Kerala State Government conducts Kerala PSC (Public Service Commission) exam to appoint eligible applicants for different posts within the State. Kerala PSC exam is conducted each year and includes three stages in the exam. These stages include preliminary, mains, and personality test/interview based on which the eligible candidates get shortlisted.
Kerala PSC’s job roles and responsibilities include assisting the Government on the issues concerning Civil Services. Also, the department is responsible for publishing job notifications that are announced regularly. So, let’s know further about the exam pattern and marking scheme without wasting much time.
Kerala PSC 2021 will include written exams, practical tests, physical efficiency tests, and interviews to select the best candidate for the post.
Events | Exam Date |
Admit Card issue date | January 2021 |
Prelims exams | February 1st week, 2021 |
Result declaration of Kerala PSC | May-June 2021 |
Application form (Mains Exam) | 1st – 2nd week of August 2021 |
Mains Examination | September – November |
Applicants planning to take the Kerala PSC 2021 test must refer to the below information to get more details about the exam.
Name of the exam | Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) Exam |
Organizing body | Kerala Public Service Commission |
Style of exam | Kerala KAS exam is divided into three phases including:
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There are two papers in Kerala PSC 2021 prelims while applicants post-qualifying the prelims are supposed to appear in three main exams.
Please note the information about Prelims and Mains exam below:
Characteristics | Prelims Exam Info |
Exam Mode | Online/Offline (OMR) |
Total Papers | Two |
Name of papers | General Studies Paper I and General Paper II |
Total Marks | 100 marks for every paper |
Maximum Marks | 200 |
Timing of the exam | 1:30 hours |
Maximum time period | 3 Hours |
Type of questions asked | MCQs |
Mode of Exam | English, Malayalam, and Other Regional Language based on the notified post. |
Options given in the question paper | 4 |
Kerala PSC 2021 Marking Scheme | For every correct option, applicants will get one marks |
Negative Marking | Yes |
Mode of Exam | Descriptive |
Total Papers | Three |
Paper Weights | General Studies Paper I, General Paper II, and General Paper III |
Marks of each paper | 100 marks for each paper |
Maximum Marks | 300 |
Time limit | 2 hours for each paper |
Maximum time allowed | 6 Hours |
Nature of questions | Descriptive written |
Mode of Exam | English, Malayalam, and Other Regional Language based on the notified post. |
Options count in MCQs | NO MCQ |
Negative Marking | No |
Different sections that are included in the prelims are presented below:
Papers | Sections | Maximum allocated Marks |
General Studies Paper I | Geography, Reasoning, History, World History, Kerala Cultural Heritage, Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability, Public Administration, Social Justice, Political System, Indian Constitution, Governance, and International Relations | 100 |
General Studies Paper-II | Part I: General Studies | 100 |
Part II: Language Proficiency Tamil/Kannada/Malayalam | ||
Part III: English |
There are two papers in the prelims - General Studies, and Language Proficiency. Both of these papers will have MCQs.
The time given for each paper is 1 hour 30 minutes.
The mode of the paper is English and Malayalam language.
Check all the details related to the Kerala PSC Mains 2021 exam papers.
Papers | Sections | Maximum Marks |
General Studies Paper I | Indian and History of Kerala, World History, and Kerala Cultural Heritage | 100 |
General Studies Paper II | Paper-II | 100 |
General Studies Paper III | Geography, Economics and Planning, and Current Issues in both Geography and Economics and Planning | 100 |
Kerala PSC 2021 Mains exam is an explanatory and descriptive type of paper. There will be three papers i.e. Paper I, II, and III.
The weightage of each paper is 100 marks, and the time limit is 120 minutes for each.
Aspirants get the option to write answers in any of the languages including English or Malayalam language.
The interview is conducted for those applicants who have cleared the mains exam. The total marks of the interview are 50.
Candidates can refer to the beneath information to get more details about the Kerala PSC 2021 marking scheme.
For Descriptive papers, the marking scheme will be based on the kind of questions asked.
For MCQs, candidates will get 1 mark for each correct option while 1/3rd mark will be deducted for every incorrect option.
Thus it is important to choose answers wisely.
Aspirants will get enough time between the prelims and the mains to easily prepare for all the stages of the Kerala PSC 2021 exam.
Since the syllabus for both prelims and mains will not be the same, it is important to prepare an effective strategy while preparing for the exams.
It will be useful if you learn the Malayalam language as it will help you improve your overall scores.
Make sure to refer to the latest national and international news to help you get a good score in the general studies section.
Detailed understanding and responsiveness about Kerala government applications and guidelines will increase your chances of scoring better.
Make crisp notes so that you can revise the course later.
Also doing more mock tests and last year’s question papers will help you a lot in improving your performance. Moreover, you can judge your shortcomings and stronger points post, giving more tests for Kerala PSC.
Applicants willing to take this exam next year will find the information helpful. The exact dates of the KPSC 2021 exam are not out yet. Please stay in touch with us for more information.