Kerala Public Service Commission

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Kerala Public Service Commission
Type Constitutional body
PurposeRecruitment
HeadquartersThulasi Hills, Pattom Palace P.O., Thiruvananthapuram 695004 Kerala
Region served
Kerala
Chairman
M. R. Baiju
Staff
1600
Website keralapsc.gov.in

The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) is a government body in the state of Kerala, India, responsible for recruiting candidates for various state government jobs through competitive examinations. It was established in 1956 by the provisions of the Constitution of India. The commission is headquartered at Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, and has three regional offices and 14 district offices.

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History

In 1923, the Indian Government established a Public Service Commission to examine the salary structure of the Indian Civil Service and the possibility of transferring some of the duties to provincial services. The commission was composed of five Englishmen and four Indians, with Viscount Lee of Fareham serving as chairman. [1]

List of former chairmen

Former Chairmen [2]
SL. No.NameTook officeLeft office
1Kunhiraman.C19491950
2Ramavarma Thampuran19501956
3Velayudhan.V.K.19561962
4Mariyarputham.V19631967
5Devassy.M.K.19671972
6Kumaran.M.K.19721975
7Savankutty.T.M.19751981
8Hemachandran.M.K.19811984
9 K. G. Adiyodi 19841984
10Gopalakrishna Kurup19851991
11Chandrasekharan Nair.R.19911995
12Gopalakrishna Pillai.G.19962000
13Gangadhara Kurup.M.20002006
14Salahuddin.K.V.20062011
15 Dr. K. S. Radhakrishnan 20112016
16ADV. M.K.Sakeer20162022
17M R Baiju2022

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References

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

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kpsc-suspects-cheating-in-recruitment-test-752392.html

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/aug/14/misinterpreting-request-as-order-psc-gave-illegal-weightage-for-4-decades-2018543.html

  1. "No. 32835". The London Gazette . 19 June 1923. p. 4274.
  2. "Former Chairmen & Members, Kerala Public Service Commission" . Retrieved 21 October 2023.