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What is inside
Many Kerala PSC posts ask only for a Plus Two qualification, and the commission screens a large crowd of applicants through a preliminary test before the main stage. This PDF is the syllabus for that preliminary exam. It runs ten pages and a mere 0.1 MB, and the listing was refreshed in January 2021.
The role of a preliminary syllabus
A preliminary test narrows a big applicant pool, so the margin between passing and failing is often small. Knowing exactly what is in the syllabus lets you spend your hours on tested topics instead of wandering through general reading. The document is a topic list, not a textbook, so it tells you what to learn but not how deeply.
Working method
- Read the whole PDF once and underline unfamiliar headings.
- Make a one-line summary beside each heading about what you already know.
- Collect one dependable source for each heading, avoiding too many books.
- Fix a weekly target of headings to finish and test yourself on Saturdays.
Typical groupings to look for
| Group | What to check in the PDF |
|---|---|
| General knowledge | History, geography, civics and economy items |
| Science and health | Basics expected at school level |
| Current events | Whether the PDF mentions a time window |
| Quantitative and reasoning | Arithmetic and mental ability headings |
| Languages | The language components, if listed |
The table is a reading aid only. Use the exact headings from the document, which is the authority for this exam.
Who should study from it
It is made for candidates targeting posts where Plus Two is the minimum qualification, including those who just finished school and those returning to study after a gap. It is also useful to coaching teachers who need to design a batch plan.
Balancing school-level topics with exam skills
Many applicants assume that Plus Two level means easy, then lose marks to speed. Besides learning the topics, practise reading a question and choosing an option in under a minute. Short daily quizzes of fifteen questions, taken from any reliable source, build this speed far better than weekend marathons. Keep a tally of your score each day so that you can see progress and spot the days when tiredness hurt your accuracy.
Staying up to date
Commissions revise syllabi from time to time. The copy on this page comes from 2021, so check the newest official notification before you commit to a plan and follow it if there is any difference.
Printed practice
When your topic list is ready, move to printed question practice. Competer provides bound state commission material that is delivered to your door and can be marked up freely.