Allahabad Bank Recruitment 2010 General Instructions

1. Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the application print-out and fee payment challan / receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government / Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit No Objection Certificate from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be reimbursed.

3. Candidates should ensure that he / she has met with the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in Allahabad Bank notification.

Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete Allahabad Bank Online Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

4. Only candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply.

5. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

6. No candidate is permitted to use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

7. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

8. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he / she fulfils the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned in Allahabad Bank Notification.

9. Allahabad Bank would be free to reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he / she has applied.

Decision of the Allahabad 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 or 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 by the Allahabad Bank in this behalf.

10. All candidates will have to produce, if called for interview, originals as well as attested photocopies of their educational and experience certificates as well as caste certificate, certificate of handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

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 the reservations for Other Backward Classes in Civil Post & Services under Government of India. OBC certificate should not be more than one year old as on the date of Allahabad Bank application (i.e. issued on or after 22.12.2008).

11. Candidates will have to appear for written test and / or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury / losses etc. of any nature. However, SC / ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2nd class to & fro rail / bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel.

12. Any request for change of address will not be entertained.

13. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

14. The Allahabad Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center / venue of a candidate(s).

15. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his / her being found medically fit, satisfactory character & antecedents reports alongwith police verification as per the Clerical requirement of Allahabad Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

16. Candidate's admission to the Allahabad Bank Clerical examination is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Allahabad Bank.

17. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Allahabad Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

18. The candidates must affix their recent coloured passport size photograph from the same negative at the places indicated in the call letter and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph.

They should also keep ten (10) copies of the same photograph for future, if required. Please note that Black & White photograph will not be accepted and call letters containing such photograph will be rejected.

19. Selected candidates may be assigned any designation as may be prevailing in the Bank and not necessarily the name of the post given in the advertisement.

20. The Bank shall not be responsible for an application being rejected which is based on wrong information provided in any advertisement not published by the Allahabad Bank.

Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC / ST / OBC / PC is as under:

(a) For SC / ST / OBC:

District Magistrate / Addl. Distt. Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Addl. Dy. Commissioner / Dy. Collector / First Class Stipendary 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 / her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC):

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.

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 surpass 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:

1. Using unfair means during the Clerical exam or subsequent selection procedure or
2. Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
3. Misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or
4. Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his / her candidature for selection or
5. Obtaining support for his / her candidature by unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself / herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable :

   1. To be disqualified from the examination for which he / she is a candidate.
   2. To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination or recruitment conducted by Allahabad Bank.
   3. For termination of service, if he / she has already joined the Bank.

The Allahabad 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.

Allahabad Bank Clerical Recruitment 2010 General Instructions