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www.iob.in
Indian Overseas Bank Central Office 763 , Anna Salai Chennai 600002
Good People to Grow with
Advt No. : HRDD/RECT/ 01/2011
Dated: 31.01.2011
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RECRUITMENT OF 1000 PROBATIONARY OFFICERS
Indian Overseas Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank with headquarters
in Chennai having geographical presence all over
India and abroad invites applications from Indian Citizens for the
post of Probationary Officer in Junior Management
Grade Scale -I.
Candidates are requested to apply only through online between
08.02.2011 and 01.03.2011 through our Bank’s website
www.iob.in. No other means/mode of application will be accepted.
Before applying candidates are advised to ensure that they fulfill the
stipulated eligibility criteria. They should
note that Application Fee and /or Postage Amount once deposited will
neither be refunded nor be adjusted against
any other recruitment process. Candidates are advised to fill their
particulars online themselves correctly.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Opening date for online registration
08.02.2011
Closing date for online registration
01.03.2011
Payment of Application Fee/ Postage
08.02.2011 to 01.03.2011
Tentative Date of Written Examination
22.05.2011 (Sunday)
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1.
Details of Vacancies:
POST CODE
NAME OF THE POST
SCALE
NUMBER OF VACANCIES
01
PROBATIONARY OFFICERS
JMGS - I
1000
2.
Details of Reservation
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CATEGORY
SC
ST*
OBC
GEN
Total Number of Vacancies
Of which
CATEGORY
SC
ST*
OBC
GEN
Total Number of Vacancies
PC**
VI
HI
OC
JMGS-I
146
96
263
495
1000
13
13
14
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SC – SCHEDULED CASTE, ST – SCHEDULED TRIBE, OBC – OTHER BACKWARD
CLASSES, GEN – GENERAL,
PC -PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED, VI –VISUALLY IMPAIRED ,HI- HEARING IMPAIRED
OC – ORTHOPAEDICALLY
CHALLENGED –JMGS –I JUNIOR MANAGEMENT GRADE SCALE- I
*
Including backlog vacancies in ST category -23 ** Including backlog
vacancies in PC category - 10
1.
As the reservation for Physically Challenged persons is on horizontal
basis, the selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate
category (viz. SC/ST/OBC/GENERAL)
to which they belong.
2.
The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is
provisional and may vary according to actual requirements of the Bank.
3.
It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ Physically
Challenged candidates in all offices/branches of the Bank and in case
of selection they
have to work in the post identified by the Bank as suitable for them.
4.
The selected candidates are 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.
3.
Eligibility Criteria
NATIOINALITY/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 examination &/ or interview conducted by the
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Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only
after the Government of India has issued the
necessary eligibility certificate.
A.
Educational Qualifications: (As on 01.01.2011):
1.
Graduation from a recognised university with minimum 60% Marks.(For
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PC category minimum 55% Marks)
2.
Computer literacy shall be an essential qualification, which the
candidate must either possess before or acquire within six months of
joining the Bank.
3.
Diploma in Banking & Finance (DBF) from Indian Institute of Banking
and Finance (IIBF) is a desirable
qualification besides the above entry level qualification.
Note:
Candidates are advised to only enter percentage of marks in the online
application form. Where no percentage of mark is
awarded by the University, but only CGPA/ OGPA is awarded, candidates
are advised to convert the same into percentage
and enter only the percentage of marks.
B.
AGE: (As on 01.01.2011): Minimum: 21 Years and Maximum: 30 Years
The candidates who have completed the age of 21 years as on 01.01.2011
and not completed 30 years as on
01.01.2011 are eligible to apply. Relaxation in maximum age for
SC/ST/OBC/PC/Ex Servicemen will be as per
Government's Guidelines.
RELAXATION IN UPPER AGE LIMIT
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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
Physically Challenged Category candidates
10 years
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Note:
1.
An Ex-serviceman who has once joined a Government job on civil side
after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-Serviceman for
his re-employment,
including a job in the Public Sector Undertaking ceases to enjoy
Ex-serviceman status for further employment.
2.
All persons eligible for age relaxation under S. No. 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.
3.
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 age relaxation, reserved category candidates should submit a
copy of the Community Certificate at the time of interview.
Definition : Physically Challenged Persons (PC) –
Definition of Categories of Disabilities:
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 Center/ 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 pre-natal,
peri-natal, or infant period of development.
(a)
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.
(b)
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.
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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
(i)
his/ her own cost.
(ii)
The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower
than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
(iii)
The scribe can be from any academic discipline. The scribe should
possess lesser marks than the candidate and not more than 60 % marks
in his own academic
stream.
(iv)
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 suppresses
material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled,
irrespective of the result of the written examination.
Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of
20 minutes for every hour of the examination.
4.
How to apply
Eligible candidates are required to apply 'ONLINE' only through our
website www.iob.in and no other means/ mode of
application will be acceptable. Candidates are advised to follow the
following sequence of steps while applying online.
•
Candidates are required to have a valid e-mail ID. It should be kept
active for the duration of this recruitment process. Under no
circumstances, he/she
should share/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person.
•
In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she
should create his/her e-mail ID before applying on-line.
1.
Log on to our Bank’s webiste www.iob.in and click “Career” column
(available at the top of the bank’s website), then the Career page
will open.
2.
Go through the detailed advertisement by clicking the Advertisement
(English) or Advertisement (Hindi) available in the Career Page and
ensure candidate’s
eligibility to apply for the said post.
3.
Take print out of Payment Receipt by clicking Download Payment Receipt
available in the Career Page.
4.
Remit the application fee/postages as applicable to the candidate with
the filled up Payment Receipt in any of Indian Overseas Bank branches
by means of
cash only and collect candidate’s copy of Payment Receipt for the
application fee paid. Please ensure that the following information has
been correctly
entered (1) Branch Name & Code Number
(2)
Transaction ID (3) Date of deposit and amount
5.
Again logon to our Bank’s website www.iob.in and open the Career Page.
Click apply online. Then online application will open. Fill up all the
details required
in the application and click “Submit” button available at the bottom
of the online application and online application will be registered. A
Registration
Number and Password will appear for your online registration
immediately on the screen. This can be used only for taking printout
of the online application
registered by the candidates for their records and candidates should
not send the printout of the online application to the Bank.
6.
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 the On Line Application.
For the purpose of locating the Branch address for remitting fees,
candidate may log on to our Bank website www.iob.in
wherein provision is available for locating address of the Branches.
Candidates should submit the candidate’s copy of Payment Receipt along
with the call letter at the time of written
examination failing which the candidate will not be admitted for the
written examination.
The payment of fees should be made between 08.02.2011 and 01.03.2011
(inclusive of both dates) and the last date
for applying online is 01.03.2011. Application for online registration
will be available in our Bank’s website
between 08.02.2011 and 01.03.2011 only. Even if the last date for
online application is revised the dates for
payment of application fees/ postage will remain unchanged
Applications once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and
application fee/ postages once paid shall not be
refunded or shall not be held in reserve for any other examination.
Application fee (including postage charge) non refundable
(a)
For SC/ST/ Physically Challenged - Rs 50/ (For Postage)
(b)
For all others (including OBC) - Rs.400/- (350+50 For Postage)
Application Fee has to be paid in cash only at any Branch of Indian
Overseas Bank before applying online.
5.
Emoluments for the post of Probationary Officers – JMG Scale - I :
Pay Scale - Rs.14500 – 600/7-18700-700/2-20100-800/7-25700 plus DA,
HRA, CCA as per rules in force from
time to time.
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6.
Selection Process
A.
Written Examination
The Written Examination will comprise of Objective Test and
Descriptive Test details of which is furnished hereunder:
a) Objective Test
Objective Test consisting of Test of Reasoning , Test of English
Language, Test of Quantitative Aptitude, Test of General
Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry, Test of Computer
Knowledge (250 Questions carrying total
weightage of 225 with total time duration of 150 minutes).
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S.NO
Name of Test
Number of Questions
1
Test of Reasoning
50
2
Test of English Language
50
3
Test of Quantitative Aptitude
50
4
Test of General Awareness reference to Banking Industry
with special
50
5
Test of Computer Knowledge
50
Total
250
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There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the objective tests
which will result in negative marks for every wrong
answer @ one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question. If
the total of the penalty for a test is in fraction, the
marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer.
b) Descriptive Test
Descriptive paper on English Composition will comprise 3 compulsory
questions (Essay, précis writing, letter writing etc,).
The Descriptive Test carries total marks of 50 and weightage for the
same will be 25. Time duration -One hour.
Note:
The question paper for above test both Objective and Descriptive
except the Test of English Language and Descriptive
Paper will be printed bilingual i.e. English and Hindi.
Bank will decide the minimum cut-off marks for each test as well as
Total Weightage Marks .Depending on the number of
number of vacancies, such of those candidates who rank sufficiently
high in the order of merit in the written test as per the
cut off marks decided by the Bank will only be called for the interview.
c) Written Examination Centers
The written examination will be held at the following centres and the
address of the venue will be advised in the call letters:
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Centre Code
Name of Centre
Centre Code
Name of Centre
11
Ahmedabad
23
Kolkata
12
Bangalore
24
Lucknow
13
Bhopal
25
Ludhiana
14
Bhubaneshwar
26
Madurai
15
Chandigarh
27
Meerut
16
Chennai
28
Mumbai
17
Coimbatore
29
Patna
18
Delhi
30
Puducherry
19
Ernakulam
31
Ranchi
20
Guwahati
32
Trichy
21
Hyderabad
33
Vijayawada
22
Jaipur
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The Bank reserves the right to alter written examination date and / or
alter /add written examination centre under
unforeseen circumstances, if any.
Mere eligibility/ pass in the Written Examination shall not vest any
right in a candidate for being called for Personal
Interview. Depending upon number of vacancies, only of those
candidates who rank sufficiently high in the order of merit in
the written examination as per the cut off marks decided by the Bank
will only be called for the interview
B.
Interview: The Interview will carry 50 Marks. Minimum qualifying marks
in the interview will be 22.50 marks for General Category and 20.00
marks for SC/ST/OBC/Physically
Challenged Candidates.
Final selection will be made on the basis of aggregate marks obtained
by the candidates in the written examination &
Interview and will be strictly according to the merit ranking.
7.
Pre-examination Training (For SC/ST/ Minority Community Candidates Only):
It is proposed to impart Pre-Examination Training to a limited number
of candidates belonging to Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribes/Minority Communities at following centres at
the discretion of the Bank:
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Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai,
Coimbatore, Delhi, Ernakulum, Guwahati,
Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Meerut,
Mumbai, Patna, Puducherry, Trichy, Ranchi,
Vijayawada.
All eligible candidates who wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training
should fill in the relevant column in the ONLINE
APPLICATION. All expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc.
will be borne by the candidate for attending the
pre-examination training programme at the concerned Centres. The Bank
however reserves the right to cancel the centres
indicated for the training depending upon the response, administrative
feasibility etc. The Bank also reserves the right to
allot the candidates to any of the centres other than the one he/ she
has opted for
8 . Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:
Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not
furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated
or suppress any material information while filling up the application
form and submitting the certified copies/testimonials.
At the time of written examination/interview, if a candidate is ( or
has been) found guilty of:
(i)
Using unfair means during the examination or
(ii)
Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
(iii)
Misbehaving in the examination hall or
(iv)
Taking away the question booklet/answer sheet from the examination hall or
(v)
Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with
his/her candidature for selection or
(vi)
Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means, such a
candidate may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to
criminal prosecution, be
liable :
(a)
to be disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate
(b)
to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any
examination or recruitment conducted by Bank/IBPS.
(vii)
The Bank/IBPS would be analysing the responses of a candidate with
other appeared candidates to detect unusual/patterns of responses. If
as per the laid
down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared
and the scores obtained are not genuine/valid, the Bank reserves the
right to cancel
his candidature.
9.
Important General Instructions:
a.
All the eligible candidates who have submitted their online
applications properly in time will be administered a written
examination , without verification
of their age or qualification or category or any other eligibility
Criteria with relevance to documents and will be purely on provisional
basis, on the
strength of the information provided by them in the online
application. The candidates must therefore, ensure that they fulfill
all the eligibility, has
in his/her possession the requisite documents and certificates
specified by the Bank, and that the particulars furnished in the
on-line application are
true and correct in all respects. Mere admission to the written
examination and /or passing the Test and being invited by the Bank for
the Personal Interview
shall not imply that the Bank has been satisfied beyond doubt about
the candidate’s eligibility. Bank has the right to cancel candidature
at any stage
if found that any candidate is not fulfilling the eligibility
criteria. If any candidate found ineligible even after appointment
his/her services are liable
to be terminated.
b.
Candidates are required to apply only 'ONLINE'. Any other form of
application shall be rejected.
c.
The Bank is free to reject any application, at any stage of the
recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the
post. The decision of
the Bank in any matter relating to recruitment at all the stages of
the recruitment process will be final and binding upon the candidate.
No correspondence
or personal queries in this regard shall be enteratined by the Bank.
d.
Only candidates willing to serve anywhere in India need apply
e.
Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the
sole jurisdiction of courts situated at Chennai.
f.
Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
g.
All candidates will have to produce, if called for interview,
originals as well as attested photocopies of their educational and
experience certificates
as well as caste certificate, certificate of disability or any other
certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their
candidature will
be cancelled.
h.
In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate
inter-alia must specify that the candidate does not belong to “CREAMY
LAYER” section excluded
from the benefits of reservations for OBCs in Civil Post and Services
under Government of India. The OBC certificate containing “Non Creamy
Layer Clause”
should be based on income for the financial year 2009-10 and issued on
or after 01.04.2010.
i.
Candidates serving in Government /Quasi Government Offices/Public
Sector Undertakings including Nationalised Bank and Financial
Institutions will be required
to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of
interview failing which the candidature may not be considered.
j.
The candidates will have to appear for written examination and
interview at their own expense. However, eligible SC/ST/PC outstation
candidates attending
the interview will be reimbursed to and fro second-class ordinary
train/bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of
travel ( as per extant
government guidelines )
k.
Any request for change of address for communication will not be entertained.
l.
Request for change of examination centre will not be entertained.
m.
In case of any dispute on account of interpretation in any version
other than English, the English version shall prevail.
n.
Candidates belonging to reserved category, including Persons with
Disabilities, for which no reservation has been announced, are free to
apply for vacancies
announced for General category, provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria.
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o.
Candidates will appear for the written examination at the allotted
centres at their own expenses and risk and the
bank will not be responsible for any injury/loss etc. of any nature.
p.
Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their being declared
medically fit as per the requirements of the Bank. Such appointment
will be also be
subject to the Service and Conduct Rules of the Bank. Candidates
selected for appointment will be required to execute a Financial
Service Bond for rendering
service for a minimum period of 3 years. The amount of the Financial
Service Bond presently is Rs.1, 00,000/-.
q.
Use of Calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments
during the written examination is strictly prohibited.
10.
The Competent Authority for the issue of the Certificate to
SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:
(a)
For SC/ST/OBC
(i)
District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy
Commissioner/Additional Deputy
1st
Commissioner/Deputy Collector/ Class Stipendiary
Magistrate/Sub-Division Magistrate/Taluka
Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner.
(ii)
Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency
Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate
(iii)
Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar
(iv)
Sub – Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his
family normally resides
(b)
For Physically Challenged
Authorised Certifying Authority will be Medical Board duly constituted
by the Central or the State Government
consisting of atleast three members out of which atleast one shall be
a specialist in the particular field of disability
form which the person is suffering.
11.Call Letters for the Written Examination:
The date of the Written Examination is 22.05.2011 (Sunday). The date
of written examination along with the Centre/Venue
and time of the written examination will be intimated in the Call
Letter which will be sent to all eligible candidates before the
date of the Written Examination. All eligible candidates will be
issued call-letters at the correspondence address given by
them in their online application, which will be sent by post.
Candidates who do not receive call letter latest by 16.05.2011
a) May download the Duplicate Call Letter from our Bank’s website
www.iob.on by entering his/her details between
17.05.2011 to 21.05.2011.
OR
b) Obtain Duplicate Call Letter between 18.05.2011 and 21.05.2011
between 11.00 a.m and 4.00 p.m (on Saturday
between 11.00 a.m to 2.00 p.m) by contacting in person at the address
for the respective Centres given in the Annexure
'A' of Advertisement in our Bank's website www.iob.in in along with
copy of Application, Registration Number and original
candidate’s copy of payment receipt.
Candidates have to affix his/her photograph on the call letter
.Candidate has to bring this call letter along with original
candidate’s copy of payment receipt while attending the written examination.
Note: Candidates have to submit original candidate’s copy of payment
receipt along with Examination Call Letter while
attending the written examination without which they will not be
allowed to take up the examination.
Note: The Version of the detailed advertisement given in the Bank’s
website shall be treated as final and shall
supercede any other versions for all purposes. Accordingly, the
candidates are advised to visit Bank’s website
www.iob.in for detailed advertisement.
Decision of the Bank in respect of all matters pertaining to this
recruitment would be final and binding on all candidates.
GENERAL MANAGER
(HR)
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Himanshu Sahu
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