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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Overseer /Draftsman (Mechanical)Gr III / Tracer in Irrigation Department. Category No: 553/2025. Vacancies: Anticipated Vacancies. Scale of Pay: ₹ 26,500 – 60,700/-. Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment. Applications must be submitted online on or before 14-01-2026 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

18-36. Only candidates born between 02/01/1989 and 01/01/2007 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for the post. Usual age relaxation will be given to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward communities. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • A Pass in S S L C or its equivalent qualification and must possess any of the qualifications mentioned below. Technical Qualifications: • SMT (Sri Moolam Technical) Institute Oversees Course (Mechanical) Two year Course. • Draftsman course (Mechanical) of the College of Engineering Guindy. • Pass in the following subjects under KGTE or MGTE or any other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto: a) Applied Mechanics (Higher), b) Machine Drawing (Higher), c) Heat Engine (Higher), d) Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering (Higher), e) Practical Plane and Solid Geometry (Lower) or Geometrical Drawing (Lower), f) Mensuration (Lower). • Certificate Course in Mechanical Engineering (2 year course) of the College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram. • Industrial Training Institute Diploma/Certificate in the trade of Draftsman (Mechanical) issued by the Government after completion of 2 years course or its equivalent. • Kerala Government Certificate Examination in Mechanical Engineering (2 Year Course) OR A Pass in the following subjects under Kerala Government Technical Education /Madras Government Technical Education Higher or Lower: 1. Machine Drawing, 2. Geometrical Drawing or Practical Plane and Solid Geometry, 3. Applied Mechanics. • Junior Technical School Leaving Certificate. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10 a (ii) of part II of KS&SSR is applicable. Qualifications recognized by executive orders or standing orders of Government as equivalent shall be produced as and when required.
General conditions from the notification
Candidates are required to acquaint themselves with the general conditions given in Part II of the Gazette Notification. Applications not submitted in accordance with terms and conditions are liable to be rejected. Rule 22 of the Kerala Rules of Procedure applies for bogus claims.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 553/2025. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published15 Dec 2025(done)
  2. Last date to apply14 Jan 2026(done)
  3. Exam10 Nov 2026(next)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet

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