Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in Associate Banks of State Bank of India

The candidates should download their call letter and an 'acquaint yourself booklet' by entering his/her registration number and password/date of birth, after 07.01.2015 from the bank's website. NO HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER/ACQUAINT YOURSELF BOOKLET WILL BE SENT BY POST.

PROOF OF IDENTITY TO BE SUBMITTEDAT THE TIME OF EXAMINATION:

The candidates must bring the call letter along with one photo identity proof such as passport /PAN Card/Driving Licence/Voter's Card/Unique Identification Card (AADHAR)/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/Identity Card issued by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in the official letter head in original as well as a self attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof should be submitted along with call letter to the invigilators in the examination hall, failing which or if identity of candidate is in doubt the candidate will not be permitted to appear for the test.

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EXAMINATION CENTRES (Tentative list):

The examination may be at the centres mentioned in the Annexure I and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters. Bank reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add some other Centre, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc. Bank also reserves the right to allot the candiate to any centre other than the one he/she has opted for, if required. While registering the application, candidate should indicate the name of the Centre where he/she desires to take the examination. The candidates will appear for the examination at their own expenses and risks and the bank will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature. NO CHANGE IN THE CHOICE OF EXAMINATION CENTRE WILL BE ENTERTAINED. BANK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADD OR DELETE ANY CENTRE OR ALTER EXAMINATION DATE AT ITS DISCRETION. EXAMINATION WILL NOT BE CONDUCTEDINSTATESWHEREVACANCIESARE NOTADVERTISED.

GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION: (Pre-requisite for applying online: Candidates should have valid email ID which should be kept active till the declaration of results). This will help him/her in getting call letter/interview advices etc. by e-mail). Candidates are required to register themselves online through Bank's website www.statebankofindi a.com or www.sbi.co.in After reg istration candidates are required to pay fee through either online(using Debit/Credit card /Internet banking) or off line mode

OPTION-I : PAYMENT OF FEE (OFFLINE) :

i) Candidates should first scan their photograph and signature as detailed under guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature. ii) Candidates to visit Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in and open the appropriate Online Application Format available in the Careers with us.

iii) Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled complete (candidates are advised to take printout of the application before submission of application and check its correctness carefully. If any discrepancy observed, they may edit. After edition/correction they should submit the application), candidates should submit the data. No change/ edit will be allowed after submission of the application. In the event of the candidates not able to fill the data in one go, they can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidates should note down the registration number and password. Email & SMS indicating the Registration number and Password will be sent. They can reopen the saved data using registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. Candidates to take a printout of the system generated fee payment challan immediately. The registration at this stage is provisional. The system generated fee payment challan form will be required to be presented at any branch of SBI with the requisite fee. On payment of fee, registration of online application will be complete.

iv) Fee Payment: Fee payment will be accepted from 2nd working day after registration and can be made within three working days (subject to last date for fee payment) at any branch of State Bank of India. Candidates who have registered online on the day before last day or last day of registration and opted for offline fee payment will be required to remit fee on or before last day stipulated for offline fee payment, positively. System generated fee payment challan will be used for depositing fee. Once fee paid, the registration process is completed.

v) Candidates will receive registration confirmation by SMS/e-mail after two working days from the date of payment of fees. Please ensure to furnish correct Mobile number / e-mail address to receive the registration confirmation.

Note: There is also a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee details, after three days of fee payment.

I. FOLLOW STEPS i) to iii) GIVEN UNDER OPTION-I ABOVE. However fee payment challan will not be generated and fee payment will have to be made online through payment gateway available thereat.

II. After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions available on the screen. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter.

III. The payment can be made by using MASTER/VISA debit/ credit cards or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment will be borne by the candidates.

IV. On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will be generated; you may take its printout for your record. If online transaction fails i.e online transaction is not completed successfully (even amount debited to your account), please register again and pay the fee online.

Note: There is also a provision to reprint the eReceipt and Application form containing fee details, at

later stage. Once e-receipt/ application containing fee details is generated, registration is confirmed. Imp note:-No application without proper payment of application fee/ intimation charges would be valid.

Candidates are advised to take a printout of their online application form 3-4 days after submitting the fee/intimation charges and have for their record. This application will be containing fee details, if the registration is completed.

(Registration helpdesk email ID: sbirect@ibpsorg.org)

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 in Annexure-II. Online application will not be registered unless candidates upload photo and signature as specified.

a.

Candidates serving in Government/Quasi Government offices, Public Sector undertaking including Nationalised Banks and financial Institutions will be required to submit 'No Objection Certificate' from their employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and travelling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible, will not be paid.

b.

In case of selection, candidates are required to produce proper discharge certificate from the employer at the time of taking up the appointment.

c.

Caste certificate issued by the competent authority on format prescribed by the Govt. of India will have to be submitted by the SC/ST candidates, if called for interview

d.

A declaration in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer on the crucial date. Unless specified otherwise, the prescribed closing date for receipt of online recruitment application for the post is to be treated as crucial date. OBC certificate

issued by the competent authority during period 01.04.2014 to the date of interview on format prescribed by Govt. of India containing the ''Non-creamy layer '' clause must be submitted by such candidates at the time of interview, if called for.

(i) using unfair means during the examination or (ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or (iii) misbehaving in the examination/interview hall or disclosing, publishing, reproducing, transmitting, storing or facilitating transmission and storage of contents of the test(s) or any information therein in whole or part thereof in any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronically or mechanically for any purpose or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/her candidature by any unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, will also be liable: a) to be disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate b) to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any examination or recruitment

conducted by the Bank

(ii) The Bank would be analysing the responses of a candidate with other appeared candidates to detect patterns of similarity. On the basis of such an analysis, if it is found that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel his/her candidature

(iii) Use of Mobile Phones, pagers, calculator or any such devices: Candidates before entering examination premises are likely to be frisked to ensure compliance with followings: a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail cancellation of candidature and disciplinary action including ban from future examinations. b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones/

pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured. c) Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession of calculators in examination premises.

Candidates should satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the post applied for. Candidate's admission to the test / interview will be strictly provisional The Bank would admit to the test all the candidates applying for the posts with the requisite fee on the basis of the information furnished in the online application and shall determine their eligibility only at the time of interview. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

i) Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection / inability / failure to log on to the website on account of heavy load on Internet or website jam.

ii) SBI does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of SBI.

iii) Not more than one application should be summitted by a candidate. In case of multiple applications, only the last valid (completed) application will be retained and the application fee / intimation charges paid for the other registrations will stand forfeited. Multiple attendance/ appearance by a candidate in online examination and/ interview will be summarily rejected/ candidature cancelled.

iv) The possibility for occurrence of some problems in the administration of the examination cannot be ruled out completely, which may impact test delivery and/ or result from being generated. In that event, every effort will be made to rectify such problem, which may include the conduct of another examination if considered necessary.

v) IN CASE IT IS DETECTED AT ANY STAGE OF RECRUITMENT THAT A CANDIDATE DOES NOT FULFIL THE ELIGIBILITY NORMS AND / OR THAT HE / SHE HAS FURNISHED ANY INCORRECT / FALSE INFORMATION OR HAS SUPPRESSED ANY MATERIAL FACT(S), HIS / HER CANDIDATURE WILL STAND CANCELLED. IF ANY OF THESE SHORTCOMINGS IS / ARE DETECTED EVEN AFTER APPOINTMENT, HIS /HER SERVICES ARE LIABLE TO BE TERMINATED.

vi) Candidates are advised to keep their e-mail ID alive for receiving advices, viz. call letters/ Interview advices etc.

vii) Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his /her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointment will also be subject to the service and conduct rules of the Bank.

viii) DECISIONS OF BANK IN ALL MATTERS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY, CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION, OTHER TESTS AND SELECTION WOULD BE FINAL A N D B I N D I N G ON ALL CANDIDATES. NO REPRESENTATION ORCORRESPONDENCEWILLBE ENTERTAINED BY THE BANK IN THIS REGARD. Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this advertisement and/or an application in response thereto can be instituted only in Mumbai and courts/tribunals/ forums at Mumbai only shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause/dispute.

ix) The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of test and interview. The Bank reserves the right to hold any other test wherever deemed necessary. Admission to examination will be purely provisional without verification of age / qualification / category (SC/ST/PWD/XS) etc. of the candidates with references to documents.

x) The candidate will have option to answer test questions in Hindi or English except in General English paper.

xi) The candidates will have to appear for the tests/ interviews, at their own cost. SC/ ST/ PWD candidates called for INTERVIEW are entitled to IInd class to & fro railway fare/ bus fare by shortest route on production of evidence of travel (Rail / bus ticket/ receipt etc).

xii) The new recruits must have flair for marketing and will be required to make customer calls and provide banking services, advisory services and cross sell products etc. inside and outside Bank premises. The duties involve extensive outdoor travelling. Depending upon requirement, there will be flexible working hours and working in shifts.

xiii) As record for this project will not be maintained after one year of declaration of result of online test, the information/data regarding this project will not be available thereafter.

CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION.

General Manager

The Bank is not responsible for printing errors, if any.

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PROFORMA -A Form of Certificate applicable for Released/Retired Personnel

It is certified that No. .................... Rank................... Name............................................. whose date of birth is........................ has rendered service from......................... to.......................... in Army/Navy/Air Force.

2. He has been released from military services: % a) on completion of assignment otherwise than

(i)

by way of dismissal, or

(ii)

by way of discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (iii)on his own request, but without earning his pension, or

(iv) he has not been transferred to the reserve pending such release % b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service. % c) on invalidment after putting in at least five years of Military service

3. He is covered under the definition of Ex-Serviceman (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979 as amended from time to time

Place: Signature. Name and Designation of theDate: Competent Authority** SEAL % Delete the paragraph which is not applicable.

PROFORMA -B Form of Certificate for Serving Personnel

(Applicable for serving personnel who are due to be released within one year) It is certified that No. .................... Rank................... Name......................................... is serving in the Army/Navy/Air Force from........................

1. He is due for release retirement on completion of his specific period of assignment on.
   
   
2. No disciplinary case is pending against him.
   
   

• Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch).
  
  
• Set Color to True Color.
  
  
• File Size as specified above.
  
  
• Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature, then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).
  
  
• 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.
  
  

Candidates using MS Windows/MS Office can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg format not exceeding 50kb & 20kb respectively by using MS Paint or MS Office Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using Save As option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50kb (photograph) & 20kb (signature) by using crop and then resize option [Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size] in the Image menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.

If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.

While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with a link to upload his photograph and signature.

PROFORMA -C Undertaking to be given by serving Armed Force personnel who are due to be released within one year

PROFORMA -D Form of Certificate applicable for Serving personnel who have already completed their initial assignment and are on extended assignment