Scientific Assistant (Documents)

628/2014

2014-12-31

Police (Forensic Science Laboratory)

Scientific Assistant (Documents)

2 (Two)

Direct Recruitment

20-36. Only candidates born between 02.01.1978 and 01.01.1994 (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 age relaxations, please see para 2 of the General Conditions).

a. Essential Qualification Post Graduate Degree in Physics/Chemistry with not less than 50% marks from a recognised University. b. Preferential Qualification M.Phil Degree in Physics/Chemistry from a recognised University. Note : Rule 10(a)ii of Part II KS &SSR is applicable. Candidates must be certified to possess the visual standards specified below with/without glass by a Medical Officer of or above the rank of an Assistant Surgeon. Right Eye Left Eye 1. Distant Vision 6/6 (Snellen) 6/6 (Snellen) 2. Near Vision 0.5 (Snellen) 0.5 (Snellen) Note:- Each eye must have a full field of vision and colour blindness will be a disqualification. Candidates shall produce at the time of interview a Medical Certificate (in original) certifying the visual standards specified above (including the field of vision and colour blindness) obtained from a Medical Officer of or above the rank of an Assistant Surgeon.

Training: 1. Any person appointed to the post by Direct Recruitment shall undergo 6 months training in all branches of Forensic Science in the Forensic Science Laboratory. Any person appointed to a post of Scientific Assistant (Documents) by Direct Recruitment shall also undergo a training in that/those discipline(s) of Forensic Science which will be dealt with in the division(s) of Forensic Science Laboratory to which he/she will be appointed/ transferred in a Forensic Science Laboratory or in the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science (NICFS), Government of India, New Delhi or similar institution to be decided by the Government on the advice of the Director General of Police for a minimum period of six months or for such period/periods is required to complete the course/courses of training in the institution/institutions to which he/she is deputed. Any person appointed to the post of Scientific Assistant (Documents) by Direct Recruitment shall also undergo training in Forensic Documents in addition to the basic training for six months in all branches of Forensic Science. 2. A Trainee will be entitled to the following benefits during the period of training. a A person appointed by direct recruitment will be eligible to draw an amount equal to the minimum of the scale of pay of the post and the usual allowances. He will be eligible for Travelling Allowances for to and fro journeys and journeys incidental to the training at the rates admissible to the officers drawing pay at the minimum of the scale of pay of the post under Kerala Service Rules. b Any other allowances like Compensatory Allowances, Warm Clothing Allowances etc which Government may by General or Special Orders, sanction to officers deputed for travelling. c The period of training and transit will be inservice and treated as duty under Rule 12 (7) (iii) Part I Kerala Service Rules. Test : Every person appointed to the post included in the service shall within the period of probation, pass the Account Test for Executive Officers or Account Test (Lower) if he has not already passed the test. Probation: Every person appointed to the post shall on completion of the training, be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years. Bond : Every person appointed to the post shall execute a Bond in such form as may be prescribed by the Government to serve the State Government for a minimum period of 5 years, after completion of training, failing which he will be liable to pay sum of Rs.25,000 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) as liquidated damages to the Government in addition to the actual cost of training assessed by the Accountant General (A&E), Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.