Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) Clerical Recruitment 2011-2012, Jobs for Clerks in PSB

Punjab and Sind Bank to Recruit 300 Clerks

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Punjab and Sind Bank
(A government of India undertaking)
Head office - Bank house, 21 Rajendra Place, New Delhi-110125

Punjab and Sind Bank Clerical Recruitment project – 2011-2012

Punjab and Sind Bank invites applications from Indian citizens for appointment in Clerical Cadre (Clerk cum cashier) for different states/UTs Candidates may also visit Bank’s website www.psbindia.com for full advertisement and down loading of application form

        CLERICAL RECRUITMENT PROJECT – 2011-12

Punjab and Sind Bank Clerical Recruitment 2011 - Important Dates

Opening date for on-line registration of application: 09.10.2010

Closing date for on-line registration of application for clerks (for all applicants including those from far flung areas): 08.11.2010

Payment of application fee (demand draft/pay order): 09.10.2010 to 08.11.2010

Last date for receipt of application printout at the prescribed address: 15.11.2010

Last date for receipt of application printout at the prescribed address (from far flung areas): 22.11.2010

Tentative date of written test: 30.01.2011

Name of the post/no of vacancies:Clerk Cum Cashiers , Vacancies – 300

Vacancy state wise

Andhra Pradesh; 08; Bihar 03; Gujarat 02; Himachal Pradesh 09; Jharkhand 11; Karnataka 10; Kerala 01; Madhya Pradesh 10; Maharashtra 18; New Delhi 28; Orissa 02; Punjab 64; Rajasthan 07; Tamil Nadu 05; Uttar Pradesh 65; Uttrakhand 10; West Bengal 05; Chandigarh 10; Chhattisgarh 02; Haryana 20; J&K 06; Manipur 02; Nagaland 01; Tripura 01; Total 300

Scale of pay: Rs 6200/- to Rs 23900/-

DA, HRA, CCA, Medical, LFC, Pension, PF, Gratuity etc. will be admissible as per Bank’s rules

New appointees will be covered by a defined contributory pension scheme as introduced for employees of central govt w.e.f. 1st January, 2004 and modified from time to time for payment of pension. However, the existing PSB (employees) pension regulations, 1995 will not be applicable for them

Eligibility criteria

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 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

Age limit (as on 30.09.2010): Minimum 18 years, maximum 28 years

Relaxation in upper age limit: SC/ST candidates 5 years; OBC candidates 3 years; PwD candidates 10 years; persons domiciled in Kashmir division of Jammu & Kashmir state during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 5 years; Ex-servicemen (in addition to the actual period of service rendered in Defence services subject to max age of 50 years) 3 years; widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not remarried (subject to max age limit of 35 years for General, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates) 9 years; the children/family members of those who died in 1984 riots 5 years; regular employees of the union carbide factory, Bhopal retrenched from services (applicable to the state of MP only) 5 years

Minimum essential educational qualification (as on 30.09.2010): Pass with minimum 55% marks in aggregate in higher secondary examination/10+2 of 10+2+3 pattern or its equivalent from a recognized board or degree in any discipline or its equivalent from a recognized university (for SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen candidates)

Pass with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in higher secondary examination/10+2 of 10+2+3 pattern or its equivalent from a recognized board; or degree in any discipline or its equivalent from a recognized university (for all other candidates)

Desirable: Computer qualification like diploma in computer operations from NIIT, SSI, Aptech, CMC, DOEACC course/certificate (O/A/B/C) level or from any other reputed Institute or candidate must have studied computer as one subject at graduation/degree level

Candidates should be able to read, write and speak the language of the state/UT for which vacancies are advertised and for which he/ she desires to apply

All educational qualifications should be from a recognized board/university/Institute. The educational qualifications prescribed for the posts are the minimum requirements for eligibility

Candidates should ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility criteria and other norms including being in possession of documents specified in this notification applying for any post

Selection procedure: Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms, does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview

The written test (objective tests + descriptive paper) will be as; Objective Tests consisting of; test of reasoning ability; test of numerical ability; test of English language; test of clerical aptitude; test of computer lnowledge

The questions in objective tests except for the test of English will be printed in bilingual i.e. English and Hindi. There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the objective tests

Descriptive paper on English comprehension (qualifying test)

The questions in descriptive paper will be printed in English and is for the purpose of evaluating the understanding power of candidates in English comprehension only

The candidates will have to answer the descriptive paper in English only

Information booklet containing detailed information regarding the written test will be sent along with the call letter and will also be available on the Bank’s website and can be downloaded

The candidates must pass in each of the objective tests and the descriptive paper. The candidate has to pass in descriptive paper also but the marks obtained in it do not reckon in the aggregate for merit ranking. The passing marks in each of the test including the descriptive paper 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. Candidates are also required to score a minimum in aggregate to be considered for being called for interview

Interview: Depending upon the number of vacancies, candidates who pass in each objective test and rank sufficiently high on the basis of the aggregate marks in the written examination would only be called for Interview. The candidate has to secure minimum passing marks in the interview

Final selection will be made on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the written test and interview taken together and will be strictly according to merit depending upon the number of vacancies

Probation: 6 months

The candidate will remain initially on probation for a period of six months from the date of joining in the Bank’s service which may be extended at the Bank’s discretion. The confirmation to the permanent establishment of the bank will be considered in the terms of the provisions of bipartite settlement governing the service conditions of clerical staff, provided the work, conduct and overall ability are found to be of the standard required by the Bank

Date of written test: 30.01.2011 (Sunday)

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

Written test centres: The written test will be scheduled at the following centres and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letter

Madhya Pradesh-Bhopal, Uttarakhand-Lucknow, Chhattisgarh-Bhopal, Bihar-Ranchi, Karnataka-Chennai, Jharkhand-Ranchi, Kerala-Chennai, West Bengal-Kolkata, Tamil Nadu-Chennai, Punjab-Amritsar, New Delhi-New Delhi, J&K-Amritsar, Rajasthan-New Delhi, Orissa-Bhubneshwar, Himachal Pradesh-Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad, Chandigarh-Chandigarh, Assam-Guwahati, Haryana-Chandigarh, Manipur-Guwahati, Gujarat-Mumbai, Nagaland-Guwahati, Maharashtra-Mumbai, Tripura-Guwahati, Uttar Pradesh-Lucknow

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, however, also reserves the right to allot the candidate at any centre other than the one he/she has opted for and the right to waive any of the criteria for selection looking at the requirement and exigencies

Pre-examination training: It is proposed to impart free pre-examination training to a limited number of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority communities/Ex-servicemen on first come first serve basis at Chandigarh, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. Training centres may also be changed or even be cancelled at the discretion of the Bank. An eligible candidate who wishes to avail pre-examination training should 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

Application fee/postage charges (non-refundable): SC/ST/Physically Challenged (PC)/Ex-Servicemen Rs 50/-(postage only); General/OBC Rs 300/- (including postage)

Requisite application fee/postage charges be sent by demand draft/pay order favouring Punjab and Sind Bank A/c clerical recruitment project-2011-12 payable at Mumbai only along with application. Candidate’s name, address, registration number, post applied for and name of the centre should be written on the reverse of the demand draft/pay order

Please note that cash/cheques/money orders/postal order/postal stamps etc will not be accepted

Applications once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and postage fees once paid will neither be refunded on any account nor can be held in reserve for any other examination or selection

Applications not accompanied by requisite application fee/postage charges as indicated above will not be entertained

The bank does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date for any reason beyond the control of the Bank

How to apply: Candidates are required to apply online through Bank’s website www.psbindia.com. The guidelines for filling online application are as under

Candidate should have a valid personal e-mail ID. In case, candidate does not have valid e-mail ID, he/ she should create a new e-mail ID. This e-mail ID should be valid for the duration of the project

Candidates should have their demand draft, particulars of qualification, experience, if any ready before applying on-line, as the details are required to be entered in the on-line application. Please note that without valid demand draft/pay order details, on-line registration of application will be summarily rejected

Demand draft should be purchased on any date between 09.10.2010 and 08.11.2010. Please note that even if the last date for applying on-line is extended for any reason the dates for payment of fees will remain the same

Demand draft should be for requisite amount and should be in favour of Punjab and Sind Bank A/c clerical recruitment project 2011-12 payable at Mumbai only

Candidate’s name, address, registration number, post applied for and name of the centre should be written on the reverse of the demand draft/pay order

After submission of application on-line, a system generated registration number and password will be allotted to the applicant. Thereafter, the candidate should obtain a system generated printout of the application

A recent passport size photograph should be affixed on the application at appropriate place and should be signed across it. Then, send the signed application along with demand draft and other necessary certificates/documents

Manual corrections in system generated print out of application will not be entertained and such applications will be rejected. If a candidate wishes to make any correction in the application, there is a provision to modify the submitted on-line application

Candidates are requested to make use of this facility to correct the details in on-line application, if any. This modification facility shall be available after 2 days of registration and up to 10.11.2010. After making the modifications please take a fresh printout of the system generated online application form. Modification will be allowed only 3 times. After the last date, no modification will be permitted. No modification should be made, after sending the application by post

System generated print out of the application, complete in all respect, should be sent by ordinary post only in a cover super scribing print out of application for the post of clerical cadre in Punjab and Sind Bank

Duly filled in applications are to be sent by ordinary post at the address given below; post box no 7458, Jogeshwari East, Mumbai-400060

The application must be accompanied by a demand draft/pay order of value mentioned as above, as the case may be, along with other required documents. Unless the hard copy of the system generated printout of the online application form along with all the relevant enclosures is received at the prescribed address mentioned above the online application will not be considered valid

 

 

 

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