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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in Prisons and Correctional Services. Category No: 143/2026. Vacancies: 1 (Statewide). Scale of Pay: 27,900 - 63,700/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (Statewide) from candidates belonging to SCCC Community only.. Applications must be submitted online on or before 07-10-2026 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

18-43. Candidates born between 02.01.1983 and 01.01.2008 are eligible to apply for this post (Both dates included). (Including relaxation in Part-II Para 2(i) of the General conditions.) Note 1: Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste Converted to Christian Community, who have converted to Christianity from SC after attaining 18 years and children of such parents are eligible for age relaxation upto 45 years (for those candidates born between 02.01.1981 and 01.01.2008). Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • A pass in SSLC or its equivalent qualification. Physical Standards: SCCC- Must have at least 165 cm height and must be minimum 81.3 cm round the chest on full exhalation and must have a chest expansion of 5 cm. Eye sight: Must be certified to possess visual 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). Must be free from apparent physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing. Must qualify in any five events out of the eight events of 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.

Method of appointment

Direct Recruitment (Statewide) from candidates belonging to SCCC Community only.
General conditions from the notification
Applications which are not submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the General conditions are liable to be rejected. Candidates must submit confirmation for writing the examination through their OTR profiles when notified.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 143/2026. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published31 Aug 2026(done)
  2. Last date to apply7 Oct 2026(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank list20 Feb 2026(done)

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