Roshan Raju of Ayyampuzha in Ernakulam district topped the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) entrance test 2026 in the engineering stream and Vinayak Narayan of Potta, Thrissur district has bagged the first rank in the pharmacy stream.

Higher Education Minister Roji M. John declared the results in Kochi on Saturday (June 27, 2026). Dhyan Tej Manappatti of Cheruvanchery, Kannur, is the second rank holder, and Vismaya K. R of Eravathur, Thrissur, is the third rank holder in the engineering stream.

Jessae Jestin of Ollur, Thrissur got the second rank and Diya Fathima of Kavanoor, Malappuram secured the third rank in pharmacy respectively.

The engineering rank list had been prepared applying the new normalisation formula, which was approved by the previous Left Front government. Of the first 100 rank holders in the engineering rank list, 48 candidates are from the State syllabus and 47 from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Of the first 5,000 ranks, 2,721 are from the State stream while 2,029 are from the CBSE.

The Minister said that the option registration for the first phase of allotment will begin on June 30, 2026 and conclude on July 4, 2026. The first allotment will begin from July 8, 2026, onwards. As per the guidelines issued by the All India Council for Technical Education, the admission for B. Tech programmes has to be completed before August 1, 2026, he said.