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Kerala PSC recruitment notification for the post of Forest Boat Driver in Forest. Category No: 139/2023. Vacancies: District wise (Idukki: Anticipated). Scale of Pay: ₹ 26,500-60,700/-. Method of Appointment: By Transfer Recruitment (District wise) from among eligible Boat lascar, Boat Cleaners and Boat Watchers in the Kerala Forest Department who have been declared to be an approved probationer.. Applications must be submitted online on or before 16-08-2023 through Kerala PSC One Time Registration.

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Qualifications

Educational Qualifications: • SSLC or its equivalent examination recognized by Government of India or Government of Kerala. Technical Qualifications: • Valid Motor Driving license issued by a competent authority to drive motor boat. • Basic knowledge in motor boat engine mechanism and the ability to carry out minor repairs. Experience Required: Experience for not less than three years as Boat Driver, acquired after obtaining the academic or other basic qualifications. Physical Standards: Height: Minimum 168 cms (Minimum 160 cm for SC/ST candidates). Chest (Normal): Minimum 81 cms. Chest expansion: Minimum 5 cms. Must be able to swim (50m swimming trial within two minutes and two minutes floating ability at deeper sides). Must qualify in any of the five events out of the eight specified for men in the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard test. Must possess prescribed medical standards including perfect hearing, visual standards (Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen, Near Vision 0.5 Snellen without glass, normal colour vision, nil night blindness), and free movements of muscles and joints. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II KS & SSR is applicable. Higher qualifications of the notified and prescribed basic qualifications shall be accepted.

Method of appointment

By Transfer Recruitment (District wise) from among eligible Boat lascar, Boat Cleaners and Boat Watchers in the Kerala Forest Department who have been declared to be an approved probationer.
General conditions from the notification
Candidates shall acquaint themselves with General Conditions given in Part II of the Gazette Notification. Applications submitted contradictory to the General Conditions will be rejected.

This recruitment so far

Matched by category number 139/2023. Steps without a date are not announced yet.

  1. Notification published15 Jul 2023(done)
  2. Last date to apply16 Aug 2023(done)
  3. ExamNot announced yet(next)
  4. Rank list2 Mar 2023(done)

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