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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in Prisons. Category No: 456/2016. Vacancies: Unit wise: Thiruvananthapuram Unit (Anticipated), Thrissur Unit (Anticipated), Kannur Unit (Anticipated). Scale of Pay: 20,000-45,800/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (Unit wise). Applications must be submitted online on or before 01-02-2017 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

18-36. Candidates born between 02.01.1980 and 01.01.1998 (both dates included) are eligible. Usual age relaxation for OBC and SC/ST candidates applies, subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or its equivalent qualification Experience Required: None Physical Standards: Height: Minimum 165 cm (160 cm for SC/ST). Chest: Minimum 81.3 cm on full exhalation with a minimum expansion of 5 cm (applicable to SC/ST). Vision: Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen for both eyes, Near Vision 0.5 Snellen for both eyes. Must have full field of vision. No colour blindness, squint, or morbid conditions. Must be free from physical defects like knock knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs, irregular/protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing. Must qualify in any five events out of eight in 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

Unit wise: Thiruvananthapuram Unit (Anticipated), Thrissur Unit (Anticipated), Kannur Unit (Anticipated)
General conditions from the notification
Candidates are prohibited from applying to more than one unit. Differently abled and female candidates are not eligible. Probation period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years. Must pass Kerala Jail Subordinate officers test during probation. Selection is subject to G.O.(P) No. 89/2014/Home and G.O.(P) No. 266/2010/Home.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 456/2016. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Dec 2016(done)
  2. Last date to apply1 Feb 2017(done)
  3. Exam27 Oct 2018(done)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet(next)

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