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News18
17-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Kerala HC Cancels KEAM Result After Last-Minute Change In Prospectus
Last Updated: Justice D K Singh ruled that the revised method of calculating engineering entrance ranks negatively impacted CBSE syllabus students. The Kerala government has appealed against the High Court single bench order that nullified the KEAM rank list. The Division Bench will review the appeal on Thursday. The High Court declared the Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical (KEAM) exam results published by the government invalid. It used a new formula for consolidating marks, reported ANI. The single bench also instructed a revision of the KEAM rank list. The state government released the KEAM results last week, applying the new formula that addressed longstanding concerns from Kerala syllabus students about mark reductions due to consolidation. Hana Fathima, a student who completed Plus Two under the CBSE syllabus, filed a petition challenging the mark consolidation in the rank list. The Plus Two student approached the High Court, questioning this process, the ANI report added. The High Court accepted the student's argument that the prospectus was altered at the final stage of the admission process. The verdict considered that CBSE students lost the weightage they previously had due to the new mark consolidation equation. The government had announced that the rank list was prepared by combining marks from the entrance exam and Plus Two results. There were complaints that the former equation caused Kerala syllabus students to score 15 to 20 marks less than CBSE students. Justice D K Singh ruled that the revised method of calculating engineering entrance ranks negatively impacted CBSE syllabus students. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, released the rank list for the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) Entrance Exam 2025 on July 1. The entrance exams were held from April 23 to 29. The engineering exams were conducted daily during the afternoon session, from 2 pm to 5 pm. The pharmacy entrance test took place over multiple sessions. On April 24, there were two sessions — one from 11:30 am to 1 pm, and another from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. The final pharmacy session was held on April 29 from 10 am to 11:30 am. view comments First Published: July 10, 2025, 08:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC quashes last-minute change to '25 KEAM exam
The Kerala high court on Wednesday quashed a last-minute change to Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) 2025 examination prospectus on the weightage of marks in different subjects, calling it 'illegal, arbitrary, and unjustified'. HC quashes last-minute change to '25 KEAM exam The single bench of Justice DK Singh delivered the ruling on a batch of writ petitions filed by students who passed the 10 + 2 examinations under CBSE and had appeared for the KEAM 2025. The petitioners argued that the change, issued on July 1, just an hour before the rank list was published, altered the method for calculating final scores of candidates and it was done to favour those who studied under the state syllabus. The change in the prospectus stated that while the KEAM marks and 10 + 2 board exam marks would be maintained in a 50:50 ratio, in respect of the marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, the marks obtained would be in the ratio of 5:3:2 instead of the earlier 1:1:1. The results of the KEAM exam, for which over 86,000 students appeared this year for admission to engineering, architecture and medical courses in the state, were announced on July 1, exactly one hour after the prospectus was changed. The exams were conducted between April 23 and 29 this year. PG Pramod, senior government pleader, argued that the clause 1.6 of the prospectus gives the government powers to make changes to the prospectus at any point of time. The HC noted that while the government may possess the power, how it chooses to exercise the power is another matter. 'On 14.05.2025, the score cards of the students relating to the entrance examinations were declared on the website, and the students were directed to submit their marks obtained in class 10 + 2 examinations. When the authorities have full data before them and found that the students from the Kerala stream have not done very well in the examination, they decided to change the formulae in the most arbitrary, illegal and unjustified manner,' the bench said. 'The change in the prospectus is set aside. The Commissioner for the Entrance Examinations is directed to publish the rank list in accordance with the prospectus which was issued on 19.02.2025,' the judge said. Reacting to the HC ruling, Kerala higher education minister R Bindu indicated that the state government may appeal against the single-judge order. 'The state's only aim is to ensure fairness and justice for all students. The government does not have any other ulterior motives. All decisions were made in a transparent manner,' she said. .
India Today
09-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Kerala High Court quashes KEAM 2025 rank list over last-minute prospectus change
In a blow to the state government, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday struck down the KEAM 2025 (Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Entrance Examination) rank list, calling a last-minute change to the prospectus 'illegal, arbitrary, and unjustified.'The court directed the authorities to publish a revised rank list as per the original, unamended DK Singh, delivering the order, said, 'The change in the prospectus one hour before the publication of the rank list after the examination is wholly unjustified, illegal, and arbitrary.'advertisement The court observed that the timing of the decision 'appears suspect,' noting that 'prima facie, it appears that somebody looked at the results and found that students from the Kerala stream had not done fairly good, and to satisfy the constituency, such a mala fide decision in an arbitrary manner was taken.'The government had amended the prospectus on the day of the rank list release, changing the weightage ratio of marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry from the original 1:1:1 to 5:3:2. The court ordered the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations to publish a fresh rank list based on the unamended prospectus issued on February 19, 2025.'Such an exercise of power is wholly arbitrary, illegal, unjustified, and cannot be countenanced on any ground,' the court said while disposing of the to the verdict, State Higher Education Minister Dr R Bindu said the matter would be discussed with the Chief Minister before deciding on the next course of action.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Kerala
New Indian Express
01-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Kerala High Court directs state government to take strict action against ragging
KOCHI: Kerala High Court has held that the state government must frame a stringent law providing severe punishment for ragging activities in educational institutions to stop the menace so that no other student loses his/her life for the unruly, rowdy conduct of the undisciplined students. The state should also make sure that the guilty are not left unpunished. Justice D K Singh also said that though the UGC anti-ragging regulations are strict, they have not deterred the unruly behaviour and conduct of the students. The regulations are not enough to curb ragging activity in its entirety. The court issued the order while disposing of a petition filed by Kanthanathan R, suspended assistant warden, and M K Narayanan, suspended dean of the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, seeking to quash the disciplinary action following the death of Sidharthan J S, a second-year student of the college, following ragging. The court said the decision of the university to keep the disciplinary proceedings in abeyance against them on the ground that the highest authority has intervened is against the scheme of the University Act and the Statutes of the University. The court made it clear that in view of the communication on September 27, 2024, by the chancellor to the vice-chancellor, the university is directed to proceed against the petitioners.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Enact stringent law prescribing severe punishment for ragging: Kerala high court tells govt
Kochi: High court has urged the state govt to enact a stringent law prescribing severe punishment for ragging in educational institutions, noting that such a measure is essential to curb the menace that continues to claim the lives of students due to the unruly and violent conduct of undisciplined peers. The bench of Justice D K Singh observed that the state must also ensure that those found guilty of ragging are not let off unpunished. The court made these remarks while considering the petitions filed by M K Narayanan and R Kanthanathan, the dean and assistant hostel warden, respectively, of the Pookode campus of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. The petitioners had challenged the disciplinary proceedings initiated against them following the death by suicide of J S Sidharthan, a second-year BVSc student, who was allegedly subjected to brutal ragging. Disposing of the petitions, HC directed the university to proceed with the departmental proceedings against the petitioners and complete the same within three months. It also mandated that the petitioners cooperate fully with the inquiry. Further, HC instructed the university to ensure appropriate action is taken against the students found responsible for Sidharthan's death. Sidharthan was found hanging in the hostel bathroom on Feb 18, 2024. Following the incident, the vice-chancellor issued suspension orders against the petitioners on March 5, and a three-member inquiry committee was constituted. The committee's report held both petitioners jointly liable for failing to discharge their duties and responsibilities. Subsequently, the chancellor appointed Justice A Hariprasad, a retired HC judge, to conduct an inquiry into the lapses in the administration of the campus and hostel. His report found that the dean failed in his responsibilities as warden and that the assistant warden also failed to enforce discipline in the men's hostel. The report was also critical of the conduct of the vice-chancellor. The petitioners had challenged the disciplinary proceedings and also the chancellor's communication dated August 12, 2024, which called for action under the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 2010 and asked the management council to respond within 45 days. They contended that the chancellor had no authority under the statute to initiate or direct disciplinary action against them. The court, however, rejected their contentions, holding that the chancellor has wide and overarching powers under the Act, including the authority to issue directions to the university authorities, who are duty-bound to comply.
