Lower Division Typist — Part I Direct Recruitment

725/2022

31/12/2022

Various

Lower Division Typist

District wise 1. Thiruvananthapuram 2. Kollam 3. Pathanamthitta 4. Alappuzha 5. Kottayam 6. Idukki 7. Ernakulam 8. Thrissur 9. Palakkad 10. Malappuram 11. Kozhikode 12. Wayanad 13. Kannur 14. Kasaragod Anticipated vacancies

Direct Recruitment

18-36. Only candidates born between 2.1.1986 and 1.1.2004 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for usual age relaxation. For concessions allowed in upper age limit, subject to the condition that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50(fifty)years(including all concessions). Please see para 2 of the General Conditions under Part II of this notification.

(1) Pass in SSLC or its equivalent. (2) Lower Grade Certificate in KGTE Malayalam Typewriting or its equivalent. (3) Lower Grade Certificate in Typewriting English(KGTE) and Computer Word Processing or its equivalent. Those who have passed KGTE Typewriting before January 2002, must have acquired separate certificate in Computer Word Processing or its equivalent before the last date for receipt of application for the post fixed by the Commission. [G.O(Ms) No. 21/2011/P&ARD dated 01.07.2011, G.O.(Ms)No. 24/2015/P & ARD dated 27.7.2015 & G.O.(P)No.15/2018/P & ARD dated 27.10.2018).

(i) Separate Ranked Lists will be prepared for each district in pursuance of this notification. The Ranked lists thus 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 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 vacancies reported during the currency of the lists. (ii) Applications should not be submitted to more than one district in response to this notification. If applications are submitted contrary to the above direction, and if he/she is selected, his/her name will be removed from the Ranked List and disciplinary action will be taken against him/her. Candidates should submit the application for this post to the concerned district office and should note the name of the concerned District against the relevant column of the online application. (iii) The selection in pursuance of this notification will be made on District basis, subject to the special conditions laid down in GO(MS)No.154/71/PD dated 27.05.1971. A candidate advised for appointment in one District from the Ranked List prepared for that district is not eligible for transfer to another district for a period of 5 years from the date of commencement of regular service in the former districts. Even if transfer is allowed after five years, it will be subject to the rules in G O (P) No. 36/91/P&ARD, dated 2.12.1991 for inter district transfers in same department and GO(P)No.5/2013/P&ARD dated 06.02.2013 for interdepartmental transfers. But as per G.O (P) No. 12/96/P&ARD dated 16.03.1996 the condition of 5 years service is not applicable for the transfer to the districts of Idukki, Wayanad and Kasaragod. This concession will be available only for getting transfer into these districts, but not for getting transfer out of these districts and this concession will be granted only once in the career of a Government Servant. Candidates already in Government Service holding the post in any one district are prohibited from applying for the same post in another district. (iv) Candidates will be advised from the ranked lists for appointment against the Headquarters vacancies also without their consent. Vacancies arising in the Head Quarters will be filled up according to the terms and conditions of G.O. (MS) No. 154/71/PD dated 27.05.1971 commencing from Thiruvananthapuram District. Such candidates will be eligible for transfer to another district as per the terms and conditions in GO (MS) No.442/80/GAD dated 26/9/1980. (v) 4% of the total vacancies reported shall be reserved for eligible Differently abled candidates with disabilities as specified vide G.O.(P)No.7/2022/SJD dated 28.10.2022. (a) Certificates in Computer Word Processing issued by Central, State Government Departments / Agencies / Societies, Universities after successfully completing course of study not less than 3 months duration are considered as equivalent. The details of the qualification which had already been decided to be accepted as equivalent to Computer Word Processing in accordance with the above conditions have been made available in the official website of Kerala Public Service Commission as well as in the PSC Bulletin. As regards the other qualifications claimed as equivalent to Computer Word Processing, the acceptability will be decided after detailed examination of the same. The candidates who claim such qualifications shall submit sufficient documents to prove that the qualifications agree with the above conditions, at the time of production of other documents proving qualifications. (b) Malayalam Typewriting lower is not compulsory for the Ex-Servicemen who have completed normal tenure of service for applying to the post of Typist in the Government Service. But if they are selected the above qualification should be acquired before completing probation. (c) Service as Clerk/Writer in the defence forces for not less than 15 years will be deemed as sufficient qualification for the post. If selected, they have to pass Malayalam Typewriting Lower before completing probation. (d) Ex-servicemen with service as Clerk (General duties) Clerk (Staff duties) Clerk (A.O.C) and personal Assistants in the Army, Writers in the Navy and Clerks (General duties) in the Air Force, who were under the Category “Class I” or those who possess 15 years service in the Clerical cadre in the Defence Forces will be treated as eligible to apply for this post. (G.O(P)No.143/77/GAD dated 18.5.1977, G.O(P) No. 35/79/GAD dated 6.1.1979, G.O. (P) No.143/86/GAD dated 30/04/1986). The service period of 15 years which makes one qualified for the post, will not be considered for the award of weightage marks. (e) Subject to the conditions laid down in GO(P) No.139/77/GAD dated 11/05/77, linguistic minority candidates whose first language for SSLC Examination is a language other than Malayalam, may apply to this post even if they do not possess Malayalam Typewriting (Lower) qualification. If selected, they have to acquire Malayalam Typewriting (Lower) qualification before completing probation. (f) Certificates obtained from Government alone will be accepted as proof of Typewriting qualification. (Certificates obtained from the Typewriting Institutes will not be accepted.) (g) Rule 10 a (ii) of Part II of KS & SSR is applicable for selection to this post. (h) In addition to the qualification prescribed in the 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 or found acceptable by the Commission in cases where 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.