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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Havildar (Armed Police Battalion) in Kerala Police Service. Category No: 640/2025. Vacancies: Battalion wise (Thrissur (KAP II) - 02, Malappuram (MSP) - 01, Kasaragod (KAP IV) - 02). Scale of Pay: ₹ 39,300 – 83,000/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (Battalion wise) (Special Recruitment from among Scheduled Tribe only). Applications must be submitted online on or before 04-02-2026 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

20 - 36. Candidates born between 02.01.1989 and 01.01.2005 (both dates included) only are eligible to apply for the post. Upper age limit shall be relaxed up to 41 years for Ex-servicemen. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or its equivalent. Those who have failed in SSLC shall also be considered if sufficient number of qualified candidates are not available to fill up the quota reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Physical Standards: Height: Minimum 160 cm. Chest: Normal 76 cm, Expanded 81 cm (minimum 5 cm expansion). Eye Sight: Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen (Right & Left), Near Vision 0.5 Snellen (Right & Left) without glasses. Must qualify in any five events out of eight events of the National Physical Efficiency, One Star Standard Test. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II of KS & SSR is applicable.

Vacancies

Battalion wise (Thrissur (KAP II) - 02, Malappuram (MSP) - 01, Kasaragod (KAP IV) - 02)

Method of appointment

Direct Recruitment (Battalion wise) (Special Recruitment from among Scheduled Tribe only)
General conditions from the notification
Paragraphs two, three and twenty five (except conditions in Rule 3(c), Part II of KS & SSR) of General Conditions are not applicable to this selection.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 640/2025. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Dec 2025(done)
  2. Last date to apply4 Feb 2026(done)
  3. Exam20 Jun 2026(done)
  4. Rank list20 Aug 2025(done)

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