Forest Driver

524/2024

2024-12-30

Forest & Wildlife

Forest Driver

District Kollam - 01 (One) Kottayam Idukki Eranakulam Thrissur Palakkad Kozhikkode Wayanad (Anticipated vacancy)

Direct Recruitment (District wise) Note:- Quota reserved for the Direct Recruitment shall be 90% and that of By Transfer Recruitment shall be 10%. Candidates will be selected according to the percentage of allotment. First nine turns will be filled up by candidates through Direct Recruitment and tenth turn will be reserved for By Transfer Recruitment.

23–36; Candidates born between 02.01.1988 and 01.01.2001 (both dates included) only are eligible to apply for this post. Note: i) Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for age relaxations as per the conditions mentioned in para 2 (i) of the Part II General Conditions of this notification ii) For other conditions regarding age relaxation, please see para-(2) of the General Conditions under Part II of this Gazette Notification. (Subject to the conditions that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years).

(a) SSLC or its equivalent examination recognized by Government of India or Government of Kerala. Note: (i) Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II KS & SSR is applicable. (ii) In addition to the qualification specified in the Notification, the qualification declared by Government through executive orders or standing orders, as equivalent to the prescribed educational qualification and the higher qualifications of the notified and prescribed basic qualifications shall be accepted. The Government Order regarding the equivalent qualification/higher qualification shall be produced as and when called for by the Commission. (b) All candidates must have a valid Motor Driving licence endorsed for all types of transport vehicles (LMV, HGMV & HPMV) and experience of not less than 3 years in driving motor vehicles. Note: (i) The driving licence, must remain valid through all the stages of selection process as on the last date for receipt of application, OMR Test, Practical Test, Physical Efficiency Test etc. (ii) Proficiency in driving will be tested by a Practical Test conducted by PSC. (iii) Experience Certificate to prove 3 years experience as Driver should be submitted in the form shown below.

Women candidates and Differently Abled candidates are not eligible to apply for the post. Candidates are prohibited from applying to more than one district in response to the notification. Separate ranked lists for each District will be published. The selection in pursuance of this notification will be made on a revenue district basis. Forest Driver appointed by direct recruitment shall undergo training for not more than three months in any of the Forest Training School as prescribed Principal Chief Conservator of Forest. Forest Driver who does not complete successfully the training course as prescribed will be terminated and will be discharged from service. Physical fitness and medical standards are mandatory.