TESTS AND SYLLABUS

Name of TestName of Test Syllabus
1Secretariat Manual Test (One Paper)The Kerala Secretariat Office Manual
2District Office Manual Test (OnePaper)The District Office Manual
3Manual of Office Procedure Test (One Paper)Manual of Office Procedure for use in
Offices other than Secretariat
4Departmental Test for the Staff of the Kerala Public Service CommissionThe Kerala Public Service Commission
Office Manual
5KSRTC Manual TestThe Kerala State Road Transport
Corporation Manual
6P W D Manual TestThe Kerala P W D Manual and additions amendment to it from time to time (WithBooks)
7Account Test (Lower) –
(4 Papers)		1. Kerala Service Rules (With Books)
2. Kerala Financial Code Volumes I and II
and Kerala Budget Manual (With
Books)
3. Kerala Account Code Volume I (With
Books) and Introduction to the Indian
Government Accounts and Audit (Vth
Edition except Chapters 12, 26, 27, 28
and 29) (Without Books).
4. The Kerala Treasury Code Volume I and
II and Kerala Account Code Volume II
(With Books)
8Account Test (Lower) for the Ministerial and Executive Staff of the KSE Board - (3 Papers)1. Kerala Service Rules (With Books)
2. Kerala Financial Code Volumes I and II
and the Kerala Budget Manual (With
Books).
3. Elements of Commercial Accounts &
Book-keeping (including basic concepts
of Company Accounts excluding
Partnership Accounts) (Any Financial
Accounting book prescribed by any
recognized Universities in Kerala)
9Account Test for Executive Officers (2
Papers)		1. Kerala Financial Code Volumes I and II.
The Kerala Account Code Volume I and
Kerala Budget Manual (Chapters I to IV,
VI and VII) (With Books).
2. Kerala Service Rules (With Books).
10Account Test (Higher) – (4 Papers)Part I
1. Kerala Financial Code Volumes I,II and
Kerala Budget Manual (With Books).
Part II
1. Introduction to Indian Government
Accounts and Audit (Vth edition except
Chapters 12, 26, 27, 28 and 29) (Without
Books). The Constitution of India (With
Books)and Kerala Account Code
Volume I (With Books).
2. Kerala Treasury Code Volumes I and II
and the Kerala Account Code Volume II
(With Books).
3. Kerala Service Rules (With Books).
10AAccount Test (Higher) – 5 papers for
those working in P W D		Part I
1. Kerala Public Works Account Code and
Kerala Account Code Volume III (With
Books).
2. Kerala Financial Code Volumes I, II and
Kerala Budget Manual. (With Books)
Part II
1. Introduction to Indian Government
Accounts and Audit (Vth edition except
Chapters 12, 26, 27, 28 and 29) (Without
Books). The Constitution of India (With
Books) and Kerala Account Code
Volume I (With Books).
2. Kerala Treasury Code Volumes I & II
and the Kerala Account Code Volume II
(with books)
3. Kerala Service Rules (With Books)
10BAccount Test (Higher) – 4 Papers forthose working in KSEBPart I
1. Kerala Public Works Account Code
(with books)
2. Kerala Financial Code Vol.I & II, Kerala
Budget Manual (with books)
Part II
1. Introduction to Indian Government
Accounts and Audit (V edition except
Chapters 12, 26, 27, 28 & 29) (without
books), The Constitution of India (with
books)
2. Kerala Service Rules (with books)
11Kerala P W D Test (2 Papers)1. Kerala P W D Code (With Books)
2. Kerala P W D Account Code (With
Books)
12Departmental Test for the Ministerial
Staff of the K S E Board (5 Papers)		1. Kerala P W D Code (With Books)
2. Kerala P W D Account Code (With
Books)
3. Electricity Act 2003 (without books)
Companies Act 2013 & Rules (with
books)
4. Departmental Manual of Office
Procedure
5. Goods & Services Tax (with books)
Indian Contract Act, 1872 (without
books)
13Departmental Test for Executive Staff
of K S E Board (4 Papers)		1. Kerala P W D Code (With Books).
2. Kerala P W D Account Code (With
Books).
3. Electricity Act 2003 (without books)
Companies Act 2013 & Rules (with
books)
4. Goods & Services Tax (with books)
Indian Contract Act, 1872 (without
books)
14The Kerala Municipal Tests (3 Papers)1. Kerala Service Rules (With Books).
2. Kerala Financial Code Volumes I and II
and the Kerala Budget Manual, Kerala
Account Code Vol.I and II (With
Books).
3. Act and Rules, Special Services Rules
and Standing Orders as described
hereunder (With Books).(a) Kerala Municipalities Act and Rules.
(b) The Kerala Municipal Corporation
Act, 1961.
(c) Local Authorities Loans Act and
Rules.
(d) Local Authorities Entertainment
Tax Act and Rules.
(e) Places of Public Resort Act and
Rules.
(f) Public Health Act and Rules.
(g) Food Adulteration Act and Rules.
(h) Town Planning Act and Rules.
(i) Cattle Trespass Act and Rules.
(j) Other Acts and Rules prescribed
from time to time.
(k) Special Service Rules framed for
Local Body Employees.
(l) Standing Orders in respect of
Municipal Matters.
15Municipal Department Test (One
Paper)		1. Act and Rules, Special Service Rules
and Standing Orders as described
hereunder (with books).
(a) Kerala Municipalities Act and Rules.
(b) The Kerala Municipal Corporation
Act, 1961.
(c) Local Authorities Loans Act and
Rules.
(d) Local Authorities Entertainment Tax
Act and Rules.
(e) Places of Public Resort Act and
Rules.
(f) Public Health Act and Rules.
(g) Food Adulteration Act and Rules.
(h) Town Planning Act and Rules.
(i) Cattle Trespass Act and Rules.
(j) Other Acts and Rules prescribed
from time to time.
(k) Special Service Rules framed for
Local Body Employees.
(l) Standing Orders in respect of
Municipal Matters (Common paper
under item 14 (3) above) as reference books as per G.O.(Ms.)
No.248/84/Fin. Dated; 9.5.1984.
2. Finances of Local Bodies and Principles
of Local Fund Audit, Principles and
Procedure in the Indian Audit Code and
Audit Manual with special reference to
Local Fund Account. (with books)
3. Book-keeping and Accountancy.
16Local Fund Audit Department Test
(Higher) (3 Papers)		1. Acts and Rules as described hereunder
(with books).
(a) Constitution of India.
(b)Kerala Municipal Act 1994 and the
Rules thereunder.
(c) The Court of Wards Act and Rules
thereunder.
(d) LFAD Act and Rules thereunder.
(e) Kerala Panchayat Raj Act 1994.
(f) The Kerala Local Authorities
Entertainment Tax Act and the Rules
thereunder.
(g) The Kerala Local Authorities Loans
Act and Rules thereunder.
(h) The Kerala Places of Public Resort
Act and the Rules thereunder.
(i) The Public Health Act and the Rules
thereunder.
(j) The Food Adulteration Act and the
Rules thereunder.
(k) The Town Planning Act and the
Rules thereunder.
(l) The Kerala Cattle Trespass Act and
the Rules thereunder.
(m)The Madras Hindu Religious and
Charitable Endowments Act and
Rules thereunder.
(n)The Travancore Cochin Hindu
Religious Institutions Act.
(o)The Charitable Endowments Acts
and Rules thereunder.
(p)The Kerala University Act and the
Statutes thereunder.
(q)The Cochin University Act and the
Statutes thereunder.
(r) The Calicut University Act and the
Statutes thereunder.
(s) The Kerala Agricultural University
Act and the Statutes thereunder.
(t) The Kerala State Housing Board Act
and the Rules thereunder.
Note:- Panchayat Manual and the
Kerala Municipal Corporation Manual
published by Government can be used
17Local Fund Audit Department Test
(Lower) (2 Papers)		1. Acts and Rules (with Books).
(a) LFAD Act and Rules thereunder.
(b) Municipal Enactments
(i) Kerala Municipal Act 1994
(Chapters V, VI and schedules II
& III) and the Rules thereunder.
(ii)The Kerala Municipalities Act
(Chapters V, VI, XIV, XVI and
schedule II) and the rules
thereunder.
(c) The Kerala Panchayat Raj Act 1994
and the Rules thereunder.
(d) Other Enactments:
(i) The Charitable Endowments
Act and the Rules thereunder.
(ii) The Madras Hindu Religious
and Charitable Endowments
Act and the Rules thereunder.
(iii) The Travancore – Cochin
Hindu Religious Institutions
Act. Panchayat Manual and the
Kerala Municipal Corporation
Manual published by
Government can be used as
reference books as per
G.O.(Ms.) No.248/84/Fin.
Dated; 9.5.1984.
2. General Knowledge, Precis and Drafting
(a) Office Procedure in Local Fund
Audit Office including Precis and
Draft writing.
(b) Principles and Procedure of Audit of
Fund Accounts.
18Kerala State Probation Test (4 Papers)Part- I
1. Indian Penal Code
2. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Act 2
of 1974) Security Section (Chapter VIII
– Sections 106 to 124) Maintenance of
Public Order and Tranquility (Chapter
X Sections 129-132 G.O.Ms 3/76/LA &
SWD dated 5-1-1976)
Part-II
1.(a) Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
Central and the Kerala Probation
of Offenders Rules, 1960
(b) Immoral Traffic Prevention Act,
1986 and the Rules framed
thereunder.
(c) Juvenile Justice Act 1986 and the
Rules framed thereunder and
(i) Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Act
2000 (Central Act)
(ii) Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Rules
2003 (State Rules)
(iii) Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children)
Amendment Act 2006 (Central
Act)
(iv) Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Rules
2007 (Central Model Rules
2007)
2. Principles of the Probation System
(Probation and related measures- A
publication issued by the
United Nations)
19Test on Kerala Police ManualPolice Manual (with books)
20Test on Manual of Office Procedure
(Police)		Manual of Office Procedure (Police)
21Departmental Test for the Ministerial
Staff of the Vigilance Division
(2 Papers)		1. Police Manual (with books)
2. Manual of Office Procedure for Offices
other than the Secretariat.
22Forest Test (For Executive and
Controlling Staff) (3 Papers)		1. General Law
(a) The Kerala Forest Act and Rules
there under
(b) The Kerala Land Acquisition Act
(c) The Boundary Act
(d) The Cattle Trespass Act
(e) The Indian Penal Code Chapters 1 to
5, 9 to 11, 17, 18 and 23 and
(f) Indian Criminal Procedure Code,
1973 ((Chapters 1,5,6,7,15,16,19,
20, 23, 24,26,27 and 30)
2. Law – The Kerala Forest Act and Rules
there under (with books)
3. Procedure – The Kerala Forest Code and
Departmental Rules (with books)
23Forest Test (for Clerical and Protective
Staff) (2 papers)		1. The Kerala Forest Code (with books)
2. Law – The Kerala Forest Act and
Rule there under (with books)
24Kerala Jail Officer's Test (4 papers)1.
(a) Indian Penal Code
(b) Criminal Procedure Code
(c) Kerala Prisons and Correctional
Services (Management) Act 2010
Act 9 of 2010 of the Kerala Prisons
and Correctional Services
Management Rules 2014
(d) Mental Health Act, 1987
2. Sociology, Penology and Criminology
3. Test in (1) Close Order drill (2) Lathi
drill, (3) Weapon Training and (4)
Revolver firing (Practical Test)
4. First Aid, Personal Hygiene and
General Sanitation
25Kerala Jail Subordinate Officers Test
(1 paper)		The Kerala Prisons and Correctional
Services (Management) Act, 2010 Act 9 of
2010 of the Kerala Prisons and Correctional
Services Management Rules 2014
26Kerala Co-operative Test (2 Papers)1. Elements of Banking
2. Principles of Co-operation and the Cooperative Societies Act and Rules issued thereunder. The following
reference books will be used by the candidate for the preparation of the
Test.

Banking

(i) Banking Law and Practice – By
Tannan
(ii) Modern Banking in India – By
S.K.Muranjan
Co-operation
(i) Co-operation – Law and Practice –
By Calvert
(ii) Co-operation at Home and Abroad –
By C.R.Fay
(iii) Co-operation in India (1962
Edition)- By Prof.Bhagatswaroopp.
(iv) Theory and Practice of Co-operation
in India – By Prof.Kulkarani.
Candidates should study on the Cooperative
Societies Act and Rules
and the Madras Co-operative Manual
written by Sri.J.C.Rayaon for Cooperation.
27Canal Rules Test (One Paper)Canal Rules and Regulations, Travancore
and Cochin.
28Agricultural Income-tax and Sales-tax
Test ( 3 papers)		1.
(a) The Kerala General Sales-tax Act,
1963 and the Rules thereunder
(with books)
(b) The Central Sales-tax Act, 1956, the
Central Sales-tax (Registration and
Turnover) Rules, 1957 and the
Central Sales-tax Kerala Rules, 1967
(with books)
(c) Goods and Services Tax
2. Agricultural Income-tax Act and the
Rules thereunder (with books)
3. Book-keeping & Accountancy
29Civil Judicial Test ( 2 Papers)
Only Bare Acts will be allowed.		1.
(a) Indian Civil Procedure Code (With
Books)
(b) The Kerala Civil Rules of Practice
(With Books).
2.
(a) The Indian Limitation Act (With
Books)
(b) The Kerala Civil Courts Act (With
Books).
(c) The Kerala Courts Fee and Suit
Valuation Act (with books).
(d) The Kerala Stamp Act (With Books).
30Criminal Judicial Test (2 Papers)
Only Bare Acts will be allowed.		1.
(a) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Act
2 of 1974) (With Books).
(b) The Criminal Rules of Practice
Kerala, 1982
2. The Indian Penal Code (With Books).
31Panchayat Test (4 Papers)1. Kerala Panchayat Raj Act 1994 and
Rules (With Books) excluding subject
specified under Paper III with specific
reference to citizens charter,
Ombudsman, Tribunal for LSGI’s etc.
2. Allied Acts and Rules including KMBR
Regisration & Birth & Death Act 1969,
Hindu Marriage Act 1955, Local Fund
Audit Act 1994, Registration of
marriages (common) Rules 2008,
Cinema Regisration Act 1958, Local
Bodies Entertainment Tax Act 1961,
Public Health Act 1955, (T.C.), Public
Health Act 1939 (Madras)
3. Acts, Rules, Manuals, Government
Orders/Circulars in respect of Accounts,
Audit (LF, AG, Social) Budgeting, Store
Purchasing, Public Works Governing the
PRIs and functions transferred to PRIs.
4. Constitution 73rd, 74th Amendments,
Provisions of Writ Jurisdiction Cr.PC
1973 – Chapter VI (of process to compel
appearance)
Chapter VII (of process to compel
production of documents)
Chapter X (Public nuisances)
C.P.C 1908 – Section 15 to 20,60,79,80
and order XVI, XXI
RTI Act – 2005, Disaster Management,
Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz,
NREGS, RInF, SGSY, PMGSY etc.
various Social Security pension, the
Person with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Right and
Full Participation) Act – 1995,
Decentralised Planning of PRIs, Five
Year Plan with reference to the functions
specified under Schedule III, IV, V of
Kerala Panchayat Raj Act 1994. Betta
service deliver, Front Office system,
Good Governance, Civil registration
online, Hospital Kiosks, Environmental
Protection Act 1986.
32Departmental Test on Employment
Exchange Procedure (2 Papers)		placement work including placement
of physically handicapped) and
collections of employment market
information based on the following
chapters in Parts I, II and IV of the
National Employment Service Manual
Vol. I and II (with the connected E.E
Minutes/Notes/ Amendments etc.
issued from time to time. Chapters V
to XIII, XVI, and XVIII of Part I and
all chapters of Part II and Part IV,
NESM (Vol.I) with relevant portion
of NESM Vol.II. (NESM 1984 edition
with subsequent changes.)

2. Special Scheme and General
Instructions: This will cover Special
Schemes like Vocational Guidance
and Employment Counselling,
Occupational Research etc. and the
Chapters on (i) Study and
Development of Employment
Opportunities (ii) Public Relations
and Publicity, (iii) Various General
Instructions and (iv)Inspections and
Technical Evaluation of
Employment Exchanges based on
the following Chapters in Paras II
and III of NESM. Vol.I and
Vol.II(With connected E.E
Minutes/Notes/ Amendments etc.,
issued from time to time). Chapters
I to IV, XIV, XV and XVII of Part I
and all Chapters of Part III. N.E.S.
M Vol.I with the relevant portions
of N.E.S.M. Vol.II.
33Kerala Registration Test (4 Papers)Part – I
1. The Indian Registration Act, the Kerala
Registration Rules and Table of Fees as
prescribed by the Kerala Government
(With Books).
2. The Kerala Registration Manual and
Circular Orders (With Books).
Part – II
The Kerala Stamp Act and the Rules
there under and the Indian Stamp Act in
respect of documents specified in entry 91
of List I (Union List) of the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution of India and
the Rules relating to these documents (With
Books).
Part – III
(Miscellaneous Act, etc. )
The Transfer of Property Act, the
Evidence Act, the Special Marriage Act,
(Central Act 43 of 1954) and the Kerala
Special Marriage Rules, 1958 and the
Chitties Funds Act 1982, Kerala Chit Funds
Rules 2012 [G.O.(P) No.94/2012/ TD dated
4.6.2012] Chitties Act and Rules thereunder,
the Societies Registration Act and the
Documents Writers Licence Rules (With Books).
Note :-
(i) Until such time as the Kerala
Registration Manual is published for
the second paper in Part I, questions
will be based on the Circular Orders
issued by the Inspector General of
Registration after 1.11.1956
regarding matters covered by the
Registration Act and Rules and
Table of Fees.
(ii) Till Common Chitties Act and Rules
and Societies Registration Act and
Rules are introduced, questions in
Part III will be set in two
compartments ‘A’ and ‘B’.
Questions in Compartment ‘A’ will
be compulsory for all the candidates
and they will be given option to
answering one of the questions in
‘B’.
(a) Compartment ‘A’ will
contain question on:
(1) The Transfer of
Property Act.
(2) The Evidence Act.
(3) The Special Marriage
Act (Central Act 43 of
1954) and the Kerala
Special Marriage Rules,
1958.
(4) The Kerala Document
Writers Licence Rules.
(b) Compartment ‘B’ will
contain questions on:
(1) The Travancore Chitties
Act and Rules
thereunder.
(2) The Cochin Kuries Act
and the Rules.
(3) The Travancore –
Cochin SocietiesRegistration Act (Act
XII of 1958); and
(4) The Madras Societies
Registration Act (One
full question will be set
on each of the 4 items
above).
34[A] Departmental Test on laws
relating to Motor Vehicles for
the Members of the Kerala
Transport Subordinate Service
and the Ministerial Staff of the
Motor Vehicles Department (2
Papers)		(1) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and
Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989
and the Kerala Motor Vehicles
Rules, 1989 (With Books).
(2) Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act,
1976 and the Rules made thereunder
(With Books) (G.O.(P)215/76/PW
dated; 22.9.1976).
[B] Second Class Language Test in
Malayalam for those who have
not studied Malayalam for
SSLC or its equivalent, as a
medium of language as a
Subsidiary Language (for the
members of the Kerala
Transport Service and the
Kerala Transport Subordinate
Service).		Common paper under item 42
(See also Annexure ‘C’)
35Departmental Test in Code of Criminal
Procedure and the Kerala Manual of
Office Procedure (for the Motor
Vehicles Inspectors in the Kerala
Transport Service).		The Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 (Act
2 of 1974). Covering Chapters I to VII, XII,
XIII, XV to XVII, XIX to XXI, XXIIIA,
XXIIIB, XXIV, XXVII, XXIX, XXXII and
Kerala Manual of Office Procedure (with
books) (G.O.Rt.1673/75/PW dated;
9.12.1975).
36Hand Book of SC Development
Department Test (One Paper)		Hand Book of the Harijan Welfare
Department (With Books).
37Test in Kerala Education Act and Rules
(One Paper)		Kerala Education Act and Rules
38Labour Department Test (3 Papers)Part – I
(One Paper – With Books )
The following Acts and Rules administered
by the Labour Department:-
1. Plantation Labour Act, 1961.
2. Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
3. Child Labour (Prohibition &
Regulation) Act, 1986
4. Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
5. Kerala Shops and
Commercial Establishments Act, 1960.
6. Payment of Wages Act,1936 ( in
respect of establishment other than
Factories).
7. The Beedi and Cigar
Workers(Conditions of Employment)
Act, 1966 and
8. The Motor Transport Workers
(Payment of Fair Wages) Act, 1971.
Part – II
(One Paper – With Books)
The following Acts and Rules
administered by the Labour Department:-
1. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
2. Industrial Employment (Standing
Orders Act, 1946).
3. Indian Trade Union Act, 1926.
4. Working Journalists (Conditions of
Service and Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act, 1955.
5. Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates
of Wages) Act, 1958.
6. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (Central
Act).
7. Kerala Industrial Establishments
(National and Festival Holidays) Act,
1977.
8. The Employees Compensation Act,
1923.
9. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
10. The Kerala Industrial Employees
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1970.
11. The Interstate Migrant Workmen
(Regulation of Employment and
conditions of service) Act 1979.
12. Labour Laws (Exemption from
Furnishing Returns and maintaining
Registers by Certain Establishment)
Act, 1988
13. The Building & other Construction
workers (Regulation of Employment &
Condition of Service) Act, 1996
14. The Building & other construction
workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996.
Part – III
(One Paper – With Books)
The following Acts and Rules administered
by the Labour Department:-
1. The Contract Labour (Registration and
Abolition ) Act, 1970.
2. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
3. The Kerala Payment of Subsistance
Allowance Act, 1973.
4. The Kerala Agricultural Workers Act,
1974.
5. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
6. The Sales Promotion Employees
(Conditions of Service) Act, 1976.
7. The Kerala Casual Temporary and
Badali workers (Wages) Act 1989
8. The Kerala Head Load workers Act
1978.
39Animal Husbandry Department Test
(One paper)		Animal Husbandry Department
Manual(With books)
40Excise Test- Parts A & B (3 papers)Part A- Excise Manual
First Paper
Abkari Acts and Rules and Notifications
(With books)
Second Paper
Prohibition Act and Rules, Medicinal and
Toilet Preparation Act and Rules. The
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act 1985 and the Rules made
there under by the Government of India and
Government of Kerala, Spirituous
preparation, Inter-state Trade and
Commerce Control Act, Rules (with books)
Part B- Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Act 2 of
1974), Evidence Act and Indian Penal Code
(with books)
41The Kerala Port Department Test (One
paper-with books)		1. The Kerala Port Department Manual
2. The Indian Ports Act, 1908 (Act XV of
1908)
3. The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (Act
XLIV of 1958)
4. The Indian Light House Act
5. The Madras Minor Ports Harbour Crafts
Rules, 1953
6. Port Conservancy Rules, Port Pier Rules
governing the Warehousing of goods in
the Government sheds and godowns at
the Port of Travancore-Cochin, Port
Cargo Boats Rules and Rules for the
working of Tugs “Alappuzha” and
“Venad” issued in Notification No.
PWC 4-3496/55/PWC dated 18/10/1955
amended from time to time.
7. Note for the guidance of Officers in
Common Wealth Countries, Overseas
Territories and the Irish Republic
(British Merchant Shipping and Seaman
Revised) issued by the Ministry of
Transport 1963.
i. The Merchant Shipping
(Registration of Sailing Vessels)
Rules, 1960.
ii. The Merchant Shipping
(Tonnage fee Measurement of
Sailing Vessels) Rules, 1960.
iii. The Sailing Vessels (Assignment
of Free Board) Rules, 1960.
iv. The Sailing Vessels (Statement
of Crew) Rules, 1960 and the
Sailing Vessels (Inspection)
Rules, 1962.
v. The Indian Merchant Shipping
(Life Savings Appliances) Rules,
1956
vi. Merchant Shipping (Distressed
Seamen) Rules 1960
vii. Merchant Shipping (Continuous
Discharge Certificates) Rules,
1960.
viii. Merchantile Marine Circulars
issued by the Government of
India from time to time
ix. Sea Rescue Operations
x. The Inland Vessels Act 1917 as
amended by the Inland vessels
Act 2007
xi. Kerala Inland Vessels Rules
2010
xii. International Maritime
Organization structure and
functions
xiii. UN Conventions and Protocols
on maritime law and regulations
xiv. Coastal Zone Regulation Rules
xv. Dock workers Safety Rules
xvi. Marine pollution and oil slicks.
42Second Class Language Test
(in Malayalam)		(See Annexure – C below)
43Minority Language Test
(in Tamil/ Kannada)		(See Annexure – D below)
44Test in Weights and Measures Act and
Rules (One paper)		1. The Legal Metrology Acts, 2009.
2. The Legal Metrology (General Rules)
2011
3. The Legal Metrology (Numeration)
Rules, 2011.
4. The Legal Metrology (National
Standards) Rules 2011.
5. The Legal Metrology (Approval of
Models) Rules 2011.
6. The Legal Metrology (Packaged
Commodities) Rules, 2011
7. The Indian Institute of Legal Metrology
Rules 2011
8. Kerala Legal Metrology (Enforcement)
Rules 2012.
9. Legal Metrology (Govt. approved Test
Centre) Rules 2013
45Departmental Test for Assistant
Electrical Inspectors (2 papers)		Paper-I
Function of Electrical Inspectorate, Kerala
State Electricity Board Ltd., Kerala State
Electricity Regulatory Commission, Energy
Management Centre and such other
statutory organisations and statutory
provisions as envisaged in central statutes
pertaining to generation, transmission,
distribution, and use of electrical energy
provided under the Electricity Act, 2003,
Central Electricity Authority (Measures
Relating to Safety and Electric Supply)
Regulations, 2010, Energy Conservation Act
2001, and Codes prescribed by the Bureau
of Indian Standards. General ideas regarding
functioning of Central Electricity Authority,
Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Central
Electricity Regulatory Commission, State
Regulatory Commission etc., Obligations of
Licensees as envisaged in the basic statutes.
(with books)
Paper-II
Various provisions in the State Regulations
such as Kerala Electricity Duty Act, 1963,
Kerala Electricity Duty Rules, 1963, Kerala
Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1958, Kerala
Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1988, Kerala
State Electricity Licensing Board Rules,
Kerala Lift and Escalators Act 2013 and the
Rules made thereunder, Kerala Electricity
Supply Code 2014, obligations of licensed
electrical contractors and consumers as
envisaged in State Regulations (with books)
46Kerala State Housing Board Act and
Rules (One paper) (with books)		(i) Kerala State Housing Board Act,
1971 (19 of 1971)
(ii) Kerala State Housing Board
Establishment Regulations,1977
(iii) Kerala State Housing Board
Establishment Regulations
(Maintenance of Accounts) Rules,
1984
(iv) Kerala State Housing Board
Establishment Regulations
Allotment Regulations.
47Departmental Test on Kerala Head
Load Workers Rules (One Paper)
(With books)		1. Kerala Headload Workers Act – 1978
2. Kerala Headload Workers (Regulation
of Employment and Welfare) Scheme
1983
3. Kerala Headload Workers Rules, 1981
4. Kerala Headload Workers (Attached
Section) Welfare Scheme - 1995
5. Kerala Headload Workers (Scattered
Section) Welfare Scheme - 1999
6. Kerala Headload Workers Welfare
Board Staff (Appointment, Service
Conditions, Code and Conduct) Rules,
2002
7. Workmen Compensation Act, 1923
8. Various regulations and plans
formulated under Kerala Headload
Workers (Regulation of Employment
and Welfare) Scheme - 1983
ANNEXURE- B
REVENUE TEST -4 PAPERS
48Revenue Test – I Paper1. Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Act 2013
2. Kerala Land Relinquishment Act –1958
3. Kerala Survey and Boundaries Act-1961
4. Kerala Escheats and Forfeitures Act
1968
5. Kerala Treasure Troves Act – 1968
6. Kerala Requisitioning and Acquisition
of Property Act 1981
7. Kerala Road Fund Act – 2001
8. Kerala Land Utilisation Order – 1967
9. Kerala protection of Paddy Land and
Wet Land Act – 2008
10. National Highway Act - 1956
49Revenue Test – II Paper1. Kerala Government Land Assignment
Act – 1960
2. Kerala Restriction on Transfer by and
Restoration of Lands to Scheduled
Tribes Act – 1999
3. Kerala Scheduled Tribe (Restoration on
Transfer of Lands and Restoration of
Alienated Land Act – 1975)
4. Kerala Land Conservancy Act – 1957
5. Kerala Land Development Act – 1964
6. Kerala Land Development Corporation
Limited (Special Powers) Act – 1974
7. Kerala Service Inam Lands (Vesting
and Enfranchisement) Act – 1981
8. Kerala Highway Protection Act – 1999
9. Kerala Protection of River Bank’s and
Regulation of Removal of Sand Act –
2001
10. Kerala Stay of eviction proceedings Act
– 2001
11. Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and
Assignment) Act – 1971
12. Sree Pandaravaka Lands (Vesting and
Enfranchisement) Act – 1971
13. Sreepadam Lands Enfranchisement Act
– 1969
14. Malabar Land Registration Act – 1895
15. Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption of
Lands) Act – 1971
16. Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional
Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Act 2006
50Revenue Test – III Paper1. Kerala Land Reforms Act – 1963
2. Kerala Land Tax Act – 1961
3. Kerala Revenue Recovery Act – 1964
4. Kerala Public Accountants Act – 1963
5. Kerala Board of Revenue Abolition Act
– 1996
6. Transfer of Registry Rules – 1966
7. Kerala Plantation Tax Act – 1960
8. Kerala Building Tax Act – 1975
9. Kerala Building (Leases and Rent
Control) Act – 1965
10. Kerala Stamp Act 1959
51Revenue Test – IV PaperLand Revenue Manual Volume VI (with
books)



ANNEXURE-C
SECOND CLASS LANGUAGE TEST (IN MALAYALAM)
[Should have applied for Part A (written test) Part B (viva voce) separately

Written
Part-A		Conversing with accuracy
Viva Voce
Part- B		and fluency in Malayalam

ANNEXURE-D
MINORITY LANGUAGE TEST (IN TAMIL/KANNADA)

A Simple Test in translation consisting
of one paper of two hours duration.
There shall be Two questions, One on
translation from English to Kannada or
Tamil and the other on translation from
Kannada or Tamil to English.

As per Notification 
DE 1 - 1/382066/2020-EW, KPSC, Thiruvanathapuram, 2021 January19
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