Kerala Public Service Commission

Kerala Public Service Commission
TypeConstitutional body
PurposeRecruitment
HeadquartersThulasi Hills, Pattom Palace P.O., Thiruvananthapuram 695004 Kerala
Region served
Kerala
Chairman
M. R. Baiju
Staff1600
Websitekeralapsc.gov.in

The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) is a government body in the state of Kerala, India, responsible for recruiting candidates for various state government jobs through competitive examinations. It was established in 1956 under the provisions of the Constitution of India. The commission is headquartered at Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, and has three regional offices and 14 district offices.

History

In 1923, the Indian Government during British Raj established a Public Service Commission to examine the salary structure of the Indian Civil Service and the possibility of transferring some of the duties to provincial services. The commission was composed of five Englishmen and four Indians, with Viscount Lee of Fareham serving as chairman.[1]

List of former chairmen

Former Chairmen[2]
SL. No.NameTook officeLeft office
1Kunhiraman C.19491950
2Ramavarma Thampuran19501956
3Velayudhan V. K.19561962
4Mariyarputham V.19631967
5Devassy M. K.19671972
6Kumaran M. K.19721975
7Sivankutty T. M.19751981
8Hemachandran M. K.19811984
9K. G. Adiyodi19841984
10Gopalakrishna Kurup19851991
11Chandrasekharan Nair R.19911995
12Gopalakrishna Pillai G.19962000
13Gangadhara Kurup M.20002006
14Salahuddin K. V.20062011
15 Dr. K. S. Radhakrishnan20112016
16Adv. M. K. Sakeer20162022
17Dr. M. R. Baiju2022

See also

References

  1. ↑ "No. 32835". The London Gazette. 19 June 1923. p. 4274.
  2. ↑ "Former Chairmen & Members, Kerala Public Service Commission". Retrieved 21 October 2023.