GENERAL RECRUITMENT – STATEWIDE
Category No:136/2022
Recruitment of Police constables to the Commando Wing(Men Only) of India Reserve Battalion through a Special Selection Board
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for selection to the under mentioned post in India Reserve Battalion Commando Wing. 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 AADHAAR card should add AADHAAR card as ID proof in their profile.
1.Department : Police (India Reserve Battalion Commando Wing
2.Name of post : Commando Wing
3.Scale of Pay : Rs. 31100 - 66800
4.Number of Vacancies : 198 + 1 NCA SCCC
Note:1. The above vacancies are now in existence.The Ranked List of candidates published by the Commission in response to this notification shall cease to be in force after two years from the date of publication of Ranked List as per G.O(P)No.33/2022/Home dated
Note: 2. One NCA turn kept unfilled due to the paucity of SCCC community during the currency of Ranked List published will also be filled up from the Ranked List published as per this notification.
5. Method of appointment : Direct recruitment through the Special Selection Board.
Note : Differently Abled Candidates and Women Candidates are not eligible to apply for this post
6.Age Must have completed 18 years (Eighteen)
of age and must not have completed 22
years (Twenty Two) of age as on
01.01.2022. No relaxation in age will be
allowed for any special category
7. Educational Qualifications:
Note: Pass in SSLC or its equivalent. No relaxation in qualification will be allowed for any special category.
1.Rule 10(a)(ii) Part II of KS&SSR is applicable
2.Candidates who claim equivalent qualification instead of the 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.
8.Physical Qualifications:
Must be physically fit and should possess the following minimum physical standards as prescribed below
(a) (i) Height - 167 cms
(i) Chest - 81 cms with a minimum expansion of 5 cms.No relaxation in physical measurement will be allowed for any special category.
(b) Visual Standards:
Must be certified to possess the Visual Standards specified below without glasses.
i) Each eye must have full field of vision
ii) Colour Blindness, Squint or any morbid conditions of the eyes or lids of either eye shall be a disqualification.
(c)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.
(d)At the time of Endurance Test/Physical Measurement/ Physical Efficiency Test, the candidates should produce a Medical Certificate (in original) in the forms prescribed, here under certifying to their Physical Fitness and Eyesight. The Medical Certificates (Physical Fitness) should be one obtained from a Medical Officer under the Government not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon, and that of Eye sight from an Ophthalmologist not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon under the Government.
FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE I (Physical Fitness)
(To be obtained from a Medical Officer not below the rank of Assistant 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 .....................
He is physically fit for the post of Police Constable (India Reserve Battalion-Commando wing) in Police Department.
FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE II (Eye Sight)
(To be obtained from a Ophthalmologist not below the rank of an Assistant 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:-
STANDARD 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’ ’average’ ‘good’ etc., will be inappropriate here).
4.Colour Blindness ……………
5.Squint …………..
6.Any morbid conditions of the eyes or lids of either eyes ……………….
Note: Standards of vision should be clearly stated in the Certificate, as given above. Vague statements such as “vision normal’ ’ vision average’ ‘vision good’” 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.
9.Endurance Test (Qualifying Test) :-
All candidates who have applied will have to undergo an endurance test, which will be of qualifying nature, and shall consist of a Road Run of 5km, to be completed within 25 minutes. Individual memos will not be issued for the test. Candidates can download the admission ticket for the Endurance test from their ‘One Time Profile’ in KPSC website www.keralapsc.gov.in.
10. Written Test/OMR Test:-
Those who qualify in the endurance test has to undergo a Written Test /OMR Test conducted by the Special Selection Board through KPSC. Marks obtained in the written/OMR test will be given weightage of 25% in the ranking for the selection process as per GO(P)No.33/2022/Home dtd
04.04.2022, subject to such minimum qualifying marks as may be prescribed by the Board depending on overall performance.
11. Physical Efficiency Test:-
On the basis of the marks obtained in Written/OMR test a Main list and Supplementary Lists containing sufficient number of candidates eligible for reservation, will be published. All the candidates so enlisted will be called for a Physical Efficiency Test as mentioned hereunder. The Marks obtained for the PET will be given weightage of 75% in the ranking for selection process as per GO(P)No.33/2022/Home dated 04.04.2022.
Note: Physical Measurements of the candidates will be taken prior to the Endurance Test/Physical Efficiency Test. Those who do not have the prescribed measurement will not be allowed to participate in the Test. Those who qualifying in the Ranked list will be subjected to suitable Medical, Psychological, Behavioral & Attitudinal tests in such manner as may be decided by the Board in which those found unsuitable will be eliminated.
STANDARD OF PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY
Those who
have achieved One Star standard performance for each
item will be awarded 3 marks, Two Star standard 5 marks and
Three Star
Standard 6 marks. Achieving performance levels 10% better than Three Star Standard in any item will be given a bonus of 1 mark subject to the limit,
that the maximum bonus mark awarded will be 2 marks. Each candidate should qualify at least 5 items in one star standard and get
a minimum
of 20 marks to qualify the Physical Efficiency competitive test. Total of the points in the Physical Efficiency Competitive Test will be used for the other 75% in the
weightage.
On the basis of the total marks of the
Written Test and Physical Efficiency Competitive
Test, the final ranked list will be prepared,
subject to
minimum eligibility
as decided by the board.
Those who are selected for pre service training as Trainee Police Constables of Commando Wing, India Reserve Battalion shall undergo training on a prescribed syllabus. The total duration of training of those recruited in India Reserve Battalion will be 18 months, which will be divided into two phases of 9 months each. Phase I will be the basic training at any of the Training of 9 months each. Phase I will be the basic training at any of the Training Institutions within the State or at any place outside the State and Phase II will be the attachment to the Army, NSG and other CPMFs where Special training meant for Commandos will be arranged for them. Phase I training will be again divided into leg-one of 6 months duration and leg two of 3 months duration. After the completion of Phase I of the training, an examination will be conducted for the recruits. Those failing will be liable to be discharged, if they do not clear the test despite two more opportunities given within one year. The commandos will have to pass Additional Special Training as may be prescribed. Those who complete the training successfully will be appointed as Police Constables (Commando) of India Reserve Battalion.
14.Stipend:-
Trainee Police Constables in Commando Wing, India Reserve Battalion will be paid a monthly stipend equivalent to that of their basic pay during their period of pre service training or as decided by the Government from time to time
15.Probation: -
Every person appointed to Commando Wing of India Reserve Battalion shall from the date on which he joins duty after successful completion of pre-service training, be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.
16.Bond:-Those who got selected for appointment as Trainee (Commando Wing), India Reserve Battalion shall execute a bond to the effect that they will serve in the India Reserve Battalion for a period of 5 years after completion of training, failing which they will have to remit an amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only).
17.Special allowances:-
The personnel in the Commando Wing will be eligible for such Special Allowance and Special Diet Allowances as may be decided by Government from time to time in addition to their normal Pay and Allowances.
18.Service Area:-Those recruited will be liable to serve anywhere in India or under the Government of India or Government of other States, if required.
19.Transfer from Commando Wing to Regular Wing:-
Personnel from Commando Wing are allowed to opt for Regular Wing/ District Armed Reserve of their choice on completion of 10 years or satisfactory service in the Commando Wing counted from the date of joining for training but excluding period of leave without allowance. They will also be eligible then, to be transferred to any Police Training Instituition or to any Security related special unit without loss of rank, pay or seniority. Constables can continue in the Commando Wing till they attain 40 years of age after which they may be posted in other wings in the India Reserve Battalion
20. Transfer to Armed Reserve:-
Constables in Commando Wing, India Reserve Battalion will be considered for appointment to the District Armed Reserve of their choice on transfer, after completing 10 years of actual service which will include all eligible leave except leave without allowances. On such Armed Reserve transfer, they will be assigned seniority with effect from the date of effective advice of the Special Selection Board.
21. Promotion:-
They will be eligible for promotion to the rank of Head Constable in India Reserve Battalion on completion of 3 years of service and passing the prescribed test. The Constable in the Commando Wing will also be eligible for promotion as Head Constable in the Regular Wing in the India Reserve Battalion.
Special Attention to the Candidates
22.Mode of submitting Applications::-
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
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 within the
last fifteen days till the date of test. The applications of candidates 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.
SELECTION BOARD
