The Keralam Public Service Commission (KPSC) is a government body in the state of Keralam, 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.
List of former chairpersons + Former Chairmen SL. No. Name Took office Left office 1 Kunhiraman C. 1949 1950 2 Ramavarma Thampuran 1950 1956 3 Velayudhan V. K. 1956 1962 4 Mariyarputham V. 1963 1967 5 Devassy M. K. 1967 1972 6 Kumaran M. K. 1972 1975 7 Sivankutty T. M. 1975 1981 8 Hemachandran M. K. 1981 1984 9 K. G. Adiyodi 1984 1984 10 Gopalakrishna Kurup 1985 1991 11 Chandrasekharan Nair R. 1991 1995 12 Gopalakrishna Pillai G. 1996 2000 13 Gangadhara Kurup M. 2000 2006 14 Salahuddin K. V. 2006 2011 15 Dr. K. S. Radhakrishnan 2011 2016 16 Adv. M. K. Sakeer 2016 202217 Dr. M. R. Baiju 2022
See also Union Public Service Commission Public sector undertakings in Kerala Unemployment in Kerala List of Public service commissions in India
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Kerala Public Service Commission