The History section covers Kerala, India and World History. Kerala topics include the arrival and contributions of Europeans, Travancore history from Marthanda Varma to Sree Chithira Thirunal, social and religious reform movements, the national movement in Kerala, literary sources and Kerala's political and social history after 1956.

Indian History includes medieval India, British rule, the First War of Independence, the INC, Swadeshi and social reform movements, the freedom struggle and developments after independence. World History includes major revolutions, World War II and international organisations.

Geography

The psc degree level syllabus 2026 covers Geography, including Earth structure, atmosphere, rocks, landforms, pressure belts, winds, temperature, seasons, global issues, pollution, maps, topographic maps, remote sensing, GIS, oceans and continents. Indian and Kerala geography includes physiography, climate, natural vegetation, agriculture, minerals and transport systems.

Economics

Economics includes national income, per capita income, factors of production, economic sectors, Indian economic planning, NITI Aayog, economic institutions, Reserve Bank functions, public revenue, taxation, public expenditure, budget, fiscal policy and consumer rights.

The psc prelims syllabus 2026 includes public administration, bureaucracy, civil services, e-governance, the Information Commission, Lokpal and Lokayukta, government structure, elections and political parties. Human rights, consumer protection, labour, land reforms, social welfare and socio-economic data are also included.

The Indian Constitution section covers the Constituent Assembly, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties, citizenship, constitutional amendments, Panchayati Raj, constitutional institutions, emergency provisions and Union and State Lists.

The syllabus includes Kerala-focused arts, cultural traditions, festivals, literature and important personalities, sports-related topics and national games. Social welfare covers major social security programmes, welfare schemes, women, children and older persons, and important social issues.

Science and Technology

The psc degree level syllabus 2026 covers Science and Technology, including the nature and scope of science, public health, food and nutrition, Indian scientific institutions and prominent scientists.

Environment and Space Technology

Environmental Science includes biodiversity, climate change, environmental laws, pollution, carbon emissions, global warming, biotechnology, green technology and nanotechnology. Space technology includes India's space programme, ISRO, satellite programmes and DRDO.

Computer Science

Computer Science covers hardware, software, operating systems, application software, computer networks, internet services, social media, basic web design, cybercrime and cyber laws.

Simple Arithmetic

The psc degree level syllabus 2026 includes numbers and basic operations, fractions and decimals, percentage, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, ratio and proportion, time and distance, time and work, average, laws of exponents and mensuration.

Mental Ability

Mental Ability includes number and letter series, mathematical signs, analogy, odd one out, coding and decoding, family relations, direction sense, time and angles, clocks, calendars and clerical ability.

General English

General English covers grammar and vocabulary, including sentence types, parts of speech, agreement, adjectives and adverbs, articles, auxiliary verbs, tag questions, tenses, prepositions, direct and indirect speech, active and passive voice and sentence correction. Vocabulary includes synonyms, antonyms, phrasal verbs, foreign words, spelling, idioms and translation.

Regional Language

The psc prelims syllabus 2026 also includes Regional Language. The official syllabus provides separate areas for Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil, covering correct words, sentence structure, translation, synonyms, antonyms, phrases, proverbs and related language skills.