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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Beat Forest Officer in Forest. Category No: 02/2016 to 04/2016. Vacancies: District-wise (Anticipated Vacancies). Scale of Pay: Rs.10480-18300/-. Method of Appointment: Recruitment by transfer. Applications must be submitted online on or before 09-03-2016 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

Must not have completed 40 years of age on 01.01.2016. Usual relaxation of age limit for SC/ST and OBC candidates as per rule 10(c) of Part II of KS&SSR, 1958. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in Plus Two Examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala or equivalent examination recognised by Government of India or Government of Kerala. • Basic academic qualification shall be SSLC or equivalent examination in the case of applicants who were in service before 30.08.2010. Experience Required: Must be an approved probationer in the Kerala Forest Department (specific categories mentioned for each category number). Physical Standards: Male: Height minimum 168 cm (160 cm for SC/ST), Chest minimum 81 cm with 5 cm expansion (5 cm expansion applicable for SC/ST). Female: Height minimum 157 cm (150 cm for SC/ST). Must pass Physical Efficiency Test and Endurance Test (2 km run). Must possess specified medical standards including perfect hearing and vision (6/6 Snellen distant vision, 0.5 Snellen near vision without glass). Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) of KS & SSR is applicable.
General conditions from the notification
Selection on district-wise basis. Candidates prohibited from applying to more than one district. Separate ranked lists for each district. Probation period of 2 years on duty within a continuous service of 3 years. Training for one year in forest training schools required.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 02/2016 to 04/2016. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published5 Feb 2016(done)
  2. Last date to apply9 Mar 2016(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet

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