EXTRA ORDINARY GAZETTE DATE : 30/12/2019

LAST DATE : 05/02/2020

CATEGORY NO. 388/2019 – 390/2019

Applications are invited online only from qualified candidates for Selection to the under
mentioned post in Kerala Government Service. Applications must be submitted online only
through the official website of the Kerala Public Service Commission (www.keralapsc.gov.in)
after 'ONE TIME REGISTRATION'. Candidates who have already registered can apply through
their profile. Candidates who have AADHAR card should add AADHAR card as ID proof in
their profile.

1. Department : Police (Kerala Civil Police)

2. Name of Post : Sub Inspector of Police (Trainee)

Note: Women candidates are also eligible to apply for this post. Differently abled
candidates are not eligible to apply for this post.
3. Scale of pay : Rs. 32,300 – 68,700

4. Number of vacancies : Anticipated vacancies.

Note : :
The Ranked List of candidates published by the Commission in response to this
notification shall cease to be in force after one year from the date of finalisation of
Ranked List(as per notification No. AV(2) 2376/14/GW dated 04.04.2016. Extra
Ordinary gazette dated 15.04.2016). Candidates will be advised from the said list
against the vacancies reported and pending before the Commission and the vacancies
that may be reported to the Commission in writing during the period of currency of the
list.

5. Method of appointment : Direct Recruitment

(i) Category No…388/2019 : Open Market

(ii) Category No....389/2019 : From among the Graduate Ministerial staff of

Police and Vigilance Department, Finger print
Experts, Fingerprint Searchers of the Fingerprint
Bureau who had completed two years of service in
in
Police/Vigilance Department.
 (iii) Category No...390/2019 : From among the Graduate Police Constables,
Head Constables and officers of corresponding
rank in Police and Vigilance Department.

The Vacancies will be apportioned among the Open market, Ministerial wing
and Constabulary wing in accordance with the orders contained in G.O. (MS)
No.240/85/Home dated 30.12.1985 and G.O. (MS) No. 196/95/Home dated
26.07.1995. The relative seniority of the candidates in the above three categories
will be decided as ordered in G.O. (MS) No.240/85/Home dated 30.12.1985.

6. Age Limit:
Category – i (Open Market) – 20-31 : Only candidates
born between 02.01.1988 and 01.01.1999
(both dates included).

Category – ii (Ministerial) – Should not have completed 36

(Thirty six) years of age as on 01.01.2019.

Category – iii (Constabulary) – Should not have completed

36 (Thirty six) years of age as on 01.01.2019

[Relaxation in upper age limit as per para 2 of the Part II General conditions is
applicable for all the three categories.]

Note
1. Candidates from the Ministerial staff and Constabulary will be allowed to
apply either for open competition or for the reserve quota but not for both.
[As per G.O. (MS) No.207/70/Home dated 05.10.1970]

2. The principles of Rules of reservation and rotation will apply only for
Category(i) -Open market candidates. Candidates under Category (ii) and (iii)
will be advised on the basis of merit only. [As per G.O. (MS) No. 240/85/Home
dated 30.12.1985]

3. I If sufficient number of suitable candidates are not available from the Ministerial
staff, the vacancies reserved for them will be filled up from the constabulary as
per the provisions contained in G.O. (MS) No. 196/95/Home dated 26.07.1995.
If sufficient number of candidates are not available from the Ministerial or
Constabulary categories to fill up the quota reserved for them, the deficiency will
be made good from Open Market. [As per G.O. (MS) No. 52/70/Home dated
26.02.1970 and G.O. (MS) No. 196/95/Home dated 26.07.1995]

7. Qualifications :

a. Educational Qualification : Graduation

 In the case of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates, if sufficient number
of fully qualified candidates are not available, applications of those who have
passed Intermediate/Pre University Examinations of recognised University shall
be considered only to fill up the quota reserved for them under Category (i)
(As per G.O(MS)No. 239/Home dated 04.05.1961).

Note 1: Rule 10 (a) ii of Part II of KS & SSR is applicable.

Note 2: Candidates who claim equivalent qualifications instead of qualification
mentioned in the notification shall produce the relevant government order to
prove the equivalency at the time of verification, then only such qualification
shall be treated as equivalent to the prescribed qualification concerned.

Note 3:In the case of difference in original caste/community claimed in the

applications and that entered in SSLC book, the candidate shall produce a
gazette notification in this regard along with Non creamy layer certificate/Caste
certificate issued by the competent revenue authority, at the time of certificate
verification.

b.: Physical Qualification : Should be Physically fit. Candidates should

possess minimum physical standards as
prescribed below.

Male Candidates
Height 165.10 cm 5’5”
For SC/ST Candidates 160.02 cm 5’3”
Chest Measurement 81.28 cm 32”
Chest Expansion 5.08 cm 2”
Note: No relaxation will be allowed to SC/ST candidates in the matter of chest
measurement.
Female Candidates
(i) Height : 160 cm
For SC/ST Candidates : 155 cm

Note: Taller persons may be given preference.

(c) Both the male and Female candidates must be certified to possess the visual
standards specified without glasses.
Left Eye Right Eye

1 Distant Vision 6/6 Snellen 6/6 Snellen

2 Near Vision 0.5 Snellen 0.5 Snellen

Note:
1) Each eye must have a full field of vision. Colour Blindness,Squint or any
morbid condition of the eyes or lids of either eye shall be a
disqualification.
2) Candidates must be free from apparent physical defects like Knock-knee,
 Flat Feet, Varicose veins, Bow legs, Deformed limbs, irregular and
protruding teeth, defective speech and hearing.

(d) Candidates should produce a medical certificate in original at the time of

Certificate Verification in the form prescribed hereunder certifying to their
physical fitness and eyesight without glasses obtained from a Medical officer not
below the rank of a Civil Surgeon.

FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

(To be obtained from Medical Officer not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon)

I have this day, medically examined Shri...........................................................

………………………………………………………….(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 are as follows: -
STANDARDS OF VISION
(Eye Sight without glasses)
Right Eye Left Eye

1. Distant Vision ......... Snellen ........... Snellen

2. Near Vision ......... Snellen ........... Snellen

3. Field of Vision .........

(Specify whether full or not. Entry ‘normal’ ‘good’ etc. will be inappropriate
here).
4. Colour Blindness ………………..

5. Squint ………………..

6. Any morbid conditions of the eye or lids of either ……………..

eye.

He is physically fit for the post of Sub Inspector(Trainee) in Kerala Civil Police
Department.

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

(Office Seal)

Details: Standards of vision should be clearly stated in the Certificate, as given above. Vague
statements such as vision normal , average etc. will not be accepted. Specification for each eye
should be stated separately. If the specifications are not as indicated above, the Certificate will
not be accepted. Applications with defective Medical Certificates will be rejected.

(e) Military Training, Membership of NCC, Sports etc will be considered as additional
qualification.

(f) In addition to the qualification prescribed above every candidate will be subjected to a
Physical Efficiency Test. The Physical Measurement of the candidates will be taken at
the time of Physical Efficiency Test and those who do not possess the prescribed
Physical Measurements will not be admitted for the Physical Efficiency Test.

(g ) Physical Efficiency Test for Male Candidates

Male Candidates must qualify any of the five events out of the eight specified below in the
Physical Efficiency Test (as per G.O.MS No.104/88/Home dated 20.08.1988)

Sl. No. Item Minimum Standards of Efficiency

1 100 Metres Run 14 Seconds
2 High Jump 132.20 cm(4’6”)
3 Long Jump 457.20 cm(15’)
4 Putting the Shot (7264 gms)) 609.60 cm(20’)
5 Throwing the Cricket Ball 6096 cm(200’)
6 Rope Climbing(only with hands) 365.80 cm(12’)
7 Pull ups or chinning 8 times
8 1500 Metres Run 5 Minutes & 44 seconds

(h ) Physical Efficiency Test for Female Candidates

Female Candidates should qualify any of the five events out of the eight specified events
shown below
Sl. No. Item Minimum Standards of Efficiency
1 100 Metres Run 17 Seconds
2 High Jump 1.06 Metres
3 Long Jump 3.05 Metres
 4 Putting the Shot (4 Kg) 4.88 Metres
5 200 Metres Run 36 Seconds
6 Throwing the Throw ball 14 Metres
7 Shuttle Race (25x4 Metres) 26 Seconds
8 Skipping (One minute) 80 Times

(As per G.O. (P) No. 65/2009/Home dated 25.05.2009)

Note: If accidents or injuries happen to a candidate while participating in the Physical

Efficiency Test, he/she will not be given further chance to participate in the test.

8. Tentative Schedule of Examinations

i. O.M.R. Test : June – July 2020.

ii. Physical Efficiency Test : November – December 2020

9. Conditions of Service:

On selection, the candidates will be under training in the Police Training College for a
period of one year. Thereafter they will be on Practical Training for 10 ½ months in the
district. The period of training in Police Training College and period of Practical Training
in District will not be counted for the purpose of probation, increment and service. On
appointment after successful completion of training, the candidates will be on probation
for a period of 2 years on duty within a continuous period of 3 years from the date on
which they take independent charge of the station. During the period of training in the
police training college and practical training in the districts and till successful completion
of probationary period the trainee shall be paid such stipend as may be prescribed by the
Government for time to time.

As per G.O. (MS) No. 44/85/Home dated 25.02.1985 the Deputy Inspector General
of Police is empowered to extend the period of training of the trainees whose
performance is found to be unsatisfactory, subject to a maximum of six months in each
case. Despite such extension, if the performance of the trainee does not improve, the
matter will be brought to the notice of the Inspector General of Police (Head Quarters)
and the State Police Chief and if they deem it necessary, will discharge the trainee from
training after giving due notice to him/her.

10. Mode of submitting Applications:

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 shall apply by logging in 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 one
taken after 31.12.2010. Name of the candidate and the date of taking photograph should
be printed at the bottom portion. The photograph once uploaded meeting all requirements
shall be valid for 10 years from the date of uploading of the photograph. There is no
change in other instructions regarding the uploading of photograph. No application fee is
required. Candidates can view the details in their profile by clicking the link Registration
Card in their profile. A printout of the same can be taken if needed. Candidates are
responsible for the correctness of the personal information and secrecy of password.
Before 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. Applications once submitted is provisional and
cannot be deleted or altered after submission. Applications will be summarily rejected if
non compliance with the notification is found in due course of processing. Documents to
prove Qualification, experience, community, age etc. have to be produced as and when
called for.

11. 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.

12. Last date of receipt of Applications: 05.02.2020 Wednesday up to 12.00 midnight.

13. 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.
Candidates who have downloaded the Admission Ticket will alone be permitted to attend
the examination.

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

notification.)

SAJU GEORGE,
SECRETARY,

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSON