Overview

• The Supreme Court declined to stay the Kerala High Court’s July 10 order reinstating the original 1:1:1 standardization formula.
• With the state forgoing an appeal, the revised KEAM 2025 rank list is now in effect for admissions ahead of the AICTE’s August 14 cutoff.
• A bench led by Justice P. S. Narasimha emphasized minimal judicial intervention to prevent uncertainty in examination-based selections.
• On July 1, Kerala had reweighted subject marks in KEAM from a 1:1:1 ratio to 5:3:2 to address perceived disadvantages of State syllabus students.
• The Supreme Court has reserved the question of the state’s authority to amend exam criteria for a hearing in four weeks.