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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in Prisons. Category No: 531/2021. Vacancies: Hindu Nadar - 01 (One). Scale of Pay: 20,000 – 45,800/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (Statewide) - Only from candidates belonging to Hindu Nadar reservation community.. Applications must be submitted online on or before 22-12-2021 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

18-39. Candidates must be born between 02.01.1982 and 01.01.2003 (both dates included). Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or its equivalent examination. Physical Standards: 1. Height: Minimum 165 cm. Chest: Minimum 81.3 cm with minimum 5 cm expansion. 2. Vision: Must be without glasses with standards: Distant Vision (Right/Left) - 6/6 Selan, Near Vision (Right/Left) - 0.5 Selan. Colour blindness, squint, morbid conditions of eyes are disqualifications. 3. Physical Efficiency Test: Must qualify in at least 5 out of 8 items of the National Physical Efficiency Test (One Star standard). Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS&SSR Part II Rule 10(a)(ii) is applicable.

Method of appointment

Direct Recruitment (Statewide) - Only from candidates belonging to Hindu Nadar reservation community.
General conditions from the notification
Subject to Part II of KS&SSR, probation rules, in-service training, and passing Kerala Jail Subordinate Officers Test.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 531/2021. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Nov 2021(done)
  2. Last date to apply22 Dec 2021(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet

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