Bank of Baroda invites applications for the post of Probationary Officers from Indian citizens
who have taken the Common Written Examination for Probationary Officers/ Management
Trainees conducted by IBPS in 2011 and have a minimum score of 125 in respect of
General/OBC Category and 105 for SC/ST category out of a total score of 250 issued by IBPS.
DETAILS OF VACANCIES & RESERVATION IN POSTS:-
Grade/ Scale Total SC ST OBC GEN PWD
OH VI HI
JMG/S I 600 90 45 165 300 6 6 6
Abbreviations stand for: JMG/S I – Junior Management Grade / Scale I, SC - Scheduled Caste, ST -
Scheduled Tribe, OBC - Other Backward Classes, GEN- General, PWD - Persons With Disability, OH-
Orthopaedically Handicapped , HI – Hearing Impaired, VI- Visually Impaired.
Note :-
1. The number of vacancies mentioned above, is provisional and Bank reserves the right to
vary number of vacancies (increase or decrease) depending upon the actual requirements
and duly adhering to the Reservation provisions.
2. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD will be provided as per Government Guidelines.
3. Shortlisting of eligible candidates for the purpose of interview will be made based on the
performance in Common Written Examination. Hence, depending upon the number of
vacancies, only those candidates who have ranked sufficiently high in the order of merit
based on the Total Weighted Standard Score issued by IBPS will be called for a personal
interview in the ratio of 1:4 for General category and 1:5 for SC/ST/OBC candidates.
4. Candidates willing to serve anywhere in India, may apply.
5. In case of non-availability of reserved candidates, the Bank reserves the right to interchange these categories, as per Government Directives.
6. The selected candidate is liable to be posted, at the sole discretion of the Bank and as per
its exigencies, at any of the Bank’s branches/ offices, anywhere in India.
IMPORTANT DATES : -
Website Link Open. From 21.02.2012 To 10.03.2012
Payment of fees at BOB branches. From 21.02.2012 To 10.03.2012
Last date for deposit of fees (including for candidates from far
flung areas).
10.03.2012
Tentative dates for interview. April 2012
AMOUNT OF FEES / CHARGES FOR POSTAGE:-
The amount of fee to be paid is indicated below :
Category of Applicant Amount of Fees/ Charges for postage
(Non-refundable)
SC/ ST/ Persons with Disability (PWD) ` 50/-
GEN/ OBC ` 200
SCALE OF PAY :- ``` 14500 – 600 x 7 / 18700 -700 x 2 / 20100 – 800 x 7 / 25700.
Emoluments :-
At present, initial monthly emoluments of Junior Management Grade/ Scale I Officers, including DA,
HRA & CCA are approximately ` 24450/- 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, LTC and retirement benefits are admissible, as per rules of the Bank, in force from time to
time.
..2.. PROBATION PERIOD :- The selected candidate will be on probation for a period of 12 months (-1- year) of
active service from the date of his/ her joining the Bank. There is no mandatory provision of executing a
Service Bond by selected candidates.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE ABOVE POST IS PRESCRIBED AS UNDER :-
AGE (AS ON 01.07.2011): Minimum 21 years and Maximum 30 years.
Relaxation in Upper Age limit for reserved positions :-
1. Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe candidates by 5 years
2. Other Backward Class candidates by 3 years
3. In the case of Ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/ SSCOs who have rendered
atleast 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose
assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application)
other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of
physical disability attributable to military service or on being declared as invalid, by 5 years for selection
through written test & interview, subject to ceiling, as per Govt. Guidelines.
4. All persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of J & K State during 01.01.1980 and
31.12.1989 by 5 years
5. All persons (Children/ Family Members of those) affected by 1984 riots by 5 years
6. For Persons with Disability by 10 years which by cumulation becomes (a) by 15 years for SC/ST (b) by 13
years for OBC and (c) by 10 years for General.
Note:
i. An ex-serviceman who has once joined a Government Job on the civil side after availing the benefits given
to him as Ex-serviceman for his re-employment including a job in Public Sector Undertaking, ceases to
enjoy Ex-serviceman status for his further employment.
ii. In the case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of the above categories, the
age relaxation will be available on cumulative basis with any one of the remaining categories for which age
relaxation is permitted as mentioned above. This cumulative age relaxation is available to SC/ST/OBC
candidates only.
iii. The candidate eligible for age relaxation under Sr. No. 4 above must produce the domicile certificate at the
time of interview from the District Magistrate in the Kashmir Division within whose jurisdiction he/she had
ordinarily resided or any other authority designated, in this regard by Government of J & K to the effect that
the candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of J&K during 1
st
January
1980 and 31
st
December 1989.
iv. All persons eligible for age relaxation under Sr. No. 5 above must produce a certificate issued by the
District Magistrate to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of rehabilitation package for 1984
riots affected persons sanctioned by Government and communicated by Ministry of Finance, Deptt of
Financial Services Communication No. F.9/21/206-IR dated 27.7.2007.
v. There is no reservation for ex-Servicemen candidates in the Officers’ cadre.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (AS ON 01.07.2011):-
A Graduate degree
in any discipline from
a recognized
University in India
OR Any equivalent
qualification
recognized by
Central Government.
A
N
D
Candidates should be qualified in the Common Written
Examination conducted by IBPS and should be holding a
score card issued by IBPS for Probationary Officers/
Management Trainees in September 2011/ November
2011 with a minimum score of 125 for General/ OBC
category and 105 for SC/ST category out of a total score
of 250 with the following minimum cut-off in each section/
category :-
A
N
D
Should be a
computer literate
(proficient in MS
Office Basic
Applications,
internet usage).
IBPS CWE-PO/MT-2011-12 (Individual Subjects)
Particulars IBPS Score cut-off for category
Unreserved SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD
Test of Reasoning (TR) 24 & above 21 & above
Test of English Language (EN) 24 & above 21 & above
Test of Quantitative Aptitude (QA) 24 & above 21 & above
Test of General Awareness (GA) 24 & above 21 & above
Test of Computer Knowledge (CK) 24 & above 21 & above
Descriptive Paper on English (DP) 24 & above 21 & above
PREFERABLY WITH
A Diploma in Banking & Finance (DBF) from the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF)
..3.. Note :-
1.The educational qualification prescribed for the post is the minimum.
2.The results of the qualifying examination i.e. Graduation should have been announced by the
University on or before 01.07.2011.
3.Candidates should have obtained the valid IBPS score in the Common Written Examination
conducted for Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees in 2011.
4.Candidates should be able to produce the Score Card in support of the scores mentioned in the
online application form, if called for further selection process such as Interview.
5.It should be carefully noted that only short-listed candidates would be called for interview,
depending upon number of vacancies and number of candidates in the ratio of 1:4 for General
Category and 1:5 for SC/ST/OBC candidates. Hence, candidates who possess a valid score
card issued by IBPS and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit based on the Total
Weighted Standard Score shall be called for interview.
Applicants not fulfilling this criterion and not submitting proof as stated above, WILL BE
S
UMMARILY REJECTED.
NATIONALITY/ CITIZENSHIP (AS ON 01.07.2011) :-
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 examination/ 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.
RESERVATIONS :-
A) Reservation for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates will be provided as per Government guidelines.
Candidates belonging to and applying under ‘Reserved OBC Category’ are required to submit a
Certificate regarding his/ her ‘Community’ in the prescribed format “FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO
BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO
POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA” (Click here to download the form). The
Certificate should contain the “NON-CREAMY LAYER CLAUSE” which should not be more
than one year old. Candidates not producing the above certificate will not be considered under
the OBC Category.
B) Persons with Disabilities :- Under Section 33 of 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 appointed by the Central/ State Govt. Accordingly, candidates with the following disabilities
are eligible to apply. Applicants claiming such benefits should produce certificate in original
in support of their claim at the time of Interview conducted by the Bank, if called by the
Bank.
As the reservation for Persons with Disabilities is on horizontal basis, the selected
candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz. SC/ ST/ OBC/ GEN) to which they
belong.
..4.. Visually Impaired (VI) –
Blindness refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions :-
i) 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 an 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 or
execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.
Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI) -
The deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary purpose of
life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear; understand sounds at all even with
amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the
conversational range of frequencies.
Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) :-
OH person is one having minimum of 40% physical defect or deformity which causes interference
with the normal functioning of the bones, muscles and joints and is so certified by a Medical Board
appointed by the State Government. Only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to
apply:-
BL – Both Legs affected but not Arms;
OA – One Arm affected (Right or Left) - a) Impaired Reach; b) Weakness of Grip; c) Ataxia;
OL – One Leg affected (Right or Left);
MW – Muscular Weakness & Limited Physical Endurance.
It is clarified that Persons with Disabilities will have to work in branches/ offices which have
posts identified by the Bank as suitable for them.
THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUE OF THE CERTIFICATE TO
SC/ST/OBC/PWD IS AS UNDER :-
For SC/ST/OBC :-
District Magistrate/ Additional Dist. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Dy.
Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub-Division Magistrate/ Taluka
Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner/ Chief Presidency Magistrate
/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate / Revenue Officer not below the rank of
Tahsildar/ Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.
FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY :-
Authorised Certifying Authority will be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central/ State
Government having at least 3 members consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical
Officer in the District and an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ophthalmology Surgeon, ENT Surgeon, as the case
may be.
SELECTION PROCEDURE :-
1. Depending on the number of vacancies, only those candidates who are qualified in the
Common Written Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management
Trainees-2011 conducted by IBPS and possess a valid score card issued by IBPS and rank
sufficiently high in the order of merit based on the Total Weighted Standard Score shall be
called for a personal interview in the ratio of 1:4 for General category and 1:5 for SC/ST/OBC
candidates.. In other words, 4 candidates against one vacancy in General Category and 5
candidates against one vacancy in respect of SC/ST/OBC category stipulated would be called for
personal interview depending upon their ranking, as per Total Weighted Standard Score obtained
by them. The Bank reserves its right to call for the Interview, candidates otherwise than in the
above ratio at its sole discretion.
..5.. 2. A personal interview shall be conducted to assess the candidate’s personality, level of
communication, clarity & problem solving innovativeness, level of efficiency, willingness to work in
any part of the country, suitability for the post etc. The minimum qualifying marks for the
interview would be 40% for General Category and 35% for Reserved Category. Candidates
not clearing the personal interview will not be considered for final selection.
3. Selection for the post of Probationary Officer will be based on the Total Weighted Standard Score
(minimum score of 125 in respect of General/ OBC Category and 105 for SC/ST category out
of a total score of 250 issued by IBPS) in the Common Written Examination conducted by IBPS
in September 2011/ November 2011 and the marks scored in the Interview. The candidates
belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD will be given relaxation in marks, as per extant Government
guidelines.
4. Candidates passing the personal interview (40% in respect of General and 35% in respect of
Reserved category) will be ranked in the descending order on the basis of the Weighted Score
obtained in the written test conducted by IBPS, personal interview under the respective SC/ ST/
OBC/ GEN Category.
5. Subject to the vacancies available under the respective category, only those candidates who pass
the personal interview will be shortlisted for selection.
INTERVIEW CENTRES:-
The interview will be held tentatively at -10- Centres i.e. Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Jaipur,
Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna & Pune and the address of the venue will be advised
in the call letters. The address of the venues will also be displayed on the Bank’s website one week
before the dates for commencement of interviews. However, Bank reserves the right to increase or
decrease the number of interview centres.
CALL LETTERS FOR INTERVIEW :-
Call letters for the purpose of interview will be sent to the shortlisted/ eligible candidates only through
email at the email address given by them in the application form while registering for the
Common Written Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees-
2011. A list of all such candidates along with details such as date, time and venue of the interview will
also be hosted on the bank’s website www.bankofbaroda.com. Candidates are requested to regularly
visit the Bank’s website and keep track of the status of their candidature, from time to time. Kindly note
that no other mode of communication pertaining to the interview process other than mentioned above,
will be followed.
IDENTITY VERIFICATION :-
The candidate should, while appearing for the personal interview produce for verification in original and
submit photo copies if required, the call letter, fee payment receipt, photo identity card, such as PAN
Card, Passport, Driving License/ Voters Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph, copy of the application
made to IBPS for the Common Written Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/
Management Trainees 2011. If the identity of the candidate is in doubt the candidate will not be
allowed to appear for the Group Discussion/ Interview.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :-
1. Candidates are required to apply only ‘ONLINE’. Any other form of application shall be rejected.
2. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms
mentioned in this advertisement. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the
candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be
produced for the purpose of the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter
relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal
enquiries will be entertained by the Bank in this behalf.
..6.. 3. In case, it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility
norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information/ certificate/ documents or
has suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these
shortcoming/s is/are detected even after appointment, his/her services are liable to be terminated.
4. All candidates will have to produce printouts of the system generated online application form
submitted for the post, copy of the online application submitted to IBPS for CWE for recruitment of
Pos/MTs in 19 PSBs along with original as well as attested photocopies of certificates regarding
Qualification, Essential Requirements i.e. IBPS Score Card, Date of Birth and Caste (if applicable),
in support of their eligibility at the time of interview, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.
5. In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate inter-alia must specify that the
candidate does not belong to ‘CREAMY LAYER’ section excluded from the benefits of reservations
for OBCs in Civil Post and Services under Govt. of India and the certificate should contain the
“NON-CREAMY LAYER CLAUSE” which should not be more than one year old.
6. The candidates will have to appear for interview at their own expense. However, eligible
SC/ST/PWD outstation candidates attending the Interview will be reimbursed to and fro
second-class ordinary train/bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of
travel.
7. Only candidates willing to serve anywhere in India should apply.
8. Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole
jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai. The Bank takes no responsibility to connect
any Certificate/Remittance sent separately.
9. Candidates serving in Government/ Public Sector Undertaking (including Bank) should produce a
‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer at the time of interview, in the absence of which, his/
her candidature may not be considered.
10. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English, English
version will prevail and the version displayed on website shall be final.
11. 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 & Conduct Rules of
the Bank.
12. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
13. Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct :-Candidates are advised in their own interest
that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated or should not
suppress any material information while filling up the ‘Online’ application.
14. Bank reserves the right to change the selection procedure, if necessary. The change, if any, shall
be communicated to the candidates in advance.
15. Bank would be free to reject the candidature of any candidate at any stage of the recruitment
process, if he/she is found to be ineligible. If appointed, such a candidate may be summarily
removed and the fees paid by the ineligible candidates shall be forfeited.
HOW TO APPLY:-
1. Candidates are required to apply Online through website www.bankofbaroda.com. No other
means/ mode of application will be accepted.
2. Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID and Contact No. (the same email
ID and Contact Number as registered with IBPS CWE PO/MT 2011). It should be kept active
during the currency of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for interview through the
registered email ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/ mention email ID to/ or of
any other person. ..7.. 3. In the online application form with the exception of fields pertaining to fee payment and name of
branch, candidates may also enter any additional qualification and marks/ percentage thereof, if
any, acquired during the period from September/ November 2011 till 10
th
March 2012 (other
information is automatically generated by the system depending on the Roll Number and
Registration Number entered by the candidate).
4. Applicants are first required to go to the Bank's website www.bankofbaroda.com and open the link
'Careers - Ongoing Recruitment Exercises'. Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification
entitled Bank of Baroda 'RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS - PROJECT 2012'.
MODE OF PAYMENT :-
Candidates have the option of remitting fees via ONLINE MODE or OFF-LINE MODE.
Under the On-line mode, the application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment
process can be completed by following the instructions. The payment can be made using only Master/
Visa Debit or Credit Card by providing information as asked on the screen. On successful completion
of the transaction, an e-receipt would be generated. Candidates are required to take a print of
the e-receipt which will have to be produced, if called for interview.
Under the Off-line Mode, kindly take a note of the following :-
1. Take a print of 'FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN' (click here to download the Fee Payment Challan).
2. Fill in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.
3. Go to the nearest Bank of Baroda Branch with the Fee Payment Challan duly filled in and pay, in
Cash the appropriate Application Fee in Account No. 29040200000250 with Bandra Kurla
Complex Branch, Mumbai, in favour of Bank of Baroda 'RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY
OFFICERS - PROJECT 2012’.
Candidates may find out required branch address from our website www.bankofbaroda.com
under option Branch Locator, select State & ‘City’ and press ‘enter’
4. Obtain the Counterfoil (Applicant's Copy) of the Fee Payment Challan duly received by the Bank
with (a) Branch Name & Code Number (b) Transaction ID (c) Date of Deposit & Amount filled
by the Branch Official.
5. Candidates are now ready to apply Online by re-visiting the Recruitment Page of the Bank's
website and going to the sublink titled "Online APPLICATION FOR BANK OF BARODA
PROBATIONARY OFFICERS' RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2012". Click on this sublink will
open up the appropriate Online Application Format.
6. Carefully fill in the necessary details in the Online Application Form at the appropriate
places and submit the same Online.
7. Take a printout of the system generated online application form to be submitted at the time of
interview, copies of which may also be retained for your reference.
8. The Registration Number and Password generated should also be retained for future reference.
9. Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan/ online payment receipt (e-receipt) will have
to be produced, if called for interview.
10. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan/ online payment receipt, the candidates will
not be allowed to appear for the Interview. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep 3
photocopies of the fee payment challan/ online payment receipt for future use.
11. 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.
..8.. Note:
Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will NOT be refunded on
any count nor can it be held in reserve for any other recruitment or selection process.
Merely satisfying the eligibility criteria norms do not entitle the candidate to be called for interview. The
Bank reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for interview after preliminary
screening/ short-listing with reference to the candidate’s age, qualification, essential requirements,
suitability, Score obtained in CWE etc.
The Bank reserves the right to reject any application/ candidature at any stage or cancel the conduct of
interview/ process without assigning any reason. Government Guidelines on reservation in recruitment
shall be applicable.
Decision of the Bank in respect of all matters pertaining to this recruitment would be final and
binding on all candidates.
Detailed advertisement can be viewed at our website – www.bankofbaroda.com.
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