Beat Forest Officer — FIRST NCA NOTIFICATION - BEAT FOREST OFFICER

303/2022 - 305/2022

2022-07-30

Forest

Beat Forest Officer

District wise Category No Community District No. of vacancies 303/2022 Muslim Thiruvananthapuram 1 (One) Pathanamthitta 1 (One) Kottayam 1 (One) Kozhikkode 1 (One) 304/2022 OBC Thiruvananthapuram 1 (One) 305/2022 Viswakarma Malappuram 1 (One)

Direct Recruitment (from candidates belonging to specified reservation communities only)

19-33, Candidates born between 02.01.1989 and 01.01.2003 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. (Including the relaxation in Para2(i) of the General conditions) (For other conditions regarding age relaxation, please see Para (2) of the General Conditions except Para 2(i) under Part II of this notification.)

1 Educational Qualifications Pass in Plus Two Examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala or Equivalent examination recognized by Government of India or Government of Kerala. Note: i) KS & SSR Part II Rule 10(a)(ii) is applicable. ii) Candidates who have applied with equivalent qualification instead of qualification mentioned in the notification, should produce the relevant Government order to prove their qualifications equivalency at the time of verification. 2 Male/Female candidates should possess the following qualifications also. a) Male Candidates (i) Physical Standards: Height - A minimum of 168 cms, Chest-A minimum of 81cms around the chest and must have an expansion of 5 cms on full inhalation. (ii) Physical Efficiency Test: All the male candidates must qualify in any of the 5(five) events out of the 8(eight) events specified below of the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard test. Sl. No. Events One Star Standards 1. 100 Meters Run 14 Seconds 2. High Jump 132.2 cm 3. Long Jump 457.2 cm 4. Putting the Shot (7264 grams) 609.6 cm 5. Throwing the cricket ball 6096 cm 6. Rope Climbing(only with hands) 365.80 cm 7. Pull Ups or chinning 8 times 8. 1500 Meters Run 5 minutes 44 Seconds (iii) Endurance Test: All male candidates shall successfully complete an endurance test of running 2 Kilometres in 13 minutes. b) Female Candidates (i) Physical Standards: Height-A minimum of 157 cms (ii) Physical Efficiency Test: All the Female candidates must qualify any of the 5(five) events out of the 9(nine) events specified below of the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard test. Sl. No. Events One Star Standards 1. 100 Meters Run 17 Seconds 2. High Jump 106 cm 3. Long Jump 305 cm 4. Putting the Shot (4000 grams) 400 cm 5. 200 Meters Run 36 Seconds 6. Throwing the throw ball 1400 cm 7. Shuttle Race (4 x 25 m) 26 seconds 8. Pull Ups or chinning 8 times 9. Skipping (One Minute) 80 times (iii) Endurance Test: All female candidates shall successfully complete an endurance test of running 2 Kilometres in 15 (fifteen) minutes. Note: Physical Measurement of the candidate will be taken prior to the Physical Efficiency Test or Endurance Test and those who do not possess the prescribed Physical Measurement will not be admitted for the Physical Efficiency Test or Endurance Test. If accidents or injuries happen to a candidate while participating in the Physical Efficiency Test/Endurance Test, he/she will not be given further chance to participate in the test. (3) Medical Standards Both male and female candidates must possess medical standards prescribed below. (i) Ear: Hearing should be perfect. (ii) Eye: Must be certified to possess visual standards specified below without glasses. Right Eye Left Eye a) Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen 6/6 Snellen b) Near Vision 0.5 Snellen 0.5 Snellen c) Colour Vision Normal d) Night Blindness Nil (iii) Muscles and joints: No paralysis and all joints with free movements. (iv) Nervous System: Perfectly normal and free from any infectious diseases. Note: Each eye must have a full field of vision. Colour blindness, squint or any morbid conditions of the Eyes or lids of either eye will be deemed to be a disqualification. Must be free from apparent physical defects like Knock-knee, Flat Foot, Varicose vein, Bow legs, Deformed limbs, irregular and protruding tooth, Defective speech and hearing. Candidates should produce a medical certificate in original in the form prescribed hereunder certifying to their physical fitness and eye sight without glasses at the time of Physical Efficiency Test/Endurance Test. Medical Certificate should be one obtained from a Medical Officer under the Government not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon/Junior Consultant. This Medical Certificate shall be uploaded in the profile of the candidate and the original shall be produced at the time of certificate verification.

Note: (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 are 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) Separate Ranked List for each district will be published. The above vacancies are now in existence. Ranked list will be prepared for each community in pursuance of this notification. The Ranked List published as per this notification shall remain in force until candidates are advised and appointed against the vacancies earmarked for the above communities, but remain unfilled due to paucity of candidates during the currency of the Mother Ranked List published for the post as detailed below. (iv) The name, age limit and qualifications of this post has been prescribed as per the G.O(P)No. 60/2010/F & WLD dated 30.08.2010 (SRO No. 861/2010) and G.O(P)No. 84/2014/F & WLD dated 20.09.2014 (SRO No. 574/2014). (v) Candidates already in Government Service holding the same post in any one district are prohibited from applying again for this post but they can apply to higher posts when notified 8. Candidates who are appointed to service shall undergo training for one year in any of the forest training schools. The probation of those who do not successfully complete this training course will be terminated and they will be discharged from service. 9. Candidates appointed by Direct Recruitment shall be on probation for a total period of 2 years on duty within a continuous service of 3 years. 10. Candidates having 'A', 'B' & 'C' certificate of NCC will be given weightage marks at the rate of 2%, 3% and 5% respectively, vide G.O (Ms) No.112/2007/HEdn. Dated 21.08.2007. 11. Mode of submitting applications:- 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... No application fee is required... 12. Appropriate Disciplinary action as per Rules of procedure Rule 22 shall be initiated against those candidates who submit applications with bogus claims of qualification regarding education, experience etc and submit confirmation for writing examination irrespective of whether they are present or absent for the examination 14. 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...