Kerala Police SI Eligibility 2026: Age, Height, & Physical Standards

Let us review the minimum eligibility criteria set by the PSC for applying to the latest Kerala Police Sub-Inspector examination. We will review the educational and physical requirements and address related questions raised by students at GJR Institute (Trivandrum branch).

Notification Number	Name of the Post	Department
448/2025	Sub Inspector of Police (Trainee)	Police (Kerala Civil Police)

• Total Questions: 100
• Total Exam Time : 75 Minutes
• Medium of Exam: Malayalam/ English
• Difficulty Level: Same as the Original PSC Test

1. Graduation

The age limit for a general category applicant is 20 to 31. Refer to the table below for the upper age relaxation for OBC and SC/ST applicants.

S.NO.	CATEGORIES	EXTENT OF AGE CONCESSION
1	General Category	0 years
2	OBC	3 years
3	SC/ST	5 years

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Physical Criteria	Minimum Requirement
Height (General Category) (Without Footwear)	165.10 cms
Height (SC/ST Category)	160 cms
Chest (Normal)	81 cms
Chest Expansion	5 cms

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Physical Criteria	Minimum Requirement
Height (General Category) (Without Footwear)	160 cms
Height (SC/ST Category)	155 cms

Vision Category	Right Eye	Left Eye
Distant Vision	6/6 Snellen	6/6 Snellen
Near Vision	0.5 Snellen	0.5 Snellen
Field of Vision	Full	Full

Candidates must qualify in at least 5 out of 8 items in the National physical efficiency One Star Standard test. (Showing the minimum standards of efficiency as noted below)

Sl. No.	Event	One Star Standard
1	100 Metres Run	14 Seconds
2	High Jump	132.20 cm (4' 4")
3	Long Jump	457.20 cm (15')
4	Putting the Shot (Weight: 7264 gm)	609.60 cm (20')
5	Throwing Cricket Ball	6096 cm (200')
6	Rope Climbing (Using hands only)	365.80 cm (12')
7	Pull-ups or Chinning	8 times
8	1500 Metres Run	5 minutes 44 seconds

All the Female candidates must qualify any of the 5 (five) events out of the 9 (nine) events specified below of the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard test.

Sl. No.	Events	One Star Standards
1	100 Meters Run	17 Seconds
2	High Jump	106 cm
3	Long Jump	305 cm
4	Putting the Shot (4000 grams)	400 cm
5	200 Meters Run	36 Seconds
6	Throwing the Throw Ball	1400 cm
7	Shuttle Race (4 x 25 m)	26 Seconds
8	Pull Ups or Chinning	8 Times
9	Skipping (One Minute)	80 Times

Joel Mathew, a Kerala PSC aspirant from Kottayam, asked for the medical disqualification details on our community forum.

1. Each eye must have a full field of vision.

2. Colour Blindness, Squint or any morbid condition of the eyes or lids of either eye shall be a disqualification.

3. Candidates must be free from apparent physical defects like Knock-knee, Flat Feet, Varicose veins, Bow legs, Deformed limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing.

4. Candidates should produce a medical certificate in original at the time of physical efficiency test/certificate verification in the form prescribed hereunder certifying to their physical fitness and eyesight without glasses obtained from a Medical Officer not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon.

1. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-11/noti-448-450-25.pdf
2. https://keralapolice.gov.in/page/notification
3. https://thulasi.psc.kerala.gov.in/thulasi/
4. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/shortlists
5. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2024-01/_SI_of_police_exam-%20CORRECTED-_syllabus.pdf