GAZETTE DATE : 31/12/2024

LAST DATE : 29/01/2025

CATEGORY NO: 597/2024

Applications are invited online only through One Time Registration from qualified candidates for
appointment in the under mentioned post.

1. Name of firm : Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala Limited.

2. Name of Post : Cashier-Cum-Accountant

3. Scale of Pay : ₹ 7,480 – 11,910/-

4. Number of vacancies : 01 (One)

Note: i The above vacancy is now in existence. The Ranked list of selected candidates published by
the Commission in response to this notification shall remain in force for a minimum period
of one year and a maximum period of three years, 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.

ii The Kerala Public Service Commission shall have the power to cancel the advice for
appointment of any candidate to the above post, if it is subsequently found that such advice
was made under some mistake. On such cancellation, the appointing authority shall
terminate the service of the candidate, provided that, the cancellation of advice for
appointment by the Commission and subsequent termination of service of the candidate by
the appointing authority shall be made within the period of probation or 240 days from the
date of joining duty whichever is earlier.

ii 4% vacancies of the total vacancies reported shall be reserved for eligible Differently Abled
candidates with disabilities as specified vide G.O.(P) No.5/2023/SJD dated 01.10.2023.

Link: Present Order for Rights of persons with Disabilities Act 2016, section 36

5. Method of Appointment : Direct Recruitment

6. Age : 18-36.Only candidates born between 02.01.1988 and

01.01.2006 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this
post. Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are
eligible for usual age relaxation.

Note : The provisional hands working in Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala

Limited will be given age relaxation to the extent of their provisional service put in
subject to a maximum of five years from the upper age limit provided they were
within the prescribed age limit on the date of their first appointment in the above
concern. But the regular employees of the concern are not eligible for the above
concession for further appointment. The provisional hands should obtain a certificate
showing the period of their provisional service in the concern and shall produce the
same as and when required by the Commission. It would also be clearly specified in
the Certificate that they were not working in the regular service of the concern.
(For other conditions regarding the age relaxation please see para 2 (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi), (vii)
& (xii) of the general conditions.)

7. Qualifications:
 1. Degree in Commerce from a Recognized University.

2. Two years experience in handling Cash/Accounts in a Government, Quasi Government or a

Registered Company.

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

2 In addition to the qualifications prescribed in the notification, the qualifications recognized

by Executive Orders or Standing Orders of Government as equivalent to a qualification
specified for a post in the Special Rules and such of those qualifications which pre-suppose
the acquisition of the lower qualification prescribed for the post, shall also be sufficient for
the post. The copy of the Government orders declaring equivalent / higher qualification
shall be produced as and when required by the Commission.
The Certificate to be produced in proof of experience shall be in the form given below:
CERTIFICATE OF EXPERIENCE

Name of the Firm(Company/Corporation/ Govt.Department

/Co-operative institutions etc) :
Registration Number (SSI Registration or Any other
Registration No.) :
Date of Registration and Authority issued Registration :

Issued to (here enter Name and Address

… ...........................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................... This is to certify that the above
person has worked / has been working in this Institution as..............................................( name of post)
handling Cash/Accounts, in the capacity as Casual Labourer/ Paid or Unpaid Apprentice/ Regular worker /
Temporary worker on Rs……..... per day/ per mensem for a period of .............years .................. months
……............ days from …….................……. to………………… ( from and to details are to be entered in
DD/MM/YYYY format)(Strike off which is not applicable).

Signature
Name
Place : Designation of the issuing authority
Date : with name of the Institution
(Office seal)

CERTIFCATE
Certified that Sri./Smt. .............…………........………………………… mentioned in the
above Experience Certificate has actually worked/is working as.................................................. (Specify the
nature of employment) in the above institution during the period mentioned therein as per the entry in the
above Register …..............................................(mention the name of Register) maintained by the employer as
per the provision of ................................... ... Act (Name of the Act/Rule to be specified).
I am the authorized person to inspect the Registers kept by the employer as per the
provision of the Act/Rules of the .......................................... State/Central Act.

Signature
Name of the Attesting Officer
Place : Designation & Name of Office, who is
the
Date : notified Enforcement Officer as per
Act/Rules
(Office seal)
Note: 1 Only those candidates who have made entries regarding details of experience and uploaded
scanned documents in the above prescribed format can apply for the post.
2 The Experience should be one acquired after obtaining the academic or other basic
qualifications and prior to the Last date fixed for receipt of application for the post.
3 The Experience Certificates should be countersigned by an Authorized Officer of the State/
Central Government. The genuineness of the Experience Certificate will be subjected to
scrutiny and legal action will be taken against those who issue or produce bogus certificate.
4 For further details regarding experience, please see Para 19, 20 & 21 of the General Conditions.
5 Please specify the post held or nature of assignment – Casual Labourer, Paid/ Unpaid
Apprentice /Regular Worker or Temporary Worker.
8. Probation: The Probation period is applicable as per the provisions of the Special Rules of the
Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala Limited.
9. Method of submitting Applications
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. Candidates who create profile afresh must
upload photograph taken within six months. Name of the candidate and date of photograph
taken should be printed legibly at the bottom of the photograph. The photograph once uploaded
that meets all requirements shall be valid for ten years from the date of upload. There is no
change in other instructions regarding the upload 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.
b “Candidates who have Aadhaar Card, should add Aadhaar Card as ID proof in their profiles”.
c "If 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 profiles. Such
candidates alone can generate and download the Admission Tickets in the last 15 days till the
date of Test. The application 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."
10. a Sub Paras (v), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiii) and (xiv) of Paragraph 2 of the General Conditions are
not applicable to this post.
b Extra marks will be awarded to meritorious Sports persons as per para 6 of the General
Conditions.
c The appointment in the Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala Limited will be subject
to the rules and regulations made by them from time to time.
11. Last date of receipt of applications: 29-01-2025, Wednesday up to 12 midnight.
12. Website address of which applications are to be sent: www.keralapsc.gov.in
13. Special Instructions for Candidates

a) In the case of difference in Caste / Community claimed in the application and that entered in
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.
b) Candidates are required to acquaint themselves with the instruction given in the notification as
part II, General conditions before submitting application for the post. Applications which are
not submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the General conditions
are liable to be rejected.
c) Appropriate disciplinary action as per Rule 22 of the Kerala Public Service Commission Rules
of Procedure shall be initiated against those candidates who submit applications with bogus
claims of qualification regarding education, experience etc. and are liable to be disqualified for
being considered for a particular post or debarment from applying to the Commission either
permanently or for any period or the invalidation of their answer scripts or products in a
written / practical test or the initiation of criminal or other proceedings against them or their
removal or dismissal from Office or the ordering of any other disciplinary action against them,
if they have already been appointed, or any one or more of the above.
SAJU GEORGE

SECRETARY
KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION