Agricultural Officer

037/2023

2023-04-29

Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Limited

Agricultural Officer

9 (Nine)

Direct Recruitment from eligible employees of Member Societies affiliated to Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Limited.

18 – 50 years. Candidates born between 02.01.1973 and 01.01.2005 (Both dates included) are eligible to apply for the post.

1) Must have 3 (Three) years regular service in any cadre (and continuing in service in the Member Societies affiliated to the Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Limited and should be in service of the Member Society not only on the date application but also on the date of appointment to the new post. 2) A Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Horticulture of recognized University.

3% vacancies will be reserved for Differently Abled persons (Locomotor Disability/Cerebral Palsy, Hearing Impairment & Low vision) as per Order GO(P) No. 61/2012/SWD dated 17.10.2012. Note: (i) The above mentioned vacancies are now in existence for General Category of this post. The vacancies further reported for this post from Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Limited will be filled by apportioning the same in the ratio of 1 : 1 between General Category (Part I) and Society Category (Part II) with the first turn going to General Category. Separate notification will be issued under Part II for filling up the vacancies earmarked for Society Category. The rules of reservation as laid down in General Rules 14-17 of KS&SSR 1958 will be followed for appointment from both the lists (ii) The ranked list prepared and published by the commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of three years subject to the condition that the said list will not continue to be in force if a new list is published after the expiry of the minimum period of one year of this list. Candidates will be advised for appointment against the vacancies, which are earmarked for Society Category during the period of currency of the list. (iii) The selection in pursuance of this notification will be made on statewide basis. 5.Probation: As per Rule 184 of KCS every person appointed to this post shall from the date on which he/she joins duty be on probation for a period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years. Note under qualifications: (1) Rule 10 (a) (ii) Part II of KS&SSR is applicable. (2) The requirement that the employees should be in service of the Society on the date of appointments will not be applicable to those who were recruited through Kerala Public Service Commission to a post in the Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Limited reserved for employees of the affiliated Co-operative Societies, provided they are continuing in service in that post. (3) In addition to the qualification prescribed in the notification , the qualifications recognized by executive orders or standing orders of Government as equivalent to a qualification specified for a post,in the special rules and such of those qualifications which pre-suppose the acquisition of the lower qualification prescribed for the post,shall also be sufficient for the post.The copy of the Government orders declaring equivalent/higher qualifications shall be produced as and when required by the commission. (4) If the caste of candidates is wrongly mentioned in their SSLC book, they should claim their original caste in their applications and should produce community/NCLC certificate issued from concerned revenue authority and the Gazette Notification for the same at the time of certificate verification. (5) The eligible employees of affiliated societies of Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Limited who apply for the above post should obtain the Service Certificate from the Assistant Registrar (General) showing the details of service of the applicant, which render them eligible to apply for the post and shall be uploaded at the time of submitting application and produced as and when required by the Commission. Applications that upload Service Certificate at the time of submission shall only be considered. The Service Certificate should contain the following details.