Kerala Public Service Commission Assistant Professor Recruitment for 2021 will be released soon. The Kerala Public Service Commission announced 16 vacancies for the position of KPSC Assistant Professor last year. The Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Recruitment notification has been issued for various subjects, including History, Urdu, English, Tamil, Chemistry, Geography, Commerce, Mathematics, and Political Science. This Kerala PSC Assistant Professor recruitment aims to employ Assistant Professors for various subjects in Kerala Universities. 

• Candidates can only apply online for the KPSC Assistant Professor recruitment.
• Candidates are advised to fill the application form before the deadline to avoid last-minute hassles.
• The KPSC Assistant Professor recruitment process is divided into two stages: a written test and a personal interview.
• Based on the written test, a ranked list of candidates is released, and the shortlisted students are then invited for a personal interview. Students who pass this interview round will be called for document verification before being recruited.

Read this article to know everything about KPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment – vacancy, selection process, exam date, eligibility & qualification, syllabus, exam pattern, result, cut-offs, salary, etc. 

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor 2021 Overview

Exam Conducting Body	Kerala Public Service Commission
Post Name	Assistant Professor
Total Vacancy	To be announced
Notification Release Date	To be announced
Last Date to Apply	To be announced
Admit Card Release Date	To be announced
Exam Date	To be announced
Result Date	To be announced
Mode of Exam	Online
Job Location	Across various districts of Kerala

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Vacancy 2021

When the official notification from the exam conducting authorities will be issued, the vacancy for KPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment will be announced. The Assistant Professor vacancies are subject-wise. For your reference, we’ve included a list of job vacancies from the previous year.

Subjects	Vacancies
Emergency Medicine	16
Pediatric Nephrology	1
Statistics	4
Economics	3
Sanskrit (Sahithya)	2
Sanskrit (Jyothisha)	3
Statistics and Demography	2
History	1
Total	32

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Apply Online 2021

The candidates can follow these steps to apply for KPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2021. 

Step 1: Go to the Kerala Public Service Commission’s official website.

Step 2: Choose One-Time Registration 

Step 3: Once you’ve completed the registration process, you will get a registration ID and password. Use these credentials to log in to the Kerala PSC Thulasi website.

Step 4: Go to KPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2021 and click on Apply Online.

Step 5: Carefully fill in all your details. Use a recent passport-sized photo with your name and date printed at the bottom for the application.

Step 6: To print the application, choose “Registration Card”. 

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Application Fee 2021

There is no application fee for Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2021. 

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Selection Process 2021

If you applied for the Kerala Public Service Commission Assistant Professor exam, you would have to go through three stages. To be considered for Assistant Professor in the Kerala Public Service Commission, candidates must pass these stages.

Written Exam: The written exam evaluates candidates’ knowledge to see if they are qualified for this role. English, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and Professional Knowledge are the five parts of the written exam. To be eligible for the interview round, candidates must score higher than the cut-off marks.

Interview: Candidates who have been shortlisted will be called for an interview. In the interview, they will test your professional knowledge to see if you have enough experience to teach the subject. If you pass the interview, you will be required to complete the document verification phase.

Document Verification: Candidates must present all relevant documentation at this phase. The joining letter will be sent to you once the documents have been verified. The following is a list of documents that must be submitted during the document verification stage for the KPSC Assistant Professor position:

• Marksheet of the master’s degree
• All other educational documents
• Birth Certificate
• Caste Certificate
• ID Proof
• Transfer Certificate (if any)

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Eligibility Criteria 2021

Age Limit

Minimum age limit – 22 years

Maximum age limit – 45 years

For the general category, the age limit for the Assistant Professor position in Kerala PSC is 22 to 45 years. Other categories, such as SC, ST, and OBC, have age relaxations provided by the government.

Educational Qualification

The minimum educational requirements for the position of KPSC Assistant Professor is a master’s degree in the relevant subject with a minimum of 55 percent. People from the SC, ST, OBC and differently-abled groups are given a relaxation of a minimum of 50% marks. 

Other Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must have passed the UGC’s comprehensive examination or similar state government examinations. Those with a PhD are not required to submit a NET certificate. Candidates who are fluent in Malayalam will be given preference. Candidates for the Assistant Professor position in Pediatric Nephrology must have an MD or DNB in the subject with 3 years of teaching experience.

If candidates have completed a Residency Program during their Postgraduate course time, their postgraduate study period in medical subjects will be considered as a teaching experience for Assistant Professor appointments. In the case of candidates who have completed the Post Graduate course without completing the residency programme, the candidate must present a certificate from the college’s principal stating that the candidate has acquired teaching/clinical work experience during the Post Graduate Course period.

A DNB qualification is required for admission to a medical college recognised by any university in Kerala. 

Candidates who claim similar qualifications instead of those mentioned in the notification must present the relevant Government order to prove equivalency at the time of verification. Only that qualification will be considered equivalent to the prescribed qualification in question.

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2021

English	Subject-Verb AgreementError Spotting/Phrase ReplacementSentence CorrectionsMeaningsWord FormationsReading ComprehensionFill in the BlanksSynonymsArticlesPhrase ReplacementAdverbGrammarIdioms & PhrasesAntonymsSentence RearrangementPara Jumbles
Logical Reasoning	Number RankingCoding-DecodingClocks & CalendarsSyllogismAlphabet SeriesNon-Verbal SeriesNumber SeriesDirectionsStatements & ArgumentsArithmetical ReasoningBlood RelationsDecision MakingAnalogyStatements & ConclusionsData InterpretationEmbedded FiguresMirror ImagesCubes and Dice
Quantitative Aptitude	Volume and Surface AreaProblems on HCF & LCM.Compound InterestChain RuleSimple InterestSquare Root and Cube RootAverageBoats and StreamsTime and DistanceAllegation or MixtureSurds and IndicesPartnershipArea
General Awareness	States and CapitalsSportsCountries and CurrenciesEconomic SceneCountries and CapitalsIndian ConstitutionDaily NewsNational and International affairsFamous Personalities.HistoryGeographyCurrent EventsScientific ResearchArt and CultureCurrent General KnowledgeCulture
Professional Knowledge	Syllabus of the concerned subject

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Exam Pattern 2021

The KPSC Assistant Professor exam in 2021 will have 100 questions and a total of 100 marks. The exam will last 75 minutes. The questions will consist of 5 modules. The KPSC Assistant Professor exam pattern is shown in the table below:

Module	Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
English	100	100	1 hr 15 mins
General Knowledge
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning
Professional Knowledge
Total	100	100

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Exam Dates 2021

The official KPSC Assistant Professor notification includes the important dates for Kerala PSC Assistant Professor recruitment 2021. As soon as the exam dates are announced, we will notify you.

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Admit Card 2021

The Kerala Public Service Commission will release the admit card 15 days before the exam date. While downloading the admit card, you should have your username and password ready. The following are the steps to obtain the KPSC Assistant Professor admit card:

Step 1: Go to the Kerala Public Service Commission Thulasi website.

Step 2: Log in with your username and password 

Step 3: Go to the KPSC Assistant Professor admit card 2021 link and click it.

Step 4: Fill in your personal information, including your registration number, date of birth, and ID number.

Step 5: Your KPSC Assistant admit card will appear on the screen. To get a hard copy, click the print button.

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Salary 2021

The Assistant Professor is paid in accordance with UGC guidelines. According to UGC guidelines, the guest lecture pay is Rs 1500 per lecture, and the monthly salary is around Rs 50,000. An Assistant Professor’s annual salary ranges from Rs 38,000 to Rs 66,000. The salary structure of KPSC Assistant Professor according to job levels is shown in the table below:

Assistant Professor Job Level	Salary – Grade Pay	Salary Structure for Entry Pay
10	6,000	21,600
11	7,000	25,790
12	8,000	29,900
13	9,000	49,200

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Cut Off 2021

Kerala Public Service Commission will release the Assistant Professor cut-off marks shortly after announcing the results. Various factors determine the cut-off marks for KPSC Assistant Professor. These factors include the exam’s difficulty level, the number of vacancies, and the previous year’s cut-off marks. Students who score higher than the cut-off score are invited to the interview round.

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Answer Key 2021

Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Answer Key is posted on their official website three to four days after the written exam. The answer keys can be downloaded from the Kerala PSC’s official website. The steps to download the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor Answer Key are as follows:

Step 1: Go to the Kerala Public Service Commission’s official website.

Step 2: Select the answer key option from the downloads tab by hovering your mouse over it.

Step 3: Depending on the case, choose Answer key – written exam or Answer key – OMR exam.

Step 4: Search for the Assistant Professor exam answer keys and click the download URL.

Step 5: The Commission would open a window for people to object to the tentative answer key if they have any.

How to Prepare for KPSC Assistant Professor Exam 2021?

• Follow the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor syllabus and exam pattern stated in the Kerala PSC Assistant Professor notification.
• Utilise our online test series to develop your reasoning skills.
• Solve previous year Kerala PSC Assistant Professor exam papers to better understand the exam format.
• For self-evaluation, practise with Kerala PSC Assistant Professor mock exams.
• As per the syllabus, prepare using the latest edition Kerala PSC Assistant Professor books. 

Recommended Books for KPSC Assistant Professor Exam 2021

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 Result 2021

After the exam has been successfully conducted, the results will be announced. The results will be available on the Kerala PSC’s official website. To know your result of the KPSC Assistant Professor Exam, follow the steps described below.

Step 1: Open the Kerala PSC Official Website 

Step 2: Click on the ‘Results’ option and then click on the Ranked List option.

Step 3: Search for the result of Assistant Professor in the concerned subject and click on the download link given on the newly opened page.

Step 4: Once the result file is downloaded, you can check your result and rank. 

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