- Last date to apply
- Wed, 31 Dec 2025
- Applications closed
- Vacancies
- See below
- Scale of pay
- ₹ 31,100 - 66,800/-
- Category No.
- 486/2025 to 494/2025
- Notification date
- 28 Nov 2025
- Method of appointment
- Direct Recruitment
Source: Kerala PSC (keralapsc.gov.in) · official document· Last updated 30 Sept 2026· How we check content
Who can apply
Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Police Constable (Band/Bugler/Drummer) in Police (Band Unit). Category No: 486/2025 to 494/2025. Vacancies: Muslim: 14, E/B/T: 8, SC: 3, ST: 3, Viswakarma: 3, Dheevara: 1, Scheduled Caste Converted to Christianity: 1, Hindu Nadar: 1, LC/AI: 1. Scale of Pay: ₹ 31,100 - 66,800/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment. Applications must be submitted online on or before 31-12-2025 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.
Age limit
18-29. Candidates born between 02.01.1996 and 01.01.2007 (both dates included) are eligible. SC/ST: 18-31 (born between 02.01.1994 and 01.01.2007). Upper age limit shall be relaxed up to 41 years for Ex-service men. Horse riding experience in Indian Armed Forces/Central Armed Police Forces/National Police Academy or worked in Mounted Police Units of other States will be given upper age relaxation up to 5 years.
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Educational Qualifications:
• Must have passed Higher Secondary Examination or its equivalent.
Technical Qualifications:
• Must have minimum one year experience in playing Band, Bugle, Drum and allied musical instruments of Police Band Unit from a Firm/Institution/Band Troop having registration under State/Central Government.
Experience Required:
Minimum one year experience in playing Band, Bugle, Drum and allied musical instruments of Police Band Unit from a Firm/Institution/Band Troop having registration under State/Central Government, acquired after obtaining academic or other basic qualifications.
Physical Standards:
Height: Not less than 168 cm (161 cm for SC/ST). Chest: Not less than 81 cm with a minimum expansion of 5 cm (76 cm with 5 cm expansion for SC/ST). Must qualify in any 5 events out of 8 items of the national physical efficiency one star standard test. Free from apparent physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing. Vision standards without glasses: Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen for both eyes, Near Vision 0.5 Snellen for both eyes, full field of vision, free from color blindness, squint, or morbid conditions.
Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules:
Rule 10 (a) (ii) of Part II of the KS&SSR is applicable.
Vacancies
Muslim: 14, E/B/T: 8, SC: 3, ST: 3, Viswakarma: 3, Dheevara: 1, Scheduled Caste Converted to Christianity: 1, Hindu Nadar: 1, LC/AI: 1
General conditions from the notification⌄
Candidates are required to acquaint themselves with the general conditions given in Part II of the gazette notification. Applications not submitted in accordance with terms and conditions are liable to be rejected. Disciplinary action as per rule 22 of KPSC Rules of Procedure will be taken for bogus claims.
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