Kerala PSC Departmental Test Admit Card 2026: Download Date, Steps, Attestation & Instructions

Kerala PSC Departmental Test Admit Card 2026 Date Confirmed! Candidates for the Kerala PSC Departmental Tests, July 2026 session will need an Admission Ticket (admit card) to enter the exam hall. KPSC calls it the Admission Ticket, and it is downloaded from the candidate’s own profile on the Commission’s website.

The tests begin on 16 November 2026 and run until 15 December 2026. According to the time table notification dated 9 October 2026, admission tickets can be downloaded 10 days before the commencement of the first test, i.e. from 6 November 2026.

DEPARTMENTAL TEST SYLLABUS

Kerala PSC Departmental Test Admit Card 2026: Key Details

How to Download the Kerala PSC Departmental Test Admission Ticket 2026

1. Go to www.keralapsc.gov.in.
2. Click Login and enter your User ID and Password for your One Time Registration profile.
3. Open your profile dashboard.
4. Find the Admission Ticket option for the Departmental Test (July 2026) and open it.
5. Check the details on the ticket: name, register number, papers, dates, time and centre.
6. Download the ticket and take a clear printout.
7. Get it attested by your Head of Office or Department (see below).

The ticket will not be sent by post or email.

Details Printed on the Admission Ticket – Kerala PSC Departmental Test 2026

• Candidate’s name and register number
• Scanned photograph, with name and date of the photo
• Tests and papers applied for
• Date, session and reporting time
• Examination centre
• PSC emblem
• Instructions to candidates
• A space for the seat number and the access code (online exams)
• A space for the attesting officer’s signature, name, designation and seal

If anything is wrong, such as a paper missing from your ticket, contact KPSC before the exam. Do not correct the ticket by hand.

Attestation of the Admission Ticket – Kerala PSC Departmental Test 2026

You must hand over the ticket attested by the Head of the Office or Institution where you work. Keep these points in mind:

• The officer should certify your signature, photograph, name and free chance claim (if you used one).
• The officer’s signature, name and designation should be clearly written, with the office seal below.
• A ticket without proper attestation can lead to invalidation of your answer script.
• If any candidate with a defective admission ticket is admitted by mistake, the answer script will be invalidated.

Photograph Rules

• Your photo with name and date was uploaded in your application, so a scanned image of it appears on the admission ticket.
• Do not paste any photograph on the ticket. Candidates who produce a ticket with a photo pasted over the scanned image will not be allowed to take the exam.
• If the scanned photo is not of the specified size, is not identifiable, or does not carry your name and the date, you will not be admitted to the exam.

Documents and Items to Carry – Kerala PSC Departmental Test 2026 

Permitted private books are limited to titles listed in the notification, for example the bare Constitution of India (Account Test Higher Part II Paper I), listed Motor Vehicles law books, Kerala Panchayat Manual, Civil Judicial and Criminal Judicial bare Acts, listed Excise and Revenue books, and downloaded Head Load Workers Acts attested by the department head. Candidates must bring their own books and cannot share or exchange them. Photocopies are not allowed unless the instructions attached to your ticket allow them.

Kerala PSC Departmental Test 2026 – Reporting Time

• You must be present at the time stated on your admission ticket.
• Candidates will not be permitted for identification after the specified time.
• No candidate is allowed to take the exam after the time noted on the ticket.

Instructions for OMR Exams -Kerala PSC Departmental Test 2026 

Most Account Tests and some other tests are OMR-based (16 Nov to 7 Dec, morning sessions).

1. Hand over your attested admission ticket to the Assistant Superintendent for identification.
2. Check the heading on the question paper to make sure it is the paper you applied for.
3. Write your name and register number and sign on the top of the question paper booklet.
4. Sign against your name in the list of candidates.
5. Write and bubble your admission ticket number and paper code correctly and clearly in the space provided.
6. Don’t write your register number, name or any identification mark anywhere else on the answer sheet.

Your answer script can be invalidated for:

• Writing your ticket number, name or any identifying mark outside the designated space
• Not writing or bubbling the ticket number or paper code, or doing it incorrectly
• Not writing your name, register number or signature on the question booklet
• Refusing or failing to sign the list against your name

Kerala PSC Departmental Test 2026 – Instructions for Online Exams

1. Practise on the Online Examination Rehearsal module in your profile. It stays active until the exam date. From 1 January 2026, demo or mock tests are not held along with the online exams.
2. Look for your seat number on the notice board outside the exam hall. Write it on the first page of your admission ticket. No candidate is allowed into the hall without a seat number noted on the ticket.
3. Login: Use the mouse and the on-screen virtual keyboard to enter your Register Number and Date of Birth (DDMMYYYY, without separators).
4. Wait for the invigilator to verify your ticket and identity. The invigilator gives you an Access Code, which you must write on your ticket and enter to finish logging in.
5. The exam starts automatically when the timer at the top right reaches zero.
6. Answer by mouse click only. Don’t use the keyboard unless the invigilator tells you to.
7. There are 100 questions, shown one at a time. Each correct answer earns 1 mark, and each wrong answer loses 1/3 mark.
8. A strip of 100 boxes at the bottom shows your progress. Answered questions turn blue, marked-for-review questions with an answer turn orange, and unanswered ones marked for review turn yellow.
9. When time runs out, your answers are saved automatically, and you are logged out.
10. For any technical problem, raise your hand and call the invigilator. Don’t talk to other candidates.
11. You must attempt at least one question, or your candidature is invalidated.
12. All candidates are under camera surveillance.
13. Malayalam translation of the questions is available in both OMR and online modes.

Kerala PSC Departmental Test Admit Card 2026 – Separate Admission Tickets

The admission tickets for the Kerala Jail Officers Test Paper III (Practical) and the Kerala Jail Subordinate Officers Test Paper II (Practical) will be issued separately. The Close Order Drill is scheduled for 9 December 2026, 6:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Penalties for Violations – Kerala PSC Departmental Test 2026

Answer script invalidated and debarment for a minimum of two years for violations such as:

• Not signing the signed list against your name
• Appearing at a centre other than the one allotted without sanction
• Bringing unauthorised books into the hall, whether or not you used them
• Bringing calculators, mobile phones, watches or other electronic devices, whether or not you used them
• Not producing an admission ticket attested by the Head of Office
• Producing an admission ticket without the PSC emblem
• Copying from another candidate’s screen or answer script, or helping others copy
• Using reference books with notes or guide sheets stitched or pasted in
• Leaving the exam hall during an OMR, online or descriptive exam
• Marking answers on the question paper and exchanging it with others

Debarment for a minimum of three years: unauthorised correction of the centre, subject or other entries on the ticket, or affixing a photograph on it.

Other action: Candidates who misbehave with officials, commit malpractice or try to influence examiners can be ousted from the hall, have their candidature invalidated, face legal action and be reported to their Head of Department and the Director of Vigilance.

The Kerala PSC Departmental Test admission ticket is the most important document for your exam. Download it from your profile from 6 November 2026, check every detail, get it attested by your Head of Office, and keep the instructions in mind. Reach early, leave electronics at home, and follow www.keralapsc.gov.in for updates.