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Can I apply? Kerala PSC eligibility checker

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

Microbiologist (Bacteriologist) (By Transfer)
Cat. 28/2026Kerala Water AuthorityClosed 1 Jul 2026
Age limit as printed
18-50 [Only candidates born between 02.01.1976 and 01.01.2008 (Both dates included) are eligible to apply for the post] (No further relaxation is admissible.)
Step 2

Check your eligibility

Your details

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

This notification allows no age relaxation, so community and other details don't change the result.

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Your result

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By-transfer recruitment is open only to serving employees named in the notification.

What this post asks for

  • Check yourself:
    Age: 18–50 yearsBy-transfer recruitment is open only to serving employees named in the notification.
  • Needs your details:
    Qualification: Degree or aboveChoose your highest qualification. The subject must match too.
  • Check yourself:
    ExperienceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
Qualification as printed

Educational Qualifications: • A Bachelors Degree in Science with Microbiology as the main subject or its equivalent obtained from a UGC recognized University/National Institutes established by the Central Government or Institution established by Government of Kerala. Experience Required: In-service personnel working in Kerala Water Authority in any of the lower categories included under GO(P) No.1/2023/WRD dated, 27.01.2023 rules or under Kerala Water Authority (Administrative, Ministerial and Last Grade) Service Rules, 2011 for a period of not less than two years. Physical Standards: Not applicable Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II of KS&SSR is applicable. Qualification recognized by Executive Orders or Standing Orders of Government as equivalent to the qualification specified for the post in the Special Rules or found acceptable by the Commission shall be sufficient.

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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