Government PROBATIONARY OFFICERS’
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ALLAHABAD BANK
(A Government of India Undertaking)
HEAD OFFICE : 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 01/2011-12 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
PROBATIONARY OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2011-12
Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment of 1500
Probationary Officers. Candidates are required to apply on-line through Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available).
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 to pay
the fee and / or postage in cash at any branch of Allahabad Bank in the designated Account
No.50048377141 and obtain receipt (With Journal Number mentioned on it). Apply On-Line
through the Recruitment link provided at the Bank’s website.
Events Important dates
Fee Payment Challan available on Bank’s website from 01.02.2011 (Tuesday)
Payment of application fee / postage 01.02.11 To 01.03.11
Opening Date for ON-LINE Registration of Application on website 01.02.2011
Closing Date for ON-LINE Registration of Application on website
(For all applicants including those from far flung areas.)
01.03.2011
Relevant date for Age / Qualification reckoned as on 01.01.2011
Tentative Date of Written Test 17.04.2011
Note : Application Form by post /courier/ hand/e-mail will not be accepted.
Name of Post/ Grade / Age criteria:
Post Grade/ Scale
Probationary Officer
JMG Scale-I
B.P.:Rs.14,500-25,700*
Age as on 01.01.2011
Min: 21 years Max : 30Years
(Relaxation as per rules)
• 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.
Reservation in Posts: [Including Backlog]
No. of Vacancies Out of which for Physically challenged (PC)
Scale SC ST OBC GEN Total OC VI HI
JMG Scale – I
(Post Code – 01
225 115* 405 755 1500 15 26* 37*
* Including Backlog/Shortfall vacancies
Abbreviations stand for SC – Scheduled Caste , ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Classes (Under Non Creamy Layer category as on 31.03.2010) ,Gen – General ,PC – Physically Challenged, OC –Ortho paedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.
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a) The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary
according to the actual requirement of the Bank.
b) It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ Physically Challenged candidates in all
Offices/ Branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the post/branch identified by the
Bank as suitable for them.
c) As the reservation for Physically Challenged candidates is on horizontal basis, the selected
candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz SC/ST/OBC/Gen) to which they
belong.
d) Candidates belonging to and applying for a post under the Reserved OBC Category are
required to submit a certificate regarding his/her “Community” in the prescribed format, i.e.
“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 clearly contain the “NONCREAMY
LAYER CLAUSE” based on the income for the Financial Year ending 31.03.2010 or later.
The certificates should have been issued on or after 01.04.2010. Candidates not producing
the above certificate will not be considered under the OBC category.
1. 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, Ethopia 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
examination/ interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment
may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the
Government of India
2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit :
Sl Category Age
Relaxation
1 Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Candidates 5 years
2 Other Backward Classes Candidates 3 years
3 In the case of Ex- service commissioned Officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) otherwise 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 invalidment.
5 years
4 Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
5 years
5 Officers serving in the Regional Rural Banks and who have put in a minimum of 5 years of service
5 years
6 Physically Challenged Category candidates 10 years
7. The children/family members of those who died in 1984 riots 5 years
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Note :
1. The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
2. An ex- serviceman who has once joined a Government job on civil side after availing of the
benefits given to him/her as an Ex-Serviceman for his/her re-employment, including a job
in the Public Sector Undertaking ceases to enjoy ex-serviceman status for further employment.
3. All persons eligible for age relaxation under 2 (4) above must produce the domicile
certificate at the time of 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 Jammu & Kashmir, to the effect that the candidate had
ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during
1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989.
4. The children/Family members of those who died in the 1984 riots by 5 years.
Persons eligible for age relaxation under this criterion must produce a certificate from the
District Magistrate to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of the Rehabilitation
Package for 1984 Riot Affected Persons sanctioned by the Government and communicated
vide Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Financial Services communication No.F.No.9/21/2006-
IR dated 27.07.2007
5. Above relaxations are available only if the candidates fulfill the various conditions
prescribed in the Govt. of India orders and instructions in this regard. To claim relaxation in age, fees etc. reserved category candidates should submit a copy of the relevant certificate in support of his/her claim at the time Pre-examination training and/or interview.
3. Physically Challenged Persons (PC) –
I Degree of Disability for Reservation
Only such persons would be eligible for reservation in services / posts who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability and is certified by a Medical Board appointed by the Central/State Govt.
II Definition of Categories of Disabilities:
(i) An Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) person is one suffering from Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy. Persons who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability (as certified by a Medical Board appointed by the Centre/ State Govt) would be eligible for reservation in services/ posts.
Locomotor Disability means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial
restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.
Cerebral Palsy means a group of non progressive conditions of a person characterized by
abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the prenatal,
peri-natal, or infant period of development.
(ii) Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI) : the deaf are those persons in whom the sense of
hearing is non- functional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears.
They do not hear, understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment
means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of
frequencies.
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(iii) Visually Impaired (VI): The visually impaired persons are those suffering from
blindness or low vision.
Blindness – refers to a condition where a person suffers from any 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, (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle
of 20 degree or worse.
Person with low vision – means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after
treatment or 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.
III) USE OF SCRIBE / PAPER WRITER
The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use their own scribe at their cost during the written examination. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
The candidate will have to arrange his/ her own scribe at
a. his/ her own cost.
b. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated
eligibility criteria.
c. The scribe should be from any discipline. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser
marks.
d. Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking,
confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe as
mentioned above. Further, in case, it later transpires that he/ she did not fulfill any of
the laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts, the candidature of the
applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written examination.
e. Such candidates who use scribes shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every
hour of the examination.
4. Minimum Educational Qualifications : (As on 01.01.2011) :
Post Code Post Qualification
01
Probationary
Officer
Graduate in any discipline with minimum 55% marks (for SC/ST/
PC–50%) in aggregate** from a University recognised by
Government of India.
Essential : Computer qualification like diploma in computer
operation from NIIT, SSI, Aptech, CMC, DOEACC course /
certificate (O/A/B/C) level etc. etc.
** N.B. : The percentage of marks shall be arrived at by dividing the aggregate /total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects irrespective of optional /additional/pass subjects studied with the aggregate/total maximum marks of the examination passed (both for Pass and /or Honours course) for all the years of the examination.
Note : The date of passing the examination which reckons for eligibility will be the
date appearing on the Mark Sheet or Provisional Certificate.
(A) All Educational Qualifications should be from a recognized Board/ University/
Institute. The Educational Qualifications prescribed for the posts are the minimum
requirements for eligibility.
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(B) Candidates should ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility criteria & other norms
including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying
for the post.
5. Important Instructions :
(i) Payment of application fee and/ or postal charges by Demand Draft /Cheques/ Money Orders/
Postal Order etc will not be accepted.
(ii) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will not be
refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other selection process.
(iii) Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closing date and
not to wait till the last date for depositing the fees to avoid the possibility of disconnection/
inability/failure to log on the Bank’s website on account of heavy internet/website
jam.
(iv) The Bank does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their
applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons mentioned in the para –
(iii) or for any other reason beyond the control of the Bank.
(v)Care has to be taken by the applicant while putting information in the On-Line
application relating to relaxation sought based on caste/category etc. as no further
changes will be allowed in the application.
(vi) The advertisement notifying the vacancies is also available on Bank’s website www.
allahabadbank.in Candidates are advised to remain in touch with Bank’s website for any
notification which may be put for further information..
(vii) The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph at the place indicated
in the call letter for written test and must sign across the photograph so that a part of the
signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep (10) ten
copies of the same photograph for future, if required. It should be noted that Black & White
photograph will not be accepted and call letters containing such photograph will be rejected
(viii) Financial Bond for rendering service to the Bank for minimum period of three
years:
Candidates selected for appointment in the Bank will be required to furnish a
“Bond” of Rs.50,000/- 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.
6. Selection Procedure:
The selection process will comprise Written Test and Interview.
A) Written Test:
i.The written test will comprise Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii)
Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry,
(iv) Computer Knowledge & (v) English Language
ii.The passing marks in each of the tests will be decided by the Bank on the basis of the
performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum
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required level. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective test separately. Candidates
are also required to score a minimum 40% cut-off (35% for SC/ST/OBC) marks in
aggregate to be considered for being called for interview. Bank reserves the right to vary
cut-off marks.
iii.There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed
standards.
iv.Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’
which will be available in the Bank’s website alongwith the Call Letter for the
Written Test.
(B) Interview :
Depending upon the number of vacancies only a certain number of candidates from
among those who qualify by ranking sufficiently high in merit on the basis of
aggregate marks in the written test will be called for the interview. The candidate
has to secure minimum passing marks in the interview.
(C) Final selection will be made on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the
written test & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the descending order
of merit.
Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test /
Interview The Bank also reserves the right to shortlist candidates to be considered for
interview on the basis of qualification, work experience, age or any other suitable criteria. The
Bank reserves the right to alter, modify or change any of the other terms and conditions spelt
out in this advertisement, including selection criteria for passing/method and procedure for
selection.
7. Written Test:
Probationary Officer 17.04.2011 (Sunday)
(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates
through call letter for written examination to be downloaded by the candidates. The Bank,
however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need
arises.
(ii) The Written tests for Probationary Officers will be scheduled at the following Centres and
the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –
Centre Code No Name of Centre Centre Code No Name of Centre
11 Ahmedabad
12 Bengaluru
13 Bhopal 14 Bhubaneswar
15 Chandigarh 16 Chennai
17 Guwahati 18 Hyderabad
19 Jabalpur 20 Jaipur
21 Kolkata 22 Lucknow
23 Mumbai 24 Nagpur
25 New Delhi 26 Patna
27 Raipur 28 Ranchi
29 Siliguri 30 Varanasi
Request for change of centre of Examination shall not be entertained. The Bank, however,
reserves the right to cancel any of the Centres and/ or add other Centres, depending on the
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response, administrative feasibility, exigencies etc. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the
Candidate at any Centre other than the one he/ she has opted for and to waive any of the criteria
looking at the requirement and exigencies.
8.
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 in
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.
9. Pre- Examination Training
(a) It is proposed to impart free Pre- Examination Training to a limited number of
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities on
“First come first served basis” at Lucknow/ Kolkata/ Hyderabad/ Bhubaneswar/ Patna/
Chandigarh. Training centres may also be changed at the discretion of the Bank. An
eligible candidate who wishes to avail Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant
column in the application format. Expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc
will be borne by the candidate for attending the Pre-Examination Training
programme at the concerned Training Centre.
(b) Call Letters for Pre-Examination Training
All eligible candidates will be required to download their call letter from the Bank’s
website. An eligible candidate who fails to download the call letter may contact the
Zonal Office attached to the training centre with the original matriculate level certificate,
coloured photograph, ID card, details of his/ her name, address along with the Xerox copy
of the On-line application form for the post applied for & details of fee deposited for
obtaining duplicate call letter.
How to Apply
(i) Candidates are required to apply On-Line through website www.allahabadbank.in No other
means/ mode of application will be accepted.
(ii) Candidates are required to have a valid personal e-mail ID. It should be kept active during
the currency of this recruitment project. Bank will be sending intimation for call letters
for Pre-Examination Training, Written test, Interview etc. through the recorded e-mail
ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID with/of any other
person.
(iii) In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new
e-mail ID before applying on-line.
(iv) Applicants are first required to go to the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in and click on
the Home Page and open the link “Recruitment”.
(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK PROBATIONARY
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2011-12”.
(vi) Take a print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEES PAYMENT
CHALLAN’.
(vii) Fill in the Fees Payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.
(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fees payment Challan and pay, in
Cash,(deposit open from 01.02.2011to 01.03.2011) in the designated Account No.
50048377141 in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK PROBATIONARY OFFICERS’
RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2011-12”. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :
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Category of Applicant
Amount of
Fees/Postage
(Non-refundable)
Allahabad Bank’s Account No.
( in which application fee/ postage
charges to be deposited from
01.02.2011 to 01.03.2011)
SC/ST/Physically Challenged (PC) Rs. 50/-
GEN/OBC Rs.400/-
50048377141
Requisite Application fee may be paid at any branch of the Allahabad Bank only in
Current A/C No. 50048377141 from 01.02.2011 to 01.03.2011.
(ix) Obtain both i.e. the Candidate’s & Examination Hall Copy of the Fee Payment Challan duly
receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal number, (c) Date
of Deposit & amount filled by the Branch Official.
(x) Candidates are now ready to Apply On-Line by re-visiting the –> Recruitment option on the
Bank’s website and going to the option “Click here to Apply On-Line” under ALLAHABAD
BANK PROBATIONARY OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2011-12” to open up
the appropriate On-Line Application Format.
(xi) Carefully fill in the details from the Fee Payment Challan in the On-Line Application Form at
the appropriate places. Fill in all other required information. Ensure that all Biodata details
are correctly filled in. Click the Submit button. Retain your Registration No. and Password for
further reference safely. After applying On-line, candidates must retain the print out of
application form for future reference.
(xii) Examination Hall copy of the Fee Payment Challan is required to be submitted with the Call
Letter at the time of written test. Without the Examination Hall copy of the Fee Payment
Challan, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test. Candidates are
advised to keep the candidate’s copy of the Fee Payment Challan safely for future use.
(xiii) The name of the candidate or his/her father/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the
application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change / alteration found may
disqualify the candidature.
(iv) There is a provision to modify the submitted On Line Application. Candidates are requested to
make use of this facility to correct their details in the On Line Application, if any. This
modification facility will be available upto 03.03.2011. After this date, no modification will be
permitted. Candidate should take utmost care while filling in the On-Line Application..