The Department of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala, has officially announced the dates for the Kerala Plus Two SAY (Save A Year) and improvement exams 2025. These supplementary exams will be conducted from June 23 to June 27, 2025, across selected higher secondary schools in Kerala, all schools in Lakshadweep, and one centre in the Gulf region.
Eligible students can collect the application forms from the schools where they had registered for the March 2025 board exam. Once filled in, along with a passport-size photo attested by the school principal, the forms must be submitted back to the same school.
The school principals will complete the online registration process via the iExaMS portal and issue admission tickets at least three days before the exam begins.
Who Can Apply
- Students who appeared for the March 2025 exam but did not qualify for higher studies can apply for subjects in which they scored below a D+ grade.
- Students who passed all subjects with D+ or above may appear for improvement in one subject only.
- Private compartmental candidates are not eligible for the improvement exams.
- Those appearing for Biology will have to sit for both Botany and Zoology.
- Students not registered for March 2025 exams are not eligible.
The SAY Practical Exams will be held on June 4 and 5, 2025 at selected centres. However, students who had already appeared for practicals in January/February 2025 do not need to reappear.
Application Fees
- Rs 150 per subject (without practicals)
- Rs 175 per subject (with practicals)
- Rs 500 per subject (improvement exam)
- Rs 40 additional fee for the certificate
- Last date to apply (without late fee): May 27, 2025
- Treasury fee remittance (by schools): May 28, 2025
- Applications with Rs 600 fine accepted till: May 29, 2025
- Treasury remittance with fine: May 30, 2025
- Online candidate registration deadline: May 31, 2025
Subjects without practicals:
- FN: 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM
- AN: 2:00 PM – 4:45 PM
- FN: 9:30 AM – 11:45 AM
- AN: 2:00 PM – 4:15 PM
- Biology: 9:30 AM – 11:55 AM
- Music: 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
| Date | Subjects |
|---|---|
| June 23, 2025 | Part 2 Languages, Computer Science & IT, Chemistry, History, Islamic History & Culture, Business Studies, Communicative English |
| June 24, 2025 | Part 1 English, Geography, Music, Social Work, Geology, Accountancy |
| June 25, 2025 | Mathematics, Part III Languages, Sanskrit Sastra, Psychology, Home Science, Gandhian Studies, Philosophy, Journalism, Computer Science, Statistics |
| June 26, 2025 | Physics, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Electronic Systems |
| June 27, 2025 | Biology, Electronics, Political Science, Sanskrit Sahithya, Computer Application, English Literature |
Students can check the complete date sheet and updates on the official DHSE Kerala website.
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