Eligibility Criteria

Competitive exams like Kerala PSC receive many applicants when they announce their recruitment process. As the minimum qualifications for candidates are set at a range where people from all walks of life can apply and get an opportunity, this means that there are a lot of candidates. Kerala PSC admits aspirants into their recruitment process to essential government posts to be employed all over the state of Kerala. The work and responsibility of the government employees determine the standard of administrative efficiency. Therefore, the candidates enlisted for the tasks must be suitable for it. This eligibility criterion depends on several factors such as age limits, nationality, prior academic qualifications, and vacancy. Aspirants who are seeking to enrol themselves in the admission process for appearing in the examinations need to meet these parameters for eligibility purposes. A new and revised eligibility criteria for KPSC will be released for candidates in the 2022 session. The aspirants are looking for placements in gazetted positions in the civil service sectors of the state. specially for the Village Extension Officer, the eligibility of SC/ST/OBC and other communities is given preference. 

Parameters of Eligibility for the Village Extension Officer

The following are the parameters for the appointment of a candidate as the Village Extension Officer in rural and semi-rural districts for rural development:

• Nationality
• Age
• Vacancy
• Academic Qualifications

All these parameters are provided by the Kerala PSC. Additional information on these eligibility criteria is provided as follows. 

Scholarly Qualifications

1. Aspirants need to have secured class 10th qualifications from a recognized school or institution.
2. Applicants need to have the relevant pass certificate and mark sheets along with other relevant documents from their qualifying exams. Candidates can have higher degrees but class 10th pass is the minimum requirement.

This low bracket of admissibility is provided by the Kerala PSC for the Village Extension Officer so that every individual irrespective of their social or economic background can be a part of the specialization and upliftment process of recruitment to the government. 

Nationality

For 2022, nationality remains an important criterion for the Kerala PSC eligibility requirement. As Kerala PSC dictates that the aspirants must be Indian citizens and live in Kerala

Age Limit

The Kerala PSC has some strict guidelines regarding the age limit of aspiring individuals. 

• General- 19 to upper limit is 36
• OBC- 19 to upper limit is 40
• SC/ST/CAT-1 – 19 to the upper limit is 40
• Physically disabled- 18 to 45

The Kerala PSC, therefore, has the age limit divided according to categories of people. It also has a provision for widowed candidates and the age limit for that is 45 years. SC/ST/OBC enjoy an average of 3-5 years of relaxation. 

Vacancy

Vacancy plays an important role in the recruitment process of Village Extension Officer. In recent years, ST/SC/OBC classes have been mainly recruited to fill in the jobs of Village Extension Officer. The post has a good salary and there is also a good chance of getting promoted after a duration.