GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public

Services Act, 1968 (19 of 1968) read with sections 84 and 129 of the Kerala Police Act, 2011

(8 of 2011) and in supersession of G. O. (P) No. 24/2009/Home dated 27th February, 2009 and

all other orders issued in this regard, the Government of Kerala hereby make the following

Special Rules for the various categories of posts in the India Reserve Battalion belonging to

the Kerala Police Subordinate Service, namely:—

G. O. (P) No. 103/2025/Home.

Home (K) Department

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 4th December, 2025.

േകരള സർകാർ

Government of Kerala

2025

േകരള ഗസറ്

KERALA GAZETTE

അസാധാരണം

EXTRAORDINARY

ആധികാരികമായി ്പസിദെപടുതുനത

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073

dated 05-09-2012 with RNI

Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023

വാല്ം 14

Vol. XIV

തിരുവനനപുരം,

ബുധന

Thiruvananthapuram,

Wednesday

2025 ഡിസംബർ 17

17th December 2025

1201 ധനു 2

2nd Dhanu 1201

1947 അ്ഗഹായനം 26

26th Agrahayana 1947

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No.

4236

S. R. O. No. 1368/2025

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RULES

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Kerala Police

Subordinate Service (India Reserve Battalion) Special Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27thday of February, 2009.

2. Constitution.—The service shall consist of the following categories of officers,

namely:—

Category:—

1. Armed Police Sub Inspector

2. Armed Police Assistant Sub Inspector

3. Havildar

4 (a). Police Constable (Regular Wing) Men only

4 (b). Police Constable (Commando Wing) Men only.

3. Method of Appointment.—Appointment to the categories mentioned in column (2) of

the Table below shall be made by the method of appointment specified against each in

Column (3) thereof:—

TABLE

Sl. No.

Category

Method of Appointment

(1)

(2)

(3)

Armed Police Sub

Inspector

As prescribed under the Kerala Police Subordinate

Service (Armed Police Battalion) Special Rules.

Armed Police Assistant

Sub Inspector

As prescribed under the Kerala Police Subordinate

Service (Armed Police Battalion) Special Rules.

Havildar

1. By Promotion from categories 4 (a) and 4(b) in the

ratio of 1:1

4 (a).

Police Constable

(Regular Wing)

(Men Only)

By Direct Recruitment through KPSC.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

4 (b).

Police Constable

(Commando Wing)

(Men Only)

By Direct Recruitment through KPSC.

Provided that Board constituted by the KPSC shall

consisting of the following members, namely:—

1. Chairman of the Kerala Public Service

Commission or a member nominated by the

Chairman.

2. A nominee of the Additional Chief Secretary,

Home Department, Kerala.

3. A nominee of the Director General, National

Security Guards.

4. A nominee of the State Police Chief, Kerala.

5. A Social Scientist/Psychologist of the

Department

Health

Services/Medical

Education/Collegiate Education, who is an

expert in behavioural and attitudinal testing,

nominated by the Government.

6. A Professor of Physical Education from the

Collegiate Education Department or any

Universities in Kerala nominated by the

Government.

[Note.—The Chairman or Member of the Kerala

Public Service Commission shall be the

Chairman of the Board and the nominee of

the State Police Chief shall be the

Convenor.]

Note.—1. The seniority list of categories 4(a) and 4(b) shall be maintained separately by

the Commandant, India Reserve Battalion. The promotion to Category 3, shall be made from

the select list of Police Constables in Regular Wing and from the select list of Police Constables

of Commando Wing prepared separately in the ratio of 1:1.

2. An induction course shall be held for Armed Police Sub Inspector/Armed Police

Assistant Sub Inspector who are posted to the India Reserve Battalion from other Armed Police

Battalions. The syllabus and duration of the course shall be as decided by the State Police Chief.

3. Government will have the right to appoint any person in the equivalent ranks of Armed

Police Sub Inspector, Armed Police Assistant Sub Inspector and Havildar serving in Central

Armed Forces, on deputation basis, to the categories 1, 2 and 3 respectively, if found necessary

for the purpose of training related matters in the India Reserve Battalion.

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4. Qualifications.—No person shall be eligible for appointment to any of the categories

mentioned in column (2) of the Table below unless he possess the qualifications specified in

the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof:—

TABLE

Sl. No.

Category

Qualifications

(1)

(2)

(3)

Armed Police Sub

Inspector

As prescribed under the Kerala Police Subordinate

Service (Armed Police Battalion) Special Rules.

Armed Police Assistant

Sub Inspector

As prescribed under the Kerala Police Subordinate

Service (Armed Police Battalion) Special Rules.

Havildar

Must have passed the Havildar test prescribed

and conducted by the Department.

4 (a)

Police Constable

(Regular Wing)

(Men Only)

1. Educational:—Pass in Higher Secondary

Examination (Plus 2) conducted by the Board of

Higher Secondary Education, Government of Ker-

ala or its equivalent qualification.

2. Physical:—

(a) Height—168 cm.

(b) Chest—Must not be less than 81 cm. round the

chest with a minimum expansion of 5 cm.

Note.—Minimum height and chest measurement for

Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes candidates

shall be 160 cm. and 76 cm. respectively. The

minimum chest expansion of 5 cm. shall,

however be applicable for them also.

of a road run of 3 km. to be completed within

13 minutes.

3. Should qualify the Physical Efficiency Test in any

5 of the 8 items listed below of the National

Physical Efficiency One Star Standard (specified

for men)

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(2)

(3)

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Item

Minimum

Standard

Efficiency

100 Meters Run

14 Seconds

High Jump

132.20 cm.

Long Jump

457.20 cm.

Putting the Shot

(7264 gms.)

609.60 cm.

Throwing the Cricket

Ball

6096 cm.

Rope Climbing (Only

with Hands)

365.80 cm.

Pull Ups/Chinning

8 times

1500 Meters Run

5 Minutes 44

Seconds

Note.—Must be free from apparent physical defects

like knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein, bow

legs, deformed limbs, defective speech and

hearing.

4. Eye sight:—Must be certified to possess the visual

standards specified below without glasses:

(a) Distant

Vision

Near Vision

Right eye

6/6 Snellen

0.5 Snellen

Left eye

6/6 Snellen

0.5 Snellen

(b) Each eye must have full field of vision.

condition of the eyes or lids of either eye shall

be a disqualification.

4 (b)

Police Constable

(Commando Wing)

(Men Only)

1. Educational:—Pass in Higher Secondary

Examination (Plus 2) conducted by the Board of

Higher Secondary Education, Government of

Kerala or its equivalent qualification.

2. Physical:—

(a) Height—168 cm.

(b) Chest—Must not be less than 81 cm. round the

chest with a minimum expansion of 5 cm.

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(2)

(3)

Note.—No relaxation in physical measurement shall

be allowed for any special category.

a road run of 5 km. to be completed within

25 minutes.

(d) Should qualify a Written Test/Multiple Choice Test

conducted by the Board. The Written Test/Multiple

Choice Test shall be conducted at pre-announced

locations in the manner as the Board may decide

and marks obtained in the test shall be given a

weightage of 25% in the overall evaluation, subject

to such minimum qualifying marks as may be

decided by the Board depending on overall

performance.

Note.—For those recruited prior to 4-4-2022, the

above weightage is to remain as 50%.

(e) Should qualify a swimming test at the time of

physical efficiency test.

Swimming (50 meters)—

If completed within 2 minutes (120 seconds)—

Qualified

Beyond

minutes

(120

seconds)—

Disqualified:

Provided this shall not be applicable to those

who already in service.

3. Should qualify Physical Efficiency Competitive

Test in any 5 of the 8 items listed below with

minimum one star standard. Bonus marks will be

awarded on the basis of performance.

Sl.

No.

Item

One Star

Two Star

Three

Star

100 Mtrs.

run

14 sec.

13 sec.

12 sec.

High Jump

132.20

cm.

152.40

cm.

160 cm.

Long Jump

457.20

cm.

518.20

cm.

579.10

cm.

Putting the

Shot

609.60

cm.

731.50

cm.

853.40

cm.

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(2)

(3)

Throwing

the Cricket

Ball

6096 cm.

6558

cm.

8382

cm.

Rope

Climbing

(Only with

hands)

365.80

cm.

426.20

cm.

487.70

cm.

Pull ups/

Chinning

8 times

10 times

15 times

1500 Mtrs.

run

5 min.

44 sec.

5 min

15 sec.

5 min.

Note.—Must be free from apparent physical defects

like knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein, bow

legs, deformed limbs, defective speech and

hearing.

4. Eye sight:—Must be certified to possess the visual

standards specified below without glasses:

(a) Distant

Vision

Near Vision

Right eye

6/6 Snellen

0.5 Snellen

Left eye

6/6 Snellen

0.5 Snellen

(b) Each eye must have full field of vision.

condition of the eyes or lids of either eye shall

be a disqualification.

5(a). Should pass medical, psychological, behavioural

and attitudinal tests conducted by the Board

constituted by KPSC.

Note.—1. Those who achieve One Star performance

in the physical efficiency test shall be

awarded 3 marks, Two Star performance

5 marks and Three Star performance 6

marks

for

each

item.

Achieving

performance level 10% better than Three

Star standard, in any item shall be given

a bonus of 1 mark subject to the limit

that the maximum bonus mark shall be

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(2)

(3)

limited to 2. A candidate shall get

minimum of 20 marks for qualifying in

the Physical Efficiency Competitive Test.

The score in the Physical Efficiency

Competitive Test shall carry a weightage

of 75% in the overall evaluation. On the

basis of the total marks of Written Test

and Physical Efficiency Competitive Test

in respective weightage, the final rank list

shall be prepared, subject to minimum

eligibility as decided by the Board

constituted by KPSC.

Note.—2. For those recruited prior to 4-4-2022, the

above weightage is to remain as 50%.

(b) Those found unfit in the medical, psychological,

behavioural and attitudinal tests conducted in the

manner as may be decided by the above Board

shall be eliminated.

5. Qualification regarding age.—(1) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the

Category 4(a), if the person has not completed 18 years of age or has completed 26 years of

age on the 1stday of January of the year in which applications for appointment are invited.

Note.— The upper age limit shall be relaxed up to 29 years for Other Backward

Communities and 31 years for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and up to 41 years for

Ex-service men.

(2) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the Category 4(b), if the person

has not completed 18 years of age or has completed 22 years of age on the 1st day of January

of the year in which applications for appointment are invited.

Note.—No relaxation in age shall be allowed for any special category.

6. Appointing Authority.—The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Armed Police

Battalions) shall be the appointing authority in respect of categories 1 and 2 and the

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Commandant, India Reserve Battalion shall be the appointing authority in respect of

categories 3, 4 (a) and 4 (b).

7. Bond.—Every person selected for appointment as Police Constable of the India

Reserve Battalion shall execute a security bond in Form I to the effect that they will serve in

the India Reserve Battalion for a period of 10 years after completion of training, failing which

they will be liable to remit an amount of ₹ 50,000 (Rupees Fifty thousand only) to

Government, if they are under pre-service training and an amount of ₹ 2,00,000 (Rupees two

lakh only) if they are appointed as Police Constable after successful completion of pre-service

training.

8. Training.—(1) Every person selected for appointment to Category 4(a) and 4(b) shall

undergo a pre-service training for eighteen months including attachment to Army,

National Security Guards or other Specialized Police Forces as decided by Government/State

Police Chief. Those selected for appointment under category 4 (b) shall also

successfully complete the Special Commando Training, as part of their pre-service training,

within such time as may be decided by the State Police Chief, in addition to the training courses

for the regular wing.

(2) A test as decided by the State Police Chief shall be conducted at the end of the

pre-service training and those candidates who pass such test shall be considered to have

successfully completed the training. Every person who successfully completes the pre-service

training shall, unless they are otherwise ineligible, be provisionally appointed as Police

Constable in the Regular Wing or in the Commando Wing in the India Reserve Battalion.

(3) The candidate who fails the test shall be afforded two additional chances to

appear for the test, which shall be availed within a period of one year from the date of

publication of results of the regular test. A mercy chance may also be allowed by Government

in respect of applications received within two months after the results of the third test. The

Government shall issue orders in respect of such applications within a period of one year from

the date of the receipt of the same. The candidates, who fails the test, shall be liable to be

discharged without appointment as Police Constable in the India Reserve Battalion.

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(4) The period of pre-service training shall not ordinarily be considered as duty.

However, Government may from time to time, issue orders specifying the purposes for which

pre-service training period/extended period of training can be reckoned as duty.

9. Stipend.—Police Constable (trainee) in India Reserve Battalion shall be paid a monthly

stipend equivalent to the minimum of the scale of pay of category 4 or as decided by the

Government from time to time.

10. Special Allowances.—(1) The personnel in the Commando Wing shall be eligible for

such Special Allowances as may be decided by Government from time to time, in addition to

their normal pay and allowances if they have successfully completed the Special

Commando Training.

(2) All Police constables in the Commando Wing shall undergo a compulsory

biennial physical proficiency test, as decided by the State Police Chief. Those Police

Constables who fails the physical proficiency test will be ineligible to receive all special

allowances earmarked specifically for the Commando Wing.

11. Probation.—Every person appointed to any of the categories in the service after

successful completion of training shall be on probation from the date of joining duty.—

(a) For a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years

if appointed by direct recruitment.

(b) For a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years, if

appointed by promotion.

The Government may pass appropriate orders from time to time as to how the period of

pre-service training is to be reckoned for the purpose of declaring probation.

12. Area of service.—Every person appointed under this rule shall be liable to serve

anywhere in India under the Government of India or Government of other States, as and when

required. India Reserve Battalion personnel of categories 3, 4(a), 4(b) shall not be entitled to

be appointed to any other Battalions/Kerala Civil Police/Special Units of Kerala Police, unless

posts have been specifically created in such units in the above categories for any specific

operational purposes.

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13. Transfer from Commando Wing to Regular Wing.—(1) All police Constables in the

Commando Wing who have crossed 40 years of age shall be ineligible to continue in the

Commando Wing and shall be absorbed into the Regular Wing without losing seniority, subject

to the availability of vacancies and provisions in rule 14.

(2) The Police Constables from Commando Wing are allowed to opt for Regular

Wing, subject to availability of vacancies on completion of ten years of service in

the Commando Wing, counted from the date of joining duty after successful completion of

training, but excluding period of Leave Without Allowance other than with Medical Certificate.

Such transfers shall be without losing seniority.

(3) All transfers from Commando Wing to Regular Wing shall only be effected under

the orders of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Armed Police Battalion.

14. Transfer to Kerala Civil Police Cadre.—(1) All feeder battalions shall maintain a

notional integrated seniority list of Police Constables of the respective Battalion and the Police

Constables of India Reserve Battalion for different opted districts reckoned on the basis of their

date of effective advice by the Kerala Public Service Commission.

(2) Police Personnel both in the Regular Wing and Commando Wing of India

Reserve Battalion are eligible for transfer to Kerala Civil Police Subordinate Service (KCP) of

the opted district after they complete 10 years of actual service, reckoned from the date of

joining service after completion of successful training (excluding periods of training and Leave

Without Allowance except on medical certificate) and based on administrative priority, subject

to possible reversion as Civil Police Officers. However, their actual clearance for transfer to

Kerala Civil Police Subordinate Service shall be decided by the State Police Chief, based on

the operational necessities and the internal security situation. On transfer to Kerala Civil Police

Subordinate Services, the India Reserve Battalion personnel shall have the right to get their

seniority reckoned in the Kerala Civil Police based on their date of effective advice by the

Kerala Public Service Commission. Only personnel in the cadre of Constables and Havildars

in India Reserve Battalion are eligible to opt and avail transfer to Kerala Civil Police

Subordinate Service.

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(3) The integration of eligible and cleared Indian Reserve Battalion personnel for

transfer to Kerala Civil Police Subordinate Service of the opted district shall be strictly

according to the following conditions, namely:—

(a) The eligible and cleared India Reserve Battalion personnel shall ordinarily

be transferred to the cadre of Civil Police Officer in the Kerala Civil Police Subordinate Ser-

vice under the notional integrated seniority list maintained in feeder battalions as mentioned

above.

(b) In such cases where the immediate junior of the eligible and cleared India

Reserve Battalion personnel under the notional integrated seniority list maintained in feeder

battalions has already been transferred to the Kerala Civil Police Subordinate Service and is in

the rank of Civil Police Officer, he shall be accommodated in the rank of Civil Police Officer

in the district concerned and placed ahead of his immediate junior in the existing vacancy or in

case there is no such vacancy, in the next arising vacancy.

Reserve Battalion personnel under the notional integrated seniority list maintained in feeder

battalions has already been transferred to the Kerala Civil Police Subordinate Service and

promoted to the rank of Senior Civil Police Officer, then he shall be accommodated in the

Kerala Civil Police Cadre of the district, provisionally, as the senior most in the cadre of Civil

Police Officers against the existing vacancy of Civil Police Officer in the district. On

promotion to the cadre of Senior Civil Police Officer, if he is eligible for promotion in the next

arising vacancy he shall be placed above his immediate junior in the seniority list of Senior

Civil Police Officers. However, there will be no claim to monetary benefits prior to the date of

joining in the cadre of Senior Civil Police Officer.

(4) Approved probationers in the entry cadre shall be eligible to attend the General

Senior Civil Police Officers Test in the opted districts if they have completed 5 years of actual

service after the date of effective advice of the Kerala Public Service Commission.

Note.—The personnel transferred under this rule shall not be eligible for any special

allowances applicable to the personnel of India Reserve Battalion.

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15. Saving.—Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the Educational and

Physical Qualifications and qualification regarding age prescribed to Categories 4(a) and 4(b)

shall not be applicable to those in the said categories who were in service as on the date of

publications of these rules in the official Gazette. These rules also shall not be applicable to the

selection process already commenced prior to the issuance of the Rules.

By order of the Governor,

BISHWANATH SINHA,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

Government have accorded sanction for the creation of one India Reserve Battalion, vide

G. O. (Ms.) No. 203/08/Home dated 1st December, 2008. The recruitment rules for the post of

Police Constables in the said India Reserve Battalion are provided in G. O.(P) No.

24/2009/Home dated 27thFebruary, 2009. The appointment and service conditions of the

police personnel in the India Reserve Battalion are governed by various executive orders issued

from time to time. A separate Special Rules has become necessary to specify the method of

appointment and service conditions to the posts in the Subordinate Service of the India Reserve

Battalion. Hence Government have decided to make a comprehensive Special Rules for the

India Reserve Battalion.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.

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