Extra Ordinary Gazette Date : 31.12.

2019
Last Date : 05.02.2020

CATEGORY NO: 493/2019

Applications are invited online only from qualified candidates for selection to the
undermentioned post in Kerala Government Service. Applications must be submitted
online only through the official website of the Kerala Public Service Commission after ''
One Time Registration ''.
1. Department : Health Services
2. Name of Post : Psychiatric Social Worker
3. Scale of Pay : `30700-65400/-
4. Number of Vacancy : 01 (One)
The above vacancy is 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 reported to the Commission in writing during the
period of currency of the list.
5. Method of : Direct Recruitment
appointment
6. Age limit : 21-36; Only candidates born between 02.01.1983 and
01.01.1998 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for
this post with usual age relaxation to Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Communities.(For
other conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Part
II Para 2 of the General Conditions.)
Note: The Health Service Department hands will be given
age relaxation to the extent of their service in the
Department in order to enable them to apply for direct
recruitment provided they are otherwise qualified.
7. Qualifications : M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work
OR
M.A Sociology or M.A Psychology with diploma in
Psychiatric Social Work
OR
MSW with diploma in psychiatric Social Work
OR
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatric Social work
(PGDPSW) conducted by the Director of Medical
education, Kerala.
Note : 1 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.
2 In the case of difference in original caste/community claimed in the
application and that entered in S.S.L.C book, the candidates shall
produce a Gazette Notification in this regard , along with Non Creamy
layer Certificate/Community Certificate at the time of Certificate
Verification.
3 Rule 10 a (ii) of part II KS & SSR is applicable.
8 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 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 31.12.2010.
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
shall take a printout of the application by clicking the link
Registration Card in their profile. 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.
b. If a Written/OMR/Online Test is conducted as part of this selection,
candidates shall submit a confirmation on writing the examination
through their One Time Registration Profile. Such candidates alone
can generate and download the Admission Tickets in the last 15 days
till the date of Test. The applications of candidates who do not
submit confirmation within the stipulated period will be rejected
absolutely. 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 the
examination , irrespective of weather they are present or absent for
the examination. The periods regarding the submission of
 confirmation and the availability of Admission Tickets will be
published in the Examination Calender itself. Information in this
regard will be given to the candidates in their respective profiles and
in the mobile phone numbers registered in it.

c. Candidates who have AADHAAR card should add AADHAAR Card as I.

SAJU GEORGE

SECRETARY

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION