BANK OF MAHARASHTRA

PROBATIONARY OFFICERS RECRUITMENT PROJECT – 2011-12

RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION BANK OF MAHARASHTRA , A Leading Listed Public Sector Bank with Head Office in Pune and all India network of branches invites ON-LINE Applications, from qualified candidates who hold a valid score card issued by IBPS, for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer. [PLEASE READ THIS NOTIFICATION CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING THE ON-LINE APPLICATION] {PAY APPLICATION FEES AT ANY BANK OF MAHARASHTRA BRANCH BEFORE APPLYING ON-LINE} PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEES Rs.200/- (for General & OBC Category Candidates only) and Rs. 50/- for others as postage charges AT ANY BANK OF MAHARASHTRA BRANCH ACROSS INDIA OR AT ANY NEFT ENABLED OTHER BANK THROUGH NEFT.

NAME OF THE POST:

# Maximum Age, exclusive of relaxation for Reserved (SC / ST / OBC/PWD) Category. Note:
1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to requirement of the Bank.
2. Reservations of vacancies category wise as under

General). Abbreviations stand for : SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Classes, OH – Orthopedically Handicapped, VH – Visually Handicapped, HI – Hearing Impaired, (a) Candidates belonging to and applying under the Reserved OBC Category are required to submit a Certificate regarding his / her “Community” in the prescribed format “FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA”(Format available on Bank’s website along with this Notification) and the Certificate should contain the “NON-CREAMY LAYER CLAUSE” based on the Income for the Financial Year ending 31.03.2011 or later. Candidates not producing the above certificate will not be considered under the OBC Category.
(b) The number of vacancies indicated above and also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.
(c) In case of non-availability of reserved candidates, the Bank reserves its right to Inter-change these categories as per Government Directives.
(d) It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ candidates belonging to PWD Category in all Offices/Branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the post Identified by the Bank as suitable for them. (e) The selected candidate is liable to be posted, at the sole discretion of the Bank and as per its exigencies, at any of the Bank‟s Branches / Offices, anywhere in India. (ii) Applications from serving employees: Subject to their fulfilling the eligibility criteria, existing employees of Bank of Maharashtra may apply online and then submit their applications through proper channel (HRM Departments of the Regional/ Central Office under whose jurisdiction they work). Such candidates, if selected, shall resign from their present positions in the bank and re-join the Bank‟s service afresh. For those under Indemnity Service Bond obligations, the remaining incomplete service period contained in the Indemnity Service Bond earlier executed and subsisting will be carried over and added to the new employment. The selection process will involve a Personal Interview. . The Bank also reserves the right to alter the structure depending upon factors like number of eligible applications, etc. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. A candidate may submit ONLY ONE ON-LINE APPLICATION. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED. Definitions: An Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) person is one having a minimum of 40% physical defect or deformity which causes interference with the normal functioning of the bones, muscles and joints and is so certified by a Medical Board appointed by the State Government. Only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to apply: BL – Both Legs Affected but not Arms; OA – One Arm Affected (Right or Left) – (a) Impaired Reach; (b) Weakness of Grip; (c) Ataxia; OL – One Leg Affected (Right or Left); MW – Muscular Weakness & Limited Physical Endurance. Visually Challenged(VC) (a) only those persons who suffer from either of the following conditions: (i) Total absence of sight, (ii) Visual Acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses, or (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degrees or worse and so certified by a Medical Board appointed by the State Government. (b) A person with Low Vision means one with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment of standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

The Minimum & Maximum Age as indicated in Para 1 above will be reckoned as on 01.07.2011. Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit for reserved posts will be available as follows:
i) Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates by 5 years.
ii) Other Backward Classes candidates by 3 years.
iii) Persons with Disability (PWD) by 10 years on cumulative basis. The cumulative age relaxation for PWD category candidates will therefore be (a) by 15 years (10 + 5) for SC/ST; (b) by 13 years (10 + 3) for OBC; and (c) by 10 years (0 + 10) for General Candidates, subject to such cumulative relaxation not taking the age of the candidate to beyond 50 years as on the date of his joining the service of the Bank.
IV) In the case of Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers, including ECO‟s/SSCO‟S who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment, other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on being declared as invalid , by 5 years for selection through written test & interview and by 3 years plus period of service in armed forces for selection through interview only, subject to his not exceeding the age of 50 years. V) All persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of J & K State during 01.01.1980 and 31.121989 by 5 years. VI) Persons (Children / Family members of those) affected by 1984 Riots by 5 years. VII) Persons who have completed 5 years service in RRBs by 5 years. NOTE(a)An Ex-Serviceman who has once joined a Government Job on the Civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-Servicemen for his re-employment , his Ex-Servicemen status for the purpose of re employment ceases.

(b) In the case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of the above categories, the age relaxation will be available on cumulative basis with any one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above. This cumulative age relaxation is available to SC/ST/ OBC candidates only.
(c) The candidates eligible for age relaxation under 3 (v) above must produce the domicile certificate at the time of group discussion / Interview from the district magistrate in the Kashmir division within whose jurisdiction he/she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in this regard by the Govt. of J& K during 01.01.1980 and 31.12.1989.
(d) All persons eligible for age relaxation under serial no 3 (vi) must produce a certificate issued by the District Magistrate to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of rehabilitation package for 1984 riots affected persons sanctioned by Government and communicated by Ministry of Finance , Department of Financial services Communication No F. No 9/21/206 –IR Dated 27.07.2007.

(e) There is no reservation for Ex-servicemen candidates in the Officer Cadre.

Selection Procedure: Through a Personal Interview or any other mode of selection to be decided by the competent authority. When called for the Personal Interview, the candidate MUST ATTACH TO THE SYSTEM GENERATED PRINTED ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM, PROOF by way of clear and legible photocopies of

(a) UNIVERSITY FINAL DEGREE PASSING (CONVOCATION) CERTIFICATE.(Provisional Degree Passing Certificate will be accepted only in case of those candidates who have passed the Degree Final Examination and the University has not conferred the Degree on the applicant)
(b) YEAR-WISE / SEMESTER-WISE MARK SHEET FOR EACH YEAR / SEMESTER IN RESPECT OF EACH OF THE EXAMINATIONS PASSED from the concerned College & University, AND
(c) COMPUTER COURSE PASSING CERTIFICATE in support of the stipulation of having completed the Computer Awareness & Office Automation Course for duration of minimum 100 hours.The requirement of having completed the Computer Awareness & Automation Course will be waived in case of those Graduates having Computer Awareness or Knowledge as part of the curriculum at the Degree level and this fact should be indicated in the Application Form and also evidenced by an duly highlighted entry of the subject in the relevant Mark Sheet.

(d) Copy of ONLINE application form submitted to IBPS for applying for the Written test and Score Card Issued by IBPS in December-2011.

THE CANDIDATURE OF CANDIDATES NOT FULFILLING THE ABOVE CRITERIA WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED AND THEY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PERSONAL INTERVIEW AND FURTHER SELECTION PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE PASSED THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION OF IBPS. The candidate will ensure to provide proof of having the work experience that he/she claims to possess. NOTE: —Candidates must specifically indicate the Class / Division obtained calculated to the nearest two decimals in the relevant column of the application. Where no percentage of Marks is awarded by the University, but only CGPA/ OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage , besides indicating the CGPA/ OGPA in the application. —The result of the Qualifying examination i.e Graduation or Equivalent to Graduation, as the case may be, should have been awarded by the University on or before 01.07.2011. —Candidates should have obtained the specified IBPS score in each test and in aggregate in the common written Examination. candidates should be able to produce the valid score card in support of the scores mentioned in the online application form if called for further selection processes such as Psychometric test and/ or Interview. (A) The Educational Qualifications prescribed above for the post is the MINIMUM. Candidates MUST POSSESS these qualifications as on 01-07-2011 (inclusive) and MUST ATTACH PROOF thereof, i.e., clear and legible photocopies of: (a)SSC/HSC Passing Certificate and (b)University FINAL DEGREE Passing (CONVOCATION) Certificate for Graduate Candidates. (Provisional Degree Passing Certificate will be accepted only in case of those candidates who have passed the Degree Final Examination and the University has not conferred the Degree on the applicant); Year-wise / Semester-wise Mark sheet for each year / semester in respect of the Degree Examinations from the educational institution they have studied; (B) Computer Course Passing Certificate from a recognised Computer Training Institute in support of having completed the Computer Awareness & Office Automation Course. Candidates who have acquired Computer Awareness & Knowledge as part of the curriculum at the Degree levelshould indicate this fact in the Application Form and also highlight the Computer subject in the relevant Mark Sheet, which should be attached to the Application Form. APPLICATIONS NOT FULFILLING THIS CRITERION AND NOT SUBMITTING PROOF AS STATED ABOVE WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED. PROBATION PERIOD: The selected candidate will be on Probation for a period of 12 months (1 year) of active service from the date of his / her joining the Bank. SERVICE BOND : The selected candidate will be required to execute a Service Bond undertaking to serve the Bank for a period of 2 years or to pay the Bank a sum of Rs.100000.00 should he / she leave the Bank before the completion of the 2 year service period.

Important Date:
(a) The Last Date for making payment of Application Fees at any Bank of Maharashtra Branch (prior to applying on-line) is 09-03-2012
(b) The Last Date for making an On-Line Application is 09-03-2012

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