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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

Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies
Cat. 640/2023Co-operationClosed 31 Jan 2024
Age limit as printed
18-37. Candidates should have been born between 02.01.1986 and 01.01.2005 (both dates included). Usual age relaxations apply for other categories as per General Conditions. For employees of Apex/Regional/Central Cooperative Societies/Supervisors/Inspectors/Ministerial Staff and Primary Cooperative Societies Clerks/Managers/Secretaries, the upper age limit is 38 (Thirty Eight) years as on 01.01.2023.
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: 18–37 yearsBorn on or after 2 Jan 1986 and on or before 1 Jan 2005.
  • Needs your details:
    Qualification: SSLC / 10th or aboveChoose your highest qualification.
  • Check yourself:
    ExperienceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
Qualification as printed

Educational Qualifications: • Degree in B.Com (Co-operation) specialized from a recognized University • OR Degree with any subject from a UGC recognized University or Govt. of India/Kerala recognized National Institute PLUS Higher Diploma in Co-operation (HDC) or Higher Diploma in Co-operative Management or successful completion of Subordinate Personnel Training Course of Co-operation Department or Junior Diploma in Co-operation awarded by Kerala State Co-operative Union • OR B.Sc. Degree (Co-operation & Banking) from Kerala Agricultural University • OR Diploma in Rural Services (awarded by National Council for Rural Higher Education) • OR Degree in Co-operation (Bachelor of Co-operation) awarded by Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University) Experience Required: For employees of Apex/Regional/Central Co-operative Societies and Primary Co-operative Societies: Must have passed SSLC or equivalent, and Higher Diploma in Co-operation or Junior Diploma in Co-operation, along with regular service for not less than 5 years as Supervisor/Inspector/Ministerial Staff in Apex/Regional/Central Co-operative Societies or Clerk/Secretary/Manager in Primary Co-operative Societies. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS&SSR Part II Rule 10(a)ii is applicable. Equivalent qualifications and higher qualifications recognized by executive orders or standing orders of the Government shall be accepted.

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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