Indian Bank PO Exam Recruitment 2010 Selection Procedure

1. The selection will be based on Interview for Posts in Scale III, IV, V and Security Officer Scale II (For these posts, the Bank at its discretion may relax the eligibility criteria in case of deserving candidates). The Bank reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for the interview after preliminary screening / short listing based on qualification/ suitability and experience etc.
2. The selection will be based on Written Examination and Interview for all other posts in Scale I and Scale II. Depending upon the number of vacancies, only those candidates who rank sufficiently high in the written examination will be called for the interview. The written examination comprises of Objective and Descriptive papers.
3. Objective Test: (Duration 135 minutes)

Negative marks will be awarded for wrong answer in Objective Test.

d. Descriptive Paper of one hour duration consisting of 5 questions with internal options on subject of specialization for specialist officers and 5 questions on socio-economic environment for probationary Officers out of which the Candidates have to attempt any four.

The candidates have the option to answer the descriptive paper also in Hindi or English.

Note: Candidates have to pass in each of the objective and descriptive tests separately. Depending on the number of vacancies the qualified candidates for specialist officers will be merit ranked on the basis of total marks obtained in Objective Test and Descriptive Paper together.

For specialist officers all candidates will be subjected to Objective Test followed by Descriptive Paper for respective specialization. Those candidates who have applied for two or more posts of specialist officers will have to take additional objective test and descriptive paper for each additional specialty one after the other.

The final selection would be on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the written examination and Interview and strictly in the order of Merit.

For the post of Probationary Officers the Marks obtained in descriptive paper will not be reckoned for merit ranking.

Mere eligibility / pass in the test shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for the Interview.

Indian Bank Date of Written Examination:

17-01-2010 (For Post Code 01)

03-01-2010 (For Post Codes 2 to 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35)

The Bank reserves the right to alter written test date and / or alter/ cancel written test centre under unforeseen circumstances, if any:

The Written Examination will be held at the following centres. The Examination Centres are tentative and may change at the Bank's discretion.

No request for change in the Examination centre will be permitted under any circumstances.

The Bank may at its discretion allot a different centre other than the candidates choice when circumstances so warrant.

Indian Bank Recruitment 2010 Selection Procedure