Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Syllabus and its pattern
Recruitment 2021 notification will be released to recruit eligible aspirants for the post of Assistant Professor in various subjects. Before appearing in the exam it is important to know about the syllabus and its exam pattern to avoid confusion in the exam. The Kerala PSC Assistant Professor syllabus can also be downloaded in the form of a PDF that is available subject-wise in the article further.
- The exam takes place in 3 stages i.e. online written examination followed by Interview & document verification.
- The candidates are selected for the interview based on the marks secured by them in the online exam. After that, they have to appear for the document verification round.
- The Kerala PSC Assistant Professor exam is conducted for 100 marks. There are 100 objective-type questions carrying one mark each.
- The duration of the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor exam is 1 hour 15 minutes for each candidate.
Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2021
For the selection for the post of Kerala PSC Assistant Professor, an aspirant needs to appear for a written exam conducted by Kerala PSC. Below is the syllabus of the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor which will help you to prepare for the exam topic-wise.
The written exam contains questions from the below topics:
- English
- Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative Aptitude
- General Awareness
- Concerned Subjects (As per the subject of your field/qualifications)
Kerala PSC Assistant Professor English Syllabus
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Error Spotting/Phrase Replacement
- Sentence Corrections
- Meanings
- Word Formations
- Reading Comprehension
- Fill in the Blanks
- Synonyms
- Articles
- Phrase Replacement
- Adverb
- Grammar
- Idioms & Phrases
- Antonyms
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Para Jumbles
Logical Reasoning Syllabus for Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Exam
- Number Ranking
- Coding-Decoding
- Clocks & Calendars
- Syllogism
- Alphabet Series
- Non-Verbal Series
- Number Series
- Directions
- Statements & Arguments
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Blood Relations
- Decision-Making
- Analogy
- Statements & Conclusions
- Data Interpretation
- Embedded Figures
- Mirror Images
- Cubes and Dice
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Exam :
- Volume and Surface Area
- Problems on H.C.F & L.C.M.
- Compound Interest
- Chain Rule
- Simple Interest
- Square Root and Cube Root
- Average
- Boats and Streams
- Time and Distance
- Allegation or Mixture
- Surds and Indices
- Partnership
- Area
Kerala PSC Assistant Professor General Awareness syllabus:
- States and Capitals
- Sports
- Countries and Currencies
- Economic Scene
- Countries and Capitals
- Indian Constitution
- Daily News
- National and International affairs
- Famous Personalities.
- History
- Geography
- Current Events
- Scientific Research
- Art and Culture
- Current General Knowledge
- Culture
Note: If you are applying for the post of Assistant Professor in English, then there will be two English modules for you. The Kerala PSC Assistant Professor English syllabus is shared in the table above, apart from the generic English module syllabus. You can check out the official website for more information.
Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Exam Pattern 2021
Exam Pattern helps aspirants to understand the question paper easily. It helps students in knowing the number of questions that will be asked in the exam and the marks each question will carry. Exam pattern helps students prepare for the exam accordingly and help to complete the syllabus at a given time.
Below is the exam pattern for Kerala PSC Asst. Professor:
- Total no. of questions: 100
- Total marks: 100
- Each question carry: 1 mark
- Exam duration: 1hr 15 min
| Section | No. of Questions | Marks |
| English | 100 | 100 |
| Logical Reasoning | ||
| Quantitative Aptitude | ||
| General Awareness | ||
| Concerned Subjects |
Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Books to be Referred
Below are the books which are recommended by the experts for better knowledge and for preparation for the exam. You can get these books online as well as from the store.
| Book | Section | Publisher | Author |
| Verbal and non-verbal reasoning | Reasoning | S.Chand & Co. ltd | Dr. R.S Agrawal |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Quantitative Aptitude | Arihant | Rajesh Verma |
| Mathematics for Basic concepts | Quantitative Aptitude | Dhanpat Rai Publication | R.D. Sharma |
| GS for General Competition | General Awareness | KD Campus | Neetu Singh |
| A mirror of Common Errors | English | Student Friends | A.K. Singh |
Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Syllabus FAQs
The candidates can get the updates of the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Exam Pattern on the official website of Kerala PSC. Also, you can get all the updates on Testbook.
The number of vacancies for Kerala PSC Assistant Professor varies according to the field you are applying for. The total number of vacancies will be released along with the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor recruitment notification.
There are different sections in the question papers that you need to prepare for. These sections include Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English, and the subject you want to apply.
There is a different syllabus for different subjects. So you can download the syllabus in PDF format for the subject you are applying for from the official website or table given above.
If you are applying for the post of Assistant Professor in English, then there will be questions from English in your question paper apart from the four generic modules discussed already. You can download the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor English syllabus in PDF format from the link given in this article from the table under language subjects.
