Assistant Engineer (From Departmental Candidates Only)

138/2022

2022-05-04

Kerala Water Authority

Assistant Engineer (From Departmental Candidates Only)

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Direct Recruitment from the I & II Grade D'man/Water Works Inspector / I & II Grade Overseer/ I & II Grade Work Superintendents who have rendered a minimum period of 2 years service in Kerala Water Authority (PHED) and from clerks who have rendered a minimum period of 6 years service as clerk in the Kerala Water Authority – (PHED) and from Overseer Gr III who have acquired Engineering Degree and have put in minimum service of 3 years as Overseer Gr III in the Kerala Water Authority. Note :- If Qualified candidates are not available from among the above categories in the service of Water Authority , appointments will be made by Direct recruitment of candidates from open market.

Upper Age limit is not applicable to Departmental candidates (See note 2 below) 1. Reservation rules 14 to 17 of Kerala State and Subordinate Service are not applicable to the recruitment in the service category. 2. Persons appointed to the above post shall be liable not with standing that at the time of requisition of their service, they are holding higher appointment to serve for a minimum period of 4 years during the first 10 years of their service (including period spent on training) in the defence service or on assignment relating to the defence effort any where in India or abroad, if so required . The liability to serve in the defence will not ordinarily apply to those Assistant Engineers who are above 40 years age 3. Applicants should produce Service Certificate in the form given below obtained from the Kerala Water Authority to the effect that they are working in the authority on a regular basis as and when called for.

1. B.Sc. Degree in Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/ Chemical) of the Kerala University. OR B.E. Degree in (Civil/Mechanical/ Chemical) of the Madras University or any other qualifications recognized as equivalent thereto. OR 2 (a) Associate Membership Diploma of the Institution of Engineers, Indi,in Civil/Mechanical/ Chemical Engineering or any other diploma recognized as equivalent thereto. OR (b) Pass in Section A and B of the Associate Membership Examination of the Institution of Engineers, India, in Civil/Mechanical/ Chemical Engineering.

Note 1. The number of candidates to be included in the short list/probability list of the above list/probability list of the above post will be decided as per the availability of admitted applications. 2. The above vacancies are now in existence. The list of selected candidates published by the Commission pursuant to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of three years provided that the list will not continue to be in force if a new Ranked List after the expiry of minimum period of one year is published. Candidates will be advised against the vacancies shown above and for all the vacancies reported during the period of pendency of the Ranked List. 3. The Kerala Public Service Commission shall have the power to cancel the advice for appointment of any candidate to the above post, if it is subsequently found that such advice was made under some mistake. On such cancellation the appointing authority shall terminate the service of the candidate, provided that, the cancellation of advice for appointment by the Commission and subsequent termination of service of the candidate by the appointing authority shall be made within the period of probation or 240 days from the date of joining duty whichever is earlier. 4. B Tech / BE Degree in Civil / Mechanical / Chemical Engineering of any recognized Universities of Kerala or from UGC recognized Universities is also considered. 5. Rule 10 (a) ii of Part II KS & SSR applicable. 6. Candidates who claim equivalent qualification instead of qualification mentioned in the notification shall produce the relevant Government Order to prove the equivalency at the time of verification, then only such qualification shall be treated as equivalent to the prescribed qualification concerned. Candidates claiming equivalents or higher qualification of qualifications where equivalent/ higher qualification is insisted in the notification itself must produce certificate in proof of higher/ equivalent qualification from the institution concerned or Govt. order in proof of equivalency as the case be. 7. Appropriate disciplinary/ penal action as per Rule 22 of KPSC Rules of Procedure 1976, will be initiated against those candidates who give confirmation for writing the examination by providing false claims about their qualifications/ experience irrespective of whether they have attended or abstained from the examination. 8. (a) Sub paras v,vii,viii,ix,x,xi & xiii of para 2 and paras 5, 6 and 7 of the General Conditions are not applicable to this selection. (b) The selection to the above post in the above concern will be subject to the rules and regulations made by them from time to time. 9. If a Written/OMR/Online Test is conducted as part of this selection, candidate shall submit a confirmation for writing the examination through their One Time Registration Profile. Such candidates alone can generate and download the admission tickets in the last 15 days till the date of test. The applications of candidates who do not submit confirmation within the stipulated period, will be rejected absolutely. The periods regarding the submission of confirmation and the availability of admission tickets will be published in the examination calender itself. Information in this regard will be given to the candidates in their respective profiles and in the mobile phones registered in it.