Male & Female Assistant Prison Officer in the Kerala Jail Department

The Kerala Public Service Commission has invited applications from eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in the Kerala Jail Service.

Kerala Prisons and Correctional Service appoints both male and female Assistant Prison Officers. So, both men and women can apply for this job.

It is a statewide notification, and the minimum educational qualification required to apply is a pass in SSLC. You can check the most recent Assistant Prison Officer exam notification details and the minimum required qualifications in the table below.

Notification Number	Name of the Post	Last Date to Apply
304/2024	Assistant Prison Officer (Male)	03-10-2024
144/2023	Female Assistant Prison Officer	16-08-2023
600/2021	Assistant Prison Officer	19 - January - 2022

This article explains the selection process for Assistant Prison Officers, monthly in-hand salary, promotion chances, rules of transfer, work profile, etc.

GJR Institute has an ongoing Assistant Prison Officer PSC exam batch, and we invite students who possess the following minimum qualifications. We set this benchmark according to the Kerala PSC rules.

The Kerala PSC accepts applications for the Assistant Prison Officer examination from candidates with the following minimum qualifications.

Educational Qualifications	Pass in SSLC
Age Limit	18 - 36
Method of appointment	Direct Recruitment
The Scale of Pay	27900-63700 Indian Rupees
Department	Prisons

1. The Minimum Educational Requirements

   PSC accepts applications from candidates with a pass in SSLC or equivalent qualification.

2. The Minimum Physical Requirements

   
   

   • Physical Requirements of Male Assistant Prison Officer

     Must have at least 165 cm height, a minimum of 81.3 cm around the chest on complete exhalation, and a chest expansion of 5 cm.

   • Physical Requirements of a Female Assistant Prison Officer

     PSC accepts any female candidates with a minimum height of 150 cm.

3. The Age Limit to Apply For Kerala Assistant Prison Officers

   The age limit to apply for both male and female Assistant Prison Officers is 18 to 36. However, students from OBC and SC/ST have an upper-age relaxation. See the table for the Assistant Prison Officer PSC exam upper age limit for general, OBC, and SC/ST students.

   S.NO.	CATEGORIES	EXTENT OF AGE CONCESSION
   1	General Category	0 years
   2	OBC	3 years
   3	SC/ST	5 years

Kerala PSC issues notifications for the Assistant Prison Officer recruitment (for male and female candidates). The salary scale of male and female Assistant Prison Officers in Kerala is 27900-63700 Indian Rupees per month.

It is unit-wise recruitment, and the expected vacancies of Assistant Prison Officers in each unit ( Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, and Kannur) are listed below. Both men and women candidates must have SSLC or equivalent to apply for Assistant Prison Officer.

In addition to a written test, they must pass a physical efficiency test conducted by the Public Service Commission. Check the table to find the written exam date and date to generate the hall tickets.

Follow the steps to apply for the Assistant Prison Officer (both male and female) PSC examination.

1. Log in to the official Kerala PSC website using the link below.

   https://thulasi.psc.kerala.gov.in/thulasi/

2. Click on Notification.

3. Click on the statewide direct recruitment.

4. Look for the category number and click Apply.

GJR Institute recommends our students start the Assistant Prison Officer exam preparation with the previous year's question papers. Our student batch has the proprietory rank file with PYQ and solutions.

This table shows the Assistant Prison Officer exam syllabus units.

Part I	: General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala
Part II	General English
Part III	Simple Arithmetic&Mental Ability

The Kerala Assistant Prison Officer recruitment process has two stages: written examination and physical efficiency test.

1. Stage 1: written test

   The first stage is an OMR-based objective examination.

2. Stage 2: Physical Efficiency Test

   In this stage, PSC will test the physical fitness of candidates. To pass the physical efficiency test, the candidate must pass five items in the list below.

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   Kerala Male Prison Officer Physical Test Items

   SN	Events	Requirements
   1	100 Metres Run	14 seconds
   2	High Jump	132.20 cms (4’ 6”)
   3	Long Jump	457.20 cms (15’)
   4	Putting the shot	609.60 cms (20’)
   5	Throwing cricket ball	: 6096 cms (200’)
   6	Rope Climbing	365.80 cms (12’)
   7	Pull-ups or Chinning	8 times
   8	1500 metres run	5 min 44 seconds

   
   
   

   Kerala Female Prison Officer Physical Test Items

   The Kerala PSC has another set of physical efficiency test items for women candidates. She must pass five items from the list below.

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   Events	Requirements
   100 Meter Run	Within 17 Seconds
   High Jump	1.06 meter
   Long Jump	3.05 meter
   Shot put (4kg)	4.88 meter
   200-meter run	36 seconds
   Throwing ball	14 meter
   Shuttle Race	26 seconds
   Skipping	80 times (60 seconds)

   PSC will announce the date of the physical efficiency test of both male and female prison officers.

   Process Server Recruitment For the Judicial Department

Check the table for the number of reported Assistant Prison Officer post vacancies in the Kerala Jail Department.

Unit	Number of Vacancies	Cut Off Marks
Thiruvananthapuram	Anticipated
Thrissur	Anticipated
Kannur	Anticipated

Name of the post	Assistant Prison Officer
Department	Jail
Category number	263/2024
Pay of Scale	27900 – 63700 Rupees
Last date to apply	04-09-2024
Examination date
Date of Publishing rank list
Reported Vacancies	4
Cut off marks

An Assistant Prison Officer in the Kerala Jail Department is a good career option with attractive promotion chances. Check the table below to see the career growth of an Assistant Prison Officer in Kerala.

Appointed as	Assistant Prison Officer
1st Promotion	Deputy Prison Officer
2nd Promotion	Prison Officer
3rd Promotion	Assistant Superintendent Gr-II
4th Promotion	Assistant Superintendent Gr-I

Kerala Public Service Commission uploaded the latest Assistant Prison Officer rank list on its official website. To download and view the rank list, visit the link below.