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Kerala Administrative Service(KAS) is one of the most buzzworthy recruitment drives in Kerala. Through KAS eligible graduates will be able to start their career in the state government service at the Junior Time Scale positions and can further advance towards IAS within 08 years of service. Kerala PSC has published the Kerala Administrative Service Exam 2019 notification. Graduates can now apply towards the same on or before December 04, 2019.

Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) Eligibility Criteria

KAS Eligibility Criteria – Age

Direct Recruitment – Candidates should be aged between 21 years – 32 years. Age relaxations according to the government norms are applicable for reservation categories.
Regular Employees from any government Department – Candidates should be aged between 21 years – 40 years.
By Transfer appointment – Upper age limit is 50 years.

KAS Eligibility Criteria -Education Qualification

Graduates in any stream from any UGC approved University or its equivalent as on January 01, 2019.

List of services in Kerala Administrative Service(KAS)

According to the draft rules proposed b the Government, the Kerala Civil Service Executive Special Rules, Kerala Administrative Service(KAS) officers will be posted across 29 departments in Kerala State Government services including Kerala Secretariat public administration & finance. Recommended departments are :

Administrative Secretariat
Finance Secretariat
Civil Supplies
Commercial Taxes
Commissionerate of Entrance Examinations
Co-operative department
Culture
Industries and Commerce
Labour
State Lotteries
National Employment Service
National Savings
Kerala State Audit
Land Revenue
Panchayats
Registrations
Sainik Welfare
Social Justice
State Insurance
Stationery
Kerala State land use board
Rural development
Scheduled Caste development
Scheduled Tribe development
Survey and land records
Treasuries
General Education
Tourism
Urban Affairs

Kerala Administrative Service Exam Date

KAS Notification – November 01, 2019
Kerala Administrative Service 2019 Application Period – November 01, 2019 to December 04, 2019
Kerala Administrative Service Exam Date (Preliminary) – February 2020
KAS Main Exam – To be notified

KAS Exam Syllabus Prelims

PSC has now published only the syllabus for Kerala Administrative Service Preliminary Exam. The syllabus is similar to UPSC CSE with more focus on Kerala and related matters.

KAS Exam Pattern

Preliminary Examination – Objective Test
Main Examination – Descriptive Test
Interview

KAS Exam Syllabus Prelims

KAS Preliminary Examination

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Current Events of National and State Importance.
National Movements with Special Reference to Kerala – Political, Social, Economical and Cultural Movements.
Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India with importance on Kerala.
Indian Polity and Governance, Salient features of the Constitution of India, Political System, Panchayat raj System, Public Policy.
Human Rights, Social Audit, Lokayukta, Ombudsman, Women’s Commission, Child Labour.
Sustainable Development, Poverty Alleviation, Inclusion, Social Sector Initiatives, Important Government Schemes
Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, Climatic changes and Disaster Management.
Indian Space Programme, Basics of Chemistry, Biology, Physics
Basic Facts about IT and Cyber Laws

English Language

Vocabulary and Grammar
Agreement of Subject and Verb
Idioms and their meanings
Phrases
Error Correction

Reasoning Ability and Mathematics

Number Systems, Divisibility of Numbers
HCF, LCM
Percentages, Averages, Ratios
Partnerships, Mixtures and Allegations
Simple and Compound Interest
Clocks
Time and Work, Time and Distance
Coding and Decoding
Calendar
Direction Sense
Analogy
Letter Series, Number, Alphanumeric Series, etc

Malayalam

Grammar
Spelling Test
Literature
Reading Comprehension

KAS Mains

Cultural Heritage of India with emphasis on the 20th century, Post Independent Indian Polity.
Social and Cultural Movements in Kerala, Important Social Reformers, Agitations, Festivals in Kerala
Indian economy in the Global Environment, Development and Environmental Issues etc, Basics of Economy – (GDP, Taxes), Important Government Institutions(NITI Aayog)
Kerala Development Model, Food Security, Group Initiatives, Non-Resident Indians(NRI) and Migration, Role of Co-operatives, Women Empowerment schemes in Kerala.
Indian Constitution, Role of District Collectors in Administration, Amendments, Features of Indian Political System
Land Laws enacted in Kerala(Kerala Protection of Riverbank and Regulation of removal of sand Act, 2001, Ecological Fragile Land Act, 2005, Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008), Decentralisation in Local Administration.
Information Communication Technology, Space Technology, Cyber Laws
Regional Language – Reading Comprehension, Translation, Basic Grammar test, Literature, etc.

Interview

There will be a face to face interview to judge the mental calibre of the candidates. The interview has a maximum score of 50 marks.

The selected KAS officers would be on probation for two years. The probationer needs to pass the following tests after he/she gets into service within the predetermined period.

The Revenue Test
The Criminal Judicial Test (A candidate who possesses a degree in Law shall not be required to pass the criminal Judicial test).
Account Test
Survey Test

Check out the official notification for KAS Exam 2019. Click on below link to download the Kerala Administrative Service 2019 Notification pdf

Download KAS 2019 Notification here

Kerala Administrative Service Salary

The Kerala Administrative Service(KAS) shall have officers from the following categories :

Kerala Administrative Service Officer – Junior Time Scale
KAS Officer – Senior Time Scale
KAS Officer – Selection Grade Scale
Kerala Administrative Service Officer – Super Time Grade Scale

The candidates joining the KAS shall start his/her career in the State service in the Junior Time Scale Grade. The vacant posts under Kerala Administrative Service(KAS) will be divided in the ratio of 6: 5:4:3 among the Junior Time Scale, Senior Time Scale, Selection Grade Scale and Super Time Grade Scale.

Kerala Administrative Service(KAS) Salary

The salary of the KAS officers will be the highest scale of pay allowable for those posts. In addition to the given scale of pay, the Grade Pay for the KAS officers will be determined by the government and subject to periodic revision.

Position in the State Government Service	Department	Scale of Pay	Number of Posts
District Supply Officer	Civil Supplies	State 45800 – 89000	14
Finance Officer	Civil Supplies	State 45800 – 89000	2
Assistant Commissioner	Commercial Taxes	State 45800 – 89000	70
Assistant Commissioner(AA)		State 42500 – 87000	10
Assistant Commissioner(Appeals)		State 45800 – 89000	15
Assistant Commissioner- I		State 42500 – 87000	1
Assistant Commissioner- II			1
Finance Officer			01
Inspecting Assistant Commissioner		State 45800 – 89000	22
Inspecting Assistant Commissioner – IB		State 45800 – 89000	2
Statistical Officer		State 40500 – 85000	15
Finance Officer	Commissioner for Entrance Examination	State 42500 – 87000	1
District Development Officer	Scheduled Caste Developmemt	State 42500 – 87000	10
District Development Officer – DG	Scheduled Caste Developmemt	State 45800 – 89000	4
Training Officer		State 42500 – 87000	1
Assistant Director	Scheduled Tribes Development	State 40500-85000	2
Assistant Director – Planning			1
Tribal Development Officer			10
Administrative Officer	Social Justice Department	State 45800- 89000	2
Assistant Director		State 42500-87000	6
District Social Justice Officer		State 40500-85000	14