1000 vacancies in Clerical Cadre (Clerk cum Cashier) in Allahabad Bank

Advt No. : RECT/ 02/2009-10

Allahabad Bank invites ON LINE applications only from Indian Citizens for 1000 vacancies in Clerical Cadre (Clerk cum Cashier) for different States. Candidates are requested to apply only on-line between 01.01.2009 and 30.01.2009

Opening date for ON-LINE Registration	01.01.2009
Closing date for ON-LINE Registration (for all applicants including those from far flung areas)	30.01.2009
Date of written Test	15.03.2009

1.Details of State / UT wise Break-up of Vacancies and Reservation in Posts :

Total Number of Vacancies							1000
State / UT wise Breakup of Vacancies
State/UT Code	State	SC	ST	OBC	Gen	Total	Out of which (for Physically Challenged & Ex-Servicemen)
							OC	VI	HI	DXS/ DISXS	EXSM
01	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	-	-	-	02	02	-	-	-	-	-
02	Andhra Pradesh	03	02	05	10	20	-	01	-	-	02
03	Assam	02	05	11	22	40	-	01	01	01	04
04	Bihar	08	-	15	31	54	01	-	01	02	05
05	Chatisgarh	-	04	01	05	10	-	-	-	-	01
06	Gujarat	02	09	11	18	40	-	-	01	01	04
07	Goa	-	01	01	06	08	-	-	-	-	-
08	Haryana	17	-	24	44	85	01	01	01	03	08
09	Himachal Pradesh	01	-	02	04	07	-	-	-	-	-
10	J & K	-	-	01	01	02	-	-	-	-	-
11	Jharkhand	06	16	08	30	60	01	-	01	02	06
12	Karnataka	06	04	17	23	50	01	-	-	02	05
13	Kerala	01	-	06	13	20	-	01	-	-	02
14	Madhya Pradesh	07	17	13	38	75	-	03	01	03	07
15	Manipur	-	-	-	02	02	-	-	-	-	-
16	Maharashtra	05	02	04	14	25	-	-	01	01	02
17	Meghalaya	-	01	-	01	02	-	-	-	-	-
18	Nagaland	-	01	-	01	02	-	-	-	-	-
19	Orissa	05	06	04	15	30	-	01	01	01	03
20	Punjab	09	-	08	18	35	01	-	01	01	03
21	Pondicherry	-	-	-	02	02	-	-	-	-	-
22	Rajasthan	06	05	09	20	40	01	02	01	01	04
23	Sikkim	-	-	-	02	02	-	01	-	-	-
24	Tamil Nadu	02	01	05	07	15	-	-	02	-	01
25	U. P.	56	02	82	147	287	04	03	04	12	28
26	Uttrakhand	01	-	02	07	10	-	-	02	-	01
27	W. Bengal	17	03	17	38	75	03	04	03	03	07
	Total	154	79	246	521	1000	13	18	21	33	93

Abbreviations stand for

SC – Scheduled Caste , ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Classes , Gen – General Category, OC – Orthopaedically Challenged, HI – Hearing Impaired, VI – Visiually Impaired, EXSM – Ex- Servicemen, DXS – Dependent of Exservicemen killed in Action, DISXS – Disabled Exservicemen,

2. Scale of Pay: Rs. 4,410/- - Rs. 13,210/-.

4.Age Limit (As on 01.01.2009) :

Minimum	18 years
Maximum	28 years

Relaxation in Upper Age Limit :

Sl	Category	Age Relaxation
1	Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Candidates	5 years
2	Other Backward Classes Candidates	3 years
3	Physically Challenged Candidates	10 years
4	Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989	5 years
5	Ex- Servicemen(in addition to the actual period of service rendered in Defence services subject to max. age of 50 years)	3 years
6	Widows, Divorced women & women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried (subject to max. age limit of 35 years for General ,38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)	9 years

5. Minimum Educational Qualification (As on 01.01.2009):

For SC/ST/PC/ Ex-Servicemen Candidates	For OBC/ General Candidates
Pass with minimum 55% marks in aggregate in Higher Secondary examination/ 10+2 of 10+2+3 pattern OR its equivalent OR Degree in any discipline or its equivalent	Pass with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in Higher Secondary examination/ 10+2 of 10+2+3 pattern OR its equivalent OR Degree in any discipline or its equivalent
Knowledge of computers : Essential for all category of candidates (i) Proficiency in Wndows/MS Office,(ii)Certificate /Diploma in Computer Operation from an Institute except the candidate who have passed computer paper as one of the papers in the graduation or post-graduation.

Note : (i) Educational Qualifications should be from a recognized Board/ University.

(ii) Candidates should be knowing how to read, write and speak the language of the State/ UT for which vacancies are advised and for which he/ she desires to apply.

6. Application Fee/ Postal Charges (Non Refundable ) :

Sl	Category	Postage	Application Fee	Total
1	SC/ ST/ PC/ EXSM/ DXS/ DISXS	Rs. 50/-	---	Rs. 50/-
2	OBC / General	Rs. 50/-	Rs. 250/-	Rs. 300/-

Note :

(i)Application fee including postage should be paid in cash at any of the Bank’s Branch in Account Number 50007571453.

(ii) After payment of requisite fee at Bank’s branch, the candidates are advised to collect the payment receipt, the particulars thereof are to be quoted in the application and the original receipt must be produced alongwith call letter at the time of written test.

(iii) Candidate must ensure that on deposit of fee / postal charges, the branch issues him a receipt which should invariably mention under noted items –

(a) Receipt No. (b) Branch Name (c) Branch Code NO. (d) Date of Deposit (e) Amount

(iv) Original payment receipt will have to submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test. Without original receipt the candidate may not be allowed to appear in the test.

(v) Payment of application fee and/ or postal charges by DD/ Cheques/ Money Orders/ Postal Order etc will not be accepted.

(vi) 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.

8. Date of Written Test : 15.03.2009 (Sunday)

Note : The date of examination is tentative. Exact date will be communicated to the candidates through call letter. The Bank reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

9. Written Test Centers :

The Written test will be scheduled at the following Centers and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

State/UT Code No	State/ UT Name (no. of Vacancies)	Center Code	Name of Center
02	Andhra Pradesh (20)	11	Hyderabad
12	Karnataka (50)	12	Bangalore
13	Kerala (20)
24	Tamil Nadu (15)	13	Chennai
21	Pondicherry (02)
03	Assam (40)	14	Guwahati
15	Manipur (02)
17	Meghalaya (02)
18	Nagaland (02)
23	Sikkim (02)
04	Bihar (54)	15	Patna
05	Chattisgarh (10)	16	Raipur
06	Gujarat (40)	17	Ahmedabad
22	Rajasthan (40)	18	Jaipur
08	Haryana (85)	19	Ludhiana
09	Himachal Pradesh (07)
10	Jammu & Kashmir (02)
20	Punjab (35)
11	Jharkhand (60)	20	Ranchi
14	M. P. (75)	21	Bhopal
19	Orissa (30)	22	Bhubaneswar
25	U. P. (287)	23	Lucknow
		24	Meerut
		25	Varanasi
26	Uttrakhand (10)	26	Dehradun
27	W. Bengal (75)	27	Kolkata
01	Andaman & Nicobar(02)
07	Goa (08)	28	Mumbai
16	Maharashatra (25)

The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Centers and/ or add other Centers, depending on the response, administrative feasibility etc. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the Candidate any Center other than the one he/ she has opted for.

HOW TO APPLY :

Candidates are required to apply On-Line through website www.allahabadbank.in No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.

Guidelines for filling up applications are –

(a) Candidate should have a valid e-mail ID.

(b) 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.

(c) Candidates are advised to pay the Application Fee / Postal Charges “in Cash” at ny of Allahabad Bank’s Branch. After payment, the candidate must collect the payment receipt, the particulars thereof are to be quoted in the on-line application form and the original receipt must be produced alongwith the call letter at the time of written test .

(d) Keep the particulars of educational qualifications, work experience details, caste certificate details, ex-serviceman details, and other personal details ready as these details are required to be entered in the ONLINE APPLICATION.

(e) Without Application Fee/ Postal charges payment details, application will not be registered.

(f) To apply open Bank’s Website www.allahabadbank.in click on the appropriate link alongside i.e. “ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM FOR CLERICAL CADRE”. Fill in the required details therein and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the ONLINE Application Form.

(g) After applying ONLINE, take a print out of System Generated ON-LINE APPLICATION Form in A-4 size paper and retain it for future reference. Do not send this Print-out to the Bank. .

12 General Instructions :

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

2.No candidate is permitted to use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the examination hall.

3. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

4. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/ she fulfills the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. The Bank would be free to 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 of 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.

5. 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 inter-alia must specify that the candidate does not belong to “Creamy Layer” section excluded from the benefits of the reservations for Other Backward Classes in Civil Post & Services under Government of India. OBC certificate should not be more than one year old as on the date of application.

6. Candidates will have to appear for written test at their own expense. However, SC/ST/PC candidates attending the interview after clearing the written test will be reimbursed to & fro 2^nd class actual rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel.

7. Candidates serving in Government / Public Sector Undertakings should produce a “No Objection Certificate” from their employer at the time of interview, in absence of which, their candidature may not be considered.

8. Any request for change of address will not be entertained.

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

10.The candidates will appear for the written examination at the allotted centers at their expenses & risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature.

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

12. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

13. Selected candidates may be assigned any designation as may be prevailing in the Bank and not necessarily the name of the post given in the advertisement.

14.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.

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in