Kerala PSC Assistant Time Keeper Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025 PDF Download

Kerala PSC Assistant Time Keeper Exam 2025 syllabus and exam pattern are crucial for effective preparation. The 100-mark OMR exam covers Parts I, II, III, V in Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada and Part IV in English. Understanding the detailed syllabus, marking scheme, and section-wise topics helps candidates plan their study strategy and maximize their performance on the exam day.

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Kerala PSC Assistant Time Keeper Syllabus 2025 PDF Download

You can download the Kerala PSC Assistant Time Keeper 2025 syllabus PDF to make your preparation easier and more organized. It breaks down all the topics, marks distribution, and exam pattern, so you know exactly what to focus on. Go through it carefully and plan your study schedule.

Kerala PSC Assistant Time Keeper Exam Pattern 2025

Kerala PSC Assistant Time Keeper Detailed Syllabus 2025

I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

(i) HISTORY – 3 Marks

• Kerala: Arrival of Europeans and their contributions; history of Travancore from Marthanda Varma to Sree Chithirathirunnal; major social and religious reform movements; national movement in Kerala; literary sources of Kerala history; the United Kerala Movement; and the political and social developments in Kerala after 1956.
• India: Establishment of British rule; the First War of Independence; formation of the Indian National Congress; Swadeshi movement; social reform movements; role of newspapers, literature, and arts during the freedom struggle; independence movement and the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi; India’s attainment of independence; post-independence period and state reorganization; developments in science, education, and technology; and India’s foreign policy.
• World: Great Revolution in England; American War of Independence; French Revolution; Russian Revolution; Chinese Revolution; political history after the Second World War; establishment and role of the United Nations Organization (UNO) and other international organizations.

(ii) GEOGRAPHY – 3 Marks

• Basics of Geography: Structure of the Earth; atmosphere; rocks and landforms; pressure belts and winds; temperature and seasons; global issues such as global warming and pollution; maps, topographic maps and signs; remote sensing and GIS; oceans and their movements; continents and nations with specific features.
• India: Physiography and states with special features; Northern Mountain Region and rivers; Northern Great Plains; Peninsular Plateau; coastal plains; climate and natural vegetation; agriculture and major crops; minerals and industries; energy sources; and transport systems including road, water, rail, and air.
• Kerala: Physiography and districts with key features; rivers and climate; natural vegetation and wildlife; agriculture and major research centers; minerals and industries; energy sources; transport systems including road, water, rail, and air.

(iii) ECONOMICS – 3 Marks

• India: Structure of the Indian economy; Five-Year Plans; new economic reforms; role of Planning Commission and NITI Aayog; financial institutions; agriculture and major crops; Green Revolution; minerals.
• Taxation: Direct and indirect taxes in India; Goods and Services Tax (GST)—rationale, structure, and benefits.

(iv) KERALA GOVERNANCE & SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION – 5 Marks

• Kerala State Civil Service and quasi-judicial bodies; various commissions; socio-economic development and planning boards; commercial planning and policies.
• Disaster management and watershed management; employment and labour; national rural employment programmes; land reforms; social welfare and security schemes.
• Protection measures for women, children, and senior citizens; population and literacy initiatives; e-governance.
• Administrative mechanisms: delegated legislation and its controls, legislative and judicial checks, constitutional remedies against administrative arbitrariness, administrative discretion and its controls, administrative adjudication, and principles of natural justice.

(v) LIFE SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH – 6 Marks

1. Basic facts of the human body
2. Vitamins and minerals – deficiency diseases
3. Communicable diseases, causative organisms, preventive and remedial measures
4. Kerala’s welfare activities in the health sector
5. Lifestyle diseases
6. Basic health facts
7. Environment and environmental hazards

II. CURRENT AFFAIRS – 5 Marks

• Important current events at the local, national, and international level.

III. SIMPLE ARITHMETIC, MENTAL ABILITY & REASONING – 10 Marks

(i) Simple Arithmetic – 5 Marks

1. Numbers and basic operations
2. Fractions and decimal numbers
3. Percentage
4. Profit and loss
5. Simple and compound interest
6. Ratio and proportion
7. Time and distance
8. Time and work
9. Average
10. Laws of exponents
11. Mensuration
12. Progressions

(ii) Mental Ability & Reasoning – 5 Marks

1. Series
2. Problems on mathematical signs
3. Verifying positions
4. Analogy – word, alphabet, and number analogy
5. Odd man out
6. Numerical ability
7. Coding and decoding
8. Family relations
9. Sense of direction
10. Time and angles
11. Time in a clock and its reflection
12. Date and calendar
13. Clerical ability

IV. GENERAL ENGLISH – 10 Marks

(i) English Grammar – 5 Marks

1. Types of sentences and interchange of sentences
2. Different parts of speech
3. Agreement of subject and verb
4. Articles – definite and indefinite
5. Uses of primary and modal auxiliary verbs
6. Question tags
7. Infinitives and gerunds
8. Tenses
9. Tenses in conditional sentences
10. Prepositions
11. Use of correlatives
12. Direct and indirect speech
13. Active and passive voice
14. Correction of sentences
15. Degrees of comparison

(ii) Vocabulary – 5 Marks

1. Singular & plural forms, change of gender, collective nouns
2. Word formation using prefixes and suffixes
3. Compound words
4. Synonyms
5. Antonyms
6. Phrasal verbs
7. Foreign words and phrases
8. One-word substitutes
9. Commonly confused words
10. Spelling test
11. Idioms and their meanings
12. Expansion and meaning of common abbreviations

V. REGIONAL LANGUAGE – 10 Marks

Malayalam

1. പദശുദ്ധി (Word Purity)

2. വാക്യശുദ്ധി (Sentence Correction)
3. പരിഭാഷ (Translation)
4. ഒരുപദം (One-word Substitution)
5. പര്യായം (Synonyms)
6. വിപരീത പദം (Antonyms)
7. ശൈലികളും പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലുകളും (Idioms and Proverbs)
8. സമാനപദം (Equivalent Words)
9. ചെറിയ എഴുത്തുക (Short Composition)
10. ലിംഗം – പു, സ്ത്രി (Gender Classification)
11. വചനം (Number – Singular/Plural)
12. പിരിച്ചെഴുതൽ (Word Separation)
13. ഘടകപദം (Word Components/Compounding)

Kannada

1. Word Purity / Correct Word
2. Correct Sentence
3. Translation
4. One-word Substitution
5. Synonyms
6. Antonyms
7. Idioms and Proverbs
8. Equivalent Words
9. Word Joining
10. Gender – Feminine and Masculine
11. Number – Singular/Plural
12. Sorting and Writing

Tamil

1. Correct Word
2. Correct Sentence Structure
3. Translation
4. One-word Substitution
5. Synonyms
6. Antonyms / Opposites
7. Phrases and Proverbs
8. Equivalent Words
9. Word Joining
10. Gender Classification – Feminine, Masculine
11. Singular and Plural Forms
12. Separation of Words
13. Adding Phrases

How to Download Kerala PSC Assistant Time Keeper Syllabus 2025

1. Visit the Kerala PSC official website – www.keralapsc.gov.in
2. Go to the Recruitments section.
3. Click on Syllabus.
4. Choose the subject – Assistant Time Keeper.
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