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Category No: 468/2024Notification No: 468/2024

Junior Geophysicist

Applications are invited Online only through One Time Registration from qualified candidates for appointment in the under mentioned post in Kerala Government Service.

Notification Details & Specifications

Category No
468/2024
Official PDF Document
Gazette Date
16.12.2024
Last Date
2025-01-14
Department
Ground Water Department
Name of Post
Junior Geophysicist
Scale of pay
₹ 51,400 – 1,10,300 /-
Number of vacancies
2 (Two)
Method of appointment
Direct Recruitment
Age Limit
18-36; [Only candidates born between 02.01.1989 and 01.01.2007 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post with usual relaxation to Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates. (For other conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Part II, Para 2 of the General Conditions of the Gazette notification.)
Qualifications
1.Masters degree in Geophysics with not less than 50% marks. In the absence of candidates with the above qualification, Masters Degree in any branch of Physics with not less than 50 % marks and 2. In the absence of candidates possessing the above qualification, Masters Degree in Physics in any branch other than Geophysics with not less than 50% marks shall be considered subject to the condition that they shall undergo training in Geo physical investigations or logging techniques, Ground Water Prospecting in any Government Organisation.
Notes
Note I: The above vacancies are now in existance. 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. Candidates will also be advised from the said list against the vacancies that may be reported to the Commission during the period of the currency of the list. (a)Rule 10(a) ii of Part II of KS & SSR is applicable. (b) 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. Probation: 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 duty within a continuous period of three years, during which the candidates selected shall pass departmental test for declaring probation. Special Instructions to Candidates: In the case of difference in Caste/Community claimed in the application and that entered in SSLC book, the candidate shall produce a Gazette Notification in this regard, along with Non Creamy Layer Certificate/Community Certificate at the time of certificate verification. 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.
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Official Kerala Public Service Commission OMR Exam Question Paper & Answer Key. • Name of Post: JUNIOR GEOPHYSICIST (Ground Water) • Department / Institution: JUNIOR GEOPHYSICIST (Ground Water) • Category Number: 468/2024 • Date of Test: 24-Oct-2025 • Answer Key: Provisional Answer Key Question Paper PDF: https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-10/134-2025-A.pdf Answer Key PDF: https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-10/Answer%20%20Key%20134-2025.pdf

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