Names of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Kerala listed below considering for Kerala PSC job selection, admission preference for higher studies in Kerala, HSS, VHSS, ITI, Polytechnic, Medical, Engineering, Paramedicals etc.
1. OBC List Throughout Kerala State
- Agasa
- Ambalakkaran
- Anglo Indian
- Aremahrati
- Arya
- Bandari
- Billava
- Chakkala
- Chakravar
- Chaliya (Chaliyan)
- Chavalakkaran
- Chetties (Kottar Chetties, Parakka Chetties, Elur Chetties, Attingal Chetties, Pudukkada Chetties, Iraniel Chetties, Sri Pandara Chetties, Telugu Chetties, Udiyankulangara Chetties, Peroorkada Chetties, Sadhu Chetties, 24 Mana Chetties, Wayanadan Chetties, Kalavara Chetties and 24 Mana Telugu Chetties)
- Devadiga
- Devanga
- Dheevara (Arayan, Valan, Nulayan, Mukkuvan, Arayavathi, Valinjiar, Paniakkal, Mukaya, Bovi , Mukayar and Mukaveeran)
- Ezhava and Thiyya
- Ezhavathi
- Ezhuthachan
- Ganika
- Gatti
- Gowda
- Hegde
- Jogi
- Kadupattan
- Kaikolan
- Kalari Kurup or Kalari Panicker
- Kalasi Panicker
- Kani or Kaniyan (Ganaka) or Kanisan or Kamnan
- Kanisu or Kaniyar Panicker
- Kannadiyans
- Kavudiyaru
- Kavuthiyan
- Kerala Mudali
- Kolasari
- Kongu Navithan
- Koteyar
- Krishnanvaka
- Kudumbi
- Kumbarans
- Kuruba
- Kusavan(Kulala, Kulala Nair, Andhra Nair or Anthuru Nair)
- Latin Catholics
- Madivalas
- Mahendra-Medara
- Maravans
- Maruthuvar
- Moopar or Kallan Mooppan or Kallan Mooppar
- Muslim or Mappila
- Nadar (Hindu)
- Naikkans
- Odans
- Pandithars
- Panniyar
- Pattariyas
- Peruvannan (Varanavar)
- Rajapur
- Sakravar(Kavathi)
- Saliya
- Scheduled Castes Converted to Christianity
- Senai Thalavan (Elavaniar)
- SIUC
- SIUC (Excluding Nadar)
- Sourashtras
- Thachar
- Tholkollans
- Thottian
- Vadugans
- Vadukkars and Vaduka (Vadukans)
- Vaduvans
- Vakkaliga
- Vanian (Vanika, Vanika Vaisya, Vanibha Chetty, Vaniya Chettty, Ayiravar, Nagarathar and Vaniyan)
- Vaniar
- Veerasaivas (Yogis and Yogeeswara, Poopandaram/ Malapandaram and Jangam)
- Velaans (Velaan, Velaar)
- Veluthedathu Nair (Veluthedan and Vannathan)
- Vettuva Navithan and Aduthon
- Vilakkithala Nair (Vilakithalavan)
- Viswakaramas including Asari Chaptegra, Kallassary, Kalthachan, Kammala, Kamsala, Kannan, Karuvan, Kitaran, Kollan, Malayala Kammala, Moosari, Pandikammala, Pandithattan, Perumkolllan, Thachan, Thattan, Vilkurup, Villasan, Viswabrahmanan or Viswabrahmanar and Viswakarmala
- Yadavas (Kolaya, Ayar, Mayar, Maniyani and Iruman)
2. Kerala OBC List Only In Malabar District
- Boyan
- Ganjan Reddis
- Visanavan
3. Kerala OBC List Throughout the State Except Malabar District
- Kammara
- Malayan
- Malayekandi
- Reddiars
4. Kerala OBC List Throughout the State Except Kasaragod Taluk Malabar District
- Marati
Note: Malabar District means the Malabar District referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the State Reorganisation Act, 1956.