Kerala PSC Junior Employment Officer Syllabus 2026: Exam Pattern, Mark Distribution & Detailed Topics

Kerala PSC Junior Employment Officer Syllabus is Available for Download – If you are preparing for the Junior Employment Officer post in the National Employment Service (Kerala), the first step is to know the syllabus inside out. The Kerala Public Service Commission (Kerala PSC) has published the detailed syllabus and mark distribution for this post, as part of the Degree Level Examination.

In this blog, Entri gives you the complete Junior Employment Officer Kerala PSC syllabus: subject-wise marks, topic-wise details, the exam pattern, preparation strategy and the most-asked questions. Bookmark this page and use it as your checklist throughout your preparation.

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Download the Kerala PSC Junior Employment Officer Syllabus 2026 PDF to get the complete subject-wise syllabus and detailed topics for the examination. Candidates can refer to the syllabus to understand the exam structure, identify important topics, and prepare effectively for the Kerala PSC Junior Employment Officer exam.

Junior Employment Officer Kerala PSC Exam Pattern 2026

The examination is a 100-mark paper covering General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Arithmetic and Reasoning, English and a Regional Language. Here is how the marks are divided.

General Knowledge plus Current Affairs together carry 70 out of 100 marks. A strong grip on these two sections decides your rank.

Kerala PSC Junior Employment Officer Mark Distribution 2026 – General Knowledge

The General Knowledge section has eleven sub-topics. Here is the exact weightage.

Kerala – Governance and System of Administration (10 marks). Do not skip it.

Detailed Junior Employment Officer Kerala PSC Syllabus 2026

I. General Knowledge

(i) History (5 Marks)

Kerala

• Arrival of Europeans and contributions of Europeans
• History of Travancore from Marthanda Varma to Sree Chithirathirunnal
• Social and religious reform movements
• National movement in Kerala
• Literary sources of Kerala history
• United Kerala Movement
• Political and social history of Kerala after 1956

India

• Political history and establishment of the British
• First War of Independence
• Formation of the INC
• Swadeshi Movement
• Social reform movements
• Newspapers, literature and arts during the freedom struggle
• Independence movement and Mahatma Gandhi
• Independent India and the post-independence period
• State reorganization
• Development in science, education and technology
• Foreign policy

World

• Great Revolution in England
• American War of Independence
• French Revolution
• Russian Revolution
• Chinese Revolution
• Political history after the Second World War
• UNO and other international organizations

(ii) Geography (5 Marks)

Basics of Geography

• Earth structure, atmosphere, rocks, landforms
• Pressure belts and winds, temperature and seasons
• Global issues: global warming and various forms of pollution
• Maps: topographic maps and signs
• Remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Oceans and their various movements
• Continents, nations and their specific features

India

• Physiography, states and their features
• Northern Mountain Region, rivers, Northern Great Plain, Peninsular Plateau, Coastal Plain
• Climate and natural vegetation
• Agriculture, minerals and industries
• Energy sources
• Transport system: road, water, railways, air

Kerala

• Physiography, districts and their features, rivers
• Climate, natural vegetation, wildlife
• Agriculture and research centres
• Minerals and industries, energy sources
• Transport system: road, water, railway, air

(iii) Economics (5 Marks)

• Indian economy and Five Year Plans
• New Economic Reforms
• Planning Commission and NITI Aayog
• Financial institutions
• Agriculture: major crops, Green Revolution, minerals
• Direct and indirect taxes in India
• GST in India: rationale, structure and benefits of GST

(iv) Indian Constitution (5 Marks)

• Constituent Assembly, Preamble, Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights and Writs: Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo Warranto
• Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
• Structure of governments: Union Executive, Parliament and Judiciary; State Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
• Local Self Government Institutions (LSGIs)
• Important Constitutional Amendments: 42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 86, 91, 97, 101, 102, 103, 104
• Constitutional authorities and their functions: Comptroller and Auditor General, Attorney General, Advocate General, Election Commission of India, State Election Commission, UPSC, State Public Service Commission
• Finance Commission, State Finance Commission, GST Council
• Distribution of legislative powers: Union List, State List, Concurrent List
• Services under the Union and the States, Tribunals
• National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes
• Official language, regional languages, language of the Supreme Court and High Courts, special directives relating to languages

(v) Kerala – Governance and System of Administration (10 Marks)

• Kerala State Civil Service
• Quasi-judicial bodies and various Commissions
• Basic facts of socio-economic development
• Planning Board, commercial planning and policies
• Disaster management and watershed management
• Employment and labour, national rural employment programmes
• Land reforms
• Social welfare and security
• Protection of women, children and senior citizens
• Population, literacy, e-governance
• Delegated legislation and its controls (legislative and judicial controls)
• Constitutional law remedies against administrative arbitrariness
• Administrative discretion and its controls
• Administrative adjudication
• Principles of natural justice

(vi) Life Science and Public Health (6 Marks)

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

(vii) Physics (3 Marks)

1. Branches of Physics, matter, units, measurements, physical quantities
2. Motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, momentum, projectile motion, uses of the third law, achievements in space missions in India (ISRO)
3. Light: lenses and mirrors, problems based on r = 2f, rainbow, colours of different materials, electromagnetic spectrum (IR, UV and X rays), photoelectric effect
4. Sound: types of waves, velocity of sound in different media, resonance, reverberation
5. Force: types of forces, friction and its advantages and disadvantages, liquid pressure, buoyant force, Archimedes’ Principle, Pascal’s law, density, relative density, adhesive and cohesive forces, capillarity, viscous force, surface tension
6. Gravitation: centripetal and centrifugal force, escape velocity, satellites, weight and mass, value of ‘g’ in different places
7. Heat: temperature, types of thermometers, humidity, relative humidity
8. Work, energy and power: simple problems, levers and their types

(viii) Chemistry (3 Marks)

1. Atom, molecule, states of matter, allotropy, gas laws, aqua regia
2. Elements, periodic table, metals and non-metals, chemical and physical changes, chemical reactions, solutions, mixtures, compounds
3. Metals, non-metals, alloys, acids, bases, pH value, alkaloids

(ix) Arts, Sports, Literature and Culture (5 Marks)

Arts

• Important audio-visual art forms of Kerala: famous places, institutions, personalities, artistes and writers related to their origin, development, extension and practice

Sports

• Famous sports personalities of Kerala, India and the world: events, achievements and awards
• Important awards, corresponding fields and winners
• Famous trophies, related events and sports items
• Number of players in important sports items
• Important terms associated with various sports and games
• Olympics: basic facts, venues, countries, famous performances and personalities, India in Olympics, Winter Olympics and Para Olympics
• Asian Games, Afro-Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games: venues, countries, India’s performance
• National Games
• Games: events, players, achievements
• National sports and games, events of various countries

Literature

• Malayalam: important literary movements, icons and their first works
• Main works of literature related to each movement and their authors
• Writers’ pen names and nicknames
• Famous works and characters, famous quotes (books and authors)
• Beginning of journalism in Kerala: pioneers, journals and publications
• Famous awards and honours: writers and their works
• Malayalam writers who won the Jnanpith Award and related facts
• Malayalam cinema: origin, development, milestones, pioneers, national awards

Culture

• Kerala: important celebrations, places associated with them, important festivals
• Kerala: cultural centres, worship places, cultural leaders and their contributions

(x) Basics of Computer (3 Marks)

1. Hardware: input devices (names and uses), output devices (names, uses, features), memory devices (primary and secondary)
2. Software: system software vs application software, operating system functions and examples, popular application packages (word processors, spreadsheets, database packages, presentation, image editors), basics of programming and types of instructions (input, output, store, control, transfer). Programming languages need not be considered.
3. Computer networks: LAN, WAN, MAN; network devices such as media, switch, hub, router, bridge and gateway
4. Internet: WWW, e-mail, search engines, social media, web designing (browser and HTML basics only)
5. Cyber wrongs (awareness level): types of cyber wrongs and the Information Technology Act, 2000

(xi) Important Acts (5 Marks)

1. Right to information: Right to Information Act, 2005 – information exempted, third-party information, constitution, powers and functions of Information Commissions
2. Right to public services: The Kerala State Right to Service Act, 2012
3. Protection of consumers: Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – rights of consumers
4. Protection of vulnerable sections: Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955; SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989; Kerala State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, 2007; Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (NHRC and SHRC); Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016; Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
5. Protection of women: offences against women and offences affecting public decency and morality under IPC, 1860; Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; National Commission for Women Act, 1990; Kerala Women’s Commission Act, 1991; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005; Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
6. Protection of children: offences against children under IPC; POCSO Act, 2012; Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
7. Prevention of corruption and maladministration: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003; Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013; Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999
8. Public servant: definition under IPC; offences by and against public servants under IPC
9. Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985: Central Administrative Tribunal and Kerala Administrative Tribunal – composition and powers

II. Current Affairs (15 Marks)

Current Affairs carries 15 marks, the single largest block after Kerala Governance. The syllabus does not list fixed topics, so cover the following on a regular basis:

• Kerala, national and international news
• Government schemes, policies and appointments
• Awards, sports events, books and authors
• Science and technology updates
• Important days and summits

III. Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and 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 and 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)

• Types of sentences and interchange of sentences
• Different parts of speech
• Agreement of subject and verb
• Articles: definite and indefinite
• Uses of primary and modal auxiliary verbs
• Question tags
• Infinitives and gerunds, tenses
• Tenses in conditional sentences
• Prepositions
• The use of correlatives
• Direct and indirect speech
• Active and passive voice
• Correction of sentences
• Degrees of comparison

(ii) Vocabulary (5 Marks)

• Singular and plural, change of gender, collective nouns
• Word formation, prefixes and suffixes
• Compound words
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Phrasal verbs
• Foreign words and phrases
• One-word substitutes
• Words often confused
• Spelling test
• Idioms and their meanings
• Expansion and meaning of common abbreviations

V. Regional Language (10 Marks)

Candidates can choose from Malayalam, Kannada or Tamil.

Malayalam: പദശുദ്ധി, വാക്യശുദ്ധി, പരിഭാഷ, ഒറ്റപ്പദം, പര്യായം, വിപരീതപദം, ശൈലികൾ / പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലുകൾ, സമാനപദം, ചേർത്തെഴുതുക, സ്ത്രീലിംഗം / പുല്ലിംഗം, വചനം, പിരിച്ചെഴുതൽ, ഘടകപദം

Kannada: Word purity / correct word, correct sentence, translation, one word substitution, synonyms, antonyms, idioms and proverbs, equivalent word, join the word, feminine / masculine gender, number, sort and write

Tamil: Correct word, correct structure of sentence, translation, single word, synonyms, antonyms, phrases and proverbs, equal word, join the word, gender classification, singular / plural, separate, adding phrases

Important note from Kerala PSC: Apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above will be covered.

How to Prepare for the Junior Employment Officer Exam 2026

1. Start with the high-weightage topics

Kerala Governance (10), Current Affairs (15) and the 5-mark blocks (History, Geography, Economics, Constitution, Arts and Sports, Important Acts) form the bulk of the paper. Finish these first.

2. Do not ignore small sections

Physics, Chemistry and Computer carry only 3 marks each, but together they are 9 marks. These are easy to score with basic revision.

3. Use the syllabus as a checklist

Print the syllabus and tick off each topic after revision. The topic lists above, such as the constitutional amendments (42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 86, 91, 97, 101, 102, 103, 104), are exactly what the Commission has named, so prepare them thoroughly.

4. Learn the Acts with year and purpose

Important Acts questions are usually direct. Make a table of Act, year, purpose and the body it creates.

5. Make Current Affairs a daily habit

Revise Kerala and national news every day and take weekly quizzes.

6. Practise arithmetic and reasoning every day

Twenty minutes of daily practice on the listed topics is enough to secure most of the 10 marks.

7. Practise previous questions and mock tests

Solve previous year questions of the related Degree Level Main Examination and attempt full-length mock tests to build speed and accuracy.

Always cross-check the latest notification and syllabus on the official Kerala PSC website for any updates.

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