Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

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Last date for submission of online application form : 21.08.2023

NOTIFICATION 
COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR 
RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST OFFICERS IN PARTICIPATING BANKS  (CRP SPL-XIII for Vacancies of 2024-25)    
Authorised Website: www.ibps.in 

The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ cadre posts listed below in the Participating Banks is tentatively scheduled in December 2023/ January 2024.  

Post: Specialist Officer
1. AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE-I) 
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA: 04 for Visually Impaired
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK : 01 for Visually Impaired
Qualifications: 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture / Fisheries Engineering 

2. I.T.OFFICER(SCALE-I) 
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK : 01 for Visually Impaired
Qualifications: a) 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics &  Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation  OR b) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications  OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level 

3. MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE-I) 
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK : 07 for Visually Impaired
Qualifications: Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing 

APPLICATION FEES & INTIMATION CHARGES : 

Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

The reporting time mentioned on the call letter is prior to the Start time of the test. Though the duration of the Online Preliminary Examination is 2 hours, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 3 hours or more including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc. 

For the Online Main Examination the duration of the examination is 45 minutes/ 60 minutes, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 2 hours or more including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc. 

  EXAMINATION CENTRES  

The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India. The tentative list of Examination centres for the Online Preliminary Examination and those for Online Main Examination is available in Annexure II.   

No request for change of centre for Examination shall be entertained. 

List of Documents to be produced at the time of interview (as applicable) The following documents in original and self-attested photocopies in support of the candidate’s eligibility and identity are to be invariably submitted at the time of interview failing which the candidate may not be permitted to appear for the interview. Non submission of requisite documents by the candidate at the time of interview will debar his / her candidature from further participation in the recruitment process
. (i) Printout of the valid Interview Call Letter 
 (ii) Valid system generated printout of the online application form registered for CRP- SPL-XIII 
(iii) Proof of Date of Birth (Birth Certificate issued by the Competent Authorities or SSLC/ Std. X Certificate with DOB) 
(iv) Photo Identify Proof as indicated in Point K of this notification.
(v) Mark sheets or certificates for educational qualifications. Proper document from Board / University for having declared the result on or before 21.08.2023 has to be submitted
. (vi) Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format as stipulated by Government of India in case of the SC / ST / OBC category candidates.  Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming under creamy layer and/ or if their caste does not find place in the Central List are not entitled to OBC reservation. 
They should indicate their category as General in the online application form. 
(vii) Income and Asset Certificate issued by any one of the Authorities as notified by the Government of India in the prescribed format in the case of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category candidates (viii) Disability certificate in the prescribed format issued by the District Medical Board in case of Persons with Benchmark Disability category. If the candidate has used the services of a Scribe at the time of online exam the duly filled in details of the scribe in the prescribed format. 
Click here to apply for CRP SPL XIII :  https://ibpsonline.ibps.in/crpsp13jun23/ 
(ix) Certificate in case of persons with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2 (r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40 % disability and having difficulty in writing, to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma attached as Appendix I. 
x) An Ex-serviceman candidate has to produce a copy  of the Service or Discharge book along with  pension payment order and documentary proof of rank last / presently held (substantive as well as acting) at the time of interview. Those who are still in defence service should submit a certificate from a competent authority that they will be relieved from defence services, on or before 20.08.2024. Please note that failure to provide this certificate will result in immediate disqualification. The candidates falling in this category as well advised to apply for this certificate at the earliest to avoid disqualification.  (xi) Candidates serving in Government / quasi govt. offices/ Public Sector Undertakings (including Nationalised Banks and Financial Institutions) are required to produce a “No Objection Certificate” in original from their employer at the time of interview, in the absence of which their candidature will not be considered and travelling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible, will not be paid. The No Objection Certificate should not be issued for appearing in interview for selection to any particular Participating Bank as the Common Recruitment Process is for all Participating Banks. Production of such conditional NOCs at the time of interview will not be considered and such candidates will not be permitted to participate in interview/will not be considered for further selection process. 
xii) Persons eligible for age relaxation under B II (5) must produce a certificate from the District Magistrate to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of the Rehabilitation Package for 1984 Riot Affected Persons sanctioned by the Government and communicated vide Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Financial Services communication No.F.No.9/21/2006-IR dated 27.07.2007. (xiii) Experience certificates, if any (Hardcopy/Digitally signed copy/ Received from Valid email id— subject to verification of experience certificates will be accepted). (xiv) Persons falling in categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Point B (I) should produce a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt. Of India.  (xv) Any other relevant documents in support of eligibility. 

For Persons with Benchmark Disabilities: Authorised certifying authority will be the Medical Board at the District level consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and an Orthopaedic / Ophthalmic / ENT Surgeon or any person designated as certifying authority by appropriate government. Candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwBD categories have to submit certificates in support of it at the time of interview.   Prescribed Formats of SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwBD certificates as applicable to be submitted at the time of interview can be downloaded from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. Candidates belonging to these categories are required to produce the certificates strictly in these formats only. 

 CALL LETTERS  The Centre, venue address, post applied for, date and time for both Online Preliminary and Online Main examination and interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter.   An eligible candidate should download his/her call letter from the authorised IBPS’s website www.ibps.in by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier.   

ANNEXURE III:  Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Documents  Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph, signature, left thumb impression, the hand written declaration and certificate as mentioned in Clause I (ix) - if applicable, as per the specifications given below.   Photograph Image: (4.5cm × 3.5cm) ? 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. ? Photo uploaded should be of appropriate size and clearly visible. 
Signature, left thumb impression and hand-written declaration Image:   ? The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.  o Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)  o Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb  o Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb  o Signature uploaded should be of appropriate size and clearly visible.  ? The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink. o File type: jpg / jpeg o Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width * Height)  o File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB ? The applicant has to write the declaration in English clearly on a white paper with black ink. o File type: jpg / jpeg o Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 10 cm * 5 cm (Width * Height) o File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB 

Certificate as mentioned in Clause I (ix) for eligible candidates:  o Document must be in PDF format. o Page size of the document to be A4. 
Size of the file should not be exceeding 500 KB.  o In case of Document being scanned, please ensure it is saved as PDF and size not more than 500 KB as PDF. If the size of the file is more than 500KB, then adjust the setting of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colors etc., during the process of scanning. Please ensure that Documents uploaded are clear and readable. 

The signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration should be of the applicant and not by any other person.  ? If the Applicant’s signature on the attendance sheet or Call letter, signed at the time of the examination, does not match the signature uploaded, the applicant will be disqualified.    ? Signature / Hand written declaration in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted. ? Ensure that the photo, signature, left thumb impression, hand-written declaration and certificate as mentioned in Clause I (ix) - if applicable, are uploaded at the specified spaces only in the online application form. 

Scanning the documents: o Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch)  o Set Colour to True Colour o File Size as specified above  o Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature/ left thumb impression / hand written declaration, then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).  o 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. o Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain documents in .jpeg format by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager.  Scanned  documents    in  any  format  can  be  saved  in .jpg / .jpeg format  by  using  ‘Save  As’  option  in  the  File  menu. Size can be adjusted   by using crop and then resize option. 
Procedure for Uploading the documents  o While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with separate links for uploading Photograph, signature, left thumb impression and hand written declaration and certificate as mentioned in Clause I (ix) - if applicable.   o Click  on  the  respective  link  “Upload Photograph / signature / Upload  left  thumb  impression  /  hand  written declaration/ certificate as mentioned in Clause I (ix) - if applicable. ”   o Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph / signature / left thumb impression / hand written declaration/ certificate as mentioned in Clause I (ix) - if applicable,  file has been saved.   o Select the file by clicking on it   o Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button 
If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed. o Preview of the uploaded image will help to see the quality of the image. In case of unclear / smudged, the same may be re-uploaded to the expected clarity /quality.   

Age: 20-30 years

Age Relaxation: 10 years 

RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES 

Visual Impairment (“VI” Category): Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions, after best correction, are eligible to apply.  a. Blindness: i. Total absence of sight; OR ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; OR iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree. OR  b. Low Vision: i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections; OR ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree.

Guidelines for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities/ Specified Disabilities using a Scribe  
The scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F.No. 16-110/2003-DD III dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services vide letter F. No. 3/2/2013- Welfare dated 26.04.2013, Office Memorandum F. No. 34-02/2015- DD-III dated 29.08.2018 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:  

The candidate will have to arrange his / her own scribe at his/her own cost.  

For candidates availing scribe in accordance with OM – F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022, shall be allowed scribe facility subject to production of a certificate at the time of online examination to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma attached as Appendix I. Such candidates shall also, upload their certificate while filling the application form.  

The scribe may be from an academic stream different from that stipulated for the post.  Both the candidate as well as scribe 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 fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the CRP.  ? Deliberate wrong information about the candidate/ scribe in declaration form submitted at the time of online application or at the time of examination or at any stage would render the candidate and scribe being debarred either permanently or for a specified period of time for CRP examinations.  
Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.   

In view of the importance of time element, the examination being of a competitive nature, the candidate must fully satisfy the Medical Officer of the Bank that there was necessity for use of a scribe as he/she has physical limitation to write including that of speed by the disabilities as mentioned in the guidelines regarding Persons with Benchmark Disabilities/ Specified Disabilities using the services of a scribe.

The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination under (CRP-SPL-XIII). If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for CRP of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favourably entertained. 

A scribe can act as Scribe only for one candidate for CRP- SPL XIII process. If violation of the same is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of the candidates for CRP will be cancelled and scribe will be debarred from future CRP examinations.

Only candidates registered for compensatory time (at the time of online registration) will be allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he / she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be allowed such concessions.  

During the exam, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering the questions, the exam session will be terminated and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions. In such cases, the Candidate and scribe may also be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from all CRP – examinations. 

Guidelines for Visually Impaired (VI) candidates 
 Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination. 
The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination. 

Call letter for Online Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination venue. However, it will be duly authenticated/stamped by the exam centre staff. Candidate will need to retain the call letter (along with authenticated/ stamped copy of the ID proof) safely. Those candidates who are called for Online Main Exam will be required to bring this call letter along-with Main Exam call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “information handout” and  call letter.             However, scribe form (wherever applicable) will be collected during the Online Preliminary Exam. 

 Candidates need to bring one additional photograph (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) along-with the call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “information handout” and call letter. 

Candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at his/her own risk and expenses and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature. 

List of Documents to be produced at the time of interview (as applicable) The following documents in original and self-attested photocopies in support of the candidate’s eligibility and identity are to be invariably submitted at the time of interview failing which the candidate may not be permitted to appear for the interview. Non submission of requisite documents by the candidate at the time of interview will debar his / her candidature from further participation in the recruitment process. (i) Printout of the valid Interview Call Letter (ii) Valid system generated printout of the online application form registered for CRP- SPL-XIII (iii) Proof of Date of Birth (Birth Certificate issued by the Competent Authorities or SSLC/ Std. X Certificate with DOB) (iv) Photo Identify Proof as indicated in Point K of this notification. (v) Mark sheets or certificates for educational qualifications. Proper document from Board / University for having declared the result on or before 21.08.2023 has to be submitted. (vi) Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format as stipulated by Government of India in case of the SC / ST / OBC category candidates.  Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming under creamy layer and/ or if their caste does not find place in the Central List are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as General in the online application form. 

Disability certificate in the prescribed format issued by the District Medical Board in case of Persons with Benchmark Disability category. 

If the candidate has used the services of a Scribe at the time of online exam the duly filled in details of the scribe in the prescribed format. 

Certificate in case of persons with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2 (r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40 % disability and having difficulty in writing, to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma attached as Appendix I. 

For Persons with Benchmark Disabilities: Authorised certifying authority will be the Medical Board at the District level consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and an Orthopaedic / Ophthalmic / ENT Surgeon or any person designated as certifying authority by appropriate government. Candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwBD categories have to submit certificates in support of it at the time of interview.   Prescribed Formats of SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwBD certificates as applicable to be submitted at the time of interview can be downloaded from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. Candidates belonging to these categories are required to produce the certificates strictly in these formats only. 

Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Documents 

Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph, signature, left thumb impression, the hand written declaration and certificate as mentioned in Clause I (ix) - if applicable, as per the specifications given below. 

Photograph Image: (4.5cm × 3.5cm) 
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. 
Photo uploaded should be of appropriate size and clearly visible. 

Signature, left thumb impression and hand-written declaration Image:   
The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen. 
 Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred) 
 Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb  o Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb   Signature uploaded should be of appropriate size and clearly visible. 
The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink. o File type: jpg / jpeg  Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width * Height) 
 File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB  The applicant has to write the declaration in English clearly on a white paper with black ink. 
File type: jpg / jpeg o Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 10 cm * 5 cm (Width * Height) o File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB 

 Click here to apply for CRP SPL XIII  :         https://ibpsonline.ibps.in/crpsp13jun23/