CATEGORY NO: 550/2021

Applications are invited online only through One Time Registration from qualified candidates for appointment in the undermentioned post in Kerala Government Service. Before applying for the post the candidates should register as per this One Time Registration through the official website of Kerala Public Service Commission.

1	Department	Town and Country Planning.
2	Name of Post	Assistant Town Planner
3	Scale of pay	₹ 55200-115300/-
4	Number of vacancy	03(Three)

The above vacancies are now in existence. The Ranked list published by the Commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period of one year provided that the said list will continue to be in force till the publication of a new 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 from the said list against the vacancies noted above and that may be reported to the Commission in writing during the period of currency of the list.

Note: As per the GO(P)No.61/12/SWD Dated 17.10.2012,3% of vacancies of the post shall be reserved for eligible Differently Abled Candidates with Locomotor Disability/Cerebral Palsy, Low vision and Hearing Impairment.

Method of appointment

Direct recruitment

Age limit

18-36:Only candidates born between 01/01/2003 and 02/01/1985 (both dates are included) are eligible to apply for the post with usual age relaxation to SC/ST and Other Backward Communities.(For conditions regarding age relaxation please see Para (2) of the General Conditions.)

Qualifications

1. Post Graduate Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Town and Country Planning or Regional Planning/City Planning
   OR
2. Degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture or Physical Planning from a University/Institution recognized by the
   Government

Note:

1)Rule 10(a) (ii) of Part II KS &SSR is applicable.
2)Candidates who claim equivalent qualifications instead of qualifications mentioned in the notification shall produce the relevant government order to prove the equivalency at the time of certificate verification.Then only such
qualifications shall be treated as equivalent to the prescribed qualification .
3).If there is a difference in original Caste/Community claimed in the application and that entered in the SSLC Book ,the candidate shall produce a gazette notification in this regard,along with Non-Creamy Layer Certificate/Community Certificate at the time of certificate verification.

Probation

Every person appointed to this post shall be on probation for a period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.

Mode of submitting Application

a) 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 already registered can 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 taken after 31.12.2011. Name of the candidate and the date of photograph taken should be printed legibly at the bottom portion of the photograph. 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 shall take a printout of the application by clicking the link Registration Card in their profile.All correspondence with the Commission regarding the application should be accompanied with the printout of the application. 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. The application will be summarily rejected if noncompliance with the notification is found in due course of processing. Documents to prove qualification, age, Community etc. have to be produced as and when called for. The profile correction made by candidate through the office of KPSC on request after the last date fixed for the receipt of application will not reflect in the application. Such corrections will be in effect on the date on which corrections are made.
b) If a Written/OMR/Online Test is conducted as part of this selection, candidates shall submit a confirmation for writing the examination through their one time registration profile. Such candidates alone can generate and download 164. This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
the admission tickets in the last 15 days till the date of test .The application of the candidates who do not submit confirmation within the stipulated period will be rejected summarily. The period regarding the submission of confirmation and availability of admission tickets will be published in the examination calendar itself. Information in this regard will be given to candidates in their respective profiles and mobile phone number registered in it.
c) Appropriate disciplinary action as per KPSC 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 the examination, irrespective of whether they are present or absent for the examination.
d) Candidates who have AADHAAR card should add AADHAAR Card as I.D Proof in their profile

Last date for submission of application:- 05.01.2022, Wednesday upto 12.00 midnight.

Address to which applications are to be sent : www.keralapsc.gov.in

(Candidates must see the General Conditions in Part II of the Gazette Notification for instructions regarding Photo, ID Card etc.).