BANK OF BARODA – RECRUITMENT OF 167 SPECIALIST OFFICERS – PROJECT 2011

BANK OF BARODA – RECRUITMENT OF 167 SPECIALIST OFFICERS – PROJECT 2011

We are looking for talented professionals with winning attitude to be partners in the growth of the Bank

through shouldering the responsibility, as Specialists Officers in the following Disciplines:

PostCode   Post                                                     Scale    Vacancies   Age

01      Manager (Finance) Chartered Accountants     II       17            Min. 21 & Max. 37

02      Manager (Tech.)– Mech/Elect/Chem/Civil      II       30            Min. 21 & Max. 37

03      Manager (Finance) - Credit                            II       23            Min. 21 & Max. 37

04      Manager (Finance) – SME                             II       04            Min. 21 & Max. 37

05      Manager (Treasury Operations)                      II      10             Min. 21 & Max. 37

06      Manager (Planning)                                        II       13            Min. 21 & Max. 37

07      Manager (Risk Management)                         II       01            Min. 21 & Max. 37

08      Civil Engineers                                               II       18            Min. 21 & Max. 37

09     Architects                                                       II        02           Min. 21 & Max. 37

10     Security Officers                                              I        15           Min. 21 & Max. 30

11     Official Language Officers (Hindi Officers)       I        34            Min. 21 & Max. 30

Maximum Age, exclusive of relaxation for Reserved (SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD/ Ex-Servicemen) Category, as
per Government guidelines

*No. of openings and/or disciplines are provisional and are subject to change according to the
actual requirements of the Bank.

The candidates can apply for one post only i.e. for one discipline and in one Grade/ Scale only.
Registration for more than one post will be treated as invalid for all the posts. More than one
registration for the same post will also be treated as invalid.

Reservation in Posts:- Sr. No. Grade/ Scale SC   ST  OBC  UR  Total  OH  HI  VH

                                       1.                  II           22    11       32    53   118    2     -      1

                                       2.                   I            7       4       13    25     49    1     -      1

IMPORTANT DATES : -

Website Link Open From 26.05.2011 To 16.06.2011

Date of written test, if required. 07.08.2011

Payment of fees at BOB branches From 26.05.2011 To 16.06.2011

Fees deposited after the last date i.e. 16.06.2011 will not be entertained by the branch.

HOW TO APPLY:-

1. Candidates are required to apply Online through website www.bankofbaroda.com. No other

means/ mode of application will be accepted.

2. Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID. It should be kept active during the

currency of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for written test, interview etc. through the

registered email ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/ mention email ID to/ or of any

other person.

3. In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create his/ her new email

ID before applying Online.

4. Applicants are first required to go to the Bank's website www.bankofbaroda.com and open the link

'Recruitment'. Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled Bank of Baroda 'SPECIALIST

OFFICERS RECRUITMENT PROJECT - 2011'

AMOUNT OF FEES :-

The amount of fee to be paid is indicated below :

Category of Applicant Amount of Fees/ Postage (Non-refundable)

SC/ ST/ Persons with Disability (PWD) Rs. 50/-

GEN/ OBC/ Ex-Servicemen Rs. 300/-

MODE OF PAYMENT :-

Candidates have the option of remitting fees via ONLINE MODE or OFF-LINE MODE.

Under the On-line mode, the application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment

process can be completed by following the instructions. The payment can be made using only Master/

Visa Debit or Credit Card by providing information as asked on the screen. On successful completion

of the transaction, an e-receipt would be generated. Candidates are required to take a print of the

e-receipt which will have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test, if held. Otherwise the

same will have to be produced if called for interview.

Under the Off-line Mode, kindly take a note of the following :-

1. Take a print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the 'FEES PAYMENT CHALLAN'.

2. Fill in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.

3. Go to the nearest Bank of Baroda Branch with the Fee Payment Challan duly filled in and pay, in Cash

the appropriate Application Fee in Account No 29040200000220 with Bandra Kurla Complex Branch,

Mumbai, in favour of "Bank of Baroda SPEICALIST OFFICERS' RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2011"

specifying the discipline for which fees are being paid.

4. Obtain the Counterfoil (Applicant's Copy) of the Fee Payment Challan duly received by the Bank with

(a) Branch Name & Code Number (b) Transaction ID (c) Date of Deposit & Amount filled by the

Branch Official.

5. Candidates should then scan their photograph and signature, ensuring that both the photograph and

signature are within the required specifications. If the size of the file is more than the specified limit

then adjust the settings of the scanner.

6. Candidates are now ready to apply Online by re-visiting the Recruitment Page of the Bank's website

and going to the sublink titled "Online APPLICATION FOR BANK OF BARODA SPECIALIST

OFFICERS' RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2011". Click on this sublink will open up the appropriate

Online Application Format.

Scanning the photograph & signature :-

1. Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch).

2. Set the colour to True Colour

3. File size as specified above

4. Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/ signature, then use the upload

editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).

5. The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is: image01.jpg or

image01.jpeg. Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or moving the

mouse over the file image icon.

Candidates using MSWindows/ MSOffice can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg format
not exceeding 50kb and 20kb respectively by using MSPaint or MSOffice Picture Manager.
Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’
option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50kb (photograph) & 20kb (signature) by
using crop and then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size) in the
‘Image’ menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.

If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.

While filling in the Online Application Form, the candidate will be provided with a link to upload his

photograph and signature.

Procedure for uploading the Photograph and Signature :-

(i) There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature.

(ii) Click on the respective link ‘Upload Photograph/ Signature”.

(iii) Browse and select the location where the scanned photograph/ signature file has been saved.

(iv) Select the file by clicking on it.

(v) Click the upload button.

Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photograph and signature
as specified.

Note :-

1. In case the face in the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate’s application may be

rejected.

2. After registering online, candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated

online application forms.

3. In case, the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate may edit his application and reupload

his photograph or signature.

EMOLUMENTS :- Selected Candidates will be on probation for a period of one year.

The emoluments will be as under :-

Junior Management Grade/ Scale I:-

An Officer in JMG/S I will draw salary in the scale of Rs. 14500-600x7/18700-700x2/20100-

800x7/25700. He/ She will also be eligible for DA, HRA & CCA, as per rules in force from time to time.

At present, initial monthly emoluments of Junior Management Grade/ Scale I Officer, including DA,

HRA, CCA are approximately Rs. 23,000/- in a Metropolitan Centre.

Middle Management Grade/ Scale II:-

An Officer in MMG/S II will draw salary in the scale of Rs. 19400-700x1/20100-800x10/28100. He/ She

will also be eligible for DA, HRA & CCA, as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial

monthly emoluments of Middle Management Grade/ Scale II Officer, including DA, HRA, CCA are

approximately Rs. 32000/- in a Metropolitan Centre.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:-For the candidates applying for Junior Management Grade / Scale I

(JMG/S I) and Middle Management Grade / Scale II (MMG/S II) vacancies, depending upon the

number of applications received for each discipline, the written test may be conducted for eligible

shortlisted candidates followed by interview of short-listed candidates. Written test if considered for

any discipline may be on-line or off-line.

A) WRITTEN TEST: Eligible shortlisted candidates of JMG/S I & MMG/S II may be required to

appear for written test comprising Objective Test on their area of specialization, General

Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude & English Language.

Further details regarding the Written Test i.e. number of questions, duration etc, shall be

advised along with the call letter.

The Bank reserves the right, if required to hold a second stage of written test on the

basis of order of merit in the written examination of first stage, as referred above. If the

second stage of written test is held, the subsequent process of interview and further

process would be on the basis of order of merit of the second stage examination.

The written test will be held tentatively on 7th August 2011 at the following centres and the

address of the venue will be advised in the call letters. List of tentative written test centers with

the centre codes is given below:-

Centre Code Name of Centre

11 Ahmedabad

12 Chennai

13 Delhi

14 Jaipur

15 Kolkata

16 Lucknow

17 Mumbai

18 Patna

Note – Request for change of Centre of Examination shall NOT be entertained. Bank reserves

the right to cancel any or all of the centres and/or add some other centres, depending upon

the response, administrative feasibility, etc. Bank also reserves the right to allot the

candidate to any of the centres other than the one he/she has opted for.

B) INTERVIEW :- The short-listed candidates of JMG/S I and MMG/S II in the order of ranking in

the written test as per the cut-off marks determined by the Bank shall be called for an interview

& the decision of the Bank in this regard shall be final.

7. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :-

1. Candidates are required to apply only ‘ONLINE’. Any other form of application shall be

rejected.

2. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other

norms mentioned in this advertisement. Decision of the 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 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 will be entertained by the Bank in this

behalf.

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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 fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled.

If any of these shortcoming/s is/are detected even after appointment, his/her services are

liable to be terminated.

4. All candidates will have to produce original as well as attested photocopies of certificates

regarding qualification, experience, date of birth and caste (if applicable), in support of their

eligibility at the time of interview, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

5. 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 Govt. of India. OBC certificate

should not be more than one year old as on the date of application.

6. The candidates will have to appear for the Written Test and interview at their own expense.

However, eligible SC/ST/PWD 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.

7. Only candidates willing to serve anywhere in India should apply.

8. Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole

jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai. The Bank takes no responsibility to connect

any Certificate/Remittance sent separately.

9. Candidates serving in Government/ Public Sector Undertaking (including Bank) should

produce a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer at the time of interview, in the

absence of which, his/ her candidature may not be considered.

10. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English,

English version will prevail and the version displayed on website shall be final.

11. No candidate is permitted to use calculator, telephones, mobiles or any such other

instruments during the written examination/selection process.

12. The candidates will appear for the written examination which may be held on-line or off-line

at the allotted centres at their expense and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for

any injury/ losses, etc. of any nature.

13. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a

centre / venue. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared

medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointment will also be subject to

the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

14. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

15. 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 or

should not suppress any material information while filling up the ‘Online’ application.

16. Bank reserves the right to change the selection procedure, if necessary. The change, if any,

shall be communicated to the candidates in advance.

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17. Bank would be free to reject the candidature of any candidate at any stage of the

recruitment process, if he/she is found to be ineligible. If appointed, such a candidate may

be summarily removed and the fees paid by the ineligible candidates shall be forfeited.

18. Wherever, written test is held, the final selection for those posts will be on the basis of

performance in written test and interview. For the remaining posts, the final selection will be

on the basis of performance in interview only.

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

(iii) Misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet/answer sheet

from the examination hall

(iv) Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature by

selection or

(v) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any 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 by Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other appeared candidates to detect

patterns of similarity. If as per the laid down procedure it is suspected that the responses have been

shared and the scores obtained are not genuine/valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel his/her

candidature.

CALL LETTERS FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION:-

The date of the Written Examination for candidates applying for the vacancies of JMG/S I & MMG/S II, if

held, is TENTATIVELY FIXED on 7th August 2011. However, the details of Centre/Venue for the

Examination will be intimated in the Call Letter, well in advance of the date of the Written Examination.

Candidates are required to download their call letters from the Bank’s website i.e.

www.bankofbaroda.com between 01.08.2011 to 06.08.2011.

Please note that the call letters will not be sent by post, in case the written test is held.

The Bank reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for the selection process i.e.

Written Test and/or GD and/or interview based on the preliminary screening/ short-listing with reference

to candidates’ qualifications, age, relevant experience etc.

Merely satisfying the eligibility criteria norms do not entitle the candidate to be called for written test/

interview. The Bank reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for interview after

preliminary screening/ short-listing with reference to the candidate’s qualification, experience, suitability

etc.

The Bank reserves the right to reject any application/candidature at any stage or cancel the conduct of

written test and/or interview without assigning any reason.

Decision of the Bank in respect of all matters pertaining to this recruitment would be final and

binding on all candidates.

Detailed advertisement can be viewed at our website – www.bankofbaroda.com.

GENERAL MANAGER
(HR & MARKETING)
Date: 26.05.2011

For further Information Please visit http://www.bankofbaroda.com/recruitment.asp?artid=2363&modid=36