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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in Prisons. Category No: 173/2021 – 175/2021. Vacancies: Statewide (173/2021: 03, 174/2021: 4, 175/2021: 5). Scale of Pay: ₹ 20,000-45,800/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (State wide) From candidates belonging to SCCC, LC/AI & SC communities only. Applications must be submitted online on or before 02-06-2021 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

1) 18-39. Candidates born between 2.1.1982 and 1.1.2003 are eligible to apply for this post (Both dates included). 2) For SC 18-41 Candidates born between 02.01.1980 and 01.01.2003 are eligible to apply for this post (Both dates included). Note: Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste Converted to Christian Community, who have converted to Christianity from SC after attaining 18 years and children of such parents i.e. candidates born between 02.01.1980 and 01.01.2003 are eligible to apply for this post (Both dates included) and their age limit is 18-41. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or its equivalent qualification Physical Standards: Must have at least 165 cm height and minimum 81.3 cms round the chest on full exhalation with a chest expansion of 5 cms (Height of 160 cm sufficient for SC candidates). Vision: Distant Vision Right Eye 6/6 Snellen, Left Eye 6/6 Snellen; Near Vision Right Eye 0.5 Snellen, Left Eye 0.5 Snellen. 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. Must qualify in any five events out of the eight events of the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard Test. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II of the KS & SSR is applicable

Vacancies

Statewide (173/2021: 03, 174/2021: 4, 175/2021: 5)

Method of appointment

Direct Recruitment (State wide) From candidates belonging to SCCC, LC/AI & SC communities only
General conditions from the notification
Part II KS&SSR, probation period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years, in-service training, pass Kerala Jail subordinate officers test, statewise seniority.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 173/2021 – 175/2021. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Apr 2021(done)
  2. Last date to apply2 Jun 2021(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet

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