Bank of Maharashtra

Bank of Maharashtra
Human Resources Mgt Deptt
Central office, Lokmangal, 1501, Shivajinagar, Pune-411005
Tel 020-25511654, 25514501-12, Fax 020-25532581, Email bomecoper@mahabank.co.in

Recruitment of Probationary officers 2010

Bank of Maharashtra, a leading public sector bank, invites applications from Indian citizens forappointment of Probationary officers in Junior Management grade scale I. The details are given below

Candidates are required to apply on-line through bank’s website www.bankofmaharahstra.in. No other means/modes of application will be accepted

Important dates

Opening date for online registration: 31.08.2010

Closing date for online registration (for all applicants including those from far flung areas): 30.09.2010

Date of written exam for Probationary officers: 19.12.2010

Probationary officers, JMG Scale I

No of vacancy: 150; SC 23; ST 11; OBC 40; Gen 76

The age and qualification (as on 01.06.2010) for the above post is prescribed

Minimum 21 years, maximum 30 years

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent grade or A Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade or Chartered/Cost Accountant/Company Secretary (ACS) with a Bachelor’s degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Management

Essential requirement: Computer Literacy, (backed by a certificate of a recognized institution, for having completed a course of the duration of 100 hours)

Relaxation in upper age limit: SC/ST candidates 05 years; OBC 03 years; Ex-Servicemen 05 years; PwD 10 yeas; the children/family members of those who had died in the 1984 riots 05 years; persons domiciled in state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 01.01.80 to 31.12.89 05 years

Scales of pay: Rs 14500-600/7-18700-700/2-20100-800/7-25700/- (approx total emoluments at the start of the scale +DA+CCA+HRA in Metro centres Rs 21000/- approximately)

In addition, accommodation (in lieu of HRA/Rent Reimbursement), conveyance, medical reimbursement, LFC, Superannuation benefits, etc admissible as per the rules of the bank

Eligibility criteria

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 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) and (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

Selection procedure: Selection will be on the basis of written test and/or group discussion, interview depending on the number of applications received for the post. Merely satisfying the eligibility norm does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test/group discussion/personality test/ interview. The bank reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for the group discussion/ interview after preliminary screening/short-listing with reference to candidates qualifications, suitability, experience, etc

Written test: Written test will comprise (i) Objective test on Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, General Awareness and English and (ii) Descriptive Test. The Descriptive Test shall be to assess the candidates’ knowledge on Socio-economic development and communication skills. Descriptive test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who are adequately high in percentile ranking in each of all the four objective tests. The merit list of written examination will be based on the aggregate of the marks obtained by the candidates in objective and descriptive tests. However, the number of candidates to be called for group discussion and/or interview will be as per the appropriate cut off mark decided by the bank. Merely eligibility/pass in the written test will not entitle any candidate to be called for group discussion and/or interview. Further details regarding the written test i.e. number of questions, duration, etc shall be advised along with the call letter. The candidates have an option to answer the written test (descriptive test) in either English or Hindi (only in one language)

There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the objective tests

Group discussion and/or interview: The candidates who pass the test and rank sufficiently high shall be called for interview in the ratio of 1:3 in relation to the number of posts i.e. 3 candidates to be called for interview for every post depending on ranking in the written test

Final selection: Those candidates who qualify in both written test and group discussion/interview as mentioned above, will be considered for final selection. Merit list of such candidates will be prepared based on the aggregate marks (written test and group discussion/interview) obtained by them and depending on the vacancies, selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category

Results of the candidates who have qualified in the written test and thereafter the list of candidates finally selected will be available on the bank’s website and the decision of the bank in this regard is final

Details of written test: The written test will be held on 19.12.2010 at the following centers and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters

Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Indore, Bengalooru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkatta

Application fee (including postage charges) (non-refundable): SC/ST/PwD Rs 50/-; OBC/general Rs 300/-

How to apply: Candidates have to register online through bank’s website www.bankofmaharashtra.in only between 31.08.2010 and 30.09.2010. No other means of applications shall be entertained

The application fee/postal charges should be paid between 31.08.2010 and 30.09.2010

The date of written examination is tentatively fixed as 19.12.2010. However, it will be intimated in the call letter along with the centre/venue of the examination, well in advance of the date of written examination. Call letters for the written test will be sent by post (UPC) to the eligible candidates to the address given in the application form. An eligible candidate who does not receive his call letter by13.12.2010, should contact the official at the address for the respective centres given in the website furnishing his or her name, registration number, details of challan, etc for taking immediate remedial action. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the contact addresses mentioned above between14.12.2010 to 18.12.2010