Kerala Public Service Commission’s 10th preliminary exam (separate cut-off for LDC) qualified candidates will be called for the Mains exam. The final selection of the candidates will be based on the marks secured on the Mains exam. The marks of the prelims exam are not taken for making the final list.
Exam Pattern
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Mode of Exam | Objective type (MCQ), Offline |
| Total Marks | 100 |
| Negative Marks | 1/3 for every wrong answer |
| 1. General Knowledge | 50 |
| i. History | 5 |
| ii. Geography | 5 |
| iii. Economics | 5 |
| iv. Indian Constitution | 5 |
| v. Kerala- Governance & System of Administration | 5 |
| vi. Life Science & Public Health | 6 |
| vii. Physics | 3 |
| viii. Chemistry | 3 |
| ix. Art, Literature, Culture, Sports | 5 |
| x. Computer- Basics | 3 |
| xi. Important Acts | 5 |
| 2. Current Affairs | 20 |
| 3. Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability & Reasoning | 10 |
| 4. General English | 10 |
| 5. Regional Language (Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada) | 10 |
Syllabus Overview
Click here to download the detailed syllabus :-http://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-06/ldc_main_exam_final_malayalam___english.pdf