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Syllabus Assistant Director National Savings Kerala PSC: Main Examination for the posts of ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SAVINGS inThe Kerala National Savings Service.

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698/2025 Syllabus Kerala PSC

Detailed Syllabus given below.

I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

(i) HISTORY (5 Marks)

 KERALA – Arrival of Europeans-Contributions of Europeans- History of Travancore from Marthanda Varma to Sree Chithirathirunnal- Social and Religious Reform movement- National movement in Kerala- Literary Sources of Kerala History- United Kerala Movement- Political and Social History of Kerala after 1956.

 INDIA – Political History- Establishment of the British- First War of Independence – Formation of INC- Swadeshi Movement- Social Reform movement- Newspapers – Literature and Arts during the freedom struggle – Independence Movement & Mahathma Gandhi – India’s independent –
Post independent period – State reorganization – Development in Science,
Education, and Technology – Foreign policy.

 WORLD – Great Revolution in England- American War of Independence – French Revolution- Russian Revolution – Chinese Revolution- Political History after Second World War- UNO and other International Organizations

ii) GEOGRAPHY (5 Marks)

Basics of Geography – Earth Structure – Atmosphere, Rocks, Landforms,
Pressure Belt and Winds, Temperature and Seasons, Global Issues- Global
Warming- Various forms of Pollution, Maps- Topographic Maps and Signs,
Remote Sensing – Geographic Information System, Oceans and its various
movements – Continents, – Nations and their specific features.

INDIA – Physiography- States and its features, Northern Mountain Region,
Rivers, Northern Great Plain, Peninsular Plateau, Coastal Plain, Climate –
Natural Vegetation – Agriculture – Minerals and Industries- Energy Sources,
Transport system – Road- Water- Railways- Air.

Kerala – Physiography- Districts and its features – Rivers- Climate – Natural
Vegetation – Wild life – Agriculture and research centers – Minerals and
Industries – Energy Sources – Transport system – Road – Water- Railway- Air

(iii) ECONOMICS (5 Marks)

India : Economy, Five Year Plans, New Economic Reforms, Planning
Commission and Niti Aayog, Financial Institutions, Agriculture – Major Crops,
Green Revolution, Minerals. Direct and indirect taxes in India, GST in Indiarationale and structure of GST, benefits of GST.

(iv) INDIAN CONSTITUTION (8 Marks)

Constituent Assembly-Preamble-Citizenship- Fundamental Rights, Writs
-Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo warranto.
Directive Principles of State Policy- Fundamental Duties- Structure of
Governments- Union Executive, Parliament and Judiciary- State Executive,
Legislature and Judiciary- Local Self Government Institutions (LSGIs)-
Important Constitutional Amendments (42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 86, 91, 97, 101, 102,
103, 104)-

Constitutional Authorities and their functions – Comptroller and
Auditor General, Attorney General, Advocate General, Election Commission of
India, State Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, State
Public Service Commission- Finance Commission- State Finance CommissionGST Council- Distribution of legislative powers- Union List- State ListConcurrent List- Services under the Union and the States- Tribunals-National Commission for Scheduled Castes- National Commission for Scheduled TribesNational Commission for Backward Classes- Official Language-Regional
Languages-Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts, etc-Special directives
relating to languages

(v) Kerala Governance and System of Administration – (5 Marks)

Kerala State Civil Service- Quasi-judicial bodies, various Commissions, Basic
facts of socio-economic development- Planning Board-Commercial Planning and
Policies- Disaster Management- Watershed Management- Employment and
Labour-National Rural Employment Programmes- Land Reforms- Social
Welfare and Security- Protection of Women, Children and Senior CitizensPopulation, Literacy, E-governance, Delegated Legislation and its controlsLegislative and Judicial controls- Constitutional law remedies against Administrative Arbitrariness- Administrative Discretion and its ControlsAdministrative Adjudication-Principles of Natural Justice.

(vi) Life Science and Public Health (4 Marks)

Basic facts of Human Body

Vitamins and Minerals and their Deficiency Diseases

Communicable Diseases and Causative Organisms, Preventive and
Remedial Measures

Kerala – Welfare activities in Health Sector

Lifestyle Diseases.

Basic Health Facts

Environment and Environmental Hazards

(vii) Physics (3 Marks)

1) Branches of Physics –Matter – Units, Measurements – Physical Quantities.
2) Motion – Newton’s Laws of Motion – Third law – Momentum – Projectile
Motion – Uses of Third Law – Achievements in space missions in IndiaISRO.
3) Light- Lens, Mirrors – Problems based on r = 2f – Different phenomena of
Light – Rainbow – Colours of different materials – Electromagnetic
Spectrum – IR rays- UV rays – X rays – Photoelectric Effect.
4) Sound – Different types of Waves – Velocity of Sound in different media –
Resonance – Reverberation.
5) Force – Different types of Forces – Friction – Advantages and
disadvantages of Friction – Liquid Pressure – Buoyant Force – Archimedes
Principle – Pascal’s law – Density – Relative density- Adhesive Cohesive
forces- Capillarity – Viscous force – Surface tension.
6) Gravitation – Centripetal Force – Centrifugal Force – Escape Velocity,
Satellites – Escape Velocity – Weight Mass – value of ‘g’- ‘g’ in different
places.
7) Heat – Temperature – Different types of thermometers – Humidity –
Relative Humidity.
8) Work – Energy – Power – Simple problems relating to Work, Energy,
Power, Levers – Different types of Levers.

(viii) Chemistry (3 Marks)

Atom – Molecule – States of Matter – Allotropy – Gas laws – Aqua regia.

Elements – Periodic Table-Metals &Non metals-Chemical Physical
changes- Chemical reactions-Solutions, Mixtures, Compounds.

Metals-Non metals – Alloys – Acids, Bases – pH value – Alkaloids.

(ix) Arts, Sports, Literature and Culture (4 Marks)

Arts

Important Audio Visual Art Forms of Kerala- Famous Places, Institutions,
Personalities, Artistes and Writers related to origin, development, extension,
and practice of these Art Forms.

Sports

Famous Sports personalities of Kerala, India and World – their Sports
Events, achievements and awards.

Important Awards – Corresponding Fields , Winners

Famous Trophies – Related Events and Sports Items.

Number of Players in Important Sports Items.

Important Terms associated with various Sports and Games.

Olympics – Basic Facts, Venues / Countries, Famous Performances and
Personalities- India in Olympics-Winter Olympics & Para Olympics.

Asian Games, Afro-Asian Games, CommonWealth Games, SAF Games –
Venues, Countries, Performance of India, other facts.

National Games.

Games – Events, Players, Achievements.

National Sports / Games , Events of various Countries

Literature

Malayalam – Important Literary Movements – Icons and their first works.

Main works of Literature related to each movement and their authors.

Writers – Pen name and Nick name.

Famous Works and Characters.

Famous Quotes – Books and Authors.

Beginning of Journalism in Kerala – Pioneers, Journals and Publications.

Famous Awards/ Honours – Writers and their works.

Malayalam Writers who won the Jnanpith Award and related facts.

Malayalam Cinema – Origin, Development, Milestones, Pioneers, National
Awards.

Culture

Kerala – Important Celebrations -Places associated with such Celebrations,
Important Festivals.

Kerala – Cultural Centres, Worship Places, Cultural Leaders and their
Contributions.

II. Current Affairs (8 Marks)

Current Affairs

III. Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning

(i). Simple Arithmetic (5 Marks)

Numbers and Basic Operations
Fraction and Decimal Numbers
Percentage
Profit and Loss
Simple and Compound Interest
Ratio and Proportion
Time and Distance
Time and Work
Average
Laws of Exponents
Mensuration
Progressions

(ii). Mental Ability & Reasoning (5 Marks)

Series
Problems on Mathematical Signs
Verifying Positions.
Analogy- Word Analogy, Alphabet Analogy, Number Analogy
Odd man out
Numerical Ability
Coding and Decoding
Family Relations
Sense of Direction
Time and Angles
Time in a clock and its reflection
Date and Calendar
Clerical Ability

IV. GENERAL ENGLISH

(i). English Grammar (5 Marks)

Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences.
Different Parts of Speech.
Agreement of Subject and Verb.
Articles – The Definite and the Indefinite Articles.
Uses of Primary and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
Tag Questions
Infinitive and Gerunds
Tenses
Tenses in Conditional Sentences
Prepositions
The Use of Correlatives
Direct and Indirect Speech
Active and Passive voice
Correction of Sentences

(ii) Vocabulary (5 Marks)

Singular & Plural, Change of Gender, Collective Nouns
Word formation from other words and use of prefix or suffix
Compound words
Synonyms
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Foreign Words and Phrases
One Word Substitutes
Words often confused
Spelling Test
Idioms and their Meanings

V. REGIONAL LANGUAGE (10 Marks)

Malayalam

പദശുദ്ധി
വാക്യശുദ്ധി
പരിഭാഷ
ഒറ്റപദം
പരയായം
വിപരീത പദം
ൈശൈലിക്ള്‍ പഴഞ്ചൊല്ഞ്ചാല്ലുക്ള്‍
സമാനപദം
േചേര്‍ത്തൊല്ത്തെഴുതുക്
സ്ത്രീലിംഗം പുല്ലിംഗം
വചേനം
പിരിൊല്ച്ചെഴുതല്‍
ഘടക് പദം (വാക്യം േചേര്‍ത്തൊല്ത്തെഴുതുക്)

Kannada

Word Purity / Correct Word
Correct Sentence
Translation
One Word / Single Word / One Word Substitution
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms and Proverbs
Equivalent Word
Join the Word
Feminine Gender, Masculine Gender
Number
Sort and Write

Tamil

1)Correct Word
2)Correct Structure of Sentence
3)Translation
4)Single Word
5)Synonyms
6)Antonyms / Opposite
7)Phrases and Proverbs
8)Equal Word
9)Join the Word
10) Gender Classification – Feminine, Masculine
11) Singular, Plural
12) Separate
13) Adding Phrases

VI. Special Topic (20 Marks)

Unit 1 (5 Marks)

Marketing: Meaning and Definition – Traditional and Modern Approaches to Marketing –
Market Segmentation – Marketing Mix – Product Development – Product Pricing – Product
Promotion- Managing Logistics and Channels of Distribution – Marketing of Financial
Products – Recent Trends in Marketing.

Unit II (5 Marks)

Public Relations and Corporate Communication: Public Relations Concept- Definitions
and Theory – Public Relations Process – Tools of Public Relations – The Public Relation
Environment – Understanding Media Needs – Ethics in Public Relations – Communication –
Corporate Communication – Meaning and Definition – Types of Communication – Barriers of
Communication

Unit III (5 Marks)

Human Resource Management: Meaning and Definition – Human Resource Planning –
Recruitment and Selection – Training and Development – Performance Appraisal –
Motivation – Theories of Motivation – Leadership – Types of Leadership.

Unit IV (5 Marks)

Financial System and Legal Framework: Investment Management – Public Finance –
Household Finance – Financial Market – Financial Institutions – Financial Instruments –
Financial Services – Basics of Tax Laws in India – Basics of IT Act 1961 and Basics GST Act
2017