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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in Prisons and Correctional Services. Category No: 420/2025. Vacancies: Anticipated - Statewide. Scale of Pay: ₹ 27,900 – 63,700/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (Statewide). Applications must be submitted online on or before 03-12-2025 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

18-36; Candidates born between 02.01.1989 and 01.01.2007 are eligible to apply for this post (both dates included). Age relaxation applicable for OBC and SC/ST candidates as per general conditions, with a maximum age limit not exceeding 50 years. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or its equivalent qualification Physical Standards: Must have at least 165 cms height (160 cms for SC/ST) and minimum 81.3 cms round chest on full exhalation with a chest expansion of 5 cms. Vision standards without glasses: Distant Vision (Right Eye 6/6 Snellen, Left Eye 6/6 Snellen), Near Vision (Right Eye 0.5 Snellen, Left Eye 0.5 Snellen). Full field of vision required; colour blindness, squint, morbid eye conditions, knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs, irregular/protruding teeth, and defective speech/hearing are disqualifications. Must qualify in any 5 events out of 8 in the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard Test. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II of the KS & SSR is applicable.
General conditions from the notification
Candidates must acquaint themselves with the general conditions given in Part II of the Gazette Notification. Disciplinary action as per rule 22 of the KPSC Rules of Procedure 1976 applies for bogus claims.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 420/2025. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Oct 2025(done)
  2. Last date to apply3 Dec 2025(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank list19 Jun 2025(done)

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