The Kerala Cabinet on Thursday decided to make working knowledge of Malayalam language an essential qualification for Government jobs. A meeting of the State Cabinet approved a proposal from the Kerala Public Service Commission in this regard, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said.
As per the new norm, candidates who have not studied Malayalam language till SSlC (Class X) or higher secondary level will have to undergo an equivalent test. Candidates from Tamil and Kannada linguistic minorities will enjoy the concession of 10 years’ time to pass the equivalent examination.
The Cabinet also decided to raise the upper age limit for the general category candidates for appointments through Employment Exchanges from 38 years to 41 years. As far as the candidates from OBCs are concerned, the limit has been raised from 41 to 44. For SC/ST candidates, the age limit will be 46 instead of 43.