Syndicate Bank, a Premier Nationalised Bank, invites applications from Indian citizens for recruitment of PO (Probationary Officers). Payment of fees accepted at Syndicate Bank’s Branches between 08.06.2010 & 07.07.2010.
Opening date for Online Registration:- 08.06.2010
Last Date for Online Registration:- 07.07.2010
(Including for candidates from far-flung areas )
Date of Written Examination:- 29.08.2010
Total No of Vacancies: – Probationary Officers 1000
Scale: – JMGS – I
SCALE OF PAY:- Rs.10000-470/6-12820-500/3-14320-560/7-18240 (The pay scale & other allowances are under revision in terms of industry level settlement dated 27.04.2010)
EMOLUMENTS:- At present, initial monthly emoluments of Junior Management Grade Scale I Officers, including DA, HRA, CCA, are approximately Rs. 18000/- in a Metropolitan Centre. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting.
In addition, Quarters facility (in lieu of HRA) for Officers, Conveyance, Medical Aid, LFC and retirement benefits are admissible as per the rules of the Bank.
PROBATION PERIOD:- Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of two years.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: NATIONALITY/ CITIZENSHIP:-
A candidate must be either i) a Citizen of India or ii) a subject of Nepal or iii) 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 Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the Government of India has issued the necessary eligibility certificate to him/her.
AGE, QUALIFICATION AS ON 01.06.2010 FOR THE ABOVE POST:-
Minimum 21 years – Maximum 30 years
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Pass in graduation in any discipline with 55% or more marks in aggregate from a recognized University in India (50% or more in the case of SC/ST/PWD Candidates).
OR
Degrees which are considered equivalent to graduation i.e. Chartered Accountant (CA), Cost Accountant (ICWA), Company Secretary (CS) as also qualifications in Management like PGDBM (Two years course from a reputed University) with 55% or more marks in aggregate (50% or more in the case of SC/ST/PWD).
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT
Proficiency in Computers is essential.
(Candidates who have studied Computer Application as one of the subjects at Graduation/Post Graduation level are deemed to have working knowledge in Computers. For such candidates no separate computer certificate course is necessary).
Note:
1. Degrees obtained from the Recognized Universities/Institutes Recognized by the Govt. of India only will be considered. In addition to the qualification, the Candidates should have working knowledge in Computers.
a) The educational qualification prescribed for the post is the minimum. Candidates must possess the educational qualifications as on 01.06.2010 (inclusive).
b) Candidates must specifically indicate the class/division and percentage of marks obtained calculated to the nearest two decimals in the relevant column of the application. Where no percentage of marks is awarded by the University, but only CGPA/OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage, besides indicating the CGPA/OGPA in the application.
c) Candidates who are awaiting their results of the qualifying examination OR who have not passed the qualifying examination on or before 01.06.2010 are not eligible. In other words, the result of the qualifying examination, i.e., graduation or equivalent to graduation, as the case may be, should have been announced by the University on or before 01.06.2010.
APPLICATION FEE (INCLUDING POSTAGE CHARGES) (NON-REFUNDABLE) :
For SC/ST/PWD: – Rs.50/-
For all others (including OBC):- Rs.300/-
The fee for SC/ST/PWD is towards postage only and for others the fee includes postal charges of Rs.50/-
Requisite Application Fee may be paid at any of the Branches of Syndicate Bank, by means of a Payment challan as per the format given on the Bank’s website. The payment at Syndicate Bank Branches can be made free of charge.
NOTE:
(i) Demand Drafts, Cheques, Money Orders, Postal Orders, Pay Orders, Banker’s Cheques, postal stamps, etc., will not be accepted.
(ii) The payment towards application fee will be accepted by our Branches between 08.06.2010 and before the last date indicated herein above, i.e., 07.07.2010
(iii) The Payment challan contains two parts. The first part will be retained by the Branch.
(iv) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fee once paid will NOT be refunded under any circumstances nor can it be held in reserve for any other future selection process.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Selection for the post of `Probationary Officer’ will be made on the basis of performance in written test and Interview.
WRITTEN TEST:
Objective Tests (Duration : 150 minutes)
Note:
(a) All eligible candidates will be called for a Written Test which will be objective in nature.
(b) Candidates have to pass in each of the Objective Tests separately and there will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective Test.
(c) Depending upon the number of vacancies, only those candidates who rank sufficiently high in the Objective Test will be called for Interview. Mere eligibility/pass in the Test shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for Interview.
(d) Final selection will be on the basis of the ranking accorded after adding the marks obtained in the Objective Tests and Interview.
(e) The detailed information regarding the Written Test will be given in the booklet which will be sent to the eligible candidates along with the Call Letter for the Test.
The bank reserves the right to hold a second stage of written examination if required on the basis of the order of merit in the written examination of the first stage as referred to above. If the second stage of written examination is held, the subsequent process of interview and further process would be on the basis of order of merit secured in the second stage examination.
INTERVIEW:- Depending upon the number of vacancies, only those candidates who rank sufficiently high in the Objective Test will be called for Interview.
HOW TO APPLY
(i) Candidates are required to apply online through website www.syndicatebank.in No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
(ii) Candidates are required to have a valid personal e-mail ID. It should be kept active during the currency of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for written test, interview etc. to the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/ of any other person.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Applicants are first required to go to the Bank’s website ‘www.syndicatebank.in’ and click on the link “Recruitment”.
(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled “SYNDICATE BANK PROBATIONARY OFFICERS RECRUITMENT PROJECT 2010 – 11”.
(vi) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the ‘FEES PAYMENT CHALLAN’.
(vii) Fill in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.
(viii) Go to the nearest Syndicate Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay, in Cash, the appropriate Application Fee in CBS Account Nos.01111150000481 or 01111150000496 or 01111150000501 with Manipal Branch in the name & style of “SYNDICATE BANK PROBATIONARY OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11”. The details of fee to be paid is indicated below :
APPLICATION FEE (INCLUDING POSTAGE CHARGES) (NON-REFUNDABLE):
Name of the Post For SC/ST/PWD For all others (including OBC)
Probationary Officers Rs.50/- Rs.300/-
The fee for SC/ST/PWD is towards postage only and for others the fee includes postal charges of Rs.50/-.
Candidates may find out required branch address from our website www.syndicatebank.in under head ‘All Branches/Offices’ under option ‘Branch Locater’ select ‘State’ & ‘City’ and click on click here.
(ix) Obtain the Applicant’s Counterfoil Copy of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly authenticated by the Bank with (a) Branch Name & BIC No, (b) Transaction id/Scroll number, (c) Date of Deposit & amount filled by the Branch Official.
(x) Candidates are now ready to Apply Online by re-visiting the Recruitment Link on the Bank’s website and going to the sublink titled “ONLINE APPLICATION FOR SYNDICATE BANK PROBATIONARY OFFICERS’ RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010-11” to open up the appropriate Online Application Format. All the fields in the online Application format should be filled up carefully.
(xi) Carefully fill in the details from the Recruitment Application Fee Payment Challan in the Online Application Form at the appropriate places.
(xii) Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test. Without original counterfoil of the fee payment challan the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test. Candidates are also advised to keep two photocopies of the fee payment challan. One photocopy has to be submitted at the time of Pre-Exam training and the other may be retained by the candidate for future use.
(xiii) 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.
(xiv) CANDIDATES SHOULD NOT SUBMIT A PRINTOUT OF THE APPLICATION / CHALLAN TO THE BANK AT THIS STAGE
(xv) The Application printout along with the Xerox copy of the challan and required copies of documents should be kept ready for submission if selected for Interview.
(xvi) Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying. No other mode of application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such applications would be rejected.
The candidate should apply online through website www.syndicatebank.in only. No other mode of application will be accepted. Provision has been made for candidates to download a challan for payment of application fees. The candidate should make payment of application fees at any branch of Syndicate Bank by such computer-generated challan only and take acknowledgement on the counterfoil. Once payment is made, the candidate should enter name of the Branch, Branch Code and date of payment made, in application and take a printout of the application. The applicant should sign and affix his/her photograph on such printout of application and kept ready for submission if selected for interview along with copies of required documents mentioned below:
1. Xerox copy of authenticated challan;
2. Attested copy of School leaving certificate or any other document showing proof of age acceptable to the Bank.
3. Attested copies of Mark sheets / certificates in support of Educational Qualification;
4. Attested copy of certificate of Computer Course, as applicable;
5. Caste / PWD any other related certificate as applicable.
If selected for interview, candidates serving in Government / Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks & Financial Institutions) will be required to submit their applications accompanied by a “No Objection Certificate” from their employer, in the absence of which their candidature will not be considered.
It is for the candidate to ensure that he / she has met with the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions contained in this advertisement as well as in the application form. Candidates are, therefore, urged to carefully read the advertisement and complete the application form and submit the same as per instructions given in this regard.
CALL LETTERS FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION
The date of the Written Examination is TENTATIVELY FIXED AS 29.08.2010. However, it will be intimated in the Call Letter along with the Centre/Venue for the Examination, well in advance of the date of the Written Examination.
Call letters for the written test will be sent by post to the eligible candidates to the address given in the application form.
PROCEDURE FOR DUPLICATE CALL LETTERS FOR ATTENDING TEST:
Eligible candidates, who do not receive the written test call letter by 24.08.2010, may download the Duplicate Call Letter from our bank’s website http://www.syndicatebank.in/ by entering his / her details, between the following dates;
Dates for downloading Duplicate Test Call Letter
From 25.08.2010 to 28.08.2010
Candidate has to affix his/her photograph on the call letter. Candidate has to bring this call letter along with original payment challan while attending the written test.
Note: Candidates have to submit original Payment challan along with Test Call Letter while attending the written test, without which they will not be allowed to take up the examination.
Date: 20.05.2010
GENERAL MANAGER (P)