SPECIALIST OFFICER RECRUITMENT 2013

FLAME INSTITUTE SCF-18 PHASE-7 MOHALI 9888949978

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] FOR

RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST OFFICERS IN 19 PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

Email: spl@ibps.in Website: www.ibps.in

“Banking in India is graduating from general to specialized.” The sector therefore needs

specialist officers in various fields like IT, Technical, Agriculture, Legal, Marketing, HR, etc. and

also in Rashtrabhasha.

Having successfully held similar examinations, IBPS will conduct CWE on behalf of following 19

banks, for candidates to qualify for recruitment in the aforesaid specialist areas.

PARTICIPATING BANKS

Post

Code

POSTS

Allahabad Bank Indian Overseas Bank 01 I.T. Officer (Scale-I)

Andhra Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce 02 Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)

Bank of Baroda Punjab National Bank 03 Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)

Bank of India Punjab & Sind Bank 04 Law Officer (Scale I)

Bank of Maharashtra Syndicate Bank 05 Technical Officer (Scale I)

Canara Bank UCO Bank 06 HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)

Central Bank of India Union Bank of India 07 Marketing Officer (Scale I)

Corporation Bank United Bank of India 08 I.T. Officer (Scale-II)

Dena Bank Vijaya Bank 09 Law Officer (Scale II)

Indian Bank

Any individual who aspires to join any of the above Public Sector Banks in one of these Specialist Officer’s

posts will necessarily be required to take the CWE. Prospective candidates who wish to appear for the CWE

will have to apply to IBPS and should carefully read the advertisement regarding eligibility criteria, online

registration process, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters and score cards.

Candidates who appear for the CWE will be able to check their status after the examination. Scorecards will

be issued to candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks and above in each test of the examination.

It should, however, be noted that successful candidates in the CWE who have been issued scorecards and

who meet the stipulated eligibility criteria are then required to apply to any of the participating banks they

wish to as and when individual banks call for applications for the Specialist Officers’ posts for which a

Common written Examination has been conducted, quoting their personal details and their CWE scores.

Each bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes such as

Interviews etc. for final selection.

Each participating Public Sector Bank will independently issue a separate recruitment notification, specifying

their vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria in terms of age, educational qualification, experience (if

any), minimum required level of IBPS score in each test and on Total Score (if any) etc.

B. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (as on 01.12.2011)

Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria specified by

IBPS before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):

Please note that the eligibility criteria specified herein are the basic criteria for applying to various

Public Sector Banks. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for and qualifying in the

examination does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any

of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria.

Candidates are allowed to apply for only one post. The applications of candidates applying for more

than one post will be summarily rejected.

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I. 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 January 1962 with the intention of permanently

settling in India or

(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries

of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia,

Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India,

provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour

a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

II. Age, Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience (As on

01.12.2011):

Post

Code

Name of the Post Age

(As on 01.12.2011)

Educational Qualifications

(As on 01.12.2011)

Post Qualification

Minimum

Experience

(As on 01.12.2011)

01 I.T. Officer

(Scale-I)

Minimum- 20 Years

Maximum-35 Years

Degree in Computer Science/ Computer

Applications/ Information Technology/

Electronics/ Electronics &

Telecommunications/ Electronics &

Communication/ Electronics &

Instrumentation

OR

Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/

Electronics & Tele Communication/

Electronics & Communication/

Electronics & Instrumentation/

Computer Science/ Information

Technology/ Computer Applications

from a recognised University/ Institution

OR

Graduate from a recognized university

having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

—

02 Agricultural Field

Officer

(Scale I)

Minimum- 20 Years

Maximum-35 Years

Degree in Agriculture or allied

specialisations such as

Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/

Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Agri.

Engineering/ Fishery Science/

Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing &

Cooperation etc. from recognized

university.

—

03 Rajbhasha

Adhikari

(Scale I)

Minimum- 20 Years

Maximum-35 Years

A post Graduate Degree in Hindi with

English as a subject at the degree level

OR a post graduate degree in Sanskrit

with English and Hindi as subjects at the

degree level.

—

04 Law Officer

(Scale I)

Minimum- 20 Years

Maximum-35 Years

A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) —

05 Technical Officer

(Scale I)

Minimum- 20 years

Maximum- 35 years

Degree in Engineering in Civil/

Electrical/ Mechanical/ Production/

Metallurgy/ Electronics/ Electronics &

Telecommunication/ Computer Science/

Information Technology/ Textile/

Chemical etc./ B.Pharm.

—

06 HR/Personnel

Officer (Scale I)

Minimum- 20 years

Maximum- 35 years

Graduate from a recognized university

and Post Graduate degree or diploma

recognized by AICTE in Personnel

—

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Management / Industrial Relations/

HRD/Social Work / Labour Law OR

Degree/Diploma in Business

Administration/ Management with

specialization in HRD from a recognized

University.

07 Marketing Officer

(Scale I)

Minimum- 20 years

Maximum- 35 years

MBA (Marketing) / 2 years PGDBA /

PGDBM or any other equivalent degree

or diploma with specialization in

Marketing from a recognized University/

Institution.

—

08 I.T. Officer

(Scale-II)

Minimum- 21 Years

Maximum-40 Years

Degree in Computer Science/ Computer

Applications/ Information Technology/

Electronics/ Electronics &

Telecommunications/ Electronics &

Communication/ Electronics &

Instrumentation

OR

Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/

Electronics & Tele Communication/

Electronics & Communication/

Electronics & Instrumentation/

Computer Science/ Information

Technology/ Computer Applications

from a recognised University/ Institution

OR

Graduate from a recognized university

having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

1 year

09 Law Officer

(Scale II)

Minimum- 21 Years

Maximum-40 Years

A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB)

3 years experience of

practice at Bar or

Judicial service

and/or Law Officer in

the Legal Dept. of a

reputed Bank or the

Central/State

Government or of a

Public Sector

Undertaking with

practice at Bar.

Note:(1) All educational qualifications should be from a recognised university/ Board

(2) The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.

Relaxation of Upper age limit

Sr. No. Category Age relaxation

1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years

2 Other Backward Classes 3 years

3 Persons With Disability 10 years

4 Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency

Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned

Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military

service and have been released on completion of assignment

(including those whose assignment is due to be completed

within one year from the last date of receipt of application)

otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of

misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to

military service or invalidment

5 years

5 Employees of any participating Bank 5 years

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6 Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the

State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-

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5 years

7 Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years

NOTE: (i) In case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of

the above categories the age relaxation will be available on a cumulative basis with

any one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as

mentioned above subject to a maximum of 50 years.

(ii) Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit copies of

necessary certificate(s) at the time of Interview conducted by a particular Bank, if

called by the Bank

(iii) An ex-Servicemen who has once joined a Government job on civil side after

availing of the benefits given to him/her as an Ex-Servicemen for his/her re-employment,

his/her Ex-Servicemen status for the purpose of the re-employment in Government jobs

ceases.

DEFINITION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Under Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and

Full Participation) Act 1995 only such persons would be eligible for reservation who suffer from not

less than 40% of relevant disability and are certified by a Medical Board appointed by the

Central/State Govt.

Accordingly, candidates with the following disabilities are eligible to apply. Applicants claiming such

benefits should produce certificate in original in support of their claim at the time of Interview

conducted by a particular Bank, if called by the Bank. Persons With Disabilities will have to

work in Branches/ Offices as identified by the Bank.

Visually Impaired (VI)

Blindness refers to condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely

(1) Total absence of sight, (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better

eye with correcting lenses. (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending in angle of 20 degrees or

worse.

Low vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard

refractive connection but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning of

execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

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.

Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)

Locomotor Disability means disability of 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 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.

All the cases of Orthopaedically Challenged Persons would be covered under the category of

‘Locomotor disability or cerebral palsy’.

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Guidelines for Persons With Disabilities using a Scribe

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 own scribe at his/her own cost.

– The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated

criteria.

– The scribe should from be an academic stream different from that of the candidate.

– Both the candidates as well as scribes will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming

that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above.

Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfill any laid down eligibility criteria or

suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective

of the result of the written examination.

– Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every

hour of the examination.

C. WRITTEN EXAMINATION

The structure of the Written Examination which may be conducted online/offline is a s

follows:

Structure of Examination for Law Officer- Scale I & II & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I )

Sr.

No.

Name of the Tests No. of

Questions

Maximum

Marks

Total Time

1 Test of Reasoning 50 50

120

Minutes

2 Test of English Language 50 25

3 Test of General Awareness with special

reference to Banking Industry

50 50

4 Test of Professional Knowledge 50 75

Total 200 200

Structure of Examination for Specialist Officers (for Posts 01,02, 05-08)

Sr.

No.

Name of the Tests No. of

Questions

Maximum

Marks

Total Time

1 Test of Reasoning 50 50 120

2 Test of English Language 50 25 Minutes

3 Test of Quantitative Aptitude 50 50

4 Test of Professional Knowledge 50 75

Total 200 200

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

Hindi.

Other detailed information regarding the written examination will be given in an Information

Handout, on IBPS website which will be made available for the candidates to download

along with the call letters.

D. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for

which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned

to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If for any question a

candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as wrong even if one of the given answers

happens to be right and there will be the same penalty of 0.25 of the marks assigned to that

question deducted as penalty. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate,

there will be no penalty for that question.

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E. STANDARDIZED SCORES

The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates will further be converted into

standardized scores following Linear Conversion Method.( If the total score for a test is in fraction,

the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer, i.e. if fraction exceeds by 0.50 or

more, it will be rounded off to next higher integer.)

F. CUTOFF SCORE

Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standardized score in each of the tests to qualify in

the written examination and to be considered for vacancies in the participating banks. The cut-off

points will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard Deviation for General

category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates).

G. CWE SCORE CARD

IBPS will print the Score Cards for each of the qualifying candidates only and will send the same

by Registered/ Speed post to each candidate at the correspondence address specified in his/ her

online application.

H. VALIDITY OF CWE SCORE CARD

Score Cards issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the Score Card.

Candidates can appear in subsequent examination(s) to enhance their scores if they so desire.

I. EXAMINATION CENTERS

(i) The written examination will be conducted online/ offline in venues across many centres in

India. The list of Written Examination centres is available in Annexure I.

(ii) IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add

some other Centres, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.

(iii) As far as possible candidates will be allotted to a centre of his/her choice however IBPS

also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any of the Centre other than the one he/she

has opted for.

(iv) Candidate will appear in the written examination from a Examination Centre at his/her own

risks and expenses and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any

nature.

(v) No request for change of centre for Written Examination shall be entertained.

J. HOW TO APPLY

Candidates can apply online only from 30.12.2011 to 21.01.2012 and no other mode of

application will be accepted.

Pre-Requisites for Applying Online

Before applying online, candidates should

(i) scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph and signature

are within the required specifications as given in Annexure II.

(ii) keep the application fee/ intimation charges remittance details (Transaction details

such as Transaction No., Branch Name & Code etc.) ready in case of Offline Payment i.e.

CBS / Keep the necessary details/documents ready if desired to make online payment

of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges.

(iii) have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of

this round of CWE. IBPS may send call letters for Written Examination etc. through the

registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share/mention e-mail ID

to / of any other person. 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 and must maintain that

email account.

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Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 29.12.2011 and 20.01.2012 both dates

inclusive)

– Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

– Rs.450/- for all others

Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne

by the candidate

Mode of Payment

Candidates have the option of:

(1) ONLINE MODE of payment of requisite fees / intimation charges

or

(2) OFFLINE MODE of payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges

payment of fees / intimation charges through CBS branches of the following 6 Public

Sector Banks

Bank of Baroda (Account No. 03970200001617),

Bank of India (Account No. 005120110000801),

Central Bank of India (Account No. 3156957709),

Indian Overseas Bank (Account No. 143502000008100),

Punjab National Bank (Account No. 3985002100046460),

United Bank of India (Account No. 0284053402139)

(1) Payment of fees/ intimation charges via the ONLINE MODE

(i) The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can

be completed by following the instructions.

(ii) The payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or Internet

Banking by providing information as asked on the screen.

(iii) On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.

(iv) Candidates are required to take a print of the e-receipt which will have to be submitted with

the Call Letter at the time of written examination.

Note:

o After submitting your payment information in the online application form, please wait for the

intimation from the server, DO NOT press Back or Refresh button in order to avoid

double charge

o For Credit Card users: All prices are listed in Indian Rupee. If you use a non-Indian credit

card, your bank will convert to your local currency based on prevailing exchange rates.

o To ensure the security of your data, please close the browser window once your

transaction is completed.

(2) OFFLINE MODE (at counters of specified Bank branches):

payment of fee/ intimation charges through CBS branches of the following 6 Public

Sector Banks

Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab

National Bank, United Bank of India

– A Format of the fee payment challan (CBS Challan) will be made available on IBPS website.

Candidates are first required to take a printout of the fee payment challan from IBPS website

and indicate the particular Bank in which they wish to pay fees/ intimation charges.

– Candidates are required to fill in the fee payment challan for any of the above Banks with

details such as Name, Date of Birth, Contact No., Category, Post Applied for, Amount

deposited, Depositing Branch Name and City etc.

– Candidates can then make payment of the requisite fee/ intimation charges in any branch of

the abovementioned Banks.

– Collect the candidate’s copy of the Fee Payment Challan from the Branch. Please check that

the challan is properly signed and the details of Transaction Number, Branch Name and DP

Code Number, Deposit Date have been noted in the challan by the Branch authorities.

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Candidates are required to submit the original fee payment challan along with the Call

Letter at the time of written examination.

Filling in the Online Application

Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of

the Candidate, Post Applied, Category, Date of birth, Address, Email ID, Centre of

Examination etc. will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed after the

last date specified for Editing/ Updating the same. Candidates are hence requested to fill in

the online application form with the utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of

details will be entertained.

(1) Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home

Page to open the link “Common Written Examination (SPECIALIST OFFICERS)”

(2) Candidate is now ready to apply Online by clicking on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY

ONLINE FOR CWE- SPECIALIST OFFICERS DECEMBER 2011” to open up the On-Line

Application Form.

(3) In case candidates are remitting their application fees/ intimation charges (offline)

through CBS, candidates will have to enter their basic details including fee payment

details and upload the photograph and signature in the online application form.

However in case of payment through ONLINE Payment Mode the Application Format will

consist of an additional page.

(4) Candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications

given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature (Annexure II).

(5) Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at the appropriate

places very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the On-Line Application

format. Before pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every particular

filled in the application. 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.

(6) After upload of photograph and signature, in case of candidates who have paid the requisite

application fee/ intimation charges through CBS, a Registration Number and Password will be

generated. Candidates should note their Registration Number and Password for future

reference.

OR

In case candidates wish to pay fees/ intimation charges through the online payment gateway

after the upload of photograph and signature an additional page of the application form is

displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details.

If the online transaction has been successfully completed a Registration Number and

Password will be generated. Candidates should note their Registration Number and Password

for future reference.

If the online transaction has not been successfully completed then the following message is

displayed ‘Your online transaction was unsuccessful. Please register again’ Candidates may

then revisit the ‘Apply Online’ link and fill in their application details again.

(7) After applying on-line, the candidate should immediately take a printout of the system

generated on-line application form, ensure the particulars filled in are accurate and retain it for

future reference. They should not send this printout to the IBPS.

(8) No acknowledgment will be given for online registration. However a Registration Number and

Password will be generated and an email/ sms intimation will be sent to the candidate’s email

ID/ Mobile Number specified in the online application form. If candidates do not receive the

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email and sms intimations at the email ID/ Mobile number specified by them, they may

consider that their online application has not been successfully registered.

(9) An online application which is incomplete in any respect such as without the

photograph and signature uploaded in the online application form will not be considered

valid.

(10) Candidates are advised to apply for only one post. The applications of candidates applying

for more than one post will be summarily rejected.

(11) Request for change/correction in any particulars in the Application Form shall not be

entertained under any circumstances AFTER THE LAST DATE FOR Editing/ Updating

application details specified. IBPS will not be responsible for any consequences arising

out of furnishing of incorrect and incomplete details in the application or omission to

provide the required details in the application form.

(12) 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 fee/ intimation charges to avoid

the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on the IBPS’s website on account

of heavy load on internet/website jam.

(13) IBPS 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 or for any

other reason beyond the control of the IBPS.

(14) Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying. No other

mode of application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such applications

would be rejected.

(15) Any information submitted by an applicant in his/ her application will bind the candidate

personally and if found to be false shall be liable for prosecution apart from consequences in

civil law as may be deemed requisite.

Note: There is a provision to modify the submitted Online Application. Candidates are

requested to make use of this facility to correct their details in the Online Application if any.

This modification facility will be available up to 23.01.2012. After this date, no modification

will be permitted. Candidates should take utmost care while filling in the Online Application.

Please note that no modification in fee payment details will be permitted for candidates who

pay fees/ intimation charges through the online mode.

M. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Candidates have to submit the original fee payment receipt (e-receipt/ fee payment challan) and

the written examination call letter at the time of written examination.

(2) Before applying for the CWE for Specialist Officer posts in the 19 participating Public Sector

Banks, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in

this advertisement. Candidates are therefore to carefully read this advertisement and follow all the

instructions given for submitting online application.

(3) IBPS would be free to reject any application, at any stage of the process, if the candidate is found

ineligible as per the stipulated eligibility criteria. Decision of the IBPS in all matters regarding

eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken,

qualifications and other eligibility norms, the documents to be produced for the purpose of the

conduct of Written Examination etc. and any other matter relating to the CWE will be final and

binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the

IBPS in this behalf.

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(4) Not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. Multiple

Applications/Registrations will be summarily rejected and the application fee/ intimation charges

forfeited.

(5) Online applications once registered will not be allowed to be withdrawn and/or the application

fee/intimation charges once paid will not be refunded nor be held in reserve for any other

examination.

(6) Any resulting dispute arising out of this advertisement including the recruitment process shall be

subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai.

(7) Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

(8) In case it is detected at any stage that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that

he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information/certificate/documents or has suppressed any

material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are

detected even after appointment in a Bank, his/her services are liable to be terminated.

(9) Any request for change of address will not be entertained.

(10) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English, English

version available on IBPS website will prevail.

(11) A Candidate’s admission to the examination 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 IBPS.

(12) 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 IBPS/ Bank in future should be

identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

N. Use of Mobile Phones, pagers, calculator or any such devices:

(a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the

premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions

shall entail cancellation of candidature and disciplinary action including ban from future

examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including

mobile phones/ pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping

cannot be assured.

(c) Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession of calculators in examination

premises.

O. 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 suppress any material information while submitting

online application. At the time of written examination, if a candidate is (or has been ) found guilty of

– (i) using unfair means during the examination or subsequent selection procedure 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 :

To be disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a candidate.

To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination conducted by

IBPS.

For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined any Bank.

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The IBPS 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 IBPS reserves right to cancel his/ her

candidature.

P. CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION

The date of the Written Examination has been tentatively fixed for 11.03.2012(Sunday). However,

the date of Examination shall be intimated in the Call Letter along with the Centre/Venue address.

All eligible candidates should download their call letter and Information Handout from the IBPS’s

website www.ibps.in by entering his / her details registration Number and Password/Date of Birth,

after 28.02.2012. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout will be sent by post.

Candidates have to bring their call letter along with Original Fee Payment Receipt (e-receipt/

fee payment challan) and their photo identity proof in original as well as a photocopy while

attending the written examination and will have to submit Original Fee Payment Receipt (ereceipt/

fee payment challan) and photocopy of the photo identity proof along with

Examination Call Letter.

Identity Verification

In the examination hall, the call letter along with the Original Fee Payment Receipt (e-receipt/ fee

payment challan)and a self attested photocopy of the candidate’s photo identity such as PAN

Card/ Passport/ Driver’s Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph/ Photo identity

proof issued by a Gazzetted Officer/ People’s Representative along with a photograph / Identity

Card issued by a recognised college/ university/ Aadhar card with a photograph/ Employee ID

should be submitted to the invigilator for verification. The candidate’s identity will be verified with

respect to his/her details on the call letter and in the Attendance List. If identity of the candidate

is in doubt the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the Written Examination.

This advertisement is also available on IBPS’s website address www.ibps.in

Candidates are advised to remain in touch with IBPS’s website for any information which may be

put for further guidance.

Decision of the IBPS in respect of all matters pertaining to this examination would be final and

binding on all candidates.

Start date for Online Registration 10.01.2013

Payment of Application Fees/ Intimation Charges 10.01.2013-20.01.2013

(both dates inclusive)

Last date for Online Registration 28.01.2013

Download of Call letter for Written Examination After 06.03.2013

Written Examination 16.03.2013-17.03.2013

Please note that candidates will not be permitted to appear for the Common Written Examination

without the following documents:

(1) Call Letter

(2) Original fee payment receipt (fee payment challan / e-receipt)

(3) Original photo-identity proof (specified)

(4) Photocopy of photo-identity proof

Mumbai

26.12.2011 (IBPS)

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ANNEXURE I

EXAMINATION CENTERS

The written examination will be held at the following centers and the address of the venue

will be advised in the call letters:

Sr. No. State /UT Centre of Examination

1 Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair

2 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad

3 Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati

4 Assam

5 Manipur

6 Meghalaya

7 Mizoram

8 Nagaland

9 Tripura

10 Bihar Patna

11 Chattisgarh Raipur

12 Goa Panaji

13 Dadra & Nagar Haveli Ahmedabad

14 Daman & Diu

15 Gujarat

16 Chandigarh Chandigarh

17 Haryana

18 Punjab

19 Himachal Pradesh Shimla

20 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu

21 Jharkhand Ranchi

22 Karnataka Bangaluru

23 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram

24 Lakshwadweep Kavarrati

25 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal

26 Maharashtra Mumbai

27 New Delhi New Delhi

28 Orissa Bhubaneshwar

29 Puducherry Puducherry

30 Rajasthan Jaipur

31 Tamilnadu Chennai

32 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow

33 Uttarakhand Dehradun

34 Sikkim

35 West Bengal Kolkata

Annexure II

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Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Photograph & Signature

Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her

photograph and signature as per the specifications given below.

Photograph Image:

– Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.

– Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white,

background.

– Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face

– If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the shade,

so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows

– If you have to use flash, ensure there’s no “red-eye”

– If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.

– Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not

cover your face.

– Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)

– Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb

– Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If the size of the file is more

than 50 kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours

etc., during the process of scanning.

Signature Image:

– The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.

– The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person.

– The signature will be used to put on the Hall Ticket and wherever necessary.

– If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the examination, does not

match the signature on the Hall Ticket, the applicant will be disqualified.

– Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)

– Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb

– Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb

Scanning the photograph & signature:

– Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch)

– Set Color to True Color

– File Size as specified above

– Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature, then use the upload

editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).

– The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is : image01.jpg or

image01.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or moving the

mouse over the file image icon.

– Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg format

not exceeding 50kb& 20kb respectively by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager.

Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save

As’ option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50 kb (photograph) & 20

kb(signature) by using crop and then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel

size) in the ‘Image’ menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.

– If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.

– While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with a link to upload

his photograph and signature.

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Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature

– There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature

– Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph / Signature”

– Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph / Signature file has been

saved.

– Select the file by clicking on it

– Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button

Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photograph and

signature as specified.

Note:

(1) In case the face in the photograph or signature is unclear the candidate’s application may

be rejected.

(2) After registering online candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated

online application forms.

(3) In case the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate may edit his/ her application

and re-upload his/ her photograph or signature.

(350)