Kerala PSC CPO 2024 Exam Date is OUT! Syllabus, Vacancy, Eligibility Criteria

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CPO Exam Notification 2024

Kerala Police CPO Salary 2024

PSC CPO Exam Date 2024

PSC CPO Exam Admission Ticket

Kerala Police CPO Vacancy 2024

Kerala Police CPO Eligibility 2024

PSC CPO Syllabus 2024

How to apply for Kerala Police CPO Recruitment 2024.

Kerala PSC CPO 2024 Preparation

Overview

PSC CPO exam date 2024 towards all the seven Armed Police Battalions across Kerala is out. The exam is conducted for the male candidates all over Kerala. The exam is being competed by 1,29,547 eligible applicants. Read the detailed syllabus and battalion-wise number of applicants. Know the competition and engage in an intense preparation to crack the Kerala PSC CPO Exam 2024. Join the best online PSC coaching for Police exams in Kerala.

CPO Exam Notification 2024

The notification for Police Constable PSC category number 593/2023 was published on 29 December, 2023. The notification was published for the recruitment towards the seven Armed Police Battalions in Kerala. The seven battalions cover the fourteen districts. Find the list of Armed Police Battalions and the respective districts it covers in below table.

Armed Police Battalions and respective police districts
Battalion	Police Districts
SAP	Thiruvananthapuram City and Rural
KAP III	Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta
KAP V	Kottayam & Idukki
KAP I	Kochi City & Ernakulam Rural
KAP II	Thrissur & Palakkad
MSP	Malappuram, Kozhikode City & Rural
KAP IV	Kannur, Wayanad and Kasaragod

Kerala Police CPO Salary 2024

Kerala CPO vacancy not only offers a reputable position in Kerala Police as Police Constable, but also a decent pay scale. As per the official notification Police Constable post offers the scale of pay ₹ 31,100-66,800/-,

PSC CPO Exam Date 2024

Kerala PSC CPO exam date is 08 June, 2024. Previously Kerala PSC had included CPO exam in May – July exam cycle in the PSC annual exam calendar. The CPO Exam date is same for candidates applied in all the seven battalions. Candidates are best advised to download the admission tickets as early as possible and confirm the locations of exam centre to avoid the last-minute hurry burry.

PSC CPO Exam Admission Ticket

Kerala CPO 2024 exam admission ticket will be available in Kerala PSC candidates’ profile from 25 May, 2024. Candidates should take the printed copy of the admission ticket and present it to the exam invigilator at the time of CPO exam. Also, all candidates should keep the admission tickets until Kerala CPO recruitment is over.

Kerala Police CPO Vacancy 2024

PSC has not mentioned the exact number of vacancies reported in any of the seven battalions. Though the Kerala Police CPO Vacancy 2024 are anticipatory we expect larger number of recruitments compared to the previous such recruitments. See the expected number of vacancies in each battalion

Kerala Police CPO Eligibility 2024

Apart from other Kerala PSC recruitments Kerala Police CPO eligibility also involves Physical conditions. Candidate must possess the specified body measurements as decided by the authorities. And must be able to prov the measurements during Kerala CPO physical test conducted in pursuance of this recruitment. Read the complete Selection Process of Kerala Police CPO Recruitment 2024 before attending the exam.

PSC CPO Syllabus 2024

The CPO exam pattern includes six major topics

1. General Knowledge
2. Current Affairs
3. Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability
4. General English
5. Local Language (Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada)
6. Special Topics.

Out of the six topics candidates might need to give special attention to Special Topic. All the ither topics are common for various non-technical, general PSC exams. Special topics in this syllabus are elaborate and only candidates dedicating time exclusively for the topic can crack the exam successfully. Also, as per the latest syllabus and CPO previous year questions. See the detailed syllabus of Special Topics below.

VI. Special Topics

Part – I (4marks)

General Exceptions in Offences

• Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.
• Act of a child under seven years of age
• Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
• Act of a person of unsound mind
• Act of person incapable to cause death, done by consent in good faith, by or by consent of guardian
• Act done in good faith, for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian.
• Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent
  • PUBLIC NUISANCE
  • Negligent act likely to spread infection of diseases dangerous to life.
  • Malignant act likely to spread infection of diseases dangerous to life

Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.

Offences Against Body - Kerala PSC CPO 2024 Special Topic
Culpable Homicide	Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
Murder	Wrongful restraint
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person who death was intended	Wrongful confinement
Punishment for murder	Punishment for Wrongful restraint
Punishment for murder by Life-convict	Punishment for Wrongful confinement
Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder	Kidnapping
Dowry death	Kidnapping from India
Causing of miscarriage	Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent	Abduction
Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage	Punishment for kidnapping
Hurt	Trafficking of person
Grievous hurt	Exploitation of trafficked person
Voluntarily causing hurt	Rape
Voluntarily causing Grievous hurt	Punishment for Rape
Punishment for Voluntarily causing hurt (Non cognizable)	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
Punishment for Voluntarily causing Grievous hurt	Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age
Punishment for Voluntarily causing Grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
Voluntarily causing Grievous hurt by use of acid	Sexual intercourse by person in authority
Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid	Gang rape
Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means	Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
Act endangering life or personal safety of others	Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others	Punishment for repeat offenders

Offence Against Women

• Assault or criminal force to women with intent to outrage her modesty.
• Sexual harassment and Punishment for sexual harassment.
• Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe
• Voyeurism
• Stalking
• Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
• Word gesture of act intended to insult the modesty of a women

Offences Against Property

• Theft
• Punishment for theft.
• Theft in dwelling house, etc.
• Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
• Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft.
• Extortion
• Punishment for extortion.
• Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion.
• Extortion by putting a person in fear of death on grievous hurt.
• Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion.
• Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc.
• Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion.
• Robbery. When theft is robbery. When extortion is robbery.
• Dacoity.
• Punishment for robbery.
• Attempt to commit robbery.
• Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.
• Punishment for dacoity.
• Dacoity with murder.
• Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
• Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
• Making preparation to commit dacoity.
• Dishonest misappropriation of property.
• Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
• Criminal breach of trust.
• Punishment for criminal breach of trust.
• Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc.
• Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant.
• Criminal breach of trust by public, servant. or by banker, merchant or agent.
• Stolen property.
• Dishonestly receiving stolen property.

Part – II (3 marks)

• Definitions
  • Bailable offence
  • Cognizable offence
  • Investigation
  • Non-Cognizable offence.
  • Offence.
  • Summons case
  • Warrant Case
  • Trial of offences.
• Arrest.
  • When Police may arrest without warrant.
  • Notice of appearance before Police Officer.
  • Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.
  • Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.
  • Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.
  • Arrest by Magistrate.
  • Arrest how made Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.
  • Search of arrested person.
  • Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of Police.
  • Examination of arrested person by medical officer.
  • Person arrested not to be detained more than 24 hours.
  • Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in 24 hours.
  • Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences

• Summons and Warrant.
  • Summons how served.
  • Service when persons summoned cannot be found.
  • Service on government servant.
  • Warrant to whom directed.
  • Warrant directed to Police Officer.
  • Where warrant may be executed
• Information to the Police and their powers to investigate.
  • Information in Cognizable Offences.
  • Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.
  • Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable cases.
  • Procedure for investigation.
  • Police officers’ power to require attendance of witnesses.
  • Examination of witnesses by Police.
  • Recording of confession and statements.
  • Police to enquire and report on suicide etc.
  • Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
  • Place of inquiry or trial
  • Offences trial where act is done or consequence ensures
  • Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offences.
  • Place of trial in case of certain offences
  • Offences committed on journey or voyage

Part – III (2 Marks)

• How much of information received from accused may be proved.
• Case in which statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found, etc is relevant.
• Opinion of Experts

Part – IV (3 Marks)

Kerala Police Act 2011 (3 marks)

Kerala Police Act 2011
Sections	Title
1	Short title, extent and commencement
3	General Dutites of Police
4	The Functions of Police
7	Citizens have the right to efficieent police service
8	Right of the Public at police Stations.
14	Kerala Police
21	Special wings, Units, Branches, Squads
29	Behaviour of Police Officers
31	Police to keep information confidential
33	Police and public may keep audio or video or electronic records.
37	. Entry in private places.
38	Police to interfere for preventing Offence
39	Lawful directions of Police to be complied with
57	Police to attempt to locate missing persons
61	Police to regulate and control traffic.
64	. Community Policing.
69	Action on the occasion of fire, disaster or accident
77	Regulating nuisance caused by noise.
98	Special Police Officers.
117	Penalty for interfering in the functions of the police
118	Penalty for causing grave violation of public order or danger
119	Punishment for atrocities against women
120	Penalty for causing nuisance and violation of public order

1. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act 1985 (2Marks)

• Chapter I Short title, extent and commencement
  • Chapter IV offences and Penalties
  • Sec 25- Punishment for allowing premises etc. to be used for commission of an offence
  • Sec 27- Punishment for consumption of Narcotic drug or psychotropic substances
  • Sec 28- Punishment for attempt to commit offences
  • Sec 31 A- Death penalty for certain offences after previous conviction
  • Sec 37. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
• Chapter VA Forfeiture of illegally acquired property
  • Sec 68 F Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property

2. The Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (2 Marks)

• Section 1 short, title, extend and commencement
• Section 3 Penetrative Sexual Assault
• Section 4 Punishment for Penetrative Sexual Assault
• Section 7 Sexual assault Section 8 Punishment for sexual assault.
• Section 11 Sexual harassment
• Section 12 Punishment for sexual harassment.
• Section 16 Abetment of an offence
• Section 22 Punishment for false complaint or false information.
• Section 23 Procedure for media.

3. The Information Technology Act (2 Marks)

• Penalty and Compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc.
• Compensation for failure to protect data.
• Tampering with computer source documents.
• Computer related offences Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.
• Punishment for identity theft.
• Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resources.
• Punishment for violation of privacy.
• Punishment for cyber terrorism.
• Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.
• Punishment for publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form
• Punishment for publishing or transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc in electronic form
• Penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy.
• Offences with 3-year imprisonment to be bailable.

4. The Right To Information Act ,2005 (2 Marks)

• Section 2(f) Information
• Section 8 Exemption from disclosure of information
• Section 9 Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases.
• Section 11 Third party information

Read the entire PSC CPO syllabus pdf for the effective preparation for Kerala CPO 2024.

How to apply for Kerala Police CPO Recruitment 2024.

To apply for Kerala Police CPO recruitment 2024, candidates must first create a profile in PSC thulasi, the official website for Kerala PSC candidate’s login. Follow the step-by-step instructions of creating the candidate profile. Any discrepancy found later in the profile information might lead to the rejection of candidature in the future.

Kerala PSC CPO 2024 Preparation

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