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Kerala PSC has invited applications for Excise Inspector (Trainee) in Excise (Category No. 188/2025). Vacancies: Not Estimated; pay scale: ₹ 43,400 – 91,200/-; method of appointment: Direct Recruitment From approved Probationers in any of the categories of Assistant Excise Inspector, Excise Preventive Officer, Civil Excise Officer/Women Civil Excise Officer.. Apply online through Kerala PSC One Time Registration by 03-09-2025.

Age limit

19-45. Must not have completed 45 (Forty Five) years as on 01.01.2025. Candidates born on or after 02.01.1980 are eligible to apply for the post. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Must possess B.A, B.Sc or B.Com Degree of any recognized University or its equivalent. • In the case of Ex-Servicemen, the minimum qualification shall be SSLC. Physical Standards: Must be Physically Fit for strenuous outdoor work and possess minimum physical standards: Male Candidates (Height: 165 cm, 160 cm for SC candidates; Chest: 81 cm normal, 5 cm minimum expansion). Female Candidates (Height: 152 cm, 150 cm for SC candidates). Visual Standards without glasses: Distant vision (Right Eye: 6/6 snellen, Left Eye: 6/6 snellen), Near vision (Right Eye: 0.5 snellen, Left Eye: 0.5 snellen). Full field of vision required. Free from colour blindness, squint, morbid conditions, and apparent physical defects. Also must qualify in the Physical Efficiency Test (National Physical Efficiency One Star Standards Test with minimum standards in at least 5 out of 8 items). Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS&SSR Part-II Rule 10 (a) (ii) is applicable. Government Orders declaring equivalent/higher qualifications shall be produced as and when required.

Method of appointment

Direct Recruitment From approved Probationers in any of the categories of Assistant Excise Inspector, Excise Preventive Officer, Civil Excise Officer/Women Civil Excise Officer.
General conditions from the notification
Applications that are not submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the General Conditions (Part II of the Gazette Notification) are liable to be rejected. Original documents to prove qualification, experience, community, age, etc., have to be produced as and when called for.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 188/2025. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published31 Jul 2025(done)
  2. Last date to apply3 Sept 2025(done)
  3. Exam2 May 2026(done)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet(next)

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