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Candidates reporting without photograph pasted on the call letter and without
two additional photographs (same as pasted on call letter) for Preliminary will
NOT be allowed to appear in the Preliminary Examination.
(It is advisable that candidate retains 8 copies (approx.) of the same
photograph which is uploaded at the time of online registration of Application
as these would ne needed for further stages of this selection process)
6. EMOLUMENTS:
Presently, the starting basic pay is 41,960/- (with 4 advance increments) in the scale
of 36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2-49910-1990/7-63840 applicable to Junior
Management Grade Scale-I. The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease
rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from
time to time.
7. JOINING, TRAINING & CAREER PATH:
The selected candidates shall be provided basic banking knowledge through online
course, which they shall complete before joining. The selected candidates, at the time
of joining, will have to execute a Bond for a value of 2.00 lac ( Two lac only) to serve
the Bank for a minimum period of three years. The Bond will be invoked by the Bank if
the candidate resigns from the service of the Bank before expiry of three years from the
date of joining.
On joining, the selected candidates will be designated as “Probationary Officers” and
may be on probation for two years. They will be subjected to continuous assessment,
as per Bank’s extant policy, during the probation period. Those candidates who qualify
in the assessment as per standards determined by the Bank from time to time, will be
confirmed in the Service of the Bank in Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I).
If any candidate fails to achieve minimum standards stipulated, his/ her services may
be terminated as per policy of the Bank in force at the material time.
Bank provides immense opportunities for growth in career, including opportunities for
posting abroad. The attractive promotion policy of the Bank provides an opportunity to
the meritorious and exceptionally brilliant officers to reach the Top Management Grade
in a reasonably quick time.
8. APPLICATION FEE AND INTIMATION CHARGE (Non-Refundable):
Application Fee will be 750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/
PWD candidates. Application Fee once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor
can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.
9. PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING:
Bank may arrange pre-examination training (PET) at certain centres for SC/ ST/ Religious
Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government
of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of
such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against relevant column while
applying on-line. An indicative list of training centres is given as Annexure-I.
Bank may add additional centers or may delete some of the centers indicated for
training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter
for training from Bank's website by entering their registration number and password/
date of birth. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent.
In view of the situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic, Bank may, depending on
feasibility, hold the PET through physical classes OR by way of Online tools.
10. NUMBER OF CHANCES:
Candidates who have already appeared for the maximum number of permissible
chances are not eligible to apply. The number of chances will be counted from the
examination held on 18.04.2010. Appearing in Preliminary Examination will not be
counted as a chance. Appearing in Main Examination will be counted as a chance. In
the years in which only one written examination has been held (i.e. no Preliminary
Examination has been held), appearing in this examination will be counted as a
chance.
11. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates can apply online only from 05.10.2021 to 25.10.2021. No other mode of
application will be accepted.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online: Candidates should have valid email ID and mobile
no. which should be kept active till the declaration of results. It will be essentially required
for receiving any communication/ call letters/ advices from the bank by email/ SMS.
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:
Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's ‘Career’
website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers. After registration
candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through online mode by
using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking.
Helpdesk: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/ intimation charges
or receipt of Admission/ call letter, queries may be made at telephone no. 022-22820427
(between 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM on working days) or lodge their query on
http://cgrs.ibps.in. Candidates should mention ‘RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY
OFFICERS IN STATE BANK OF INDIA - 2021’ in the subject of the email.
a. REGISTRATION & PAYMENT OF FEES [Online Mode Only]:
i. First scan the photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression and hand-
written declaration as detailed under the guidelines given in Annexure-II.
ii. The text for the hand-written declaration is as follows:
“I________(Name of the candidate), _______(Date of Birth) hereby declare that
all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and
valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required. The
signature, photograph and left-hand thumb impression is of mine”.
iii. Left-Hand Thumb Impression: If a candidate is not having left-hand thumb
impression, he/ she may use his/ her right-hand thumb impression.
iv. Visit Bank's website https://bank.sbi/careers or https://www.sbi.co.in/careers
and open the Online Application Form, available under 'Current Openings’.
v. Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled completely, candidates
should submit their data. In case a candidate is unable to fill the data in one go,
he/ she can save the entered data. On saving complete/ partially complete
application, a provisional registration number and password is generated by the
system and displayed on the screen which should be carefully noted.
Candidates can reopen and edit their saved application form (if required) by
using their registration number and password. Once the application is filled
completely, candidates should carefully check the form before final submission.
No change/ edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is
provisional.
vi. After rechecking and ensuring correctness of the particulars in the application
form, candidate should pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with
the application, by following the instructions available on the screen.
vii. The payment can be made by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking by
providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online
payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates.
viii. On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will
be generated; which may be printed for record.
ix. If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please register again and
make payment online.
x. There is also a provision to reprint the e-Receipt and Application form containing
fee details, at later stage.
xi. Please do not send the printout of application form to the Bank.
b. GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH , SIGNATURE, LEFT-HAND
THUMB IMPRESSION AND HAND-WRITTEN DECLARATION
Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image
of his/ her photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression and hand-written
declaration as per the specifications given in Annexure-II. Online application will not
be registered unless candidates upload photo, signature, left-hand thumb impression
and hand-written declaration as specified.
Note: i. In case, the face in the photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression &
hand-written declaration is unclear, the applicant’s candidature may be
rejected.
iii. In case the photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression & hand-written
declaration is unclear, the candidate may edit his/ her application and re-upload
his/ her photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression & hand-written
declaration, prior to submitting the form.
12. DOWNLOAD OF CALL LETTERS:
The candidates should download their call letter (Pre-exam Training/ Preliminary Exam/
Main Exam/ GE & Interview) and an “acquaint yourself booklet”, by entering their
registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank's website.
NO HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER/ ACQUAINT YOURSELF BOOKLET WILL
BE SENT BY POST
CARE: At the time of Main Exam, the candidate must bring duly authenticated
“Original Preliminary Exam Call Letter (with Authenticated Copy of ID Proof)” as
well as “Main Exam Call Letter” with “Requisite Documents” at the time of Main
Exam. These documents along with requisite documents need to be submitted
during the Main Exam.
Candidates need to bring two additional photographs (same as pasted by the
candidate on call letter) along with call letter and other requisite documents as
per information provided in the “Acquaint Yourself Booklet” and “Call Letter”.
Candidate reporting without photograph pasted on the call letter and without two
additional photographs (same as pasted on call letter) will NOT be allowed to
appear in the Preliminary exam.
13. PROOF OF IDENTITY TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF EXAMINTION:
The candidates must bring one photo identity proof such as passport/ Aadhar/ PAN
Card/ Driving License/ Voter's Id Card/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/
Identity Card issued by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in the official letterhead in
original as well as a self-attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof
should be submitted along with call letter to the invigilators in the examination hall,
failing which, (or if identity of candidates is in doubt) the candidate will not be permitted
to appear for the test.
14. BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION:
The Bank, at various stages, may capture photo and thumb impression/ IRIS Scan of
the candidates in digital format for biometric verification of the candidates. Candidate
will ensure that his/ her correct thumb impression/ IRIS Scan is captured at various
stages as any inconsistency will lead to rejection of their candidature. Accordingly,
candidates are advised to follow the guidelines that shall be provided to them in their
call letter.
In case, if any candidate is found not to be genuine, then apart from taking legal actions
against him/ her, his/ her/ their candidature will be cancelled.
Further, the candidate is advised not to apply any external matter like menhadi, ink,
chemical etc. on his/ her hands.
15. ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT:
a. Candidates are cautioned that they should not furnish any particulars or documents
that are false, tampered/ fabricated and they should not suppress any material
information while filling up the application form.
b. At the time of 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 or (iii) misbehaving in the examination hall or (iv)
resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature
for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by any unfair means,
such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal
prosecution, will also be liable to be:
• Disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a candidate
• Debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any examination or
recruitment conducted by Bank.
c. The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other appeared
candidates to detect patterns of similarity. On the basis of such an analysis, if it is
found that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/
valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel his/ her candidature.
d. USE OF MOBILE PHONES, PAGERS, CALCULATOR OR ANY SUCH DEVICES:
i. Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed
inside the premises where the examination/ interview is being conducted. Any
infringement of these instructions shall entail cancellation of candidature and
disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.
ii. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the prohibited
items including pagers/calculator to the venue of the examination/ interview, as
arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured. After AarogyaSetu display at
the entry gate, candidate will be required to switch off his/ her mobile phones,
and deposit the same at the designated location, to be collected while exiting.
iii. Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession calculators in
examination premises.