# Kerala PSC Degree Level Common Preliminary Examination (Kerala PSC Degree Prelims) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: KL
- Questions: 100 · Total marks: 100 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.33 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, ML, TA, KN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Education: A degree; the exact qualification is set post by post.
- Note: Age limits and other conditions differ by post: read each post's notification on keralapsc.gov.in.
- Official portal: https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/index.php/notifications (Kerala Public Service Commission)

## Syllabus outline
### General Knowledge (weight 0.5)
Arts, literature, culture and sports · Civics · Basics of computer · Indian Constitution · Economics · Geography (basics, India, Kerala) · History (Kerala, India, world) · Science and technology

### Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning (weight 0.2)
Simple arithmetic · Mental ability and reasoning

### General English (weight 0.2)
English grammar · Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, idioms, one-word substitution

### Regional Language (Malayalam) (weight 0.1)
Malayalam language

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