Kerala PSC LD Typist 2025 Syllabus – Download PDF, Exam Pattern & Preparation Guide

The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) has officially announced the Lower Division Typist (LD Typist) vacancies through the Extraordinary Gazette dated December 30, 2025. The LD Typist post offers a secure government job, attractive salary structure, and long-term career growth.

Understanding the Kerala PSC LD Typist 2025 syllabus is the first and most important step towards effective preparation.

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Kerala PSC LD Typist 2025 Syllabus (Detailed)

Although there are nearly six months left for preparation, the LD Typist syllabus is concise and manageable. With a structured study plan and regular practice, candidates can easily cover all topics.

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PART I: General Knowledge & Current Affairs (10 Marks)

1.General Knowledge

2.Facts about India

• Geography of India – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites – etc.

• Demography – Economic and social development – Poverty alleviation – Economy and planning – etc.

• History of India – Period from 1857 to 1947 – National Movement

• Five Year Plans

3.Facts about Kerala

• Geographical Facts – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites – Economic and Social deve – Historical importance – etc.

• Renaissance in Kerala

4.Important Events/ Movements/ Leaders

• Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru, Vagbhatananda, Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V. T. Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc.

5.Current Affairs

• Important world, national and regional events related to the political and scientific fields, sports, cinema, literature, etc.

PART II: Computer Wordprocessing (40 Marks)

Computer Word Processing ( Word 2007, Excel2007, Powerpoint 2007)

• Basics of Computer – Input devices, Output devices, Hardware, Software, Memory, Storage devices, Latest Peripherals, E-mail, Browsers, Search Engine, Social Networking, Antivirus Software, Unicode, Websites, Windows.

MS Word

• Introduction, Word Window, Title bar, Ribbon, Status bar, Toolbar

• Document – Create, Open, Save, Print, Close

• Font – size, style, effects.

• Formatting Paragraph – Bold, Italics, Underline, Justify, Bullets and Numbering, Dropcap, Change case, Alignment, Tab setting, Line spacing, Character spacing, Styles and Editing, Cut, Copy, Paste.

• Shortcut keys & function keys

• Insert- Tables, Pictures, Cliparts, Shapes, Page numbers, Headers, and Footers, Symbols, Links, and word art.

• Page layout- Page size, Margin, Line spacing, Orientation, Indentation

• Creation of Table of contents, Index, Footnotes, and endnotes

• Mail merge, proofreading, add or remove comments

• Views – different page views, guides, rulers

Introduction of Excel 

• Adding and Removing Workbook, Rows, and Columns Formatting a Cell, Different functions in Excel, Charts, Pivot Table, Sort, Filter, Conditional Formatting, Creating formulas, Inserting date and time, and Data validation.

• Shortcut keys

Powerpoint

• Inserting & Deleting a Slide, Views

• Inserting chart, diagram, SmartArt, Sound, Video, Slide number, Links, Date and Time, Page setup, Slide orientation, Slide show, Slide Layout, Arrange objects on the slide

Part III Typewriting ( 10 Marks)

Type Writing

• History of Typewriter, Keys of Typewriter, Parts of Typewriter, Cleaning a Typewriter, Rocker Mechanism, Dog block, Movements of Typewriter, Officials abbreviation, Functions of Typewriter, Symbols.REGIONAL LANGUAGE (20 Marks)

PART IV.Malayalam / Kannada / Tamil

Malayalam

• പദശുദ്ധി

• വാക്യശുദ്ധി

• പരിഭാഷ

• ഒറ്റപ്പദം

• പര്യായം

• വിപരീത പദം

• ശൈലികൾ പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലുകൾ

• സമാനപദം

• ചേർത്തെഴുതുക

• സ്ത്രീലിംഗം

• പുല്ലിംഗം

• വചനം

• പിരിച്ചെഴുതൽ

• ഘടക പദം (വാക്യം ചേർത്തെഴുതുക)

Kannada

• Word Purity / Correct Word

• Correct Sentence

• Translation

• One Word / Single Word / One Word Substitution

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Idioms and Proverbs

• Equivalent Word

• Join the Word

• Feminine Gender, Masculine Gender

• Number

• Sort and Write

Tamil

• Correct Word

• Correct Structure of Sentence

• Translation

• Single Word

• Synonyms

• Antonyms / Opposite

• Phrases and Proverbs

• Equal Word

• Join the Word

• Gender Classification – Feminine, Masculine

• Singular, Plural

• Separate

• Adding Phrases

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Part V General English ( 20 Marks)

Module 1: Comprehension Passage

• A comprehension Passage

• A comprehension passage is useful (to test the accuracy and clarity) of the student.

• Synonyms and Antonyms can be asked from the passage.

• It can test the Past tense / Past participle of the Verb of a given word from the passage.

• Different aspects of grammatical usage can be tested

• To give one-word answers

Module 2: Editing

• This module aims at sentence correction and the correction of a given passage.

• Editing

• Capitalization

• Punctuation eg. (exclamation marks, column)

• Sentence Correction

• Subject-verb agreement (eg. Police are looking for the thief)

Module 3: English usage in day-to-day affairs.

• Incomplete sentences in dialogues are asked to complete them using question tags/usages such as had better, not only – but also if clause, etc. conditional clauses (eg. Unless)

Module 4: Idioms and Phrases

• Idioms that are commonly used can be asked by giving options.

                  eg: It is a red letter day for me.

Module 5: Word order and sentence order

• Jumbled sentences can be given, A given sentence is inverted so that different options may be given for selecting the correct answer.

Module 6: Basic Grammar

1. Article

2. Preposition

3. Tenses

4. Clauses

5. Phrasal Verbs

Module 7: Voice

• Change of Voice: Active and Passive

Module 8: Reported Speech

 Module 9: Spell Check

Kerala PSC LD Typist 2025 Preparation Strategy (Quick Guide)

• Understand the exam pattern first and focus more on high-scoring sections.

• Computer Word Processing (40 marks) is the most important section – master MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and shortcut keys.

• General English (20 marks) is easy to score – practice grammar, idioms, sentence correction, and comprehension.

• Regional Language (20 marks) – focus on basics like word purity, sentence correction, synonyms, antonyms, and grammar rules.

• GK & Current Affairs (10 marks) – revise Kerala, India, Renaissance leaders, and last 6–8 months’ current affairs.

• Typewriting (10 marks) – theory-based; revise parts, functions, symbols, and abbreviations.

• Practice Previous Year Questions (PYQs) regularly to understand repeated patterns and improve accuracy.

• Revise weekly and attempt mock tests in the final month.

Target: Strong performance in Computer + Language sections to stay above the cut-off.Knowing the previous cut-off marks helps candidates set a realistic score target for the LD Typist exam. The Kerala PSC LD Typist cut-off varies each year based on factors like number of vacancies, difficulty level of the question paper, and category-wise competition.

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