Indian Bank
A Govt of India Undertaking
Corporate Office, 254-260, Avvai Shanmugam Salai Royapettah, Chennai-600014
Indian Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai having geographical presence all over India and abroad invites applications from Indian Citizens for the post of Specialist Officers
Candidates are requested to apply through online between 29th March, 2012 and 18th April, 2012 only through our Bank’s website www.indianbank.in
After applying online, candidates will be required to send the system generated printout of the online application along with the requisite enclosures to the prescribed address
No other means/mode of application will be accepted
Important Dates
Opening date for online registration: 29th March, 2012
Closing date for online registration (including from far flung areas): 18th April, 2012
Last date for receipt of printout along with requisite enclosures at the prescribed address: 25th April, 2012
Last date for receipt of printout along with requisite enclosures at the prescribed address (from far flung areas): 02nd May, 2012
Candidates may apply for more than one post
Candidates who apply for more than one post are required to pay separate application fee for each post they wish to apply for, apply separately for each post and send the system generated application printout with the attested copies of requisite enclosures separately for each post
Please note that unless the system generated printout of the online application is received by post along with original fee payment challan and copy of requisite certificates at the prescribed address, the online application is not valid
Vacancies
Chartered Accountant; Scale IV; Number of Vacancies 01; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 40
Chief Manager (Technology Management); Scale IV; Number of Vacancies 01; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 40
Chief Dealer (Treasury); Scale IV; Number of Vacancies 01; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 40
Dy Administrator (Wealth Management); Scale III; Number of Vacancies 02; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 35
Chartered Accountant; Scale III; Number of Vacancies 12; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 35
Senior Manager (Risk Management); Scale III; Number of Vacancies 03; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 35
Dealer (Forex/ Domestic / Derivatives); Scale III; Number of Vacancies 04; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 35
Manager (HR) / Manager (Personnel); Scale II; Number of Vacancies 10; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 32
Manager (Risk Management); Scale II; Number of Vacancies 02; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 32
Security Officer; Scale II; Number of Vacancies 15; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 40 (including all relaxations)
Technical Officer: (Engineer)
Civil Engineer; Scale II; Number of Vacancies 05; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 32
Electrical Engineer; Scale II; Number of Vacancies 05; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 32
Mechanical Engineer; Scale II; Number of Vacancies 01; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 32
Automobile Engineer; Scale II; Number of Vacancies 01; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 32
Architect; Scale II; Number of Vacancies 01; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 32
Wealth Manager; Scale I; Number of Vacancies 21; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 30
Engineer-Printing Technology; Scale I; Number of Vacancies 01; Age (as on 01st January, 2012) Minimum 21 years; Maximum 30
Total-86
Reservations
Scale IV; SC 01; General 02; Total 03
Scale III; SC 03; ST 02; OBC 09; General 07; Total 21
Scale II; SC 10; ST 08; OBC 13; General 09; Total 40
Scale I; SC 03; ST 01; OBC 06; General 12; Total 22
Pay Scale and Emoluments
Scale IV; Rs 30600-900/4-34200-1000/2-36200
Scale III; Rs 25700-800/5-29700-900/2-31500
Scale II; Rs 19400-700/1-20100-800/10-28100
Scale I; Rs 14500-600/7-18700-700/2-20100-800/7-25700
DA, CCA, HRA / Leased accommodation, Leave Fare Concession, Medical Aid, Hospitalization benefits, Retirement benefits and other perquisites will be admissible as per the rules of the Bank
Relaxation in Upper Age Limit: Relaxation in upper age limit (as on 01st January, 2012) will be extended as per Govt guidelines
SC/ST candidates-5 years; OBC candidates-3 years; PwD-10 years; Children/Family members of those who died in the 1984 riots-5 years; Ex-serviceman / Commissioned Officers including ECOs/ SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released-3 years in addition to number of years of service in Defence Forces subject to a maximum of 50 years (in case of selection only through interview); Persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of J&K State during 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989-5 years
Nationality/Citizenship: A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 01st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided the candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt 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 Govt of India has issued the necessary eligibility certificate to him
Minimum Educational Qualifications: All educational qualifications, graduation/post graduation etc shall be from a University recognized by Govt of India
Technical qualification (B.E/B.Tech/MBA etc) shall be from an institution accredited by AICTE/recognized by UGC wherever applicable
Any degree/engineering degree; B.E./B.Tech etc wherever mentioned shall be full time course only
For posts where experience is essential/desirable, the experience should be post qualification experience on full time basis
Candidates must possess the prescribed qualifications/experience as on 01st January, 2012
Experience relevant to the post for which the application has been made will only be counted for reckoning the attribute of experience
The candidates applying for all posts/scales should have proficiency in appropriate computer skills/ working knowledge of application packages used in office automation/computer environment
Chartered Accountant (Scale-IV): Graduate with a pass in the final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Experience: 5 years in Banking/Financial Institutions with exposure to Accounting, Taxation, Auditing and Secretarial matters
Working knowledge in Computer Accounting packages is necessary
Chief Manager (Technology Management) (Scale-IV): B.E./B.Tech or above in Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Communication/Computer Science /Information Technology from an Institution recognized by Govt of India
Additional Certification preferred: CISA/CISSP/CISM/ CCNA/ OCA/OCP/ DBA
Experience: Minimum 8 years experience in Scheduled Commercial Bank, PSU, Govt or with major Private sector organization
Exposure in IT in the following areas: Proficiency in front end development Tools like Developer 2000, Visual Studio / Net etc-knowledge in ASP/PHP/JAVA/C++/COBOL
Middle ware, web based applications, weblogic websphere, handling of payment gateway, Management of Banking Delivery Channels like internet banking and mobile banking, mobile commerce etc
Experience in monitoring/maintenance/analysis of switching operations of Master Card/VISA and handling card transactions and Tools for the same
Oracle Data Base management, tuning administration and maintenance of Data base of 5TB or above for AIX systems/ monitoring tools/facility management
Networking personnel who are having hands on experience in trouble shooting, LAN/WAN/WIFI /WIMAX /RF connectivity, configuring of routers, Network Operations Centre, network security issues etc
Experience in managing high end IBM systems/ AIX P5, Enterprise storage and Data Centre infrastructure
Chief Dealer (Treasury) (Scale-): Post Graduation or MBA in Finance or ICWA or equivalent; or Graduation with Post Graduate Diploma in Finance related subjects
Experience: 5 years Supervisory experience in Forex/Derivatives markets is essential
Dy Administrator (Wealth Management) (Scale-III): Post Graduation or MBA in Finance or ICWA or Equivalent
NCFM certification in Financial/ Securities Markets, AMFI certification on Mutual Funds module and passing of IRDA Agents Examination conducted by Insurance Institute of India preferable
Experience: 3 years Supervisory experience in Banks or Financial Institutions, in Financial Markets is essential
Atleast 2 years experience in Wealth Management desirable
Chartered Accountant (Scale-III): Graduate of any recognized University with a pass in the final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Experience: 2 years experience in Commercial Banks/Finance Companies/ Industrial Undertakings
Senior Manager (Risk Management) (Scale-III): MBA (Finance)
Experience: Experience of atleast 3 years in the relevant area preferably in Scheduled Commercial
Banks
Dealer (Forex/Domestic/Derivatives) (Scale-III): Graduate
CAIIB preferred
Experience: 3 years experience in Dealing room-Forex Operations/ Derivatives Desk with a Bank in India presently working in Scale I/II
Manager (HR)/Manager (Personnel) (Scale-II): MBA with Personnel Management/HRD as a specialised subject from recognised universities/ institutions with recognition by AICTE
Experience: About 2-3 years experience in Personnel Administration, Industrial Relations, HRD preferably in Banking/Financial Institutions
Manager (Risk Management) (Scale-II): MBA (Finance)
Experience: Experience of atleast 2 years in the relevant area preferably in Scheduled Commercial Banks
Security Officer (Scale-II): 5 years commissioned service in Army/Navy/Air Force or a Police Officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police/Deputy Superintendent of Police with 5 years of Service or an Officer of identical rank in paramilitary forces with 5 years of service
Experience: In-built in qualifications
Technical Officer (Civil Engineer) (Scale-II): B.E., B.Tech, B.Sc Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering
Experience: Minimum 2-3 years experience in Civil Construction work/estimation/tender formalities/ maintenance of buildings/ interior works etc in PSU/ PSB, Central/ State Govt and reputed companies
Technical Officer (Electrical Engineer) (Scale-II): B.E., B.Tech, B.Sc Engineering Degree in Electrical
Engineering
Experience: Minimum 2-3 years out of which minimum 1 year experience in the maintenance of HT installations/ heavy duty generators/ Substations etc
Experience in handling Air-conditioning plant, lift installations and maintenance works in the respective field preferably in Central/ State Govt/PSUs/ reputed companies
Technical Officer (Mechanical Engineer) (Scale-II): Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience: Minimum 2-3 years experience in maintenance of machineries in PSB/PSU, Central/State Govt establishments/reputed establishments
Technical Officer (Automobile Engineer) (Scale-II): Degree in Mechanical/Automobile Engineering
Experience: Minimum 2-3 years experience in maintenance of automobiles in PSB/ PSU, Central/State Govt establishments/reputed establishments
Technical Officer (Architect) (Scale-II): Degree in Architecture
Experience: Minimum 2-3 years experience in Architecture
Wealth Manager (Scale-I): Post Graduation or MBA in Finance or ICWA or Equivalent
NCFM Certification in Financial/Securities Markets, AMFI certification on Mutual Funds module and passing of IRDA Agents Examination conducted by Insurance Institute of India preferable
Experience: 1 year in Financial Markets; Experience in selling of financial products, customer relationship management desirable
Engineer-Printing Technology (Scale-I): Degree in Printing Technology
Experience: Desirable
Interview/Group Discussion: Depending upon the number of candidates applied for, the Bank may opt for; Only Interview; Written Test and /or Group Discussion and/or Interview; Written Test and/or Interview; Group Discussion and/ or Interview
The final selection would be on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the written examination and/or Interview and/or group discussion and strictly in the order of Merit
Mere eligibility/pass in the test shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for the Interview
Other detailed information regarding the written examination, if held, will be given in an Information Handout on Bank’s website which will be made available for the candidate to download along with the call letters
Application Fee (non-refundable)
SC/ST/PwD Rs 50/-; for all others (including OBC) Rs 400/-
Requisite application fee is to be paid at any of the branches of Indian Bank only
An application registered online without actual payment of fees will not be entertained
Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any future examination or selection
Candidates desirous of applying for more than one post must apply online separately for each post, pay separate fees/postages, as applicable and send the system generated application printout fee along with original fee payment challan and attested copies of requisite enclosures separately for each post to the prescribed address
Mere satisfaction of eligibility criteria shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for the examination/group discussion/interview
How to apply: Procedure for depositing fee
The challan for payment of fees will be made available on the Bank’s website www.indianbank.in
The challan will be in duplicate
The application fee must be paid in cash, separately for each post at any branch of Indian Bank using this challan
For the purpose of locating the Bank’s branch address for remitting fees, applicants may log on to our Bank’s website www.indianbank.in wherein provision is available for locating address of the branches
Applicants are advised to type nearby town/city/place in the space provided under Branch Search in the website
For assistance in locating the branch in case of need, applicants may contact 044-28134064 (direct) or 044-28134068 CM (HRM) or 044-28134300 (Extn 4780)
Before depositing the fee, candidates have to take a print out of the challan from the website
The following details must be filled up in both copies of the challan; Candidate’s name, Candidate’s category, Name and code number of the Branch selected for payment, Date of payment and Fee to be paid, post applied for
Thereafter, the challan is to be presented at the branch, along with the application fee
After payment, the candidate must ensure that the deposit journal number generated by the Bank’s system is entered in the challan by the officials at the Bank’s Branch
On payment, the receipt portion of the challan will be given back to the candidate by the concerned branch incorporating the following details; Deposit Journal Number; Branch Name; Branch Code; Date of Remittance
The above details are to be mentioned by the candidates at the appropriate place in the on-line application format while submitting the same
Pre- Requisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, candidates should; Keep the application fee remittance details (Transaction details such as Transaction Number, Branch Name and Code etc) ready
Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results
Call letters will be sent through the registered email ID
Under no circumstances, a candidate should share/mention email 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
After payment of fees candidates are advised to apply Online by revisiting the Bank’s website and clicking on the appropriate link for the online Application Form
Candidates should fill in the requisite details in the online application form and submit it
After applying online candidates are advised to take two printouts of the system generated online application form
Recent photograph of the candidate duly signed across is to be pasted on the system generated online application
One printout of the system generated online application duly signed by the candidate should be sent to the prescribed address along with original fee payment challan and other requisite enclosures and another copy is to be retained with them for their record
The registration number and password generated after applying online must be carefully retained by the candidate for his/her record
A copy of the receipt portion of the fee payment challan must be carefully preserved and produced along with the call letter at the time of written examination, Interview and/or group discussion
Candidates without the receipt part of the fee payment challan will not be allowed to participate in the written examination, Interview and/or group discussion
The last date for registering application online and payment of fees is 18th April, 2012
Application for registration will be available on our Bank’s website between 29th March, 2012 and 18th April, 2012 (both days inclusive)
The payment of fees should be made on or before 18th April, 2012
Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fee/intimation charges to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability/ failure to log on the Bank’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam
There is a provision to modify the submitted online application
Candidates are requested to make use of this facility to correct their details in the online application if any
This modification facility will be available upto 20th April, 2012
After this date, no modification will be permitted
Candidates should take utmost care while filling in the online application
For each post applied for, the system generated print-out of the registered application, duly completed in all respects along with the original fee payment challan and attested copies of the certificates/ documents for proof of date of birth, educational qualification, work experience, community certificate, age relaxation and other related documents and) should be sent by ordinary post only in a cover super scribed print-out of the application for the post of _ post code _ in Indian Bank to the following address
Asst General Manager (HRM), Indian Bank, Corporate Office, 254-260, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai-600014
The list of certificates to be sent along with the application print out may be specified, if deemed necessary
The system generated print-out of the registered application, duly completed in all respects along with the requisite enclosures should reach the address mentioned above on or before 25th April, 2012
For the candidates staying abroad and for those sending the print-out of the system generated online application from far flung areas; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Minicoy Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladak Division of J&K State, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, the last date for receipt of print-out will be 02nd May, 2012
Any application received after the last date will not be entertained by Bank
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
Candidates should keep a copy of the application print out and challan (deposit journal number) for their record
Copy of fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the call letter at the time of written examination
Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places; in their call letter, attendance sheet etc and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind
Written Examination: If a decision is taken to administer a test, the written examination will be held at the following centres
The examination may be held online/offline
The examination centres are tentative and may change at the Bank’s discretion
Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Madurai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Tirupathi, Trichy, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
No request for change in the examination centre will be permitted under any circumstances
The Bank may at its discretion allot a different centre other than the candidate’s choice when circumstances so warrant
Call Letters: The date of written test will be intimated in the call letter along with the centre/venue for the examination
Facility for downloading call letter online will be made available in the Bank’s website
Identity Verification: In the examination hall, the call letter along with a self attested photocopy of the candidate’s photo identity such as PAN Card/Passport/Driving License/Voter’s Card/Bank Passbook with Photograph/ Photo identity proof issued by Gazetted Officer/People’s Representative along with a Photograph/Identity Card issued by a recognized College/University/Aadhar card with a photograph/ Employee ID should be submitted to the invigilator for verification
The candidate’s identity will be verified with respect to his/her details on the call letter and in the attendance list
If identity of the candidate is in doubt, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the written examination