Indian Bank

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Last date of online submission of applications:  14.06.2022

RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST OFFICERS

INDIAN BANK, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai invites Applications for the
following posts:

Post: Specialist Officer
1. Manager (Credit)
Post code: 2
Scale: II
No. of posts: 50, out of which 01 for Visually Impaired
Pay Scale: Rs. 48170-69810/-
Qualification: CA / ICWA
Experience: 3 years of work experience in Credit / Finance
Age: 23-35 years

2. Assistant Manager
(Industrial Development Officer)
Post code: 19
Scale: I
No. of posts: 150, out of which 02 for Visually Impaired
Pay Scale: Rs. 36000-63840/-
Qualifications: B.E / B.TECH in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Chemical / Textile /Production / Civil.
Age: 20-30 years

A candidate can apply for only one post and not more than one application should be submitted by any
candidate. 

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates.

Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark
disabilities are eligible for Reservation. The post is identified suitable for the Persons under categories
of disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPWD Act 2016 and notified by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) from time to time. 

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.
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 using the services of a Scribe
The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination. 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. 

The scribe should 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. 

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination under this recruitment project. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature 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. 

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 from all examinations of the Bank for two years.

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. 

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the Test. In all such cases where the services of a scribe is used, the following rules will apply: 

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

The scribe should 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 test.

Those candidates who will use the services of a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination. 

The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the posts mentioned in this advertisement. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature 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 indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request will not be entertained. 

Only candidates registered for compensatory time 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. 

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 for every hour 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. 

PROBATION AND CONFIRMATION

The selected candidates in Scale I posts will be on probation for a period of 2 years from the date of
joining. Selected candidates in Scale II, III and IV posts will be on probation for a period of 1 year from
the date of joining. Their confirmation in the Bank‟s service will be decided in terms of the provisions of
Indian Bank Officers Service Regulations, 1979.

Before applying online, candidates should:
a. Scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph and signature adhere
to the required specifications as given in Annexure II to this advertisement.
b. Have a valid personal email ID and mobile no., which should be kept active till the completion
of this Recruitment Process. Bank may send call letters for the Examination, if any, and
Interview and / or Group Discussion etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Candidates are advised to keep their e-mail ID alive for receiving advices, viz. call letters/interview date advices etc. If the communication sent to registered e-Mail ID, happens to return for any reason Bank will not take any responsibility.

APPLICATION FEES/ INTIMATION CHARGES (NON REFUNDABLE)

Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST)for SC/ST/PWBD candidates (Only intimation charges) 

Candidates to visit the Bank‟s website www.indianbank.in and click on the careers page and then click on Recruitment of Specialist Officers 2022.

To register applications choose the tab “Click here for New Registration” enter Name, contact details and e-mail-ID. A Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional Registration Number and Password. An e-mail & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent.

Candidates can proceed to upload Photo & Signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature - (Annexure II).

Candidates can proceed to fill other details of the Application Form.

Click on the Preview Tab to preview and verify the entire application form before COMPLETE REGISTRATION.

Click on „Payment‟ Tab and proceed for online payment. 

The payment can be made by using Debit or Credit cards or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates

An online application which is incomplete in any respect such as without proper visible passport size photograph and signature uploaded in the online application form/ unsuccessful fee payment will not be considered as valid and stands rejected.

The Test will be conducted in venues across various centres in India. The tentative list of Centres for Testis available in Annexure-I. Interviews will be conducted at Chennai or any other centre and the mode of interview may be online or physical as decided by the bank

Mark sheets or certificates for educational qualifications. Proper document from Board /University for having declared the result on or before 01.01.2022 has to be submitted. 

The candidates shall produce the original experience certificate at the time of Interview for at least the minimum number of years as required from one or more number of employers where they have gained the experience. The certificate produced by them shall state the period for which they had worked in the Department or Domain concerned. Final decision taken by the Bank with regard to acceptability of the experience certificate submitted by the candidate rests with the Bank and is binding on the candidates.

Candidates will have to invariably produce and submit the requisite documents such as valid call letter, a photocopy of photo-identity proof bearing the same name as it appears on the application form etc. at the time of Test / Interview respectively

Before applying for the mentioned specialist posts, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read this advertisement and follow all the instructions given for submitting application.

The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for this recruitment process. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for the extant recruitment process of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.

A candidate can apply for only one post and not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. In case of multiple Applications only the latest valid (completed) application will be retained and the application fee/ intimation charges paid for the other multiple registration(s) will stand forfeited.

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.

A recent, recognizable photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) should be uploaded by the candidate in the online application form and the candidate should ensure that copies of the same are retained for use at various stages of the process. Candidates are also advised not to change their appearance till the process is completed. Failure to produce the same photograph at various stages of the process or doubt about identity at any stage could lead to disqualification. 

Candidates will have to appear for the interview at their own expense. However, eligible outstation SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disabilities category candidates, called for interview will be paid II class to & fro railway/ bus fare or actual expenses incurred, whichever is less, by shortest route on production of proof of travel (rail/ bus ticket etc.). The above concession will not be admissible to SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disabilities category candidates, who are already in service in Central / State Government, Corporations, Public Undertakings / Local Government, Institutions and Panchayats etc.

Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) & 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 Attendance sheet and wherever necessary.
- The applicant's signature obtained on the call letter and attendance sheet at the time of the examination
should match the uploaded signature. In case of mismatch, the applicant may 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
- Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted.