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Kerala PSC exam pattern
Preliminary Examination
- The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each.
- Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.
- The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
- The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
Mains Examination
The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.
Qualifying Papers
These papers will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.
|
Paper name |
Pattern of questions |
Marks |
|
Paper A: Indian Language |
|
300 |
|
Paper B: English |
|
300 |
Papers to be counted for merit
|
S.No. |
Paper |
Subject |
Marks |
|
1 |
Paper‐I |
Essay |
250 |
|
2 |
Paper‐II |
General Studies‐I |
250 |
|
3 |
Paper‐III |
General Studies‐II |
250 |
|
4 |
Paper‐IV |
General Studies‐III |
250 |
|
5 |
Paper‐V |
General Studies‐IV |
250 |
|
6 |
Paper‐VI |
Optional Subject: Paper 1 |
250 |
|
7 |
Paper‐VII |
Optional Subject: Paper 2 |
250 |
