J&K Bank is all set to hold the online examination for the post of probationary officers and banking associates scheduled on April 22, 24, 25 and 26 in centers across the state at multiple locations under the aegis of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and in association with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
This was informed by the chairman and CEO J&K BankParvez Ahmed in a statement issued to the media here on Saturday.
Outlining the criterion involved for the recruitment, thechairman informed, “A notification for recruitment of probationary officers andbanking associate posts was released on 6th October, 2018 with qualificationcriteria of 60 percent marks and 30 years age for Probationary Officers and 55percent and 32 years for Banking Associates i.e. Clerks which was subsequentlyon the requests of a large number of candidates revised to 50 percent marks and35 years. The Bank received approximately 1.47 lakh applications comprising of37,500 for the post of Probationary Officer and 1,07,300 for the post ofBanking Associates.”
“The tests are being conducted online by The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) which is the nodal agency for conducting written tests for recruitment in all nationalized Banks & State Bank of India in the country.
IBPS is an agency of repute and immaculate track record whose governing board comprises of nominees from government organizations such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Ministry of Finance- Government of India, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai, Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF), National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and the public sector banks. The arrangements for Online Conduct have been done by the IBPS in association with Tata Consultancy Services,” added Parvez Ahmed.
The chairman informed that so as to facilitate maximumnumber of candidates bank has assisted TCS and IBPS in creating additionalinfrastructure in the state to accommodate majority of the candidates. All thiswas done within a very short span of time. In Ladakh said the Chairman, “On therequest of DC Leh infrastructure was created at Leh on fast track basis toaccommodate Leh candidates with in the division keeping in view the inclementweather and poor road connectivity.”
Wishing success to the candidates, the Chairman and CEOcautioned the candidates and their parents not to fall prey to the vestedinterests in the society who were misguiding the public in general andapplicants in particular by making false offers. The Chairman said, “The Bankhas maintained highest level of efficiency and transparency in the conduct ofexamination which is being organized as per the preset timelines for a specificnumber of already decided posts and has dispensed with the interview for theposts of clerks and the merit list finalized by the IBPS will be the selection list”.