Notification Central Bank of India Apprentice Posts
Notification Central Bank of India Apprentice Posts
in
HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
(RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION DIVISION)
Central Bank of India, leading Public Sector Bank invites application from candidates for
Engagement of Apprentices, under Apprentices Act, 1961 and as per Apprenticeship policy of the
Bank. Selected candidates will be engaged in branches/offices in the respective districts at the
discretion of the Bank.
NOTE:
Medical Fitness, Verification of Documents, Character and caste (wherever applicable) verification
of selected candidates:
The engagement of selected candidates will be subject to their being declared medically fit by a
duly qualified medical practitioner engaged by the Bank or subject to production of medical
certification from MBBS Doctors or both as per the discretion of the Bank. Document verification
will be conducted by the Bank officials and final selection will be subject to satisfactory verification
of candidates’ character, antecedents and caste validity certificates (wherever applicable). Till such
time, their engagement will be provisional.
Bank reserve the right to conduct any other test or follow any
other selection criteria at its discretion.
Reservation Reservation guidelines as laid down by Government of India
from time to time for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWBD etc. shall be
followed.
Wait List A wait list (District wise-category wise) will be maintained for
one year from the date of result of engagement of apprentices
or next engagement exercise, whichever is earlier. List of
candidates will be released only once from the waitlist against
non-reporting subject to availability of qualified candidates.
General guidelines:
The maximum age limit specified above is applicable to General category candidates.
The relaxation in upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC candidates is allowed on cumulative basis with only
one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted in Point No. 3 (a) . OBC
candidates in the ‘Creamy Layer’ will be treated as “General Category”.
The Candidates seeking age relaxation as per Govt. Guidelines will be required to submit copies of
necessary certificate(s) at any subsequent stage of the selection process, as required by the bank. In
case the candidate fails to submit the same, his candidature will be treated as cancelled.
Any dispute arising out of this advertisement for engagement of apprentices will be subject to the
jurisdiction of courts in Mumbai.
The above number of vacancies are tentative and may vary / increase / decrease according to
actual requirement of the Bank, subject to availability of suitable candidates. The candidates
belonging to reserved category for which no reservation has been announced are free to apply for
vacancies announced for unreserved categories. However, they must fulfil all the eligibility criteria
of unreserved category. The provisionally selected candidates will be imparted training at
branch/office-wise where he / she are selected, depending on the requirement of the Bank.
Before applying, candidates are requested to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the
post as on the date of eligibility.
The process of application is complete only when fee is deposited, through online mode on or
before the last date of payment of fee. Candidates are advised to check Bank’s website regularly for
details and updates. No separate intimation / advertisement etc. will be issued in case of any
change / update.
Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available only to the 'non-creamy layer' OBC candidates.
’Creamy layer’ OBC candidates should indicate their category as 'General’. Vacancies for PWBD
category candidates are reserved horizontally.
Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in engagement is governed by Office
Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel &
Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, and Government of India. 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
The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or
provisional certificate issued by the Board / University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular
examination is posted on the website of the Board /University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the
appropriate authority of the Board / University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result
was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing.
Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in HSC (10+2) / Diploma Examination calculated
to the 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 interaction /
document verification, the candidate will have to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate
authority inter-alia stating the norms of the University / Board regarding conversion of grade into
percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of these norms.
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 subjects irrespective of honours /optional/ additionally optional subject, if any. This will
be applicable for those Universities also where Class/ Grade is decided on basis of Honours only.
The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as 60%.
4% horizontal reservation has been provided to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as per section
34 of “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”. The post is identified suitable for the Persons
with undernoted categories of disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPWD Act 2016. The
Authorized Certifying Authority will be the Medical Board at the District Level. The Medical Board
will consist of Chief Medical Officer, Sub- Divisional Medical Officer.
“OC” category: -
A person’s inability to execute distinctive activities associated with movement of self and objects
resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous system or both, including Cerebral Palsy,
Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy and Acid Attack Victims. Orthopedically challenged
persons are covered under locomotors disability with following bench mark:
a. "Leprosy cured person" means a person who has been cured of leprosy but is suffering from:
i. Loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation and paresis in the eye and eye- lid
but with no manifests deformity;
ii. Manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in their hands and feet to enable
them to engage in normal economic activity;
iii. Extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which prevents him/her from undertaking
any gainful occupation, and the expression "leprosy cured" shall be construed accordingly;
b. “Cerebral palsy" means a Group of non-progressive neurological conditions affecting body
movements and muscle coordination, caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain,
usually occurring before, during or shortly after birth;
c. "Dwarfism" means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches
(147 centimetres) or less;
d. "Muscular dystrophy" means a group of hereditary genetic muscle disease that weakens the
muscles that move the human body and persons with multiple dystrophy have incorrect and
missing information in their genes, which prevents them from making the proteins they need for
healthy muscles. It is characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle
proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue;
e. "Acid attack victims" means a person disfigured due to violent assaults by throwing of acid or
similar corrosive substance.
f. Persons with Spinal Deformity (SD) and Spinal Injury (SI) shall be covered under the respective
Sub category such as OA,OL,BA,BL,OAL,BLOA and BLA, as the case may be.
B. Visual Impairment (“VI” Category): Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from
any one of the following conditions, after best correction, are eligible to apply.
a. Blindness:
i. Total absence of sight; OR
ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible
correction; OR
iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree. OR
b. Low Vision:
i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the
better eye with best possible corrections; OR
ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree.
C. Hearing Impaired (“HI” Category):
a. Deaf: means person having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears.
b. Hard of Hearing: means person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both
ears
D. “ID” Category: Only those persons, who suffer from any one of the following types of disabilities,
are eligible to apply under this category:
1. Intellectual disability.
a. Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD) means a neuro-developmental condition typically appearing in
the first three years of life that significantly affects a person's ability to communicate, understand
relationships and relate to others, and is frequently associated with unusual or stereotypical
behaviours.
b. “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD) means a heterogeneous group of conditions wherein there is
a deficit in processing language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty to
comprehend, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations and includes such
conditions as perceptual disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and developmental
aphasia.
c. “Mental Illness” (MI) means a substantial disorder of thinking, mood, perception, orientation or
memory that grossly impairs judgment, behaviour, capacity to recognize reality or ability to meet
the ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which is a condition of arrested or
incomplete development of mind of a person, specially characterized by sub normality of
intelligence
2. “Multiple Disabilities” means multiple disabilities amongst clause “A”; “B”; “C";” D (1)”.
Note: Only those persons with benchmark disabilities would be eligible for reservation. “Benchmark
disability” means a person with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability
has not been defined in measurable terms and includes the persons with disability, where disability
has been defined in a measurable term, as certified by the certifying authority. A person who wants
to avail benefit of reservation will have to submit a disability certificate issued by a Competent
Authority as per Government of India guidelines. Such certificate will be subject to verification/ re-
verification as may be decided by the competent authority.
The allocation of reserved vacancies for the persons with benchmark disabilities will be as
prescribed in the “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” and as per vacancies. These
guidelines are subject to change in terms of Govt. of India guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from
time to time.
APPLICATION/EXAMINATION/INTIMATION FEE:
Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are
false, tampered, fabricated or should not suppress any material information while filling up the
application form.
For SC/ST/OBC: District Magistrate/ Additional Dist. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/
Additional Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub-Division
Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner/ Chief
Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate/ Revenue
Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar/ Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate
and/or his/her family normally resides.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms
mentioned in this advertisement. Applications, once submitted, will not be allowed to be
withdrawn and the application/Examination/intimation fee once paid, shall be neither refunded nor
held in reserve for any other examination. The Bank would be free to reject any application, at any
stage of the selection process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post, for which he/she has
applied. The decision of the Bank regarding eligibility of the candidates, the stage at which scrutiny
of eligibility is to be undertaken, qualifications and other eligibility norms, the documents to be
produced etc. and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the
candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the Bank in this
behalf. If any wrongdoing (s) / suppression of antecedents is/are detected even after joining the
apprenticeship training, the apprenticeship contract of candidates are liable to be terminated.
A recent, recognizable color passport size photograph, which should be the same as the one
uploaded in the on-line application form, should be firmly pasted on the call letter for online
examination and duly signed across by the candidate. Candidates are advised not to change their
appearance till the apprenticeship selection process is complete. Failure to produce the same
photograph at the time of the online test may lead to disqualification. A candidate should ensure
that the signatures appended by him/her in all the places viz. in his/her call letter, attendance sheet
etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no
variation of any kind.
Candidates will have to produce original Caste/Physical Disability/ Caste Validity Certificate
(wherever applicable) any other relevant certificates whenever asked by the Bank during the
selection process, failing which his/her candidature will be cancelled. OBC candidates availing
reservation will have to produce OBC certificate with Non-creamy layer clause as and when by the
Bank during the selection process. OBC candidates will have submit at the time of remitting the
Application/Examination/Intimation Fee, an undertaking in the prescribed format regarding non-
creamy layer status as on closing date of registration. The certificate issued by only those
competent authority authorized to issue Caste/Disability certificate will be acceptable. Candidates
belonging to OBC category but coming under creamy layer and/or if their caste does not find
place in Central List are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as
General in the online application form. Prescribed formats of Caste Certificate are attached as
Annexures.
All candidates will have to produce, if called for joining the apprenticeship training, originals as well
as self-attested photocopies of their educational/experience certificates as well as Caste Certificate,
Caste Validity Certificate (wherever applicable), certificate of disability in the proforma prescribed
by Govt. Of India or any other certificate required, in the prescribed proforma in support of their
eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.
No Travelling Allowance is payable to candidates who are called for interview. However,
unemployed SC/ST Candidates, who are called for interview, will be paid actual, subject to their
claiming, to and fro 2nd General Class Rail/Ordinary Bus fare in terms of Govt. guidelines by the
shortest route on production of evidence of travel, i.e. Railway Receipt/Ticket(s) for attending the
interview.
The Bank takes no responsibility for any delay /non-receipt or loss of any communication
Any resulting dispute arising out of and/or pertaining to the process of recruitment under this
advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai.
Request for change of contact no./address/ email ID/ will not be entertained.
In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English, English version
will prevail.
How to apply:
All applicants will have to apply online from 19.03.2023 to 03.04.2023 by clicking the
link https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in/apprenticeship/opportunity-
view/6412cbf5977ed17c321d25e2
If the Applicant has his/her profile created on www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in (apprenticeship
portal) then he/she will be prompted to Login & Apply.
If the Applicant has not created his/her profile then he/she will be prompted to first create his/her
profile and then Login & Apply.
All applicants’ post successfully applying for apprenticeship will receive email communication from
BFSI SSC containing bank details for payment of examination fee.
All applicants will have to provide their personal information, category, name of scribe for PwD
candidates and they also need to give their preference of 1/2/3 districts for their engagement, if
selected.
All applicants who have paid the examination fee will receive intimation from BFSI SSC with date
and timing of the examination.
All applicants will have to give the online examination on the given date and time using their own
camera enabled desktop or laptop or tablet or smart phone.
All applicants will have to display the same ID Proof which they have uploaded on the
apprenticeship portal.
Except for PwD candidates, no candidates will be allowed to have any one else near him/her while
giving online examination.
1. All candidates who meet the qualifying cut off marks will receive invitation from BFSI SSC to
appear for Interview at nearest Central Bank of India's Regional Office along with their original
documents, as specified in the invitation letter.
Final Result
All candidates who are finally selected will receive an email communication through the apprentice
portal.
[as amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists Modification) Order,1956; the Bombay
Reorganisation Act, 1960; the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970, the
North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation)Act, 1971, the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes)
Order (Amendment) Act,1976, The State of Mizoram Act, 1986, the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986
and the Goa, Daman and Diu (Reorganization) Act,1987]:
* The Constitution (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1959 as amended by the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 ;
* The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Castes Order, 1962;
* The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1962;
* The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968;
* The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968;
* The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act 2002;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2002;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2002.
# 2. Applicable in the case of Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes persons , who have migrated from one
State / Union Territory Administration.
This certificate is issued on the basis of the Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes* Certificate issued to Shri. /
Smt. / Kumari* _________________________________________Father /Mother* of Sri / Smt. /
Kumari*____________________________________________________of village / town
______________________in District/Division*____________________of the State/Union
Territory*_________________________________ who belong to the______________________ Caste /
Tribe* which is recognized as a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe* in the State/Union Territory* issued by
the ____________________________________[Name of the authority] vide their order No.
___________________________ dated _______________________.
Signature _____________________
Designation ___________________
Place:
State/Union Territory
Note: The term "Ordinarily resides" used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1950.
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1. District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy
Commissioner / Deputy Collector/I Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Extra-Asst.
Commissioner / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate.
4. Sub-Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and / or his family normally resides.
Note: The Certificate is subject to amendment/modification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists
from time to time
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT
TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Seal
* - the authority issuing the certificate may have to mention the details of Resolution of Government of
India, in which the caste of the candidate is mentioned as OBC.
Note:- The term “Ordinarily” used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20of the Representation of
the People Act, 1950.
The Prescribed proforma shall be subject to amendment from time to time as per Government of India
Guidelines.
FORM-I
Disability Certificate
(In cases of amputation or complete permanent paralysis of limbs and in cases of blindness)
Shri/Smt./Kum. _____________________________________________________________
son/wife/daughter of Shri ___________________________________________________ Date of Birth (DD /
MM / YY) ____ ____ ____ Age ________ years, male/female Registration No.
__________________________ permanent resident of House No.______________________
Ward/Village/Street ___________________________________________ Post Office
___________________________________District __________ State ____________, whose photograph is
affixed above, and am satisfied that :
Locomotor disability
Blindness
(A) He/ She has ______________% (in figure) ________________________ percent (in words) permanent
physical impairment/blindness in relation to his/her _________ (part of body) as per guidelines (to be
specified)
FORM - II
Disability Certificate
Shri/Smt./Kum. _____________________________________________________________
son/wife/daughter of Shri ___________________________________________________ Date of Birth (DD /
MM / YY) ____ ____ ____ Age ______ years, male/female ___________ Registration No.
__________________________ permanent resident of House No.______________________
Ward/Village/Street ___________________________________________ Post Office
___________________________________District __________ State ____________, whose photograph is
affixed above, and are satisfied that :
(A) He/she is a Case of Multiple Disability. His/her extent of permanent physical impairment/disability has
been evaluated as per guidelines (to be specified) for the disabilities ticked below, and shown against the
relevant disability in the table below :
(B) In the light of the above, his/her over all permanent physical impairment as per guidelines (to be
specified), is as follows :-
In figures :- ____________________ percent In words :-
__________________________________________________________________ percent
3. Reassessment of disability is :
Or
(ii) is recommended / after __________ years __________ months, and therefore this certificate shall be
valid till (DD / MM / YY) ____ ____ ____
Disability Certificate
Shri/Smt./Kum. _____________________________________________________________
son/wife/daughter of Shri ___________________________________________________ Date of Birth (DD /
MM / YY) ____ ____ ____ Age ________ years, male/female __________Registration No.
__________________________ permanent resident of House No.______________________
Ward/Village/Street ___________________________________________ Post Office
___________________________________District __________ State ____________, whose photograph is
affixed above, and am satisfied that he/she is a Case of _________________________ disability. His/her
extent of percentage physical impairment/disability has been evaluated as per guidelines (to be specified)
and is shown against the relevant disability in the table below :
3. Reassessment of disability is :
(ii) is recommended / after __________ years __________ months, and therefore this certificate shall be
valid till (DD / MM / YY) ____ ____ ____
Countersigned
Government of ………………………..
(Name & Address of the authority issuing the certificate
INCOME & ASSET CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY ECONOMICALLY WEAKER
SECTIONS