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Marking Scheme

This article contains all relevant information regarding the marking scheme for Laboratory Assistant in the Kerala.

Marking Scheme For Laboratory Assistant

Lab Assistant Notification

The Kerala Public Service Commission has published a notice to notify eligible candidates for the post of laboratory assistant. The candidates who have applied for this post must be aware of the marking scheme of the selection exam. The application form, exam pattern, and syllabus for the examination are available on the Kerala PSC official website Among many recruitment notices by the Kerala PSC, the lab assistant job notification is one of the earlier ones in 2022. 

Candidates who have applied for this post must check the official website to get an understanding of the pattern of the exam and the syllabus. Proper insights will offer better chances of scoring high marks in the exams. The essential details of the exam as far as the marking scheme and duration of the exam are listed below:

Marking Scheme 

  • The total marks of the examination will be 100
  • The duration of the exam will be 90 minutes
  • Questions will be of Multiple-Choice type (MCQs)
  • Questions will be strictly based on the educational qualification of the candidates
  • Questions will be displayed in English (medium of the exam)
  • The total number of questions will be 100 and those 100 questions will be divided into 10 sections
  • Each section will carry 10 marks

Subject (section-wise)

Subject (section-wise) for Fish Processing Technology Lab Assistant Job

Number of Marks

Fish Biochemistry and Nutritional Value

10 marks 

Fish Spoilage

10 marks

Fish Preservation

10 marks 

Chilling of Fish

10 marks

Freezing of Fish

10 marks

Canning

10 marks

Fish Packaging

10 marks

Fishery By-Products

10 marks

Quality Control in Fish

10 marks

Handling of Fish Onboard Fishing Vessels

10 marks

Total Marks

100 Marks

Total Duration of Exam

90 mins (1 hour 30 mins)

Advice for Students

The candidates are advised to prepare for the above-mentioned subjects to get good marks in the exam. Students may also practice sample question papers and previous year’s question papers which are available on the internet.

Note: It must be noted that the Kerala Public Service Commission has mentioned that other questions from the prescribed topics for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper and the 10 mentioned topics may are not necessarily guaranteed to appear in the exam.