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| Andhra Bank Recruitment Project 2011 for 450 Probationary Officers & 1000 Clerks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Andhra Bank a leading Public Sector Bank invites applications from Indian citizens for the following posts. Candidates are requested to apply on–line through Bank’s website www.andhrabank.in No other means /mode of application will be accepted.
1.Posts :
1.1 Pay scale, allowances and perquisites:
Officers are also eligible for other benefits like furniture, Leased Accommodation in lieu of HRA, Medical Aid, and Reimbursement of hospitalisation expenses, LFC etc 1.2 Reservation in posts
* The Backlog vacancies to be treated as a distinct entity 1.3 State-wise vacancies for clerical posts with Reservation
1.4 RESERVATIONS FOR EX-SM AND PWD for Clerical Posts.
The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to actual requirements of the Bank The recruitment of clerks will be state-wise / union territory-wise as indicated above. A candidate can apply for a vacancy in only one state / union territory and should be willing to be initially posted at any place in that state / Union Territory and serve for a minimum period of 5 years in that state/Union Territory. The candidate will have to appear for the written test from an examination centre specified for that particular state / Union Territory only, and the examination call letter will be issued accordingly. No change in the state / union territory applied for & or examination centre will be permitted after submission of the application form. It is imperative that the candidate should know to Read, Write & Speak the Language of the State/Territory for which she/he chooses to apply. However, it may please be noted by the prospective candidates applying for clerical vacancies in Andhra Pradesh State that most of the vacancies identified by the bank are under the branches/offices falling in the following Districts.
The allocations would be comparatively less in the rest of the districts. The reservation for Persons with disabilities and Ex - servicemen is on horizontal basis. The selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz., SC, ST, OBC, General etc.) to which they belong. Bank reserves the right to fill up the posts to the extent of requirement. ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS:
GEN (UR)-General (Unreserved) SC – Scheduled Caste ST – Scheduled Tribe OBC – Other Backward Classes EXSM – Ex-Servicemen PWD – Persons with Disabilities (Physically challenged persons) are:- OC – Orthopaedically challenged HI - Hearing Impaired VI – Visually Impaired (Blind/Partially Blind/Low Vision)
Locomotor Disability: “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: “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 prenatal, perinatal or infant period of development.
Blindness or Low Vision. Blindness refers to a person who suffers from either of the following conditions:
“Person with Low Vision” means one with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment of standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assisting device. iv 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 hears. They do not 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. In case of non-availability of reserved candidates in PWD category, Bank reserves its right to inter–change these sub-categories as per Government Directives. It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ Persons With Disabilities in all Offices/Branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the post identified by the Bank as suitable for them. Candidates belonging to reserved category including Persons With Disabilities, for which no reservation has been announced, are free to apply for vacancies announced for general category without availing relaxations in any manner. Whenever written examination is held, the blind candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use own scribe at their cost during the written examination. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
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 Eligibility Criteria |
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| 2.1 Nationality / Citizenship A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st Jan. 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. 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 by the Govt. of India. 2.2 Applications from serving employees : Interested and eligible employees of Andhra Bank may apply online and send their application through proper channel. Such candidates, if selected shall resign from their present position in the Bank and rejoin the service afresh. |
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FOR THE POST OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS: In the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD relaxations in Educational qualifications to the extent of 5% is permitted. FOR THE POST OF CLERKS: In the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/EXSM relaxations in Educational qualifications to the extent of 5% is permitted. 3.3 Relaxation in Upper Age limit for Officers :
Relaxation in Upper Age limit for Clerks :
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4.1 Written Test : ( Objective Type )
The candidates have the option to answer the objective test in Hindi or English except the Test on English Language, which has to be answered in English only. Note: The candidates shall be required to qualify in each objective type test as per cut-off marks determined on the basis of performance in each test subject to a minimum of 40% marks (35% in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates) in aggregate. Wrong answers given in the objective test will result in negative marks. 4.2 Descriptive Test : The candidates appearing for the exam of Probationary Officer Post have the option to answer Descriptive Paper in Hindi or English. The candidates appearing for the exam of Clerk post have the option to answer Descriptive Paper in Hindi or English or Official Language of the State. The Descriptive Test for the Post of Probationary Officers and Clerks is only of qualifying nature and the marks obtained there in shall not be reckoned for preparing the merit list. 4.3 For the post of Probationary Officers and Clerks the final Selection will be made on the basis of Marks obtained in Written Test and Interview. Accordingly list of selected candidates will be drawn in order of merit. Candidate has to secure minimum marks of 40% (35% in case of SC/ST/PWD) in the interview to be eligible for selection to any of the posts Pre-Examination Training (For recruitment of Probationary Officers & Clerks only) It is proposed to impart free Pre-Examination Training to a limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes /Minority communities at some examination centres at the discretion of the Bank. An eligible candidate who wishes to avail Pre-examination Training should invariably fill in the relevant column in the application format. All expenses regarding traveling, boarding, lodging, etc. will be borne by the candidate for attending the Pre-examination Training programme at the concerned Training Centre. The Bank has the discretion to add or delete the pre examination training centres indicated below. FOR RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS 1) DELHI 2) MUMBAI 3) KOLKATA 4) CHENNAI 5) HYDERABAD FOR RECRUITMENT OF CLERKS 1) DELHI 2) HYDERABAD 3) VIJAYAWADA 4) TIRUPATHI 5).BHOPAL 6).BHUBANESWAR 7).AHMEDABAD 8). BANGALORE WRITTEN TEST CENTRES
The written test will be held at the following centres and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters:
FOR RECRUITMENT OF CLERKS
Request for change of Centre of Examination shall NOT be entertained. Bank reserves the right to cancel any of the centers and/or add some other centers, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc. Bank also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any of the centers other than the one he/she has opted for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| APPLICATION FEE & POSTAGE CHARGES (NON-REFUNDABLE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The procedure for payment of fee is mentioned below;
Even if the last date of registration changes due to technical reasons, the valid dates for payment of application fee / postal charges will not be changed. Payment of fee by Demand Draft / Cheque / Money Orders / Postal Orders etc will not be accepted. NOTE: Candidates can apply for more than one post. They must however, are required to pay the separate application fee and apply separately for each post . |
| GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS |
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| a) Educational Qualifications: The qualifications prescribed for the post are the minimum. Candidates must possess the qualifications as on 31.12.2010 b)Probation Period & Service Bond The candidates selected as Probationary Officers will be required to execute a Service Bond undertaking to serve the Bank for a minimum period of 5 years or to pay the Bank a sum of Rs.75000/- All Officers recruited to JMGS-I will be on probation for a period of TWO years c) As the applications are to be processed by a computerized system, it is essential that the application is strictly in accordance with the prescribed format and properly and completely filled in. d) Before applying for the post, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. Decision of 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 of the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. The Bank in this behalf shall entertain no correspondence or personal enquiries. In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information or has suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings are detected even after appointment, his/her services are liable to be terminated. CERTIFICATES TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW: e) Candidates must submit the following certificates in original along with one set of attested copies at the time of appearing for interview, failing which his/her candidature will be cancelled. i) Certificates in support of educational qualification ,experience, date of birth/ caste/ and disability if any. (ii) SC/ST/OBC Caste Certificate/Certificate of disability issued by the Competent Authority. (iii) Candidates belonging to and applying for a post under the Reserved OBC category are required to submit a Certificate regarding his/her “ Community” in the prescribed format. The Certificate should contain the “NON CREAMY LAYER” Clause, based on the income for the financial year ending 31-03-2010 or later. But the candidates coming in the "CREAMY LAYER" are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘Gen’ or ‘Gen Physically challenged’ as applicable. OBC certificate should not be more than one year old as on the date of application. (iv) “Persons With Disabilities” claiming the benefit of reservations/age relaxation should submit a copy of Medical Certificate as specified in The Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act of 1995 in support of their disability. f) A recent, recognizable passport size photograph should be firmly pasted on the application and should be signed across by the candidate. g)Five copies of the same photograph should be retained for use at the time of written examination and interview. Candidates are advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment process is complete. Failure to produce the same photograph at the time of written test/ interview may lead to disqualification. h) The candidates will have to appear for written test at their own expenses. However, eligible (Unemployed) outstation SC/ST & Physically Challenged candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed to & fro Second Class Rail/Bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel. Fare will not be reimbursed to candidates belonging to other categories appearing for interview. i) Candidates applying for officer posts should be willing to serve anywhere in India j) Candidates applying for Clerk post should be willing to serve in any of the branches in the State for which he/she has applied. However all the clerical employees are governed by the Service conditions applicable to them and the Bank reserves the right to transfer the candidates to any of its branches/offices on administrative exigencies. k) Candidates serving in Government/Public sector undertaking (including banks) should send their applications through proper channel and produce “No Objection Certificate” from their employer at the time of interview, in the absence of which their candidature will not be considered. l) Any request for change of address will not be entertained. m) Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated in Hyderabad only. n) The Bank takes no responsibility to connect any certificate/ remittance sent separately. o) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail. p) No candidate is permitted to use calculator, telephones of any kind, pagers or any other such instruments at the written examination centre. q) The candidates will appear for the written examination at the allotted centres at their expenses. r) The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a centre/venue/specific candidate(s) s) Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointment will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank. t) The Bank reserves the right to modify/reverse/cancel any or all of the provisions in the process u) Publication of this advertisement in full or part by any Agency without Bank’s specific permission will be considered as an offence and will be liable for legal action. v) Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct : Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated or should not suppress 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:
w) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means, such a candidate may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable : a) to be disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate b) to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any examination or recruitment conducted by Bank. x) The Bank would be analysing the responses of a candidate with other appeared candidates to detect patterns of similarity. If as per the laid down procedure it is suspected that the responses have been shared and the scores obtained are not genuine/valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel his/her candidature. |
| HOW TO APPLY |
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PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEE: The application fee / postal charges can be paid by; 1] Directly crediting the amount in any Andhra Bank Branch Candidate must download ‘Fee Payment Challan” from our website www.andhrabank.in Fill in the Fee payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS, Thereafter go to any Andhra Bank branch and pay in cash the appropriate application fee in the designated CBS account as given in the fee payment challan. Obtain the candidate’s copy of counterfoil of the application fee payment challan duly receipted by the Bank under ‘cash received stamp’ and signature with (a) Branch Name & Branch Code Number (b) Transaction ID (c) date of deposit & amount duly signed by the branch official. OR 2] Paying the amount through NEFT in any other Bank. Wherever Andhra Bank Branches are not available, the amount of fee can be remitted through NEFT in any bank. Obtain counterfoil/challan/fee payment advice. TO APPLY ONLINE
8. LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION OF APPLICATIONS Application registration on or website will open from 25.01.2011 and the last date for registering applications On-Line is 22.02.2011 10. CALL LETTERS FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION The dates of the written examination are TENTATIVELY FIXED as follows: Post : Probationary Officers : 08.05.2011 Clerks : 15.05.2011 However the dates will be intimated in the Call Letter along with the Centre/Venue for the examination, well in advance of the date of written examination. All eligible candidates will receive call letters by post at the correspondence address given by the candidate in their application form. Eligible candidates who do not receive the written test call letter may download the duplicate call letter from our bank’s website www.andhrabank.in by entering his/her details between the following dates. For the post of Probationary Officer Candidates can download their call letters from 03.05.2011 to 07.05.2011 from the Bank’s website For the post of Clerk Candidates can download their call letters from 10.05.2011 to 14.05.2011 from the Bank’s website In case of any difficulty, candidate should contact the Bank’s office at the respective centre’s address between 03.05.2011 and 07.05.2011 for the post of Probationary Officer between 10.05.2011 and 14.05.2011 for the post of Clerk Candidates are advised to keep track of the status of their candidature by visiting the Bank’s website from time to time instead of waiting for any postal communication and not to make telephonic or e-mail enquiries. As such personal and/or telephonic and/or e-mail or postal enquiries will not be entertained/ responded to. |
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