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Category No: 732/2022

Lower Division Typist (Special Recruitment for SC/ST) — SPECIAL RECRUITMENT - DISTRICTWISE LOWER DIVISION TYPIST (SPECIAL RECRUITMENT FOR SC/ST)

Applications are invited from qualified Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates of Kerala State for selection to the following post. Applications must be submitted online through the official website of the Kerala Public Service Commission after one time registration. Candidates who have already registered can apply through their profile.

Notification Details & Specifications

Category No
732/2022
Official PDF Document
Gazette Date
2022-12-31
Last Date
2023-01-31
Department
Various
Name of Post
Lower Division Typist (Special Recruitment for SC/ST)
Scale of pay
₹. 26,500 - 60,700/-
Number of vacancies
District wise Wayanad – 01 Kasaragod – 01
Method of appointment
Direct Recruitment (Special Recruitment from among Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes) Note : Applications received from candidates other than Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe will be rejected. Individual communications regarding the rejection of their applications for the above reason will not be issued.
Age Limit
18-41. Only Candidates born between 02.01.1981 and 01.01.2004 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. Note :- In the absence of qualified candidates within the age limit the upper age limit shall be relaxed upto 50 years. But in no case the maximum age limit shall exceed 50 (fifty) years.
Qualifications
1. Pass in SSLC or equivalent qualification. 2. Lower Grade Certificate in Malayalam Typewriting (KGTE) or its equivalent. 3. Lower Grade Certificate in English Typewriting (KGTE) and Computer Word Processing or its equivalent. Note : “Those who have passed the KGTE Typewriting before January, 2002 should possess separate certificate in Computer Word Processing or its equivalent at the time of application.” Note: 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 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-supposed 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.” Note : (a) Certificate in Computer Word Processing issued by Central/State Government Departments, Agencies, Societies, Universities after successfully completing course of study not less than three months duration are considered as equivalent to KGTE Computer Word Processing. (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 as detailed in notes below 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 1” 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 18/05/1977, G.O (P) No. 35/79/GAD dated 06/01/1979, G.O (P) No. 143/86/GAD dated 30/04/1986). If selected they have to pass Malayalam Typewriting Lower before completing probation. The service period of 15 years which makes one qualified for the post, will not be considered for the award of weightage marks. (e) Ex-servicemen with 15 years service as Clerk Store Control (AOC) are also eligible to apply for the post. (f) Subject to the conditions laid down in G.O (P) No. 139/77/GAD dated 11/05/1977, 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. (g) Certificates obtained from Government alone will be accepted as proof of typewriting qualification (Certificates obtained from the typewriting institutes will not be accepted).
Notes
i) Separate Ranked Lists will be prepared for the above Districts in pursuance of this notification. The Ranked List thus prepared and 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. Recruitment will be made for the above vacancies and also for the vacancies reported for Special Recruitment from Scheduled castes/Scheduled Tribes during the currency of the list. Candidates shall also be advised from this list against vacancies reported exclusively for Scheduled Tribes and only in the absence of Scheduled Tribe candidates in this list fresh notification for Scheduled Tribes will be issued for vacancies reserved exclusively for them. ii) The selection in pursuance of this notification will be made on a revenue district basis, subject to the special conditions laid down in G.O. (Ms) No. 154/71/PD dated, 27.05.1971. A candidate advised for appointment in one revenue district from the Ranked List so prepared is not eligible for transfer to another district unless he/she completes five years continuous service from the date of commencement of service in the former district. Even if, transfer is allowed after five years, it will be subject to the orders contained in G.O(MS) No. 4/61/PD, dated 02.1.1961. Candidates already in Government service, holding the post in any one District are restricted from applying for the same post in another district. But they can apply for higher posts when notified. iii) Candidates included in the Ranked List for district wise selection will be advised for appointment against the Head Quarters vacancies also. As per the provision in G.O (MS) No. 154/71/PD dated 27/05/1971, appointment against the Headquarters vacancies will be started from Thiruvananthapuram district. Separate option need not be given for this. The conditions laid down in G.O (P) 27/13/PD dated 28.09.2013 shall be applicable to the candidates thus appointed. iv) Applications should only be sent to the particular District in response to this notification. If applications are sent 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 application for the post to the district office concerned, where the vacancy is existing and should note the name of that district against the relevant column of the online application.
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