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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

Tractor Driver Grade II (Special recruitment for Scheduled Castes only)
Cat. 509/2023Agriculture Development and Farmers' Welfare DepartmentClosed 3 Jan 2024
Age limit as printed
19-41. Candidates must be born between 02.01.1982 and 01.01.2004 (both dates included). Relaxation up to 50 years for qualified candidates in the lower age limit, but in no case shall it exceed 50 years.
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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Your result

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Special recruitment is open only to the community or group named in the notification.

What this post asks for

  • Check yourself:
    Age: 19–41 yearsSpecial recruitment is open only to the community or group named in the notification.
  • Needs your details:
    Qualification: Diploma / ITI or aboveChoose your highest qualification. The subject must match too.
  • Check yourself:
    Trade certificate (NTC / ITI)Mentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
  • Check yourself:
    ExperienceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
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    Driving licenceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
  • Check yourself:
    Physical standardsMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
Qualification as printed

Educational Qualifications: • Diploma in Agricultural and Rural Engineering from Kerala Agricultural University Technical Qualifications: • National Trade Certificate in any of the following trades from an Industrial Training Institute (ITI): (a) Mechanic (Tractor), (b) Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), (c) Mechanic (Diesel), (d) Fitter • Practical experience of not less than one year in the relevant trade, obtained after acquiring the ITI Trade Certificate • Valid Tractor Driving License Experience Required: Practical experience of not less than one year in the relevant trade, obtained after acquiring the ITI Trade Certificate. Physical Standards: Must be physically fit for the post. Medical certificate regarding physical fitness and vision standards from a Medical Officer not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon and an Ophthalmologist in Government Service respectively is required. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS&SSR Part II Rule 10(a)(ii) is applicable. Higher qualifications in the same stream are accepted if they are recognized by Government orders as equivalent to the prescribed qualification.

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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