Assistant Information Officer — SECOND NCA NOTIFICATION

498/2016

2016-12-30

Information and Public Relations

Assistant Information Officer

1 (One) - Scheduled Tribe

Direct Recruitment (from candidates of Scheduled Tribe Community only)

Age 19-44. Only candidates born between 02-01-1972 and 01-01-1997 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for the post. (Including relaxation in para 2 (i) of the General Conditions) [For conditions regarding age relaxation , please see para 2 (except 2(i) of part II General conditions ]

1) B.A., B.Sc.or B.Com. degree of any recognised University. 2) Two years experience in a Government publicity Organisation or publicity department of a private organization or firm or the editorial section of a daily newspaper or news agency. 3) Ability to prepare press Bulletin and press publicity handouts. Note: KS &SSR Part II Rule 10(a) (ii) is applicable. The aptitude for publicity work and ability to prepare press Bulletin and publicity handouts being assessed on the basis of rank in a common written test to be conducted by the Public Service Commission. Desirable: - Publication of works in English or Malayalam on Literature, Art, Culture, Economics or Politics and/or experience in editorial work in an English or Malayalam Newspaper.

Note: Applications submitted by candidates other than those belonging to Scheduled Tribe Community will be summarily rejected. Individual communications regarding the rejection of their application will not be issued. Experience Certificate :- The candidate should produce experience certificate in the form given below: (Note :- 1. Proof reading and similar items of work in a Newspaper office not involving original writing will not be considered as journalistic experience. 2. The veracity of the experience certificate will be subjected to scrutiny and legal action will be initiated against those who issue and candidates who produce bogus certificate. The experience certificate should be got attested by an authorized officer of the State/Central Government.) Mode of submitting application:- Candidates must register as per “ONE TIME REGISTRATION” with the Official web-site 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 the post. The Photograph uploaded should be one taken after 31/12/2010. Name of the candidate and the date of taking photograph should be printed 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 up-loading of photographs. No application fee is required. Candidates shall take a printout of the application by clicking the link Registration Card in their profile. 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 on their profile. They must quote User-Id for further communication with the Commission. Application submitted is provisional and cannot be deleted or altered after submission. The applications will be summarily rejected if non compliance with the notification is found in due course of processing. Documents to prove qualification, Experience, community, age etc have to be produced as and when called for. Candidates who have AADHAAR card should add AADHAAR card as I.D Proof in their profile If a Written/OMR Test is conducted as part of this selection, Admission Ticket for eligible candidates will be made available in their Profile for One Time Registration and the date of downloading will be included in the Examination Calendar. Candidates can download Admission Ticket for 15 days from this date. Candidates who have downloaded the Admission Ticket will alone be permitted to attend the examination.