a. Candidates are required to apply only 'Online'. any other form of application shall be rejected.

b. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in the advertisement.

The Bank is 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 in any matter relating to recruitment at all the stages of the recruitment process will be final and binding upon the candidate.

No correspondence or personal queries in this regard shall be entertained by the Bank.

c. In case it is detected by at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information/certificate/documents or has suppressed any material fact(s), 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.

d. The Bank/IBPS shall not be responsible for any application being rejected which is based on wrong information provided by in any advertisement issued by unauthorized person/institution.

e. Only candidates willing to serve anywhere in India need apply

f. Once an application is submitted by the candidate under particular category, it cannot be changed subsequently.

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

h. Any dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of courts situated at Chennai only.

i. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

j. 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.

k. 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 reservations for OBCs in Civil Post and Services under Government of India.

The OBC certificate containing “Non Creamy Layer Clause” should be based on income for the financial year 2008-09 and issued on or after 01.04.2009.

l. Candidates serving in Government /Quasi Government Offices/Public Sector Undertakings including Nationalised Banks and Financial Institutions will be required to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which the candidature may not be considered.

m. The candidates will have to appear for written test and interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/losses etc.

However, eligible ( as per extant government guidelines ) SC/ST/PC outstation candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed to and fro second-class ordinary train/bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel.

This concession will not be admissible to candidates who are already in service in Central/State Government, Corporations, Public Undertakings/Local Government, Institutions and Panchayats.

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

o. No candidate is permitted to use calculator, telephones of any kind or any such other instruments in the written test.

p. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a centre/Venue/specifically for a candidate(s).

q. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank.

Such appointment will also subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank

r. In case of any dispute on account of interpretation in any version other than English, the English version shall prevail.

The Competent Authority for the issue of the Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under:

1. For SC/ST/OBC
1. District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Collector/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Division Magistrate/Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner.
2. Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate
3. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar
4. Sub – Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides
2. For Physically Challenged Authorised Certifying Authority will be Medical Board duly constituted by the Central Or the State Government consisting of atleast three members out of which atleast one shall be a specialist in the particular field of disability from which the person is suffering.

Call Letters For The Written Examination :-

The date of the Written Test is 21.06.2009 (Sunday afternoon). The date of written test will be intimated in the Call Letter along with the Centre/Venue for the Examination.

All eligible candidates will be issued Call Letters at the correspondence address given by them in their online application, which will be sent by post on or after 25.05.2009.

Facility for downloading call letters online will also be provided from 25.05.2009, the details of which will be made available in the Bank’s website.

Note: The Version of the detailed advertisement given in the Bank’s website shall be treated as final and shall supercede any other versions for all purposes.

Accordingly, the candidates are advised to visit Bank’s Website: http://www.indianbank.in Decision of the Bank in respect of all matters pertaining to this recruitment would be final and binding on all candidates.

Indian Bank Recruitment of Clerks 2009 General Instructions