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Find your post, then check it against the requirements printed in its notification: age with the Kerala PSC relaxations, qualification and anything else the post asks for. Add your date of birth to see which open posts you fit.

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Step 1

Your post

Non-Vocational Teacher (Junior) Geography
Cat. 087/2023Kerala Vocational Higher Secondary EducationClosed 19 Jul 2023
Age limit as printed
23-40. Candidates born between 02.01.1983 and 01.01.2000 (both dates included) are eligible to apply. Usual age relaxation is applicable for SC/ST and other backward communities as per Part II of KS&SSR.
Step 2

Check your eligibility

Your details

As in your SSLC book. Ages are counted on 1 January of the recruitment year.

Community

OBC includes Ezhava, Muslim, Latin Catholic / Anglo-Indian, Viswakarma and other backward communities.

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What this post asks for

  • Needs your details:
    Age: 23–40 yearsBorn on or after 2 Jan 1983 and on or before 1 Jan 2000.
  • Needs your details:
    Qualification: Degree or aboveChoose your highest qualification. The subject must match too.
Qualification as printed

Educational Qualifications: • Post Graduate Degree in Geography with not less than 50% marks from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto. • B.Ed degree in the concerned subject acquired after a regular course of study from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto. • In the absence of candidates with B.Ed degree in the concerned subject, B.Ed degree in the concerned faculty as specified in the Acts and Statutes of any of the Universities in Kerala. • In the absence of the above, B.Ed degree in any subject acquired after a regular course of study from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto. • In the absence of B.Ed degree holders, candidates with Post Graduate Degree in the concerned subject with not less than 50% marks and who have passed the State Eligibility Test (SET) will be considered. Preference will be given to those who have acquired Ph.D/M.Phil or qualified Junior Research Fellowship/National Eligibility Test. Teachers appointed under this provision will have to acquire B.Ed degree at their own expense within 5 years from the date of joining service. • Candidates who have acquired M.Ed in the concerned subject recognized by any of the Universities in Kerala through a regular course of study are exempted from B.Ed qualification. Technical Qualifications: • Must have passed the State Eligibility Test (SET) for the post of Non-Vocational Teacher conducted by the Government of Kerala or by the agency authorized by the Government of Kerala. Experience Required: Not applicable Physical Standards: Not applicable Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS & SSR Part II Rule 10(a)(ii) is applicable.

A guide, not a decision of the Kerala PSC. Confirm everything in the official notification before you apply on Thulasi. Age limit looks wrong? Report it.

How the age check works

Kerala PSC gives the age limit as a range of birth dates, for example “18–36: only candidates born between 02.01.1989 and 01.01.2007 (both dates included)”. Ages are counted on 1 January of the recruitment year, so an upper age of 36 in 2025 means you must be born on or after 2 January 1989. Relaxations move that earliest date back.

OBC+3 yearsEzhava, Muslim, LC/AI, Viswakarma and other backward communities
SC / ST+5 yearsScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Differently abled+15 yearsAdded on top of the community relaxation
Ex-servicemenup to +5The length of military service

With relaxations, the upper age cannot go beyond 50.

Worked examples

For a 2025 post with the range 18–36 (born 02.01.1989 – 01.01.2007).

  • EligibleGeneral, born 15 Jun 1995Inside 02.01.1989 – 01.01.2007, age 29 on 1 Jan 2025
  • EligibleOBC, born 10 Mar 1987Two years too old for the general range, but OBC +3 moves the earliest date to 02.01.1986
  • Not eligibleSC, born 20 Aug 1983SC +5 moves the earliest date to 02.01.1984, still after the birth date (age 41)

What the checker does not decide

Some notifications say relaxations do not apply, and the checker then uses the range as printed. By-transfer posts, special recruitments, NCA notifications and rules for widows are flagged with “Check the notification” instead of a verdict. The qualification guide compares levels only, not subjects. Always confirm in the official notification before you apply.

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