Category No: 501/2017

Applications are invited from qualified Women candidates for selection to the following post. Application shall be submitted online only on the official website of the Kerala Public Service Commission after 'ONE TIME REGISTRATION'. Candidates who have already registered can apply through their profile. Candidates who have Aadhar Card should add the same as ID Proof in their profile

1. Department : Excise
   
   
2. Name of post : Women Civil Excise Officer
   
   

Male candidates and Differently abled candidates are not eligible to apply for this post.

1. Scale of pay : O 20,000 45800/
   
   
   1. Number of vacancies : District wise
      
      
      1. Thiruvananthapuram
         
         
      2. Kollam
         
         
      3. Pathanamthitta
         
         
      4. Alappuzha
         
         
      5. Kottayam
         
         
      6. Idukki
         
         
      7. Ernakulam
         
         

Anticipated Vacancies

Thrissur

Palakkad

Malappuram

Kozhikode

Wayanad

Kannur

Kasargod

Note:

(i) The name, educational qualification and age for this post is notified as per

G.O (P)No. 113/08/TD (SRO No. 587/2008) dated 04/06/2008 G.O.(P)

No.264/10/TD dated 10.11.2010 (SRO No.1025/10) and G.O.(P) No.178/2015/TD dated 03.10.2015 (SRO No.669/15)

(ii) Candidates are prohibited from applying to more than one District in response to the notification.

(iii) Separate Ranked Lists will be prepared for each District in pursuance of this notification. The Ranked list thus prepared and published by the Commission, shall cease to be in force after one year from the date of finalization of the Ranked List (as per notification AV(2) 2376/14/GW dated 04.04.2016. Extra Ordinary Gazette dated 15.04.2016). Candidates will be advised from the said list against the vacancies that may be reported to the Commission in writing during the period of currency of the Ranked List.

(iv) The selection in pursuance of the 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 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 rules in G.O (Ms)No.4/61/PD, dated 02.01.1961.

Candidates already in Government service holding this post in any District are prohibited from applying again for this post, but they can apply to higher posts when notified.

(v)

NCC Cadets having `A' `B' & `C' Certificates will be given weightage marks at the rate of 2%, 3% and 5% respectively (as per G O(Ms) No.112/2007/H.Edn dated 21.08.2007).

(vi)

Women Civil Excise Officer shall not be appointed in the substantive post till the successful completion of basic training for a period of not less than six months, subject to the minimum of 180 working days as may be decided by the Commissioner of Excise. Persons undergoing basic training shall be paid stipend as may be fixed by the Government from time to time. All the persons who did not undergo basic training will be placed under orders of training within a period of two years and those who did not successfully complete the basic training shall not be considered for future promotion.

5. Method of appointment : Direct Recruitment

6. Age : 19-31. Candidates born between 2.1.1986 and 1.1.1998 (Both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post.

Note:

(i)

Candidates belongings to other backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for age relaxation as per the conditions mentioned in Para 2(i) of the General Condition of this notification.

(ii)

For concessions allowed in upper age limit, subject to the condition that the maximum age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years, please see para (2) of the General Conditions under Part II of this Notification.

7. Qualifications:

1. Educational: Must have passed the Plus Two examination or its equivalent.

[Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II KS & SSR is applicable.]

2. (i) Physical: The minimum height shall be 152 cms, and in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, the minimum height shall be 150 cms.

(ii) Endurance Test: All candidates shall successfully complete an endurance test of running 2 kilometers race within 15 minutes.

(iii) Physical Efficiency Test: Must qualify in any five events out of eight events specified below of the National Physical Efficiency Test (One Star

Standard Test)

Sl. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Events

100 Meters Run High Jump Long Jump Putting the Shot (4 kgs) 200 Meter runs Throwing the throw ball

Shuttle Race (4x25 meter)

Skipping (One Minute) : : : : : : : :

One Star Standards

17 Seconds

1.06 Meters

1. Meters
   
   
2. Meters 36 Seconds 14 Meters 26 Seconds 80 times
   
   

The Physical measurement of candidates will be taken at the time of physical efficiency test or endurance test and those who do not possess the prescribed physical measurement will not be admitted for the physical efficiency test or endurance test. If accidents or injuries happen to a candidate while participating in the Physical Efficiency Test or Endurance Test, and as a result she could not complete the events on the same day, she will not be given further chance to participate in the test.

(iv)

Physique and Eye Sight:

(i)

Must be certified by a Medical Officer not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon/Junior consultant as to her physical fitness and capacity for active outdoor work. The Medical Certificate has to be produced as and when called for.

(ii)

Must be certified to possess the visual standards specified below without glasses.

Vision Right Eye Left Eye

a) Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen 6/6 Snellen

b) Near Vision 0.5 Snellen 0.5 Snellen

Note:

(i)

Each eye must have full field of vision, Colour blindness, squint or any other morbid condition of the eyes or lids of either eye will be deemed to be a disqualification.

(ii)

Must be free from apparent physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein, bow legs, deformed hands and limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing.

(iii) Medical Certificate from a Medical Officer not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon/Junior Consultant in Government service should be produced at the time of Physical Efficiency Test/Endurance Test and should be uploaded in their Profile at the time of Certificate Verification. A format of Medical Certificate is given below.

FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

I have this day medically examined Smt....................................................... (Name & address) and found that she has no disease or infirmity, which would render her unsuitable for Government Service. She is free from physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein, bow legs, deformed hands and limbs, irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing.

Her age according to her own statement is ................................... and by

appearance is .......................... and her standards of vision is as follows.

Standards of Vision

(without glasses)

Right Eye Left Eye

(i)

Distant Vision ..........Snellen ......... Snellen

(ii)

Near Vision ..........Snellen ......... Snellen

(iii) Field of Vision .....................

(Specify whether field of vision is full or not. Entries such as Normal, Good etc. are inappropriate here)

(iv)

Colour Blindness ................................

(v)

Squint ................................

(vi)

Any morbid condition of the eyes or lids of either eye

She is physically fit for the post of Woman Civil Excise Officer in the Excise Department.

Place: Signature Date : Name and Designation of the Medical Officer

(Office Seal)

Note: Details regarding standards of vision should be clearly stated in the Certificate as given above and vague statement such as Vision Normal/good will not be accepted. Specification for each eye should be stated separately. If the specification are not as indicated above, the officer issuing the Certificate should certify whether the candidate has got better standards of vision or worse standards of vision as the case may be, otherwise the Certificate will not be accepted.

8. Mode of submitting application:-

Candidates must register as per ONE TIME REGISTRATION with the official Website of Kerala Public Service Commission viz., www.keralapsc.gov.in before applying for the post. Candidates who have registered can apply by logging on to their profile using User-ID and password. Candidates must click the Apply Now button of the respective posts in the Notification Link to apply for a post. The Photograph uploaded should be taken on or after 31/12/2010. Name of the candidate and the date of taking photograph should be printed at the bottom portion. The photograph once uploaded meeting all the requirements shall valid for 10 years from the date of uploading. There is no change in other instructions regarding the uploading of photographs. No application fee is required. Candidates shall take a printout of the application by clicking the link Applications in their profile. Candidates are responsible for the correctness of their personal information and the secrecy of password. Before the final submission of the application, candidates must ensure the correctness of the information they have entered. They must quote the User-ID for further communication with the Commission. Application submitted is provisional and cannot be deleted or altered after submission. The application will be summarily rejected for noncompliance with the notification, if found in due course of processing. Documents to prove qualification, Experience, Community, age etc have to be produced as and when called for.

9. Last date for receipt of applications : 03-01 2018 Wednesday upto 12 Midnight.

10. TENTATIVE SEHEDULE OF EXAM

(i)	Date of Test:		24.02.2018
(ii) Physical		measurement,	July 2018
endurance test

(iii) Physical efficiency test September 2018

11. If Written Test/OMR Test is conducted as a part of the selection Admission Tickets for eligible candidates will be made available in their Profile for One Time Registration and the date of downloading will be included in the Examination Calender. Candidates can download Admission Ticket for 15 days from this date. Candidates who have downloaded the Admission Ticket will alone be permitted to attend the examination.

(For details, please see the General Conditions given as Part II of this Notification)

SAJU GEORGE, SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.