Officers and Office Assistants

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Email: ibpsr@ibps.in
Website: www.ibps.in

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.ibps.in

Important dates:

Start date for Online Registration: 04.07.2013
Online Payment of Application Fees: 04.07.2013 to 25.07.2013
Offline Payment of Application Fees: 06.07.2013 to 30.07.2013
Last date for Online Registration: 25.07.2013
Tentative Date for-Online Examination for Officers: 21.09.2013/22.09.2013
Tentative Date for-Online Examination for Office Assistant
(Multipurpose): 28.09.2013/ 29.09.2013/05.10.2013/ 06.10.2013
Tentative Date for declaration of Results: 05.11.2013

COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] for recruitment of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).

The next Common Written Examination for RRBs (RRBs- CWE-II) for recruitment of Group-“A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group-“B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) will be conducted online by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in September/ October 2013.

This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) has been approved by the Government of India, notified by NABARD and has the mandate of each of the RRBs.

Scores of RRBs-CWE-II may also be used by co-op banks and other organizations for their recruitment.

Candidates who had appeared for the CWE will be able to check their status on IBPS website www.ibps.in after the examination. Scores of candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks and above in each test and on total weighted standard scores, if any, will be displayed on IBPS website.

Successful candidates in the CWE who meet with the stipulated eligibility criteria will then be required to apply to any RRB as and when that individual RRB issues advertisement for interviews.

It should be noted that IBPS is a test conducting agency. The ultimate recruitment will be done by each participating RRB who will independently issue a separate recruitment notification, specifying vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria, as desired by respective RRBs. IBPS does not give any guarantee of any recruitment. Recruitment is subject to vacancies of individual RRBs, where IBPS has no role to play.

Candidates can register quoting their registration no., roll no., password etc. Each Regional Rural Bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes i.e. Interviews etc. for final selection.

A candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. However a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III.

Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees separately for each post applied for.

Age (As on 01-07-2013)
For Officer Scale- III- Above 21 years - Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1973 and later than 30.06.1992 (both dates inclusive)

For Officer Scale- II- Above 21 years - Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1981 and later than 30.06.1992 (both dates inclusive).

For Officer Scale- I- Above 18 years - Below 28 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1985 and later than 30.06.1995 (both dates inclusive)

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) - Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.07.1985 and later than 01.07.1995 (both dates inclusive)

Age relaxation: Persons With Disability 10 years

Caste / Category Certificate issued by competent authority in the prescribed format as stipulated by Government of India in case of SC / ST / OBC/ PWD category candidates.

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 constituted by the Central/State Govt.
Accordingly, candidates with the following disabilities are eligible to apply. Candidates claiming such benefits should produce certificate in original in support of their claim at the time of Interview. Persons With Disabilities will have to work in Branches/ Offices as identified by the respective RRB.

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 correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning of execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

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 online 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 scribe may be from any academic stream. However for Specialist Officers’ posts the scribe should be from an academic stream different from that prescribed 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 fulfill any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the online examination.
• Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font.

This facility will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

1. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent.

(a) Essential: Proficiency in local language
(b) Desirable: Knowledge of Computer skills.

2. Officer Scale-I: i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent
Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy;
ii. Proficiency in local language
iii Computer knowledge or awareness will be an added qualification.

3. Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer

Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.

Experience: Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution

4. Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers

(i) Information Technology Officer: Degree from a recognised University in Electronics /Communication / Computer Science /Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

Desirable: Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc.

(ii) Chartered Accountant: Certified Associateship (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Experience: One year

(iii) Law Officer: Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate
Experience: Two years as an advocate or should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions for a period not less than two years

(iv) Treasury Manager: Certified Associateship (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution
Experience: One year

(v) Marketing Officer: MBA in Marketing from a recognized university
Experience: One Year

(vi) Agricultural Officer: Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/Animal Husbandry/Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/Pisciculture from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate Officer Scale-III: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law,
Economics and Accountancy.

Experience: Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions.

All educational qualifications should be from a recognised university/Board.

Language Proficiency - The candidates for Officer Scale I and Office Assistants –(Multipurpose) are required to possess proficiency in the local language of the State / UT for which vacancies he / she wishes to apply, to be eligible as per the notification of the concerned RRB as may be specified by the Board of the RRB. (The condition does not apply for the posts of Officer Scale II and III) For ensuring proficiency in local language, the candidate should have passed 10th standard exam with local language as a subject.

APPLICATION FEE/ INTIMATION CHARGES:

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 04-07-2013 to 25-07-2013 (Online payment) and 06-07-2013 to 30-07-2013 (Offline payment) (both dates inclusive.

Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates

HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates can apply online only from 04-07-2013 to 25-07-2013 and no other mode of application will be accepted.

Candidates 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 the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID.

Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/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.

Procedure for applying online:

(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 for RRBs” and then click on the appropriate option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWE-RRBs-OFFICERS (Scale-I, II and III) September 2013” or “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWERRBs-OFFICE ASSISTANTS (Multipurpose) September/October 2013” to open up the On-Line Application Form.

(2) Candidates will have to enter their basic details and upload the photograph and signature in the online application form. 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).

Mode of Payment:

Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/intimation charges either through the ONLINE mode or the OFFLINE mode:

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

Candidates have to submit the online examination call letter and a photocopy of photo-identity proof at the time of online examination.

An eligible candidate should download their call letter from the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in by entering his / her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth as per following schedule.

For Officer Scale-I, II & III after 10.09.2013
For Office Assistant after 17.09.2013

Candidates have to bring their online examination call letter along with their photo identity proof in original as well as a photocopy while attending the online examination and will have to submit the online examination call letter and photocopy of photoidentity proof in the examination hall.