KSEB AE: notification, syllabus and preparation

At a glance

Conducting body

Kerala Public Service Commission (direct recruitment)

Recruiting for

Kerala State Electricity Board

Level

AE level

Status

No new notification yet. The ranked list from Cat. No. 439/2022 is active till 11 December 2027.

Qualification

B.E. or B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, or Electrical and Electronics, or an equivalent approved by the PSC. For an equivalent degree you must produce the relevant Government Order.

Vacancies

Will be updated from the official notification

Pay scale

₹40,975 to ₹81,630 in the 2022 notification. The scale has since been revised, so check the next notification.

Age limit

19 to 40, with the usual relaxations for reserved categories. No application fee.

Last exam held

OMR written test on 30 June 2023 (Cat. No. 439/2022). Ranked list No. 1271/2024/SSVII published in December 2024.

Official notification

Cat. No. 439/2022 on keralapsc.gov.in

Last exam: timeline and cut-off

• 15 November 2022Gazette notification, Cat. No. 439/2022.
• 30 June 2023OMR written test.
• 6 February 2024Shortlist published.
• 3 October 2024Interview.
• December 2024Ranked list No. 1271/2024/SSVII. It is valid till 11 December 2027.

Last main-list candidate: 62.33 in total (51.33 in the written test and 11 in the interview).

The job

Most Assistant Engineers head an Electrical Section Office in the distribution wing. They supervise the 11 kV and LT network, restore supply after faults, process new connections, oversee billing and loss reduction, and supervise Sub Engineers, overseers and linemen. Others work in generation, transmission and substations, or projects.

Selection: a written test, shortlist, certificate verification and the ranked list. Questions often repeat or resemble earlier Kerala PSC AE and KSEB papers, so previous-year papers matter.