Allahabad Bank with its headquarters
in Kolkata was founded by a group of Europeans at Allahabad on 24 April 1865.
Allahabad Bank invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment to
the post of Probationary Officers (PO) on probation period of two years.
Name of
the Post & Number of Vacancies
Probationary Officers (PO): 1600 vacancies
Important
Dates
·
Opening date for online registration/
payment of application fee: 18
February 2012
·
Closing date for online registration/
payment of application fee: 10
March 2012
·
Last date for Editing Application
Details: 14
March 2012
·
Last date for Reprint: 15 March 2012
Eligibility
Criteria
Educational
Qualification
·
A Graduate Degree from recognised
University/ Institution
·
Working knowledge in Computer
Operation with Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in Computer operations/ Language OR Studied Computer/ Information Technology as one of the subjects in the
High School/ Colleges/ Institutes
IBPS
Score Requirement: Candidates should have valid IBPS Score Card obtained in Common Written
Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers (POs)/ Management Trainees (MTs)
2011-12. Total Weighted Score for General Category candidates are 125 and for
Reserved Category candidates are 112.
NOTE: Candidates
should also secure minimum marks, i.e. 24 for General category and 21 for
Reserved Categories, in each subject including descriptive test in CWE.
Age Limit
(as on 1 July 2011): Minimum 20 years, Maximum 30 years
Application
Fee: Fee for General and OBC category
candidates is Rs 200 and fee for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates is Rs 50.
The fees need to be paid in the form
of challan at any branch of Allahabad Bank and pay, in Cash, in the designated
Account No. 50087755346 in the name & style of"Allahabad Bank Probationary Officers' Recruitment
Project-2012-13".
Obtain both the Candidate's & GD/
Interview Copy of the Fee Payment Challan, duly receipted by the Bank with (a)
Branch Name & Code Number, (b) Journal number, (c) Date of Deposit &
amount filled by the Branch official.
Selection
Procedure: The candidates will be selected on
the basis of 2 tier process mentioned below.
Tier I: Candidate should have appeared in Common Written Examination (CWE)
conducted by IBPS in September 2011/ November 2011 and should have obtained the
minimum category-wise cut-off in the Total Weighted Standard Score (TWS Score)
as stipulated by the Bank to become eligible and are in possession of Valid
Score Card.
Tier II: Depending
upon the number of category-wise vacancies, only a certain number of eligible
applicants in the descending order of Total Weighted Standard Score (TWS Score)
in the Common Written Examination (CWE) conducted by IBPS, Mumbai in respective
category will be called for Group Discussion and Interview or only interview at
the discretion of the Bank.
The Group Discussion, if
conducted, will be qualifying one i.e. the marks in GD will not be recognised
for merit ranking. Only those candidates who secure the qualifying marks in the
Group Discussion will be considered for interview.
A Personal Interview of 35
marks shall be conducted to assess the candidate's academic record, power of
expression, clarity of thought, qualities of leadership, extra-curricular
activities, hobbies, general demeanour, behaviour, communication skills,
suitability for the post, etc. The minimum qualifying marks for the Personal
Interview would be 40% marks (35% marks for SC/ ST/ OBC & PWD).
How to
Apply: Candidates need to apply online on the Allahabad bank's websitehttp://www.allahabadbank.com/ After
applying On-Line, take two (2) Print-Outs of the duly filled in Computerised
System Generated Application Form.
The Candidate is required to download
a copy of the Application Form and keep ready with the one set of the
prescribed documents to be brought along and submitted only when invited for
the Personal Interview. Ensure to also bring along the Original Documents for
verification when invited for the Personal Interview. The other Print-out is to
be retained by the applicant for future reference.
