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Category No: 387/2016Notification No: 387/2016

Assistant Prison Officer (Male) — Assistant Prison Officer (Male) - Jail (Cat No. 387/2016)

Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Assistant Prison Officer (Male) in Jail. Category No: 387/2016. Vacancies: Unit wise: Thrissur Unit-OX-1 (One) (This Unit includes Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur Districts). Scale of Pay: 20,000 – 45800/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (Only from candidates belonging to OX community). Applications must be submitted online on or before 14-12-2016 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Notification Details & Specifications

Category No
387/2016
Official PDF Document
Gazette Date
11-11-2016
Last Date
2016-12-14
Department
Jail
Name of Post
Assistant Prison Officer (Male)
Scale of pay
20,000 – 45800/-
Number of vacancies
Unit wise: Thrissur Unit-OX-1 (One) (This Unit includes Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur Districts)
Method of appointment
Direct Recruitment (Only from candidates belonging to OX community)
Age Limit
18-39. Candidates born between 2.1.1977 and 1.1.1998 (both dates included) are eligible. Relaxation for OX candidates converted to Christianity from SC communities: born between 02.01.1975 and 01.01.1998 (both dates included). Maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years.
Qualifications
Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or its equivalent examination. Experience Required: None Physical Standards: Must have at least 165 cm height; 81.3 cms round the chest on full exhalation with at least 5 cms expansion; Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen for both eyes; Near Vision 0.5 Snellen for both eyes; Must be free from apparent physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing; Must qualify in any five events out of eight events of the National Physical Efficiency Test (One Star Standard Test). Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10 (a) (ii) of KS & SSR Part II is applicable.
Notes
Selection is on a unit basis. Candidates advised for appointment in one unit are not eligible for transfer to another unit unless they complete five years of continuous service. Candidates already in Government service holding this post in any one unit are prohibited from applying again. Differently abled candidates and women are not eligible.
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