Assistant Prison Officer — FIRST NCA NOTIFICATION

173/2021 – 175/2021

2021-04-30

Prisons

Assistant Prison Officer

Statewide Category No. Community No. of Vacancies 173/2021 Scheduled Caste Converted to Christianity 03 (Three) 174/2021 LC/AI 4(Four) 175/2021 SC 5(Five)

Direct Recruitment (State wide) From candidates belonging to SCCC, LC/AI & SC communities only

1)18-39. Candidates born between 2.1.1982 and 1.1.2003 are eligible to apply for this post (Both dates included). 2)For SC 18-41 Candidates born between 02.01.1980 and 01.01.2003 are eligible to apply for this post (Both dates included). Note: (1)Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste Converted to Christian Community , who have converted to Christianity from SC after attaining 18 years and children of such parents ie. candidates born between 02.01.1980 and 01.01.2003 are eligible to apply for this post (Both dates included) and their age limit is 18-41. (For other conditions regarding age relaxation, please see Para (2) of the General Conditions, except Para 2(i), under Part II of this notification.)

(a) Educational Qualifications: Pass in SSLC or its equivalent qualification [Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II of the KS & SSR is applicable] (b) Physical fitness: (i) Must have at least 165 cm height and must be minimum 81.3 cms round the chest on full exhalation and must have a chest expansion of 5 cms A height of 160 cm will be sufficient for the candidates belonging to SC. The above conditions regarding chest measurements will be applicable for SC candidates also. (ii) Eye sight:- Must be certified to possess the visual standards specified below without glasses. Vision Right Eye Left Eye Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen 6/6 Snellen Near Vision 0.5 Snellen 0.5 Snellen (c) Each eye must have a full field of vision. Colour blindness, squint or any morbid conditions of the eye or lids of either eye will be deemed to be a disqualification. (iii) Must be free from apparent physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing. (iv) Must qualify in any five events out of the eight events of the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard Test, as specified below. Sl. No. Events One Star Standards (i) 100 Metres Run :14 seconds (ii) High Jump :132.20 cms (4’ 6”) (iii) Long Jump :457.20 cms (15’) (iv) Putting the shot (weight of the shot 7264 gm) :609.60 cms (20’) (v) Throwing cricket ball :6096 cms (200’) (vi) Rope Climbing (Using hands only) :365.80 cms (12’) (vii) Pull-ups or Chinning : 8 times (viii) 1500 metres run : 5 min 44 seconds

Note: Differently abled candidates and female candidates are not eligible to apply for the post. (i) Applications submitted by candidates belonging to the communities other than notified will be summarily rejected. No rejection memo will be issued. (ii) Candidates who having applied with actual caste when the caste entry is differed in the SSLC book such changes to be published in the gazette notification and the same along with the Original community Certificate/Non Creamy layer certificate issued by the Revenue authorities, should be produced to prove their claim in application, at the time of verification. (iii) The above vacancies are now in existence. Ranked list will be prepared in pursuance of this notification and shall remain in force until candidates are advised and appointed against the vacancies earmarked for the above community, but remain unfilled due to paucity of candidates during the currency of the Ranked List published for the post as detailed below. (iv) The name of the post, qualification and related conditions for selection is notified as per the provisions included in G.O. (P) No. 89/2014/Home dated 06.05.2014 and G.O.(P) No. 266/2010/Home dated 09.12.2010. (v) (a)Every person appointed to the post shall from the date on which he joins duty be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continous period of three years. (b)They shall undergo in-service training within the period of probation as prescribed by the Head of Department. (c)They shall pass Kerala Jail subordinate officers test within the period of probation unless they have already passed the test. (d) Statewise Seniority will be maintained on the warder establishment for the purpose of promotion to other categories.