Kerala Public Service commission is a body created by the constitution of India to select applicants for civil service jobs in the State of Kerala.
Kerala PSC recruits candidates for the post of Divisional Accountants for various Departments such as Kerala Water Authority, Kerala General Service- etc. Recruitment for the post of Divisional Accountant consist of a competitive examination of an OMR test and Descriptive test.
Kerala PSC University Divisional Accountant notification will be available in the official website of Kerala PSC. If the candidate has registered his profile with the ‘’ ONE TIME REGISTRATION TULASI as per Kerala PSC official website then he will be able to view the notification within the profile.
The aspirants of Kerala PSC Divisional Accountant must first register themselves in the ‘ ONE TIME REGISTRATION TULASIwebsite as per Official Kerala PSC website. After registration, log into your just made profile using the id and password used during registration. Find the post you want to apply and click on ‘Apply Now’. No application fee is charged for either registration or application.
1 |
By Transfer from Junior Superintendents of Public Works, Irrigation and Harbour Engineering Departments. |
2 |
By Direct Recruitment |
3 |
By transfer from among U.D. Clerks of all Departments (including Assistants Grade I of the Administrative Secretariat and the Finance Secretariat and the office of the Kerala Public Service Commission and U.D. Auditors of the Local Fund Audit Department.) and those above U.D. Clerks/ Assistants Grade I, Senior Accountants/ Upper Division Auditors in the Non Gazetted Cadre |
Scale of Pay:-Rs 18,740 – 33,680/-
Candidates applying for the post of Divisional Accountant must be above 18 yrs and below 36 yrs of age .Age relaxations will be provided to the candidates according to the rules of reservation.
*No age limit is fixed for the other two by transfer categories.
Category |
Age Relaxation |
OBC |
3 |
SC/ST |
5 |
By transfer from the category of Junior Superintendents of the public works ,irrigation and Harbour engineering departments | Must have passed Account Test (Higher) and P.W.D Test or corresponding Departmental Tests. |
By Direct recruitment | A University Degree with at least a Second class |
By transfer from other services |
1. Must have passed Account Test (Higher) 2. Must have put in not less than 5 years total service, of which one year should have been in the post of Upper Division Clerk/Assistant Grade I/ Senior Accountant/ Upper Division Auditor and / or in a non-gazetted cadre above the said posts. |
The Divisional Accountant exam conducted by the Kerala PSC has two parts ;(i)OMR based exam (ii)Descriptive paper .
The Subjects and the minimum marks required for a pass in the descriptive examination are as follows:-
Subjects |
Maximum Marks |
Minimum marks required for a pass |
Percentage |
General Knowledge Precis and General English 1 | 150 | 60 | 40 |
Elementary Book Keeping | 150 | 60 | 40` |
Arithmetic and mensuration (Elementary but practical) | 200 | 100 | 50 |
50 | 220 |
*Each of the paper will be of three hours.
1 General Knowledge: - The paper is intended to test the ability of the candidate to write in clear and simple English and would cover questions on General Knowledge, Precis of a given passage and General English.
2 Elementary Book – Keeping: - The paper in this subject will be of a fairly elementary nature. “ The Students Complete Commercial Book Keeping, Accounting and Banking” by Arthur Fieldhouse is prescribed as the text book for the paper on this subject. It should be supplemented by a knowledge of the following chapters in “Advanced Accounts” by R.N. Carter (Latest Edition). When these chapters cover the same group as Fieldhouse, the questions will be prepared from Carter and not from Fieldhouse.
Chapter I Book Keeping up to Trial Balance
Chapter II Trading and Profit and Loss - Accounts and Balance sheet
Chapter V Depreciation, Sinking Fund, Reserves, Reserve Funds, Secret Reserve,
Chapter VI Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Cheques
Chapter VII Portion relating to Voyage Account.
Chapter IX Self Balancing Ledgers
Chapter X Capital and Revenue, Revenue Account, Receipts and Payments Accounts, Income and Expenditure Account.
Chapter XVI Manufacturing and Working Accounts and Cost Book Mining Company.
Chapter XVII Cost Accounts.
Chapter XVIII Double Account system
Note : If there is any change in the subject of these chapters in the subsequent editions of “Carter”, candidates should read the corresponding chapters in the latest edition.
3 Arithmetic and Mensuration: - The standard of this subject will be the same as that prescribed for the Matriculation or the School Leaving Certificate Examination. The Book “Mensuration for Indian Schools and Colleges.” part I by Pierpoint is prescribed as representing the standard expected of the candidates on this subject.