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Indian Bank Recruitment of Probationary Officers 2017-2018 - Online Exam - Preliminary & Main Examination

Recruitment of Probationary Officers - Admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance Course Offered through Manipal Global Educations Services 2017-2018

Indian Bank invites application from young and bright graduates who fulfill the eligibility criteria specified and who are interested in Banking career, for admission to the one year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance (PGDBF) course at Indian Bank Manipal School of Banking (IBMSB), which has been set up jointly by Indian Bank and Manipal Global Education Service Pvt Ltd. 

Candidates will be selected through a selection process consisting of online Exam (Preliminary & Main Examination) followed by Personal Interview. Admission to PGDBF at Manipal Global Education Services, Bangalore (MaGE) comes with the assurance of a full-fledged Banking career with Indian Bank as a Probationary Officer on successful completion of the course.

Tentative schedule of events is as follows: 

On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates - 06.12.2016 to 22.12.2016 

Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) - 06.12.2016 to 22.12.2016 

Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training - After 05.01.2017 

Conduct of Pre-Exam Training - 12.01.2017 to 19.01.2017 

Download of call letters for online examination - Preliminary After 11.01.2017 

Online Examination - Preliminary 22.01.2017 

Result of Online exam - Preliminary 30.01.2017 

Download of call letters for online examination - Main 16.02.2017 

Online Examination - Main 28.02.2017 .

The Category wise number of candidates who will be selected to undergo the PGDBF at IBMSB is as follows:

Total Vacancies: 324

SC - 48 

ST  - 24 

OBC - 87 

Unreserved - 165 

Total  - 324  (OC - 4, VI  - 3, HI  -3)

Note: The number of vacancies and also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to actual requirement of the Bank. 

The reservation for PWD is on horizontal 2 basis. 

The selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz. SC/ST/OBC/Unreserved) to which they belong to. 

Abbreviations stand for: SC - Scheduled Castes, ST - Scheduled Tribes, OBC - Other Backward Class, PWD - Persons with Disability, OC - Orthopedically Challenged, HI - Hearing Impaired, VI - Visually Impaired.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification (As on 01.07.2016)

Degree (Graduation) with a minimum of 60% (55% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in aggregate in any discipline from a recognized University OR any equivalent qualification as such recognized by Central Government. 

Age (As on 01.07.2016) 


Minimum 20 years- Maximum 28 years i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1988 and not later than 01.07.1996 (both dates inclusive) 

Relaxation in Upper Age Limit 

Category and Age Relaxation 

Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe candidates 5 Years 

Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates 3 Years

Ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/ SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment(including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on being declared as invalid 5 years for selection through written test & interview, subject to ceiling as per Government Guidelines 

All persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in the state of J & K during 01.01.1980 and 31.12.1989 5 years 

Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years 

Persons with Disabilities (PWD) PWD (SC-ST) – 15 years PWD (OBC)- 13 years PWD (Gen) -10 years

Note: Government guidelines in respect of age relaxation admission to an ex-serviceman shall be applicable. 

The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative, as per the Government Guidelines. 

All Persons eligible for age relaxation under Point B (D) above must produce the domicile certificate at the time of interview from the District Magistrate within whose jurisdiction 3 he/she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated, in this regard by Government of J & K to the effect that the candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of J&K during 1st January 1980 and 31st December 1989. 

All Persons eligible for age relaxation under Point B (E) above must produce a certificate from the District Magistrate to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of the Rehabilitation Package for 1984 Riot Affected Persons sanctioned by the Government and communicated vide Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Financial Services communication No.F.No.9/21/2006-IR dated 27.07.2007.

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