Allahabad Bank
(A Government of India Undertaking)
A Tradition of trust
HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 01/2012-13 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
PROBATIONARY OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2012-13
i) Allahabad Bank invites applications for recruitment of 1600 Probationary Officers from Indian citizens who have taken the pre-requisite Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), Mumbai in 2011-12 and have a valid Score card issued by IBPS.
ii) Only candidates possessing valid Score Card issued by IBPS Mumbai are required to apply ON-LINE through Bank’s website www. allahabadbank.in where full
advertisement and Fee Payment Challan are available.
iii) Direct Entry to Group Discussion and Interview or only Interview A limited number of eligible applicants who are ranked high on the basis of aggregate
marks in the Score Card (as stipulated hereinafter) will be called either for Group Discussion and Interview or only Interview, to be decided by the Bank in due course.
a) The candidates are required at first to see the eligibility criteria and if eligible, take a print of the Fee Payment Challan available in Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in, fill in completely,
pay the fee and / or intimation charges in cash at any branch of Allahabad Bank in the designated Account No.50087755346 and obtain receipt with Journal Number mentioned on it, and then apply On-Line through the Recruitment link provided at the Bank’s website.
NUMBER OF VACANCIES – 1600
Events Important dates
Fee Payment Challan available on Bank’s website from 17.02.2012
Payment of application fee / Intimation charges 18.02.2012
Opening Date for ON-LINE Registration of Application on website 18.02.2012
Closing Date for ON-LINE Registration of Application on website
(For all applicants including those from far flung areas.)10.03.2012
Last date for Editing Application Details 14.03.2012
Relevant date for Age / Qualification reckoned as on 01.07.2011
Note: Application Form by post /courier/ hand/e-mail will not be accepted.
Probationary Officer JMG, Scale-I Basic Pay:Rs.14,500/- to Rs.25,700/-**DA, HRA, CCA etc. will be paid as per Bank’s rules in force from time to time depending upon place of posting. Medical, LTC, Defined Contributory Retirement Benefit, Gratuity etc will be admissible as per Bank’s rules.
c) Probation:
Probation period for Probationary Officers Two years
The candidate will remain initially on probation for a period of two years from the date of joining the Bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the permanent establishment of the bank will be considered as applicable in terms of Service Regulations, provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standard required by the Bank. Confirmation in the service of the Bank will also be subject to receiving satisfactory references from respectable referees, police verification of antecedents, caste/ community verification and other compliances.
d) Financial Bond for rendering service to the Bank for minimum period of threeyears:
Candidates selected for appointment in the Bank will be required to furnish a “Bond”of Rs.1,00,000/- with one “Surety” acceptable to the Bank in the specified proforma before joining the Bank on his/her selection, for rendering service for a minimum period of three years from the date of joining the Bank and in the event of his/her resignation/termination from the post before the end of the specified period, he/she
/Surety must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond.
e) Reservation in Posts: [Including Backlog]
JMG Scale – I: 1600 Posts
Eligibility Criteria:
Nationality / Citizenship : A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India, OR (ii) a subject of Nepal, OR (iii) subject of Bhutan, OR (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, OR (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya,
Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv).& (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A
candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Group Discussion and / or Interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the Government of India has issued the necessary
eligibility certificate to him/her.
2. Minimum Age and Educational Qualifications: (As on 01.07.2011):
Age: Minimum: 20 Years, Maximum: 30 Years (relaxation in Upper age as per rules)
Qualification: (A) Graduate in any discipline from a recongnised University/ Institution.
AND
(B) Working knowledge in Computer Operation with Certificate /Diploma / Degree in Computer operations/Language
OR
Studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/ Colleges/Institutes.
Essential Requirement: Minimum Total Weighted Standard Score (as mentioned in the IBPS Score Card) obtained in the Common Written Examination for Pos / MTs 2011-12
FOR GENERAL :: 125 FOR OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/SC/ST/PWD :: 112
NOTE: Candidates should also secure minimum marks, i.e. 24 for General category and 21 for Reserved categories, in each subject including descriptive test in C.W.E.\ I. Degrees obtained from the recognised Universities/Institutes recognised by the Govt.
of India only will be considered.
II. The Educational Qualifications prescribed for the post are the minimum requirements for eligibility.
III. Candidates must specifically indicate the class / division and percentage of marks 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.
IV. The result of the qualifying examination, i.e. graduation or equivalent to graduation, as the case may be, should have been announced by the University on or before 01.07.2011.
Candidates should have obtained the Minimum Total Weighted Standard Score in the Common Written Examination conducted for Probationary Officers / Management Trainees in 2011-12. Candidates should be able to produce the original
Score card in support of the scores mentioned in the On-Line application form, if called for further selection processes such as Group Discussion and / or interview.
V. Candidates should ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for the post.
Selection Procedure:
Two-Tier Process.
a) Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS :
Candidates should have appeared at Common Written Examination conducted by IBPS in September, 2011 or subsequently and should have obtained the minimum category-wise cut-off in the Total Weighted Standard Score (TWS Score) as stipulated by the Bank to become eligible and are in possession of Valid Score Card.
b) Group Discussion and Interview OR Interview only to be conducted by the Bank :
Depending upon the number of category-wise vacancies, only a certain number of eligible applicants in the descending order of Total Weighted Standard Score (TWS Score) in the Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS, Mumbai in respective category will be called for Group Discussion and Interview or only interview at the discretion of the Bank.
The Group Discussion, if conducted, will be qualifying one i.e. the marks in GD will not be recognised for merit ranking. Only those candidates who secure the qualifying marks in the Group Discussion will be considered for interview.
The interview of 35 marks shall be conducted to assess the attributes of the candidates like intelligence, motivation, communication skills etc. The minimum qualifying marks for interview would be 40% i.e. 14 for General category & 35% i.e. 12 for reserved category candidates. Candidates not qualifying in the interview will not be considered for final selection.
Note : Looking to the requirement and exigencies, Bank may 1) waive / adopt any of the procedures for selection of candidates, 2) relax / increase the cut-offs (TWS Score obtained in CWE) and / or fix the ratio of the candidates to be called for interview.
Final selection : Only those candidates who have secured the stipulated minimum TWS score in the CWE and also the minimum qualifying marks in the interview will be considered for final selection. Final Merit List will be prepared in respect of
eligible candidates comprising all categories by adding the total weighted standard score (TWS Score) obtained by them in the Common Written Examination (CWE)and Interview and the same will be strictly in descending order of merit. In case two or more candidates secure same aggregate marks, they will be ranked on the basis of their seniority in age.
Group Discussion and / or Interview Centres :
The Group Discussion and Interview or only Interview, as the case may be, will be held in different centres and the addresses of the venue will be displayed in the Bank’s website approximately one week before the date(s) of commencement of Group Discussion and / or
Interview.
Note : a) Request for change of centre of Group Discussion and / or Interview shall not be entertained.
b) Bank reserves the right to cancel any of the centres and / or add some other centre(s)/ or rehold GD / Interview depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, exigencies etc.
