Kerala HSST (Junior) Chemistry PSC Exam Question Paper and Answers in PDF Format

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

Notification Number	Name of the Post	Department
719/2025	Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Chemistry	Kerala Higher Secondary Education

Students can download the HSST (Junior) Chemistry questions and answers in the PDF format from here.

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Part / Module	Subject Area	Key Topics & Details	Marks
Module 1	Inorganic Chemistry - 1	Structure and bonding, periodicity, chemistry of s, p, and d block elements, extractive metallurgy, acids and bases (HSAB concept), lanthanides and actinides, and Coordination Chemistry theories (Werner, CFT, LFT, MOT).	8
Module 2	Inorganic Chemistry - 2	Energy level diagrams, term symbols, Orgel and Tanabe-Sugano diagrams, spectroscopic methods (IR, NMR, ESR, Mossbauer), organometallic compounds, bioinorganic chemistry (essential metals, photosynthesis), and inorganic medicinal chemistry.	8
Module 3	Inorganic Chemistry - 3	Nuclear reactions and models, radioactive decay, solid state chemistry (BCC, FCC, HCP), crystal defects, superconductors, and inorganic advanced materials (SOFC, nanomaterials).	8
Module 4	Organic Chemistry - 1	Nomenclature, stereochemistry (chirality, atropisomerism, Cram's rule), aromaticity, reaction mechanisms (SN1, SN2, SNAr), reactive intermediates, and common condensation reactions (Aldol, Cannizzaro, etc.).	8
Module 5	Organic Chemistry - 2	Organic rearrangements (Pinacol, Beckmann, etc.), oxidation and reduction reagents, linear free energy relations (Hammett equation), retrosynthetic analysis, and organometallic reagents in synthesis.	8
Module 6	Organic Chemistry - 3	Photochemistry, pericyclic reactions (Diels-Alder, sigmatropic), chemistry of natural products, combinatorial synthesis, drug design, and spectroscopic interpretation (UV, IR, NMR, Mass).	8
Module 7	Physical Chemistry - 1	Gaseous state, liquid state, laws of thermodynamics, partial molar quantities, phase equilibria, and statistical thermodynamics (partition functions).	5
Module 8	Physical Chemistry - 2	Adsorption isotherms (BET, Langmuir), electrochemistry (Nernst, Debye-Huckel), fuel cells, chemical kinetics (Arrhenius, steady-state approximation), and catalysis.	5
Module 9	Physical Chemistry - 3	Quantum mechanics postulates, solvable model problems (SHO, Rigid Rotor), MO theory for diatomic molecules, computational chemistry, and group theory character tables.	5
Module 10	Analytical & Environmental	Evaluation of analytical data, chromatographic techniques, green chemistry principles, environmental chemistry, and supramolecular chemistry.	7
Part II	Teaching & Research Aptitude	Nature and objectives of teaching, evaluation systems; research types, ethics, and thesis writing.	10
Part III	Indian Constitution	Fundamental rights, Preamble, Directive Principles, Legislature, Judiciary, Centre-State relations, and Social Welfare Legislations (RTI, Food Security Act).	10
Part IV	GK & Kerala Renaissance	General Knowledge, Current Affairs, socio-religious reform movements (SNDP, NSS), social revolts, and leaders of the Kerala Renaissance.	10
Total Marks			100

Department	Kerala Higher Secondary Education
Name of Post	Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Chemistry
Monthly Salary of an HSST Chemistry Teacher	45,600 - 95,600/- Indian Rupees
Number of HSST Chemistry vacancies	Anticipated Vacancies
Last Date To Apply	04-02-2026
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1. Master's Degree in the Chemistry with not less than 50% marks from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto in the respective subject by a University in Kerala

2. (1) B.Ed in the Chemistry acquired after a regular course of study from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto by a University in Kerala.

   (2) In the absence of persons with B.Ed. Degree in the Chemistry subject, B.Ed Degree acquired in the concerned faculty as specified in the Acts and Statutes of any of the Universities in Kerala.

   (3) In the absence of persons with B.Ed. Degree as specified in items (1) and (2) above, persons with B.Ed. Degree in any subject acquired after a regular course of study from any of the Universities in Kerala or a qualification recognized as equivalent thereto by any of the Universities in Kerala.

3. Must have passed the State Eligibility Test (SET) for the post of Higher Secondary School Teacher conducted by Government of Kerala or by the agency authorized by the State Government.

The age limit for a general category applicant is 20 to 40. 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

Students can check the complete list of Kerala PSC Exam Mock Test and Study Materials from this link.

1. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2026-01/noti-716-721-25.pdf
2. https://www.hseportal.kerala.gov.in/hse/public/institutions
3. https://thulasi.psc.kerala.gov.in/thulasi/
4. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/shortlists
5. https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/HSST%20Chemistry.pdf