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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

Beat Forest Officer
Cat. 02/2016 to 04/2016ForestClosed 9 Mar 2016
Age limit as printed
Must not have completed 40 years of age on 01.01.2016. Usual relaxation of age limit for SC/ST and OBC candidates as per rule 10(c) of Part II of KS&SSR, 1958.
Step 2

Check your eligibility

Your details

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

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What this post asks for

  • Needs your details:
    Age limitRead the age limit as printed.
  • Needs your details:
    Qualification: SSLC / 10th or aboveChoose your highest qualification.
  • Check yourself:
    ExperienceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
  • Check yourself:
    Physical standardsMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
Qualification as printed

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in Plus Two Examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala or equivalent examination recognised by Government of India or Government of Kerala. • Basic academic qualification shall be SSLC or equivalent examination in the case of applicants who were in service before 30.08.2010. Experience Required: Must be an approved probationer in the Kerala Forest Department (specific categories mentioned for each category number). Physical Standards: Male: Height minimum 168 cm (160 cm for SC/ST), Chest minimum 81 cm with 5 cm expansion (5 cm expansion applicable for SC/ST). Female: Height minimum 157 cm (150 cm for SC/ST). Must pass Physical Efficiency Test and Endurance Test (2 km run). Must possess specified medical standards including perfect hearing and vision (6/6 Snellen distant vision, 0.5 Snellen near vision without glass). Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) of KS & SSR 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.

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