Coconut Development Board Driver Recruitment 2026

Coconut Development Board (Nariyal Vikas Board), Kochi, is filling 11 Staff Car Driver posts on deputation basis: 7 posts of Driver Grade I and 4 posts of Driver Grade II. Only Staff Car Drivers already working in government, university, research institute, public sector, semi-government, statutory or autonomous organisations can apply. Applications must go through proper channel to the Chief Executive Officer, Coconut Development Board, Kera Bhavan, SRV Road, Kochi – 682 011. They must reach that address within 60 days from the date the advertisement appears in the Employment News.

The official notification does not specify the application fee or a minimum educational qualification.

The Coconut Development Board works under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. Its office is at Kera Bhavan, SRV Road, Kochi – 682 011, Kerala. The vacancy circular is signed by Pramod P Kurian, Secretary of the Board.

Officials who are eligible and willing, and who can be released at once if selected, must send the application in triplicate in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-I, the Bio-Data/Curriculum Vitae Proforma attached to the circular). It goes through proper channel, meaning through the applicant's present employer, to this address:

Chief Executive Officer, Coconut Development Board, Kera Bhavan, SRV Road, Kochi – 682 011

The complete application must reach this address within 60 days from the date the advertisement appears in the Employment News. Late applications are not considered. The notice does not say what to write on the envelope or which postal service to use. The Board's email address printed on the letterhead is [email protected] ↗.

1. Write the post you are applying for (Driver Grade I or Driver Grade II) at the top of the Annexure-I proforma, where it reads "Application for the post of ... (on deputation)".
2. Affix a passport size colour photograph and fill in items 1 to 18: personal details, service dates, qualifications and experience compared with what the post needs, employment history, present pay and emoluments, and whether you belong to SC/ST.
3. Sign the declaration with your address and the date.
4. Have your employer or cadre controlling authority complete and countersign the "Certification by the Employer/Cadre Controlling Authority" with its seal.
5. Attach the enclosures listed below and prepare three copies of the application.
6. Have your employer forward the application, so that it reaches the Chief Executive Officer, Coconut Development Board, Kochi, within 60 days of the Employment News advertisement.

The notice states that these vacancies are subject to change.

Both posts are open to Staff Car Drivers working in Central or State Governments or Universities or recognized research institutes or public sector undertakings or semi-Government or statutory or autonomous organizations. They must also meet the conditions given below for their post.

Driver Grade I (Level 5 in the pay matrix)

• (a)(i) Holding an analogous post on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or
• (a)(ii) With 6 years' service on a regular basis in Level 4 (₹25,500-81,100) in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and
• (b) Subject to passing a trade test of appropriate standard specified by the Central Government.

Driver Grade II (Level 4 in the pay matrix)

• (a)(i) Holding an analogous post on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or
• (a)(ii) With 9 years' service on a regular basis in Level 2 (₹19,900-63,200) in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and
• (b) Subject to passing a trade test of appropriate standard specified by the Central Government.

Educational Qualification

The official notification does not specify the minimum educational qualification. The Annexure-I proforma still asks applicants to list their educational qualifications and to say whether they meet the qualifications the post requires. Candidates should check the official notification for the full post-specific eligibility for each post.

Age Limit

The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation is not exceeding 56 (fifty-six) years as on the closing date of receipt of applications. This limit applies to both posts.

Pay Option and Deputation Period

• An official selected on deputation basis can choose one of two options. The first is to draw his or her existing basic pay plus deputation (duty) allowance. The second is to have pay fixed in the scale of the post in accordance with DoPT OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt. (Pay-II), dated 17.06.2010, as amended from time to time.
• The deputation period shall ordinarily not exceed three years. This includes any deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately before this appointment, in the same or another organisation or department of the Central Government.

• The application in triplicate in the Annexure-I proforma, with a passport size colour photograph affixed
• Attested copies of complete and up-to-date APAR for the last 5 years
• Integrity Certificate
• Vigilance Clearance Certificate
• The Certification by the Employer/Cadre Controlling Authority, countersigned with seal. It must confirm that no vigilance or disciplinary case is pending or contemplated, and that the applicant's integrity is certified. It must also state either that no major/minor penalty was imposed in the last 10 years, or attach a list of such penalties, as the case may be. The CR Dossier in original, or photocopies of the ACRs/APARs for the last 5 years attested on each page by an officer of the rank of Under Secretary to the Govt. of India or above, must be enclosed.
• For officers already on deputation: the application must be forwarded by the parent cadre or department with Cadre Clearance, Vigilance Clearance and Integrity Certificate
• For applicants from an organisation that does not follow Central Government pay scales: the latest salary slip issued by the organisation, showing basic pay with scale of pay and rate of increment, dearness pay/interim relief/other allowances (with break-up) and total emoluments
• A separate sheet, signed by the applicant, if the space in the form for employment details or additional information is not enough

For both posts, eligibility is subject to passing a trade test of appropriate standard specified by the Central Government. In the Annexure-I declaration, the applicant accepts that a Selection Committee will assess the information in the Curriculum Vitae, together with the documents on essential qualifications and work experience, at the time of selection.

• Apply only if your employer can release you immediately if you are selected.
• When forwarding the application, the employer must verify and certify three things: the particulars are correct; no vigilance or disciplinary case is pending or contemplated against the official; and no major/minor penalty has been imposed in the last 10 years of service.
• Applications received after the due date, sent without attested copies of APAR, vigilance clearance and integrity certificates, or otherwise incomplete will not be considered.
• In the employment history, give only the Pay Level/Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay scale of the post held on a regular basis. Pay granted under the ACP/MACP Scheme is personal to the officer and is shown separately in the table provided for it.
• Item 9 of the form (details of the date of initial appointment, the deputation/contract period, the parent office and the substantive post) must be filled in by anyone holding a post on deputation outside the cadre while keeping a lien in the parent cadre.
• The form notes that officers under Central/State Governments are only eligible for "Absorption" and candidates of Non-Government Organizations only for Short Term Contract. It adds that the STC, Absorption or Re-employment option is available only if the vacancy circular specially mentions it. This circular invites applications on deputation basis.