RECRUITMENT OF GENERALIST OFFICERS IN SCALE II PROJECT 2021-22
➡️ BANK OF MAHARASHTRA, leading listed Public Sector Bank with Head Office in Pune and all India network of branches invites online application from candidates for recruitment of Generalist Officers in Scale
➡️ Bank’s success depends upon dedicated and skilled employees. Working in any aspect of banking can not only be very rewarding and fulfilling but also provide interesting new challenges every day. There is always a need for banks to recruit trained, talented, motivated, resourceful and customer-oriented manpower on continuous basis to maintain requisite staff strength.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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POST
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Generalist Officer MMGS Scale – II
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NO POSTS |
150 (One Hundred Fifty Only). |
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QUALIFICATIONS |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 60% marks in the aggregate of all semesters / years (55% for SC / ST / OBC / PwBD). Passing of JAIIB & CAIIB is desirable. OR Professional qualification like CA / ICWA / CFA / FRM from a recognized University/ Institution/ Board recognized by Govt. of India / approved by Govt. Regulatory bodies. |
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Experience |
Post qualification Work Experience of 3 years as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank. Experience in Credit related areas / Branch Head / Incharge is preferable |
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AGE |
Minimum 25 years and Maximum 35 years. (Relaxation for reserved categories will be applicable as per Government guidelines). |
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Job Profile |
(a) Overall control on Branch working. Business development. Public Relations & maintaining liaison with authorities of Govt. / RBI / Public. Finalisation of performance budget and fulfilment of targets. Monitoring of credit portfolio / Upgradation of NPAs / Recovery in NPAs. Exercise sanctioning powers both lending & non lending / administrative and reporting to higher authorities. (b) Carrying out of Due diligence on credit proposals assigned, Timely completion of Review / Renewals as Appraiser, including Credit Risk Assessment proposals. Securing maximum marks for the AMT in Credit Audit in Pre-Sanction. Assisting Relationship Manager in achieving Budgeted growth in Advances for the AMT. (c) Adhering to Turn around Time for processing New / Existing proposals. Ensuring ABS considered for the proposals are the same as filed with ROCs. Ensuring achievement of satisfactory RAROC (Risk adjusted Return on Capital) for each unit in the AMT KRAs Responsible for Analysis and appraisal of credit proposal including Ad hoc facilities / structuring / rehabilitation proposals/any other type of business or general proposal pertaining to the unit. Ensuring timely / review/renewal of credit limits. Pre- Sanction Stage. Ensuring compliance of KYC norms. Updation of periodical due diligence reports as per RBI guidelines. Obtaining data/information from customers for assessment and processing of the proposal. Interacting with key officials in the borrowing units for obtaining data/statements etc. (d) Customer Meets, Supervise job rotation. Follow up of inspection & audit reports & ensuring rectifications. All correspondence relating to Head Office, Zonal Office, Redressal of complaints. Over all control on housekeeping. Ensuring that the Bank’s systems & procedures are properly followed at the Branch. Giving greater attention to planning for business development, charting strategies for growth, expanding customer base through requisite customer relationship measures, scouting for avenues to expand credit portfolio qualitatively & quantitatively, Management of NPAs, Liaison with local authorities, Govt. departments, Large Institutions, Corporates & high net worth clients etc. to ensure that the Branch is on the path of accelerated growth & improves market share. (e) Maintaining effective Public Relations and ensure courtesy in dealing with the customers and public in person, in correspondence and on telephone. Avoid confrontation by resolving the issues tactfully. Ensure adherence to Telephone Discipline by all the members of staff. Maintaining effectiveness in branch operations and in customer service. Dispose the matters as per the rules in force except those that require the personal attention of the Branch Manager. Redressal of the grievances of customers as per rules / guidelines duly bringing to the notice of the Branch Head unpleasant instances, if any, happened in his absence. (f) Ensure maintenances of adequate stock of security items, passbooks, publicity literature and various forms required for deposits & advances and other transactions. Monitoring the matters related to claims to the assets of the deceased customers and ensuring their quick disposal as per prevalent guidelines. Be aware and authorize the return of cheques of customers in the absence of Branch Head and ensure to bring the same to the notice of the Branch Head. (g) Attend to effective cash management. Joint custody of cash, Supervision over tallying cash, physical [from docket & cash reports in system], Authorize cash transactions, authorizing transactions within his powers, ensure smooth Day-begin, Day-end of the branch software systems, Verify & ensure prompt submission of periodical returns in conformity with the prescriptions in schedule of returns through concerned departmental Officers / Staff. Ensure periodical balancing / tallying of books of accounts and monitoring of fraud prone sundry items as prescribed. Scrutiny of daily vouchers, verification, protection and preservation of voucher bundles and records in use. Assisting in segregation and destruction of old records as per the policy after obtaining permission from the competent authority. (h) Monitor preparation of annual indent of stationery and security items as per norms. Monitor and maintain close watch on current accounts, big accounts, newly opened accounts and other institutional accounts which form sizable share in total deposits. Ensure maintenance of registers for cash transactions exceeding Rs. 10.00 lacs and observations of KYC norms at the time of opening of accounts and monitoring of large value transactions. (i) Ensure periodical verification of securities and attend to orderly arrangement of joint custody items duly getting relevant registers updated as a joint custodian. Facilitate taking note of exceptions appearing in exceptional reports by Branch Head and enforce steps to reduce such items. Take steps in consultation with Branch Head to plug loopholes in transgressions on systems and procedures or unfair practices that may cause operational risks / future losses. Advise the staff to adhere to the laid down systems and procedures and to avoid shortcuts bypassing the guidelines. Ensure maintenance of mandatory registers like customer complaint register, AOD registers etc. |
➡️ Candidate should be proficient in computers; good in inter-personal communication skills, analytical skills and drafting skills. The appointment of officers is on PAN India basis and the selected candidates are liable to be posted anywhere in India as a Branch Manager / Officer as per Bank’s requirement.
➡️ Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as
such by the Central Government. Candidates having Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) certificate should
ensure that the date of passing the IDD is on or before 31.12.2020.
NOTE:
1.The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or
provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular examination
is posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority
of the University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be
taken as the date of passing.
2. Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two
decimals in the online application. Where CGPA/ OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted
into percentage and indicated in the online application. If called for interview, the candidate will have
to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating the norms of the
University regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by
the candidate in terms of these norms.
3. Calculation of Percentage: The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all the semester(s)/ year(s) by aggregate maximum marks in all the subjects irrespective of honours/optional/ additional optional subject, if any. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Class/ Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks only. The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less
than 60%.
4. In case of any candidate completed the Diploma Course and got directly entry into second
year / semester in degree course by getting exemption of few semesters / years then only
those semesters / years marks would be considered which are part of bachelor’s degree,
neither diploma marks nor any exempted semesters/ years marks shall be considered for
eligibility. The same shall also be applicable for other degree course
4. AGE LIMIT: (As on 31.12.2020): –
Relaxation in upper age limit.
Sr. |
Category |
Age relaxation |
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Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe |
5 years |
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Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer |
3 years |
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Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe |
Ø PwBD (SC/ ST). Ø PwBD (OBC) Ø PwBD (GEN/ EWS) |
15 years 13 years 10 years |
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Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. |
5 years |
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5 |
Persons affected by 1984 riots |
5 years |
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NOTE: CUMULATIVE AGE RELAXATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE EITHER UNDER THE ABOVE
ITEMS OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER ITEMS.
5. OTHER:
Candidates with record of default in repayment of loans/ credit card dues and/ or against whose name
adverse report of CIBIL or other external rating agencies is available are not eligible for appointment.
Candidates against whom there is / are adverse report regarding character & antecedents, moral
turpitude are not eligible to apply for the post.
6. CATEGORY:
Please note that change of category will not be permitted at any stage after registration of online application.
Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the ‘CREAMY LAYER’, are not entitled to OBC reservation and age relaxation. They should indicate their category as ‘GEN’ or ‘GEN (OC)’ or ‘GEN (VI)’
or GEN (HI) or GEN (ID) (as applicable).
7. JOINING, TRAINING & CAREER PATH:
The selected candidates will be exposed to basic banking knowledge, after joining, through an online
course and will have to complete this course before stipulated date. The selected candidates, at the time
of joining, will have to execute a Bond for a value of Rs. 02.00 lakh (Rs. Two lakh only) to serve the
Bank for a minimum period of one year. The Bond will be invoked by the Bank if the candidate resigns
from the service of the Bank before expiry of one year from the date of joining. On joining, the selected
candidates will be designated as “Generalist Officers” and will be on probation for one year. They will
be subjected to continuous assessment 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. If any candidate fails to achieve minimum standards stipulated, his / her services
may be terminated from the Bank in force at the significant time. Bank provides immense opportunities
for growth in career, including opportunities for posting in various sections. 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. EMOLUMENTS:
Presently, the starting basic pay applicable is as under.
Scale of Pay – Scale – II |
Rs. 48170 – (1740/1) – 49910 – (1990/10) – 69810. |
The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A / Lease rental, C.C.A, Medical and other allowances etc. in a Metropolitan center & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting.
9. CONFIRMATION:
The confirmation of newly recruited officers will be subject to satisfactory completion of stipulated
Probation
10. PROBATION PERIOD:
The selected candidates will be on probation for a period of one year from the date of joining the Bank. There is mandatory provision of executing a service bond by selected candidates.
Probation Period : 12 Months
BOND : Amount Rs. 02.00 Lakh
Minimum Service Period : 1 year
11) NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP: –
A candidate must be either (i) a Citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 01st Jan 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that of a candidates belong to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to examination/Group discussions / interview conducted by the Bank, but on final selection, the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate issued to him by Government of India is submitted to the Bank.
12) SELECTION PROCEDURE: –
➡️ The candidates shall be required to appear for online examination to be conducted through IBPS.
The successful candidates shall be called for interview in the proportion of 1:4 based on their ranking.
The allocation of marks for online examination and Interview is 150 & 100 respectively which will be converted into 60:40. The minimum cut off marks for online examination, interview and final selection
shall be 50% for UR / EWS and 45% for SC / ST / OBC / PwBD.
➡️ The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the
candidates in the Online Examination and Interview and accordingly a merit list shall be prepared for
selection of candidates. Merit list for selection will be prepared in descending order on the basis of
combined scores obtained, in case more than one candidate score the cut-off marks (common marks
at cut-off point), such candidates will be ranked according to their age in descending order, in the
merit.
HOW TO APPLY: –
➡️ DETAILED GUIDELINES / PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION REGISTRATION: –
IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED BEFORE REGISTRATION.
Before applying online, candidates should:
➡️ Scan their photograph, signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration,
ensuring that both the photograph and signature, left thumb impression, hand written declaration
adhere to the required specifications as given under guidelines.
➡️ Left thumb impression (If a candidate is not having left thumb, he/she may use his/ her right
thumb. If both thumbs are missing, the impression of one of the fingers of the left hand starting from
the forefinger should be taken. If there are no fingers on the left hand, the impression of one of the
fingers of the right hand starting from the forefinger should be taken. If no fingers are available, the
impression of left toe may be taken. In all such cases where left thumb impression is not uploaded,
the candidate should specify in the uploaded document the name of finger and the specification of
left/right hand or toe).
➡️ A hand written declaration (text given below). The hand written declaration has to be in the
candidate’s hand writing and in English only. If it is written by anybody else and uploaded or in any
other language, the application will be considered as invalid. (In the case of candidates who cannot
write, may get the text of declaration typed and put their left hand thumb impression (if not able to
sign also) below the typed declaration and upload the document as per specifications.)
The text for the hand written declaration is as follows –
“I, — (Name of the candidate), 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 above mentioned hand written declaration has to be in the candidate’s hand writing and in
English only and should NOT BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. If it is written by anybody else or in any
other language, the application will be considered as invalid.
➡️ The left thumb impression should be properly scanned and not smudged.
➡️ Have a valid personal e-mail address and mobile number which should be kept active till the
completion of this Recruitment Process. Bank may send call letters for the examination etc. through the
registered e-mail ID. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create
his/her new e-mail ID and mobile no. before applying on-line and must maintain that e-mail account and
mobile number
PAYMENT OF FEES
Modes of Payment of Fees:
➡️ Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees / intimation charges through the
ONLINE mode only. Payment of fees / intimation charges through the ONLINE MODE from
22.03.2021 to 06.04.2021 and no other mode of payment is acceptable.
➡️ After ensuring the corrctness of the particulars of the application form, candidate should pay fees
through the payment gateway integrated with the application, by following the instructions available
on the screen. 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.
➡️ On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will be generated; which
may be printed for record. The printout of the application form should not send to the Bank.
➡️ If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please register again and make payment
online. There is also a provision to reprint the e-Receipt and Application form containing fee details,
at later stage.
16) DOWNLOAD OF CALL LETTERS:
The candidates should download their call letter for Examination / GD & Interview and an information
handout by entering their registration number and password / date of birth from the Bank’s website. NO
HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER / INFORMATION HANDOUT WILL BE SENT BY POST.
17) PROOF OF IDENTITY TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF EXAMINTION:
The candidates must bring one photo identity proof mentioned in call letter such as passport/ Aadhar/
PAN Card/ Driving License/ Voter’s Id Card/ Bank Passbook etc. 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.
18) BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION:
The Bank, at various stages, may capture photo and thumb impression of the candidates in digital format
for biometric verification of the candidates. Candidate will ensure that his/ her/ their correct thumb
impression is captured at various stages as any inconsistency will lead to rejection of their candidature.
Accordingly, candidates are advised not to apply any external matter like mehandi, ink, chemical etc. on
their hands. 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.
19) 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/ their candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her/ their
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/ their
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 mobile
phones/ pagers to the venue of the examination/ interview, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be
assured.
iii. Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession calculators in examination premises.
20) GENERAL INFORMATION: –
i. Candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated online application form after
submitting the application.
ii. Candidates should satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the post applied for. The Bank would
admit to the test all the candidates applying for the posts with the requisite fee on the basis of the
information furnished in the online application and shall determine their eligibility at the time of
interview and may verify thereafter at every stage of recruitment.
iii. Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online well before the closing date and not to
wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability/ failure to log on to the website
on account of heavy load on internet or website jam.
iv. Bank of Maharashtra does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit
their applications within the last date on account of aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond
the control of Bank of Maharashtra.
v. Not more than one application should be submitted by a candidate. In case of multiple applications,
only the last valid (completed) application will be retained and the application fee/ intimation charges
paid for the other registrations will stand forfeited. Multiple attendance/ appearance by a candidate
in examination/ interview will result in summary rejection/ cancellation of candidature.
vi. The possibility of occurrence of some problems in administration of examination cannot be ruled out
completely, which may impact test delivery/ generation of result. In such cases, every effort will be
made to resolve the problem, which may include the conduct of another examination if considered
necessary.
vii. Candidates serving in Government/ Quasi Government Offices, Public Sector Undertakings
including Nationalized Banks and Financial Institutions are advised to submit ‘No Objection
Certificate’ from their employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be
considered and travelling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible, will not be paid.
viii. In case of selection, candidates will be required to produce proper discharge certificate from the
employer at the time of taking up the appointment.
ix. The original documents regarding eligibility criteria and proof of date of birth should be produced for
verification on the date of interview. Candidate will not be allowed to attend the interview if original
certificates are not produced for verification on the date of interview.
x. Caste certificate issued by Competent Authority on the format prescribed by the Government of India
will have to be submitted by the SC/ ST candidates, if called for interview.
xi. A declaration will have to be submitted in the prescribed format by candidates seeking reservation
under OBC category stating that he/ she does not belong to the Creamy Layer.
xii. Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon production of an ‘Income and Asset
Certificate’ issued by a Competent Authority on the format prescribed by Government of India.
xiii. Candidates are advised to keep their e-mail ID alive for receiving advices / communications.
xiv. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her/ their being declared medically fit as per
the requirement of the Bank.
xv. Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this advertisement
and/ or an application in response thereto can be instituted only in Pune and Courts/ Tribunals/
Forums at Pune only shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause/ dispute. Bank
reserves right to change / modify / cancel the recruitment process at any stage fully or partly on any
grounds and such decision of the Bank will not be notified or intimated to the candidates.
xvi. The cut-off date for Post qualification experience will be given in this notification. Only full time
experience as a permanent employee after acquiring the educational qualification notified for
eligibility will be considered. The candidate must provide the proof of the claimed work experience.
The experience certificate(s) for the period given in the online application should be issued on the
prescribed format (The prescribed format of Experience certificate is available as Annexure-III with
this notification) under signatures of the Competent Authority at the Controlling Office / Head Office
level of the respective employer/s, clearly stating the period, Post(s) held and nature of duties
performed by the applicant. The copies of the Appointment Letters, Salary Certificates, pay slip
etc. will not be accepted in lieu of Work Experience Certificate. The applicant will not be allowed
to participate in the process on the basis of Appointment Letters, Salary Certificates, Pay slip etc.
His / Her candidature shall be cancelled at any stage, even after his / her selection / appointment in
the services of the Bank on the basis of Appointment Letters, Salary Certificates, Pay slip etc.
xvii. The applicants will be called for the Online Examination / Group Discussion (if conducted) / Interview,
on the basis of the information provided by them in their Online Applications without verification of
their age or qualification or category or any other eligibility criteria. The applicants must, therefore,
ensure that they fulfill all the notified eligibility criteria as on the cut-off date prescribed in this
notification, have possession of the requisite documents / certificates specified by the Bank, and that
the particulars furnished in their Online Application are complete, true and correct in all respects.
Merely appearing in the Online Examination / Interview or passing the Online Examination / Interview
and / or being called by the Bank for the Interview shall not imply that the Bank is satisfied about the
eligibility of the applicant. Bank may verify the eligibility of the candidates at any stage of recruitment
or thereafter and reserves right to terminate the service of provisionally selected candidates if found
ineligible for the post.
xviii. The Bank reserves the right to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or any of the other
terms and conditions spelt out in this Notification.
GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE
Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph,
signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration as per the specifications given below.
1) PHOTOGRAPH IMAGE:
➡️ Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture. The picture should be taken against a
light coloured, preferably white, background.
➡️ Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face. If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun
behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh
shadows
➡️ If you have to use flash, ensure there is no “red-eye”
➡️ If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.
➡️ Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover
your face.
➡️ Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
➡️ Size of file should be between 20kb and 50 kb.
➡️ Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50KB. If the size of the file is more than
50 KB then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during
the process of scanning.
2) SIGNATURE, LEFT THUMB IMPRESSION AND HAND-WRITTEN DECLARATION IMAGE:
➡️ The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
➡️ The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person.
➡️ The signature will be used to put on the Hall Ticket and wherever necessary.
➡️ If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the examination, does not match the
signature on the Hall Ticket the applicant will be disqualified.
➡️ Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
➡️ Size of file should be between 10kb and 20kb.
➡️ Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20KB.
➡️ The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink.
(iGUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE
Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph,
signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration as per the specifications given below.
1) PHOTOGRAPH IMAGE:
➡️ Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture. The picture should be taken against a
light coloured, preferably white, background.
➡️ Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face. If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun
behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh
shadows
➡️ If you have to use flash, ensure there is no “red-eye”
➡️ If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.
➡️ Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover
your face.
➡️ Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
➡️ Size of file should be between 20kb and 50 kb.
➡️ Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50KB. If the size of the file is more than
50 KB then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during
the process of scanning.
2) SIGNATURE, LEFT THUMB IMPRESSION AND HAND-WRITTEN DECLARATION IMAGE:
➡️ The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
➡️ The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person.
➡️ The signature will be used to put on the Hall Ticket and wherever necessary.
➡️ If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the examination, does not match the
signature on the Hall Ticket the applicant will be disqualified.
➡️ Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
➡️ Size of file should be between 10kb and 20kb.
➡️ Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20KB.
➡️ The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink.
(i) File type: jpg / jpeg
(ii) Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width
* Height)
(iii) File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB
➡️ The applicant has to write the declaration in English only clearly on a white paper with black ink.
(i) File type: jpg / jpeg
(ii) Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 10 cm * 5 cm (Width
* Height)
(iii) File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB
➡️ The left thumb impression and the hand written declaration should be of the applicant and not by
any other person.
➡️ If the Applicant’s signature on the attendance sheet or Call letter, signed at the time of the
examination, does not match the signature uploaded, the applicant will be disqualified.
➡️ Signature / Hand written declaration in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted.
3) SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:
➡️ Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (Dots per inch).
➡️ Set Colour to True Colour.
➡️ File Size as specified above. File type: jpg / jpeg
(ii) Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width
* Height)
(iii) File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB
➡️ The applicant has to write the declaration in English only clearly on a white paper with black ink.
(i) File type: jpg / jpeg
(ii) Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 10 cm * 5 cm (Width
* Height)
(iii) File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB
➡️The left thumb impression and the hand written declaration should be of the applicant and not by
any other person.
➡️ If the Applicant’s signature on the attendance sheet or Call letter, signed at the time of the
examination, does not match the signature uploaded, the applicant will be disqualified.
➡️ Signature / Hand written declaration in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted.
3) SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:
➡️ Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (Dots per inch).
➡️Set Colour to True Colour.
➡️ File Size as specified above.
➡️ 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).
➡️ The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is: image01.jpg or image01.jpeg
image dimensions can he checked by listing the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image
icon.
➡️ Candidates using MS Windows/MS Office can easily obtain photo and signature in jpeg format not
exceeding 50KB & 20KB respectively by using MS Paint 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 should fill in all his details on Page 1. After
verifying that the details he has filled in are correct and clicking on the ‘Submit / Next’ button a link
will he provided on Page 2 of the online application form to upload his photograph and signature.