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Kerala PSC has invited applications for Police Constable (Band/Bugler/Drummer) in Police (Band Unit) (Category No. 596/2022). Vacancies: Statewide - 267 (Two Hundred and Sixty Seven); pay scale: ₹ 31100 - 66800/-; method of appointment: Direct Recruitment. Apply online through Kerala PSC One Time Registration by 01-02-2023.

Age limit

18-26. Candidates born between 02.01.1996 and 01.01.2004 (both dates included) only are eligible to apply for this post. Upper age limit relaxed up to 29 years for OBC, 31 years for SC/ST, 41 years for Ex-servicemen, and up to 5 years for those with horse riding experience in Indian Armed Forces/Central Armed Police Forces/National Police Academy or Mounted Police Units of other States. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Must have passed Higher Secondary Examination or its equivalent. Technical Qualifications: • Must have minimum one year experience in playing Band, Bugle, Drum and allied musical instruments of Police Band Unit from a Firm/Institution/Band Troop having registration under State/Central Government. • Must pass a proficiency test on the respective subjects (Practical Test conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission). Experience Required: Minimum one year experience in playing Band, Bugle, Drum and allied musical instruments of Police Band Unit from a Firm/Institution/Band Troop having registration under State/Central Government (acquired after obtaining academic/basic qualifications, countersigned by an authorized officer of State/Central Government). Physical Standards: Height: Minimum 168 cm (161 cm for SC/ST candidates). Chest: Minimum 81 cm with a minimum expansion of 5 cm (76 cm with 5 cm expansion for SC/ST). Physical Efficiency Test: Must qualify in any 5 events out of 8 items of national physical efficiency one star standard test (100 Meters Run, High Jump, Long Jump, Putting the Shot, Throwing the cricket ball, Rope climbing, Pull ups/Chinning, 1500 meters run). 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. Eye sight: Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen, Near Vision 0.5 Snellen without glasses; full field of vision; color blindness, squint, or morbid conditions are disqualifications. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10 (a) (ii) of Part II of the KS&SSR is applicable. Government Orders regarding equivalent/higher qualifications shall be produced when called for.

Vacancies

Statewide - 267 (Two Hundred and Sixty Seven)
General conditions from the notification
Applications submitted contradictory to the General Conditions given in Part II of the Gazette Notification will be rejected. Rules relating to reservation of appointment (Rules 14-17 of Part II KS&SSR, 1958) apply.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 596/2022. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Dec 2022(done)
  2. Last date to apply1 Feb 2023(done)
  3. Exam8 Jul 2023(done)
  4. Rank list4 Jun 2025(done)

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