Forest Boat Driver

138/2023

2023-07-15

Forest

Forest Boat Driver

District wise Idukki : 2 (Two)

Direct Recruitment (District wise) Note:- Quota reserved for the Direct Recruitment shall be 70% and that of by transfer recruitment shall be 30%. Candidates will be selected according to the percentage of allotment.

25– 36, Only candidates born between 02.01.1987 and 01.01.1998 (both dates included) only are eligible to apply for this post. Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for usual age relaxation as provided in the rule 10 (c) of part II of Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules 1958. Note: For concessions allowed in upper age limit, subject to the condition that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years of age, please see para (2) of the General Conditions under Part II of this Notification.

(a) SSLC or its equivalent examination recognized by Government of India or Government of Kerala. Note: (i)Rule 10(a)(ii) of KS & SSR is applicable. (ii) In addition to the qualification specified in the Notification, the qualification declared by Government through executive orders or standing orders, as equivalent to the prescribed educational qualification and the higher qualifications of the notified and prescribed basic qualifications shall be accepted. The Government Order regarding the equivalent qualification/higher qualification shall be produced as and when called for by the Commission. (b) All candidates must have a valid Motor Driving license issued by a competent authority to drive motor boat and must have experience for not less than three years as Boat Driver. Note: (i) The motor boat driving license must remain valid through all the stages of selection process (as on the last date for receipt of application, OMR Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Practical Test, Swimming Test etc) (ii) Experience Certificate to prove 3 years experience as Boat Driver should be in the form shown below. (c) All candidates must have basic knowledge in motor boat engine mechanism and the ability to carry out minor repairs. Note: The proficiency as Boat driver and knowledge in motor boat engine mechanism and the ability to carry out minor repairs will be ascertained by a practical test conducted by PSC. (d) All candidates must be able to swim. Note: Ability to swim shall be ascertained by a swimming test conducted by PSC. The following are the criteria for the swimming test. (i) 50m swimming trial to be completed within two minutes and (ii) Two minutes floating ability at the deeper sides of the swimming pool. Candidate must qualify both the events to be considered as qualified in the swimming test. (e) Physical fitness. (i) Height. Minimum 168 cms Chest (Normal) Minimum 81 cms Chest expansion Minimum 5 cms Note: - 1) Minimum height measurement of SC/ST candidates shall be 160 cm. But no relaxation in chest expansion of 5 cm shall be allowed for SC/ST candidates. 2) A Certificate to be uploaded along with the application in the form given below in proof of the above mentioned Physical Measurements duly certified by a Permanent Government/Aided College Physical Education Teacher.

Note: Women candidates and Differently Abled candidates are not eligible to apply for the post (i) The name, age limit and qualifications of this post has been prescribed as per the GO (P) No.84/2014/F&WLD dated 20.09.2014 (SRO No 574/2014) and GO (P) No.2/2016/F&WLD dated 17.02.2016 (SRO No 199/2016). (ii) A Ranked List will be prepared for the above district in pursuance of this notification. The list of selected candidates published by the Commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year provided that the said list will continue to be in force till the publication of a new list after the expiry of the minimum period of one year or till the expiry of three years whichever is earlier. Candidates will be advised from the said list against the vacancies noted above and the vacancies that may be reported to the Commission in writing during the period of currency of the list. (iii) The selection in pursuance of this notification will be made on a revenue district basis, subject to the special conditions laid down in G.O (Ms) No. 154/71/PD dated, 27.05.1971. A candidate advised for appointment in one revenue district from the Ranked List prepared is not eligible for transfer to another district unless he completes 5 years continuous service from the date of commencement of service in the former district. Even if transfer is allowed after five years, it will be subject to the rules in G.O(MS) No.4/61/PD dated, 02.01.1961. Candidates already in Government service holding this post in any one district are prohibited from applying again for this post, but they can apply to higher posts when notified. 1. The Experience should be acquired after obtaining the academic or other basic Qualifications. 2. The veracity of the Experience Certificate will be subjected to scrutiny and action will be taken against those who issue or produce bogus certificate. The Experience Certificate should be countersigned by an Authorized Officer of the State/Central Government. 3. For further details regarding experience, please see Para 20 of Part II of the General Conditions. Forest Boat Drivers appointed by direct recruitment shall undergo training for not more than three months in any of the Forest training schools as prescribed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. Forest Boat Driver who does not complete successfully the training course as prescribed, will be terminated and will be discharged from service. Candidates must register as per ONE TIME REGISTRATION with the official Website of Kerala Public Service Commission www.keralapsc.gov.in before applying for the post. Candidates who have registered can apply by logging on to their profile using their User-ID and Password. Candidates must click on the 'Apply Now' button of the respective posts in the Notification Link to apply for a post. The Photograph uploaded should be taken after 31.12.2013. Those candidates who create new profile 01.01.2022 onwards should upload their photograph taken within six months. Name of the candidate and the date of photograph taken should be printed legibly at the bottom portion. The photograph once uploaded meeting all requirements shall be valid for 10 years from the date of uploading. There is no change in other instructions regarding the uploading of photographs. No application fee is required. Candidates are responsible for the correctness of the personal information and secrecy of password. Before the final submission of the application on the profile candidates must ensure correctness of the information in their profile. They must quote the User-ID for further communication with the Commission. Application submitted is provisional and cannot be deleted or altered after submission. Candidates are advised to keep a printout or soft copy of the online application for future reference. Candidates can take the printout of the application by clicking on the link 'My applications' in their profile. All correspondences with the Commission, regarding the application should be accompanied with the print out of the application. The application will be summarily rejected if non-compliance with the notification is found in due course of processing. Original documents to prove qualification, experience, age, community etc. have to be produced as and when called for. If Written Test/OMR Test/Online Test is conducted as a 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 fifteen days till the date of test. The applications of candidate 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 calendar itself. Information in this regard will be given to the candidates through their respective profiles and in the mobile phone number registered in it. (i) If the community claim in the application differs from the community noted in the SSLC Book, then such changes are to be published in the Gazette on or before the date of verification of original documents and the same should be produced along with the Community Certificate/Non Creamy Layer Certificate issued by the Revenue authorities at the time of One Time Verification or as and when required by the Commission. (ii) Before applying for the post, candidates shall acquainted themselves with General Conditions given in Part II of the Gazette Notification. Applications submitted contradictory to the General Conditions will be rejected. (iii) Invoking Rule 22 of the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure 1978, candidates who submit application with false claims such as education, experience etc., shall be liable for disqualification for being considered for the particular post or debarment from applying to Kerala Public Service Commission either permanently or for a fixed period or invalidation of their products made in the practical test or invalidation of their answer scripts in a written examination or initiation of legal proceedings against them or their removal or dismissal from office or the ordering of any other disciplinary/legal action against them if they have already been appointed, or any one or more of the above.