IDBI Bank Assistant Manager Grade-A Recruitment 2023

IDBI Bank Assistant Manager Grade-A recruitment 2023 begins for 600 vacancies, apply here.

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Recruitment of Assistant Manager (Grade “A”) – 2023-24

Recruitment of Assistant Manager – 2023-2024

Important Events	Dates
Commencement of on-line registration of application	17/02/2023
Closure of registration of application	28/02/2023
Closure for editing application details	28/02/2023
Last date for printing your application	15/03/2023
Online Fee Payment	17/02/2023 to 28/02/2023

IDBI Bank invites online applications from eligible Indian citizens for the post of Assistant Manager. Candidates fulfilling required eligibility criteria may apply On-line through the link given in Bank’s website https://www.idbibank.in/idbi-bank-careers-current-openings.aspx. Please note that this recruitment process in IDBI Bank is on all India basis by open competition and the Bank has not hired or authorized any agency or organization or any individual to recommend or recruit any personnel on its behalf or collect any money or commission or charges for recruitment or training or coaching, etc.

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Vacancies

Total Number of Vacancies #	Reserved for
Unreserved (UR)	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	PWD
VI	HI	OH	MD/ID
600	244	190	17	89	60	8	8	8	8

# The number of vacancies mentioned above is provisional and can be modified/ cancelled at the sole discretion of the Bank, without any intimation. The Bank also reserves the right to shortlist candidates and consider these shortlisted candidates for future requirements. Offer Letter may be issued in phases as per the Bank’s requirement.

Name of Post	Minimum Educational Qualification	Experience	Age (years) as on 01/01/2023	Tentative Date of Online Test
Assistant Manager	Graduate from           a recognized university. *	Minimum 2 years of experience in Banking financial service            and Insurance Sector	Minimum :- 21 Year Maximum :- 30 Year**	April , 2023***

Broad Timelines

S. No.	Activity	Date
1.	Cut-off date for eligibility criteria of Age & Qualification	January 01, 2023
2.	Online Registration (only)	February 17, 2023 to February 28, 2023
3.	Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges – (Online mode only)
4.	Tentative Date of Online Test*	April , 2023

Eligibility Criteria (as on January 01, 2023)

Parameter	Assistant Manager 2023
Age	Minimum: 21 years ; Maximum: 30 years The candidate must have been born not earlier than January 02, 1993 and not later than January 01, 2002 (both dates inclusive)
Education Qualification	Graduate from a recognized university Passing only a diploma course will not be

Parameter	Assistant Manager 2023
	considered as qualifying the eligibility criteria.
Work Experience	Minimum 2 years of experience in Banks and financial service (including but not limited to Micro Finance Institutions/Non Banking Financial Companies/Cooperative Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/Fintech Companies) & Insurance Sector. Experience should be Full time & as a permanent employee (Experience below 06 months in any organization will not be reckoned).

1. Specific information/ instructions for Assistant Manager 2023 process

Career Prospects and Emoluments

After joining the Bank’s services as Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’, the extant Basic Pay currently applicable to Assistant Managers in Grade A is Rs.36,000/- per month in the pay scale of 36000-1490(7)-46430-1740(2)–49910–1990(7)-63840(17

years). Candidates should note that the pay scales, allowances, reimbursements, perquisites and other terms subsisting at the time of joining and as may be modified / amended / revised from time to time would be applicable as per rules in force from time to time.

Terms of Appointment and Posting

Initial appointment in the post of Assistant Manager is on probation for a period of 1 year from the date of joining the Bank (which can be extended at the discretion of the Bank). Candidates will be posted at Bank’s discretion, to any offices of the Bank or the departments / offices / business units / the Bank’s associate institutions. The candidates will also be liable to be transferred to any

place in / outside India, as the Bank may decide from time to time in terms of the Bank’s prevailing rules/policies.

Selection process

The selection process shall comprise of Online Test (OT), Document Verification (DV), Personal Interview (PI) and Pre Recruitment Medical Test (PRMT). Fitness of the candidates after PRMT would be based on the prevailing guidelines of the Bank.

The above mentioned selection process are indicative and Bank is at liberty to alter/ amend/ modify the same at any time without assigning any reason whatsoever.

The structure of the OT is as follows:

Sr. No.	Name of the Test/Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Logical Reasoning, Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	60	Composite time of 2 hours
2.	English Language	40	40
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	40	40
4.	General/Economy/Banking Awareness/ Computer/IT	60	60

The above tests except the tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

1. Candidates have to qualify in each of the four tests/sections, by securing cut-off marks as decided by the Bank.
2. Penalty for Wrong Answers – For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
3. Candidates qualifying in OT will form the pool of shortlisted candidates and will be eligible for further selection process. Such candidates will be called on the basis of higher order of marks and age within their respective category, subject to availability of vacancies in the respective category and /or at the discretion of the Bank.

1. The category wise merit/wait list of the candidates will be prepared as per the following formula:

Final Score = 3/4 of Online Test Score +1/4 of Interview Score

• The final selection or offer of employment would be made based on category wise final marks obtained in the Selection Processes, being found medically fit and subject to fulfillment of all other eligibility criteria as stipulated in the advertisement.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Nationality / Citizenship

Candidates must be either  (a)  a  citizen  of  India, or  (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee (who came over to India before 1st January 1962) with the intention of permanently settling in India or

(e)  a  person  of  Indian  origin,  who  have migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar (formally 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 (b), (c), (d) or (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India. The candidate, in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the selection process conducted by the Bank, but on final selection, the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate have been issued to him/ her by the Government of India.

Relaxation of Upper Age limit

Sr. No.	Category	Maximum Age relaxation
1	Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
2	Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy Layer (NCL)	3 years
3	Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 ”	10 years
4	Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (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 one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment.	5 years
5	Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

Note –

1. Relaxation in upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC (NCL) candidates is allowed on cumulative basis with only one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above table in Point No. 3 to 5.
   1. The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates (given at ‘C’ above).
   1. Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit necessary valid certificate(s) in original/ along with photocopies at the time of document verification and at any subsequent stage of the recruitment process as required by the Bank. In case of Ex-servicemen who have once joined in a Govt. job on the civil side after availing the benefits given to him as Ex-servicemen for his re- employment, his Ex-servicemen status for the purpose of re-employment ceases.

Educational Qualifications

1. A Graduate from a recognized university. Passing only a diploma course will not be considered as qualifying the eligibility criteria.
2. The university / institute should be recognized / approved by Government; Government Bodies viz., AICTE, UGC etc.  .
3. The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheets (year/semester wise or consolidated) and Degree/ Provisional Degree Certificate issued by the University showing that he/ she is a graduate as on January 01, 2023 before registration. The date mentioned on the final year/ semester mark-sheet or Degree/ Provisional degree certificate issued by University will be reckoned as the date of passing the graduation. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University / Institute and web based certificate is issued then proper document/certificate in original issued and signed by the appropriate authority of the University / Institute indicating the date of passing properly mentioned thereon will be reckoned for verification and further process. Candidates must therefore possess proper mark sheets and certificates before registering.
4. Computer  Literacy:  Operating  and  working  knowledge  of  computer  is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information    Technology    as    one    of    the    subjects    in    the    High School/College/Institute.

Work Experience

1. Minimum 2 years of experience in Banks and financial service (including but not limited to Micro Finance Institutions/Non Banking Financial Companies/ Cooperative Banks/Regional Rural Banks/Fintech Companies) & Insurance

Sector. Experience should be Full time & as a permanent employee (Experience below 06 months in any organization will not be reckoned).

1. Experience through an outsourcing vendor, service provider, KPO/BPO / IT support services provider or any akin / similar entity , third party payrolls, On contract (any entity) will not be considered.

Note: (a) Candidates may note that if at any stage of the hiring process or post appointment a discrepancy is noted with regard to experience claimed, Bank reserves the right to summarily reject/nullify the candidature of such candidate / any other action as deem fit.

(b) IDBI Bank reserves the right to establish the work experience, as at 4 (i) and (ii) above and also reject/accept the applications submitted in response to this advertisement without assigning any reason whatsoever.

Others

Candidature of candidates against whom there is/ are adverse report regarding character, antecedents, moral turpitude etc. is also liable to be rejected at any stage of the recruitment process or termination of services, if appointed.

How to apply

Candidates can apply through Online only, from February 17, 2023 to February 28, 2023 both dates inclusive. Application in any other mode will not be accepted.

1. Before applying, candidates should Have a valid personal email-id and mobile number, which should be kept active till the completion of Recruitment Process. The Bank may send call letters for the examination and/ or other information to the registered email-id/ mobile number. In case of non-receipt of the communication/information due to technical defect, error or failure, the Bank shall not be responsible for the same. Candidates are advised not to change their email-id/ mobile number till the recruitment process is completed.

• Scanned photograph, thumb impression, hand written declaration and signature as per specifications as given under guidelines at (Annexure I).

The text for the hand written declaration is as follows –

“I,                   (Name  of  the  candidate),  hereby  declare  that  all  the

information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”

• The signature, left thumb impression, the hand written declaration should be of the candidate and not of any other person.
• If at a later stage of selection process or appointment, the signature/ thumb impression/ the handwriting on the handwritten declaration of the candidate is found to be dissimilar / different as per Bank’s opinion and/or expert analysis, the candidature of the candidate will be cancelled.

·  Signature / Hand written declaration in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted.

Application Procedure

• Only one application should be submitted by the candidate. In case of multiple applications only the latest valid (complete) application will be accepted and the application fee / intimation charges paid for the multiple registration(s) will stand forfeited. Multiple attendance / appearances  in  the  OT/  PI/  DV/  PRMT  will  be  summarily  rejected  and candidature shall stand cancelled.

• Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Candidate, Category, Date of Birth, Address, Mobile Number, Email-id, Centre of Examination etc. will be considered as final and no change/modifications will be allowed after submission of the online application form. Candidates are hence advised to fill in the online application form with the utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

• Please note that change in category will not be permitted at any stage after submission of the online application and the result will be processed considering the category which has been indicated in the online application, subject to guidelines of the Government of India in this regard. For candidates belonging to a particular category, if applying in another category, his/her candidature will be summarily rejected and any claim/request in this regards will not be accepted/entertained by the Bank. Therefore, candidates are advised to exercise utmost caution while selecting their category.Candidates to visit the Bank’s website www.idbibank.in and click on the “CAREERS/CURRENT OPENINGS” to open the link “Recruitment of Assistant Manager- 2023-24 ” and then click on the option “APPLY ONLINE” which will open a new screen.To register, choose the tab “Click here for New Registration” and enter Name, Contact details and email-id. A Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional Registration Number (the same should be quoted for all future communications) and Password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent.
• In case the candidate is unable to complete the Application Form in one go, he/ she can save the data already entered by choosing “SAVE AND NEXT” tab. Prior to final submission of the online application candidates are advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to check and /or verify the details in the online application form and modify the same, if required. Visually Impaired candidates should fill the application form carefully and verify/ get the details verified to ensure that the same are correct prior to final submission.

• Candidates are advised to carefully fill and verify the details filled in the online application themselves as no rectification will be possible/ entertained after clicking the COMPLETE REGISTRATION BUTTON.
  • The Name of the candidate or his /her Father/ Husband etc. should be spelt correctly and should be similar in the application as it appears in the Certificates/ Mark sheets/ ID Proofs. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidate.
  • Candidates are advised to validate their details and save the application by clicking the “Validate your details” and “Save & Next” button.
  • Candidates can proceed to upload Photo, Signature, Thumb impression and Hand-written declaration as given under guidelines at (Annexure I).
  • Candidates can proceed to fill other details of the Application Form.

• Click on the Preview Tab to preview and verify the entire application form before COMPLETE REGISTRATION BUTTON.
  • Modify details, if required, and click on “COMPLETE REGISTRATION BUTTON.” Only after verifying and ensuring that the photograph, signature, declarations uploaded and other details filled by you are correct.
  • Click on “Payment” Tab and proceed for payment.

• Choose  the  Payment  Mode  ONLINE  and  click  on  “Submit”  button.  NO CHANGE IS PERMITTED IN PAYMENT MODE ONCE CHOSEN.

Online Payment Of Fees- Payable from February 17, 2023 to February 28, 2023 [both dates inclusive]

• Payment is to be made only in Online mode as follows –

• Rs.200/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates (Only Intimation Charges)
• Rs.1000/- for all other candidates (Application Fees and Intimation Charges)
• Bank Transaction charges / convenience charges or any other charges applicable for Online Payment of Application fees/Intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
• The last date for payment of fee would be the same even for candidate’s applying from far- flung areas. No mode other than online mode of payment would be acceptable.
• Candidates are advised to go through the advertisement thoroughly and ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria before making the payment, as fee once paid will not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances.
• The application form is integrated with the Payment Gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions given below.
• The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro),  Credit  Cards,  Internet  Banking,  IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets etc .
• After submitting your payment information, PLEASE WAIT FOR THE INTIMATION FROM THE SERVER. DO NOT PRESS BACK OR REFRESH BUTTON IN ORDER TO AVOID DOUBLE CHARGE/ PAYMENT FAILURES.
• On successful completion of the transaction, an e-Receipt will be generated.

• Non-generation  of  ‟E-Receipt‟  indicates  PAYMENT  FAILURE. On  failure  of payment, Candidates are advised to login again using their Provisional Registration Number and Password and repeat the process of payment.

• Candidates should print online application form containing fee details. Please note that if the same cannot be generated online, transaction may not have been successful.
• Preserve the hard copy of the system generated online Application Form and E-Receipt for submission during further process. The hard copy is not to be sent to the bank.
• For Credit Card users: All charges are listed in Indian Rupee. If you use a non- Indian credit card, your bank will convert the amount to your local currency based on prevailing exchange rates.
• To ensure the security of your data, please close the browser window once your transaction is completed.
• Bank is not liable to refund the fees paid and/or any charges in event of non- selection of candidate at any stage or closure or filling of all vacancies or in any other circumstances/conditions.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

• List of Documents

Document sought in respect of-	Documents
Age	10th or Class 12th Standard Marks sheet or School Leaving Certificate or B irth Certificate
Educational Qualifications	High School and Intermediate- Marks sheets and Passing Certificates of Class 10th and Class 12th Graduation All semester/year-wise or consolidated marks sheets and Degree or Provisional Degree certificate issued by the University.
Caste or Tribe or Class Certificate for SC, ST, OBC (NCL) and EWS	If declared, the Caste/ Tribe/Class certificate must be submitted in Central Government format only. The certificate must – 1. carry the name of the caste/tribe as it appears in the Central List

Document sought in respect of-	Documents
	be completely filled (including ordinarily resident clause)be stamped (round seal) and signed by issuing authority competent to issue such certificate as per the Central Listbe issued in the current financial year based on income of the previous financial year (for OBC and EWS).Satisfy all requirements for availing reservation benefits as per Government of India guidelines.
Work Experience	All the documents such as Experience Certificate from the past and current employers or Offer Letters, Relieving Letters, Pay or Salary Slips clearly indicating the Date of Joining and Date of Relieving for each of the previous employment(s). All experience letters should be signed by an authorized Human Resource official of the entity where the applicant would have worked / is working and should be self-attested.
Person with Disability (PWD) Certificate	If declared, Disability Certificate issued by the Competent Authority. Candidates must possess a proper valid disability certificate with correct details of disability, Percentage (%) of disability, validity period and sign and stamp of issuing authority as on cutoff date.
Photo identity (Any 2 )	PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph/ Aadhar/ E-Aadhar card with a photograph.

Inability to produce any of the above mentioned document(s) (both original and attested copy) or discrepancy in the submitted documents at the time of DV or whenever called for by the Bank will render the candidates ineligible for the selection.

• Competent authority to issue –

1. Caste/Category Certificate:

• District Magistrate/ Additional Dist. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/Additional Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Division Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner
• Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar
• Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides
• Disability Certificate is:

If declared, Medical Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in case of PWD candidates. Authorized Certifying Authority will be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central/ State Government having at least 3 members consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and an Orthopedic Surgeon, Ophthalmology Surgeon, ENT Surgeon or as the case maybe. Non submission of proper valid certificate at the time of DV and/or PI may lead to disqualification of candidature.

• The OT would be held at the following centers (indicative list) i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Chennai, Chandigarh, Delhi- NCR, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kochi, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Greater Mumbai/Thane/MMR region, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam etc. as per (Annexure II). Candidates may select any 1 center from the above-mentioned centers and indicate the same in his or her application. Request for change of center will not be entertained. The Bank, however, reserves the right to add or change or cancel any of the Centers for OT depending on the response or number of applications for a particular center. Candidates admitted to the OT will be intimated the time and full address of the venue of the OT through ON-LINE Call Letters required to be downloaded from the Bank’s website www.idbibank.in. Candidates will not be admitted to the OT without the Call Letter. As the Call letter for OT will be made available online, duplicate Call Letter would not be issued to any candidate/s.

• The OT may be held in April, 2023 for Recruitment of Assistant Manager 2023-24. Candidate should note that the aforesaid date(s) is tentative and any change in the date, due to any reason whatsoever, will be updated on the Bank’s website. Candidates must regularly check the website for any important updation/notification regarding the process.

• The candidates are advised to regularly check the Bank’s website to download their OT Call Letters by entering their Registration Number and Password, sent to the registered email-id provided at the time of registration.
• The details for subsequent Selection Process will be advised and also may be made available on the Bank’s website. The Bank reserves the right to decide the schedule & center of further Selection Process.
• Candidates should carry the print of Call Letter, Application Form, E-receipt of payment and all supporting documents (proof in respect of age, education, experience and caste) in original along with a copy of same at the time of Selection Process. Candidates not qualifying the eligibility criteria and/or failing to produce any required document(s) on the day of the DV would not be allowed to participate in further recruitment process.
• All the medical tests as mentioned on the medical authorization letter are compulsory. If any test mentioned is not done by the candidate, it may lead to cancellation of candidature.

• After submission of the online application form, all candidates have to take a printout of system-generated hard copy of the application form and preserve the same for submission during further processes along with fee payment e-receipt and the documents required in support of the eligibility criteria.
• Any adverse remark from the previous employer(s) or any act of misconduct/ wrong committed by the candidate would be a disqualification to apply and render the candidature for cancellation or services would be terminated, if appointed.

Action against Candidates Found Guilty of Misconduct/ Use of Unfair Means

Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered with or fabricated and should not suppress any material information while submitting online application. This also includes (not limited to) applying in the wrong category/ disability category without proper document/s.

At any stage of the recruitment process or after appointment in the Bank’s services, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of –

• using unfair means or

• impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or

• misbehaving in the examination hall or disclosing, publishing, reproducing, transmitting, storing or facilitating transmission and storage of contents of the test(s) or any information therein in whole or part thereof in any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronically or mechanically for any purpose or

• resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature or
  • obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair means, or

• carrying mobile phones or similar electronic devices of communication in the examination hall such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable :
• to be disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a candidate;
• to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination conducted by the Bank;
• for termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

Important: The responses (answers) of individual candidates with other candidates may be analyzed to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers. If in the analytical procedure adopted by the Bank, in this regard, it is inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, Bank reserves right to cancel the candidature of the concerned candidates without any notice or assigning any reason thereof and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be withheld. No claims or representation in this regard shall be entertained.

Pre Examination Training (PET) for SC / ST /OBC candidates

• Bank reserves the right to conduct the PET by Online or Offline mode. If Bank decides to hold the PET, it will not confer on the candidates any right of recruitment in the Bank.
• Details regarding the time, date, venue or link of the PET (if held) for the interested eligible candidates would be put on the Bank’s website. Candidates would have to visit the Bank’s website to download the online call letter for the PET by entering their Registration Number and password. Other instructions, if any, in this regard would also be displayed on the Bank’s website. Candidates are, therefore, advised to visit the Bank’s website at regular intervals for updates.

• Candidates will not be called for the PET if they do not opt for the same in the application form.

Reservation

• Reservations for the SC, ST, OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates would be extended as per guidelines of the Government of India.Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available only to the ‘Non- creamy layer’ OBC candidates. ‘Creamy Layer’ OBC candidates should indicate their category as ‘General’.
• Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): Persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose family has gross annual income below Rs.8/- Lakhs (Rupees Eight Lakhs Only) are to be identified as EWS for benefit of reservation. Income shall also include income from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession etc. for the financial year prior to the year of application. Also persons whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall be excluded from being identified as EWS, irrespective of the family income :
  • 5 acres of agricultural land and above;
  • Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft and above;
  • Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
  • Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities.

• Reservation for Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates or Person with Disabilities (PWD) of the identified posts would also be extended. The minimum disability in case of PWD a candidates is moderate i.e. 40%. The maximum disability would be as per extant guidelines of Government of India or as decided by the Bank. The PWD candidates should possess a latest certificate to the effect with sub-category of disability [Visually Impaired (VI), Orthopedically Handicapped  (OH),  Hearing  Impairment  (HI)  and  Multiple  Disabilities  (MD)/ Intellectual Disabilities (ID) only] issued by the Board or countersigned by the Medical Superintendent or Chief Medical Officer or Head of Hospital of Government. Reservations for PWD (horizontal reservations) will be adjusted against the number of incumbent in the relevant reservation roster.

Definitions of Categories of disabilities:

• Visually Impaired (VI): Blindness refers to condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely (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 in angle of 20 degrees or worse. 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 of execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

• Orthopedically Handicapped (OH): Only those Orthopedically Challenged candidates who have loco-motor disability or cerebral palsy with loco-motor impairment of minimum of 40% and only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to apply:
  • BL – Both legs affected but not arms
  • OA – One arm affected (R or L)
  • Impaired reach;
  • Weakness of grip;

• Ataxia OL – One leg affected (R or L) MW – Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance
  • Acid attack victims- a person disfigured due to violent assaults by throwing of acid or similar corrosive substance.
  • Leprosy cured person means a person who has been cured of leprosy but is suffering from- (i)Loss of sensation in hands/ feet or fit as well as loss of sensation and paresis in the eye and eye-lid but with no manifest deformity (ii) Manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in their hands and fit to enable them to engage in normal economic activity (iii) extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which prevents him/ her from undertaking any gainful occupation, and the expression ‘leprosy cured’ shall be construed accordingly. Infective leprosy and infective dermatitis and weeping eczema will be treated as disqualification.
  • Cerebral Palsy- means a group of non-progressive neurological conditions affecting body movements and muscle coordination , caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly after birth.
  • Dwarfism- means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches (147 cms) or less.
  • Muscular Dystrophy- means a group of hereditary genetic muscle disease that weakens the muscles that move the human body and persons with multiple dystrophy have incorrect and missing information in their genes, which prevents them from making the proteins they need for healthy muscles. It is characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissues.
• Hearing Impairment (HI): Means loss of 60 decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.
• Multiple Disability (MD)/Intellectual Disability (ID): “Multiple Disabilities” means multiple disabilities amongst VI, OH, HI, SLD, MI & ASD. Only those persons, who suffer from the following types of disabilities, are eligible to apply under this category:

1. “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD) means a heterogeneous group of conditions wherein there is a deficit in processing language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty to comprehend, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations and includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and developmental aphasia.
2. “Mental Illness” (MI) means a substantial disorder of thinking, mood, perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person, specially characterised by sub normality of intelligence.
3. “Autism Spectrum Disorder” (ASD) means a neuro-developmental condition typically appearing in the first three years of life that significantly affects a person’s ability to communicate, understand relationships and relate to others, and is frequently associated with unusual or stereotypical rituals or behavior.

Guidelines for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities using a Scribe

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:

1. The candidate will have to arrange his / her own scribe at his/her own cost.

1. The qualification of the scribe should be above matriculation but at least one level below the qualification of the candidate. The candidate will have to submit a declaration (proforma will be given with call letter for the Online Test) confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe. Further in case it later transpires that the scribe did not fulfill the eligibility criteria or

suppressed or misrepresented material facts the candidature of the candidate will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the OT and services would be terminated, if appointed.

1. The scribe may be from any academic stream.

1. Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.
2. The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate under the either of the advertised posts. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for the captioned process of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favorably entertained.
3. Only candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he / she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be allowed such concessions.
4. During the exam, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering the questions, the exam session will be terminated and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions.

Guidelines for candidates availing Compensatory Time

• Orthopedically handicapped Disability and Cerebral Palsy

A Compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour or otherwise advised shall be permitted for the candidates with Orthopedic Handicap and Cerebral Palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment).

(2)  Visually Impaired candidates

• Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination.
• The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination.

NOTE- These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.

General Instructions

(Please read carefully before filling up the application form)

1. The candidate must ensure that as on the cutoff date they fulfill all the eligibility criteria and possess all the proper documents in support with respect to age, educational qualifications, category etc. as stated in the advertisement. If found not eligible, the candidature will be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment process and if appointed, their services would be terminated without any notice or compensation.
2. Applications should be submitted only through the on-line mode through the Bank’s website, after carefully going through all the instructions contained in General Instructions given in the advertisement and in the Application Form. No other means or mode of application form would be accepted.

1. On submission of the application, the candidates would receive a registration number and password, which he or she needs to retain for use in future.
2. Application should be filled only in English.

v. Only 1 application should be submitted by a candidate. In case of multiple applications only the latest valid (complete) application will be accepted and the application fee / intimation charges paid for the other multiple registration(s) will stand forfeited. If found to have multiple attendance / appearances in the any of the selection processes, such candidatures will be summarily cancelled and if appointed, the services would be terminated.

• Request for change of center for any of the Selection Processes shall not be considered / entertained. However, the Bank reserves the right to cancel or change or add any center, depending upon the response for the center.
• All educational qualifications, which the candidate intends to indicate in the application form, should have been obtained before the cut-off date, from recognized Universities or Institutions in India.
• The Bank reserves the right to modify or amend or reverse or cancel any or all of the provisions of the recruitment process including eligibility criteria.
• The Bank may at its discretion, re-hold OT, wherever necessary in respect of a center or venue or specific candidate(s) and/or all centers or all candidates.
• Candidates would not be allowed for OT without the Call Letter. Duplicate call letter will not be issued.
• IRIS SCAN/BIOMETRIC DATA – The Bank, at various stages, may capture thumb impression or IRIS scan of candidates in digital format for iris/biometric verification for ascertaining genuineness of the candidates. Candidate will ensure that correct thumb impression or IRIS is captured at various stages and any inconsistency will lead to rejection of the candidature. In case any candidate is found to be not genuine, apart from taking legal actions against him/her, his/her candidature will be cancelled. Candidates are advised not to apply any external matter like mehandi, ink, chemical etc. on their hands or wear contact lenses.

• All candidates belonging to SC, ST OBC (NCL), EWS, Ex-Serviceman and PWD category should produce at the time of the DV attested copy of the relevant certificate in the prescribed format from the Competent Authority empowered to issue such certificate (as notified by GOI from time to time). The name of the caste should be listed in central list of SC/ST/OBC and the caste certificates should be in Central Government format. EWS and OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate should be of current financial year based on the income of the last financial year (Candidates with “Non-Creamy Layer Clause” certificate would be eligible for reservation as per Government of India guidelines). ‘Creamy Layer’ OBC candidates should indicate their category as ‘General’.
• PWD candidates must possess proper and valid disability certificate valid as on the cut-off date, issued by the competent authority as per the Government of India guidelines.
• Candidate’s appointment will remain provisional subject to caste or tribe certificates being verified through proper channel and verification of other testimonials. If appointed, the candidate’s services will be liable to be terminated forthwith without assigning any reason in case the verification reveals that his or her claim for belonging to SC, ST, OBC, PWD, EWS and Ex- Serviceman category and other testimonials is false. T he Bank also reserves its right to take such further action against the candidate, as it may deem proper, for production of such false caste certificate/ testimonials.
• Candidate already in service of Government or Quasi Government Organizations and Public Sector Banks or Undertakings will have to produce a

‘No Objection Certificate‘ from their employer, at the time of DV. Before appointment in the Bank, a proper Discharge Certificate or Release Order from the employer will have to be produced. If the Application is required to be routed through the employer and in the process it reaches after the due date, it will not be considered even though submitted to the employer before the due date.

• The Bank shall not furnish the marks/score/mark-sheet/score card of all and/or any selection process to candidates.
• The Bank shall not entertain requests from candidates seeking advice about their eligibility to apply nor from any eligible and not selected candidates.
• Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

• In all matters regarding eligibility, the selection process, the stages at which scrutiny of the documents regarding eligibility is to be undertaken, documents to be produced for the selection process, assessment, prescribing minimum qualifying standards in the selection process, number of vacancies and communication of result, etc., the Bank’s decision shall be final and binding on the candidate and no correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
• Appointment in Bank will also be subject to Medical fitness.

• Applications with suppression or concealment of any information and containing incorrect or misleading information will lead to the candidates being disqualified, as and when detected, irrespective of the stage of selection process and will also lead to dismissal from employment on its detection at any time after appointment.
• The appointment of the candidate is liable to be terminated forthwith without any notice or compensation in lieu of notice, if any declaration or statement or information furnished by them is found to be false or untrue or if any material information if found to be suppressed, or concealed by them.

• Candidates are advised not to change their signature at any point of time during and after the recruitment process.
• The Bank reserves the right to modify / amend the eligibility criteria pertaining to educational qualification and/or work experience depending upon the requirement. The Bank reserves the right to cancel or restrict or curtail or enlarge the recruitment/selection process, if need so arises, without any notice and/or without assigning any reason thereof. The Bank reserves the right to increase or de cr e as e the i n d i c a t e d v a c a n c i e s , if need so arises, without any notice and/or without assigning any reason thereof.
• The possibility of occurrences of some problem in the administration of the examination cannot be ruled out completely which may impact test delivery and/ or result from being generated. In that event every effort will be made to rectify such problem which may include the conduct of another examination, if considered necessary.
• Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement and the selection process shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated in Mumbai only.
• Recruitments in the Bank are strictly on all India basis by open competition and the Bank has not hired or authorized any agency or organization or any individual to recommend or recruit any personnel on its behalf or collect any money or commission or charges for recruitment or training or coaching, etc.

DISCLAIMER

Instances for providing incorrect information and/or process violation by a candidate detected at any stage of the selection process will lead to disqualification of the candidate from the selection process and he/she will not be allowed to appear in any of the common recruitment process in the future. If such instances go undetected during the current selection process but are detected subsequently, such disqualification will take place with retrospective effect and if appointed, the services are liable to be terminated.