Divisional Accountant

723/2024 – 725/2024

2024-12-31

Kerala General Service

Divisional Accountant

(I) Category No. 723/2024: 03 (Three) (II) Category No. 724/2024: 01 (One) (III) Category No. 725/2024: 01 (One)

(I) Category No. 723/2024: By Transfer from Junior Superintendents of Public Works, Irrigation and Harbour Engineering Departments. (II) Category No. 724/2024: By direct recruitment (III) Category No. 725/2024: By Transfer from among U.D Clerks of all Departments (including Assistants of the Administrative Secretariat and the Finance Secretariat and the office of the Kerala Public Service Commission and Auditors of the Kerala State Audit Department) and those above U.D Clerks/Assistants, Senior Accountants/Auditors in the Non Gazetted cadre.

(For Direct Recruitment) 18-36, Only candidates born between 02.01.1988 and 01.01.2006 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post with usual relaxation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Communities. (For conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Part II Para 2 of the General Conditions). Note:- No upper age limit is fixed for the By Transfer category.

(I) Category No. 723/2024: By Transfer from Junior Superintendents of Public Works, Irrigation and Harbour Engineering Departments. Must have passed Account Test (Higher) and P.W.D Test or corresponding Departmental Tests. (II) Category No. 724/2024: By direct recruitment. A University Degree with at least a Second class. Note: 1.In the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the minimum educational qualification will be a Degree. (III) Category No. 725/2024: By Transfer from other services specified 1. Must have passed Accounts Test (Higher) 2. Must have put in not less than 5 years total service, of which one year should have been in the post of Upper Division Clerk/Assistant/Senior Accountant/Auditor and/or in a Non Gazetted Cadre above the said posts.

1) The above vacancies are now in existence. The Ranked list 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 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 from the said list against the vacancy noted above and also against the vacancies if any reported to the Commission during the period of currency of the list. 2) Appointment by direct recruitment and by transfer shall be made on the basis of a competitive and qualifying test called “The initial Recruitment Examination for Divisional Accountants” to be conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission. 3) If the required number of candidates are not available to fill up the vacancies, under item I or III above, the deficiencies will be made good by direct recruitment. 4) Candidates who wish to apply for more than one category should sent separate applications. 5) Separate Ranked Lists will be prepared for each category. The rules relating to reservations of appointments shall apply to the appointment to the direct recruitment only. Note: 1 Rule 10 a (ii) of part II of KS&SSR is applicable. 2 In addition to the qualifications prescribed in this notification, the qualifications recognized by executive orders, or standing orders of Government as equivalent to a qualification specified for a post, in the Special 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.