Indian Bank requires 700 Clerical Staff - Recruitment of 700 Clerks

Indian Bank require 700 Clerical Staff - Recruitment of Clerks
Indian Bank
Head office 66, Rajaji Salai Chennai 600001

Recruitment of 700 clerks

Indian Bank, a leading public sector bank with headquarters in Chennai having geographical presence all over India and abroad invites applications from Indian Citizens for the posts of clerks (job role includes handling cash) candidates are requested to apply online between 20.04.2009 and 16.05.2009 only through our Bank’s website www.indianbank.in no other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Important dates for Indian bank Clerical Recruitment 2009
Opening date for online registration: 20.04.2009
Closing date for online registration: 16.05.2009
Date of written test: 21.06.2009 (Afternoon)

Details of vacancies

State - Vacancy

1. Andhra Pradesh - 115
2. Arunachal Pradesh – 02
3. Assam – 04
4. Bihar – 27
5. Chattisgarh – 10
6. Goa – 12
7. Gujarat – 23
8. Haryana – 17
9. Himachal Pradesh – 06
10. Jammu & Kashmir – 02
11. Jharkhand – 13
12. Karnataka – 25
13. Kerala – 15
14. Madhya Pradesh – 16
15. Maharashtra – 16
16. Meghalaya – 03
17. Nagaland – 02
18. Orissa – 10
19. Punjab – 08
20. Rajasthan – 24
21. Sikkim – 02
22. Tamil Nadu – 232
23. Tripura – 02
24. Uttarakhand – 10
25. Uttar Pradesh – 44
26. West Bengal – 15
27. Andaman & Nicobar – 04
28. Chandigarh – 08
29. Delhi – 15
30. Puducherry – 18

Total – 700

Emoluments for the post of clerical cadre: Pay scale of Rs 4410/- pm – Rs 13210* pm plus DA, HRA, CCA. Other benefits include medical aid, hospital expenses, conveyance expenses, LFC, Retirement benefits, as per bipartite settlement/rules of the bank amended from time to time. (*Under revision from November 2007)

How to apply for Indian Bank Clerical Recruitment

Application fee may be paid in cash at any branch of Indian Bank only before applying online. After payment, the candidate must collect the payment receipt; the particulars thereof are to be quoted in the online application and the original receipt must be produced along with the call letter at the time of written test. Eligible candidates are required to apply Online through our website www.indianbank.in and no other means/mode of application will be acceptable.

Guidelines for the candidates (a) The candidates should have a valid email ID before applying online. (b) If the candidate does not have a valid email ID, he/she should create a new valid email ID before applying online.

For the purpose of locating the branch address of remitting fees, applicants may log on to our Bank’s website www.indianbank.in wherein provision is available for locating address of the branches. Applicants are advised to type nearby town/city/place in the space provided under ‘branch search’ in the website. For assistance in locating the branch in case of need, applicants may contact 044-25246076 or 044-25233231 (Extn 752)

The last date for registering application online and payment of fees is 16.05.2009. Application for registration will be available on our Bank’s website between 20.04.2009 and 16.05.2009. The challan for payment of fees will be made available on the Bank’s website. Candidates have to take a print out of the challan from the website and remit the fees only in any of our branches using this challan. On payment, the receipt portion of the challan will be given back to the candidate by the concerned branch incorporating the following details: 1. Deposit Journal Number 2. Branch Name 3. Branch Code 4. Date of Remittance

The above details are to be mentioned by the candidates at the appropriate place in the Online application format while submitting the same.

The payment of fees should be made on or before 16.05.2009

Application fee (including postage charge) non refundable
(a) For SC/ST/PC/Ex-serviceman – Rs 50/-*
(b) For all others (including OBC) – Rs 200/-

(*The fee for SC/ST/PC/Ex-serviceman is towards postage only and for others the fee includes postal charges of Rs 50/-. Requisite application fee is to be paid at any of the branches of Indian Bank only.

Eligibility Criteria

(a) A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who was migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of Permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the Government of India has issued the necessary eligibility certificate.

(b) Educational Qualifications: As on 01.01.2009

A degree in any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the central government or A pass with 50% or more marks in higher secondary examination of 10+2 of the 10+2+3 pattern/intermediate/Pre University or any equivalent examination/Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or UT Administration.

(c) Relaxation for SC/ST/Ex-serviceman/Physically handicapped candidates: A pass in Higher Secondary examination of 10+2 of 10+2+3 pattern/intermediate/Pre University or any equivalent examination.

(d) Age: Not below 18 years and not above 28 years as on 01.01.2009

Relaxation in upper age limit

(i) SC/ST – 5 years
(ii) OBC – 3 years
(iii) VH/HI/OH – 10 years
(iv) Ex-servicemen – 3 years (In addition to the actual period of service in the Defence forces subject to a maximum age of 50 years)

(v) Widows, divorced women and women judiciously separated from their husbands, who have not remarried – by 9 years subject to a maximum of 35 years for General category and 40 years for SC/ST category.

(vi) Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 01.01.80 to 31.12.89 – by 5 years (certificate to this effect from the competent authority to be produced at the time of interview)

Probation: On appointment, candidates will be on probation for a minimum period of 6 months. On successful completion of the probation, and found if suitable, they will be confirmed in the services of the bank.
Selection Procedure

Selection will be made on the basis of performance in Written Test and interview. Details of written test and interview are as under:

Written Test – (i) Objective Tests (There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the objective test. (ii) Descriptive Test – The descriptive test will be of 45 minutes duration. It will consist of 5 compulsory questions with internal options, to assess knowledge on Socio-Economic Developments and Communication skills. The descriptive test is only of qualifying nature.

Written test centres: The written test will be held at the following centres for the vacancies in the respective states mentioned in the brackets and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters: Hyderabad, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Guwahati (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura), Patna (Bihar, Jharkhand), Chandigarh (Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab), Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Bangalore (Karnataka), Panaji (Goa), Ernakulam (Kerala), Mumbai, Pune (Maharashtra), Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Raipur (Chattisgarh), Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Puducherry (Puducherry), Kolkata (Sikkim, West Bengal), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Jaipur (Rajasthan), New Delhi (Delhi)

Call letters for the written examination:- The date of written test is 21.06.2009 (Sunday afternoon). The date of written test will be intimated in the Call letter along with the centre/venue for the examination. All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by them in their online application, which will be sent by post on or after 25.05.2009. Facility for downloading call letters online will also be provided from 25.05.2009, the details of which will be made available in the bank’s website.