Kerala Forest Recruitment 2025

🌳 Kerala Forest Recruitment 2025 - Forest Driver Details

This recruitment is being conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) for the Forest and Wildlife Department of the Kerala Government.

📋 Key Highlights

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must meet the following requirements:

Educational Qualification

• SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or its equivalent examination recognized by the Government of India or the Government of Kerala.

Driving License & Experience

• Must have a valid Motor Driving License endorsed for all types of transport vehicles (LMV, HGMV & HPMV).

• Must have an experience of not less than 3 years in driving motor vehicles.

Age Limit

• Candidates must be between 23 and 36 years old.

• Candidates born between 02.01.1989 and 01.01.2002 (both dates included) are eligible.

💪 Physical Standards and Efficiency Test

Candidates must meet specific physical standards and qualify in a Physical Efficiency Test.

Physical Standards

• Height: Must not be less than 168 cms.

• Chest: Minimum of 81 cms round the chest and must have an expansion of a minimum of 5 cms.

Medical/Health Standards

• Ear: Hearing should be perfect.

• Eye (Without Glasses):

  • Distant Vision: 6/6 Snellen (Right Eye & Left Eye)

  • Near Vision: 0.5 Snellen (Right Eye & Left Eye)

  • Colour Vision: Normal

  • Night Blindness: Nil

• Muscles and joints: No paralysis and all joints with free movements.

• Nervous System: Perfectly normal and free from any infectious diseases.

Physical Efficiency Test (PET) Events

Candidates must qualify in the following events:

• 100 Meters Run: 14 Seconds

• High Jump: 132.2 cm

• Long Jump: 457.2 cm

• Putting the Shot (7264 grams): 609.6 cm

• Throwing the cricket ball: 6096 cm

• Rope Climbing (only with hands): 365.8 cm

• Pull Ups or chinning: 8 times

• 1500 Meter Run: 5 minutes and 44 Seconds

📝 Selection Process

The selection process for the Forest Driver post involves multiple stages:

1. Shortlisting

2. Written Examination

3. Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

4. Medical Examination

5. Document Verification

6. Personal Interview

💻 How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online through the official website of the Kerala Public Service Commission between October 30, 2025, and December 03, 2025.

Application Steps

1. Open the official website: www.keralapsc.gov.in.

2. Find the Forest Driver Job Notification in the "Recruitment / Career / Advertising Menu" and click on it.

3. Download and carefully read the Official Notification to check all eligibility criteria.

4. Visit the Online Official Application / Registration link.

5. Fill in the required details correctly without any mistakes.

6. Upload all required documents, including a photograph (must be taken within 6 months if creating a new profile), in the specified format and size.

7. Ensure the correctness of all information on your profile before the final submission.

8. Submit the application after verifying the details.

9. Keep a print out or soft copy of the application for future reference and correspondence. The User-ID must be quoted for all communication with the Commission.

Note: The application will be summarily rejected if non-compliance with the notification is found during processing. Original documents to prove qualification, age, community, etc., have to be produced when called for.