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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in Prisons. Category No: 600/2021. Vacancies: Statewide - 30 (Thirty). Scale of Pay: 20,000-45,800/-(PR). Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (State wide). Applications must be submitted online on or before 19-01-2022 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

18-36, Candidates born between 2.1.1985 and 1.1.2003 (both dates included). Age relaxation applicable for SC/ST and OBC candidates as per General Conditions. 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: Must have at least 165 cm height (160 cm for SC/ST), minimum 81.3 cm chest on full exhalation with 5 cm expansion. Must possess specific visual standards (Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen, Near Vision 0.5 Snellen for both eyes) without glasses. 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.
General conditions from the notification
Candidates must be on probation for two years on duty within a continuous period of three years. Must pass Kerala Jail Subordinate Officers test during probation. Differently abled and female candidates are not eligible. Confirmation for examination is mandatory for those who apply.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 600/2021. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published15 Dec 2021(done)
  2. Last date to apply19 Jan 2022(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet

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