Kerala PSC Upper Age Limit Raised to 40 Years (General Category)

Summary

The Kerala Cabinet approved raising the upper age limit for general category Kerala PSC aspirants from 36 years to 40 years. This is a significant widening of the eligibility window for state government recruitment.

What changed

• Earlier ceiling: 36 years for general category
• New ceiling: 40 years for general category
• Reservations: SC/ST/OBC/PwD categories continue to get their existing additional relaxation on top of this new ceiling
• Applicable to: All Kerala PSC recruitments going forward — LDC, LGS, Secretariat Assistant, University Assistant, VEO, and all other recruited posts

Who benefits

• Aspirants aged 36–40 years who were previously ineligible are now able to apply
• Lateral-career candidates who took longer to prepare can still compete

What to do

1. Check the latest notification for your target post on keralapsc.gov.in — each notification will confirm the updated eligibility window
2. Verify date of birth cutoff specified in each individual notification (PSC typically uses “as on 1 January of the year of advertisement”)
3. Reservations still stack — if you belong to a reserved category, the 40-year ceiling is your base, and category relaxation adds further years

This is a live policy. Exact date of birth cutoffs and post-specific age windows may still vary by notification — always confirm against the official notification PDF before applying.