Syllabus Assistant Director National Savings Mains Exam Kerala PSC

Syllabus Assistant Director National Savings: KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR FINAL EXAMINATION (DEGREE LEVEL) Main Examination for the posts of ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
SAVINGS – The Kerala National Savings Service (Cat.No. 698/2025 TO 700/2025)

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Detailed Syllabus ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SAVINGS

I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

(i) HISTORY (5 Marks)

KERALA – Arrival of Europeans-Contributions of Europeans- History of
Travancore from Marthanda Varma to Sree Chithirathirunnal- Social and Religious
Reform movement- National movement in Kerala- Literary Sources of Kerala
History- United Kerala Movement- Political and Social History of Kerala after 1956

INDIA – Political History- Establishment of the British- First War of
Independence – Formation of INC- Swadeshi Movement- Social Reform
movement- Newspapers – Literature and Arts during the freedom struggle –
Independence Movement & Mahathma Gandhi – India’s independent – Post
independent period – State reorganization – Development in Science, Education,
and Technology – Foreign policy.

WORLD – Great Revolution in England- American War of Independence –
French Revolution- Russian Revolution – Chinese Revolution- Political History
after Second World War- UNO and other International Organizations

ii) GEOGRAPHY (5 Marks)

Basics of Geography – Earth Structure – Atmosphere, Rocks, Landforms, Pressure
Belt and Winds, Temperature and Seasons, Global Issues- Global Warming- Various
forms of Pollution, Maps- Topographic Maps and Signs, Remote Sensing –
Geographic Information System, Oceans and its various movements – Continents, –
Nations and their specific features.
INDIA – Physiography- States and its features, Northern Mountain Region,
Rivers, Northern Great Plain, Peninsular Plateau, Coastal Plain, Climate –
Natural Vegetation – Agriculture – Minerals and Industries- Energy Sources,
Transport system – Road- Water- Railways- Air.
Kerala – Physiography- Districts and its features – Rivers- Climate – Natural
Vegetation – Wild life – Agriculture and research centers – Minerals and
Industries – Energy Sources – Transport system – Road – Water- Railway- Air

(iii) ECONOMICS (5 Marks)

India : Economy, Five Year Plans, New Economic Reforms, Planning
Commission and Niti Aayog, Financial Institutions, Agriculture – Major Crops,
Green Revolution, Minerals. Direct and indirect taxes in India, GST in Indiarationale and structure of GST, benefits of GST.

(iv) INDIAN CONSTITUTION (8 Marks)

Constituent Assembly-Preamble-Citizenship- Fundamental Rights, Writs
-Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo warranto.
Directive Principles of State Policy- Fundamental Duties- Structure of
Governments- Union Executive, Parliament and Judiciary- State Executive,
Legislature and Judiciary- Local Self Government Institutions (LSGIs)-
Important Constitutional Amendments (42, 44, 52, 73, 74, 86, 91, 97, 101, 102,
103, 104)- Constitutional Authorities and their functions – Comptroller and
Auditor General, Attorney General, Advocate General, Election Commission of
India, State Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, State
Public Service Commission- Finance Commission- State Finance CommissionGST Council- Distribution of legislative powers- Union List- State ListConcurrent List- Services under the Union and the States- Tribunals-National
Commission for Scheduled Castes- National Commission for Scheduled TribesNational Commission for Backward Classes- Official Language-Regional
Languages-Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts, etc-Special directives
relating to languages

(v) Kerala Governance and System of Administration – (5 Marks)

Kerala State Civil Service- Quasi-judicial bodies, various Commissions, Basic
facts of socio-economic development- Planning Board-Commercial Planning and
Policies- Disaster Management- Watershed Management- Employment and
Labour-National Rural Employment Programmes- Land Reforms- Social
Welfare and Security- Protection of Women, Children and Senior CitizensPopulation, Literacy, E-governance, Delegated Legislation and its controlsLegislative and Judicial controls- Constitutional law remedies against
Administrative Arbitrariness- Administrative Discretion and its ControlsAdministrative Adjudication-Principles of Natural Justice.

(vi) Life Science and Public Health (4 Marks)

Basic facts of Human Body
Vitamins and Minerals and their Deficiency Diseases
Communicable Diseases and Causative Organisms, Preventive and
Remedial Measures
Kerala – Welfare activities in Health Sector
Lifestyle Diseases.
Basic Health Facts
Environment and Environmental Hazards

(vii) Physics (3 Marks)

Branches of Physics –Matter – Units, Measurements – Physical Quantities.
Motion – Newton’s Laws of Motion – Third law – Momentum – Projectile
Motion – Uses of Third Law – Achievements in space missions in IndiaISRO.
Light- Lens, Mirrors – Problems based on r = 2f – Different phenomena of
Light – Rainbow – Colours of different materials – Electromagnetic
Spectrum – IR rays- UV rays – X rays – Photoelectric Effect.
Sound – Different types of Waves – Velocity of Sound in different media –
Resonance – Reverberation.
Force – Different types of Forces – Friction – Advantages and
disadvantages of Friction – Liquid Pressure – Buoyant Force – Archimedes
Principle – Pascal’s law – Density – Relative density- Adhesive Cohesive
forces- Capillarity – Viscous force – Surface tension.
Gravitation – Centripetal Force – Centrifugal Force – Escape Velocity,
Satellites – Escape Velocity – Weight Mass – value of ‘g’- ‘g’ in different
places.
Heat – Temperature – Different types of thermometers – Humidity –
Relative Humidity.
Work – Energy – Power – Simple problems relating to Work, Energy,
Power, Levers – Different types of Levers.

(viii) Chemistry (3 Marks)

Atom – Molecule – States of Matter – Allotropy – Gas laws – Aqua regia.

Elements – Periodic Table-Metals &Non metals-Chemical
Physical changes- Chemical reactions-Solutions, Mixtures,
Compounds.

Metals-Non metals – Alloys – Acids, Bases – pH value – Alkaloids.

(ix) Arts, Sports, Literature and Culture (4 Marks)

Arts

Important Audio Visual Art Forms of Kerala- Famous Places, Institutions,
Personalities, Artistes and Writers related to origin, development, extension,
and practice of these Art Forms.

Sports

Famous Sports personalities of Kerala, India and World – their Sports
Events, achievements and awards.

Important Awards – Corresponding Fields , Winners

Famous Trophies – Related Events and Sports Items.

Number of Players in Important Sports Items.

Important Terms associated with various Sports and Games.

Olympics – Basic Facts, Venues / Countries, Famous Performances and
Personalities- India in Olympics-Winter Olympics & Para Olympics.

Asian Games, Afro-Asian Games, CommonWealth Games, SAF Games –
Venues, Countries, Performance of India, other facts.

National Games.

Games – Events, Players, Achievements.

National Sports / Games , Events of various Countries

Literature

Malayalam – Important Literary Movements – Icons and their first works.

Main works of Literature related to each movement and their authors.

Writers – Pen name and Nick name.

Famous Works and Characters.

Famous Quotes – Books and Authors.

Beginning of Journalism in Kerala – Pioneers, Journals and Publications.

Famous Awards/ Honours – Writers and their works.

Malayalam Writers who won the Jnanpith Award and related facts.

Malayalam Cinema – Origin, Development, Milestones, Pioneers,
National Awards.

Culture

Kerala – Important Celebrations -Places associated with such
Celebrations, Important Festivals.

Kerala – Cultural Centres, Worship Places, Cultural Leaders and
their Contributions.

II. Current Affairs (8 Marks)

Current Affairs

III. Simple Arithmetic, Mental Ability and Reasoning

(i). Simple Arithmetic (5 Marks)

Numbers and Basic Operations

Fraction and Decimal Numbers

Percentage

Profit and Loss

Simple and Compound Interest

Ratio and Proportion

Time and Distance

Time and Work

Average

Laws of Exponents

Mensuration

Progressions

(ii). Mental Ability & Reasoning (5 Marks)

Series

Problems on Mathematical Signs

Verifying Positions.

Analogy- Word Analogy, Alphabet Analogy, Number Analogy

Odd man out

Numerical Ability

Coding and Decoding

Family Relations

Sense of Direction

Time and Angles

Time in a clock and its reflection

Date and Calendar

Clerical Ability

IV. GENERAL ENGLISH

(i). English Grammar ( 5 Marks)

Types of Sentences and Interchange of Sentences.

Different Parts of Speech.

Agreement of Subject and Verb.

Articles – Definite and Indefinite Articles.

Uses of Primary and Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Question Tag

Infinitive and Gerunds

Tenses

Tenses in Conditional Sentences

Prepositions

The Use of Correlatives

Direct and Indirect Speech

Active and Passive voice

Correction of Sentences

(ii) Vocabulary (5 Marks)

Singular & Plural, 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

V. REGIONAL LANGUAGE ( 10 Marks)

Malayalam

പദശുദ്ധി

വാക്യശുദ്ധി

പരിഭാഷ

ഒറ്റപ്പദം

പരയായം

വിപരീതപ ദം

ൈശൈലിക്ള, പഴഞ്ചൊല്ഞ്ചാല്ലുക്ള

സമാനപദം

േചേര്‍ത്തൊല്ത്തെഴുതുക്

സ്ത്രീലിംഗം, പുല്ലിംഗം

വചേനം

പിരിൊല്ച്ചെഴുതുക്

ഘടക് പദം (വാക്യം േചേ ര്‍ത്ത ൊല്ത്തെ ഴു തു ക്)

Kannada

Word Purity / Correct Word

Correct Sentence

Translation

One Word / Single Word / One Word Substitution

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms and Proverbs

Equivalent Word

Join the Word

Feminine Gender, Masculine Gender

Number

Sort and Write

Tamil

1)Correct Word
2)Correct Structure of
Sentence 3)Translation
4)Single Word
5)Synonyms
6)Antonyms / Opposite
7)Phrases and Proverbs
8)Equal Word
9)Join the Word

Gender Classification – Feminine, Masculine

Singular, Plural

Separate

Adding Phrases

VI. Special Topic (20 Marks)

Unit 1 (5 Marks)

Marketing: Meaning and Definition – Traditional and Modern Approaches to Marketing –
Market Segmentation – Marketing Mix – Product Development – Product Pricing – Product
Promotion- Managing Logistics and Channels of Distribution – Marketing of Financial
Products – Recent Trends in Marketing.

Unit II (5 Marks)

Public Relations and Corporate Communication: Public Relations Concept- Definitions
and Theory – Public Relations Process – Tools of Public Relations – The Public Relation
Environment – Understanding Media Needs – Ethics in Public Relations – Communication –
Corporate Communication – Meaning and Definition – Types of Communication – Barriers of
Communication

Unit III (5 Marks)

Human Resource Management: Meaning and Definition – Human Resource Planning –
Recruitment and Selection – Training and Development – Performance Appraisal –
Motivation – Theories of Motivation – Leadership – Types of Leadership.

Unit IV (5 Marks)

Financial System and Legal Framework: Investment Management – Public Finance –
Household Finance – Financial Market – Financial Institutions – Financial Instruments –
Financial Services – Basics of Tax Laws in India – Basics of IT Act 1961 and Basics GST Act
2017