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Recruitment procedure

Latest Notification

The Society shall report the vacancy to the Co-operative Service Examination Board and the applications for appointment shall be invited by the Co-operative Service Examination Board and the application for appointment shall be invited by the Co-operative Service Examination Board, by notification. The notification shall include the details of the number of vacancies, qualifications required for the post, age, and reservation, if any, the mode of application, method of appointment, and other required details. The Co-operative Service Examination Board may collect application fee along with the application at the rate fixed by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies from time to time. 
The Examination Board shall conduct the written examination of the candidates and furnish a list of eligible candidates to be interviewed to the committee of the society within a period of three months from the date of requisition by the society. The list so furnished shall not contain the mark secured by the candidates. The maximum marks for written examination shall be 80 and those who secure 40% of the marks shall only be eligible to be included in the list for interview. Provided that in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, those who secure 30% of marks and above shall be included in the list.
The maximum marks for the interview shall be 15. The minimum marks for interview shall be 3.The candidates belonging to the district or districts to which the area of operation of the society extends shall be awarded 5 marks over and above the marks for the interview as grace marks.
On receipt of the list from the Examination Board, the committee shall conduct an interview of the candidates within two months from the date of such receipt and return the list to the Examination Board noting the marks secured by each candidate, in the interview within a period of two weeks. On receipt of the list from the society, the Examination Board shall note down the marks secured by each of the candidates in written examination and return a consolidated list with the total marks obtained by each candidate. This shall be done within a period of one week.
On the basis of the consolidated list so received from the Examination Board, the committee shall prepare the rank list of candidates and publish the same in the notice board of the society. The list shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of publication of the same by the society.
All appointments to the vacancies shall be made by the committee from the select list so published within one month from the date of such publication and shall be reported to the Examination Board.
In all cases of selection, except those in the executive and supervisory cadres, physically handicapped candidates shall be given grace marks subject to a maximum 10 percent".

Who can apply

Kerala Co-operative Service Examination board conducts written examination of candidates for selection to various categories of posts as and when the requisition for such examination, is received from the concerned societies. The Board shall be responsible for the proper conduct of the examination.

All posts other than those requiring technical qualifications

A. (i)Graduation from a recognized University with not less than 50% of marks in the aggregate(Secreatary/asst. secrtary/accountant.etc)/SSLC(Clerk). and

(ii). Higher Diploma in Co-operation 

Or

higher diploma in Co-operation and Business Management. (H. D. C. or H. D. C. & B. M.of State Co-operative Union of Kerala or H. D. C. and H. D. C. M. of the National Council for Co-operative Training or successful completion of the Subordinate (Junior) Personnel Co-operative Training Course (Junior Diploma in co-operation))

OR

B. Diploma in Rural Services with Co-operation as an optional subject.

OR

D. B. Sc. (Co-operation & Banking ) Degree of the Kerala Agricultural University].

(ii) MBA/CA/M. Com/M. Sc. (Co-operation and Banking) of Kerala Agricultural University will be a preferential qualification.

Notes:- The existing employees who possess M.B.A./C.A. qualification will be allowed age relaxation of five years to apply for direct recruitment.

Other supervisory and Ministerial other than those requiring Technical qualifications.

S. S. L. C. or its posts equivalent and successful completion of the Subordinate Personnel Co-op. Training Course (Junior Diploma in co-operation).

Typist

S. S. L. C. or it’s equivalent with Typewriting (Lower).

Stenographer

S. S. L. C. or it’s equivalent with Typewriting & Shorthand (Lower).

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