Kerala KAS Syllabus 2020 - Download KAS Prelims & Main Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Team Careers360Updated on 28 Jul 2020, 10:56 AM IST

Kerala KAS Syllabus 2020 - Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) is the exam conducting authority for Kerala KAS examination. It also prescribes the syllabus for Kerala KAS exam. The Kerala KAS syllabus is released by the Commission on the official KPSC website. The syllabus for both prelims and mains exam is provided on the website by the Commission. The prescribed Kerala KAS syllabus helps the candidates in better understanding the types of questions asked in the Kerala KAS exam and exam pattern. To know more about the Kerala KAS syllabus 2020 read the article below.

Kerala KAS Syllabus 2020 - Prelims Exam

The Kerala KAS preliminary exam has two papers, one of general studies 1 and the other of the general studies 2. The syllabus for general studies 1 paper covers topics from history, Indian Polity, reasoning, mental ability, culture, international relations, etc. Whereas questions asked in general studies paper 2 are from economy & planning, current affairs, english language, Malayalam or Kannada or Tami language, science & technology, etc. Aspirants appearing for the Kerala KAS prelims exam can check the detailed syllabus for the same below.

Kerala KAS Prelims Syllabus 2020

Subjects

Topics

General Studies 1

History of India and Kerala

Ancient and Medieval Period

Modern Period

Kerala History (from 18th century)

History of the World (from mid 18th century)
Cultural Heritage of Kerala
Governance, Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System, Social Justice and International Relations
Reasoning, Mental Ability & Simple Arithmetic
Geography

General Studies 2

Economy & Planning

Indian economy on the eve of independence

Agriculture Sector

Land Reforms in India

Industrial Policy

Infrastructure in Indian Economy

Trends & Patterns in structure of population over time

Indian Public Finance

India's Foreign Trade

Economy of Kerala

Kerala model development

Science and Technology

Environmental Science

Energy requirement & efficiency

Technology in Space & Defence

Current Events
Language Proficiency - English
Language Proficiency - Malayalam or Kannada or Tamil, etc.

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Kerala KAS Syllabus 2020 - For Mains Exam

The Kerala KAS mains exam has three papers, all of general studies. GS paper 1 covers topics like history of India & Kerala, culture, etc. GS paper 2 covers topics from Indian polity, Governance, IR, science, social justice, etc. And GS paper 3 covers topics like economy, finance, geography, current issues, etc. The mains question paper is subjective in nature. Applicants can check the detailed Kerala KAS syllabus 2020 for mains exam below.

Kerala KAS Mains Syllabus 2020

Subjects	Topics
General Studies 1	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, etc.
General Studies 2	Indian Constitution Public Administration Political System Governance Social Justice International Relations Science & Technology Environment Climate Current Issues
General Studies 3	Economy & Planning Public Expenditure Growth rate Gender Rural-Urban Migration Literacy Regional Structure Kerala model development Geography General Geography Physical, Social, Economic Geography Geophysical phenomena Current Issues in Economy & Planning and Geography, etc.

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Kerala KAS Exam Pattern 2020 - Prelims & Mains Exam

The Kerala KAS exam pattern 2020 is also prescribed by the Kerala Public Service Commission. As per the Kerala KAS notification the prelims exam is objective type in nature i.e MCQ whereas the mains exam is subjective in nature i.e. descriptive type. For more details on the Kerala KAS exam pattern 2020 check the tables below.

Kerala KAS Prelims Exam Pattern

Papers	Subjects	Marks	Duration
Paper 1	General studies 1	100	90 mins
Paper 2	General studies 2	50	90 mins
	Language proficiency - Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada	30
	Language proficiency - English	20