Assistant Prison Officer

600/2021

2021-12-15

Prisons

Assistant Prison Officer

Statewide - 30 (Thirty)

Direct Recruitment (State wide)

18-36, Candidates born between 2.1.1985 and 1.1.2003 are eligible to apply for this post (both dates included). Note: (i) Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for age relaxations as per the conditions mentioned in para 2 (1) of the General Condition part II of this notification. (ii) For 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) Educational Qualifications Pass in SSLC or its equivalent qualification [Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II of the KS & SSR is applicable] (b) Physical Fitness: (i) Must have at least 165 cm height and must be minimum 81.3 cms round the chest on full exhalation and must have a chest expansion of 5 cms. Note:-A height of 160 cm will be sufficient for the candidates belonging to SC and ST. The above conditions regarding chest measurements will be applicable for SC/ST candidates also. (ii) Eye sight:- Must be certified to possess the visual standards specified below without glasses. Vision Right Eye Left Eye Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen 6/6 Snellen Near Vision 0.5 Snellen 0.5 Snellen (c) Each eye must have a full field of vision. Colour blindness, squint or any morbid conditions of the eye or lids of either eye will be deemed to be a disqualification. (iii) Must be free from apparent physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing. (iv) Must qualify in any five events out of the eight events of the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard Test, as specified below. Sl. No. Events One Star Standards (i) 100 Metres Run : 14 seconds (ii) High Jump : 132.20 cms (4’ 6”) (iii) Long Jump : 457.20 cms (15’) (iv) Putting the shot (weight of the shot 7264 gm) : 609.60 cms (20’) (v) Throwing cricket ball : 6096 cms (200’) (vi) Rope Climbing (Using hands only) : 365.80 cms (12’) (vii) Pull-ups or Chinning : 8 times (viii) 1500 metres run : 5 min 44 seconds

Note: Differently abled candidates and female candidates are not eligible to apply for the post. (i) The name of the post, qualification and related conditions for selection is notified as per the provisions included in G.O. (P) No. 89/2014/Home dated 06.05.2014, G.O.(P) No. 266/2010/Home dated 09.12.2010 and G.O(P)No.337/2012/Home dtd.28.12.2012. (ii) The Ranked List prepared and published by the Commission shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year, subject to the condition that the said list will continue to be in force till the publication of a new Ranked List after the expiry of the minimum period of one year or till the expiry of three years whichever is earlier. Candidates will be advised for appointment against the vacancies listed above and that may be reported to the Commission in writing during the period of currency of the list. (iii) Every person appointed to the post shall from the date on which he joins duty be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years. They shall undergo in service training within the period of probation as prescribed by the Head of Department. They shall pass Kerala Jail Subordinate Officers test within the period of probation unless they have already passed the test. Statewise Seniority will be maintained on the warder establishment for the purpose of promotion to other categories. (iv) Candidates who having applied with actual caste when the caste entry is differed in the SSLC book such changes to be published in the Gazette notification and the same along with the Original Community Certificate/Non Creamy layer certificate issued by the Revenue authorities, should be produced to prove their claim in application, at the time of verification. Note: The physical measurement of candidates will be taken at the time of physical efficiency test and those who do not possess the prescribed physical measurement will not be admitted for the physical efficiency test. If accidents or injuries happen to a candidate while participating in the Physical Efficiency Test, he will not be given further chance to participate in the test. The candidates should produce at the time of Physical Efficiency Test a Medical Certificate in original in the form prescribed hereunder certifying to their physical fitness and eye sight without glasses. The Medical Certificate should be one obtained from a Medical Officer under the Government not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon/Junior Consultant and the same shall be uploaded in the OTR Profile by the candidate at time of Certificate Verification. 9. Appropriate disciplinary action as per Rules of procedure Rule 22 shall be initiated against those candidates who submit applications with bogus claims of qualification regarding education, experience etc and submit confirmation for writing examination irrespective of whether they are present or absent for the examination. 11. If Written Test/OMR Test/Online Test is conducted as a part of this selection candidate 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 fifteen days till the date of test. The applications of candidate 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.