8 October 2026
The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment is organising the 39th Kerala Science Congress.
It will be held from 28 to 31 January 2027 at Devagiri St. Joseph's College, Kozhikode.
The Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, the Malabar Botanical Garden and Research Institute and St. Joseph's College are joint organisers.
The main theme is 'Harvesting the Potential of Space Science and Technology for Resilient Kerala'.
Registration has opened for those presenting papers and posters, with 20 November as the deadline.
The Congress is meant to bring scientists, researchers, teachers, students, industry representatives and policymakers together on climate change, agriculture, disaster management and environmental monitoring.
Edition:
39th
Dates:
28 to 31 January 2027
Venue:
Devagiri St. Joseph's College, Kozhikode
Registration deadline:
20 November
Why it matters for exams: KSCSTE and the Kerala Science Congress recur in Kerala PSC general knowledge and science questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
KSCSTE Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment — The state council that funds and coordinates science and technology research in Kerala.
CWRDM Centre for Water Resources Development and Management — A KSCSTE institution at Kozhikode that works on water resources.
8 October 2026
The last date for submitting applications under the September 2026 K-TET notification has been extended to 9 October.
The extension was announced through an Information and Public Relations Department release numbered PN X 4206/2026.
K-TET is the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test, the qualifying test for school teacher appointments in the state.
The release carries the Directorate category and is dated 8 October 2026.
New last date:
9 October
Notification:
September 2026 K-TET
Release number:
PN X 4206/2026
Why it matters for exams: K-TET dates and eligibility are standard Kerala education-department questions.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
K-TET Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test — The state level qualifying test required for school teacher appointments in Kerala.
8 October 2026
The Social Justice Department has invited nominations for the State Disability Award 2026.
There are 30 awards across 16 categories.
The categories include outstanding employees, employers, non-governmental organisations and rehabilitation centres, role models, creative children, achievers in art, literature and sport, disability friendly institutions and local self government bodies.
Each award carries a cash prize, a memento and a certificate.
Individuals and institutions cannot apply directly; official authorities or heads of institutions must nominate eligible persons in the prescribed proforma with supporting documents.
Nominations from local self government bodies need the recommendation of their controlling officer.
Completed nominations must reach the District Social Justice Office by 25 October.
Awards:
30
Categories:
16
Last date:
25 October
Where to submit:
District Social Justice Office
Why it matters for exams: State awards, their administering department and their last dates are routine Kerala PSC current affairs material.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
Social Justice Department Social Justice Department, Government of Kerala — The Kerala department that handles welfare of persons with disabilities, the elderly, women and children.
8 October 2026
The construction of a new 33 kV substation at Elamkulam in Malappuram district by the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd will be inaugurated on 9 October.
Electricity Minister Adv. Sunny Joseph performs the inauguration at 2.30 p.m. at Shubham Convention Centre, Elamkulam.
Najeeb Kanthapuram MLA presides over the function and E.T. Muhammed Basheer MP is the chief guest.
The release says more than one lakh consumers in Elamkulam and Pulamanthol grama panchayats and Perinthalmanna municipality will benefit.
Capacity:
33 kV
Beneficiaries:
over one lakh consumers
Date:
9 October
Local bodies covered:
Elamkulam and Pulamanthol grama panchayats, Perinthalmanna municipality
Why it matters for exams: KSEB substation capacities and the local bodies they serve appear in Kerala PSC questions on power infrastructure.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
KSEB Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd — The state owned utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity in Kerala.
8 October 2026
The Kozhikode district leadership of the Local Self Government Department has launched a project called 'Swastham Thaddesam' to clear pending audit observations in local bodies in the district.
The first step was a workshop for elected representatives and staff of seven municipalities and 12 block panchayats, inaugurated by District Panchayat President Milli Mohan.
Officials of the state Audit Department and the Local Self Government Department took the sessions.
The project will examine audit obstacles of the last three years in 91 local bodies in the district and resolve them with the state Audit Department.
Block level clinics will be held in November with the help of 'Audit Mitras', and audit adalats will follow in November and December under the supervision of the state Audit Department.
Retired officials of the department will work as Audit Mitras to assist the local bodies.
Local bodies covered:
91
Period examined:
last three years
Workshop covered:
seven municipalities and 12 block panchayats
Inaugurated by:
District Panchayat President Milli Mohan
Why it matters for exams: Local body audit machinery and new department initiatives are core Kerala PSC governance topics.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
Audit Mitra Audit Mitra — Retired officials engaged under the project to help local bodies settle audit objections.
Audit adalat Audit adalat — A sitting at which pending audit objections are taken up and settled on the spot.
8 October 2026
The Kozhikode district level launch of the JOSH campaign, part of the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, is held on 8 October.
The function is at 10 a.m. at the Malaparamba Health and Family Welfare Centre.
The release says the campaign aims to discuss plans for eliminating tuberculosis and to raise awareness about the disease.
TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan is the national campaign for a tuberculosis free India.
Campaign:
JOSH campaign under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Venue:
Malaparamba Health and Family Welfare Centre
Date:
8 October 2026
Why it matters for exams: Tuberculosis elimination campaigns and the institutions that deliver them are frequent health questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan — The national campaign for a tuberculosis free India.
Health and Family Welfare Centre Health and Family Welfare Centre — A government health institution in Kerala that provides primary health care and family welfare services.
8 October 2026
The Kozhikode district level vigilance committee linked to the National Food Security Act is being reconstituted.
Nominations have been invited from two groups: nominees of political parties represented in the State Legislative Assembly, and active workers in food safety and consumer protection, both from Kozhikode district.
Each nomination must state the nominee's name, address, email address and the political party or consumer organisation represented.
Nominations must be submitted to the District Supply Office by 31 October.
Last date:
31 October
Submit to:
District Supply Office
District:
Kozhikode
Why it matters for exams: Vigilance committees are a statutory grievance mechanism under the National Food Security Act and recur in governance questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
NFSA National Food Security Act — The central law that gives a legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains and provides for vigilance committees to monitor the public distribution system.
8 October 2026
The Kozhikode district committee of the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board has extended the deadline for annual mustering of scattered sector pension beneficiaries to 31 October.
Beneficiaries whose pensions are sanctioned up to 31 December must complete mustering before 31 October.
The welfare board chairman issued the announcement, which gives 0495 2366382 as the contact number.
Mustering is the periodic verification a pensioner must undergo for the pension to continue.
New mustering deadline:
31 October
Covers pensions sanctioned up to:
31 December
District committee:
Kozhikode
Why it matters for exams: Kerala's welfare fund boards and their mustering rules are standard labour welfare questions.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
Mustering Mustering — The periodic physical verification a welfare fund pensioner must complete for the pension to continue.
Scattered sector Scattered sector — Headload workers who are not attached to a particular establishment or pool and are registered separately.
8 October 2026
Chalakudy sub-district leads the Thrissur revenue district school sports meet after the first day of competition with 72 points.
Its athletes won 16 medals: six gold, seven silver and three bronze.
Thrissur East sub-district is second with 55 points and 11 medals, made up of four gold, four silver and four bronze.
Kunnamkulam, the host sub-district, is third with 31 points and six medals, three of them gold, one silver and three bronze.
Thrissur West is fourth with 25 points and Chavakkad fifth with 19 points, followed by Valappad with 17 points and Mala with 15 points.
Wadakkancherry has four points, while Kodungallur, Cherpu and Mullassery have two points each.
Leader:
Chalakudy sub-district, 72 points
Second:
Thrissur East, 55 points
Third:
Kunnamkulam, 31 points
Chalakudy medals:
16 (6 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze)
Why it matters for exams: District school sports meet leaders and medal tallies are asked in Kerala sports current affairs.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
Revenue district sports meet Revenue district school sports meet — The district stage of Kerala's school athletics competition, from which teams move to the state meet.
Background
Idukki is one of the 14 districts of Kerala and was created on 26 January 1972.
The district lies in the Western Ghats and is known for its mountainous hills and dense forests.
About 66% of the State's power needs come from the hydroelectric power projects in Idukki.
Idukki is the second largest district in area but has the lowest population density in Kerala.
More than half of the district is covered by forests.
The district is also known as the spice garden of Kerala.
Formed on:
26 January 1972
Share of State power needs:
About 66%
Rank in area:
Second largest district
Why it matters for exams: District profiles are a standing question area in Kerala PSC papers, and Idukki is asked for its hydroelectric share, its area rank and its low population density.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Hydroelectric project A power station that generates electricity from falling or flowing water — Idukki's reservoirs in the Western Ghats make it Kerala's main hydel belt.
Background
Pathanamthitta is the thirteenth revenue district of the State of Kerala.
It was formed with effect from the 1st November, 1982 vide G.O. (M.S) No.1026/82/RD dated 29.10.1982, with headquarters at Pathanamthitta.
The district stretches from the slopes of the Western Ghats to the low-lying rice fields bordering Alappuzha district.
On the north it is bounded by the Changanassery and Kanjirappally taluks of Kottayam district and the Peerumade taluk of Idukki district.
On the east it is bounded by the State of Tamil Nadu.
On the south lie the Kunnathur, Pathanapuram and Kottarakkara taluks of Kollam district, and on the west the Chengannur, Mavelikkara and Kuttanad taluks of Alappuzha district.
Order of creation:
Thirteenth revenue district
Government order:
G.O. (M.S) No.1026/82/RD
Headquarters:
Pathanamthitta
Why it matters for exams: The order and date of formation of each Kerala district, and the taluks on its borders, are repeatedly asked in Kerala PSC geography questions.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
G.O. (M.S) Government Order (Manuscript Series) — The series of Kerala government orders that carry a decision in full text rather than as a routine endorsement.
Revenue district A district as a unit of revenue administration under a District Collector — Kerala's districts are counted in the order in which they were created as revenue districts.
Background
Kottayam town was the first town in India to achieve 100% literacy, a feat achieved in 1989.
English education in South India began at the Old Seminary at Kottayam in 1813.
The first printing press in Kerala, the CMS Press, was established at Kottayam in 1821 by Rev. Benjamin Baily.
The first college in the State, CMS College, was started at Kottayam in 1840.
The first printed Malayalam-English and English-Malayalam dictionaries were published from Kottayam in 1846 and 1847 respectively.
The first and only co-operative society of writers, authors and publishers for publishing books and periodicals, the SPCS, was set up there in 1945.
Kottayam is called Akshara Nagari, the city of letters, and was the first town in India selected by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to be transformed into an Eco City.
First printing press in Kerala:
CMS Press, 1821
First college in the State:
CMS College, 1840
100% literacy achieved in:
1989
Why it matters for exams: Kerala PSC asks for the firsts of Malayalam printing, the first college and the first fully literate town, and all three belong to Kottayam.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
CMS Church Missionary Society — The mission whose press and college at Kottayam were the first of their kind in Kerala.
SPCS The co-operative society of writers, authors and publishers set up at Kottayam — The district administration records it as the first and only co-operative society of writers, authors and publishers for publishing books and periodicals.