DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

No. DIC/CMD/001/2022 09/02/2022

NOTIFICATION
The Government of Kerala is aiming to facilitate to set up one lakh MSMEs across the State in association with agencies like
Kudumbashree, Employment Exchange, KSBCDC, Kerala Startup Mission etc., and in this context, vide G.O.(Rt) No. 71/2022/ID
dated 25.01.2022, has accorded administrative sanction for implementing a scheme “Industry Internship Programme” to recruit
interns in all Grama Panchayats, Municipalities, and Municipal Corporations to support district level team of the Department of
Industries and Commerce. Accordingly, The Directorate of Industries and Commerce (DIC), invites applications from qualified and
competent candidates for appointment to the posts of Intern (One year contract). The selected candidates shall be placed at the
local self-government institutions (Grama Panchayat, Municipality and Corporations) throughout the State, for promoting the
micro, small and medium industries at the local level. Interested candidates may apply via ONLINE mode only by filling the
prescribed application form given in the website of Centre for Management Development (CMD), Thiruvananthapuram
([Link]). The details are given below. The online application submission link will open on 09/02/2022 (10:00 A.M.).
The last date for submitting online application is 23/02/2022 (05:00 P.M.).

Note: Candidates will have to upload their updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), passport size photograph (taken within six
months), signature and copies of certificates proving qualification and experience while submitting the application. The
photograph and signature must be in JPEG format. The size of the photograph must be less than 200 KB and the size of the
signature should be less than 50 KB. The CV and the copies of certificates shall be either in JPEG format or in PDF format and
each attachment shall not exceed 3 MB in size.

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 DETAILS OF POST
The details regarding the qualification and experience required, number of vacancies, age limit and remuneration are given in the
table below.

Consolidated
Sl. No. of Age as on
Post Educational Qualification Work Experience 01.02.2022 Remuneration
No. vacancies
per month

1 Intern 1155 [Link] or MBA 18 to 30 Rs. 20,000/-

Prior work experience is desirable years

Note:
1. The selection process will be conducted district wise and candidates shall apply for only one district for appointment.
(The district wise vacancy is mentioned below)
2. Candidates having required qualification need only apply.
3. The selected candidates will have to work under the supervision of the Industries Extension Officer of the Directorate of
Industries and Commerce in a local body with the convergence of the local body, under the general guidance of the General
Manager of the respective District Industries Centre.
4. The performance of the selected candidates will be evaluated monthly based on metrics decided by the Directorate of Industries
and Commerce. The Directorate of Industries and Commerce is vested with the authority to cancel the contract of interns who do
not meet the performance benchmarks set by the Directorate of Industries and Commerce.

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 District wise Vacancy of Interns

Sl. No. Name of District Vacancy

1 Thiruvananthapuram 86
2 Kollam 79
3 Pathanamthitta 61
4 Alappuzha 86
5 Kottayam 84
6 Idukki 56
7 Ernakulam 115
8 Thrissur 105
9 Palakkad 103
10 Malappuram 122
11 Kozhikode 90
12 Wayanad 29
13 Kannur 94
14 Kasaragod 45
Total 1155

General Instructions

1. Candidates should apply through Online mode only.

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2. Applications will not be received at any office under the Directorate of Industries and Commerce. Applications sent by
post or email to any office under the Directorate of Industries and Commerce will not be considered for the recruitment
process.
3. Selection Process will be done through written test and interview and the Directorate of Industries and Commerce has the right to
decide whether the written test is needed or not, based on the number of applications received in the district against the vacancy
in the district.
4. The selected interns will have to sign an agreement with the Director of Industries and Commerce.
5. The Director of Directorate of Industries and Commerce reserves the right to cancel the notification at any stage.
6. Please note that no change of application data will be permitted at any stage after completion of registration process of the online
application. Merely applying for the post and being shortlisted in the subsequent processes does not imply that a candidate will
necessarily be offered employment. No request for considering the candidature under any category/post other than the one in
which applied will be entertained.
7. Educational qualifications should be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognized by Govt. of India/approved by Govt.
Regulatory Bodies.
8. The candidate must possess valid Degree/PG Certificate/Provisional Certificate of the necessary qualification at the time of
submission of application.
9. Have a valid personal email ID and mobile no., which should be kept active till the completion of this Recruitment Process. All
official communication will be sent to the registered e-mail id of the candidate.
10. Candidates are advised to carefully fill and verify the details filled in the online application themselves as no change will be
possible/ entertained after the submission.
11. The Name of the candidate should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the Certificates/Mark sheets/Identity
proof. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
12. Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Candidate, Category, Date of Birth,
Address, Mobile Number, Email ID, qualification, experience etc. will be considered as final and no change/modifications will be
allowed after submission of the online application form. Candidates are hence advised to fill in the online application form with
utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained. CMD will not be responsible for any
consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect and/or incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the
required details in the application form.
13. If the applicant possesses an equivalent qualification, he/she should also upload the equivalency certificate along with the
qualification certificate or else the application will not be considered.
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14. Any information submitted by an applicant in his/ her application shall be binding on the candidate personally and he/she shall
be liable for prosecution/ civil consequences in case the information/ details furnished by him/her are found to be false at a later
stage.
15. Applicants need to upload a valid certificate for every experience he/she mentioned. In the case of the latest/current experience
an affidavit bearing all details (name of organization, designation, period, task and duties) shall be uploaded. The copy of
appointment letters, salary certificates, pay slips etc. will not be accepted in lieu of work experience certificate.
16. Decision of the concerned authority in all matters relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidates. No
correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained in this regard.
17. Instances of providing incorrect information and/or process violation by a candidate detected at any stage of the selection
process will lead to disqualification of the candidate from the selection process and he/she will not be allowed to appear in any
recruitment process in the future. If such instances go undetected during the selection process but are detected subsequently,
such disqualification will take place with retrospective affect.
18. While applying online for the post, the applicant should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned above
as on the specified dates and that the particulars furnished by him/her are correct in all respects. In case it is detected at any stage
of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false
information or has suppressed any material facts, his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are
detected even after appointment, his/her services are liable to be terminated.
19. DIC/CMD reserves the right to call for any additional documentary evidence from candidates in support of educational
qualifications/experiences/other notified eligibility requirements.
20. Intimations will be sent by email and/ or SMS only to the email ID and mobile number registered in the online application
form. CMD shall not be responsible if the information/ intimations do not reach candidates in case of change in the mobile
number, email address, technical fault or otherwise, beyond the control of CMD and candidates are advised to check their
registered e-mail account from time to time during the recruitment process.
21. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

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