General Conditions for submitting application to PSC
Candidates
must comply with the following Conditions. Unless Specifically
exempted in the notification relating to each post ;
(a) Must be citizens of India;
or
(b) Subjects of Nepal;
(c) Subjects of Bhuttan;
or
(d) Tibetans who have migrated to India
before Ist January 1962 with the intention of permanently
settling in India;
or
(e) Persons of Indian origin who have migrated
from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries
of Kenya, Uganda and United Tanzanian Republic
(erstwhile Tankanika and Sansibar) with the intention of
permanently settling in India.
Note- Persons mentioned in (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall
obtain certificate of eligibility from Government of India.
They will be allowed to sit for the examination and appear
for the interview and in case they are appointed to any
post, their appointment will be only provisional till they
produce the certificate of eligibility;
(f) Shall be of good character;
(g) Unless otherwise exempted by the Government,
a candidate if male, shall not have more than one wife living
and if female shall not have married a person who has a
wife living.
2. Special concessions in upper age limits
Note:- The following concessions in upper age limits are
available subject to the conditions that the maximum age
limit shall in no case exceed 50 (fifty) years.
(i) The upper age limit prescribed shall
be raised by five years in the case of candidates belonging
to any of the Scheduled Castes or adult members of such
Castes and their children when such adult members are converted
to other religion or Scheduled Tribes and by three years
in the case of candidates belonging to any of the Other
Backward Classes.
(ii) The maximum age limit laid down for
appointment to any post shall not apply in the case of candidates
belonging to any of the Scheduled Caste or adult members
of such Castes and their children when such adult members
are converted to other religions or Scheduled Tribes, if
the qualification prescribed for the posts is lower than
a degree of recognised University, and if such candidate
possess an educational qualification higher than that prescribed
for the post, they are otherwise qualified for appointment.
(iii) The maximum age limit shall not apply
to the appointment of candidates belonging to any of the
Scheduled Castes of adult members of such caste and their
children when such adult members are converted to other
religions or Scheduled Tribes if the minimum qualification
prescribed for the post, if a degree and if the candidates
hold a degree which is not lower than the qualification
prescribed for the post provided they are otherwise qualified
for appointment.
Note:- The words educational qualification mentioned in
paras (2) (ii) and 2 (iii) refers to technical qualification
in the case of technical posts and general educational qualifications
in the case of non-technical posts.
(iv) Where age alone stands in the way
of recruitment of candidates belonging to any Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes or adult members of the Scheduled
Castes covered to other religions and their children of
Scheduled Tribes converted to other religions the upper
age limit may be relaxed to fill up the quota reserved for
them.
(v) Relaxation of age will be allowed to
all provisional employees of the Kerala Government (whether
they continue in service) or relived from service who have
been appointed under Rules 9 (a) (i) of part II of the Kerala
State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 to the extent
of their provisional service provided they possess a minimum
service of one year in the provisional appointment. This
concession will be extended to the provisional employees
appointed to Work Establishment posts and part-time posts.
Once they get appointment on regular basis, the concession
will not be available to further appointment to any other
post. This concession will also be extended to the members
of the staff appointed provisionally in the Census Department,
Kerala 1961, 1971, 1981 and 1991 and subsequently thrown
out on account of retrenchment. They will have to attach
with their applications a certificate from the Director
of Census Operations, Kerala showing the length of provisional
service and the fact that they are retrenched hands.
The
maximum period of relaxation allowed to such retrenched
persons of the Census Department will be five years.
For selection to posts in the service of the local Authorities
upper age limit will be relaxed in favour of those candidates
who have worked for a minimum period of one year provisionally
in the service of the Local Authorities to the extent of
their provisional service upto a maximum of five years.
Provided they were within the prescribed age limit at the
time of their initial provisional appointment. The above
concession in age will not be applicable to persons holding
regular appointments under the Local Authorities for further
appointments. Candidates who claim this relaxation should
produce along with their applications a certificate showing
the period of provisional service put in by them. It should
be specifically stated in the certificate that they were
not holding regular appointments under the ''Local Authorities''.
(This age concession for selection to the Local Authorities
will be applicable only for the posts notified from the
date of Gazette i.e. 6-7-1993)
The provisional employees who were on continuous employment
on 24-11-1983 and who were not age barred at the commencement
of the continuous provisional appointment are entitled to
age relaxation contemplated in G.O (Ms) No. 128/84/GAD dated
28-4-1984. The age concession as per this provisions will
be available to the candidate only when he/she applies for
the same post in the same service in which he/she has been
in the provisional service referred to above. Further this
concession will be available only for the first notification
issued by the Commission after 28-4-1984 for selection to
that particular post.
The candidates who are entitled to the above concession
shall note the details thereof in the respective columns
of the applications and submit along with the application
a certificate (original) obtained from the Head of the Office
or Head of the respective Departments or the appointing
authority of the respective Departments or Services. The
certificate should contain all the relevant particulars
such as, the post in which the applicant has had continuous
provisional service as on 24-11-1983, the scale of pay,
Department / Institution. Government / Quasi Government
Institution or Local Authority, the date of commencement
of the continuous provisional service. The original certificate
thus produced will not be returned to the candidate.
Note:- ''In the case of District - wise selections provisional
employees who were on continuous employment on 24-11-1983
in a particular post in a particular service in one District
and those who have not availed of the above said concession
previously in response to the Notification issued after
24-11-1983 for that particular post in that particular service
in any other District, are entitled to the concessions,
when they apply for the same post in the same service in
that particular District, where they were on provisional
service provided they satisfy all other conditions stipulated
for the purpose''
(vi) Retrenched persons from the Kerala
Social Welfare Board will be exempted from upper age limit
if they were within age on the date on which they get regular
appointment under the Board, provided they are otherwise
qualified.
(vii) The upper age limit will be relaxed
in the case of Enumerator-cum-Vaccinator of the National
Small Pox Eradication Programme and the retrenched Malaria
Surveillance Workers of the National Malaria Eradication
Programme to the extent of their service if they are otherwise
qualified. Such persons shall produce along with their applications,
Certificates in proof of their actual service.
(viii) The maximum age limit prescribed
for appointment to a post will be relaxed in the case of
Ex-servicemen to the extent of the period of service put
in by them in the Defence Forces and the period of unemployment
on discharge upto a maximum of five years. The relaxation
on upper age limit allowed to Ex-servicemen will be extended
to Ex-GREF Personnel reservists retired Defence Service
Personnel, Disembodied Territorial Army Personnel, those
who have rendered service in the erstwhile Travancore Cochin
Labour Units. N.C.C Cadet Instructors who have been retrenched
after a specified period of service and the retrenched whole
time N.C.C Instructors who have put in a minimum period
service of six months before retrenchment . Copies of discharge
certificate and the Certificate obtained from the Secretary,
D.S.S & A Board shall be produced in proof of service
in the defence forces and the period of unemployment respectively.
(ix) In the case of Land Verification Volunteers
recruited during 1973-74 under the Half-a Million Job Programme
and who were subsequently retrenched the upper age limit
will be further relaxed by 3 years. Land Verification Volunteers
belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Other
Backward Classes will also be eligible for this relaxation
from the upper age limit, over and above the normal relaxation
available to them as per rules.
(x) Physically handicapped persons (the
blind the deaf and dumb and the orthopaedically handicapped)
may also apply if they satisfy all the prescribed qualifications
excepts age. The case of each such applicant, will be considered
on merit if he/she is found to be otherwise suitable and
provided he/she can discharge the duties attached to the
post satisfactorily. Age concession upto 15 years will be
granted to the blind and the deaf and dumb and 10 years
to the othepaedically handicapped persons. They shall produce
a certificate from a Medical Officer in Government Service
not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon Grade II to prove
that they are physically handicapped.
The term physically handicapped includes the following
categories:-
1.
The Blind - The Blind are those who suffer any of the following
conditions:
(a) Total absence of sight.
(b) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen)
in the better eye with
correcting lenses.
(c) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle
of 20 degree or worse.''
2) The deaf:- The deaf are those in whom
the sense of hearing is fully non-functional for the ordinary
purpose of life.
3) The dumb: - The term dumb means one
in whom the power of speech is nonfunctional for the ordinary
purpose of life.
4) The Orthopaedically handicapped: - The
Orthopaedically handicapped are those who have physical
defect or deformity which causes adequate interference to
significantly impede normal functioning of the bones, muscles
and joints.
(xi) The upper age limit will be relaxed
in the case of ex-employees of the Bharat Sevak Samaj engaged
for the execution of any Scheme financed by the State or
Central Government to the extent of their service in the
Samaj provided they are otherwise qualified and provided
further they shall not have passed 40 years of age on the
1st day of January of the years in which applications are
invited. Such candidate shall produce along with their application
a certificate obtained from the Pradesh Chairman of the
Samaj stating that they had been appointed for the execution
of the scheme mentioned above.
(xii) "The inmates as well as Ex-inmates
of After Care Homes, Orphanages, Rescue Homes and Ex-inmates
of Juvenile Homes and Special Homes which are recognised
by Government or are receiving grant from Government shall
be allowed age relaxation upto 10 (Ten) years for appointment
to posts in the various service of the State if they are
otherwise qualified. Candidates who are eligible for concession
shall note the above details in the relevant column of the
applications and shall produce along with their applications
certificate obtained from the competent authority to prove
that they belong to the category concerned".
(xiii) The upper age limit shall be relaxed
in the case of the Labourers of the Indo-Swiss Project to
the extent of their service in the project, if they are
otherwise qualified. They shall produce along with their
applications, certificates showing their service (with the
date of commencement and termination) in the project obtained
from the Head of the Project.
(xiv) The upper age limit will be relaxed
in the case of N.M.R. workers of the P.W.D and P.H.E.D to
the extent of their services as N.M.R. worker provided they
are otherwise qualified. They shall produce along with their
application a Certificate, obtained from the Assistant Engineer
or Assistant Executive Engineer of the concerned section
showing their actual period of service.
(xv) "Ex-home Guards Volunteers who
have completed a tenure of three years in the Organisation
and who had undergone training during the period satisfactorily
will be allowed age relaxation for the entire period of
their service in the Home Guards Organisation for all appointments
in Public Service, they will also be allowed age relaxation
for the period of their unemployment subject to a maximum
period of seven years of such appointment. Such candidate
shall obtain proper certificates showing the period/ofd
their service in the Home Guards Organisation and the period
of unemployment from the Superintendents of Police/Commissioner
of Police of the concerned District and shall produce copy
of the same along with the application".
(xvi) (1) The repatriates from Burma who
have migrated or will be migrating to India on or after
1st June 1963 and the repatriates from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
who migrated or will be migrating to India on or after 1-11-1964
under the India-Ceylon Agreement of October 1964 have been
granted to following concession:
(a) For appointments filed on the result of competitive
examination held by the K.P.S.C. relaxation of age limit
upto 3 years in excess of the normal upper age limit subject
to the condition that a candidate is not allowed to avail
of a large number of chances in respect of recruitment to
service or group of services than the maximum number of
chances permissible to any general candidate under normal
age limit.
(b) For appointment not covered by (a) above the maximum
age limit for entry into Government Service as well as for
permanent absorption therein is relaxed upto 45 years.
(c) In the case of displaced persons belonging to Scheduled
Castes or Scheduled Tribes; the age limits mentioned in
(a) and (b) above, are further relaxable by five years for
persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
in the case of all the posts in State Services.
In order to be eligible for the above concession migrants
from Burma should produce the identity certificate issued
to them by the Embassy of India in Rangoon in support of
their claim for being treated as such. It is only when a
repatriate from Burma does not possess the Identity Certificate
that it will be necessary for him to produce a certificate
from the District Magistrate of the area they may be residing
that they are bona fide repatriates from Burma. Similarly
the migrants from Sri Lanka claiming to be repatriate from
that country should produce a certificate to that effect
from High Commission for India in Sri Lanka, who seek employment
through Employment Exchange should produce the necessary
documents mentioned above before the Employment Exchange
while registering their names with the Exchange.
The concessions contemplated in Para XVI will be available
only upto 31-12-1990 [G.O. (Ms.) No. 5/90/LBR dated 20-1-1990].
(xvii) "The crucial date for determining
the upper age limit of trained apprentice to all appointments
in non-Gazetted/Class III and class IV/ posts in Government
and to equivalent post in Government owned/controlled Companies,
Boards, Corporations will be determined by deducting from
his age the period of apprenticeship/training undergone
by him as prescribed under the Apprentices Act, 1961, subject
to the condition that the apprenticeship/training is in
the same Organisation or in the same line of work trade".
(xviii) The upper age limit will be relaxed
in the case of candidates who have rendered service in the
personal staff of the Ministers/Leader of Opposition of
Kerala to the extent to the period of their said service
provided they are otherwise qualified [G.O. (P) No. 25/93/P&ARD
dated 1-4-1993]. They should produce along with their applications
a certificate issued by competent authority specifying the
period of their said service with the date of commencement
and termination thereof. This relaxation is not allowed
to Government servants who work in the personal staff of
Ministers/Leader of Opposition.
3. Special concessions regarding educational qualifications-
In case where the minimum educational qualifications for
post other than teaching educational posts in College is
prescribed as first or second class Degree/Diploma it shall
be fixed as the lowest class of such Degree Diploma in respect
of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes.
4. (a) If in a selection an Ex-serviceman
and non-Ex-serviceman, who satisfy the other condition regarding
age and qualifications get the same marks the Ex-serviceman
will be given preference for recruitment.
(b) "National Apprenticeship Certificate
holder will be given preference over National Trade Certificate
holders in the matter of selection of candidate subject
to the conditions that the preference will be within the
meaning of G.O. (Ms.) 50/70/PD dated 12-2-1970 as amended
by G.O. (Ms.) 246/70 PD. dated 21-7-1970" [Vide G.O.
(Ms.) 112/81/LBR dated 22-12-1981].
5. In all cases of selections, except those
specifically excluded, the Physically Handicapped Candidates
referred to in sub-para (x) of para 2 above will be given
grace marks at the discretion of the commission subject
to maximum of 12% marks of the blind and the deaf and dumb
and 10% marks to the orthopaedically handicapped. In cases
where selection are made on the results of written examination
alone the Physically Handicapped Candidates will be interviewed
and the grace marks awarded at the interview will be added
to the marks obtained by them at the written examinations
and their ranks decided accordingly. The physically handicapped
candidates shall note the words "Physically Handicapped"
at the top of the front page of the application form and
shall produce Medical Certificate along with their applications
as referred to in sub-para (x) of para 2 above. The order
of priority for appointment among the categories of physically
handicapped will be (1) the blind, (2) the deaf and dumb
and (3) the orthopaedically handicapped.
6.
Extra marks will be awarded to meritorious Sportsman who
possess the requisite qualifications and are within age,
in selection to Class III and Class IV posts as per G.O.
(Ms.) No. 21/78/GAD dated 11-1-1978. As per the above Government
Order the Sportsmen who are eligible for weightage marks
shall state the same in the relevant column in the application
and a copy thereof shall be produced with the application.
Candidate shall produce the Sports Certificate issued by
the authorities mentioned in Para 5 of the above Government
Order. As regards the Certificate issued by the Amaetuer
Sports Organisation affiliated to any of the National Sports
Association mentioned in Appendix VII of the Kerala Service
Rules Vol. I should bear the Counter Signature of the Secretary,
Kerala Sports Council Certificates without the Counter Signature
of the Secretary, Kerala Sports Council will not be considered
for awarding weightage marks.
7. "In the case of direct recruitment
to the following categories of posts in Government Services
the selection to which is made on District-wise basis, candidates
who apply to such posts to the District to which they belong
are eligible for weightage of five mark provided they are
otherwise qualified and eligible to be included in the ranked
list. Therefore, a candidate who applies to any of the following
categories of post to the District to which he/she belongs
shall produce along with his/her application, a certificate
issued by a /Competent Revenue Authority not below the rank
of the Tahasildar concerned to the effect that he/she belong
to the District to which he/she has made his/her application".
( . Nativity
Certificate)
Name
of Post
| |
Technical Posts |
Department |
| |
Driver
(Heavy Duty Vehicles) |
Various
Departments |
| |
Driver
(Light Duty Vehicles) |
" |
| |
Deckman |
" |
| |
Boat
Driver |
" |
| |
Boat
Syrang |
" |
| |
Attender
(Graining Plates) |
Survey
and Land Records |
| |
Attender
(Plate Cleaning) |
" |
| |
Plumber |
Public
Works |
| |
Roller
Cleaner |
" |
| |
Dark
Room Assistant |
Public
Relations |
| |
Cinema
Operator |
" |
| |
Mechanic |
Fisheries |
| |
Oil
Engine Driver |
Agriculture |
| |
Power
Laundry Attender |
Technical
Education |
| |
Driver-cum-Operator |
Scheduled
Castes Development/ Scheduled Tribe Development |
| |
Non-Technical
Posts |
Department |
| |
Post
in Last Grade Service |
Various
Departments |
| |
Forest
Guards |
Forest |
| |
Depot
Watcher/Reserve Watcher |
Forest |
| |
Ayah
|
Scheduled
Caste Development/ Scheduled Tribe Development |
| |
Masscur |
Ayurveda
Colleges |
| |
Attender |
Judicial |
| |
Attender |
Survey
and Land Records |
| |
Last
Grade Service |
National
Cadet Corps |
| |
Last
Grade Service |
Sainik
Welfare |
| |
Villageman |
Revenue |
| |
Lascar
|
Printing |
| |
Lascar
|
Agricultural
Income Tax and Sales Tax |
| |
Galley
Pressman Gr. II |
Government
Presses |
| |
Fisherman |
Fisheries |
| |
Gallery
Attendant |
Sri
Chitra Art Gallery |
| |
Helper |
Pre-primary
Schools Education |
| |
Projector
Operator |
Education |
| |
Excise
Guards |
Excise |
8.
Application in the prescribed form is not insisted in the
case of persons who are in defence service. They may apply
in plain paper stating the particulars such as names, address
to which communications are to be sent, sex, date of birth,
community, qualifications etc. Other conditions regarding
the submission of application remain unaltered.
9. Where the number of qualified applicants
is unduly large having regard to the number of vacancies
the Commission may restrict the number of candidates to
be called for oral test (interview) to such extent as they
may decide on the basis of qualification/marks/written test/practical
test or on any other basis.
10. Candidates may be required to present
themselves for an interview or a practical/written test
or for both or other tests at a time and place to be specified.
They must bear their own travelling expenses
Note:- According to the following Government Orders No.
1. G.O. (Ms.) No. 140/78/DD dated 20-9-1978.
2. G.O. (Rt.) No. 7/83/HWD dated 6-1-1988.
3. G.O. (Ms.) No. 66/85/SC/ST/DD dated 9-12-1985
and
4. G.O. (Ms.) No. 1/91/SC/ST/DD dated 2-1-1991.
The unemployed candidates who belong to SC/ST/OEC (and converts
from among them including Kudumbis) who are called for interview/written
test/practical test/physical efficiency test and other tests
conducted by the P.S.C. are eligible for T.A. The T.A for
to and fro journey is limited to that of actual bus fare/II
class train fare. The eligible candidates should obtain
necessary attendance certificate from the Chief Superintendent/Nominee
of the Commission on the day of the test/interview itself.
Belated request for the issuance of attendance certificate
will not be entertained. The candidate claiming T.A should
produce the attendance certificate thus obtained before
the Taluk Welfare Officer concerned along with the declaration
stating that she/he is not employed elsewhere.
11. Selected candidates shall produce before
the appointing authority before they are admitted to duty
necessary medical certificate in the prescribed form and
the documents in original in proof of age, qualifications,
experience etc. together with a pro forma furnishing details
enabling the verification of character and antecedents of
the candidates.
12. (a) "A model application form
is appended to this notification. The application should
be submitted in this form in good quality white paper of
size 30 x 22 cms. either type written or printed Application
fee is dispensed with as per G.O. (P) No. 20/91/P&ARD
dated 29-5-1991."
12. (b) "Applications submitted in
model forms, cut out from Newspapers and P.S.C. Bulletins
etc. will be summarily rejected."
13. The applicant shall sent his application
in cover of size 24 x 11 CMS
14. Mode of sending the application.
(a) "Each applicant shall send his application in a
separate envelope. Similarly a candidate applying for different
post shall also send each application in a separate envelope.
In case more than one application is sent in one envelope
all such applications will be rejected on that ground itself".
(b) The name of Post, the Category No. and the Department
of the respective post should be clearly noted at the top
of the envelope.
(c) The name and address of the candidate shall be entered
at the bottom left hand corner and the address to which
applications are to be sent, at the bottom right hand corner
of the envelope.
(d) If the application is sent by post ensure that sufficient
postage stamp is affixed on the envelope.
