Central Bank of India a listed Public Sector Bank invites ON LINE applications from

Indian citizens for recruitment in the Clerical Cadre posts.

Candidates are requested to apply Online between 09-11-2010 and 08-12-2010 only through
Bank’s website www.centralbankofindia.co.in after making payment of application fee/postage. No
other means/mode of application / printout will be accepted.

Particulars Important Dates

Payment of Application Fee/Postage Charges From 09-11-2010 to 08-12-2010
Opening Date for Online Registration 09-11-2010
Closing Date for Online Registration 08-12-2010
Tentative Date of Written examination 13-02-2011

Before applying candidates are advised to ensure that they fulfill the stipulated eligibility
criteria. They should note that Application Fee and/or Postage Amount once deposited will
neither be refunded nor be adjusted against any other project. Candidates are advised to fill
their particulars online themselves correctly. Candidates should ensure that particulars once
submitted by them will be final and no further change will be allowed thereafter.

1. Details of Vacancies
State State/UT SC ST OBC GEN TOTAL Out of which
Code
PC EX-SM
OH HI VH
01 Andhra Pradesh 07 03 12 23 45 03 03 03 10
02 Arunachal Pradesh 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 00
03 Assam 00 00 01 02 03 00 00 00 01
04 Bihar 26 03 40 70 139 05 05 05 25
05 Chhattisgarh 08 23 04 35 70 02 02 02 15
06 Goa 00 00 01 01 02 00 00 00 00
07 Gujarat 02 03 05 10 20 01 01 01 03
08 Haryana 06 00 07 14 27 01 01 01 04
09 Himachal Pradesh 02 00 01 03 06 00 00 00 01
10 Jammu & Kashmir 01 01 03 05 10 01 00 00 01
11 Jharkhand 01 03 01 05 10 00 00 00 01
12 Karnataka 06 02 10 19 37 02 02 02 05
13 Kerala 02 00 07 09 18 01 01 01 02
14 Madhya Pradesh 31 42 32 105 210 03 03 03 40
15 Maharashtra 07 06 18 32 63 03 03 04 15
16 Manipur 00 01 00 02 03 00 00 00 00
17 Mizoram 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 00
18 Nagaland 00 01 00 01 02 00 00 00 00
19 Orissa 07 10 05 23 45 02 02 02 10
20 Puducherry 00 00 01 01 02 00 00 00 00
21 Punjab 13 00 10 24 47 01 01 01 06
22 Rajasthan 12 09 13 34 68 02 02 02 12
23 Sikkim 00 01 02 03 06 00 00 00 01
24 Tamilnadu 10 01 14 25 50 02 02 02 12
25 Tripura 00 01 00 01 02 00 00 00 00
26 Uttaranchal 03 00 03 06 12 00 00 01 02
27 Uttar Pradesh 55 03 70 129 257 05 05 05 45
28 West Bengal 02 00 01 04 07 00 00 00 01
Total 201 113 261 588 1163 34 33 35 212
The reservation has been worked out as per Govt. Guidelines taking in to account the
excess/shortfall representation in SC/ST/OBC and PC categories.

Abbreviations stand for: SC-Scheduled Castes, ST-Scheduled Tribes, OBC-Other

Backward Classes, GEN-General, PC-Physically Challenged, OH-Orthopaedically
Handicapped, HI-Hearing Impaired, VH-Visually Handicapped, EXSM-Ex-Servicemen.

Note:
a. Candidates belonging to reserved categories for which no vacancy has been
announced are free to apply against vacancies announced for unreserved/General
category provided they fulfill the age and qualification norms of General category.
b. Application received for posts, which are not advertised at all, or post not advertised
in a particular state will not be entertained.
c. The recruitment would be on State-wise basis. Candidates can apply for vacancies in
one State only and have to appear for the examination from a center of that
particular State. As the reservation for OH/HI/VH and Ex-Servicemen candidates is
on horizontal basis, the selected candidates will be recruited in the appropriate
category to which the candidate belongs.
d. The numbers of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional
and may change according to requirement of the Bank.
e. It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ Physically Challenged candidates
in all offices/branches of the bank and they, in case of selection have to work in the
post identified by the Bank as suitable for them.
f. Candidate will be considered for appointment upon selection to vacancies at
Branches/Offices located in the state for which he/she has applied for minimum
period as prescribed by the bank and request for transfer/posting to place outside
the state would not be entertained by the bank during this period under any
circumstances. However, Bank reserves the right to post/transfer the candidate upon
selection to any place in India depending upon requirement.
g. In case sufficient candidates are not available for selection in a particular state, Bank
reserves the right to select the candidates from other states where sufficient
candidates are available and fill up the vacancies in the deficit State.

2. Emoluments for the post of clerical cadre:

Pay Scale: Rs.7200-19300 Approx. total emoluments at the start of the scale will be
Rs.11000/-(approx.) inclusive of DA,CCA & HRA at Metropolitan Center.
In addition Medical Aid, Hospitalization scheme, Leave fare concession, Retirement benefits
are admissible as per Bank’s rules.

3. Eligibility Criteria:
A. Nationality / Citizenship:

A candidate must be either (i) a Citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of
Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1 st 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 a candidate
belonging 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 the examination/interview but on
final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility
certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

B. Age (As on 01/11/2010): Minimum: 18 Years, Maximum: 28 Years

RELAXATION OF UPPER AGE LIMIT

S.No. Category Age relaxation
1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates 5 years
2 Other Backward Classes 3 years
3 Persons with disability 10 years
4 Ex-Servicemen in addition to the actual period of 3 years
service in the defence forces subject to a maximum
age of 50 years.
5 Widows. Divorced women and women legally 9 years (subject to max. age
separated from their husbands who have not limit of 35 years for General,
remarried 38 years for OBC and 40
years for SC/ST candidates)
6 Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division 5 years
of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-
1-80 to 31-12-89
7 Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years

Note: In case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of the above
categories, the age relaxation will be available on cumulative basis with any one of the
remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above. This
cumulative age relaxation is available to SC/ST/OBC candidates only.

C. Educational Qualification: ( As on 01/11/2010 )

Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification

recognized as such by the Central Government.
OR
A pass with 50% marks in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3 pattern) /11 th Std. of (11+1+3)
pattern or Intermediate/Pre-University or any equivalent examination/Diploma in Banking
recognized by Central/State Government or U.T. administration. OR
A pass with 60% marks in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern)/SSLC/10 th std.
Examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent.

For SC/ST/EX-Servicemen/PC, the educational qualification is relaxed as below:

A pass in HSC examination (10+2) of 10+2+3 pattern/11 th Std. Examination of 11+1+3

pattern/Pre-University or equivalent examination.
OR
A pass with 50% marks in the aggregate in matriculation/SSC (old pattern) SSLC/10 th Std. In
(10+2+3) pattern or equivalent examination.

Note:
 For Ex-Servicemen (who do not possess the above) a pass in service (Departmental)
Examination which is recognized to civil examination not below the rank of Higher
Secondary School Examination.
 All Educational Qualifications should be from a recognized
university/Central/State/U.T. Administration.
 Should be able to write and speak English fluently.
 Knowledge to read, write and speak the Official language of the state for which the
candidate has applied is essential.
 Computer Literacy- Apart from relevant qualification for the above post, computer
literacy shall be an essential qualification, which the candidate must either possess
or acquire within six months of joining the Bank.

DEFINITION OF EX-SERVICEMEN (EXSM)

 i. EX-SERVICEMEN(EXSM): Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-servicemen
who fulfills the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home
Affairs, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85
Estt. (SCT) dated 27.1.86 as amended from time to time.

ii. DISABLED EX-SERVICEMEN(DISEXSM): Ex-servicemen who while serving in

Armed Forces of the union were disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed
areas shall be treated as DISEXSM.

iii. DEPENDENTS OF EX-SERVICEMEN KILLED IN ACTION (DXSM): Ex-Servicemen

killed in the following operations would be deemed to have been killed in action
attributable to military service (a) war (b) war like operations or Border skirmishes
either with Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country (c) fighting against armed
hostiles in a counter insurgency environment viz: Nagaland, Mirzoram, etc. (d) serving
with peace keeping mission abroad (e) laying or clearance of mines including enemy
mines as also mine sweeping operation between one month before and three months
after conclusion of an operation (f) frost bite during actual operations or during the
period specified by the Government (g) dealing with agitating para-military forces
personnel (h) IPKF Personnel killed during the operations in Sri Lanka.

NOTE: (1) Candidates still serving in Defence Services and desirous of applying under
Ex-Servicemen category should submit a certificate from the Competent Authority to the
effect that they would be released / retired on or before 31.12.2010. (2) Ex-Servicemen
candidates who have already secured employment under the Central Government in
Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ will be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as prescribed for Ex-
Servicemen for securing another employment in a higher grade or cadre in Group ‘C’/’D’
under the Central Government. However, such candidates will not be eligible for the
benefit of reservation for Ex-Servicemen in Central Government jobs.

RESERVATION FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS

Reservation is available to Physically Challenged Persons. Persons under Section 33 of

the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation ) Act 1995. Accordingly, candidates with the following disabilities are
eligible to apply. Applicants claiming such benefits should produce certificate in original
in support of their claim at the time of interview.

Definition:

Visually Handicapped (VH)

1. Blindness refers to condition where a person suffers from any of the following
conditions namely (1) Total absence of sight, (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60
or 20/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses. (iii) Limitation of the
field of vision subtending in angle of 20 degree or worse.
2. Low vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after
treatment or standard refractive connection but who uses or is potentially capable of
using vision for the planning of execution of a task with appropriate assisitive device.
Hearing Impaired (HI)
Hearing impaired means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the
conversational range of frequencies.
Orthopaedically Handicapped (OH)
1. Locomotor Disability means disability of bones, joints or muscles leading to
substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.
2. Cerebral Palsy means a group of non-progressive conditions of person characterized
by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring
in the pre-natal, peri-natal or infant period of development.
All the cases of Orthopaedically Handicapped Persons would be covered under the category
of ‘Locomotor disability or cerebral palsy’. Only such persons would be eligible for
reservation in services/posts who suffer from not less than 40 percent or relevant disability.
As the reservation of Physically Challenged is on horizontal basis, the selected candidates
will be placed in the appropriate category (SC/ST/OBC/General) to which they belong.
Wherever the written examination is held the blind candidates and candidates whose
writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use own scribe at their cost during the written
examination. In all such cases, where a scribe is used the following rules will apply.

i. The candidate will have to arrange his own scribe at their own cost.
ii. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the
stipulated criteria.
iii. The scribe should posses less marks than the candidates and not more than 60%
marks in his own academic stream.
iv. The scribe may be from any academic stream.
v. Both the candidates as well as scribes will have to give a suitable undertaking
confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe
mentioned above. Further incase it later transpires that he did not fulfill any laid
down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the
applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written test.
vi. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for
every hour of the examination.

4. Probation: On appointment, candidates will be on probation for a minimum period of 6

months. On successful completion of the probation, and if found suitable, they will be
confirmed in the services of the Bank.

5. Selection Procedure
Selection will be made on the basis of performance in Written Test and Interview. Details of
Written test and Interview are as under:

(A) Written Test:

A. Objective tests: The Objective tests consists of (i) Test of Reasoning Ability (ii) Test of
English Language (iii) Test of Numerical Ability (iv) Test of Clerical Aptitude. There
will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the objective test. The candidates
shall be required to qualify in the objective test separately. Test of English is
qualifying and carries no Weight age in the total marks for the written test. The time
duration will be 95 minutes and each Test will be of 50 Questions.
B. Descriptive Test- It will consist of 5 compulsory questions with internal options, to
assess knowledge on Socio-Economic Developments and Communication skills. The
descriptive test is only a qualifying test.
C. Candidates have option to answer Descriptive Tests paper either in English or Hindi
or in the official Language of the state/Union Territory for which they have applied.
D. Candidates have to pass in each of the objective & Descriptive Test separately.
E. Depending upon the number of candidates against the vacancies only those
candidates, who rank sufficiently high in the objective test will be called for
interview. Mere eligibility/pass in the test shall not vest any right in a candidate for
being called for interview.
F. Other detailed information regarding the written examination will be given in the
information booklet, which will be made available to the candidates along with the
call letter.

The written test will be held at the following centers and the address of the venue will be
advised in the call letters:

State/ UT State /UT Name Centre Name of Examination Centre

Code Code
 01 Andhra Pradesh 11 Hyderabad
02 Arunachal Pradesh 12 Guwahati
03 Assam 13 Guwahati
04 Bihar 14 Patna
15 Muzaffarpur
05 Chhattisgarh 16 Raipur
17 Ambikapur
06 Goa 18 Panaji
07 Gujrat 19 Ahmedabad
08 Haryana 20 Ambala
09 Himachal Pradesh 21 Simla
10 Jammu & Kashmir 22 Jammu Tawi
11 Jharakhand 23 Ranchi
12 Karnataka 24 Bengaluru
13 Kerala 25 Thiruvanantpuram
14 Madhya Pradesh 26 Bhopal
27 Jabalpur
28 Indore
29 Gwalior
15 Maharashtra 30 Mumbai
31 Pune
32 Nagpur
16 Manipur 33 Guwahati
17 Mizoram 34 Guwahati
18 Nagaland 35 Guwahati
19 Puducherry 36 Puducherry
20 Orissa 37 Bhubaneshwar
21 Punjab 38 Chandigarh
22 Rajasthan 39 Jaipur
23 Sikkim 40 Guwahati
24 Tamil Nadu 41 Chennai
42 Madurai
25 Tripura 43 Guwahati
26 Uttaranchal 44 Deharadun
27 Uttar Pradesh 45 Lucknow
46 Agra
28 West Bengal 47 Kolkata

The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Test Centres and/ or add some other
Centres, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc. The Bank also reserves the
right to allot the Candidate to any of the Centre other than the one he/she has opted for.
Candidate will appear in the written test from a Test Centre allotted for the State/UT for
which he/she has applied at his/her own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be
responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature. No request for change of written test
centre shall be entertained.

(B) Interview:
Those short listed candidates in the order of ranking in the written test as per the cut-off
marks determined by the Bank shall be called for interview and the decision of the Bank
in this regard shall be final.
Final selection will be on the basis of the ranking accorded after adding the marks
obtained in the Written Test and Interview.

6. PRE-Examination Training:(For SC/ST/EXSM/PC/Minority Community

Candidates only):
 It is proposed to impart Pre-Examination Training to a limited number of candidates
belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes/Physically Challenged/EXSM/Minority
Communities at some centers viz. Hyderabad, Guwahati, Patna, Raipur, Ahmedabad, Ranchi,
Bangalore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh,
Jaipur, Chennai, Lucknow, Jammu Tawi and Kolkata. All eligible candidates who wish to avail
to Pre-examination training should fill in the relevant column in the ON-LINE APPLICATION.
All expenses regarding traveling, boarding, lodging etc. will be borne by the Candidate for
attending the pre-examination training programme at the concerned Centers.
7. HOW TO APPLY

(i) Candidates are required to apply On-Line through Bank’s website

www.centralbankofindia.co.in only. No other means/ mode of application will be
accepted
(ii)Candidates are required to have a valid personal e-mail ID. It should be kept active for the
duration of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for written test,
interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she
should share/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person.

(iii) In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create
his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line.
(iv) Candidates are first required to go to the Bank’s website
www.centralbankofindia.co.in and click on the Home Page to open the link
“career”
(v)Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled “CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA
CLERICAL RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010”.
(vi) Take a Print of the ‘FEES PAYMENT RECEIPT’.
(vii) Fill in the Fee Payment Receipt in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK
LETTERS.
(viii) Go to the nearest Central Bank CBS Branch with the Fee payment Receipt and pay, in
Cash, the appropriate Application Fee in the designated CBS Account as given in the
fee payment receipt.
The details of fee to be paid is indicated below:

Category of Applicant Amount of Application Fee/ Postage (Non-

refundable)
SC/ST/ Physically Challenged (PC)/ Ex- Rs. 50/-
Servicemen (EXSM)
GEN/ OBC Rs. 250/-

Please note that even if the date for Online registration is extended the dates for
payment of application fee will remain unchanged i.e. 09-11-2010 to 08-12-2010

Payment of application fee and/ or postal charges by Demand Draft /Cheques/

Money Orders/ Postal Order etc will not be accepted.

(ix) Obtain the Candidate’s Copy of Counterfoil of the Application Fee Payment
Receipt duly receipted by the Bank under ‘Cash Received’ stamp and signature
with (a) Branch Name & Branch Code Number, (b) Transaction ID, (c) Date of
Deposit & amount duly written by the Branch Official.
(x) Candidate should preserve the original counterfoil of the fee payment receipt as
they will have to submit the same along with the Call Letter at the time of the
written test. Without original counterfoil of fee payment receipt and the call
letter for written test, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written
test.
(xi) Candidate is now ready to apply On-Line by re-visiting the Career Link on the
Bank’s website and choosing the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ON-LINE” to
open up the On-Line Application Form.
(xii) Candidates should carefully fill in the details from the Fee Payment Receipt in
the On-Line Application at the appropriate places. They should also fill in all
other required details therein very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button
at the end of the On-Line Application format. Before pressing the “SUBMIT”
button, candidates are advised to verify every particular given in the
application. The name of the candidate or his /her father/husband etc. should
 be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets.
Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
(xiii) Information filled in the online application will be final. No further changes will
be allowed.
(xiv) After applying on-line, the candidate should take a print out of the system
generated on-line application form and retain it for future reference. They
should not send this print out to the Bank
(xv) 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 Bank’s website on
account of heavy load on internet/website jam.
(xvi) 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.
(xvii) 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.

Note: There is a provision to modify the submitted Online Application. Candidates

are requested to make use of this facility to correct their details in the Online
Application if any. This modification facility will be available up to 10.12.2010.
After this date, no modification will be permitted. Candidates should take utmost
care while filling in the Online Application.

8. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
a) Candidates have to submit the original counterfoil of the fee payment receipt and the written
test call letter at the time of written test.
b) A recent, recognizable passport size photograph should be firmly pasted at the place
indicated in the call letter for the Written Examination and must sign across the photograph so
that a part of the signature spreads over the call letter beyond the photograph. Ten copies of the
same photograph should also be retained for use in future. Candidates are advised not to change
their appearance till the recruitment process is complete. Failure to produce the same
photograph at the time of the interview may lead to disqualification.
c) Before applying for the post of Clerk, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the
eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. Candidates are therefore to
carefully read this advertisement and follow all the instructions given for submitting online
application. The Bank would be free to reject any application, at any stage of the Recruitment
Process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/she has applied. Decision of
the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of
eligibility is to be undertaken, qualifications and other eligibility norms, the documents to be
produced for the purpose or the conduct of interview/selection 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.
d) Not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. Multiple
Applications/Registrations will be summarily rejected and the application fee
forfeited.
e) Applications once registered online will not be allowed to be withdrawn and/or the
application fee, postage charges once paid will not be refunded nor be held in reserve for any
other examination.
f) All candidates will have to produce, if called for interview, original as well as attested
photocopies of the prescribed certificates in support of their Educational Qualification,
Computer Literacy, Date of Birth, Caste/Community certificate, Certificate of Disability
issued by the competent authority, as specified in Para 11 in the prescribed format, failing
which their candidature will be liable to be cancelled
g) Candidates serving in Government / Quasi Government Offices/ Public Sector Undertakings
(including Nationalized Banks & Financial Institutions) will be required to submit “No
Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which the
candidature may not be considered and travelling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible,
will not be reimbursed.
h) Any resulting dispute arising out of this advertisement including the recruitment process
shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai.
i) The candidates will have to appear for the written tests and /or interview at their own
expense. SC/ST/PC candidates called for interview will be paid actual IInd Class to & fro
Rail/Bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel, i.e Railway/Bus
Receipt/Ticket(s) for attending the interview.

ST Candidates may be reimbursed the sea-passage by the lowest class (exclusive of diet
charges) coming from Lakshadweep, Minicoy and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to attend
interview/written test on the main lands as well as in the Island centers provided that the
distance covered by sea is more than 30KM each way.

j) No candidate is permitted to use or have possession of Calculators, Mobile Phones, Pagers or

any other instruments in the Examination Hall.
k) Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
l) As many of the above openings are in rural and remote areas of the concerned States,
candidates willing to work at remote/rural areas of such States till their promotion to officers’
cadre need alone apply.
m) 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.

n) Any request for change of address will not be entertained.

o) The Bank takes no responsibility to correct any Certificate/Remittance sent separately.
p) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English, English
version will prevail.
q) Candidate’s admission to the examination is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call
letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally
cleared by the Bank.
r) Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their
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.
s) Selected candidates may be assigned any appropriate designation as may be prevailing in the
bank and not necessarily the name of the post given in the advertisement.

9. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUE OF THE CERTIFICATE TO SC/ST/OBC/PC

IS AS UNDER

(a) For SC/ST/OBC : District Magistrate/Additional Dist. Magistrate/Collector/ Deputy

Commissioner/Additional Dy. Commissioner/Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary
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.

(b) For Physically Challenged : Authorized Certifying Authority will be a Medical

Board duly constituted by the Central/State Govt. having at least 3 members
consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and
an Orthopedic Surgeon, Ophthalmology Surgeon, ENT Surgeon as the case may be.

10. 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 and should not surpass any material information while submitting
online application. 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 subsequent selection
procedure or (ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or (iii) misbehaving
in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet
from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection
 with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by
unfair 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 Central Bank of India.
(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect
patterns of similarity, if as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have
been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/
her candidature.

11. CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION

The date of the Written Examination has been tentatively fixed for 13-02-2011(Sunday).
However, the date of Examination shall be intimated in the Call Letter along with the
Centre/Venue address.

All eligible candidates will be issued Call letters at the correspondence address, given by the
candidates in their online application, which will be sent by ordinary post. An eligible
candidate who does not receive the Call letter by 07-02-2011 may download the Duplicate
Call Letter from our bank's website www.centralbankofindia.co.in by entering his / her
details, between the following dates
Dates for downloading Duplicate Test Call Letter From 08-02-2011 to 12-02-2011.

Candidate has to affix his/her photograph on the call letter. Candidate has to bring this call
letter along with original payment challan while attending the written test.
Note: Candidates have to submit original Payment Challan along with Test Call Letter
while attending the written test, without which they will not be allowed to take up the
examination.

ANNEXURE-A

NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS OF WRITTEN TEST CENTRES

State Name of the States Name of the Contact Address

Code Centre
01 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, P.B.No 522, 710-712, Mahapathram
Road, Bank Street, Koti, Hyderabad-500095,
Phone: 040-23468911-18, Fax: 040-23468902
02 Arunachal Pradesh Guwahati Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, G.S.Road, Central Bank Building,
Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781005, Phone-0361-
2457651/52, Fax-0361-2452154
03 Assam Guwahati Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, G.S.Road, Central Bank Building,
Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781005, Phone-0361-
2457651/52, Fax-0361-2452154
04 Bihar Patna Zonal Manager, Central Bank Of India, Zonal
Office, 2nd Floor, Block B, Maurya Lok Complex,
Dak Bungalow Road, Patna-800001,
Phone:0612-2222871/2226607, Fax: 0612-
2221898
Muzaffarpur Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, Pawapuri Vihar Bldg, N H 28, Near
 Bhagwanpur Chowk, Muzaffarpur-842001,
Phone: 0621-2251855, Fax: 0261-2251784
05 Chhatishgarh Raipur Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, 1st Floor, Block ’C’ Bombay Market,
G.E.Road, Raipur-492001, Phone: 0771-
2226756/5171, Fax: 0771-2224530
Ambikapur Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, Mahamaya Road (Nr.LIC
Office), Ambikapur-497005, Surguja, Phone
(07774) 227024, Fax No. 227140
06 Goa Panaji Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, Mascarenhas Building, Antao
De Noronha Road, Panaji-403001, Phone:
(0832) 2224385,2223177,Fax: 0832-2223177
07 Gujarat Ahmedabad Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, Central Bank Building, Post Box No.205,
Lal Darwaja, Ahmedabad-380001, Phone:
(079)25503586, Fax: 079-25505995
08 Haryana Ambala Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, 106, Railway Road, Metro
Motors Building, Ambala Cantt-133001, Phone:
0171-2630155 Fax No. 0171-2643613
09 Himachal Pradesh Simla Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, Suryoday, (Mount View)
Ground Floor & 1st Floor, Lower Jakhoo Road,
Simla:171001, Phone: 0177-2814903, Fax No.
0171-2814907

Branch Manager, Central Bank of India, Jammu

10 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu Branch, P B No. 59, Indira Mansion, Shalimar
Road, Raghunath Bazar, Jammu Tawi – 180001
Dist. Jammu
Telephone No. 0191-546372, 572764, 547791
Fax No. 0191-
11 Jharkhand Ranchi Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, P.B.No.89, Jatinchandra Road,
Burdwan Compound, P.O.Lal Pur, Ranchi-
834001, Phone No. 0651-2563484, 6957085
Fax No. 0651-2560454
12 Karnataka Bengaluru Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, P.B.No.5129, No.24, Cresent
Road, Bangalore-560001, Phone:080-
22265652/53/54, Fax-080-22258581
13 Kerala Thirvananthapur Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
am Regional Office, Gopal Buildings,
PB.No.98,T.C.No25/2211, Try Villa Road,
Thampanagar, Thirvananthapuram-695001,
Phone: 0471-2331354,2331153, Fax-0471-
2331351
14 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, 9, Arera Hills, Jail Road, Bhopal-462011,
Phone: 0755-2552023, 2674033- 37 Fax:
0755-2552019
Gwalior Regional Manager
Central Bank of India
Regional Office Gwalior
Krishna Motors, Sakhiya Vilas, Jhansi Road,
 Gwalior-474009
Phone No. 0751-2402020,
Fax No. 0751-2402022
Jabalpur Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, P.B.No.7, 601, Napier Town,
Jabalpur-482001, Phone: 0761-2400490, Fax
No. 0761-4084560
Indore Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, 6/3, Race Course Road,
Mahatma Gandhi Road, Indore-452003, Phone
No. 0731-2434512, Fax-0731-4060361
15 Maharashtra Mumbai Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Mumbai
Metro Zonal Office, Standard Building, 1 st Floor,
D.N.Road,Mumbai-400023, Phone: 022-
22047229, Fax-022-22044720
Nagpur Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, Oriental Building(2nd Floor), LIC Square
Kamptee Road, Nagpur-440001, Phone: 0712-
2520361-63, Fax-0712-2520365
Pune Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, PB.No.98, 317, M.G.Road, Pune-411001,
Phone: 020-26131611-17, Fax: 020-26131618
Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
16 Manipur Guwahati Office, 2nd Floor, G.S.Road, Central Bank
Building, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781005,
Phone-0361-2457651/52, Fax- 0361-2452154
17 Mizoram Guwahati Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, 2nd Floor, G.S.Road, Central Bank
Building, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781005,
Phone-0361-2457651/52, Fax- 0361-2452154
18 Nagaland Guwahati Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, 2nd Floor, G.S.Road, Central Bank
Building, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781005,
Phone-0361-2457651/52, Fax- 0361-2452154
19 Orissa Bhubaneshwar Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, 94, Janpath, Unit No.111,
Bhubneshwar-751001, Phone: 0674-2534888,
125, Fax: 0674-2534025
Branch Manager, Central Bank of India,
20 Puducherrey Puducherrey Pondechery Branch, 21, Law Dc Lourisan St.
Pondechery -605001, Phone No. 0413-338528
Fax No. 0413-344409
21 Punjab Chandigarh Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, P.B.No.13, No.58-59, Bank Square,
Sector 17B, Chandigarh-160017, Phone
no.0172-2704787, Fax-0172-2700647
22 Rajasthan Jaipur Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, Anand Bhavan, Sansar Chandra
Road, Jaipur-302001, Phone: 0141-
2369171,73, 2364141, 42 Fax: 0141-2361929
23 Sikkim Guwahati Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, 2nd Floor, G.S.Road, Central Bank
Building, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781005,
Phone-0361-2457651/52, Fax- 0361-2452154
24 Tamilnadu Chennai Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, 48/49, Monteith Road, Egmore,
Chennai-600008, (Tamil Nadu), Phone: 044-
 23464210-214, Fax-044-23464200
Madurai Regional Manager,Central Bank of India,
Raja Muthiah Mandram, Opp. Dist. Court, Dr.
Ambedkar Road, Madurai-625020, Phone No.
0452-2526752 – 53, Fax No. 0452- 2537460
25 Tripura Guwahati Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, 2nd Floor, G.S.Road, Central Bank
Building, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781005,
Phone-0361-2457651/52, Fax- 0361-2452154
Regional Manager, Central Bank of India,
26 Uttranchal Dehradun Regional Office, 1st Floor, Astle Hall, Dehradun-
248001, Phone No. : 0135-2650273,2714064,
Fax: 0135- 2650446
27 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, P.B.No.10, Akash Deep, 23, Vidhan Sabha
Marg, Lucknow-226001 Phone: 0522-
2611301-04, Fax- 0522- 2621213/ 240
Agra Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, Block No.37/2/4 Sanjay Place, Agra-
282002, Phone: 0562-2850154-3424, Fax:
0562-2853698-1341
28 West Bengal Kolkata Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal
Office, Central Bank Building, 33, Netaji S Road,
Kolkata-700001, Phone: 033-22301270/1275,
Fax: 033-22309864

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