Kerala HSS Sociology Teacher PSC Question Paper & 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
712/2025	Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Sociology	Kerala Higher Secondary Education

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

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Module	Topic Area	Key Contents
Module I	Basic Concepts in Sociology	Society, Community, Association, Institution, Culture; Social Groups; Social Stratification (Caste, Class, Estate); Social Processes (Co-operation, Competition, Conflict); Social Control, Conformity, and Deviance.
Module II	Sociological Theories	Classical Thinkers (Durkheim, Marx, Weber); Structuralism, Functionalism, Neo-functionalism; Conflict and Exchange Theory; Symbolic Interactionism, Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology; Post-Modernism (Foucault, Giddens); Indian Social Thinkers (G.S. Ghurye, M.N. Srinivas, A.R. Desai).
Module III	Social Research Methods	Research Process (formulation, hypothesis, design); Quantitative Methods (Survey, Questionnaire, Sampling, SPSS); Qualitative Methods (Observation, Case Study, Ethnography); Statistics and Computer Applications in research.
Module IV	Sociology of Indian Society	Cultural/Ethnic diversity; Approaches (Indological, Structural, Marxian, Subaltern); Indian Institutions (Caste, Marriage, Family, Kinship); Rural and Tribal communities; Contemporary issues (Regionalism, Terrorism, Caste/Gender inequalities, Cyber crimes).
Module V	Sociology of Development	Changing conceptions (Social, Human, Sustainable); Theories of development (Modernization, Dependency, World System); Globalization, MNCs, and Global inequalities; Indian Experience (Five Year Plans, Economic reforms); Urban Planning and issues.
Module VI	Kerala Society	Historical perspective; Social reform movements (SNDP, KPMS); Family, Marriage, and Kinship (Marumakkathayam, Matriliny); Marginalized communities; Contemporary issues (Migration, Consumerism, Social exclusion, Domestic violence).
Module VII	Recent Trends in Sociology	Overview of evolving paradigms and current focus areas in the field.
Module VIII	Teaching & Research Aptitude	Teaching: Nature, objectives, methods, and evaluation; Research: Characteristics, steps, ethics, and format of thesis/articles.
Module IX(a)	Indian Constitution	Preamble, Fundamental Rights/Duties, Directive Principles; Structure of Executive, Legislature, Judiciary; Centre-State Relations; Emergency and Amendment Provisions.
Module IX(b)	Social Welfare Legislations	Right to Information (RTI) Act, Prevention of atrocities against Women & Children, Food Security Act, Environmental Acts; Employment Guarantee Programmes.
Module X(a)	Renaissance in Kerala	Socio-Religious reform movements (SNDP, NSS, etc.); Struggles and Social Revolts (Vaikom, Guruvayoor Sathyagraha); Role of Press, Literature, and Women; Key Renaissance Leaders.
Module X(b)	GK & Current Affairs	General Knowledge and latest national and international current events.

Department	Kerala Higher Secondary Education
Name of Post	Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Sociology
Monthly Salary of an HSST Sociology Teacher	45,600 - 95,600/- Indian Rupees
Number of HSST Sociology vacancies	Anticipated Vacancies
Last Date To Apply	04-02-2026
Written Test Date of HSST Sociology
Date Of Downloading Hall Tickets
HSST Sociology PSC Exam Cut-Off Mark
Date Of Publishing Rank List of HSST Sociology

To prepare for the PSC Degree Level Common Preliminary examination, visit this link.

1. Master's Degree in the Sociology 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 Sociology 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 Sociology 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-712-713-25.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://keralapsc.gov.in/pscnew/sites/default/files/inline-files/sociology.pdf