A. (20-40), Only candidates born between 02.01.1981 and 01.01.2001 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post with usual relaxation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Communities

B. Relaxation in upper age limit up to 43 (Forty Three) years as on the 1st day of January 2021 shall be allowed to the qualified Ministerial Staff under Higher Secondary Education Department for direct recruitment to the category of Higher Secondary School Teacher. [For other conditions regarding age relaxation please see Part-II, Para 2 of the General Conditions of the Gazette notification] 

Note:- 3% vacancies are reserved for differently abled candidates with Low Vision/Blindness, Hearing Impairment, Locomotor Disability/ Cerebral Palsy as per G.O.(P) No.05/2019/SJD dated 07.05.2019.

Exemptions:- (i) Those persons who have passed the State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) for the post of College Lecturers conducted by Government of Kerala are exempted from the State Eligibility Test for Higher Secondary School Teacher. (ii) Those persons who have passed the National Eligibility Test/ Junior Research Fellowship shall be exempted from passing the State Eligibility Test. (iii) Persons with Ph.D. / M.Phil. / M.Ed. degree shall be exempted from passing the State Eligibility Test provided the M.Phil. in the concerned subject should be one awarded by any of the Universities in Kerala or recognized as equivalent thereto by any of the Universities in Kerala. (iv)Teachers who have completed 10 (ten) years of approved teaching service at the High School level in the General Education subordinate service shall be exempted from passing the State Eligibility Test for Higher Secondary School Teachers. (v) Relaxation of 5% marks in Post Graduation will be given to SC/ ST and Differently Abled Candidates as per G.O(Ms.)No.288/15/Gl.Edn. Dated 13.11.2015.