NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited online only by 'One Time Registration' from qualified candidates for the under mentioned post. Candidates shall apply only through the online facility provided in the website of Kerala Public Service Commission.

1. Department : Soil Survey and Soil Conservation
   
   
2. Name of post : Tracer
   
   
3. Scale of pay : ` 19,000-43600/
   
   
4. Number of vacancies : District wise
   
   

Thiruvananthapuram Alappuzha Kottayam Idukki

1 (One) each Palakkad Malappuram Kannur

Note:-(i) Candidates shall apply online only by One Time Registration to

www.keralapsc.gov.in

(ii) The above vacancies are now in existence. The Ranked Lists will be prepared for the above districts 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 and a maximum period of three years provided the said lists will continue to be in force till a new list is published for the post after the expiry of the minimum period of one year or till the expiry of 3 years whichever is earlier. Candidates will be advised for appontment against the aforesaid vacancy and also against the vacancies, if any reported during the currency of the list.

(iii) 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 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 2.1.1961. Candidates already in Government Service holding the same post in any one district are prohibited from applying again for this post, but they can apply to higher posts when

notified.

(iv)

Candidates should submit the application for this post to the above districts, where the vacancy is existing and should note the name of the concerned District against the relevant column of the online application.

(v)

3% vacancies for the post shall be reserved for Eligible Differently abled candidates (Hearing Impairment) vide GO (P) No.1/13/SJD dated 03.01.2013.

5. Method of appointment	: Direct Recruitment .
6. Age Limit	: 18-36. Candidates should have been born between 02.01.1982 and 01.01.2000 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for the post. Usual age relaxation will be given to SC/ST & Other backward Communities.

Note:-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) Pass in S.S.L.C or equivalent. AND

2) Any one of the following qualifications. a) Draftsman Course (Mechanical) Diploma of ITC (MTI) Thrissur. b) Drawing Group Certificate (KGTE or MGTE) c) Second Grade Certificate secured by Draftsman (Civil or Mechanical)

Trainees under TT scheme, college of Engineering or under ITC, conducted by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India, after a course of 18 months.

d) A pass in Building Drawing and Estimating (Lower) KGTE/MGTE and any two of the Civil Engineering subjects under KGTE/MGTE e) ITI Certificate in Draftsman Trade (Civil or Mechanical) or in survey Trade f) Diploma in Agricultural and Rural Engineering awarded by the Kerala Agricultural University. Note: Rule 10 a (ii) of Part II KS&SSR will be applicable for this post. Mode of submitting Applications :

Candidates must register as per ONE TIME REGISTRATION with the Official Website of Kerala Public Service Commission 'www.keralapsc.gov.in ' before applying for the post. Candidates who have registered can apply by logging in to their profile using their User-ID and password. Candidates must click on the 'Apply Now' button of the respective posts in the Notification Link to applying for a post. The photograph uploaded should be one taken 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 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 Registration Card in their profile. Candidates are responsible for the correctness of the personal information and secrecy of password. Before the final submission of the application on the profile, candidates must ensure the correctness of the information on their profile. They must quote their 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 if noncompliance with the notification is found in due course of processing. Documents to prove Qualification, experience, Community, age etc. have to be produced as and when called for. Candidates who have AADHAAR Card should add AADHAAR Card as Identification Certificate proof in their profile.

1. Last date of receipt of applications :24/10/2018 Wednesday upto 12 midnight.
   
   
2. Address to which applications are to be sent : www.keralapsc.gov.in
   
   
3. If a Written Test/OMR/Online Test is conducted as a part of this selection, Admission Ticket 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 Calendar. 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 including photos, ID card etc, please see the General conditions given below as Part II of this Notification).

SAJU GEORGE SECRETARY KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION