NOTIFICATION

DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION FOR FIRST GRADE SURVEYOR’S

AND HEAD SURVEYOR’S TEST JULY 2007

No. DE III (1) 4972/07/EW.

19th June 2007.

Applications are invited for the Departmental Test

for the I Grade Surveyor’s and Head Surveyor’s

introduced in G. O. (MS) 521/66/RD dated 22-9-1966

as amended by G. O. (Rt.) 632/81/RD dated

10-6-1981.

The examination will be conducted at four centres

viz., Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Thrissur and

Kozhikode according to the syllabus mentioned in

Annexure I. The Practical test under Part A of the

First Grade Surveyor’s Test will normally be

conducted at 6 centres viz. Thiruvananthapuram,

Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode and

Kannur.

In case sufficient number of candidates

for practical test are not available at a Centre,

candidates will be called for the test at any other

centre.

The exact date and place of the examination will be

notified in due course.

The test will consists of two parts with four papers

as shown below:

Part A

First Grade Surveyor’s Test—3 papers—Two

Written Tests and One Practical Test.

Part B

Head Surveyor’s Test—One paper (Written Test)

Candidates should get a separate minimum of 40%

of the marks in each paper to secure a pass.

The questions should be answered in English.

(a)

The fee prescribed for the test is

Rs.20 (Rupees Twenty) per paper vide

G. O. (P) No. 4/2000/P&ARD dated 5-2-2000.

(b)

The pescribed fee must be paid into a

Government Treasury under the Head

of Account “0051 (105) State PSC (99)

Examination Fee” and the chalan in original

should

attached

the

appli-

cation.

Triplicate chalan receipts or interim

receipts of certificates of remittance will not be

accepted.

In the case of candidates residing

outside the State, Crossed Postal Orders

(payable to the Secretary, Public Service

Commission,Thiruvananthapuram-4) will also

be accepted.

(c)

The fee paid by a candidate will not be

refunded or adjusted towards a future

examination on any account.

Candidates are

therefore advised to satisfy themselves, that

the applications are in the form prescribed

and the particulars required are given correctly.

Where the test is prescribed as part of the

probation or training of an officer (whether

recruited direct or by transfer) or for the purpose

of making him eligible for increment or for

confirmation in any post or for promotion to higher

post or where it is prescribed as a qualification

necessary for an officer to continue in his post

without penalty and where it has been newly

imposed on persons already in the Service

concerned, no fee will be levied.

This concession

will however, be limited to one chance for the

test, irrespective of the number of papers or parts

of the test applied for and from the second chance

onwards fee will be levied subject to the following

provision.

(i) “For the above purpose the mere fact of

having applied for a test will be taken to

mean that the candidate has appeared for the

test”.

N. B:—Government have clarrified in G. O. (Ms)

166/76/PD dated 4-6-1976 that for purpose of

the concessions allowed in G.O. (Ms)

No. 336/68/P dated 6-11-1968 [as clarified in

G..O.(Ms.) No. 29/75/PD dated 6-2-1975 and G.O.

(Ms) No. 26/76/PD dated 25-1-1976] higher

post means not only the immediate higher

post, but any higher post coming in the line of

promotion in the department concerned.

(ii) Candidates should see that a certificate from

the Head of Department or office to the effect

that the entries in the application form are

correct and where no fee is paid that the

candidate is eligible for exemption from

payment of fee is furnished in the application

form.

Application should be made in the form prescribed

as shown in Annexure II.

The certificate at the

foot of the form should be signed by the Head of

the Office/Department in which the candidate is

serving. Applications which are not in the form

prescribed and which are defective in any respect

will summarily be rejected.

Kerala Gazette No. 30 dated 24th July 2007.

PART I B

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

G. 727/2007/DTP.

10.

Applications should be sent by post and should

reach the Joint Secretary (Departmental test), Public

Service Commission, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram-4

not later than 5 p.m. on 5-9-2007.

In the case of

candidates from Lakshdweep Islands, the last date

of receipt of applications will be up to 5. p.m. on

19-9-2007.

Applications addressed to the Chairman

or Members of the Commission or to the

Secretary by name will not be accepted.

Every

applications should be sent in separate cover with

the superscriptions: “Applications for I Grade

Surveyor’s Test or Head Surveryor’s Test July

2007”.

The name and address of the candidate

should be stated at the bottom left hand corner of

the cover.

11.

Any candidate who does not behave properly

towards the Chief Superintendent and Assistant

Superintendents of the Examination or is found to

have had recourse to malpractice of any kind will

have his examination invalidated.

He will also be

liable to be debarred from appearing for any of

the examination conducted by the Public Service

Commission for such period as the Commission

may decide.

Besides the matter will be reported

to the Head of the Department and the Director of

Vigilence Department for further action.

The same

penalty will be imposed on any candidate who

attempts to canvass or to bring influence to bear

on an Examiner or Member of Commission or their

staff in connection with the examination or on

whose behalf such attempts is made by any other

person.

12.

The question papers which can be answered by

reference to books in the examination hall have

been indicated in the syllabus with the words

‘with book’ within brackets. In such cases

candidates will be allowed to bring only the Test

Books prescribed for the respective papers. The

use of the books containing notes or

commentaries and guides, digests summaries etc.

will not be allowed in the examination hall.

13.

Any communication intended for the Commission

should be addressed only to the Joint Secretary

(Departmental Tests), Public Service Commission,

Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram-4 and should be

accompanied by a self addressed stamped

envelope if a reply is sought for from the

Commission in the matter.

14.

Application with the following defects will also be

summarily rejected:

(a) Application not having any proof for remittance

of prescribed fee

(b) Photograph of the applicant not affixed on the

application/Admission Ticket

(d) Photograph not attested by Head of Office/

Gazetted Officer

(e) Designation Seal not affixed on the photograph

(f)

Name of the attesting authority not mentioned

(g) Subject specifications in the application not clear

(h) Designation of the applicant not specified

(i)

Office Seal of the attesting authority not affixed

(j)

Certificate portion in Admission Ticket not

attested

(k) Applicant claimed for free chance, but not duly

certified by the Head of Office concerned

(l)

Applicant not eligible for exemption from

remitting exam fee, but applied for free chance

(m) Applicants already availed free chance apply for

free chance again for a part of the test

(n) Applications with insufficient fee

(o) Applications not signed by the candidate

(p) Applications received after the last date fixed for

the receipt of applications

(q) Applications not in the form prescribed

15.

The time-table for the examinations will be

intimated and further instructions issued to the

candidates in due course.

Office of the Kerala Public

Service Commission,

Pattom P.O.,

(Sd.)

Thiruvananthapuram-4.

Secretary.

ANNEXURE-I

SYLLABUS FOR THE I GRADE SURVEYOR’S TEST

PART—A

I GRADE SURVEYOR’S TEST

Papers

Time

Syllabus

Maximum

Marks

I Paper 2 hours

Kerala Survey and Boundaries

Act and Rules issued there

under (with books-Kerala

Survey Manual Volume I only)

II Paper 4 hours

Executive Instructions issued

100

for the Survey of Land in Kerala

and the Maintenance of Land

Records (Only Chamber’s Tables

and Boilou’s Travers tables

allowed in the Examination Hall)

Portions covered by Kerala

Survey Manual and subsequent

instructions issued for the

conduct of Survey and Mainte-

nance of land records.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Here affix recent pass-

port size photograph of

the candidate attested by

Head of Office/ Gazetted

Officer. Name and Desig-

nation and signature of

Head of Office/Gazetted

Officer, with office seal

III Paper

Practical Test in the Theodolite

Survey Processes, Survey of

obstructed lines, replacement

of missing stones in the several

systems of Survey, Azimuth

observations, Traingulation of

Distance etc.

PART B

HEAD SURVEYOR’S TEST

Time : 3 hours

Maximum marks : 100

Written Test on Boundary Dispute and allied matters

(With Books-Kerala Survey Manual)

Note.—“Candidates are allowed to appear for Part B only

after passing papers I, II and III under Part A”

ANNEXURE II

APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE

FIRST GRADE SURVEYORS AND HEAD SURVEYORS’

TEST—JULY 2007

Centre at which the

candidate..

desired to be examined..

Centre chosen for

Practical Test..

Name of Candidate ..

(in Block Letters)

Address to

which communication ..

are to be sent

Male or Female

Date of Birth and Age

Name and Designation of the ..

post now held and the office in

which the candidate is employed

Name of the test for which the ..

candidate desires to be examined

Name of the test already passed ..

by the candidates showing the

full details thereof

10.

Amount of fee remitted and the ..

manner of remittance

11.

If exempted from payment of fee ..

how exempted (details to be given)

12.

Whether you have already ..

availed of free chance for the

test

13.

Signature

14.

Place

15.

Date

Note.—The fee is Rs. 20 per paper vide para 7 of the

notification.

DECLARATION

I declare that the particulars given above are correct.

Place:

Signature of the Candidate

Date:

CERTIFICATE

Cerified that the applicant is eligible to appear for

the test mentioned in column 8 and the particulars

furnished in this application are correct.

Certified (where no fee is paid) that the candidate

is eligible for exemption from payment of fee as

per G.O.(Ms)No.336/PD/Public Services-D,

Department dated 6-11-1968 as modified by

G.O.Ms.No.26/76/PD dated 25-1-1976 and that, this is

the first free chance applied for by the candidate.

Certified that necessary entries have been made in

the Service Book of the candidates as required in

G..O.(Ms) 367/PD dated 15-12-1969.

Signature

Name, Designation and Address of

Station:

Head of Department or the Head of Office

Date:

(who is competent to sign the Certificate)

(Office Seal)

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Departmental Test (Special Test)

ADMISSION TICKET

Admission Ticket

Number

Name of the

Centre.........................................................

(To be filled up by the Office)

Name of the Candidate

Address to which communi- :

cations are to be sent

Name of Test/Papers

(To be filled up by the

candidate)

(same as entered in Col. 6

of the application)

Signature of Candidate

The candidate whose photograph and signature given

above are identified by me.

Signature

Name and Designation

Station:

of the Head of Office/

Date:

A Gazetted Officer

(See instruction Overleaf)

(Office Seal)

For Office use only

Date of Issue.................................

Issuing Assistant................................

Secretary,

Kerala Public Service Commission.

(Office Seal)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Here affix recent pass-

port size photograph of

the candidate attested by

Head of Office/ Gazetted

Officer Name, Designa-

tion and signature of

Head of Office/Gazetted

Officer with office seal

N.B.—(i) The candidates should write his/her name and

postal address in the space provided for the

purpose overleaf (same as entered in Col. 2 of

the application)

(ii)

Recent Passport size photograph of the

candidate is to be affixed in the space

provided on the top of the Admission Ticket

and should be attested by the Head of Office/

Gazetted Officer.

(iii)

Head of Office means the Drawing and

Disbursing Officer or any other Superior Officer.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

The examination will be held in accordance with the

time-table, which will be published in Part IB of the

Kerala Gazette. The time-table will also be available

for reference in the Office of the K.P.S.C.,

Thiruvananthapuram all District Offices of the

K.P.S.C., all District Collectorates, all Taluk Offices, all

District Information Offices and all Centres of the

Departmental Tests. The time-table will not be issued

to the candidates individually. The candidates will

sign against his/her name in the list of candidates at

the time of the examination, failure on which will

result in the invalidation of his/her answer scripts.

Candidates will not be admitted to the examination

unless they present to the Chief Superintendents with

their Admission Tickets (with their recent passport

size photograph affixed on the space provided) and

duly identified by the Head of the Officer or

Institution where they are working or by a Gazetted

Officer. The candidates are advised to arrive at the

examination centre half an hour before the

commencement of the examination to facilitate

verification of the admission tickets and identification

certificates by the Chief Superintendent concerned.

They should bring the admission tickets with them on

each day of the examination. (Admission ticket is a

valuable document and is to be preserved by the

candidates for production before this office for the

issue of pass certificate of Departmental Tests.)

The Admission Ticket Number, name of examination

and subject only should be entered on the facing

sheet of the answer books in spaces provided for the

purpose. Candidates are prohibited from writing

their name, Admission Ticket Numbers or anything

else intended to give a clue to their identity on any

other part of the answer book. The answer books of

candidates who fail to write their Admission Ticket

Numbers or who do not write their Admission Tickets

Numbers distinctly and correctly or who write the

Admission Ticket Number on any part of the books,

Additional sheet etc., other than the facing sheet

where space is provided for the purpose are liable

to be invalidated. It is the responsibility of the

candidates to see by referring to the heading of the

question paper that they get the question paper

meant for the test for which they have applied.

The answer scripts written in any ink other than

black, blue or blue black will be invalidated.

Candidates are prohibited from communication with

copying from each other and from communicating

with any person outside the examination hall.

No candidate will be admitted to the examination who

arrives more than half an hour after the

commencement of the examination in the case of

papers of two hours or more or duration of 15

minutes in the case of all other papers. No candidates

will be allowed to quit the hall before the expiry of at

least half an hour from the commencement of the

examination and only after he has handed over his

answer books to the Chief/Assistant Superintendent.

The signature of the candidate on the 1st page of

the applications is mandatory and application of

those who fail to sign there will be rejected on non-

appealable grounds.

The non surrender of the answer script to the

invigilator, or leaving the Hall before the closing time

without his/her permission will entail disciplinary

action against the candidates concerned which may

result in debarment for further appearance for any

test conducted by the Kerala Public Service

Commission.

Warning:—Any candidate resorting to malpractice in

the examination hall will be sent out of the half

forthwith and his conduct will be reported by the

Chief Superintendent to the Public Service

Commission in such cases, the Commission may

invalidate the answer scripts of the candidates and

debar them from appearing for the tests and in the

case of candidates in service the matter may also be

reported to the Heads of Department and the Director

of Vigilance Department for further action.

Note:—This admission ticket should be kept for being

produced at the time of issue of Certificates.

On I. G. S.

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

....................................................

Candidates’s name and address

(to be filled up by the candidate)