedule for the Kerala NEET UG Counselling 2025:
| Display of vacancy position for 2nd round | 3rd week of Aug 2025 |
| Revised Filling of choices/preferences of colleges and quota for provisional allocation of seats through online counselling | 3rd week of Aug 2025 |
| 2nd Round Provisional Seats allocation | 4th week of Aug 2025 |
| 2nd Round Final Seats allocation | 4th week of Aug 2025 |
| Joining of candidates allotted seats in 2nd round of counselling | 1st week of Sept 2025 |
Kerala NEET UG Round 3 Counselling Dates
Here is the Round 3 schedule for the Kerala NEET UG Counselling 2025:
| Display of vacancy position for 3rd round counselling | 2nd week of Sept 2025 |
| Submission of fresh online application with successful transaction of fee for 3rd round counselling (for those not registered in previous rounds) | 2nd week of Sept 2025 |
| Merit list for 3rd round counselling | 3rd week of Sept 2025 |
| Filling of choices/preferences of colleges and quota for provisional allocation of seats through online counselling | 3rd week of Sept 2025 |
| 3rd Round Provisional seats allocation | 3rd week of Sept 2025 |
| 3rd Round Final Seats allocation | 4th week of Sept 2025 |
| Joining of candidates allotted seats in 3rd round of counselling | 4th week of Sept 2025 |
Kerala NEET UG Counselling Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for Kerala NEET UG counselling is are as follows:
| Particular | Description |
|---|---|
| MBBS/BDS Courses Educational Qualification | Candidates who have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology and English individually at the Higher Secondary Examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala or examinations recognised equivalent to that and obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Biotechnology are eligible |
| Age Criteria | The candidate should have completed 17 years of age as of 31-12-2025 |
| Domicile | Aspirants must have a domicile in Kerala |
| Qualifying Entrance Exam | The application seekers should have qualified for the NEET |
Kerala NEET UG Counselling Application Fees
The Kerala NEET UG Counselling application fees is as follow:
| Category | Fees |
|---|---|
| General | 500 |
| SC | 200 |
| ST | NIL |
Kerala NEET Counselling 2025
Candidates who have appeared in NEET UG 2025 and opting for admission to Medical courses shall have to submit their NEET (UG)-2025 result details to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations for preparing the respective State rank lists.
KEAM 2025 Important Points of Kerala MBBS & BDS Admission
- Failure to submit NEET UG 2025 results within the specified deadline will lead to disqualification from the state rank list for Medical and Allied courses.
- Candidates who have already applied for Medical & Allied courses under KEAM 2025 and meet the eligibility as per Prospectus Clause 9.7.5 (ii) & (iii), can upload their NEET result details online through the official portal of the CEE.
Kerala NEET UG Counselling 2025 Procedure
- Step 1- Log in Process: Candidates must log on to the ‘KEAM 2025 Candidate Portal’ to participate in the counselling process.
- Step 2- Option registration page: In the next step, applicants must create a password and click on the ‘open registration’ button on the login page.
- Step 3- Choice filling and locking: The online choice filling of Kerala NEET counselling will look on the screen. A list of colleges will be available with the college, college code, place, courses, and district name.
- Step 4- Kerala NEET seat allotment process: After the choice and locking section, the authority will start Kerala MBBS/BDS seat allotment 2025.
- Step 5- Kerala NEET counselling result: After the seat allotment process, CEE, Kerala, releases Kerala NEET Counselling 2025 results online.
How to Apply
- Step I: The candidate must visit the official website.
- Step 2: Click on the “New Registration” Option.
- Step 3 (Personal Information): After successfully registering and activating the account, candidates must fill in their personal information. Make sure all the information is correct while filling out the application form.
- Step 4 (Upload Photo and Signature): After entering the personal information, the candidate should upload their passport-size photograph of high contrast (The photo must be snapped with a placard containing the candidate’s name and snapping date) and full signature in Hindi and English (Not in capital letter) after duly scanning the same. After uploading the photo and signature, click the “Save & Continue” button.
- Step 5 (Educational Information): After uploading the scanned photo and signature, the candidate should enter their educational information on the computer screen and click the “Save & Continue” button.
- Step 6 (Payment of Counselling Fee): After filling in all the required details, candidates must pay the Counselling Fee. The counselling Fees will not be refunded.
There are the following two modes for payment of the Counselling Fee:
a. Payment by Bank Challan: If the candidate wants to Pay the Counselling Fee through Bank Challan, they should select the offline / NEFT Challan option from the Payment mode appearing on the computer screen download the Challan and get the print and
visiting any Bank up to the scheduled last date, the Counselling Fee may be paid through NEFT mode.
b. Online Payment: If the candidate wants to pay the Counselling Fee Online mode, e.g. Credit Card / Debit Card / Net banking, they should select an online option from the payment mode appearing on the computer screen and “Make the Payment.”
should be made through Credit Card / Debit Card / Net banking. The candidate has to pay a processing charge additional to the Counselling Fee for payment through the online mode
c. Counselling Fee: The application & Counseling Fee is Rs. 3540/- (Including GST) plus Bank charges extra for OC/BC categories and Rs.2950/- (Including GST) plus Bank charges for different SC/ST categories.
Documents Required
Candidates who will be allotted a seat in Kerala NEET UG Counselling will be asked to report with the following documents to complete the admission formalities.
- 10th Certificate
- 12th Certificate
- 12th Mark Sheet
- NEET UG Admit Card
- NEET UG Result/ Scorecard
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Domicile Certificate (for Kerala candidates only)
- Certificate of Sub Category, If Applicable
- ID Proof (Aadhaar Card/ Voter card etc)
Kerala NEET UG Counselling 2025 Seat Reservation
This section provides detailed information about Kerala NEET UG Counselling category-wise seat reservation criteria; you can check the seat reservation percentage of general, SC, ST, OBC, and PH categories.
| Category | Reservation |
| State Merit (SM) | 60% |
| Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) | – |
| Ezhava (EZ) | 9% |
| Muslim (MU) | 8% |
| Other Backward Hindu (BH) | 3% |
| Latin Catholic and Anglo-Indian (LA) | 3% |
| Dheevara and related communities (DV) | 2% |
| Viswakarma and related communities (VK) | 2% |
| Kusavan and associated communities (KN) | 1% |
| Other Backward Christian (BX) | 1% |
| Kudumbi (KU) | 1% |
| Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes | – |
| Scheduled Castes (SC) | 8% |
| Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 2% |
Selection Procedure
- The Exam conducting authority will make the merit list of the selected candidates for admission after the NEET State Counselling.
- Admission Seekers will be selected based on their rank obtained and choice filled during counselling.
- Admission Seekers must report to the allotted college for admission and all required documents.
- If any student fails to report to the allotted college within the given time, the seat of this candidate will be forfeited.
Kerala NEET Counselling Previous Year Infomation
Students, if you want the previous year’s Seat Matrix, Result, Merit List, Cutoff etc. We have mentioned in the table below; you can check.
| NEET UG Counselling Guide 2025 | |
|---|---|
| State-wise MBBS/BDS Counselling Guide eBook 2025 | 📥 Download |
| MCC NEET UG Counselling Guide eBook 2025 | 📥 Download |
| AACCC AYUSH NEET Counselling Guide eBook 2025 | 📥 Download |
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