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Exam pattern

The General Knowledge, English Language, and Mathematics topics will be covered in the Kerala PSC Exam for Police Constable. Learn about the exam pattern!

Kerala State Police Constable Exam Pattern

Kerala Police Department holds a police recruitment examination for the positions in the Kerala Police. The candidates must meet the minimum eligibility criteria to sit for the exam.

The exam for Kerala police is conducted in several stages, and the candidates have to crack all the stages of the Kerala Police Recruitment procedure. The different stages of Kerala Police Recruitment are

  • A Written Test
  • Physical Standards Test
  • Interview and Document authentication

Exam Pattern of the Kerala Police Written Test Exam 

The Kerala Police Recruitment exam might be held via online mode. It is based on objective questions. Carrying a total of 100 marks, the time duration of the exam is 1 hour 15 minutes. The Exam Pattern of Kerala Police Recruitment is tabularized below in specification:

SubjectNo. of questionsMarks
General Knowledge3535
English3030
Arithmetic & Ability3535
Total100 Questions100 Marks

Note– 

  • There are Objective type questions for the written exam
  • The entire paper carries 100 questions
  • Each correct answer carries 1 mark; therefore, the paper is a total of 100 marks
  • There is a negative marking of  0.33 marks for every wrong answer
  • The candidate who passes the written exam will be selected for physical tests and the interview

Syllabus of Kerala Police Recruitment 2022 

To appear and clear the Kerala Police exam, the applicants should be attentive to the exam syllabus for better groundwork and time management. The comprehensive syllabus for the Kerala Police Recruitment exam 2022 is listed below:

SectionEssential Topics
General Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Health
  • Environment and Agriculture
  • Economic and Industrial advancements
  • Sports and current affairs
  • Science facts
  • Geography and Demography of India
  • Resources
General English
  • Tenses
  • Prepositions
  • Active & Passive Voice
  • Articles
  • Adverbs
  • Auxiliaries
  • Other Grammar Tools
Arithmetic & General Ability
  • Numbers and angles
  • Coding/Decoding
  • Series and relations
  • Clerical ability
  • Fractions and Decimals
  • Mensuration
  • Progressions
  • Profit and loss
  • Basic operations
  • Laws of exponents
  • Interest
  • Average
  • Time & Distance
Other General Topics
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • General Science
  • Kerala Politics, History and Culture
  • Constitution of India
  • Computer Knowledge
  • Reasoning and Mental Ability Test

Selection Process: Kerala Police Recruitment 2022 

The Kerala Police Recruitment exam is held in three stages. All the stages are clarified below:

  1. Stage-I: A written Test
  2. Stage-II: Physical competence Test and Medical competence Test
  3. Stage-III: Document authentication and Interview

Kerala Police Written Examination:

  • The Kerala Police written exam comprises 100 marks and is based on objective-type questions
  • The time duration of the exam is 1 hour and 15 minutes
  • Applicants who will pass this round will be selected for the subsequent stage

Kerala Police Physical competence Test and Medical competence Test:

As per the Kerala Police Recruitment process, the applicants have to undertake a physical efficiency test that comprises the examination of the measurement and physical competence of the candidate. The efficiency criteria differ for males and females. The examination of physical efficiency is also unlike for different reserved categories.