As we all expected Government of Kerala has decided to create a new level of government officers in state service. Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) is the name given to this layer, and it opens the door to class 1 state service for eligible candidates. PSC will appoint the selected candidates to second gazetted posts in 29 government departments including Land Revenue, Finance, State Lottery and Secretariat services (plus common category posts in every department). This article explains why KAS is very important, exam pattern, the number of vacancies and the promotion chances for those join Kerala Administrative Service. KAS 2019 Exam Notification PSC has announced the KAS exam notification to the post of KAS Officer (Junior Time Scale) Trainee. Notification NO: Name Of the Post Last Date to Apply 186/2019 – 188/2019 KAS Officer (Junior Time Scale) Trainee STREAM-1, STREAM-2, STREAM-3 04.12.2019 Am I Eligible For KAS? Public Service Commission is looking for