Assistant Engineer (Civil)

661/2022

2022-12-31

Public Works Department

Assistant Engineer (Civil)

Anticipated

Direct Recruitment from Departmental candidates of Public Works Department only. Note: (i) Direct Recruitment from I & II Grade Draftsman / Overseer and III Grade Overseer / Tracers who have rendered not less than 2 years service and Clerks, Typists, Typist-Clerks or Confidential Assistants who have rendered not less than 6 years of service in Public Works Department. (G.O. (P)No.41/94/PW&T dated 03.06.1994). (ii) Candidates working in the above post on provisional basis are not eligible to apply for the post. (iii) In the absence of suitable candidates, the vacancies set apart for By Transfer recruitment shall be filled up by the candidates from the Ranked List prepared for Direct Recruitment. (iv) Rules of reservation prescribed in Rule 14 to 17 of Part II of Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 is not applicable to this selection

Must have completed 21 (Twenty One years as on 01.01.2022. The upper age limit is not applicable to this selection.

1 (a) B Sc / B Tech Degree in Engineering (Civil) of the Kerala University or B.E. Degree (Civil) of the Madras University or any other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto. OR (b) Associate Membership Diploma of the Institution of Engineers, India, in Civil Engineering or any other Diploma recognized as equivalent thereto. OR (c) Pass in section 'A and 'B' of the Associate Membership Examination of the Institution of Engineers, India in Civil Engineering.

The Ranked list of selected candidates published by the Commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year provided that the said list will continue to be in force till the publication of a new list after the expiry of the minimum period of one year or till the expiry of three years whichever is earlier. Note: (i) Liability to Serve in the Defence Service:- Persons appointed to the above post shall be liable notwithstanding that at the time of requisition, of this service they are holding higher appointments, to serve for a minimum period of 4 years (including the period spent on training) in the Defence Service or on assignment relating to Defence efforts anywhere in India or abroad if so required. The liability to serve in the Defence Service will be limited to the first 10 years of service and will not ordinarily applied to the Assistant Engineers above 40 years of age. Candidates should produce a Service Certificate (in original) obtained from the Head of Office/Department to prove the length of their service in the respective Category in the concerned Department as and when called for by the Commission.(Form of Service Certificate shall be in the form given below) Rule 10 a (ii) of part II of KS&SSR is applicable. In addition to the qualifications prescribed in the notification, the qualifications recognized by executive orders or standing orders of Government as equivalent to the qualification specified for the post, in the Special Rules or qualifications found acceptable by the Commission since 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. Every person appointed to the post shall from the date on which he/she joins duty be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years. 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 one taken after 31.12.2012. The candidates creating new profile from 1.1.2022 should upload the photographs 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.The profile correction made by the candidates themselves or through the office of the KPSC on request after the last date fixed for the receipt of applications will not be reflected in the application. Such correction will come into effect only on the date on which correction have been made. 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 period regarding the submission of confirmation and the availability of Admission Tickets will be published in the Examination Calender itself. Information in this regard will be given to the candidates in their respective profiles and in the mobile phone number registered in it. “Candidates who have AADHAR Card should add AADHAR as ID Proof in their profile.” 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. 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/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.