Hello Aspirant,

Yes of course they can write KEAM 2021 exam but there is point which to be noted that according to the eligibility criteria for KEAM 2021 eligible candidates for admission are Keralites, Non-Keralites 1 and Non-Keralites 2. So if you have not studied in Kerala then you belongs to NK 2 category and candidates of this category will be given admission to government and management quota seats in B.Tech programmes offered by government-controlled self-financing colleges and private self-financing engineering. These (NK 2) students will only get admission when the seats will remain vacant after allotment of Keralites and Non-Keralites 1 Candidates. Also the candidates belonging to NK 2 category will not be offered any Communal/ Special/ Persons with Disabilities reservation or any fee concession.

Apart from the above criteria you should also fulfil the other parameters :-

** The candidate should hold the Indian Nationality.

** The candidates minimum age should be 17 years as in December 2021 and there is no maximum age limit.

** The candidate should have qualified Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or equivalent examination with minimum 45% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics if not studied Chemistry then the marks of Computer Science will be considered. Further, if the candidate has also not studied Computer Science along with Chemistry, then the marks in Biotechnology will be considered by the authorities.

** But if the candidate has not studied any of the above mentioned subjects, the scores of Biology will be considered.

For complete details kindly check out the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/keam-eligibility-criteria

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!