KAS Syllabus

Kerala Administrative Service Exam Syllabus

Kerala Administrative Service Exam Syllabus

The brief syllabus of the Prelims and Mains phases of the Kerala Administrative Service Exam is given below. This is the general trend however syllabus can or cannot vary slightly every year.


Kerala Administrative Service Prelims Exam Syllabus

The syllabus for the Prelims phase of the Kerala Administrative Service Exam is as follows:

Paper I

General Studies – I

  • History of India & Kerala
  • History of the World (from mid-18th century)
  • Cultural Heritage of Kerala
  • Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System
  • Governance, Social Justice, and International Relations
  • Geography of Kerala and India
  • Literature and Books & Authors
  • Environment
  • Kerala Renaissance

Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude

  • Series
  • Basic mathematical operations
  • Problems on Mathematical signs
  • Progressions & Mensuration
  • Time & Work and Time & Distance
  • Ratio & Proportion
  • Percentages, Averages
  • Problems related to Relations, Shapes
  • Sub-sections, Venn Diagram, problems based on Clock
  • Calendar and Age, Simple Arithmetic
  • Relation
  • Direction
  • Coding-Decoding

Paper II

General Science

  • Human Body & Diseases
  • Vitamins and Medicines
  • Agricultural related topics
  • Energy Resources
  • Environment & Pollution
  • Chemistry in everyday life
  • Basic physics concepts
  • Theories
  • Famous Scientists
  • Heat, Temperature, Sound, and Light
  • Advancements in Technologies
  • New Technologies

General English Language

  • Singular and Plural
  • Comparison of Adjectives
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Basic Grammar
  • Parts of Speech
  • Tenses
  • Auxiliary Verb
  • Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Correction in Sentences
  • Gender
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • One Word Substitution
  • Question Tag
  • Idioms and Their Meanings
  • Problem Concerning Words
  • Vocabulary
  • Spelling Test
  • Confusing Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Degrees of Comparison
  • Conjunctions
  • Correct Usage of Articles
  • Prepositions

Regional Languages (Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada)

  • Grammar
  • Thadhitham
  • Prayogam
  • Samasam
  • Sandhi
  • Chinnangal
  • Ottapadam
  • Vipareetha Padam
  • Ethirlingam
  • Sabdangal
  • Vachakam
  • Dyothakam
  • Namam
  • Kriya
  • Bhedakam
  • Lingam
  • Vachanam
  • Vibhakthi
  • Krith
  • Sariyaya Vakyam
  • Kadamkatha
  • Malayala Paribhasha
  • Paryayapadham
  • Samanapadham
  • Cherthezhuthuka
  • Pirichezhuthuka
  • Pazhamchollu
  • Sariyaya Padham

General Studies and Current Affairs – II

  • Economy and Planning
  • Agriculture Sector, Land Reforms in India
  • Industrial Policies
  • Indian Public Finance
  • Kerala Model Development
  • Economy of Kerala State
  • Environmental Science

Kerala Administrative Service Mains Exam Syllabus

The syllabus for the Mains phase of the Kerala Administrative Service Exam is as follows:

Paper I

  • History of India & Kerala
    • Ancient and Medieval Period
    • Modern Period
  • Kerala History (from 18th century)
  • History of the World (from mid-18th century)
  • Cultural Heritage of Kerala

Paper II

  • Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System
  • Governance, Social Justice, and International Relations
  • Science and Technology
  • Institutes and Organizations in India promoting integration of S&T
  • Nature of ICT
  • Technology in Space and Defence
  • Environmental Science
  • Energy Requirement and Efficiency
  • Current Issues in the given topics

Paper III

  • Economy and Planning
  • Agriculture Sector, Land Reforms in India
  • Industrial Policies
  • Indian Public Finance
  • Kerala Model Development
  • Economy of Kerala State
  • Environmental Science
  • General Geography:
    • Solar System
    • Motion of Earth
    • Concept of Time
    • Seasons
    • Internal Structure of the Earth
    • Major Landforms and their Features
    • Atmosphere – Structure and Composition, Elements and Factors of Climate
    • Physical, Social, Economic Geography of World, India, and Kerala
    • Geophysical Phenomena like Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanoes, Cyclone, Flood, Landslides
  • Current Issues in Economy and Planning & Geography




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