Sub Inspector of Police (Trainee)

448/2025 – 450/2025

2025-11-28

Police (Kerala Civil Police)

Sub Inspector of Police (Trainee)

Anticipated vacancies

Direct Recruitment (i) Category No : 448/2025 Open Market (ii) Category No : 449/2025 From among the Graduate Ministerial staff of Police and Vigilance Department, Finger print Experts, Fingerprint Searchers of the Fingerprint Bureau who had completed two years of service in Police/Vigilance Department. (iii) Category No : 450/2025 From among the Graduate Police Constables, Head Constables and officers of corresponding rank in Police and Vigilance Department who have successfully completed probation.

Category – i : (Open Market) – 20-31 : Only candidates born between 02.01.1994 and 01.01.2005 (both dates included). Category – ii : (Ministerial) – Should not have completed 36 (Thirty six) years of age as on 01.01.2025 Category – iii : (Constabulary) – Should not have completed 36 (Thirty six) years of age as on 01.01.2025 [Relaxation in upper age limit as per para 2 of the Part II General conditions, is applicable for all the three categories.]

(a) Educational Qualification : Graduation Only in the absence of sufficient number of qualified SC/ST candidates, applications of SC/ST candidates who have passed Intermediate/Pre University Examinations of recognised University shall be considered only to fill up the quota reserved for them under Category (i)(As per G.O(Ms)No. 239/Home dated 04.05.1961). Note 1 Rule 10 (a) (ii) of Part II of KS & SSR is applicable. Note 2 In addition to the qualification specified in the Notification, the qualifications declared by Government through executive orders or standing orders, as equivalent to the prescribed educational qualification and the higher qualifications of the notified and prescribed basic qualifications shall be accepted. The Government Order regarding the equivalent qualification/ higher qualification shall be produced as and when called for by the commission. (b) Physical Qualification : Should be Physically fit. Candidates should possess minimum physical standards as prescribed below.

1. Women candidates are also eligible to apply for this post. 2. Differently abled candidates are not eligible to apply for this post. 3. Candidates from the Ministerial staff and Constabulary will be allowed to apply either for open competition or for the reserve quota but not for both. 4. The principles of Rules of reservation and rotation will apply only for Category(i) -Open market candidates. Candidates under Category (ii) and (iii) will be advised on the basis of merit only. 5. If sufficient number of suitable candidates are not available from the Ministerial staff, the vacancies reserved for them will be filled up from the constabulary as per the provisions contained in G.O. (Ms) No. 196/95/Home dated 26.07.1995. If sufficient number of candidates are not available from the Ministerial or Constabulary categories to fill up the quota reserved for them, the deficiency will be made good from Open Market.