Driver — GENERAL RECRUITMENT – DISTRICT-WISE

405/2021

2021-09-30

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Driver

District wise Thiruvananthapuram Kollam Pathanamthitta Alappuzha Kottayam Idukki Ernakulam Thrissur Thrissur Anticipated Vacancies Palakkad Malappuram Kozhikode Wayanad Kannur Kasargod

Direct Recruitment (District wise) Note:- Appointment by Direct Recruitment and recruitment by transfer will be made in the ratio of 3:1. In the absence of qualified candidates for appointment by transfer, the vacancy shall be filled up from ranked list prepared for direct recruitment.

21-39 i.e. Candidates born between 02.01.1982 and 01.01.2000 (both dates included) only are eligible to apply for the post

(i) A pass in SSLC or its equivalent. Note:- KS & SSR Part II Rule 10 (a) (ii) is applicable. (ii) Must possess current valid Heavy Motor Driving License of 3 years standing with endorsement for driving Heavy Goods and Heavy Passenger Vehicles and Drivers Badge. Note: (i) The Driving License must remain valid through all the stages of selection process as on the last date for receipt of application, OMR test, Practical Test, verification of original documents etc. (ii) Proficiency in Driving Heavy Goods/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles will be examined by a Practical Test (T - test and Road test) conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission during the course of selection. Only those who pass the ‘T’- test are eligible for Road Test (iii) Physical Fitness:- Must not be less than 165 cm in height and 83 cm round the chest with a minimum expansion of 4 cm. In the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe the minimum height shall be 160 cm (iv) Medical Fitness (a) Ear- Hearing should be perfect (b) Eye-Must be certified to possess the following specifications without glasses Right Eye: 6/6 Snellen (Distant), 0.5 Snellen (Near), Normal (Colour Vision), Nil (Night blindness) Left Eye: 6/6 Snellen (Distant), 0.5 Snellen (Near), Normal (Colour Vision), Nil (Night blindness) (c) Muscles and Joints: No paralysis, all joints with free movement (d) Nervous system: Perfectly normal and free from any infectious diseases

(1) The name, age limit and qualification of this post has been prescribed as per the GO(P) 36/80/TD dated 28/4/1980 (SRO No.456/80) and GO (P) No.178/2015/TD dated.03.10.2015 (SRO No.669/2015) (2) Separate Ranked List will be prepared for each district in pursuance of this notification. The Ranked List thus prepared and published by the Commission, shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year, subject to the condition that the said list will continue to be in force till the publication of a new Ranked 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 for appointment against the vacancies listed above and that may be reported to the Commission in writing during the period of currency of the list. In case no candidate is advised from the Ranked List during its term it shall be extended for a further period of one year or till at least one candidate is advised from the list whichever is earlier. (3) Candidates are prohibited from applying to more than one district in response to this Notification. (4) The selection in pursuance of the 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/she completes five 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 02.1.1961.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. (5) NCC Cadets having ‘A’, ‘B’, & ‘C’ certificates will be given weightage marks at the rate of 2%, 3% and 5% respectively [as per GO (Ms) No. 112/2007/H.Edn dated 21.08.2007]. (i) Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for age relaxations as per the conditions mentioned in para 2 (1) of the General Condition of this notification (ii) For conditions regarding age relaxation, please see Para-(2) of the General Conditions under Part II of this Gazette Notification.(Subject to the conditions that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years). (i) 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. Must be free from apparent physical defects like knock-knee, flat foot, vericose vein, bow legs, deformed hands and limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing. (ii) Candidates should produce a Medical Certificate in original in the form prescribed here under certifying to their physical fitness and eye sight without glass at the time of Practical Test. Medical Certificate has two parts. Part A should be obtained from an ophthalmologist in government service and Part B should be 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. 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 31.12.2011. 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. 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. 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 in their respective profiles and in the mobile phone number registered in it.