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Category No: 459/2022Notification No: 459/2022

Watchman — Watchman (Special Recruitment for SC/ST)

Applications are invited from qualified Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates of Kerala State for selection to the following post. Applications must be submitted online through the official website of the Kerala Public Service Commission after One Time Registration.

Notification Details & Specifications

Category No
459/2022
Official PDF Document
Gazette Date
2022-11-15
Last Date
2022-12-14
Department
Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation Limited
Name of Post
Watchman
Scale of pay
₹ 4510-6230/- (PR)
Number of vacancies
01 (One)
Method of appointment
Direct Recruitment (Special Recruitment for Scheduled Caste/Tribes only).
Age Limit
18-41, Only Candidates born between 02.01.1981 and 01.01.2004 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. No other age relaxation will be allowed. Note:- In the absence of qualified candidates within the age limit the upper age limit shall be relaxed up to 50 years. But in no case the maximum age limit shall exceed 50 (Fifty) years.
Qualifications
(i) Pass in Std. VII (New) or its equivalent. (ii) Not less than 3 years experience in the Armed Forces ie; Army, Navy, Air Forces. (iii)Knowledge of Cycling (iv) Height - 168 cm (v) Chest - Normal 81 cm Expansion - 5 cm
Notes
Note: The above Vacancy is now in existence. The Ranked list of selected candidates published by the Commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of three years provided that the said list will not continue to be in force if a new list after the expiry of the minimum period of one year for this post under the same method of appointment. Recruitment will be made for the above vacancy and also for the vacancies reported for Special Recruitment from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe during the pendency of the list. Candidates will also be advised against vacancies exclusively reported for Scheduled Tribes from this list and only in the absence of Scheduled Tribe candidates in this list fresh notification will be issued for the vacancies earmarked exclusively for them. Note:- Applications received from candidates other than Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates will be rejected. Individual communications regarding the rejection of their applications for the above reason will not be issued. Note:- 1 Physically Handicapped Candidates are not eligible to apply for this post. 2 Rule 10(a)(ii) of part II of KS&SSR is applicable. 3 Those candidates who have claimed equivalency for qualifications prescribed should produce the relevant Government Order to prove the same at the time of verification in order to consider them as equivalent. Candidates claiming higher/equivalent qualification to the qualifications for which equivalency is prescribed in the notification should produce equivalency certificate from the concerned institution or Government order proving the equivalency. 4 If the caste of the candidate is wrongly mentioned in their SSLC book, they should claim their original caste in their applications and should produce community certificate issued from the revenue authority concerned and the Gazette Notification to prove the same at the time of certificate verification Probation: Every person appointed shall be on probation from the date on which he joins duty for a period of two years within a continuous period of three years. Mode of Submitting application: (A) 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 uploadedd should be taken after 31.12.2012. Name of the candidate and the date of photograph taken should be printed legibly at the bottom portion. The photograph uploaded meeting all requirements shall be valid for 10 years from the date of uploading. Candidates who create their profile from 01/01/2022 should upload their photograph taken within the period of six months. 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. Proir to the final submission of the application on the profile candidates must ensure correctness of the information incorporated in their profile. They must quote the User-ID for further communication with the Commission. Application submitted is provisionally accepted 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. (B) If written/OMR/Online Test is conducted as part of this selection, candidates 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 15 days till the date of Test. The applications of candidates who do not submit confirmation within the stipulated period, will be rejected absolutely. The period 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. (C) Candidates who erroneously claim qualification, experience etc and attend or abstain from attending the examination after providing confirmation are liable for disciplinary action as stipulated in Rule 22 of KPSC Rules of Procedure 1976. 12 Paragraphs two, three and twenty five (except the conditions laid down in the Rule 3 (C) of Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules) are not applicable to this selection. 13 Appointment are made on the basis of the rank secured in the ranked list of candidates prepared in pursuance of this notification subject to the conditions laid down in G.O (MS) No.142/72/PD dated 13.04.72, G.O (MS) No.309/73/PD dated 29.11.73, G.O.(P) No. 21/76/PD dated, 17.01.1976 and G.O. (P) No.25/94/GAD dated, 22.01.1994 allowing special reservations to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes in accordance with the procedures made for this purpose from time to time and subject to the rules under sections 3(C), 17(A), 17(B) of Part II of Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958.
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