5 Method of appointment : Direct Recruitment

6 Age limit : 20 -35. Only candidates born between 02.01.1984 and 01.01.1999 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post with usual relaxation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Communities.

(For other conditions regarding age relaxation please see para 2 of the General Conditions)

(a) Essential Qualification

Post Graduate Degree in Psychology with not less than 50% marks from a recognised university.

(b)

Preferential Qualification

(1)

M.Phil Degree in Psychology from a recognised university.

(2)

Two years experience in Experimental Psychology/ Psychological Process from a recognised institution.

NOTE (i)Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II KS&SSR is applicable.

(ii) candidates who claim equivalent qualification instead of qualification mentioned in the notification shall produce the relevant Government Order to prove the equivalency at the time of verification,then only such qualification shall be treated as equivalent to the prescribed qualification concerned.

(iii)In the case of difference in original 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 must be certified to possess the visual standards specified below with/without glass by a Medical Officer of or above the rank of an Assistant Surgeon.

Right Eye Left Eye

1. Distant Vision 6/6 (Snellen) 6/6 (Snellen)
   
   
2. Near Vision 0.5 (Snellen) 0.5 (Snellen)
   
   

Note:-Each eye must have a full field of vision and colour blindness will be a disqualification. Candidates shall produce a medical certificate (Original) at the time of verification certifying the visual standards specified above (including the field of vision and colour blindness) obtained from a Medical Officer of or above the rank of an Assistant Surgeon . Form of Medical Certificate is given below.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

I have this day medically examined Shri/Smt. ..(Address) and found that he/she has no defect of vision which would render him/her unsuitable for the post of Scientific Assistant. His/her standards of vision are as follows :

Standards of Vision

(Eye Sight with / without glasses)

Right Eye Left Eye

1. Distant Vision . Snellen .. Snellen
   
   
2. Near Vision . Snellen .. Snellen
   
   
1. Field of Vision
   
   
2. (Specify whether field of vision is full or not. Entries such as Normal, Good etc. are inappropriate here)
3. Colour blindness.
   
   
4. Squint .
   
   
5. Any morbid condition of the eyes or lids of either eye ..
   
   

Place: Signature Date : Name, Designation of the Medical Officer (Seal)

Note:- Details regarding standards of vision should be clearly stated in the certificate as given above. Vague statements such as vision Normal, Average, etc . will not be accepted. Specification for each eye should be stated separately against each item. If the specifications are not as indicated above, the Officer issuing the certificate should notify 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.

Training:

1. Any persons appointed to the post by Direct Recruitment shall undergo 6 months training in all branches of Forensic Science in the Forensic Science Laboratory. Any person appointed to a post of Scientific Assistant (Polygraph) by direct recruitment shall also undergo a training in that/ those discipline(s) of Forensic Science which will be dealt with in the division(s) of Forensic Science Laboratory to which he/she will be appointed/ transferred in a Forensic Science Laboratory or in the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science (NICFS), Government of India, New Delhi or similar institution to be decided by the Government on the advice of the Director General of Police for a minimum period of six months or for such period/periods is required to complete the course/courses of training in the institution/institutions to which he/she is deputed.

A Trainee will be entitled to the following benefits during the period of training.

a.

A person appointed by direct recruitment will be eligible to draw an amount equal to the minimum of the scale of pay of the post and the usual allowances. He will be eligible for Travelling Allowances for to and fro journeys and journeys incidental to the training at the rates admissible to the officers drawing pay at the minimum of the scale of pay of the post under Kerala Service Rules.

b.

Any other allowances like Compensatory Allowances, Warm Clothing Allowances etc. which Government may by General or Special Orders, sanction to officers deputed for travelling

c.

The period of training and transit will be inservice and treated as duty under Rule 12(7)

(iii) Part I Kerala Service Rules.

Test: Every person appointed to this post shall within the period of probation, pass the Account Test for Executive Officers or Account Test (Lower) if he has not already passed the test.

Probation: Every person appointed to the post shall on completion of the training, be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.

Bond: Every person appointed to the post shall execute a Bond in such form as may be prescribed by the Government to serve the State Government for a minimum period of 5 years, after completion of training, failing which he will be liable to pay a sum of rupees Twenty Five Thousand only as Liquidated damages to the Government in addition to the actual cost of training assessed by the Accountant General (A & E) , Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

Candidates who claim qualification (b) (2) should obtain experience Certificate in the following format and should enter details in their profile regarding experience (certificate number, date, name of post, period, issuing authority, name of institution etc.) and upload scanned image of the same before submitting application. Candidates should produce the Certificate before the Commission as and when asked for the same.

FORM OF EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE

Name of firm (Company/ Corporation/ Govt : Department/Co-operative institutions etc)

Registration Number : (SS I Registration or any other Registration Number) with date of registration

Authority issued Registration :

CERTIFICATE OF EXPERIENCE

Issued to..................................................................................... (here enter the name and address) This is to certify that the above mentioned person has worked /has been working in this Institution as ..................................................................(here enter the name of post holding or held] as Regular worker/ Temporary worker /Apprentice /Trainee /Casual Labourer (Strike off whichever is not applicable) on Rs.............per day/ per mensem for a period of.......... years............ months.............days from ...........................to ................

Signature Place: Date: Name and Designation of the Issuing ( Office Seal) Authority with Name of the

Institution

CERTIFICATE

Certified that Sri/Smt....................................... mentioned in the above Experience Certificate has actually worked/is working as .................................(Specify the nature of employment) in the above Institution during the period mentioned therein as per the entry in the above register maintained by the employer as per the provision of ...........................................Act

(Name of the Act/ Rules to be specified).
the...............	I am the authorised person to inspect the Registers kept by the employer as ....................................................................provision of the Act/Rules of ....................State/ Central Act.	per the
Place :	Signature with date
Date :	(Office Seal) Name of Attesting Officer with Designation and Name of Office who is the notified Enforcement
Note :( 1	Officer as per the Act/ Rules) Please specify the post held or nature of assignment,Casual Labourer , Paid/ Unpaid Apprentice/Regular worker or Temporary Worker

(2) All Experience certificates shall be duly certified by the concerned Controlling Officer / Head of Office of the Government. The genuineness of the Certificate shall be subjected to verification and legal action will be taken against those who issue and produce bogus Certificate.

(3)The experience,qualification prescribed for appointment shall be acquired after obtaining the basic essential post graduate qualification.

8. Mode of submitting applications :

a) 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 on 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 apply 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 be 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 correctness of the information on their profile. 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 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.

b) If a Written/OMR/Online Test is conducted as 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.

c) If Written /OMR/Online Test is conducted as part of this selection candidates shall submit a confirmation on writing the examination through their One Time Registration profiles . Such candidates alone can generate and download the Admission Tickets in the last 15 days till the date of Test.The applications of candidates who do not submit confirmation within the stipulated period will be rejected absolutely . The periods regarding the submission of confirmation and the availability of Admission Tickets will be published in the Examination Calendar itself. Information in this regard will be given to the candidates in their respective profiles and in the mobile phone number registered in it.

d)Candidates who have AADHAAR card should add AADHAAR card as ID Proof in their profile.

1. Last date for receipt of applications :- 15/05/2019 Wednesday up to 12 midnight.
   
   
2. Name of Website to which applications are to be submitted : ' www.keralapsc.gov.in '
   
   

(For details including Photo, ID card etc, see the General Conditions in Part II of this notification)

SAJU GEORGE SECRETARY KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION