GAZETTE DATE:10.04.2008

  LAST DATE:14.05.2008

CATEGORY No.166/2008

1. Department              :  Fire and Rescue Services

2. Name of Post         : Driver Mechanic (Trainee) (Scheduled Tribes only)

3. Scale of Pay          :  Rs.4000 – 6090/-

4. No. of Vacancies   :  1 (One)

Note: - The Ranked list published in pursuance of this notification shall cease to be in force after a period of one year from the date of finalization of the ranked list or after one month from the date of commencement of the training in respect of the last batch selected from the date of finalization of the ranked list whichever is later.  Recruitment will be made for the above vacancy and also for the vacancies reported for Special Recruitment for exclusively Scheduled Tribe during the pendency of the list.

5.     Method of Appointment:  Direct Recruitment (from among Scheduled Tribes only)                                                                 

 Note: - Applications received from candidates other than Scheduled Tribe candidates will be rejected. Individual communications regarding the rejection of their applications for the above reason will not be issued.

6. Age limit:  Should have completed 18 (Eighteen) years  and should    not have completed 35 (Thirty Five) years as on  01.01.2008.                  

                               [No other age relaxation will be allowed].

 7. Qualifications:

1.  Must have passed SSLC or equivalent Examination.

2. Must possess current Motor Driving Licence with endorsement for driving heavy goods vehicles or heavy passenger vehicles.

3.     Must not be less than 160 Cms in height (without foot wear). Must not be less than 48 Kg in Weight and must not be less  than 76 cms round the chest with a minimum expansion of not  less than 5 cms.

4. Must have had practical experience as Mechanic in a well established Automobile Workshop for a period of not less than three years.

Note: - 1. A Certificate issued on completion of a course of Training as Driver Mechanic in the State Transport Workshop, or in any Government approved workshop stating that the individual concerned is fit to hold the post of Driver Mechanic shall be treated as equivalent to the practical experience specified in qualification (4) above.             2. Completion of successful qualifying course of training as Driver Mechanic for a period of six months under a qualified Driver Mechanic of the Fire and Rescue Services Department in the Fire Service Training School or any major Fire Station of the State shall also be treated as equivalent to the practical experience specified in qualification (4) above.
           3.        Practical experience should be one acquired after obtaining the basic qualification and prior to the last date fixed for receipt of application for this post as per the Gazette Notification.

         4.        Experience Certificate should be certified by the Controlling Officer/ Head of Department in the Government Department.
          5.        Genuineness of the certificates will be verified and legal action will be taken against the authority issuing false certificate and the candidates who produce false experience certificates.

     6.        Women candidates and physically handicapped persons are not eligible to apply for the post.

     7.        A Physical Efficiency Test will be conducted by the Commission to assess the Physical Standards and suitability of the candidates for the arduous nature of work. Must qualify in at least 4 out of eight (8) items of physical efficiency test, showing the minimum standard of efficiency noted against each item. (Physical measurements of the candidates will be taken before the commencement of the physical efficiency test. Candidates with required physical measurement alone will be admitted for the physical efficiency test).

Items                                                       Standard of Efficiency

   1. 100 Metres race                                 14  Seconds

   2.  High Jump                                       132.20 Cms

   3.  Long Jump                                       457.20 Cms

   4. Putting the Shot (7264 Gms)             609.60 Cms

   5. Throwing the Cricket Ball                         6096 Cms

   6. Rope Climbing (Only by hand)            365.80 Cms

   7. Pull up or Chinning                                   8 Times

   8. 1500 Metres race                                  5 minutes and 44 seconds.

 Must be certified to possess the visual standard specified below without glasses.

Right Eye Left Eye

a) Distant Vision          6/6 Snellen            6/6 Snellen

Near Vision                  0.5 Snellen             o.5 Snellen

     b) Each eye must have a full field of vision.

Note: - Candidates should produce a Medical Certificate issued by a Medical Officer not below the rank of Civil Surgeon Grade II as to their Physique, Fitness Capacity for rough outdoor work and also of the visual standards, if they satisfy the physical measurements and come out successful in the physical efficiency test.
Preferential: - Other conditions being equal, the Home Guard Volunteers, who have completed a term of three years in that organization and who have satisfactorily undergone training in Fire Fighting, during the period of tenure, will be treated as having preferential qualification for recruitment to the post.
Probation: - Every person appointed to the post shall, from the date on which he joins duty, after he completes the training and examinations be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.
Training: - Selected candidates should undergo a course of training for a period of 4 months in the state Fire Service Training School and pass the examination in the subject prescribed for the course.
Note
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A Written and Practical Test shall be conducted at the close of training. Those who fail to qualify themselves at the test will have their training extended for a period of one month at the end of which they will be tested again in the subject in which they have failed. Those who fail to qualify themselves in the re-test will be discharged from service.
Bond: Every person appointed to the post shall execute a bond intending to serve the Force for a period of not less than 5 years and to pay to Government, a sum of Rs.2, 700/- in case of failure to serve in the Force for the said period.
8. Last date of receipt of applications:  14/05/2008 
  Wednesday upto 5.00 P.M.  
9. Application Form:  The applications can be submitted through either On-line or through the prescribed Application Form (Conventional).  The Application form is a single sheet of paper specially designed for processing through Optical Mark Reader (OMR) also. Candidates have to fill up both sides of the application.  Each Application form contains a unique eight-digit barcode on side A.  This barcode number is unique for each application.  The candidate has to quote this number for further enquiries.          
The application forms will be available in the Post Offices inside the State and Offices of the Kerala Public Service Commission.
The cost of application form for ST candidates of Kerala is Rs.5/- (Rupees Five only). An information brochure will be supplied with the application form. Candidates should read the instructions carefully before filling up the form. Candidates should not enclose any documents along with the application. Copies of documents to prove educational qualification, experience, age, community etc., should be produced as and when called for by the Commission.  Application should be submitted in the form devised and printed by the Kerala Public Service Commission and applications otherwise submitted will be summarily rejected.
The application can be submitted by on line facility also provided in the website of the Kerala Public Service Commission. Detailed instructions regarding the submission of applications are available in the website of the Kerala Public Service Commission viz., www.keralapsc.org  No application fee is required.  The barcode number in the application form (from the website) shall be quoted in all further enquiries/Correspondence.  Documents to prove qualification, age and community have to be produced as and when called for. Application which are submitted not in accordance with the instructions given in the website will be summarily rejected.

10. Address to which applications are to be sent: -

                                     i.      On-line          -           www.keralapsc.org

                                   ii.      Application form- The Deputy Secretary,

                                                     Special Recruitment Wing,

                                                     Kerala Public Service Commission,

                                                     Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram,

                                                    PIN: 695 004.    

11.      Paragraphs two, three and twenty seven of the General conditions are   not applicable to this selection. 12.            Appointments are made subject to the rank secured in the ranked list of candidates prepared in pursuance of this notification subject to the conditions laid down in G O (P) No.25/94/GAD dtd 22.1.1994 allowing Special Reservations to Scheduled Tribes in accordance with the procedures made for this purpose from time to time and subject to the rules under Sections 3 (C) 17(a), 17 (b) of Part II of Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958.

   (For details refer to the General Conditions.)