Selection Process for Clerical Recruitment in Bank of India 2010 :

Bank of India Clerical Written Examination / Personal Interview :

A. Written Examination for Clerical Recruitment in Bank of India (Objective) :

Note : In order to qualify for clerk interview the candidate is required to obtain minimum 40 % marks in each objective test (35% marks for Reserved Category) and 50% marks in all the objective tests taken together. (45% marks for Reserved Category).

B. Written Examination for Clerk Jobs in Bank of India 2010 (Descriptive) :

Note : The above Descriptive Test is only a qualifying in nature and not reckoned for merit ranking, i.e. one must obtain a minimum of 50% marks and 45% marks for SC / ST / OBC / PWD category but the marks so obtained are not added in the aggregate marks for preparing merit list.

C. Use of a scribe / Paper Writer :

A scribe, to write the written test / examination, on behalf of a Visually Challenged (VC) candidate [Blind] & Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) candidate [whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy], may be used.

In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply :

1. The candidate will have to arrange his own scribe at his own cost.
2. The scribe may be from any academic stream.
3. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated minimum eligibility criteria and the scribe should possess less marks than the candidate and in no case more than 60% marks.
4. Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria as mentioned above. In case it later transpires that the scribe did not fulfill any of the laid down eligibility criteria or had suppressed material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written examination.
5. Candidates who use a scribe will be eligible for extra time @ 20 minutes for every hour of the examination. Such candidates should visit our Zonal / contact Office as given in para 9 and get the name of scribe authorised by them one week before the test.

D. Personal Interview for Clerk Vacancies in Bank of India 2010 :

A personal interview of 100 Marks shall be conducted to assess the candidates academic record interpersonal relations adaptability, courtesy motivation, general demeanor and attitude towards work, communication skill etc. The minimum qualifying marks for interview would be 50% (45% for Reserved Category).

The final selection will be made on the basis of the candidate's performance in written objective test of 300 marks and Personal Interview of 100 Marks. In order to qualify for interview the candidate is required to obtain minimum 40% marks in each objective test (35% marks for Reserved Category) and 50% marks in all the Objective Tests taken together. (45% marks for Reserved Category).

Depending on the number of Clerical Vacancies in Bank of India 2010, only those candidates who have secured the minimum qualifying marks stipulated for Written Test and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit in the Written Test shall be called for a Personal interview in the ratio of 1:3. Mere passing in the Clerical Written Test shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for Personal Interview in Bank of India.

State wise merit lists of candidates passing the Written Test and the Personal Interview will be prepared in descending order on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained in the Written Test (except DP) & Interview, under the respective SC / ST / OBC / GEN Category.

Appointment of the short-listed / selected candidate is subject to his / her being declared medically fit as per the clerical requirement of the Bank of India. Such appointment and confirmation in the services of the Bank will also be subject to receiving satisfactory references from respectable referees, police verification of antecedents, caste / class verification, and other compliances.

Note : In case of similar marks to two or more candidates the merit order of such group of candidates will be as per their aggregate written test marks and further as per their date of birth (i.e. more senior in age will be placed first before less senior in age).

Probation : The selected candidate will be on Probation for a period of 6 months of active service from the date of his / her joining the Bank of India.

BOI Bank Clerical Recruitment 2010 Selection Process