Thiruvananthapuram: The delay in setting the criteria for the consolidation of plus two marks with the entrance score, is creating anxiety among the students who wrote the Kerala Engineering Architecture and Medical (KEAM).

The Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice, R Bindu, on June 24 assured that the results will be out within two days. But, the time for submitting the marks of class 12 has been extended again till 12 pm, July 3. This further pushed back the release of the results.

The Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations is unable to proceed as the government is yet to issue clear guidelines on how to consolidate the marks of students from different educational boards.

The delay has left students deeply disappointed, especially as most national-level entrance results have already been announced. Many candidates are awaiting their Kerala ranks to make decisions about their higher education plans.