Federal Bank invites applications for Probationary Officers and clerks

Federal Bank invites applications for the following Posts (i) Clerks and (ii) Probationary Officers. Candidates are advised to apply online only between January 30, 2008 and February 15, 2008 through the Bank’s website www.federalbank.co.in after carefully going through the instructions contained in this advertisement. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. The Online registration will not be considered valid unless the computer printout of the system generated application along with the demand draft, photograph affixed and signed across and self-attested copies of the requisite certificates is received by ordinary post at the specified address.

Important Dates
Opening of Online Registration Gateway	January 30, 2008
Closing of Online Registration Gateway	February 15, 2008
Last Date for receipt of System generated Application printout with DD and copies of certificates (to be sent by ordinary post)	March 03, 2008
Date of Written Examination	March 16, 2008
Candidates may download the call letters from the website from March 10, 2008 onwards by entering their registration number and password.
Candidates offered Clerical cadre posts will be in the pay scale of Rs.4410 - 215/3 – 5055 – 335/3 – 6060 – 470/4 – 7940 – 500/3 – 9440 – 560/4 – 11680 – 970/1 – 12650 – 560/1 - 13210. Candidates offered Probationary Officer (Scale I) cadre posts will be in the pay scale of Rs.10000 - 470/6 – 12820 – 500/3 – 14320 – 560/7 - 18240.
DA, HRA, CCA will be paid as per rules depending upon the place of posting. Medical Aid, Hospitalisation Scheme, Leave fare concession, retirement benefits and other perquisites will be admissible as per Bank’s rules. On a cost-to-company basis, the monthly pay packet for Clerks and Probationary Officers including all the allowances and perquisites will be approximately Rs.11200/- and Rs.31500/- respectively subject to changes from time to time.

Post Code	Post	Initial Probation Period	Posting
01	Clerk	Minimum continuous period of six months.	The selected candidates are likely to be posted at any place in India or abroad as per the administrative requirements and discretion of the Bank
02	Probationary Officer	Minimum continuous period of two years.

Age Limit (as on January 01, 2008)
Post code	Post	Age Limit
01	Clerk	Not above 24 years
02	Probationary Officer	Not above 26 years
SC/ ST candidates will be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit upto a maximum of 5 years.

Essential Educational Qualifications (as on January 01, 2008)
Post Code	Post	Minimum Educational Qualification
01	Clerk	Graduation in Science with minimum 60% marks OR Graduation in Commerce/ Arts with minimum 55% marks OR Graduation in Engineering/ Agriculture with minimum 60% marks OR Graduation in Law with minimum 50% marks from any recognised university or other institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.
02	Probationary Officer	Post Graduation in Science with minimum 60% marks OR Post Graduation in Commerce/ Arts with minimum 55% marks OR Graduation in Engineering/ Agriculture with minimum 60% marks OR Graduation in Law with minimum 55% marks OR MBA with minimum 55% marks OR MCA with minimum 55% marks OR Chartered Accountancy from any recognised university or other institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.

SC/ ST candidates will be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in the minimum marks stipulated for educational qualifications.
Note:
(i) Graduation in Agriculture/ Engineering means those who have passed a 10+2+4 year course. Graduation in Law means those who have passed 10+2+5 year course in law or degree in any subject + 3 year course in Law. Other Post graduation means those who have passed 10+2+3+2 year course in the relevant subject.
(ii) Candidates should have acquired the educational qualifications as on January 01, 2008 through regular campus based study and not through private study/ correspondence/ distance learning programmes.
(iii) Candidates whose results are awaited are not eligible.
(iV) Working Knowledge of computers is essential for both posts.

Selection Procedure:
The selection would be by way of written test and interview. The details of the written test are as follows
For Clerks

Test	Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Time
I	Reasoning	30	Composite time of 120 minutes i.e. 2 hours for all the tests together
II	English Language	30
III	Numerical Ability	30
IV	Computer Knowledge and Aptitude	40
V	Financial Awareness	40
VI	Marketing Aptitude	30

For Probationary Officers

Test	Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Time
I	General and Financial Awareness	50	Composite time of 150 minutes i.e. 2 hours and 30 minutes for all the tests together
II	English Language	40
III	Quantitative Aptitude	40
IV	Reasoning	40
V	Computer Knowledge and Aptitude	40
VI	Marketing Aptitude	40

 All the tests will be Objective type with five alternative choices out of which one will be the correct answer. The tests will be in English only.
In addition candidates may also have to undergo a Personality Test.

Venues for the Written Test
 The Bank will conduct the written test at Bangalore, Chennai, Ernakulam, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram.


How to Apply
 Eligible candidates have to apply online through the Bank’s website and no other means/ mode of application is acceptable. Before registering their applications on the website candidates should possess the following:

• A valid email id for filling in the application. In case the candidate does not have a valid email id, he/ she can create a new email id. This email id should be valid for the duration of the recruitment process.
• Copies of a recent passport size colour photograph for pasting on the system generated printout of the application and on the call letter.
• Valid proof of identity such PAN card/ Passport/ Voter ID card/ Driving license/ Permanent Identity card issued by the present employer or any other valid proof of identification with a photograph.
• Demand Draft of Rs. 250/- as non refundable application fee for General category candidates or Demand Draft of Rs. 50/- as non refundable application fee for SC/ ST candidates applying for the post of Clerk. Demand Draft of Rs. 300/- as non refundable application fee for General category candidates or Demand Draft of Rs. 75/- as non refundable application fee for SC/ ST candidates applying for the post of Officer. No other financial instrument other than a demand draft favouring “The Federal Bank Ltd.” payable at Cochin/ Ernakulam shall be accepted. A candidate must write his/ her full name, post applied for, system generated registration number on the reverse of the demand draft. The demand draft must be purchased on or after the date of opening of the Online Registration Gateway i.e. January 30, 2008 but before the close of business on February 15, 2008 i.e. Close of Online Registration Gateway. Even if the Bank extends the last date of registration due to technical reasons, the valid dates during which the demand draft should be purchased as indicated above will not be changed.

After applying online the candidate is required to download the system generated printout of the application. The system generated printout of the application should be signed by the candidate and sent along with:

• The application fee in the form of Demand Draft.
• Copies of certificates pertaining to age, educational qualifications.
• Copies of Caste/ Tribe certificates for SC/ ST candidates only.
• Photograph pasted in the given place and signed across.