Post: Officer Information Technology (Scale-I)
Post Code: 10

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification: BE/B.Tech full time 4 years Degree in Computer Science/Electronic & Telecommunication/Information Technology
OR
MCA / M.Sc. (Computer Science / IT)
OR
Graduate from a recognized University having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
Experience of Officer IT is desirable but not essential.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

A JMG, Scale-I : Pay Scale : Rs.14500-600/7-18700-700/2-20100-800/7-25700

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 09 to 10 – 2 Years

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject in Degree level
OR
Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects in Degree level from a recongnised University.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
One year, full time experience of translation work in an organization.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

A JMG, Scale-I : Pay Scale : Rs.14500-600/7-18700-700/2-20100-800/7-25700

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 09 to 10 – 2 Years

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification: Graduate in any discipline from any recognised University.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
Minimum 5 years Commissioned service as an officer in the Indian Army/Navy/Air Force
OR
a Police Officer not below the rank of Dy. Superintendent Of Police with 5 years of service in that rank
OR
An officer of identical rank in Paramilitary Forces with minimum 5 years service.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

B MMG, Scale-II : Pay Scale : Rs.19400-700/1-20100-800/10-28100

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 01 to 08 – 1 Year

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification: Graduate Degree in Law (3 years or 5 years integrated course) from a recognized University / Institutions.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
Enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council of India. Practising Advocate for 5 years having experience in dealing with Banking/Financial Institutions.
OR
5 years of combined experiences as practising Advocate/Solicitor and working experience as Law Officer in Legal Deptt. in a Scheduled Commercial Bank.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

B MMG, Scale-II : Pay Scale : Rs.19400-700/1-20100-800/10-28100

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 01 to 08 – 1 Year

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification:Chartered Accountant with additional qualification of ICWA preferable.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
Minimum 3 years experience in Taxation with Chartered Accountant firm or Corporate Office.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

B MMG, Scale-II : Pay Scale : Rs.19400-700/1-20100-800/10-28100

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 01 to 08 – 1 Year

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification: Post Graduation in Statistics with minimum 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PC category candidates) from a recognised University (not correspondence course). Preference will be given to the candidates with Post Graduation in Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute/Delhi School of Economics. Essential: Knowledge in Computer.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
Minimum two years as Research Analyst / Statistician in a reputed Organisation/Bank/Financial Institution. However, candidates having experience in Banking and Financial sectors in the related field will be given preference.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

B MMG, Scale-II : Pay Scale : Rs.19400-700/1-20100-800/10-28100

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 01 to 08 – 1 Year

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification: Minimum 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PC category candidates) in Graduation from a recognised University (not correspondence course). Preference will be given to the candidates with post graduation specialisation in Treasury Management/ Forex Management.
Or
Chartered Accountant/CFA/ICWA/MBA (Finance) from reputed institutes.
Essential: Knowledge in   Computer.

Candidates working in Public Sector/Private/Foreign Banks/Financial Institutions should have passed CAIIB examination conducted by IIBF.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
Minimum five years in an active Treasury (Domestic/Forex) of a Public Sector/Private/Foreign Bank/Financial Institution of which minimum of 2-3 years experience in Forex Treasury in trading/dealing in front office.

Candidates with all round knowledge and experience in Trading in all major Treasury Products and Options, MM, CDs and Commercial Paper, Interest rate Derivatives – FRA, IRS and Futures, Bond, Cash, Futures and Options as also preparation of  Investment Trading Account, will be preferred.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

C MMG, Scale-III : Pay Scale : Rs.25700-800/5-29700-900/2-31500

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 01 to 08 – 1 Year

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010

Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience : (As on 01.07.2010)
Qualification: Minimum 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PC category candidates) in Graduation from a recognised University (not correspondence course) with CA/ICWA/ACS
OR
Degree in Law (Minimum three years course) from a recognised University with minimum 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PC category candidates).
Desirable: Knowledge in computer.

Minimum Post Qualification Experience:
Minimum seven years practicing experience in Taxation.
OR
Should be at least in Scale III with minimum 7 years experience as an officer in a Public Sector/Private/Foreign Bank/Financial Institution of which minimum 5 years experience in Tax Department.
OR
Minimum 3 years practicing experience in Taxation alongwith 4 years experience as an Officer in Tax Deptt. of a Public Sector/ Private / Foreign Banks / Financial Institutions.

(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.
(B) Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria & other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification before applying for any post.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ALLAHABAD BANK, HEAD OFFICE: 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001
Advt No. : REC/ 03/2010-11 Contact No. 033-22314630, FAX-033-22308442
OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 127 vacancies. Candidates are required to apply ON-LINE through Allahabad Bank Recruitment website (where full advertisement & fee payment challan are available). No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Name of Post/ Vacancies:

SALARY AND EMOLUMENTS:

D SMG, Scale-IV : Pay Scale : Rs.30600-900/4-34200-1000/2-36200

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, Terminal Benefits etc will be admissible as per prevailing Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts: (including backlog)

** Backlog vacancies

Abbreviations stand for – SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC(*) – Other Backward Classes– Non Creamy Layer category, Gen – General, PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired.

Note:

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

1. 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 identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

1. 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.

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 1^st 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

1. 2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit : ( in case of candidates belonging to the following categories)

Note:

(i) The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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 1^st January 1980 to 31^st December 1989.
(iv) 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
(v) 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 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 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.
(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.
(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.

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

1. His/ her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. The scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.
4. 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.
5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

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 dis-connection/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 (if required) 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” with one surety acceptable to the Bank in the specified Performa 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 must pay to the Bank the said amount of the Bond. The amount of the “Bond” to be executed by the selected candidates shall be as under:

6. Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply On Line within the last date for registering the applications. Eligible candidates will be considered for selection process as under:

Note: Selection process may vary depending upon the number of response received against each post at the discretion of the Bank.

Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/ Group Discussion / 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 rights to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this advertisement, including criteria for passing/method and procedure for selection.

(A) Written Test : Bank reserves the right to hold the test either On-Line or Off-Line

1. i. The written test will comprise of Objective Tests on (i) Test of Reasoning Ability, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness & (iv) English Language and / or Descriptive Paper on Professional Knowledge/Subject.
2. ii. The minimum qualifying marks in each paper for merit ranking 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 required level. There will be separate cut-off marks for reserved category candidates with relaxed standards. 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.
3. iii. Descriptive Paper of only those candidates who qualify in all the objective tests and also rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be evaluated. The Bank reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks of the Objective tests for evaluation of the Descriptive paper.
4. iv. Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective and Descriptive test separately.
5. v. Other details regarding the written test will be given in the ‘Information Booklet’ which will be available in the Bank’s website along with the Call Letter for the Written Test and / or Interview.

Note: There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective tests.

(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 or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) 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 and/or Group Discussion (wherever applicable) & Interview taken together and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test:

(i) Date of examination is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through Website/ call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests will be held at the following Centres and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

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 response, administrative feasibility 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 : POST CODE: 01 to 08 – 1 Year

The candidates will remain initially on probation for the period as mentioned above from the date of joining in the bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the Bank’s establishment will be considered as applicable in terms of service regulations provided the work, conduct, general ability are found to be of the standards required by the Bank.

9. 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 may send call letters for Written Test, Group Discussion, and Interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ 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 open the link “Recruitment”.

(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11”.

(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.

(vii) Candidate has to fill in the details in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible own handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

(viii) Go to the nearest Allahabad Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay in Cash the appropriate Application Fee/postage in CBS Account No.50034716818 with Kolkata Main Branch in the name & style of “ALLAHABAD BANK RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :

(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal/Scroll 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 RECRUITMENT PROJECT FOR GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST OFFICERS – -2010-11” 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 candidate must retain the print out of application form for further reference.

(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test and/or Group Discussion and / or Interview. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test/Group Discussion/ Interview. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the fee payment challan 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.

10. General Instructions:

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan/receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that they have met the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4 Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to carry or use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. The Bank at its discretion may reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose or the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

9. 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 handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate should be in the format as prescribed by the Govt. of India and issued by the Competent Authority inter- alia, specifically stating that the candidate does not belong to the Socially Advanced Sections excluded from the benefits of reservation for OBC’s in Civil posts and services under Govt. Of India i.e. carrying ‘CREAMY LAYER ‘ clause based on income for the financial year 2009-10 issued on or after 01.04.2010 should be submitted by the applicant at the time of interview. The OBC certificate should certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy layer) on the closing date for On-Line registration.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the “CREAMY LAYER” are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘GENERAL’ while making On-Line registration.

10. Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2^nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel as per Govt. guidelines.

11. Any request for change of address / email ID will not be entertained.

12. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

14. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedent’s reports along with police verification as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

15. Candidate’s admission to the examination/interview/Group Discussion is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

16. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

17. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. They should also keep some copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted for appearing in the written test, Group Discussion and Interview.

18. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary 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/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotors/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

19. 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 and should not surpress any material information while filling up the application form. 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 taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair 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 Allahabad Bank.

(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature.

20. Call Letters for Written Examination:

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 at the following addresses 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. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices prior to five days of the written examination.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in Candidates are required to remain in touch with Bank’s Website for any notification ( including date/s for written test and/ or interview, results etc.) which may be put up for information.

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)

Date : 24.08.2010