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Despite the fact that one may have done well in the Kerala PSC exams and your name appears in the Kerala PSC Rank list, it may not mean hundred percent eligibility to the vacancies reported by the exam recruitment. There is one more thing that is quite critical and a determining factor before you land the job and that is Kerala PSC Reservation Rules and Rotation Chart .
Kerala PSC Reservation plays a key role in the final allotment and you need an understanding of this criteria in order to understand how the final rank lists is made.
The primary objective of the Kerala PSC Reservation system in Kerala is to enhance the social and educational status of underprivileged communities and thus improve their lives.
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Understanding of the Kerala PSC Reservation Chart
In Kerala PSC Reservation Chart , it displays the reservation for Open Competition (students who don’t come under any reservation, the General Category), Ezhava, Muslim, Latin Catholic/Anglo Indian, Viswakarma. Nadar, Dheevara, Hindu Nadar, Other Converted Christain, SC/ST. Kerala PSC Reservation is governed by the Constitution, statutory laws and local rules and regulations under Kerala Government.
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The SCs, STs and OBCs, and in some states Backward Classes among Muslims are the primary beneficiaries of the Kerala reservation Chart.
| CLASS | LAST GRADE POST | OTHER THAN LAST GRADE POSTS |
| Open Competition(O.C)
General Category |
50 | 50 |
| Ezhava/Billava/Thiyya | 11 | 14 |
| Muslim | 10 | 12 |
| Latin Catholic/Anglo Indian | 4 | 4 |
| Viswakarma | 2 | 3 |
| S.I.U.C Nadar | 2 | 1 |
| Dheevara | 2 | 1 |
| Hindu Nadar | 1 | 1 |
| Other Xian | 2 | 1 |
| Other Backward Classes (other than those mentioned above) |
6 | 3 |
| Scheduled Caste | 8 | 8 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 2 |
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Understanding of the Kerala PSC Rotation Chart
1: Which Year First Assembly Election was held in Kerala?
Appointments under this rule shall be made in the order of rotation specified below in every cycle of 20 vacancies.The unit of appointment for the purpose of this rule shall be 20, of which two shall be reserved for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and 8 shall be reserved for the other Backward classes and remaining 10 shall be filled on the basis of merit
Provided that out of every five posts reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, one shall go to Scheduled Tribe candidate and remaining four shall go to Scheduled Caste candidates and in the absence of candidate to fill up the post reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, it shall go to a Scheduled Caste candidate and vice-versa.
- Open competition
- Ezhava/Billava/Thiyyal
- Open competition
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- Open competition
- Muslims)
- Open competition
- Latin Catholic/ Angloindian
- Open Competition
- OBC
- OpenCompetition
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- Open Competition
- Ezhava/Billava/Thiyya
- Open Competition
- Muslims
- Open Competition
- Ezhava/Billava/Thiyya
- Open Competition
- Other Backward Classes(Viswakarma)
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As you may have noticed that very alternative postion is open to the Open Competition. One thing that you need to pay attention is that there is a cut-off list that is also considered before the final list is out.
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