TRIPURA GRAMIN BANK (Sponsored by UNITED BANK OF INIDA) Head Office Abhoy Nagar, Agartala 799 005 APPLICATIONS

ARE INVITED FOR THE POSTS OF OFFICER SCALE-1(Assistant Manager, Computer Engineer, Law Officer)- AND OFFICE ASSISTANT - MULTI PURPOSE (CLERICAL CADRE) IN TRIPURA GRAMIN BANK (Regional Rural Bank sponsored by UNITED BANK OF INDIA to work in various parts of Tripura) 1.LAST DATE FOR APPLYING ONLINE: 2.DATE OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION: Sr.No. 1. 2. 3. VACANCIES Posts Officer Scale I Officer Scale I Officer Scale I Assistant Manager (Computer Engineer) (Law Officer) Post Co d e 01 01 01 SC 5 5 3 3 ST 3 3 12 12 O BC 4 4 NIL NIL GEN(UR) 13 3 1 17 19 19 TOTAL 25 3 1 29 34 34 Rs.720019300 Rs.1450025700 Pay Scale Post Officer Scale-I Office Assistant (Multi-purpose) Date of Written Examination 24.07.2011 17.07.2011 30-05-2011

TOTAL POST OF OFFICER SCALE -I Office Assistant 02 (Multipurpose) TOTAL POST OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE)

Abbreviations stand for

SC OBC:

Scheduled Caste; Other Backward Classes;

ST: GEN(UR):

Scheduled Tribe; General Category(Unreserved);

Note:

a) The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to actual requirements of the Bank. b) Candidates belonging to reserved categories, including Persons with Disabilities and candidates for whom no vacancy has been announced are free to apply against vacancies announced for general category. c) The Bank reserves the right to post / transfer the candidate upon selection to any place in its Area of operation depending upon the requirement. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: POST 1 OFFICERS Scale I, (Assistant Manager, Computer Engineer and Law Officer). POST 2 Office Assistant- (Multipurpose)

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Nationality: Nationality / Citizenship:

A candidate must be a citizen of India.

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2. Age limit [as on 01.04.2011]: Above 18 years but below 28 years. Relaxation of age available as per Govt. of India rules are as given below: I II III Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe candidates Other Backward classes candidates Persons with Disability (PW D) Note The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt. of India guidelines. An ex-serviceman who has joined the Government job on the civil side after availing the benefits given to him as an ex-servicemen for his re-employment, his ex-serviceman status for the purpose of reemployment in Government ceases and thus will not be eligible to seek relaxation in upper age limit as detailed above. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/ interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the eligibility certificate from the Government of India in this regard is submitted. 3. Qualification [as on 01.04.2011]: i. Bachelor degree of a recognized University in any discipline or its equivalent. Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisiculture, Agriculture Marketing Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. For Computer Engineer a candidate must be a graduate in Computer Science having good knowledge in computer Hardware and software. For Law Officer a candidate must be a graduate in Law having 3 years or 5 years integrated course from a recognized University. Desirable enrolled as an Advocate with Bar council of India with minimum 4 years experience. Proficienc y in Bengali language. Computer knowledge will be an additional qualification. 5 years 3 years 10 years

ii. iii.

III. Nationality [as on 01.04.2011] A candidate must be a citizen of India. 4. APPLICATION FEE (FOR THE POST CODE 1 & 2) INCLUDING POSTAL CHARGES (NON - REFUNDABLE): For SC / ST / PW D / EX - Serviceman candidates For all others including OBC Payment of fees will be made either i) at all the CBS enable branches of TRIPURA GRAMIN BANK into the CD Account bearing no 8004050900133 in the name of TGB Recruitment at TGB Abhoynagar branch (by using separate challan available at the branches for this purpose) or by downloading the same from our website. ii) by NEFT/RTGS from any other Bank to the account of TRIPURA GRAMIN BANK with United Bank of India Agartala Branch bearing account No. 0258050039853 (IFSC CODE UTBI0AGT 201) If payment is made by NEFT/RTGS, candidates have to collect the UTR Number and name of the bank and branch for filling the same in appropriate columns of the application. 2 : Rs.200/: Rs.400/-

5. SELECTION PROCEDURE: The selection will be made on the basis of performance in the W ritten Test and Interview. All the eligible candidates who apply with the requisite fee and who will fill the application well in time and who fulfill the eligibility criteria will be called for a written test comprising both objective and descriptive tests For Post Code -1 & 2 Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 Name of the Test Medium Exam English English English English of No . of questions 50 50 50 50 200 Maximum marks 50 50 50 50 200* Time Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes

Test of Reasoning Numerical Ability General Knowledge Test of General English TOTAL:::: * Marks will further be reduced to 70 Negative marks will be awarded for wrong answer in objective test.

The candidates securing a minimum 40% marks in the written test shall qualify for interview. In the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes categories, the minimum marks in the written test shall be 35% to qualify for interview. Preparation of merit list: The selection shall be made on the basis of written test and interview as under: W ritten test Interview Total 70 marks 30 marks 100 marks

All those candidates who have secured minimum qualifying marks stipulated for written examination in the order of merit shall be called for interview up to the ratio of 1:3. The merit lists of successful candidates in each category shall be made separately on the basis of combined performance in the written test and interview. Lists of successful candidates for appointment to Officer Scale-I & Office assistant shall be prepared on the basis of ranking accorded to them in the combined performance of written test and interview for General, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other special categories separately 6. TEST CENTRES AND DATE OF EXAMINATION (FOR POST CODE 1 to 2): The written test is tentatively fixed on the following dates at following Centers: POST CODE 1 POST CODE 2 7. NAME OF EXAMINATION CENTRE: DATE OF EXAMINATION: DATE OF EXAMINATION: 24.07.2011 17.07.2011

Centre Name AGARTALA

Centre Code 11 3

NOTE: (i) Request for change of Centre of Examination will NOT be entertained. 8. Pre-Examination Training SC / ST Candidates. It is proposed to impart free Pre-Examination Training to a limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes at Agartala. 9. 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 suppress any material information while filling up the application form and submitting the certified copies/ testimonials. 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 or (iii) misbehaving in the examination hall or (iv) taking away the question booklet/answer sheet from the examination hall or (v) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for selection or (vi) obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means. Such a candidate may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, 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/IBPS. (vii) The Bank/IBPS would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with those of other candidates to detect unusual patterns of responses. 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 candidature. 10 THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUE OF THE CERTIFICATE TO SC/ST/OBC/PWD IS AS UNDER 1 For SC/ST/OBC candidates i) District Magistrate & Collector/Additional District Magistrate & Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deput y Commissioner/Deputy Collector/First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub Divisional Magistrate not below the rank of First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Taluk Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner. ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate iii) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar iv) Sub Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides. 2 For PW D candidates Authorized certifying authorities will be Medical Board constitute as per Government guidelines. 11. PAY SCALE : POST CODE 1:Rs. 14,500 25700 POST CODE 2:Rs. 7,200 - 19300 Note: Dearness Allowance (DA), City Compensatory Allowance (CCA), House Rent Allowance (HRA) and other 4

admissible allowances will be payable, as per the rules of the Bank, depending upon the place of posting. In addition, Conveyance, Medical Aid, LTC / LFC & Retirement Benefits are admissible, as per the rules of the Bank.

Total emoluments (Basic+DA+HRA) for post code 1 will beRs.23,885/-, post code 2 will be Rs. 14,054/approximately as per the prevailing rates.. 12. PROBATION : POST CODE-1:2 (Two) Years POST CODE-2:1(One) Year 13.

PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEE / POSTAL CHARGES: Sr. No 1 2 Category

The application fee / postal charges should be paid between 10.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.

Candidates have to register Online through Banks website www.tripuragraminbank.org. only between 05.05.2011 and 30.05.2011. No other means of applications shall be entertained.
HOW TO APPLY :

The application fee / postal charges can be paid by; 1] 2]

SC/ ST/ PWD/EXS (Including Postal charges) Rs. 200 OBC / General (including postal charges)- Rs.400/-

The procedure for payment of fee is mentioned below;

Directly crediting the amount in any CBS enable branches of Tripura Gramin Bank Paying the amount through NEFT in any other Bank.

1] Directly crediting the amount from any CBS enable branches of Tripura Gramin Bank into CD Account bearing no 8004050900133 in the name of TGB Recruitment at TGB Abhoynagar Branch:
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Take print-out of the Payment Challan from Banks website www.tripuragraminbank.org [Format is given at end of the advertisement] Fill the particulars viz, Name, Tripura Gramin Bank, City, Amount, Post Applied for in legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS Submit the Fee Payment Challan & amount in any CBS Branch of Tripura Gramin Bank. Collect the candidate's copy of Fee Payment Challan from the Branch. Please check that challan is properly signed & the details of Candidates Name Journal number, Branch Name, Branch code number, Deposit Date are noted in the challan by the Branch Authorities. Log onto the bank website for applying online www.tripuragraminbank.org. Paying the amount of fee through NEFT in any other Bank (If the candidate opts for payment through other Bank):-

Fill the NEFT voucher/challan of that Bank with Beneficiary details as follows. Name of the Account : Tripura Gramin Bank ACCOUNT NO. : 0258050039853

PAYEE BANK : United Bank of India IFSC CODE : UTBI0 AGT 201 Make Payment, Collect NEFT payment receipt from the Bank where you have made the payment. Please check that receipt is properly signed and the details of NEFT UTR NO., IFSC code of the sending Bank branch, city name, Deposit date, Amount etc. are noted in the challan by the Branch authorities. Log on to bank website for applying online.

Even if the last date of registration changes due to technical reasons, the valid dates for payment of application fee will not be changed. Payment of fee by Demand Draft / Cheque / Money Orders / Postal Orders etc will not be accepted.

Candidates should have a valid personal e-mail id. In case, candidate is not having valid e-mail id, he/she should create a new e-mail id. This e-mail id should be valid for the duration of the project. Candidates are first required to go to the Banks website www.tripuragraminbank.org. and Take a Print of the FEES PAYMENT CHALLAN. Fill in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS. Go to the nearest Banks Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay, in Cash, the appropriate Application Fee in the designated Account as given in the fee payment challan. OR Candidates should have remitted the requisite fee in any other Bank through NEFT and should have details of payment made. Please note that without valid payment details, on-line registration of application will be summarily rejected. Candidates are required to visit the Banks website www.tripuragraminbank.org. and apply for the post. The link for registration of application will be open on our website on the dates indicated at the top of this advertisement. After filling in all the required particulars, candidates shall submit the application on-line. There is provision to modify the submitted on-line application. Candidates are requested to make use of this facility to correct the details in on-line application, if any. This Modification facility shall be available after 2 days of registration & up to the last date for on-line registration. Modification will be allowed only 3 times. After the last date, no modification will be permitted. Candidates should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in on-line application. After applying on-line, the candidate should take a print out of the system generated on-line application form and retain it along with Registration Number & Password safely for future reference. They should not send this print out to the Bank. The print out of the on-line application will have invariably to be submitted at the time of GD/Interview. Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fees to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on the Banks website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam. The Bank does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Bank. Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying. No other mode of application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such applications would be rejected.

14. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (a) Before applying the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned 6

(b) (c)

in the advertisement. Bank would be free to reject any application at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post. The decision of the Bank shall be final in deciding about qualification and other eligibility norms. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the BANK/IBPS in this behalf.
As the applications are to be processed by a computerized system, it is essential that the application is properly and completely filled in.

Candidates admission to the examination is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the admission letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank. (d) 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 shortcomings is/are detected even after appointment, his/her services are liable to be terminated. (e) The Bank/ IBPS shall not be responsible for an application being rejected which is based on wrong information provided in any advertisement issued by an unauthorized person/ institution. (f) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and the fee once paid will not be refunded on any account nor would this fee be held in reserve for future exam/ selection. (g) The candidates will have to appear for written test at their own expense and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses, etc. of any nature. However, outstation candidates belonging to SC/ST/ Persons with disabilities called for interview will be reimbursed to and fro second (sleeper) class rail/bus fare or actual expenses incurred, whichever is less by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel. The fare for the first 30 Kms each shall be borne by the candidates. This concession will not be admissible to SC/ST/ Persons with disabilities who are already in service in Central/ State Government, Corporations, Public Undertakings/ local Government, Institutions and Panchayats. (h) Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including banks) will have to produce a "No Objection Certificate" from their employer at the time of interview, in the absence of which their candidature may not be considered. (i) The bank reserves the right to post/ transfer the candidate upon selection to any place depending upon the requirement. Hence, candidates willing to serve anywhere should apply. (j ) Any request for change of address will not be entertained. (k) Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Agartala only. (l) The Bank/IBPS takes no responsibility to connect any Certificate / Remittance sent separately. (m) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English, the English version will prevail. (n) No candidate is permitted to use calculator, mobile, cell phones or any such instruments during the written examinations. (o) The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a centre/venue/specifically for a candidate(s). (p) 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. (q) Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification. (r) The advertisement may be viewed and application format downloaded from our website www.tripuragraminbank.org (s) The original cash voucher and call letter affixed with passport size photograph are to be surrendered at the examination hall. 16. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS
Applications should be submitted on-line on or after 05.05.11 but in all cases on or before 30.05.11

CALL LETTERS FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION : Call letter for written examination will be sent to the eligible candidates at the address for correspondence given in their application form by ordinary post and requests for sending letters to a different address subsequently will not be accepted.

All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by the candidates in their application form, which will be sent by ordinary post. Eligible candidates who do not receive the call letter by (i) 18.07.11 for Post Code-01 Officer Scale-I, and (ii) 11.07.11 for Post Code 02: Office Assistant should contact the Head Office of the Bank with details of his/her name, address, date of birth, details of payment like Journal/UTR No. along with a photograph for obtaining duplicate call letters. Duplicate call letters will be issued between 10.00 A.M.to 5.00 P.M. as per the following schedule:For Duplicate Call Letters candidates may contact, as per above schedule, at the following address:. Tripura Gramin Bank Head Office: Abhoynagar, Agartala 799 005

Post Code-01 Officer Scale-I Post Code-02 Office Assistant

from from

19.07.2011 to 23.07.2011 12.07.2011 to 16.07.2011

PLACE: Agartala. DATE: 19/04/2011 CHAIRM AN