Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer Notification 2024 is Out! Eligibility, Application Process & Last Date for Apply

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Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer Notification

Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer Exam

Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil) Previous Questions

Overview

Amazing news for all eligible job aspirants, Kerala PSC is inviting application to the post Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer. Build your career in government sector with great pay and grand promotional opportunities. Learn the important dates, eligibility and other official details about the latest PSC notification. Never miss the last date for application.

Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer Notification

Kerala PSC notification for Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer was published in September 2024. All job aspirants shall apply before the last day through online. The application can be submitted only through online. All applicants shall download the notification from PSC official website or through candidate profile now. The notification under category number 324/2024 is intended to recruit proficient candidates to the department of Harbour Engineering. The proposed pay-scale for the post is ₹ 26,500-60,700/-

only candidates aged between 18 and 36 can apply for the post. All the same the usual relaxation will be applied for the candidates from the PSC notified categories/communities.

Important Dates

Candidates are advised to aware of the important dates on the timeline of Kerala PSC recruitment. Go through the crucial deadlines to not get your chances forgo in the upcoming Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer.

Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer Important Dates
Application Start Date	30-09-2024
Application End Date	30-10-2024
Confirmation Date	To Be Announced
Admit Card Release Date	To Be Announced
Exam Date	To Be Announced

All the applicants are advised to visit the Kerala PSC and Thulasi PSC websites regularly to not miss the important updates. Also the essential information such as date for confirmation and exam date will be updated along with the exam calendar of respective month.

Qualification

Candidates applying for the Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer posts must possess the following qualifications, as required by Kerala PSC.

The SSLC or equivalent qualification is the essential and all candidates must possess it.

Also, the candidates must be technically qualified with any of the following

1. National Trade Certificate in Draftsman Civil or Surveyor.

OR

2. Group Certificate in Kerala Government Certificate of Engineering

The group certificate includes the subjects: Building, Drawing, Building Construction and Irrigation

OR

3. A pass in the Madras Government Technical Examination/Kerala Government Technical Examination in the following seven subjects

1. Surveying and levelling (Higher)
2. (ii) Applied Mechanics ( Higher)
3. (iii) Building Materials and Construction (Higher)
4. (iv) Building Drawing and Estimating (Higher)
5. (v) Hydraulics and Irrigation (Higher) (vi) Geometrical Drawing (Higher)
6. (vii) Mensuration (Lower)

OR

4. Diploma in Civil Engineering (2-year course) of the women Polytechnic of the State.

OR

5. Diploma in Agricultural and Rural Engineering awarded by the Rural Institute, Thavanoor

The equivalent qualifications considered for the posts are

1. VHSE (Civil Construction and Maintenance)
2. ITI/ITC (Civil - Draughtsman)
3. ITI/ITC (Civil Engineering)
4. ITI/ITC (Draughtsman (Civil))
5. KGCE (Civil Engineering)
6. NTC (Draughtsman (Civil))
7. SCVT (Civil - Draughtsman)
8. SCVT (Draughtsman (Civil))
9. Polytechnic Diploma (Quantity Surveying and Construction Management)
10. Polytechnic Diploma (Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering))
11. Diploma in Craftsmanship (Civil / Surveyor)
12. Diploma in Draftsman(Civil)
13. NCVT Certificate (Civil - Draughtsman)
14. NCVT Certificate (Draughtsman (Civil))
15. BTech (Civil Engineering)
16. BE (Civil Engineering)
17. MTech (Civil Engineering)
18. MTech (Structural Engineering)
19. MTech (Urban Planning)
20. MTech (Geomechanics and Structures)
21. MTech (Geotechnical Engineering)
22. MTech (Hydraulics Engineering)
23. MTech (Structural engineering and Construction Management)
24. MTech (Water Resources and Hydro Informatics)
25. MTech (Computer Aided Structural Engineering)
26. MTech (Construction Technology and Management)
27. MTech (Construction Engineering and Management)
28. MTech (Traffic and Transportation Planning)
29. MTech (Water Resources Engineering and Management)
30. MTech (Structural Engineering (Civil Engineering))
31. MTech (Environmental Engineering)
32. ME (Civil Engineering)
33. AMIE Sections A and B (Civil Engineering)
34. Technician Engineers membership Examination -T Engg. (Civil Engineering)

Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer Exam

Kerala PSC will be conducting the exam online or offline. The mode of exam will be intimated officially to candidates via notification or through the admission ticket. Candidates appearing for the exam must submit confirmation as and when notified by Kerala PSC. Those who miss the deadline of confirmation will be ousted from the recruitment drive. The candidates who act promptly according to the PSC guidelines will receive admission ticket online. You shall download it from the PSC candidate profile.

Exam Pattern

Kerala PSC conducts 100-mark exam for the selection of Draftsman Grade III (Civil)/Overseer Grade III (Civil)/Tracer Exam. Candidates will have to attend 100 questions. Each right answer carries 1 mark and wrong answer deducts 0.33 marks. After the carefully scrutiny of each responses by the candidates Kerala PSC will publish the short list. The list will include the candidates who have secure equal to or above the cut-off marks, decided by PSC. After the short list there will be an interview session. Each candidate in the shortlist will be invited to the session. Interview will be conducted for 10 marks. This will be combined with document verification. The final score for rank list will be the combined marks of interview session and the examination.

Kerala PSC Draftsman Grade III (Civil) Previous Questions

1. In aligned system of dimensioning, the dimensions may be read from
   1. Bottom or left-hand edges
   2. Only from bottom
   3. Only from left side
   4. Bottom or right-hand side
2. Plane table surveying is
   1. Most suitable for preparing small scale maps
   2. Particularly advantageous in magnetic area
   3. Less costly than theodolite surveying
   4. All of the above
3. A total station is a combination of
   1. EDM and Theodolite
   2. Compass and EDM
   3. Electronic Theodolite and EDM
   4. EDM and Electronic Compass
4. Volume of One bag of cement is ______ m³
   1. 50
   2. 0.035
   3. 1400
   4. 7850
5. The irregular triangular walling enclosed by the extrados of the arch, a horizontal line from the crown and a perpendicular line from the springing of the outer curves
   1. Skew Back
   2. Haunch
   3. Voussoirs
   4. Spandril
6. The total time between the first watering after sowing a crop and the last watering before its harvesting
   1. Base period
   2. Duty
   3. Delta
   4. Crop period
7. The estimate in which approximate total length of wall is found in running metre and this total length multiplied by the rate per running metre of wall gives a fairly accurate cost
   1. Detailed
   2. Revised
   3. Supplementary
   4. Approximate quantity method
8. One cubic metre of mild steel weights about
   1. 7650 kg
   2. 3650 kg
   3. 1440 kg
   4. 7850 kg
9. The first watering before sowing the crop is known as
   1. Kor watering
   2. Paleo
   3. Base period
   4. Crop period
10. If the radius of the cylinder is doubled, then its volume will be
    1. Doubled
    2. Halved
    3. Four times
    4. None of these

Answer Key
Q. No.	Ans
1	d
2	d
3	c
4	b
5	d
6	a
7	d
8	d
9	b
10	c