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Typing qualifications for Kerala PSC typist posts

For LD Typist under Category 107/2025, Kerala PSC does not administer a typing speed test. The requirement is a Kerala Government Technical Examination certificate in Typewriting at Lower grade, in both Malayalam and English, plus Computer Word Processing or its equivalent — qualifications you must already hold, verified at document verification. The Commission’s own practical-test schedule listing carried no typing, stenography or data-entry entries when we checked.

Steps

  1. Get the certificates before you apply

    Category 107/2025 required Typewriting Malayalam Lower KGTE, Typewriting English Lower KGTE and Computer Word Processing or its equivalent. These are prerequisites, not something the Commission tests you on afterwards.

  2. Note the pre-2002 exception

    The notification states that certificates obtained before January 2002 require a separate Computer Word Processing certificate.

  3. The SSLC floor applies as well

    The educational qualification requirement sits alongside the typing certificates, not instead of them.

  4. Expect verification, not a test appointment

    Certificates are checked at the normal document verification stage. The Commission’s practical-test schedule page listed driver, fireman, boat, blacksmith and hardware-engineer categories when we checked it, and no typing category.

  5. Where the speed figure actually comes from

    The words-per-minute figures quoted online describe what a KGTE Lower certificate itself requires. That is an examination run by the technical education authority, not by Kerala PSC. Verify those numbers with the body that issues the certificate.

Frequently asked questions

Does Kerala PSC test my typing speed?#

Not for LD Typist under Category 107/2025. The requirement is satisfied by KGTE certificates you already hold, and the Commission’s practical-test listing carried no typing entries when we checked.

What typing speed does KGTE Lower require?#

Kerala PSC does not publish that figure — it belongs to the KGTE examination, run by the technical education authority. Confirm it with them, not with a PSC document or a coaching site.

Do I need both English and Malayalam typing certificates?#

Under Category 107/2025, yes — Typewriting Malayalam Lower KGTE and Typewriting English Lower KGTE, plus Computer Word Processing or its equivalent.

Does the same apply to Stenographer or Confidential Assistant posts?#

We only examined LD Typist under Category 107/2025 in full. Do not assume it carries across — read the notification for the post you are applying to.

Official sources

Steps last verified against official Kerala PSC sources on 25 August 2026.

Where the Commission has not published a rule, this guide says so rather than guessing. Anything marked “not officially published” is exactly that.

This is an independent guide for aspirants, written from the Commission’s own published instructions. Portal screens and rules change — always confirm on keralapsc.gov.in and in your own Thulasi profile before acting. PSC Mastery is not affiliated with the Kerala Public Service Commission.