Gazette Date : 31.12.

2024
Last Date : 29.01.2025
CATEGORY NO: 723/2024 – 725/2024

Applications are invited Online only from qualified candidates for appointment in the
undermentioned post in Kerala Government Service. Before applying for the post the candidates should
register as per the One Time Registration through the official website of Kerala Public Service Commission.
Candidates who have already registered can apply through their profile.

1. Department : Kerala General Service

2. Name of Post : Divisional Accountant
3 Scale of pay : ₹ 50,200 – 1,05,300/-
4. Number of vacancies :
&
5. Method of appointment
(I) Category No. By Transfer from Junior Superintendents of Public
723/2024: Works, Irrigation and Harbour Engineering - 03 (Three)
Departments.

(II) Category No. By direct recruitment - 01 (One)

724/2024:

(III) Category No. By Transfer from among U.D Clerks of all - 01 (One)
725/2024: Departments (including Assistants of the
Administrative Secretariat and the Finance Secretariat
and the office of the Kerala Public Service
Commission and Auditors of the Kerala State Audit
Department) and those above U.D Clerks/Assistants,
Senior Accountants/Auditors in the Non Gazetted
cadre.

Not:- 1) 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 Ranked
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 vacancy
noted above and also against the vacancies if any reported to the Commission during the
period of currency of the list.

2) Appointment by direct recruitment and by transfer shall be made on the basis of a

competitive and qualifying test called “The initial Recruitment Examination for Divisional
Accountants” to be conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission.
3) If the required number of candidates are not available to fill up the vacancies, under item I
or III above, the deficiencies will be made good by direct recruitment.
4) Candidates who wish to apply for more than one category should sent separate
applications.
5) Separate Ranked Lists will be prepared for each category. The rules relating to
reservations of appointments shall apply to the appointment to the direct recruitment only.
6. Age limit : (For Direct Recruitment)
18-36, Only candidates born between 02.01.1988 and 01.01.2006 (both dates included)
are eligible to apply for this post with usual relaxation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes and other Backward Communities. (For conditions regarding the age relaxation
please see Part II Para 2 of the General Conditions).

Note:- No upper age limit is fixed for the By Transfer category.

7. Qualifications and Conditions for Recruitment:

(I) Category No. By Transfer from Junior Superintendents of Public Works, Irrigation
723/2024: and Harbour Engineering Departments.
Must have passed Account Test (Higher) and P.W.D Test or
corresponding Departmental Tests.
(II) Category No. By direct recruitment
724/2024:
A University Degree with at least a Second class
Note: 1.In the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes, the minimum educational qualification will be a
Degree.
(III) Category No. By Transfer from other services specified-
725/2024: 1. Must have passed Accounts Test (Higher)
2. Must have put in not less than 5 years total service, of
which one year should have been in the post of Upper
Division Clerk/Assistant/Senior Accountant/Auditor
and/or in a Non Gazetted Cadre above the said posts.

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

2 In addition to the qualifications prescribed in this 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 qualifications shall be produced as and when required by the
Commission.

8. Examination : Recruitment from the above three categories will be made on the basis
of a competitive test. A preliminary OMR Test will be conducted as
the first stage followed by a final Descriptive Test. The subjects and
minimum marks required for a pass in the descriptive examination will
be as follows.
Sl.No. Subjects Maximum marks Minimum marks Percentage
required for a pass
I General Knowledge Precis and 150 60 40
General English
II Elementary Book Keeping 150 60 40
III Arithmetic and mensuration 200 100 50
(Elementary but practical)
Total 500 220
Note : (a) A separate minimum of 30 % for papers (I) and (II) and 35 % for paper III is prescribed in the
case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
(b) The duration of each of the 3 papers will be 3 hours.
 (c) The date and venue of the tests will be notified later.
(d) No candidate will be allowed to appear for the examination more than thrice. A declaration
in this regard in the form given below should be produced as and when called for by the
commission.
DECLARATION

I hereby declare that I have not already appeared for the Initial Recruitment Examination for
selection to the post of Divisional Accountant in the Kerala General Service more than thrice. This is
the first/ second/ third time, I am applying for the above examination. (Strike off whichever is not
applicable.)

Station : Signature and Name of the candidate

Date :
9. Syllabus of the Examination:
1. General Knowledge: - The paper is intended to test the ability of the candidate to write in
clear and simple English and would cover questions on General Knowledge, Precis of a given
passage and General English.
2. Elementary Book – Keeping: - The paper in this subject will be of a fairly elementary nature.
“ The Students Complete Commercial Book Keeping, Accounting and Banking” by Arthur
Fieldhouse is prescribed as the text book for the paper on this subject. It should be
supplemented by a knowledge of the following chapters in “Advanced Accounts” by R.N.
Carter (Latest Edition). When these chapters cover the same group as Fieldhouse, the questions
will be prepared from Carter and not from Fieldhouse.
Chapter I Book Keeping up to Trial Balance
Chapter II Trading and Profit and Loss - Accounts and Balance sheet
Chapter V Depreciation, Sinking Fund, Reserves, Reserve Funds, Secret Reserve
Chapter VI Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Cheques
Chapter VII Portion relating to Voyage Account.
Chapter IX Self Balancing Ledgers
Chapter X Capital and Revenue, Revenue Account, Receipts and Payments Accounts, Income
and Expenditure Account.
Chapter XVI Manufacturing and Working Accounts and Cost Book Mining Company.
Chapter XVII Cost Accounts.
Chapter XVIII Double Account system

Note : If there is any change in the subject of these chapters in the subsequent editions of
“Carter”, candidates should read the corresponding chapters in the latest edition.
3. Arithmetic and Mensuration: - The standard of this subject will be the same as that prescribed for
the Matriculation or the School Leaving Certificate Examination. The Book “Mensuration for
Indian Schools and Colleges.” part I by Pierpoint is prescribed as representing the standard
expected of the candidates on this subject.
Note : As the Examination is a competitive one, no exemption from appearing in any subject will
be granted to any candidate.
Candidates applying for recruitment by transfer should obtain a service certificate in the form given
below and have to produce as and when called for. It should also be specified in the certificate that
they possess the required qualification mentioned in the notification as item 7 (I and III).

CERTIFICATE
Certified on the strength of relevant records that Shri/Smt. …......... (the name and designation of
the candidate should be entered here) of this office has a total service of …...................... years …....
months …......... days in clerical cadre (as on) …........ of which ….. years …........ months …....... days
service in the Upper Division Grade. The scale of pay attached to the post held by him/her is …..
 …..... It is also certified on the strength of the Service Book that he/she has passed Account Test
(Higher) and PWD Test/ …......... (here enter the name of corresponding Departmental Test passed) and
that he/she is eligible for admission to the test. (Strike off whichever is not applicable.)

Station: Signature
Date: Name and Designation of
(Office Seal) the Head of Department/Office

10. Appointment,
Probation etc: : A Person appointed to the cadre of Divisional Accountant shall from
the date on which he joined duty undergo practical Training for a
period of 12 months. On the successful completion of the Training
he/she shall be on probation for a period of one year on duty within a
continuous period of two years. During the period of training a trainee
shall be given training allowance as fixed by Government from time to
time.

11. 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 the post. The photograph uploaded should be one taken after
31.12.2014. Candidates who create new Profile should upload their Photograph taken
within a period of 6 months. 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 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 print out of the
application by clicking on the link `My applications' in their profile. All correspondence
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.
The profile correction made by the candidates themselves or through the office of the KPSC
on request after the last date fixed for the receipt of applications will not be reflected in the
application. Such corrections will come into effect only on the date on which corrections have
been made.

b) 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 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. 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 Number rgistered in it.

c) Candidates who have AADHAR Card should add AADHAR as ID Proof in their profile

12. Special Instructions to 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 instructions 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.
13. Last date for receipt of applications :- 29.01.2025 Wednesday up to 12.00 Midnight.

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

(For details including Photo ,ID Card , etc. refer the General Conditions given in part II of the
Gazette Notification.)

SAJU GEORGE
SECRETARY
KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION