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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

Reserve Driver
Cat. 559/2014Kerala State Road Transport CorporationClosed 28 Jan 2015
Age limit as printed
21-36. Only candidates born between 02/01/1978 and 01/01/1993 (both dates included) are eligible. Usual age relaxation for Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates. Maximum age limit shall in no case 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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What this post asks for

  • Needs your details:
    Age: 21–36 yearsBorn on or after 2 Jan 1978 and on or before 1 Jan 1993.
  • Check yourself:
    QualificationRead the qualification as printed.
  • Check yourself:
    ExperienceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
  • Check yourself:
    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: • Pass Standard IX Technical Qualifications: • Must possess a valid Motor Driving License with endorsement to drive Heavy Duty Vehicles • Must have completed 7 years after getting the Driving License of which 3 years or more should be the period after taking Heavy Duty Vehicle License • Driving License issued after 16.01.1979 must have endorsement for both heavy goods and heavy passengers vehicle Experience Required: 7 years total experience after getting driving license, with at least 3 years as Heavy Duty Vehicle license holder. Ex-servicemen with 7 years of military service as M T Driver are exempt from the 7-year completion condition if they possess a current Heavy Duty Vehicle license. Physical Standards: Height: 158 Cms (No relaxation to SC/ST). Chest (Normal): 76 Cms. Eye sight: Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen for both eyes, Near Vision 0.5 Snellen for both eyes. Must have full field of vision. Colour blindness, squint or any morbid condition of the eye or lids will be a disqualification. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Driving License must be a correct one on the date of application. Proficiency in driving to be proved by Practical Test (Ground Test and Road Test).

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.

Not affiliated with the Kerala Public Service Commission. See also the exam guides and all notifications.