CATEGORY NO: 600/2021

Applications are invited online only by One Time Registration from qualified
candidates for the post mentioned below. Candidates shall apply only through the
online facility provided in the website of Kerala Public Service Commission viz.
www.keralapsc.gov.in. Candidates who have already registered can apply through
their profile. Those who have AADHAAR, should add the same as ID proof in
their profile.

1. Department : Prisons

2. Name of Post : Assistant Prison Officer

Note: Differently abled candidates and

female candidates are not eligible to apply
for the post.

3. Scale of Pay : ₹ 20,000-45,800/-(PR)

4. Number of vacancies : Statewide - 30 (Thirty)

Note:-
(i) The name of the post, qualification and related conditions for
selection is notified as per the provisions included in G.O. (P) No.
89/2014/Home dated 06.05.2014, G.O.(P) No. 266/2010/Home
dated 09.12.2010 and G.O(P)No.337/2012/Home dtd.28.12.2012.
(ii) The Ranked List prepared and published by the Commission shall
remain in force for a minimum period of one year, subject to the
condition that the said list will continue to be in force till the
publication of a new Ranked List after the expiry of the minimum
period of one year or till the expiry of three years whichever is
earlier. Candidates will be advised for appointment against the
vacancies listed above and that may be reported to the Commission
in writing during the period of currency of the list.

(iii) Every person appointed to the post shall from the date on which he
joins duty be on probation for a total period of two years on duty
within a continuous period of three years. They shall undergo in-
service training within the period of probation as prescribed by the
Head of Department. They shall pass Kerala Jail Subordinate
Officers test within the period of probation unless they have
already passed the test. Statewise Seniority will be maintained on
the warder establishment for the purpose of promotion to other
categories.
 (iv) Candidates who having applied with actual caste when the caste
entry is differed in the SSLC book such changes to be published in
the Gazette notification and the same along with the Original
Community Certificate/Non Creamy layer certificate issued by the
Revenue authorities, should be produced to prove their claim in
application, at the time of verification.
5. Method of : Direct Recruitment (State wide)
appointment

6. Age limit : 18-36, Candidates born between 2.1.1985

and 1.1.2003 are eligible to apply for this
post (both dates included).
Note: (i) Other Backward Communities and
SC/ST candidates are eligible for age
relaxations as per the conditions mentioned in
para 2 (1) of the General Condition part II of
this notification.
(ii) For conditions regarding age relaxation,
please see Para-(2) of the General Conditions
under Part II of this Gazette Notification.
(Subject to the conditions that the maximum
age limit shall in no case exceed 50 years).

7. Qualifications:-
(a) Educational Qualifications
Pass in SSLC or its equivalent qualification
[Rule 10(a)(ii) of Part II of the KS & SSR is applicable]

(b) Physical Fitness:

(i) Must have at least 165 cm height and must be minimum

81.3 cms round the chest on full exhalation and must have
a chest expansion of 5 cms.

Note:-A height of 160 cm will be sufficient for the candidates belonging to SC

and ST. The above conditions regarding chest measurements will be applicable
for SC/ST candidates also.

(ii) Eye sight:-

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

Vision Right Eye Left Eye

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

(b) Near Vision 0.5 Snellen 0.5 Snellen
 (c) Each eye must have a full field of vision. Colour
blindness, squint or any morbid conditions of the eye or
lids of either eye will be deemed to be a disqualification.

(iii) Must be free from apparent physical defects like knock

knee, flat foot, varicose veins, bow legs, deformed limbs,
irregular and protruding teeth, defective speech and
hearing.

(iv) Must qualify in any five events out of the eight events of
the National Physical Efficiency One Star Standard Test,
as specified below.

Sl. Events One Star Standards

No.
(i) 100 Metres Run : 14 seconds

(ii) High Jump : 132.20 cms (4’ 6”)

(iii) Long Jump : 457.20 cms (15’)

(iv) Putting the shot : 609.60 cms (20’)

(weight of the shot
7264 gm)
(v) Throwing cricket ball : 6096 cms (200’)

(vi) Rope Climbing (Using : 365.80 cms (12’)

hands only)

(vii) Pull-ups or Chinning : 8 times

(viii) 1500 metres run : 5 min 44 seconds

Note: The physical measurement of candidates will be taken at the time of

physical efficiency test and those who do not possess the prescribed physical
measurement will not be admitted for the physical efficiency test. If accidents
or injuries happen to a candidate while participating in the Physical
Efficiency Test, he will not be given further chance to participate in the test.
The candidates should produce at the time of Physical Efficiency Test a
Medical Certificate in original in the form prescribed hereunder certifying to
their physical fitness and eye sight without glasses. The Medical Certificate
should be one obtained from a Medical Officer under the Government not
below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon/Junior Consultant and the same shall
be uploaded in the OTR Profile by the candidate at time of Certificate
Verification.
 FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
I have this day medically examined Sri....................................................... (Name
& address) and found that he has no disease or infirmity, which would render him
unsuitable for Government Service. His age according to his own statement
is ................................... and by appearance is ….......................... and his
standards of vision is as follows.
Standards of Vision
(without glasses)
Right Eye Left Eye
(i) Distant Vision …..........Snellen …......... Snellen

(ii) Near Vision …..........Snellen …......... Snellen

(iii) Field of Vision .....................

(Specify whether field of vision is full or not. Entries such as Normal, Good
etc are inappropriate here)

(iv) Colour Blindness ................................

(v) Squint ................................
(vi) Any morbid condition of the eyes or lids of either eye
………………………….

He is physically fit for the post of Assistant Prison Officer in the Prisons
Department.

Place: Signature
Date : Name and Designation of the Medical Officer

(Office Seal)

Note: Details regarding standards of vision should be clearly stated in the

Certificate as given above and vague statement such as Vision Normal/good will
not be accepted. Specification for each eye should be stated separately. If the
specifications are not as indicated above, the officer issuing the Certificate should
certify whether the candidate has got better standards of vision or worse
standards of vision as the case may be, otherwise the Certificate will not be
accepted.
8. Mode of submitting application:-

Candidates must register as per ONE TIME REGISTRATION with the

official Website of Kerala Public Service Commission
www.keralapsc.gov.in before applying for the post. Candidates who have
registered can apply by logging on to their profile using their User-ID and
Password. Candidates must click on the 'Apply Now' button of the
respective posts in the Notification Link to apply for a post. The
Photograph uploaded should be taken after 31.12.2011. Name of the
 candidate and the date of photograph taken should be printed legibly at
the bottom portion. The photograph once uploaded meeting all
requirements shall be valid for 10 years from the date of uploading. There
is no change in other instructions regarding the uploading of photographs.
No application fee is required. Candidates are responsible for the
correctness of the personal information and secrecy of password. Before
the final submission of the application on the profile candidates must
ensure correctness of the information in their profile. They must quote the
User-ID for further communication with the Commission. Application
submitted is provisional and cannot be deleted or altered after submission.
Candidates are advised to keep a printout or soft copy of the online
application for future reference. Candidates can take the printout of
the application by clicking on the link 'My applications' in their
profile. All correspondences with the Commission, regarding the
application should be accompanied with the print out of the
application. The application will be summarily rejected if non-compliance
with the notification is found in due course of processing. Original
documents to prove qualification, experience, age, community etc. have to
be produced as and when called for.

9. Appropriate disciplinary action as per Rules of procedure Rule 22 shall be

initiated against those candidates who submit applications with bogus
claims of qualification regarding education, experience etc and submit
confirmation for writing examination irrespective of whether they are
present or absent for the examination.

10. Last date for receipt of applications : 19.01.2022 Wednesday upto 12

Midnight.

11. If Written Test/OMR Test/Online Test is conducted as a part of this

selection candidate shall submit a confirmation for writing the examination
through their One Time Registration Profile. Such candidates alone can
generate and download the admission tickets in the last fifteen days till the
date of test. The applications of candidate who do not submit confirmation
within the stipulated period will be rejected absolutely. The periods
regarding the submission of confirmation and the availability of admission
tickets will be published in the examination calendar itself. Information in
this regard will be given to the candidates in their respective profiles and in
the mobile phone number registered in it.

(For details, please see the General Conditions given below as Part II
of this notification.)