Driver Grade II — PART I (GENERAL CATEGORY) - DRIVER GRADE II

560/2021

2021-11-30

Kerala State Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society Limited

Driver Grade II

01 (One) Differently abled candidates are not eligible to apply for the post.

Direct Recruitment

18 - 40. Only candidates born between 02/01/1981 and 01/01/2003 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for usual age relaxation. (For conditions regarding the age relaxation please see para (2) of Part II of the General Conditions)

1. Pass in Standard VII 2. Must possess Heavy Duty Vehicles Driving Licence (HDV Licence) of at least three years standing and Driver's Badge. (The Driving Licence should be current at all stages of selection, viz, on the date of application, the last date for receipt of applications, practical test and interview). Driving License issued after 16.01.1979 must have endorsement for heavy goods and heavy passenger vehicles and the license with only one endorsement will be summarily rejected. 3. Medical Fitness (i) Ear : Hearing should be perfect. (ii) Eye : (Both the Eyes) Distant Vision - 6/6 snellen Near Vision - 0.5 snellen Colour Vision - Normal Night Blindness - Nil (iii) Muscles and joints – No Paralysis and all Joints with free movements. (iv) Nervous System : Perfectly normal and free from any infectious diseases.

Note: 1) The above mentioned vacancy is now in existence for General Category of this post. The vacancies further reported for this post from Kerala State Handloom Weaver's' Co-operative Society Limited will be filled by apportioning the same in the ratio of 1:1 between General and Society categories. The first vacancy goes to General Category. Separate notification will be issued under Part II for filling up the vacancies earmarked for Society Category. The rules of reservation as laid down in General Rules 14-17 of KS&SSR, 1958 will be followed for appointment from both the lists. 2) The ranked list prepared and published by the Commission for the post 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 is published after the expiry of the minimum period of one year. In case no candidate is advised from the ranked list till the expiry of the period of three years, the duration of the ranked list will be extended for a further period of one year or till at least one candidate is advised from the list whichever is earlier. Candidates will be advised for appointment against the aforesaid vacancies and the apportioned vacancies for the General Category reported further during the period of currency of the list. 3) The selection in pursuance of this notification will be made on a statewide basis. 4) As per Rule 184 of KCS every person appointed to this post shall from the date on which he/she joins duty be on probation for a period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years. Note (Age Limit): For concession allowed in upper age limit subject to the condition that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years, please see Para (2) of the General Conditions under Part II of this notification. Relaxation of age will be allowed to all provisional employees of the twenty nine Co-operative institutions mentioned in G.O(P) No. 41/98 dated 9-3-1998 (whether they continue in service or relieved from service) who have been appointed through the Employment Exchange to the extent of their provisional service provided they possess a minimum service of one year in the provisional appointment. The maximum period of relaxation allowed to such persons will be five years. Once they get appointment on regular basis, the concession will not be available for further appointment to any other post. The candidates who are entitled to the above concession shall note the details there of in the respective column of the application and upload certificate (original) obtained from the Head of Office or Head of Department or Appointing Authority of the Co-operative Institutions concerned, when the Commission calls for. The certificate should contain all the relevant particulars such as the post in which the applicant has/had provisional service, the scale of pay, name of the Co-operative institution in which he/she has/had worked, the date of commencement of provisional service and the date of termination of the provisional service. It should also be noted in the certificate that the applicant is not holding regular appointment under the Co-operative institution. The original certificate thus produced will not be returned to the candidate. Note (Qualifications): (1) A practical test including 'T' test to assess the proficiency in driving will be conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission. Only those who qualify in the 'T' test will be considered for Road Test. (2) Candidates should produce a Medical Fitness Certificate from a Medical Officer not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon and a medical certificate regarding the vision obtained from an ophthalmologist in Government Service (in the prescribed form) as and when called for by the Commission. Form of Medical Certificate are given below. Note (Vision): Details regarding standards of vision should be clearly stated in the certificate, as given above and vague statements such as vision Normal etc. won't be accepted. Specification for each eye should be stated separately. Special attention should be directed to the distant vision. Required standard of vision are as follows: 1. Right Eye: 6/6 Snellen, Left Eye: 6/6 Snellen. 2. Near Vision: 0.5 Snellen, 0.5 Snellen. 3. Each eye must have full field of vision. 1. Rule 10(a) (ii) of Part II KS&SSR is applicable for this selection. 2. Those candidates who have claimed equivalency for qualifications should produce the Government Order proving the same at the time of certificate verification in order to consider as equivalent. 3. 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/NCLC certificate issued from concerned revenue authority and the gazette notification for the same at the time of certificate verification. 11. Sub paras V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII in Para 2, Para 5(a) and Para 7 of General Conditions regarding recruitment by KPSC are not applicable to this post.