Kerala PSC (KPSC Thulasi/PSC Thulasi) Exam 2023, Eligibility, Syllabus, Result and More

Particulars	Details
Name of the organization Kerala Kerala Kerala	Kerala Public Service Commission
Exam Level	State Level
Frequency	Annually
Job Location	Kerala
Mode of Application	Online
Exam Mode	Offline
Selection Procedure	Phase 1: Preliminary Exam Phase 2: Mains examination Phase 3: Interview
Language of English	English and Malayalam

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Kerala PSC/ KPSC Thulasi Notification 2022

Kerala PSC/ KPSC Thulasi Eligibility Criteria 2022

Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi Eligibility: Nationality

The candidate must fulfill the nationality criteria as follows:

1. The candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. He/She should be a resident of Kerala.

Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi Eligibility: Educational Qualification

Post Name	Educational Qualification
Last Grade Servant (LGS)	Candidates must have completed the 7th grade from a recognized university.
Typist	Candidates must have completed the SSLC or equivalent certification from a recognized board, as well as the following skills: Lower Grade Certificate in Malayalam Typewriting Lower Should Possess a Grade Certificate in KGTE or MGTE English Typewriting Six-month certification in Microsoft Office and DTP
Clerk Typist	SSLC or equivalent certification from a recognized board, as well as the following skills: They must also have a Malayalam Typewriting Lower Grade Certificate. When applying for the position, candidates must have a Lower Grade Certificate in KGTE English Typewriting & Computer Processing.
Lower Division Clerk	SSLC or equivalent certification from a recognized board
Stenographer	Candidates must have completed the 10th grade or SSLC with the following skills: Lower Grade Certificate in Malayalam Typewriting from KGTE When applying for the position, candidates must have a Higher Grade Certificate in KGTE English Typewriting & Computer Processing. KGTE ShortHand English (Lower) Certificate
Office Attendant, and Secretariat Office Attendant	Candidates must have completed 10th grade, SSLC, or equivalent certification.
Assistant Professor in Reproductive Medicine	Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, M.Ch./DNB (Super Specialty) In the absence of the foregoing, MS/MD/DNB(O&G) and National Board Fellowship/post-doctoral fellowship/Special training in Reproductive Medicine for two years in a recognized teaching/training center Requires a recognized specialized qualification in the topic and three years of teaching experience in Reproductive Medicine as a Resident/Registrar/Demonstrator/Tutor in a recognized Medical College.
Agronomist	Agronomy Master's Degree (First or Second Class) Five years of state-level agriculture planning experience
Scientific Officer (Biology) (Physics) (Chemistry)	Post Graduate Degree in the respective subject fisheries fisheries fisheries fisheries
Fisheries Extension Officer	A bachelor's degree in Fisheries Science from a reputable university OR a master's degree in Fisheries Science, Industrial Fisheries, Mariculture, or a related field.
Medical Social Worker	MSW or MA/MSc in Psychology from a UGC-recognized University/Institute established by the Government of Kerala/National Institutes established by the Government of India
Regional Manager - Society Category	MBA (Finance) or Membership in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, with 3(three) years of experience in Managerial / Supervisory cadre in Cooperative Institutions / Scheduled Banks / Government OR Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Science/Arts/Commerce
Matron (Female) (Engineering/ Polytechnic Hostels)	S.S.L.C. Experience working as a female housekeeper or matron in a hostel or other institution
Computer Assistant Grade-II	Pass the 12th grade or its equivalent. Possess Higher Grade Certificate in English Typewriting (KGTE) and Computer Word Processing (or equivalent)
Fire and Rescue Officer	Must have completed the 12th grade or its equivalent examination. A valid current driver's license with an endorsement for driving a heavy goods vehicle or a heavy passenger vehicle with a badge is required. Must meet the commission's physical qualifications
Overseer Grade 3/Work Superintendent Grade 2	Must have passed S.S.L.C
Sales Assistant	A degree from a reputable university Ability to communicate in English, Hindi, and Malayalam
Statistical Assistant Grade 2/Statistical Investigator Grade 2	A bachelor's degree from a recogniscientific scientificstitution in economics, statistics, mathematics, or commerce with statistics.

Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi Eligibility: Age Limit

The candidate must fulfill the age criteria as follows:
 

Kerala PSC Post Name	Kerala PSC Age Limit
Last Grade Servant (LGS)	18 years to 36 years
Clerk Typist	18 years to 41 years
Typist	18 years to 36 years
Stenographer	18 years to 36 years lower lower lower lower
Lower Division Clerk	18 years to 39 years
Office Attendant, and Secretariat Office Attendant	18 years to 36 years
Assistant Professor in Reproductive Medicine	25 years to 45 years
Agronomist	25 years to 50 years scientific scientific scientific
Scientific Officer (Biology) (Physics) (Chemistry)	20 years to 36 years
Fisheries Extension Officer	18 years to 36 years administrative
Administrative Officer - Society Category	18 years to 50 years administrative
Administrative Officer - General Category	18 years to 45 years medical medical medical
Medical Social Worker	21 years to 36 years regional regional regional regional regional
Regional Manager - Society Category	18 years to 50 years regional regional regional regional regional
Regional Manager - General Category	18 years to 45 years
Matron (Female) (Engineering/ Polytechnic Hostels)	35 years to 50 years computer computer computer computer
Computer Assistant Grade-II	18 years to 32 years
Fire and Rescue Officer	18 years to 26 years
Overseer Grade 3/Work Superintendent Grade 2	18 years to 36 years sales sales sales
Sales Assistant	18 years to 36 years
Statistical Assistant Grade 2/Statistical Investigator Grade 2	19 years to 36 years

Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi: Age Relaxation

Categorie	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe	5 years
OBCs (non-creamy layer)	3 years
Widows	5 years physically
Physically Disabled or Handicapped (P.H)	10 years below below below
Below Poverty Line	3 years other
Other PwBD Candidates	5 years
Ex-Servicemen	The maximum age limit will be relaxed to the extent of the period of service put in by them in the Defence Forces and the period of unemployment on discharge up to a maximum of five years

• For stream 2 vacancies, the candidate must have consistent working experience under any government official in Kerala state, in addition to the fundamental qualifications listed above, and must not have any form of penalty, suspension, or criminal offenses during their 3-5 years working term.
• For stream 3 positions, the applicant must have completed the probationary period in the government cadre and be under the age of 50.

Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi: Salary Structure

Post Name	Salary Structure
Assistant Professor in Anatomy	As per UGC Norms
Head of Section in Architecture	Rs. 42500-87000
Agricultural Officer	Rs. 39500 – 83000
Assistant Engineer (Electrical)	Rs. 39,500-83,000/-
Lecturer in Dance (Kerala Natanam)	Rs. 36,600-79,200/-
Legal Assistant Gr. II	Rs. 29,200-62,400/-
Draftsman Gr. I	Rs. 27,100-63,200/-
Draftsman Gr. II	Rs. 23100-58700 Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Technician Gr. II (Prosthetics/Orthotics/Leatherworks)	Rs. 25,200-54,000/
Nurse Gr. II	Rs. 20000-45800/
Divisional Accounts Officers	Rs. 19440 – 34430/-
Artist Modeller	Rs. 19,000-43,600 /-
Architectural Draftsman Gr. III	Rs. 19,000-43,600 /-

Kerala PSC Application Form 2022

Given below are the steps to apply for the Kerala PSC exam 2022:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of the Kerala Public Service Commission.
• Step 2: Click on the link for One Time Registration link. The candidate will be redirected to a new OTR portal.
• Step 3: Sign up and enter all the mandatory details such as Name, Date of Birth, Father’s Name, etc.
• Step 4: On successful registration, the Registration ID and Password will be generated.
• Step 5: Visit the Kerala PSC Thulasi website and log in with these credentials.
• Step 6: Look for the post you wish to apply for and click on the “Apply Online” Link.
• Step 7: Fill in all the necessary details in the application form carefully.
• Step 8: Verify all the details and submit the application form by clicking on the “Registration Card”.
• Step 9: Take a printout of the application form for future reference.

Kerala PSC Admit Card 2022

How to Download Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi Admit Card 2022?

• Visit the Kerala Public Service Commission's official website or click on the direct link for the Kerala PSC Hall Ticket.
• Enter your login credentials.
• On the screen, the Kerala PSC Admit Card will show.
• Check the information and save the admission card.
• Make a copy of the admit card.

Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi Exam Pattern

• Each paper is 90 minutes long in total.
• The paper will be written in English and Malayalam.
• Multiple-choice questions will be asked.

Papers	Sections	Maximum Marks
General Studies Paper I	History, World History, Kerala Cultural Heritage, Geography, Reasoning, Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability, Public Administration, Social Justice, Indian Constitution, Governance, Political System, and International Relations	100
General Studies Paper-II	Part I: General Studies	100
Part II: Language Proficiency Tamil/Kannada/Malayalam
Part III: English Language Proficiency

Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi Mains: Exam Pattern

• The Kerala PSC Mains exam is divided into three papers.
• Each paper is 120 minutes long in total.
• The paper will be written in English, Malayalam, and Hindi (optional).

Papers	Sections	Maximum Marks	Duration
General Studies Paper-Indian Indian Indian Indian	Indian and Kerala History, World History, and Kerala Cultural Heritage	100	120 Minutes
General Studies Paper-Indian	Indian Constitution, Polity, Public Administration, Science and Technology and Current Issues in given topics	100	120 Minutes
General Studies Paper-geography geography geography geography geography geography geography	Geography, Economics and Planning, and Current Issues in both Geography and Economics and Planning	100	120 Minutes

A general view and comparison of the Exam Pattern of KPSC Prelims and Mains Exam is provided below-
 

Characteristics	Prelims Exam Info	Mains Exam Info
Mode of Exam	Online/Offline (OMR)	Descriptive
Paper Count	2	3
Paper Weights	General Studies Paper I and General Paper II	General Studies Paper I, General Paper II, and General Paper paper
Paper Marks	100 marks for each paper	100 marks for each paper
Maximum Marks	200	300
Timing per paper	90 Minutes for each paper	2 hours for each paper
Maximum time allowed	3 Hours	6 Hours
Questions Nature	MCQs	Descriptive written medium
Medium of Exam	English, Malayalam, and Other Regional Language based on the notified post.	English, Malayalam, and Other Regional Languages based on the notified post.
Options count in MCQs	4	-
Kerala PSC Marking Schema	Correct Answer adds 1 Marks each The wrong Answer deducts 1.3 Mark	-
Negative Marking	Yes	No

Kerala PSC Syllabus

Paper	Sections	Important Topics
General Studies Paper I	Indian and Kerala History	Ancient India: Art, literature and Art Architecture Culture, Popular Dynasties and their activities and movements
Modern Period: Modern Indian History, India before and after Independence with reorganisation and consolidation, All religious and social reform movements in 19th and 20th century, and
Kerala History: Kerala Social and Politics movements before Independence, Kerala State Establishment, Governments, Political parties with their movements, and Landmark policies and legislation
World History	The industrial revolution, Redraw of National boundaries, Globalisation, World wars, Colonisation and decolonisation, and Capitalism, Communism, and Socialism –concerning their effects and forms in the society
Public Administration, Social Justice, Indian Constitution, Governance, Political System, and International Relations	Indian Constitution and its salient features, Constitutional Authorities, Responsibilities and Functions of the Union and the Parliament, States and State Legislatures, Judiciary in India, Principles of Administrative Law, etc.
Geography	Earth Motion, Seasons, Solar system, Atmosphere, Climate factors and elements, Concept of time, Geophysical phenomena, Hydrological Disasters, Continental and Marine Resources, etc.
Reasoning, Mental Ability & Simple Arithmetic	Coding-Decoding, Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability, Venn Diagram, Problems based on Calendar, Clock, and Age, Number series, Problems related to Shapes and their subsections and Relations, etc.
General Studies Paper-II	General Studies (Part I)	Economy: Indian economy after the independence eve And after the reform movements
Agriculture: Pricing of agriculture inputs and outputs, Green Revolution, Irrigation, Issues in Public Distribution System and Food Security, etc.
Infrastructure: Water Supply and Sanitation, Meaning and significance of infrastructure, and Infrastructure in Indian Economy, etc.
Industry: Industrial Policy, Small-Scale sector, SEZ and industrialization, e-Commerce, Growth and pattern of industrialization, Productivity in the industrial sector, etc.
Finance: Indian Tax System, Centre-State financial relation, GST: Concept and Implications, Government Budgeting, Indian Public Finance, etc.
Population: Growth Trends and Patterns, Unemployment trends and their effects
Kerala: Economy and Developmental Model, etc.
Language Proficiency for all Languages (Part II and III)	Synonyms, Antonyms, Tenses, Active Voice, Passive Voice, Adverbs, Adjectives, Punctuation, Prepositions, Pronouns, Error Correction, etc.

 

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Kerala PSC/KPSC Thulasi Mains: Syllabus

Before applying for the KPSC exam, the candidate must be aware of the syllabus. Without accurate knowledge of the topics, the candidate will not be able to appear for the exam confidently and will not qualify for it as well. 
 

Section	Important Topics
Indian and Kerala History	Ancient India: Art, literature and architecture, culture, Popular Dynasties, and their activities and movements Modern Period: Modern Indian History, India before and after Independence with reorganization and consolidation, All religious and social reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Kerala History: Kerala Social and Politics movements before Independence, Kerala State Establishment, Governments, Political parties with their movements, and Landmark policies and legislation
World History	The industrial revolution, Redraw of National boundaries, Globalization, World wars, Colonization and decolonization, and Capitalism, Communism, and Socialism –concerning their effects and forms in the society
Kerala Cultural Heritage	Art Forms, sculpture, literature, architecture, society salient features, Tribal Culture, Folk Culture, Pilgrimage, Theatre, and Evolution and History of Malayalam language and its literature, etc.
Public Administration, Social Justice, Indian Constitution, Governance, Political System, and International Relations	Indian Constitution and its salient features, Constitutional Authorities, Responsibilities and Functions of the Union and the Parliament, States and State Legislatures, Judiciary in India, Principles of Administrative Law, etc.
Science and Technology	Technology, Energy, Technology in Space & Defense, Environmental Science, and ICT, etc.
Current Issues	It includes the current issues of all topics/sections in this paper.
Geography	Earth Motion, Seasons, Solar system, Atmosphere, Climate factors and elements, Concept of time, Geophysical phenomena, Hydrological Disasters, Continental and Marine Resources, etc.
Economics and Planning	Economy: Indian economy after the independence eve And after the reform movements
Agriculture	Pricing of agriculture inputs and outputs, Green Revolution, Irrigation, Issues in Public Distribution System and Food Security, etc.
Infrastructure	Water Supply and Sanitation, Meaning and significance of infrastructure, and Infrastructure in Indian Economy, etc.
Industry	Industrial Policy, Small-Scale sector, SEZ and industrialization, e-Commerce, Growth and pattern of industrialization, Productivity in the industrial sector, etc.
Finance	Indian Tax System, Centre-State financial relation, GST: Concept and Implications, Government Budgeting, Indian Public Finance, etc.
Indian Foreign Trade	Composition, Trend, direction, and Structure
Population	Growth Trends and Patterns, Unemployment trends and their effects, etc.
Kerala Economy	Population, Agriculture, Infrastructure, and service sectors, etc.
Kerala Development Model	Power Devolution, Planning, Tourism, Disaster Management, etc.
Current Issues in both Geography and Economics and Planning	It includes the current issues of all topics/sections in this paper.

Kerala PSC Result

• Visit the Kerala Public Service Commission's official website.
• Select the "Results" option at the top of the page.
• Fill in the blanks with the necessary information.
• Then, press the "Submit" button.
• Those who want to see the Rank List or Shortlists for their post can do so by selecting the appropriate option.
• After viewing the rank/shortlist, choose the download option to get the list.
• If your name appears, it means you have been shortlisted or qualified for the applied post. Press "Ctrl+F" and input your Register number/Name; if your name appears, it means you have been shortlisted or qualified for the applied position.
• Candidates can now download and save the pdf file for future use.

 

 

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