Driver — Recruitment by Transfer - Driver

406/2021

2021-09-30

Excise

Driver

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

Recruitment by transfer (District wise) (i) Applications are invited from among any category of persons in the Last Grade Service in the Excise Department, Recruitment by transfer shall be made in the ratio of 3:1 against vacancies reserved for Last Grade Servants in the Excise Department as per GO (P) No.36/80/TD dated.28.04.1980. In the absence of qualified hands for appointment by transfer the vacancies shall be filled from ranked list prepared for direct recruitment. (ii) For recruitment by Transfer from among any category of persons in the Last Grade Service in the Excise Department, the applicant should be probationer/approved probationer/ full member of the Subordinate Service . The applicants should obtain a certificate from the Head of the Department or office showing their service particulars in the form given below uploaded the certificate in their profile and produce the same as and when required by the commission. Persons appointed through Employment Exchange or otherwise and working on a temporary / provisional basis are not eligible to apply for this post.

Candidates should not be above 50 years as on 01.01.2021

(i) A pass in SSLC or its equivalent Note: Rule 10(a)ii of Part II of KS & SSR 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. Note: 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 have passed 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 (c) Muscles and Joints No Paralysis all joints with free movement (d) Nervous system Perfectly normal and free from any infectious diseases

Note: Women candidates and Differently Abled candidates are not eligible to apply for the post (i) The name, age limit and qualification of this post has been prescribed as per the GO(P)No.36/80/TD dated. 28.04.1980, (SRONo.456/80) and GO(P)No.178/2015/TD dated 03.10.2015 (SRO No.669/2015) (ii) Separate ranked list will be prepared for each 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 during the period of currency of the list. In case no candidate is advised from the ranked lists till the expiry of the period of three years the duration of the ranked list shall be extended for a further period of one year or till at least one candidate is advised from the list whichever is earlier. (iii) Candidates who are eligible to apply for both direct recruitment and recruitment By transfer need not select the same district for both categories but they should submit separate applications for each category even if they selected the same district. Candidates who are included in both the lists under this notification and advised from anyone of the list shall be deleted from the other list as per Rule 18 (iii) of the Kerala Public Service Commission rules of proceedure (iv) 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 or she 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. (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. 8. Those candidates who qualify the practical test shall produce a service certificate in original in the form prescribed below and the same shall be uploaded in their profile and the original shall be produced at the time of certificate verification. 10. 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. 12. 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.