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Your post

Forest Boat Driver
Cat. 448/2022ForestClosed 14 Dec 2022
Age limit as printed
Not applicable
Step 2

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Your details

As in your SSLC book. Ages are counted on 1 January of the recruitment year.

This post has no upper age limit, so only the minimum age is checked.

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What this post asks for

  • Needs your details:
    Age: No upper age limitRead the age limit as printed.
  • Needs your details:
    Qualification: SSLC / 10th or aboveChoose your highest qualification.
  • Check yourself:
    ExperienceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
  • Check yourself:
    Driving licenceMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
  • Check yourself:
    Physical standardsMentioned in the notification. Confirm you have it.
Qualification as printed

Educational Qualifications: • Pass in SSLC or equivalent qualification recognized by the Government of India or Kerala Government. Technical Qualifications: • A valid Motor Driving Licence with endorsement for driving Motor Boats. • Practical experience of not less than 3 years as Boat Driver. • Basic knowledge of Motor Boat Engine Mechanism and ability to rectify minor defects. Experience Required: Must have acquired practical experience of not less than 3 years as Boat Driver after obtaining the basic qualification. Physical Standards: Height: Minimum 168 cm (Minimum 160 cm for SC/ST candidates). Chest: Minimum 81 cm with a minimum expansion of 5 cm (Minimum 5 cm expansion rule applies to SC/ST candidates as well, though height is relaxed). Physical Efficiency Test: Must qualify in any 5 events out of the 8 events specified for men in the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard. Swimming proficiency test: Must swim 50 meters within 2 minutes and float in deep water for 2 minutes. Vision Standards: Distant vision 6/6 snellen (Right & Left) without glasses, Near vision 0.5 snellen (Right & Left) without glasses. Colour vision: Normal. Night blindness: Must be absent. Hearing: Perfect hearing ability. Equivalence / KS&SSR Rules: KS&SSR Part II Rule 10(a)(ii) is applicable.

A guide, not a decision of the Kerala PSC. Confirm everything in the official notification before you apply on Thulasi. Age limit looks wrong? Report it.

How the age check works

Kerala PSC gives the age limit as a range of birth dates, for example “18–36: only candidates born between 02.01.1989 and 01.01.2007 (both dates included)”. Ages are counted on 1 January of the recruitment year, so an upper age of 36 in 2025 means you must be born on or after 2 January 1989. Relaxations move that earliest date back.

OBC+3 yearsEzhava, Muslim, LC/AI, Viswakarma and other backward communities
SC / ST+5 yearsScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Differently abled+15 yearsAdded on top of the community relaxation
Ex-servicemenup to +5The length of military service

With relaxations, the upper age cannot go beyond 50.

Worked examples

For a 2025 post with the range 18–36 (born 02.01.1989 – 01.01.2007).

  • EligibleGeneral, born 15 Jun 1995Inside 02.01.1989 – 01.01.2007, age 29 on 1 Jan 2025
  • EligibleOBC, born 10 Mar 1987Two years too old for the general range, but OBC +3 moves the earliest date to 02.01.1986
  • Not eligibleSC, born 20 Aug 1983SC +5 moves the earliest date to 02.01.1984, still after the birth date (age 41)

What the checker does not decide

Some notifications say relaxations do not apply, and the checker then uses the range as printed. By-transfer posts, special recruitments, NCA notifications and rules for widows are flagged with “Check the notification” instead of a verdict. The qualification guide compares levels only, not subjects. Always confirm in the official notification before you apply.

Not affiliated with the Kerala Public Service Commission. See also the exam guides and all notifications.