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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

Police Constable
Cat. 18/2016 & 19/2016Police (India Reserve Battalion Regular Wing)Closed 13 Apr 2016
Age limit as printed
18–26. Only candidates born between 2-1-1990 and 1-1-1998 (both days included) are eligible. Upper age limit relaxed up to 29 years for OBC, 31 years for SC/ST, and 41 years for Ex-Servicemen.
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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Add your date of birth and the result updates as you type.

What this post asks for

  • Needs your details:
    Age: 18–26 yearsBorn on or after 2 Jan 1990 and on or before 1 Jan 1998.
  • Needs your details:
    Qualification: SSLC / 10th or aboveChoose your highest qualification.
  • Check yourself:
    Physical standardsMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
Qualification as printed

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or its equivalent • For SC/ST candidates under Category 19/2016, those who have failed in the SSLC Examination shall also be considered if sufficient qualified candidates are not available Physical Standards: Must be physically fit with minimum standards: Height - 167 cms (160 cms for SC/ST); Chest - 81-86 cms with normal 81 cms and expanded 86 cm, minimum expansion not less than 5 cms (76-81 cms for SC/ST with normal 76 cms and expanded 81 cms); Eye Sight - Distant vision 6/6 Snellen (Right & Left), Near vision 0.5 Snellen (Right & Left) without glasses, full field of vision, free from colour blindness, squint, morbid conditions, and apparent physical defects. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) Part II of KS & SSR 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.