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Category No: 411/2014

Principal Information Officer — KPSC Notification

Applications must be submitted online through the official website of the Commission after 'ONE TIME REGISTRATION'. Candidates who have already registered can apply through their profile. The photograph taken within one year should be uploaded through OTR from 01.08.2014 onwards.

Notification Details & Specifications

Category No
411/2014
Official PDF Document
Gazette Date
2014-11-15
Last Date
2014-12-17
Department
Kerala Water Authority
Name of Post
Principal Information Officer
Scale of pay
Rs. 22,580 – 40,750/-
Number of vacancies
1 (One)
Method of appointment
Direct Recruitment
Age Limit
18 – 43 “Only candidates born between 02.01.1971 and 01.01.1996 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post”. Other Backward Communities and Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes are eligible for usual age relaxation . In no case the maximum age limit shall exceed 50 years. Note: Every person appointed shall from the date on which he joins duty be on probation for a total period of 2 years on duty within a continuous period of 3 years. Note:- The provisional hands working in the above concern will be given age relaxation to the extent of their provisional service put in subject to a maximum of Five years from the upper age limit provided they are within the prescribed age limit on the date of their first appointment in the above concern. But the regular employees of the concern are not eligible for the above concession for further appointment. The provisional hands should obtain a certificate showing the period of their provisional service in the concern and shall produce the same as and when required by the Commission. It would also be clearly specified in the certificate that they were not working in the regular service of the concern. [for other conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Para 2(i),(iv), (vi) and (vii) of the General Conditions]
Qualifications
i) Degree in any discipline from a recognized University ii) Degree/Diploma in Journalism with not less than 5 years of experience from any reputed media. Note: Certificate to be produced in proof of experience shall be in the form given below: Rule 10a ii of Part II KS & SSR is applicable.
Notes
(i) The number of candidates to be included in the Short List/Probability List of the above post will be decided as per the availability of admitted applications. (ii) The above vacancies are now in existence. The list of selected candidates published by the Commission in pursuance of this Notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of One year and a maximum period of three years provided that list will not continue to be in force if a new Ranked List after the minimum period of expiry of one year is published. Candidate will be advised against the vacancies shown above and for all the vacancies reported during the period of pendency of the Ranked list. (iii) The Kerala Public Service Commission shall have the power to cancel the advice for appointment of any candidates to the above post, if it is subsequently found that such advice was made under some mistake. On such cancellation the appointing authority shall terminate the service of candidate, provided that, the cancellation of advice for appointment by the Commission and subsequent termination of service of the candidate by the appointing authority shall be made with in the period of probation or 240 days from the date of joining duty whichever is earlier. Note:- (1) The Experience Certificate should be one 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 Authorised Officer of the State/Central Government. (3) For further details regarding experience, please see General Conditions para 19,20 of Part II of the Gazette Notification. Documents to prove Qualification, community, age etc. have to be produced as and when called for. 11(a) Sub Paras v, viii, ix, x, xi and xiii in para 2 and paras 5, 6 and 7 of the general conditions are not applicable to this post. (b) The selection to the above concern will be subject to the rules and regulations made by them from time to time. (for further details see the general conditions given in Part II)
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