(JOBS) Bank of India - Recruitment of 1083 Probationary Officers : 2009-10

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Bank of India | Recruitment of 1083 Probationary Officers : 2009-10

BANK OF INDIA
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING)
Star House, C-5, “G” Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051.

Probationary Officer – General Banking & Specialist
Recruitment Project 2009.

Recruitment of 1083 post of General Banking Officers in Scale- I, II & III

Probationary officers (PO) – Recruitment project 2009-10

Notice dated 20.10.2009

Bank of India, a leading public sector bank having head office in Mumbai, invites applications for recruitment of 1083 post of General banking officers in scale-I, II & III

IMPORTANT DATES :

  • Challan available from: 09.11.2009
  • Submission of on-line application commencing from: 11.11.2009
  • Last date for submission of on-line application: 30.11.2009
  • Tentative date of written examination (Sunday): 24.01.2010
  • Relevant date of age/qualification/experience reckoned as on: 01.11.2009

Name of the post/vacancies :

001, General Banking Officers, Scale-I, SC – 63, ST – 30, OBC* - 118, PwD – 12, General – 249, Total – 460**
002, General Banking Officers, Scale-II, SC – 65, ST – 38, OBC* - 113, PwD – 09, General – 170, Total – 386**
003, General Banking Officers, Scale-III, SC – 42, ST – 22, OBC* - 70, PwD – 06, General – 103, Total – 287**
Total – 1083**

(*under non-creamy layer category as on 31.03.2009, ** above vacancy position includes backlog of previous recruitment process)

Pay scale, basic pay as below and other allowances and perquisites as applicable

Present scale of basic pay (in Rs.) [Revision expected shortly]

JMG scale I: 10000-470/6-12820-500/3-14320-560/7-18240
MMG scale II: 13820-500/1-14320-560/10-19920
MMG scale III: 18240-560/5-21040-620/2-22280

Relaxation in upper age limit
SC/ST candidates by 5 years, OBC by 3 years, PwD candidates by 10 years, Ex-servicemen by 5 years

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) as 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 Government of India has issued the necessary eligibility certificate to him.

Post wise – vacancies/age/educational qualification/experience

General banking officers
001 (scale –I), Vacancy – 460, Age – minimum 21 years maximum 30 years
Educational qualification: Graduate with minimum 60% marks from UGC recognized university
Experience: Preference will be given to those having experience in bank/s or financial institution/s.

002 (scale – II), Vacancies – 386, Age – minimum 21 years maximum 33 years
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Educational qualification: Graduate with minimum 60% marks from UGC recognized university or Post graduate with minimum 50% marks from UGC recognized university or Post graduate degree/diploma in management from UGC recognized university or AICTE approved institution or any other professional qualification such as CA, ICWA etc.

Experience: Minimum 3 years in bank/s or financial institution/s out of which at least one year in officers cadre. Candidates with JAIIB/CAIIB qualification will be given preference

003 (scale – III), Vacancies – 237, Age – minimum 24 years maximum 35 years

Educational qualification: Graduate with minimum 60% marks from UGC recognized university or Post graduate with minimum 50% marks from UGC recognized university or Post graduate degree/diploma in management from UGC recognized university or AICTE approved institution or any other professional qualification such as CA, ICWA etc

Experience: Minimum 5 years in bank/s or financial institution/s in officers cadre. Candidates with JAIIB/CAIIB qualification will be given preference

For all the above said posts (scale I, II and III) working knowledge in computers will be preferred.

Note: The percentage of marks stipulated for the educational qualification is for general (reserved) category candidates. Candidates belonging to the reserved category (SC, ST, OBC, PwD), filling in vacancies reserved for the relevant category, will be entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks in relation to that stipulated for general category candidates. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwD categories filling in ‘unreserved’ vacancies will not be entitled to the above referred relaxation.

Structure of written test and interview

Written test – Objective and Descriptive
Objective tests – medium of examination (English or Hindi)

Test of reasoning ability, no of questions – 100, max. marks – 150
Test of quantitative aptitude, no of questions – 50, max. marks – 75
Test of general awareness on current developments, no of questions – 50, max. marks – 75
Total, no of questions – 200, max. marks - 300
Duration - Composite 120 minutes (i.e. 2 hours)

Note: Candidates have to secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective test i.e. 40% for general category (35% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PwD) and 50% average marks in all the objective test taken together for general category (45% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PwD). Bank reserve the right to vary above said cut-off. In objective test there will be negative marks for wrong answers @0.25 for each wrong answer.

Descriptive test – medium of examination (English or Hindi)

Test contents – Higher order cognitive abilities to assess knowledge on current developments and communication skills

Duration – Composite 60 minutes (i.e. 1 hour), Marks – 5 compulsory questions with internal options for 100 marks

Selection procedure: Depending on the number of vacancies, only those candidates who have secured the minimum qualifying marks stipulated for written tests (objective plus descriptive) and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit shall be called for a personal interview in the ratio of 1:3. – Mere pass in the written tests shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for personal interview.

Merit list of the candidate’s based on the marks obtained by them in written test [i.e. 300 marks (objective test) + 100 marks (descriptive test)] and personal interview of 100 marks will be prepared in descending order on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained, under the respective SC/ST/OBC/Gen category. The final selection will be made on the basis of this merit list.

Call letters for written examination: The written test examination will be tentatively held on 24.01.2010 at examination centres given below. The full address of the examination venue will be given in the call letter. All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by them in their on-line application which will be sent by post. E-mail advices will also be sent, if e-mail address is available.

A candidate who does not receive the examination call letter by 18.01.2010 should contact the concerned zonal office of bank of India located at the concerned state and examination centre he/she has opted for at the addresses given below, with a written application indicating his/her name, address, and details of payment made for issue of duplicate call letters

Written test centres: Written test will be held at following 31 centers. The address of the venue will be advised in the call letter
Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Bhagalpur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Chandigarh, Raipur, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bangalooru, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur, New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, Keonjhar, Jaipur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cochin, Kolkata, Guwahati, Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Panaji

Note: The candidate is required to indicate written test centre in his/her application form. The request for change of centre of examination shall not be entertained.

Application fee (Non-refundable)
For SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen candidates – Nil
For all other candidates – Rs. 400/-

How to apply:

  • Candidate should have a valid e-mail ID
  • The candidate should apply on-line through website www.bankofindia.co.in
  • As a first step, candidate should take out print-out of challan. Click here for challan (this will not be applicable for SC/ST/PwD and Ex-servicemen candidates)
  • Against the above-said challan, the candidate should make the payment of fees in any of the bank of India branches on or before 30.11.2009
  • Once the payment of fees is made, the concerned branch will give him a transaction no.
  • Candidate should visit again website under the caption ‘Recruitment/Career’ and should fill up the application available after click at the end of the notice on apply online
  • Transaction no. should be correctly filled in the application at appropriate place (this will not be applicable for SC/ST/PwD and Ex-servicemen candidates)
  • Application should be saved and after verification submitted by click to submit button.
  • Application should be printed and photo affixed on that, to be kept ready for submission at the time of interview at the Interview venue
  • You should note/remember your registration no. and password for future reference and use.
  • Please note that the above procedure is the only procedure for applying. Physical mode of application or incomplete application would not be accepted and if submitted such application would be rejected outright
  • In case of more than one application by the same candidate, application submitted last, will be taken as authentic/conclusive (all other applications will be treated as null and void).

It is for the candidate to ensure that he/she has met with the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions contained in this advertisement as well as in the application form. Candidates are, therefore, urged to carefully read the advertisement and complete the application form and submit the same as per instructions given in this regard.

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Courtesy: bankofindia.co.in