- Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will NOT be refunded on any count nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
- Fees should be paid invariably between 04.10.2011 and 03.11.2011 only. Fees paid before or after the stipulated dates, if any, will not be acknowledged for the purpose of application and will be forfeited.
- Payment by Cash/Cheque/Money Order/Bank Demand Draft/Bank Pay Order/Postal Order etc. will not be accepted.
5. SELECTION PROCEDURE: The selection will be made on the basis of performance in written test and interview. All the eligible candidates who apply with the requisite fee and whose online applications are received in time and who fulfill the eligibility criteria will be called for a written test, which will be of objective type comprising the following:
POST CODE- 01 -Officer MMG Scale- II
The selection of the candidates shall be on the basis of written test and interview.
WRITTEN TEST :
Objective Tests: Duration: 2 hrs & 30 minutes
S.N. | Name of the Test | Medium of Exam | No. of
questions | Maximum
marks |
| 1 | Test of Reasoning | English | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | English | 50 | 50 |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | English | 50 | 50 |
| 4 | General English | English | 50 | 50 |
| Total::::::: | | 200 | 200* |
*Marks will further be reduced to 70
POST CODE - 02 & 03 - Officer JMG Scale - I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
The selection of the candidates shall be on the basis of written test and interview.
WRITTEN TEST:
Objective Tests: Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes.
S.N. | Name of the Test | Medium of Exam | No. of
questions | Maximum
marks |
| 1 | Test of Reasoning | English | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | English | 50 | 50 |
| 3 | General Knowledge | English | 50 | 50 |
| 4 | General English | English | 50 | 50 |
| Total | | 200 | 200* |
*Marks will further be reduced to 70
For Post Code No. 01, 02 & 03 wrong answers given in the objective test will result in negative marks.
The candidates securing a minimum of 40% marks in the written test shall qualify for interview. In the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribe categories, the minimum marks in the written test shall be 35% to qualify for interview.
All those candidates who have secured minimum qualifying marks in written examination, in the order of merit, shall be called for interview upto the ratio of 1:3. Mere eligibility / pass in the test shall NOT vest any right for being called for interview.
The detailed information regarding the written examination will be given in the “Acquaint Yourself Booklet” which will be sent to the candidates along with the call letters for the Written Examination.
Final selection will be on the basis of the ranking accorded, after adding the marks obtained on the basis of combined performance in the written test and interview.
6. Test Date and Centres of Examination (For Post Code 01, 02 & 03):
The written test is tentatively fixed on the following dates. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through call letter for the examination.
Post Code 01 Officer Scale-II - Group A : 08.01.2012
Post Code 02 Officer Scale-I - Group A : 08.01.2012
Post Code 03 Office Assistant (Multipurpose) - Group B : 18.12.2011
The Bank reserves the right to cancel or alter the date of examination.
NAME OF CENTRES AND CENTRE CODES
The written test will be held at the following centres and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letter. List of written test centers with the centre codes is given below :
| Sl. No. | Name of Centre | Centre Code |
1. | Cuttack | 11 |
2. | Balasore | 12 |
NOTE:
(i) Request for change of Centre of Examination will NOT be entertained.
(ii) The Bank reserves the right to cancel any of the Centre /or add other Centres, depending on the response, administrative feasibility etc. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the candidate any Centre other than the one he/she has opted for and the right to waive any of the criteria for selection looking at the requirement and exigencies.
7. INTERVIEW Those short listed candidates in the order of ranking in the written test as per the cut-off marks determined by the Bank shall be called for interview & the decision of the Bank in this regard shall be final.
Candidates will have to produce a hard copy (Printout) of the filled in application form alongwith the following certificates (photocopy for submission and originals for verification) at the time of interview.:-
- Secondary School Certificate/ School Leaving Certificates for proof of age.
- Marks sheet (year wise) showing specifically the subjects studied and certificate/s in support of educational qualification viz. SSC / HSC / Graduate degree, post graduation degree, professional/research qualification etc.
- A candidate belonging SC/ST/OBC/PWD category should attach a certified copy of the SC/ST/OBC/PWD certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format as prescribed by Government of India. In case of OBCs, the certificate inter alia must specify that the candidates should not belong to Creamy layer section excluded from the benefits or reservation for other backward class in civil post and services of Government of India. OBC certificate should not be more than one year old as on the date of application.
- An Ex-servicemen candidate has to enclose a copy of the discharge certificate, retirement/pension order and documentary proof of rank last held.
- Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector undertakings (including Banks) should produce no objection certificate from their employer, at the time of interview, in the absence of which their candidature will not be considered.
- Domicile of Orissa Certificate issued by the Competent Authority.
8. PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING It is proposed to impart free Pre- Examination Training to a limited number of candidates belong to SC / ST / Minority Community/ Ex-Servicemen candidates at Cuttack tentatively. The Training Centre may also be changed at the discretion of the Bank. An eligible candidate who wishes to avail Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the application format. All expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will be borne by the candidate for attending the Pre-Examination Training Programme at the concerned training Centre.
The candidates should down load their Pre-Examination Training call letter from Bank’s websitekalingagramyabank.com by entering his / her details registration Number and Password/Date of Birth, between the following dates. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.
Dates for downloading Pre-Examination Training Call Letter:
For Officer Scale I & II : From 09-12-2011 to 19-12-2011
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) : From 18-11-2011 to 28-11-2011
9. APPOINTMENT: For Post Code- 01, 02 & 03 candidates selected for current vacancies shall be taken into the service in the descending order of merit lists as per the requirement of the Bank.
PROBATION:
| Post Code 01 | 2 years which may be extended by the Appointing Authority further not exceeding One year |
| Post Code 02 | 2 years which may be extended by the Appointing Authority further not exceeding One year |
| Post Code 03 | 1 year which may be extended by the Appointing Authority further not exceeding Six months. |
10. HOW TO APPLY 1. All eligible candidates should apply on-line through the link provided to our website http://www.kalingagramyabank.com in the prescribed format from 04.10.2011. Please note that the last date for submission of on-line application is 03.11.2011.
Candidates should have a valid e-mail ID. It should be kept active during the currency of this recruitment project. This will help him / her in getting call letter / interview advices etc. under no circumstances he /she should share / mention e-mail 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.
2. Candidates should fill up the application available after clicking the link given in the notification.
3. Branch Code and Branch Transaction Journal Number noted on the Challan form should be correctly filled in the application at appropriate place.
4. Application, after filling up all the mandatory fields and security check box, should be submitted by a click on the “submit” button.
5. All the mandatory fields ( marked with *) should be filled in, otherwise the system will not accept the application.
6. The Candidates should note/remember the Registration number and Password for future reference and use.
7. There is provision to modify the submitted online application. Candidates are requested to make use of this facility to correct the details in online application, if any. This modification facility shall be available after two days of registration and upto 05.11.2011. Modification will be allowed only three times. No modification will be permitted further.
8. Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying on-line. No other mode of application or incomplete application will be accepted and in such case, the application will be rejected outright.
9. After applying on-line, the candidates should take a print out of the system generated on-line application form and retain it for future reference. They should not send this print out to the Bank, which they will have to submit at the time of interview.
Payment of Application Fee
Candidates should first download one of the Challans* from the Bank’s website -http://www.kalingagramyabank.com
The application fee/postal charges can be paid by,
- Directly crediting the amount in any of Kalinga Gramya Bank Branch OR UCO Bank, Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack branch.
- Paying the amount through NEFT
The procedure for payment of fee is mentioned below :
- Directly crediting the amount in any Kalinga Gramya Bank OR UCO Bank, Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack branch.
- Take print out of the Payment Challan from Website (Format is given at end of the advertisement)
- Fill the particulars viz. Name, Kalinga Gramya Bank/UCO Bank branch Name, City, Amount, Post Applied for in legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.
- Submit the Fee Payment Challan & amount in any Kalinga Gramya Bank branch/UCO Bank, Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack branch.
- Collect the candidate’s copy of Fee Payment Challan from the branch. Please check that chllan is properly signed & the details of Transaction sequence No./ID No., Branch Name/Branch Code Number, Date of Deposit are noted in the challan by the Branch Authorities.
- Log onto the bank website for applying online.
- Paying the amount of fee through NEFT in any other Bank (If the candidate opts for payment through other Bank) :-
Fill the NEFT Voucher/Challan of that Bank with Beneficiary details as follows :
NAME OF THE ACCOUNT : Kalinga Gramya Bank Recruitment Project
ACCOUNT NO. : 08760210000564
PAYEE BANK : UCO BANK, BAJRAKABATI ROAD BRANCH
IFSC CODE : UCBA0000876
Make Payment, Collect NEFT payment receipt from the Bank where you have made the payment. Please check that receipt is properly signed and the details of NEFT UTR NO., IFSC code of the sending Bank branch, city name, Deposit date, Amount etc. are noted in the challan by the Branch authorities.
Log on to bank website for applying online
Even if the last date of Registeration changes due to technical reasons, the valid dates for payment of application fee/postal charges will not be changed. Payment of fee by Demand Draft/Cheque/Money Orders/Postal Orders etc. will not be accepted.
Note : Candidates will not be permitted for the Written Test without the production of the Challan and photograph.
Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and the fee once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other selection process.
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING THE APPLICATION ARE AS UNDER :
Please note that the following is the general procedure for applying ON-LINE. No other means / mode of application or incomplete application will be accepted and in such case, the application would be rejected outright.
- Candidates should keep two copies of the Application printout, a copy of the printout with the recent photograph of the candidate duly pasted thereon will have to be submitted at the time of interview, the other copy may be retained for personal record of the candidate. A copy of the Challan (indicating Transaction ID) may be retained for the candidate’s record. The Original Challan will have to be submitted with the call letter at the time of written examination.
- The Bank takes no responsibility for any certificate/remittance sent separately by candidate.
- Candidates in their own interest are advised to submit their application on-line well in time before the last date to avoid possible technical snags.
- Candidates who wish to apply for more than one post have to pay the application fees separately for each post and apply for each post separately.
- Candidates uploading more than one application for a post for any reason will be treated as ineligible.
11. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date.
- Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. Bank would be free to reject any application at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post. The decision of the Bank shall be final in taking decision on qualification and other eligibility norms. No correspondence or personal enquires shall be entertained by the Bank in this behalf.
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 (facts), 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.
- Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and the fee once paid will not be refunded on any account nor would this fee be held in reserve for any future examination or selection.
- A recent passport size photograph should be firmly pasted on the Challan (Candidates copy) and should be signed across, by the candidate. Five copies of the same photograph should be retained for use at the time of written examination and interview. Candidates are advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment process is completed. Failure to produce the same photograph at the time of written test and interview may lead to disqualification.
- Only candidate willing to serve anywhere in _area of operation of Bank should apply.( At present Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Balasore & Bhadrak districts of Odisha)
- The decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate the stages at which such scrutiny or eligibility is to be undertaken, the document 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 shall be entertained in this behalf.
- The Bank, may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a centre/ venue/specific post of a candidate(s).
- The Bank shall not be responsible for an application being rejected which is based on wrong information provided in any advertisement issued by an unauthorized person/Institution.
- Any request for change of address will NOT be entertained.
- Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole Jurisdiction of the courts situated in Cuttack. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English the English version will prevail
- Candidates who wish to apply for more than one post have to pay the application fees separately for each post and apply for each post separately.
- No candidate is permitted to use calculator, Mobiles, pager or any other such instruments during the examination. The candidates will appear for the written examination at the allotted centres at their expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/loss etc. of any nature.
- Candidates in their own interest are advised to submit their application ON-LINE well in time before the last date to avoid possible technical snags.
- Appointment of selected candidates is subjected to his/her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.
- Admission to written examination and further process of selection will be purely provisional without verification of age / qualification / category (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXS) etc. of the candidates with reference to documents.
- Canvassing in any form will be disqualification.
12. Competent Authority for issue of certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PWD is as under: (a) For SC/ST/OBC- District Magistrate / Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner / Addl. 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 Tehsildar/ Sub Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his / her family normally resides.
In OBC Category the appointment will be provisional and will subject to the community certificate being verified through the proper channel. If the verification reveals that the claim of the candidate to belong to Other Backward Classes or not to belong to creamy layer is false, his/her services will be terminated forthwith without assigning any further reasons and without prejudice to such further action as may be taken under the provisions of Indian Penal Code for production of false certificate. The crucial date for this purpose will be last date of receipt of application.
(b) For Persons with Disabilities- the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing loco motor/ cerebral/visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.
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 and should not suppress any material information while filling up the application form. At the time of written examination/ interview, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of -
(i) using unfair means during the examination or
(ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
(iii) misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof) / answer sheet from the examination hall 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 unfair means.
Such a candidate, in addition to rendering himself / herself liable to criminal prosecution shall 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 byKalinga Gramya Bank.
(c) For termination of service, if he /she has already joined the Bank.
The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity. If as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/her candidature.
14. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS ONLINE:POST CODE-01, 02 & 03
Applications should be submitted on-line on or after 04.10.2011 but in all cases on or before 03.11.2011
15. CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION: POST CODE-01, 02 & 03
All eligible candidates should down load their call letter and Information Handout from the Bank’s website kalingagramyabank.com by entering his / her details registration Number and Password/Date of Birth, between the following dates. Please note that No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.
Dates for downloading Written Test Call Letter:
For Officer Scale I and II : From 20-12-2011 to 08-01-2012
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) : From 05-12-2011 to 18-12-2011
Candidate has to bring this call letter along with Original Fee Payment Receipt / NEFT Challan while attending the written test.
Note: Candidates have to submit Original Fee Payment Receipt/ NEFT Receipt along with Test Call Letter while attending the written test, without which they will not be allowed to take up the examination.
In case of difficulty candidates may contact at the following address:-
| Centre (Candidates appearing at the Centre) | The Complete Address | Phone No. & Fax No. |
| Cuttack | Kalinga Gramya Bank at Head Office, Plot No.4, Mahanadi Vihar, Cuttack-753 004 | 0671-2445652
0671-2444538 |
| Balasore | Regional Manager, Kalinga Gramya Bank, Balasore at Church Building, Vivekanand Marg, Balasore -756 001 | 06782-262513
06782-240605 |
16. This advertisement has been displayed in the Bank’s website: kalingagramyabank.com 17. Decision of the Bank in respect of all matters pertaining to this recruitment would be final and binding on all candidates. Employees of Kalinga Gramya Bank are also eligible to apply for the posts as aforesaid subject to fulfilling the specification stipulated. |
