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Category No: 569/2025Notification No: 569/2025

Boat Driver

Applications are invited online only from qualified candidates for appointment in the under mentioned post in Kerala Government Service. Application must be submitted online through the Official website of the Commission after 'One Time Registration'. Candidates who have already registered can apply through their profile.

Notification Details & Specifications

Category No
569/2025
Official PDF Document
Gazette Date
2025-12-15
Last Date
2026-01-13
Department
Various
Name of Post
Boat Driver
Scale of pay
₹ 25,100 – 57,900/-
Number of vacancies
District wise Ernakulam 01 (One)
Method of appointment
Direct Recruitment.
Age Limit
18 - 37 Only candidates born between 02.01.1988 and 01.01.2007 (both dates included) only are eligible to apply for this post. Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for usual age relaxation. Note :- For concessions allowed in upper age limit, subject to the condition that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years of age. Please see para 2 of general condition under Part II of this notification.
Qualifications
(i) Literacy in Mother Tongue. (ii) Boat Drivers competency certificate granted under the Travancore - Cochin or Madras Canal Rules. (iii) Three years experience as Boat Driver. Desirable : Pass in III form or equivalent qualification Note : i) Rule 10 (a)(ii) of Part II of KS & SSR is applicable. ii) 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 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.
Notes
(i) A Ranked List will be prepared for Ernakulam district in pursuance of this notification. The Ranked List 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 the aforesaid vacancy and also against the vacancies, if any, reported during the currency of the list. (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 prepared is not eligible for transfer to another district unless he/she completes five years continuous service in the former district, even if transfer is allowed after five years, it will be subject to the rules in G.O. (MS)No.36/91,P&ARD dated 02/12/1991. Candidates already in Government service holding this post in any one district are prohibited from applying again for this post, but they can apply to higher posts when notified. (iii) Candidates should submit the application for this post to the above district, where the vacancy is existing and should note the name of the concerned district against the relevant column in the online application. (iv) 4% of the total vacancies reported for the above post shall be reserved for eligible Differently Abled candidates with disabilities as specified vide G.O.(P) No. 13/2024/SJD dated 17.10.2024.
Examination StageMatched by Cat No: 569/2025

Examination Schedule & Details

šŸ“…Date: 19-08-2026Cat No: 569/2025Mode: Online
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Kerala PSC Exam - Online (M/T/K)

Post: BOAT DRIVER - DIRECT RECRUITMENT | Department: VARIOUS Examination Details: • Category Number: 569/2025 • Scheduled Exam Date: 19-08-2026 • Exam Time: 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM • Mode of Exam: Online • Medium of Question Paper: M/T/K • Admission Tickets (Hall Ticket) Availability: 05-08-2026 • Candidate Information / Instructions: 36 • Source Timetable PDF: http://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2026-08/modified_exam_pgm_august___version_4.pdf

Exam Date19-08-2026
Exam Timing08:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hall Ticket / Admit CardFrom 05-08-2026
Medium of ExamM/T/K
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Boat Driver - Malayalam/Tamil (QP: 144/2026/OL) [569/2025,636/2025]

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