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Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria 2025: Check Educational Qualification, Age Limit & Other Eligibility Details!

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The Kerala Public Services Commission (KPSC) will release the Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria through the official notification. The candidates satisfying the Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria will be able to apply for the recruitment process. The dates for the examination will be announced by the KPSC soon. 

  • The candidates can download their Kerala PSC KAS Hall Ticket form the official website of the commission after their application form is accepted by the authority. 
  • The Kerala PSC KAS Recruitment Exam will be held for selecting candidates for three streams: Stream 1: Direct Recruitment for Freshers, Stream 2: Recruitment from among full members or approved probationers in any Government Departments, Stream 3: Recruitment from among candidates holding Ist Gazetted post or above in Departments in the schedule-1.
  • The recruitment exam is held for the recruitment of graduate candidates. 

Find all the details of Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria in the following sections of this article. Know age limit, educational qualification, nationality, age relaxation and much more!

Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria 2025 Overview 

Age Limit

  • Minimum age limit: 21 years 
  • Maximum age limit: 50 years

Category-wise age relaxation is provided for the upper age limit. 

Educational Qualification

Graduate degree 

Nationality

Indian 

Number Of Attempts

Until maximum age limit is reached

Experience

None 

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Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria 2025

The applying candidates must be able to meet the eligibility criteria in all the areas. The application of the candidate will not be considered if he/she falls short of fulfilling the Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility criteria as stipulated by the authorities: 

Age Limit

The candidates can check the age limit eligibility criteria along with the age relaxation criteria listed below: 

Stream 

Age Bracket 

Age Relaxation 

Stream 1

21 years -32 years. Candidates who have been born between 02.01.1987 and 01.01.1998 (both dates are included) are eligible to apply for this post. Changes are allowable to the above dates, to the eligible reserved categories for age relaxation.

1. Five years of age relaxation is available to the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Three years of age relaxation is available to the candidates belonging to other Backward Communities.

2. The concession in upper age limit is prescribed to the candidates belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or adult members of such caste and their children when such adult members are converted to other religion or Scheduled Tribes. Scheduled Tribes will not be devoid of this concession due to conversion.

3. Differently abled candidates (vision, hearing, speech) are eligible for age concession up to 15 years and Orthopaedically differently abled candidates are eligible for age concession up to 10 years.

4. Maximum age limit prescribed for appointment to the post will be relaxed in the case of Ex-Service men 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.

5. Widows will be eligible for age relaxation of maximum 5 years from the upper age limit. 

Stream 2

21 years-40 years. Candidates who have been born between 02.01.1979 and 01.01.1998 (both dates are included) are eligible to apply for this post.

Stream 3 

Must not have completed 50 years of age on the 1st January of the year in which this notification is published.

Educational Qualification

The eligibility criteria for the educational qualification will vary according to the stream the candidate is applying for. The candidates can check the stream wise educational eligibility criteria listed below: 

Stream 

Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria 

Stream – 1

Must have obtained a Bachelor Degree including professional course in any subject from a University recognized by a University established by Government of Kerala or UGC or awarded by National Institutes established by the Government of India.

Stream -2

Must have obtained a Bachelor Degree including professional course

in any subject from a University recognized by a University established by Government of Kerala or UGC or awarded by National Institutes established by the Government of India.

Stream -3

The candidate must have obtained a Bachelor Degree in any subject including a professional course from a University recognized by a University established by Government of Kerala or UGC or awarded by National Institutes established by the Government of India.

Nationality

The candidates interested in applying for the recruitment process must be Indian Citizen. As the recruitment process is hosted by a government body, it is mandatory to have Indian citizenship to apply for the exam. 

Download the Kerala PSC KAS Syllabus and Exam Pattern as PDF here!

Number Of Attempts

The candidates are permitted to apply for the recruitment process until they have reached the maximum age set by the recruiting body. This includes the addition of the age relaxation criteria provided by the commission. To clear the recruitment process in one go, candidates must refer to the best Kerala PSC KAS books and preparation tips discussed here!

Other Kerala PSC KA Eligibility Criteria 

  • Candidates must not have any criminal records in any law/court throughout the country. 
  • Applicants applying for stream 2 must be a Full Member or an approved probationer in any Government Department and must not be a First Gazetted Officer or above in the Departments in Schedule-I of KAS Special Rule 2018.
  • Candidates applying for stream 3 must have satisfactorily completed probation in any Cadre in Government or probation has not been declared in the current post.

Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria 2025: Important Points

  • Applications from the candidates will be absolutely rejected if they are found as non-compliance with the conditions in the notification in any
    stage of selection. 
  • No change in the claims in the application will be allowed. Hence, the candidates must be sure to fill in correct information in the Application Form. 
  • The candidates must be able to secure the perfect Kerala PSC KAS Result to advance to the final stages of the selection process. 

We hope that this article on Kerala PSC KAS Eligibility Criteria was knowledgeable to our readers. Join India’s No.1 government exam preparation platform today. Download the Testbook App to get excess to excellent study material, test series and mock tests prepared by experts. Stay tuned for more exclusive and immediate updates on the Kerala PSC KAS recruitment exam. 

Latest Kerala PSC KAS Updates

-> KPSC KAS Exam on 14 June. Download Kerala PSC Admit Card Here.

-> The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) has released the exam calendar for the Kerala PSC KAS Recruitment 2025.

-> Kerala PSC KAS Notification 2025 has been released, mentioning application dates, vacancy, selection process, etc. 

-> Apply for the Kerala KAS exam from the KPSC Thulasi Login Portal

-> There will be three streams in this exam. Stream 1 will be Direct Recruitment for Freshers, Stream 2 includes Recruitment from among full members or approved probationers in any Government Department, and Stream 3 will be Recruitment from among candidates holding Ist Gazetted post or above in Departments in the schedule-1.

-> The basic educational qualification is a Bachelor's Degree, this is one of the great opportunities for job seekers. Know the Kerala PSC KAS Syllabus and Exam Pattern too.

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