Kerala Police Sub Inspector Mains Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025: Download PDF

Kerala Police SI Mains Detailed Syllabus 2025 – Detailed

The Kerala Police Sub Inspector (SI) Mains examination is designed to test candidates on a wide range of subjects, from general knowledge and current affairs to arithmetic, reasoning, English, regional language, and law-related topics. With a total of 100 marks, the exam gives special emphasis to subject areas connected to police duties and the Indian Constitution, making focused preparation essential.

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

VI. SPECIAL TOPICS – 45 Marks

(Subjects related to the nature of duty of the post, including Indian Constitution)

PART – I (05 Marks)

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Definitions & General Explanations

• Section 2 (3): Child
• Section 2 (4): Counterfeit
• Section 2 (8): Document
• Section 2 (13): Harbour
• Section 2 (14): Injury
• Section 2 (28): Public Servant
• Section 3 (5): Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention

Punishments

• Sections 4 & 11: Punishments

General Exceptions

• Sections 14 & 17: Mistake of fact
• Sections 15 & 16: Judicial acts
• Section 18: Accident
• Section 19: Necessity
• Sections 20 & 21: Infancy
• Section 22: Insanity
• Sections 23 & 24: Intoxication
• Sections 25–30: Consent
• Section 31: Communication made in good faith
• Section 32: Compulsion
• Section 33: Trifles (slight harm)
• Sections 34–44: Private defence

Offences Against Women and Children

• Sections 63–66: Rape
• Section 67: Sexual intercourse by husband upon wife during separation
• Section 68: Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
• Section 69: Sexual intercourse by deceitful means
• Section 70: Gang rape
• Section 71: Repeat offences
• Section 72: Disclosure of identity of victims
• Section 74: Outraging modesty of woman
• Section 75: Sexual harassment
• Section 76: Disrobing
• Section 77: Voyeurism
• Section 78: Stalking
• Section 79: Insult to modesty of woman
• Section 80: Dowry death
• Section 81: Mock marriage
• Section 82: Bigamy
• Section 83: Fraudulent marriage ceremony without lawful marriage
• Section 84: Enticing/taking away or detaining a married woman with criminal intent
• Sections 85 & 86: Cruelty by husband or relatives
• Section 87: Kidnapping a woman to compel marriage
• Sections 88–90: Causing miscarriage
• Section 93: Exposure or abandonment of child
• Section 94: Secret disposal of child’s dead body
• Section 95: Hiring/using child to commit offence
• Section 96: Procuration of child
• Section 97: Kidnapping or abducting child
• Sections 98 & 99: Selling/buying child for prostitution

Offences Affecting the Human Body

• Sections 100 & 105: Culpable homicide
• Sections 101 & 103: Murder
• Section 102: Causing death of unintended person
• Section 103 (2): Mob lynching
• Section 104: Murder by life convict
• Section 106: Causing death by negligence
• Sections 107 & 108: Abetment of suicide
• Section 109: Attempt to murder
• Section 110: Attempt to commit culpable homicide
• Section 111: Organized crime
• Section 112: Petty organized crime
• Section 113: Terrorist acts
• Sections 114 & 115: Hurt
• Sections 116 & 117: Grievous hurt
• Section 118: Causing hurt by dangerous weapons/means
• Section 119: Causing hurt to extort property or force illegal act
• Section 120: Causing hurt to extort confession or compel property restoration
• Section 121: Causing hurt to deter public servant from duty
• Section 124: Causing grievous hurt by acid attack, etc.
• Section 125: Acts endangering life or safety of others
• Section 126: Wrongful restraint
• Section 127: Wrongful confinement
• Section 129: Criminal force
• Section 130: Assault
• Section 137: Kidnapping
• Section 138: Abduction
• Section 143: Trafficking of persons
• Section 145: Habitual dealing in slaves
• Section 146: Unlawful compulsory labour

Offences Against Public Tranquillity

• Section 189: Unlawful assembly
• Section 191: Rioting
• Section 194: Affray
• Section 195: Assaulting/obstructing public servant in suppressing riot
• Section 196: Promoting enmity between groups
• Section 197: Imputations/assertions prejudicial to national integration

Offences by or Relating to Public Servants

• Section 198: Disobeying law with intent to cause injury
• Section 199: Disobeying direction under law
• Section 200: Non-treatment of victim
• Section 201: Framing incorrect document to cause injury
• Section 202: Unlawfully engaging in trade
• Section 203: Unlawfully buying or bidding for property
• Section 204: Personating a public servant
• Section 205: Fraudulent use of public servant garb/token

Offences Against Property

• Section 303: Theft
• Section 304: Snatching
• Section 308: Extortion
• Section 309: Robbery
• Section 310: Dacoity
• Section 314: Dishonest misappropriation of property
• Section 316: Criminal breach of trust
• Section 317: Stolen property
• Section 318: Cheating
• Section 319: Cheating by personation
• Sections 324–328: Mischief
• Section 329: Criminal trespass and house trespass
• Section 330: House trespass and house breaking

PART II (05 Marks)

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Definitions

• Section 2(a): Audio-video electronic means
• Section 2(c): Bailable & non-bailable offences
• Section 2(g): Cognizable offence
• Section 2(h): Complaint
• Section 2(k): Inquiry
• Section 2(l): Investigation
• Section 2(o): Non-cognizable offence
• Section 2(x): Summons case
• Section 2(y): Victim
• Section 2(z): Warrant case

Powers of Superior Officers of Police and Aid to Magistrates & Police

• Section 30: Powers of superior officers of police
• Section 31: Public duty to assist Magistrates & police
• Section 32: Aid to person executing warrant (other than police officer)
• Section 33: Public to give information of certain offences
• Section 34: Duty of officers employed in village administration

Arrest of Persons

• Section 35: Arrest without warrant by police
• Section 36: Procedure and duties of officer making arrest
• Section 38: Right of arrested person to meet an advocate during interrogation
• Section 39: Arrest on refusal to give name/residence
• Section 40: Arrest by private person & procedure
• Section 41: Arrest by Magistrate
• Section 42: Protection of Armed Forces members from arrest
• Section 43: How arrest is made
• Section 44: Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
• Section 45: Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
• Section 46: No unnecessary restraint
• Section 47: Person arrested to be informed of grounds & right to bail
• Section 48: Duty to inform relatives/friends of arrest
• Section 49: Search of arrested person
• Section 50: Power to seize offensive weapons
• Section 51: Medical examination of accused at police request
• Section 52: Examination of rape accused by medical practitioner
• Section 53: Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner
• Section 54: Identification of arrested person
• Section 55: Procedure when superior deputes subordinate for arrest
• Section 56: Health and safety of arrested person
• Section 57: Production before Magistrate/police officer in charge
• Section 58: Detention not beyond 24 hours
• Section 59: Police to report apprehensions
• Section 60: Discharge of apprehended person
• Section 61: Pursuit and recapture of escaped person

Summons and Warrant

• Section 63: Form of summons
• Section 64: Service of summons
• Section 65: Service on corporate bodies
• Section 66: Service when person not found
• Section 67: Alternative procedure for service
• Section 68: Service on Government servant
• Section 69: Service outside local limits
• Section 70: Proof of service
• Section 72: Form & duration of warrant of arrest
• Section 73: Security to be taken on warrant
• Section 74: Warrants to whom directed
• Section 75: Warrant may be directed to any person
• Section 76: Warrant directed to police officer
• Section 77: Notification of substance of warrant
• Section 78: Person arrested to be produced before court
• Section 79: Execution of warrant jurisdiction
• Section 80: Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
• Section 81: Warrant execution by police outside jurisdiction
• Section 82: Procedure after warrant-based arrest

Search and Seizure

• Section 96: Issue of search warrant
• Section 97: Search of places containing stolen/forged property
• Section 98: Forfeiture of publications & issue of warrants
• Section 100: Search for confined persons
• Sections 102–104: General provisions on searches
• Section 105: Recording search & seizure via audio-video means
• Section 106: Seizure of certain property by police
• Section 107: Attachment, forfeiture or restoration
• Section 108: Magistrate may direct search in his presence
• Section 109: Impounding of documents produced
• Section 110: Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes

Maintenance of Public Order & Tranquillity

• Section 148: Dispersal of assembly using civil force
• Section 149: Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
• Section 150: Powers of certain armed force officers
• Section 151: Protection against prosecution for lawful acts

Preventive Action of Police

• Section 168: Police duty to prevent cognizable offences
• Section 169: Information of design to commit cognizable offences
• Section 170: Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
• Section 171: Prevention of injury to public property
• Section 172: Persons bound to follow lawful police directions

Information to Police & Powers to Investigate

• Section 173: Information in cognizable cases
• Section 174: Information & investigation of non-cognizable cases
• Section 175: Police power to investigate cognizable cases
• Section 176: Investigation procedure
• Section 177: Report submission method
• Section 178: Preliminary inquiry/investigation power
• Section 179: Power to summon witnesses
• Section 180: Examination of witnesses by police
• Section 181: Use of witness statements to police
• Section 182: No inducement in investigation
• Section 183: Recording confessions & statements
• Section 184: Medical exam of rape victim
• Section 185: Search by police officer
• Section 186: When officer may request another for warrant issue
• Section 187: Procedure when investigation exceeds 24 hrs
• Section 188: Subordinate officer’s investigation report
• Section 189: Release of accused when evidence lacking
• Section 190: Forwarding cases to Magistrate when evidence sufficient
• Section 191: Protection of complainant/witness from harassment
• Section 192: Police diary of proceedings
• Section 193: Report on completion of investigation
• Section 194: Police enquiry on suicide etc.
• Section 195: Power to summon persons
• Section 196: Magistrate inquiry into cause of death

PART III (05 Marks)

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA 2023)

Definitions

• Section 2(d): Document
• Section 2(e): Evidence
• Section 2(f): Fact
• Section 2(g): Facts in issue
• Section 2(k): Relevant

Confession

• Section 22: Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise
• Section 23: Confession made to a police officer
• Section 24: Confession of a co-accused

Statements by Persons Who Cannot be Called as Witnesses

• Section 26: Statements of relevant facts by person who is dead, missing, or incapable of testifying
• Section 27: Relevancy of evidence in subsequent proceedings for proving truth of facts
• Section 28: Entries in books of account as relevant evidence
• Section 29: Entries in public records/electronic records made in performance of duty
• Section 30: Statements in maps, charts, and plans as relevant evidence
• Section 31: Statements of fact of public nature contained in Acts/notifications
• Section 32: Statements as to any law contained in law-books (including electronic/digital form)

Opinions of Third Persons – When Relevant

• Section 39: Opinions of experts (e.g., scientific, medical, technical)
• Section 40: Facts affecting expert opinions
• Section 41: Opinion as to handwriting and signature authenticity
• Section 42: Opinion on existence of custom or legal right
• Section 43: Opinion on usages, religious tenets, etc.
• Section 44: Opinion on relationships (e.g., family lineage)
• Section 45: Grounds of expert opinion, when relevant

PART IV (1) – The Right to Information Act, 2005 (03 Marks)

• Section 2(f): Definition of Information
• Section 8: Exemption from disclosure of information
• Section 9: Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases
• Section 11: Third party information

PART IV (2) – Indian Constitution (07 Marks)

• Constituent Assembly
• Preamble
• Citizenship
• Fundamental Rights
• Writs: Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari, Quo Warranto
• Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)
• Fundamental Duties

Structure of Government

• Union Executive, Parliament, Judiciary
• State Executive, Legislature, Judiciary
• Local Self Government Institutions (LSGIs)

Important Constitutional Amendments

42nd, 44th, 52nd, 73rd, 74th, 86th, 91st, 97th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th

Constitutional Authorities

• Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
• Attorney General of India
• Advocate General (State)
• Election Commission of India
• State Election Commission
• Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
• State Public Service Commission (SPSC)
• Finance Commission
• State Finance Commission
• GST Council

Other Important Areas

• Distribution of Legislative Powers → Union List, State List, Concurrent List
• Services under Union & States
• Tribunals
• National Commissions: SC, ST, OBC
• Official Language & Regional Languages
• Language of Supreme Court, High Courts
• Special Directives relating to languages

PART V (1) – The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Amended) (03 Marks)

• 43: Penalty & Compensation for damage to computer systems
• 43A: Compensation for failure to protect data
• 65: Tampering with computer source documents
• 66: Computer related offences
• 66B: Receiving stolen computer resource/device
• 66C: Identity theft
• 66D: Cheating by personation using computer
• 66E: Violation of privacy
• 66F: Cyber terrorism
• 67: Publishing/transmitting obscene material electronically
• 67A: Sexually explicit material (electronic)
• 67B: Child pornography in electronic form
• 72: Breach of confidentiality & privacy
• 77B: Offences with 3 years imprisonment → bailable
• 78: Power to investigate offences

PART V (2) – Basics of IT & Cyber Crimes (07 Marks)

IT Basics

• Email, Social Media, Online Portals, Blogs, Vlogs

• Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

• Digital/Electronic Signature

Cyber Forensics

• Computer Forensics
• Network Forensics
• Mobile Forensics
• Live Forensics
• CDR & IPDR Analysis
• IMEI, IMSI Numbers

Digital Evidence & Devices

• Computers, Mobile phones, Laptops
• Digital Watches, IoT devices
• Pen drives, CDs, DVDs, Hard disks
• Cloud Storage
• CCTV, Cameras, ATM Machines
• Server Logs, IP Address (Private, Public, Static, Dynamic)
• GPS, Biometrics

Cyber Crimes

• Hacking, Cyberbullying, Cyberstalking
• Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
• Web Defacement
• Spoofing, Morphing, Phishing
• Ransomware Attacks
• Cyber Terrorism
• Source Code Tampering
• Online Frauds, Data Theft, Identity Theft, Online Cheating
• Pornography, Child Pornography

PART VI – Basics of Human Psychology (10 Marks)

1. Approaches of Human Behaviour

• Psychoanalytic
• Behaviouristic
• Humanistic
• Gestalt

2. Cognitive Processes

• Attention
• Thinking
• Memory

3. Individual Differences

• Intelligence
• Emotions
• Aggression & Frustration
• Stress & Anxiety

4. Social Dimensions of Behaviour

• Phobia
• Imitation & Modelling
• Social Deviance
• Cultural Deprivation
• Prejudice & Discrimination
• Inter-group Conflict

5. Developmental Aspects of Behaviour

• Later Childhood
• Adolescence
• Psychosocial Development
• Erik Erikson’s contributions
• Moral Development
• Kohlberg’s contributions