PSC Legal Assistant (Kerala Water Authority) Exam 2023

Contents

1. Kerala PSC Legal Assistant (KWA) Notification 2023

2. Kerala PSC Legal Assistant Exam Date 2023

3. Kerala PSC Legal Assistant Qualification 2023

4. PSC Legal Assistant Category Number

5. PSC Legal Assistant Vacancies

6. PSC Legal Assistant Application form 2023

7. PSC Legal Assistant Exam Pattern and Syllabus

8. FAQ

Kerala PSC Legal Assistant (KWA) Notification 2023

Kerala PSC has gazetted the post of Legal Assistant in Kerala Water Authority on 30^th May 2023 and the last day to apply for the exam is on 29^th June 2023. This PSC latest recruitment pertaining to category no. 056/2023 is in existence and has an anticipated vacancy of two. PSC Legal Assistant notification PDF is available through the official website of Kerala PSC notification panel. The set of selected candidates shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year and maximum period of three years provided a new rank list is not published within the minimum or maximum period of validity, whichever seems to be earlier.

PSC Legal Assistant Notification Details
Exam Name	Exam
Post Name	Legal Assistant
Conducting Authority	Kerala Public Service Commission
Official Notification Date	30/05/2023
Department	Kerala Water Authority (KWA)
State / District Wide	Direct Recruitment/ State wide
Examination Mode	Online/ OMR Exam
Vacancies	2 (Two)

Kerala PSC Legal Assistant Exam Date 2023

PSC Legal Assistant exam date will be intimated soon after the recruitment window for the exam goes obsolete. The qualification, eligibility and the mode of submitting the application are given in the PSC Legal Assistant notification 2023 in detail. Examination schedule and the detailed notification regarding the same will be timely updated on the website. Candidates are requested to check the website frequently to not miss out on important announcements and notifications.

Kerala PSC Legal Assistant Qualification 2023

The requisite qualification for Kerala PSC Legal Assistant exam is a degree in law recognised by the University of Kerala or any other University recognised as equivalent by the Government of Kerala. Find below the specific qualification required for this recruitment.

PSC Legal Assistant Educational Qualification

1. A degree in Law from any University in Kerala or from a University recognised by any of the Universities in Kerala or recognised as equivalent.
2. A pass in Bar Council Examination or an Advocate who is enrolled to Practice.

Note: The enrolment should be valid at least from the last date of receipt of the application and candidates involved in another profession will not be considered and their enrolment will be considered suspended.

PSC Legal Assistant Exam Age Limit

The age limit stipulated as per the gazette is a maximum of 36 years and the lower age limit is 18 years.

1. Candidates born between 01/01/1987 and 01/01/2005 are eligible to apply.
2. Age relaxation is also applicable as per the category and reservation mentioned in the addendum.
3. Provisional candidates working in the same concern can avail for a maximum of 5 years from the upper age limit provided they have entered the service provisionally at the prescribed age limit.

PSC Legal Assistant Category Number

The PSC Legal Assistant Category No. 056/2023 will be conducting its exam in the forward year 2023-2024. In addition to the qualification specified in the notification, the eligibility criteria recognized by the executive orders or standing orders of Government indicating the specified qualification to be acceptable can also be taken into account.

PSC Legal Assistant Salary

The scale of pay for the post of Legal Assistant is very promising especially in the initial phase of a person’s career. And the anticipated salary scale starts from Rs 41,300 to Rs 97,800.

PSC Legal Assistant Vacancies

The anticipated vacancies for the exam are just two, however there can be chances that the vacancies can surge in the due course of the recruitment.

PSC Legal Assistant Application form 2023

Candidates can submit their application only through the online mode. First of all, candidates must register as per the ‘One Time Registration’ facility available with the official website of Kerala Public Service Commission. After registration, candidates can navigate to the PSC Thulasi website and login using the login ID and password generated upon registration. The photograph uploaded on the profile must be taken within 10 years from the date of registration. Further, the name and date of photograph should be legible positioned underneath the photograph.

The commission doesn’t levy any charges or application fees from the candidates in order to submit the applications. Candidates can navigate to the notification section of the profile and click ‘Apply Now’ tab to submit the application corresponding to the respective post.

PSC Legal Assistant Exam Pattern and Syllabus

The exam pattern for Legal Assistant exam will cover the syllabus pattern as elucidated below.

SI.No.	LAW	Marks
	Jurisprudence, legal theory, principles of legislation, legislative drafting and interpretation	10
	Constitutional law and Administrative law	10
	Major substantive and procedural laws (criminal) – IPC & CRPC	10
	Major Substantive and Procedural laws (Civil) – contracts, Torts & CPC	10
	Law of Evidence	5
	Law of Property	5
	Law relating to land and environment	5
	Labour law	5
	Speedy justice, Legal aid and protection of vulnerable sections	5
	Public International law and Human Rights	5
	Total	70

The core subject portion has a total weightage of 70 marks and rest of the 30 marks will be assigned for General English part and General Knowledge portion.

SI.No.	GENERAL ENGLISH	Marks
English Grammar
	Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences
	Different Parts of Speech
	Agreement of Subject and Verb
	Articles - The Definite and the Indefinite Articles
	Uses of Primary and Model Auxiliary Verbs
	Tag Questions
	Infinitive and Gerunds
	Tenses
	Tenses in Conditional Sentences
	direct Speech
	Active and Passive voice
	Correction of Sentences
Vocabulary
	Singular & Plural	20
	Change of Gender
	Collective Nouns
	Word formation from other words and use of prefix or suffix
	Compound words
	Synonyms
	Antonyms
	Phrasal Verbs
	Foreign Words and Phrases
	One Word Substitutes
	Words often confused
	Spelling Test
	Idioms and their Meanings
GK, Current Affairs
	General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Renaissance in Kerala and Freedom Movement	10

FAQ

1. How to apply for the posts gazetted in PSC website?

Ans: Register using ‘one Time Registration’ through the official Kerala PSC portal, there after login to PSC Thulasi Profile using the user ID and password generated.