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Applications closedCat. No. 246/2016

Driver -Cum- Office Attendant (HDV) [Special Recruitment for ST only]

Various (Except NCC, Sainik Welfare, Police, Excise, Tourism, Forest and Transport)

Last date to apply
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
Applications closed
Vacancies
See below
Scale of pay
9190 – 15780/- (PR)
Category No.
246/2016
Notification date
30 Aug 2016
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Source: Kerala PSC (keralapsc.gov.in) · official document· Last updated 30 Sept 2026· How we check content

Who can apply

Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Driver -Cum- Office Attendant (HDV) [Special Recruitment for ST only] in Various (Except NCC, Sainik Welfare, Police, Excise, Tourism, Forest and Transport). Category No: 246/2016. Vacancies: Districtwise - Thiruvananthapuram - (ST -1). Scale of Pay: 9190 – 15780/- (PR). Method of Appointment: Direct Recruitment (Special Recruitment from among Scheduled Tribe only). Applications must be submitted online on or before 05-10-2016 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

Age limit

18 - 44 i.e. only candidates born between 02.01.1972 and 01.01.1998 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post. In the absence of qualified candidates within the age limit the upper age limit shall be relaxed upto 50 years. But in no case the maximum age limit shall exceed 50 (fifty) years. Check your age for this post with your date of birth and category

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • A pass in Standard VII/III Forum. Technical Qualifications: • Must possess Driver's Badge and valid Driving Licence of 3 (three) years standing to drive Heavy goods/ Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles. • Proficiency in driving Heavy goods/Passenger Motor Vehicles which is to be proved in a practical test including "H Test" & Road Test conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission during the course of selection. Only those who have passed "H Test" are eligible for "Road Test". Physical Standards: Medical Fitness: (a) Ear: Hearing should be perfect. (b) Eye: Distant Vision : 6/6 Snellen, Near Vision : 0.5 Snellen, Colour vision : Normal, Night blindness : Nil. (c) Muscle & Joints : No Paralysis, all joints with free movement. (d) Nervous System : Perfectly normal and free from any infectious diseases. Physically Handicapped candidates are not eligible to apply. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS & SSR Part II Rule 10(a) ii is applicable to this selection.

Vacancies

Districtwise - Thiruvananthapuram - (ST -1)

Method of appointment

Direct Recruitment (Special Recruitment from among Scheduled Tribe only)
General conditions from the notification
Paragraphs two, three and twenty five (except the conditions laid down in the Rule 3(c) of Part II of the Kerala State & Subordinate Service Rules) are not applicable to this selection.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 246/2016. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published30 Aug 2016(done)
  2. Last date to apply5 Oct 2016(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank listNot announced yet

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