Kerala PSC HSST Exam Pattern 2026: Subject-Wise Marks, Marking Scheme & Negative Marking

Kerala PSC HSST Exam Mode 2026

Offline/OMR

Kerala PSC HSST 2026 Question Type

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Kerala PSC HSST 2026 Total Questions

100 Questions

Kerala PSC HSST 2026 Total Answers

100 Marks

Kerala PSC HSST 2026 Exam Duration

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Kerala PSC HSST 2026 Medium of Exam

English

Particulars

Marks

Kerala PSC HSST General Paper

30 Marks

Kerala PSC HSST Subject Paper

70 Marks

Total Marks

100 Marks

Topics

Marks

Teaching Aptitude

5

Research Aptitude

5

Salient features of Indian Constitution

5

Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes

5

Renaissance in Kerala 

5

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

5

Kerala PSC HSST General Paper Total Marks

30

Modules

Topics

Marks

Module 1

Micro Economics

10

Module 2

General Equilibrium

10

Module 3

Macro Economics

10

Module 4

Current Controversies in Macro Economics

10

Module 5

Indian Economy

10

Module 6

Fiscal, Financial and External Sector/ Issues

10

Module 7

Quantitative Methods

10

Total Marks

70

Modules

Topics

Marks

Module 1 & 2

From Early English Literature to 18th century

40

Module 3 & 4

The Romantic and Victorian Period

Module 5 & 6

Twentieth Century British Literature

Module 7 & 8

Indian Literature

Module 9 & 10

American Literature

30

Module 11

Structure of English Language and Linguistics

Module 12

English Language Teaching

Module 13

Literary Criticism and Theory

Module 14

Culture Studies

Total Marks

70

Modules

Topics

Marks

Module 1

SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

10

Module 2

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

10

Module 3

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

10

Module 4

CELL, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

10

Module 5

GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

10

Module 6

ECOLOGY, ETHOLOGY , BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND

BIOSTATISTICS

10

Module 7

Recent developments in Zoology

10

Total Marks

70

Modules

Topics

Marks

Module 1

Inorganic Chemistry-1

08

Module 2

Inorganic Chemistry-2

08

Module 3

Inorganic Chemistry-3

08

Module 4

Organic Chemistry-1

08

Module 5

Organic Chemistry-2

08

Module 6

Organic Chemistry-3

08

Module 7

Physical Chemistry-1

05

Module 8

Physical Chemistry-2

05

Module 9

Physical Chemistry-3

05

Module 10

Analytical, Environmental, Material and Supramolecular chemistry

07

Total Marks

70

Modules

Topics

Marks

Module 1

Classical Mechanics

07

Module 2

Mathematical methods and group theory

07

Module 3

Electronics and Microprocessor

14

Module 4

Quantum Mechanics

07

Module 5

Statistical mechanics

07

Module 6

Nuclear and particle Physics

07

Module 7

Solid State Physics

07

Module 8

Atomic and molecular Spectroscopy

07

Module 9

Lasers and fibre Optics

07

Total Marks

70

Modules

Topics

Marks

Module 1

PHYCOLOGY

10

Module 2

ANGIOSPERM ANATOMY

10

Module 3

TAXONOMY

10

Module 4

CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

10

Module 5

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

10

Module 6

BIOTECHNOLOGY

10

Module 7

Recent developments in Botany

10

Total Marks

70

Modules

Topics

Marks

Module 1

Linear Algebra

07

Module 2

Real Analysis

07

Module 3

Real Analysis(continued)

07

Module 4

Abstract Algebra

07

Module 5

Abstract Algebra (continued)

07

Module 6

Topology

07

Module 7

Complex Analysis

07

Module 8

Functional Analysis

07

Module 9

Ordinary Differential & Partial Equations

07

Module 10

Theory of Numbers

07

Total Marks

70