Field Assistant

520/2022

2022-12-15

Hydrographic Survey Wing

Field Assistant

03 (Three)

Direct Recruitment.

18-36. Only candidates born between 02.01.1986 and 01.01.2004 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post with usual age relaxation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Communities. (For other conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Part II Para 2 of the General Conditions).

A certificate of Class II or Class III Survey Recorder of the Indian Naval Hydrographic Survey Branch OR A Diploma in Civil Engineering issued by Government recognized Polytechnics in Kerala or its equivalent. OR Petty Officer, Seaman of the Indian Navy with Quarter Master First Class or Radar Controller First Class or Radar Plotter First Class of the Indian Navy. [GO(P) No. 48/94/F&PD dated 08.09.1994] Note:- (1) Candidates with Survey Recorder II qualification must possess not less than 2 years experience in Hydrographic Survey from the date of passing Survey Recorder II examination. (2) Candidates with Survey Recorder III qualification must possess not less than 4 years experience in Hydrographic Survey from the date of passing Survey Recorder III examination. (3) Candidates possessing Diploma in Civil Engineering of Polytechnics must possess not less than one year experience with the Hydrographic Survey wing of the Kerala State Port Department. (4) Petty Officer, Seaman of the Indian Navy must possess not less than 10 years experience in the Indian Navy. (5) In case candidates possessing Diploma in Civil Engineering do not possess the requisite experience, candidates without experience will be recruited and will be given training in the duties of Field Assistant for one year under the Hydrographic Survey Wing of the Port Department. (6) The experience prescribed for Direct Recruitment shall be one gained after acquiring the basic qualification prescribed for the post. The qualification of experience prescribed shall not apply in the case of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates for direct recruitment. The candidate so recruited shall acquire the experience qualification after recruitment.

1. Rule 10 a (ii) of part II of KS&SSR is applicable. 2. In addition to the qualifications prescribed in this notification, the qualifications recognized by executive orders or standing orders of Government as equivalent to a qualification specified for a post, in the Special Rules or found acceptable by the Commission in cases where acceptance of equivalent qualifications is provided for in the rules and such of those qualifications which pre-suppose the acquisition of the lower qualification prescribed for the post, shall also be sufficient for the post. The copy of the Government orders declaring equivalent / higher qualifications shall be produced as and when required by the Commission. 3. Candidates who claim experience qualification should obtain experience certificate in the format given in Annexure itself and enter details regarding experience (certificate number, date, name of post, period, issuing authority, name of institution etc) and upload scanned image of the same in the profile. Candidates should produce the original experience certificate as and when called for the same by the Commission. 8. Probation: Every person appointed to this post shall, from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation for a total period of two years of duty within a continuous period of three years. 9. Method of submitting applications: (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 the post. The Photograph uploaded should be taken after 31/12/2012. Candidates who create new profile from 01.01.2022 onwards should upload photo taken within six months. 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 print out of the application by clicking on the link `My applications' in their profile. All correspondence 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 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. (c) “Candidates who have AADHAR Card should add AADHAR as ID Proof in their profile.” 10. Special Instructions to Candidates: 1) In the case of difference in original caste/ community claimed in the application and that entered in SSLC book, the candidate shall produce a Gazette notification in this regard, along with Non Creamy Layer Certificate/ Community Certificate at the time of certificate verification. 2) Candidates are required to acquaint themselves with the instructions given in the notification as Part II, General Conditions before submitting application for the post. Applications which are not submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the General Conditions are liable to be rejected. 3) Appropriate disciplinary action as per Rule 22 of the Kerala Public Service Commission, Rules of Procedure shall be initiated against those candidates who submit applications with bogus claims of qualification regarding education, experience etc. and are liable to be disqualified for being considered for a particular post or debarment from applying to the Commission either permanently or for any period or the invalidation of their answer scripts or products in a written or practical test or the initiation of criminal or other proceedings against them or their removal or dismissal from office or the ordering of any other disciplinary action against them if they have already been appointed, or any one or more of the above.