Coconut Development Board Driver Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline for 11 Posts

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• Updated November 14, 2026 09:32 AM
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Where and How to Send

• 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. The advertisement appeared in the Employment News of 31 October - 6 November 2026, so the last date is 30 December 2026. 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].
• 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)".
• 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.
• Sign the declaration with your address and the date.
• Have your employer or cadre controlling authority complete and countersign the "Certification by the Employer/Cadre Controlling Authority" with its seal.
• Attach the enclosures listed below and prepare three copies of the application.
• 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, i.e. by 30 December 2026.

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

• 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.

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.

Selection Process

• 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.

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Important Instructions

• 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.

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Q1. How many vacancies are there in CDB Recruitment 2026?

• There are 11 vacancies: 7 Driver Grade I and 4 Driver Grade II. One more Driver Grade I vacancy is anticipated on 1.11.2026, and the notice says the vacancies are subject to change.

Q5. What is the age limit for CDB Driver deputation?

• The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation is not exceeding 56 years as on the closing date of receipt of applications, for both posts.

Q6. What is the salary of CDB Driver Grade I and Grade II?

• Driver Grade I is in Level 5 of the pay matrix (₹29,200-92,300), and Driver Grade II is in Level 4 (₹25,500-81,100). A selected official can either keep existing basic pay plus deputation (duty) allowance or have pay fixed in the scale of the post under DoPT OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt. (Pay-II), dated 17.06.2010.