Personnel Administration Division (Selection Cell),Head Office: New Delhi Phone No. – 011-26183213 Email – [email protected] FAX – 011-26196491 PAD/SEL/6 (2013) May 6, 2013 LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS DATE OF ONLINE EXAM 11.05.2013 14:00 HRS. 16.06.2013 TO ALL OFFICES PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION CIRCULAR NO. 153 Reg: Selection of Officers in Junior Management Grade Scale-I from Clerical Cadre - 2013 **** In terms of Settlement signed on 29.10.1998 between the Bank and the All India Punjab National Bank Employees' Federation during the course of conciliation proceedings, the Policy and Procedure concerning Promotion of Clerks and Special Assistants as Officer and Direct Recruitment of Officer and related matters was circulated to all offices vide Personnel Division Circular No.1643 dated 30.10.1998 and subsequent amendments were conveyed from time to time. 2. Applications are hereby invited from Employees in Clerical cadre including Special Assistants fulfilling the eligibility criteria as given below for promotion as Officer in JMG Scale I:ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: • • • Must have passed Matriculation Examination. Must have completed minimum three years service in Clerical Cadre for General Candidates and two years service for SC/ST Candidates in Clerical Cadre as on the last date of receipt of applications i.e. 11.05.2013. General candidates & SC/ST candidates must possess at least 06 & 04 priority marks respectively as on 01.01.2013, computed as per procedure laid down in the Settlement dated 13.10.2008 circulated vide HRD Division Circular No.485 dated 14.10.2008 read with modifications affected from time to time. ‐ 1 ‐ 3. In terms of clause 9(c) of Settlement signed on 29.10.1998, reservations or relaxations/concessions, if any, for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees in such promotions, shall be the same as advised as a policy by the Govt. of India for implementation by the Public Sector Banks from time to time. 4. As per extant guidelines, an employee who is debarred from officiating/posting as Special Assistant shall also be debarred from officiating/promotion as Officer in JMG Scale-I. 5. In respect of workman employees of erstwhile New Bank of India the eligibility criteria for determining the length of service for promotion from Clerical Cadre to Officer Cadre as well as Priority Marks will be as above read with Notification dated 8th December, 1993 issued by the Central Government which reads as under:"The procedure for computation of years of service rendered in the transferor bank for the purpose of determining the minimum length of service for promotion from Subordinate Cadre to Clerical Cadre as also from the Clerical Cadre to Officer Cadre and also for the purpose of posting in the posts carrying special allowance, shall be computed in the ratio of 2:1, that is, two years of service in transferor bank as equivalent to one year of service in the transferee bank. For this purpose, total service in the respective cadre of the Workman employees, that is, Clerical or sub-staff in which the official is placed at the time of transfer shall be reckoned but fractions of a month shall be ignored. For example, if a workman employee has rendered two years and nine months service in the Clerical/Sub-Staff Cadre, as the case may be, in the transferor bank at the time of amalgamation with transferee bank, it shall be reckoned as equal to one year and four months service in the Clerical or Sub-staff Cadre, as the case may be in the transferee bank." Further, the seniority of employees of erstwhile Nedungudi Bank Ltd. will be determined in terms of HRD Circular No.131 dated 07.02.2003. 6. SELECTION PROCEDURE Employees in Clerical Cadre (Except Special Assistants) will be subjected to online exam comprising of two papers of 100 Marks each. The coverage area of papers shall be as under:PAPER-I -Knowledge of Banking Routine, Deposit Mobilisation Schemes, Customer Service, Priority Sector, Special Credit Schemes, Conventional Loans, Loan Documentation and Practice & Law of Banking. PAPER II - Economics, General Knowledge and Accountancy. ‐ 2 ‐ 7. Special Assistants will, however, be required to take online exam for the First Paper only. (This will be applicable only in case of those Special Assistants who are posted as such, on or before the last date prescribed for receipt of applications. Others, who are posted as Special Assistants after last date for receipt of applications, will have to appear in both the papers.) 8. The online exam will be of objective type. The Information Handout regarding the online exam will be displayed on HRMS Notice Board separately. The question paper will be bilingual, i.e. Hindi and English. The qualifying marks for General Category candidates will be 40 marks in each paper and for SC/ST candidates, the qualifying marks will be 30 in each paper. 9. The candidates qualifying the online exam shall be awarded marks for qualification and service as under: (a) i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. QUALIFICATION For For For For For For Graduation Post Graduation (Admissible one PG degree only) commerce at Inter/graduation/post-graduation level CAIIB Part-I/JAIIB CAIIB ICWA/CA Marks 06 02 02 06 09 06 (Maximum marks under this head shall not exceed 25) (b) SERVICE Maximum marks for service will be 25. An employee will earn one mark for each completed year of service up to 10 years of service and 1-1/2 marks for each completed years of service beyond 10 years with a maximum of 25. Leave without pay and period of unauthorized absence shall be deducted from total length of service only in such cases where increments have also been deferred for such period of leave on loss of pay and/or unauthorized absence. (Maximum marks under this head shall not exceed 25) The marks for qualification and service are to be calculated up to the last date of receipt of application i.e. 11.05.2013 as per settlement dated 29.10.1998 read with modifications from time to time. 10. The final merit list of the candidates will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by them, as prescribed in the settlement, in three parameters namely online Exam, Qualification and Service. ‐ 3 ‐ 11. PROBATION Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of one year. 12. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: a) Employees who wish to apply for consideration of their promotion from Clerical Cadre to JMG-I under Selectivity Channel should apply online in HRMS. The navigation for the same is “Employee Self Service >>Promotion Application >> Apply Online Application (CLK)” >> “Add”. On successful submission of promotion application, HRMS will generate an Acknowledgement Number which should be quoted in all future communications. It should be noted that without Acknowledgement Number, the online application will not be saved and in such case the candidate should attempt again before the last date prescribed. b) All eligible candidates are expected to ensure that their educational and professional qualifications carrying priority marks for the purpose of promotion are properly recorded in HRMS. In case of any deficiency, they should take up with controlling Circle Offices/HO Divisions for updation of data along with necessary proofs. c) The applicants are also expected to ensure that status of mentally retarded child, if any, has been properly submitted by them in HRMS against appropriate link available for the purpose and necessary documents in support of same have been submitted to Circle Office/ controlling Division for approval. The cases of only those candidates shall be considered at the time of allocation on promotion, where that status in HRMS is approved by the Circle Office/ HO Division. d) The status of approval of online application, marks for educational qualification and length of service to be considered for promotion as entered by Circle Office/HO Division in the application data shall be visible to the candidates after confirming by the Circle Office/HO Division. Candidates are expected to check the same and take up with Controlling Circle Offices/HO Divisions for correction, if any required. e) For online submission of applications, access to HRMS will be available from 07.05.2013 to 11.05.2013 14:00 hrs. Accordingly, only those applications which are submitted within the stipulated time will be taken into consideration. It should be noted that no Hard Copy of application shall be entertained. ‐ 4 ‐ f) The officials working at deputed locations e.g. RRBs, JVs/Subsidiaries, overseas locations etc. are expected to get their HRMS user ID and Password activated through respective controlling offices or through Personnel Administration Division Head Office well in time so that they may submit online application within the stipulated time. g) The eligibility of candidates is to be confirmed online by the concerned Branch/ Office where the applicant is posted through ‘Manager’s Self Service’ by 14.05.2013. h) Circle Offices and Head Office Divisions are required to approve all the applications submitted online and confirmed by the branch/ offices by 16.05.2013 17:00 HRS. Wherever any correction in HRMS records of candidates are warranted (particularly with regard to Category/ PH status/ debar details/ dates of acquiring educational and/or professional qualifications etc.), the same should be effected immediately at Circle Office / HO Division level. In case the corrections are to be got effected from Personnel Administration Division, HO, the same should be taken up with us separately and it should be ensured that the corrections have taken place before approving the applications. i) After approval of applications by Circle Offices/ HO Divisions, we shall run the calculation of marks for ‘Length of Service’ and marks for ‘Educational Qualifications’ in HRMS. We shall send separate communication when the calculation run is undertaken in HRMS. The marks calculated by the system shall be displayed by default on application page. Circle Office/ HO Division will then be expected to check and confirm the marks online. In case of discrepancy, they may enter the correct marks. We shall consider the marks confirmed/ entered by Circle Office/ HO Division for preparation of result. These marks shall be visible to the candidates also. j) In case of any difficulty in online submission of application, confirmation of eligibility at branch/ office level, all concerned are requested to contact their Circle /Controlling offices. In case of any difficulty in approving of applications or in online submission / confirmation of applications which cannot be resolved at Circle Office / Controlling Office level, the Circle Offices / HO Divisions may contact HRMS Help Desk at Personnel Administration Division, Head Office. k) Admit Cards for the online exam shall be issued through HRMS only. Therefore, it should be ensured by all applicants that their latest photograph is uploaded in HRMS. In case no photograph is uploaded in ‐ 5 ‐ respect of any applicant, the system will not allow his/her call letter for the online exam to be printed. This circular is being placed on Personnel Administration Division’s site for ready reference of the candidates which can be accessed at the following addresses: “pnbnet.net.in” - through internet “10.192.11.90” – through Finacle Network Incumbent Incharge at branch level and Circle Offices/ HO Divisions are requested to ensure that the Circular is brought to the notice of all concerned and it may be noted that no request for submission of application beyond the stipulated date and time shall be entertained. We wish all the aspirants a bright career ahead. DY. GENERAL MANAGER ‐ 6 ‐