KAS Officer (Junior Time Scale) Trainee — GENERAL RECRUITMENT – STATE WIDE

01/2025 – 03/2025

2025-03-07

Kerala Administrative Service

KAS Officer (Junior Time Scale) Trainee

31 (Stream 1 – 11, Stream 2 – 10, Stream 3 – 10)

STREAM 1: By Direct Recruitment STREAM 2: By Direct Recruitment from among full members or approved probationers in any Government Department and must not be a 1st Gazetted officer or above in the Departments in Schedule 1 of KAS Special Rules, 2018 (Please see Annexure I) STREAM 3: By Direct Recruitment from among candidates holding 1st Gazetted post or above in Departments in the Schedule 1 of KAS Special Rules, 2018 and equivalent posts in Common Categories listed in Schedule 1. (Please see Annexure I & II)

STREAM 1: 21-32. Candidates who have born between 02.01.1993 and 01.01.2004 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. Changes are allowable to the above dates, to the eligible reserved categories for age relaxation. STREAM 2: 21-40. Candidates who have born between 02.01.1985 and 01.01.2004 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. Changes are allowable to the above dates, in the eligible reserved categories for age relaxation. STREAM 3: Must not have completed 50 years of age as on 01.01.2025. Conditions regarding Age Relaxation: The following concessions in upper age limits are available subject to the condition that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 (Fifty) years. i) Five years of age relaxation is available to the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Three years of age relaxation is available to the candidates belonging to Other Backward Communities of State of Kerala. ii) The age relaxation granted to Scheduled Castes is also available to such members of the community who converted to any other religion on attaining adulthood and to their children. Scheduled Tribes will not be devoid of this concession due to conversion. iii) Differently Abled candidates (vision, hearing, speech) are eligible for age relaxation upto 15 years and Orthopaedically differently abled candidates are eligible for age relaxation upto 10 years. iv) In the case of Ex - Service men, maximum age limit prescribed for appointment to the post will be relaxed 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. v) Widows will be eligible for age relaxation of maximum 5 years from the upper age limit.

STREAM 1: Must have obtained a Bachelor Degree including professional course in any subject from a University, recognized by a University established by Government of Kerala or UGC or awarded by National Institutes established by the Government of India. STREAM 2: i. Must have obtained a Bachelor Degree including professional course in any subject from a University, recognized by a University established by Government of Kerala or UGC or awarded by National Institutes established by the Government of India. ii. Must be a Full Member or an Approved Probationer in any Government Department and must not be a 1st Gazetted Officer or above in the Departments in Schedule 1 (Annexure I) of KAS Special Rules, 2018. iii. Must have been regularized in service in any cadre as per Rule 10(b) in the Kerala State & Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 or must have served for a period of not less than two years in a supernumerary post in Government and against whom no major penalty has been imposed or proceedings for major penalty or criminal proceedings is in progress. STREAM 3: i. Must have obtained a Bachelor Degree in any subject including professional course from a University, recognized by a University established by Government of Kerala or UGC or awarded by National Institutes established by the Government of India. ii. Candidates holding 1st Gazetted post or above in Departments in the Schedule 1 (Annexure I & II) of KAS Special Rules, 2018 and equivalent posts in Common Categories listed in Schedule 1 (Annexure I & II) are eligible to apply under stream 3. iii. Must have satisfactorily completed probation in any Cadre in Government or probation has not been declared in the current post even after the period of probation, due to administrative delay but against whom no major penalty has been imposed or proceedings for major penalty or criminal proceedings is in progress.

Note (a) The Ranked Lists published by the Commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for one year. Separate Ranked Lists will be prepared for all the three streams. Note (b) Eligible candidates should submit separate applications for applying for more than one categories. Note (c) As per G.O.(P)No.11/2019/SJD Dated 25.10.2019, 4% of the vacancies are reserved for Differently Abled candidates. As per the above Government order, Differently Abled candidates identified for 4% reservation for the post of KAS with Benchmark Disability should possess Functional Classification and Physical requirement as stipulated in the Government Order and Medical Certificate in this regard shown in the Annexure of the aforesaid Government order.