GAZETTE DATE – 28/09/2007 LAST DATE  - 31.10.2007

CATEGORY No. 330/2007

     Applications are invited from qualified candidates for selection to the following post:-

1. Corporation  :  The Pharmaceutical Corporation (IM)  Kerala Limited.

2. Name of post  :  Mechanical Operator

3. Scale  of pay  :   Rs. 2750-4625

4. Number of vacanies       :   1 (One)

5. Method of appointment                    :   Direct recruitment

6. Age limit                                             :   Must have completed 18

                                                              (Eighteen) years and must not

                                                              have completed 35 (Thirty Five

                                                              years) as  on 1.1.2007

                                                             ( for conditions regarding the age

                                                              relaxation please see Para (2) of

                                                              the General Conditions)

7. Qualifications :

S.S.L.C. or equivalent and National Trade Certificate in the trade of Machinist or Fitter.                             

8. Last date of receipt of applications     : 31/10/2007

                                                                       Wednesday upto  5.00 p.m.

9. Application Form and Application Fee:  The  application form is a single sheet of paper specially designed for processing through Optical Mark Reader (OMR) also.  Candidates have to fillup  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 can be obtained from all the Post Offices inside the State and Offices of the  Kerala Public Service Commission.

        The cost of the application form is Rs.10/- (Rupees ten only) The cost of the application form for SC/ST candidates is Rs.5/- (Rupees five only). The application should be filled up in accordance with the direction contained in the information brochure supplied along with the

 application form. 

        Documents to prove qualification, community, age, experience  etc., have to  be produced as and when called for.  No copies should be attached with the application..

   Application should be submitted in the form devised and      printed by the Kerala Public  Service  Commission and applications  otherwise submitted will be summarily  rejected.

10.     Address to which applications are to be sent:

                              The Regional Officer,

                                 K.P.S.C. Regional Office,

                                 Civil Station,

                               Kozhikode – 673 020

NOTE: 1)   The list of selected candidates published by the Commission

                   in pursuance of this notification shall remain in force for a   

                  minimum period of one year from the date on which it is

                  brought into force provided that the list will continue to  be in 

                  force till the publication of a new ranked list after the expiry of

                  a minimum period of one year or till the expiry of three years

                  whichever is earlier.  Candidates will be advised against the

                  Vacancies shown above and for all the vacancies reported

                  during the period of pendency of the ranked list in the order of                  priority if any and in the order of merit and according to the rules of reservation and rotation wherever they are applicable.  

NOTE: 2    (1) The provisional hands working in the above concern will be

                 given age relaxation to the extent of their Provisional Service

                  put in subject to a maximum of five years from the upper age             

                 limit provided they  are within the prescribed  age limit on the

                 date of their first appointment in the above concern.  But the

                 regular employees of the concern are not eligible for the above

                 concession for further appointment.  The provisional hands

                 should obtain a certificate showing the period of their

                 provisional service in the concern and shall produce the same

                 as and when required by the Commission.  It would also be

       clearly specified in the certificate that they were not working                                           

        in  the regular service of the concern.

                 (ii) The Kerala  Public Service Commission shall have the   

                 power    to    cancel the advise for appointment of any           

                 candidates to  the  service of Pharmaceutical Corporation         Kerala  Ltd. if it is subsequently found that such advise was

                 made under some mistake.  On such cancellation the

                 appointing authority shall terminate the service of candidate,

                 provided that, the cancellation of advice for appointment by the

                 Commission and subsequent termination of Service of the

                 candidate by the appointing authority shall be made within  the

                 period of his/her probation  or 240 days from the date of his/

                 her joining duty whichever  is earlier.

                  ( for further details see the general conditions under Part II of this notification)