Kerala HSST (Junior) Zoology PSC Question Paper and Answer 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
717/2025	Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Zoology	Kerala Higher Secondary Education

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

Part / Module	Syllabus Category	Key Topics & Details	Marks
Module I	Systematics and Evolutionary Biology	Basic concepts of systematics, trends (Chemotaxonomy, Molecular taxonomy), ICZN, and evolutionary theories (Darwinism, Modern synthesis, Macroevolution).	10
Module II	Physiology and Biochemistry	Physiology: Nutrition, cardiac cycle, nerve action potential, and endocrinology. Biochemistry: Biomolecules structure, enzyme kinetics, and metabolism of carbohydrates/proteins/lipids.	10
Module III	Microbiology and Immunology	Classification of microorganisms, bacterial cell structure, types of immunity, lymphoid organs, immunoglobulins, and transplantation.	10
Module IV	Cell, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology	Cell organelles, eukaryotic genome organization, DNA replication/repair, gene regulation, gene cloning, PCR, and DNA sequencing.	10
Module V	Genetics and Developmental Biology	Mendelian principles, linkage, syndromes (Down, Turner), gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, and organogeny.	10
Module VI	Ecology, Ethology, Biodiversity, and Biostatistics	Population/community ecology, learning behavior, biodiversity hot spots, in-situ/ex-situ conservation, mean/median/mode, and standard deviation.	10
Module VII	Recent Developments in Zoology	Instrumentation (SEM/TEM), bioinformatics, proteomics, genomics, stem cell research, and climate change treaties.	10
Part II	Teaching Aptitude & Research Aptitude	Teaching: Nature, objectives, and evaluation systems. Research: Characteristics, steps, ethics, and thesis writing format.	10
Part III	Indian Constitution, Social Welfare & Renaissance	Constitution: Fundamental rights, Preamble, and executive/legislature/judiciary. Renaissance: Socio-religious reform movements (SNDP, NSS) and leaders like Sree Narayana Guru.	10
Part IV	General Knowledge and Current Affairs	General Knowledge and Current Affairs.	10
Total Marks			100

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

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1. Master's Degree in the Zoology 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 Zoology 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 Zoology 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-zoology.pdf