Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR

RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES
IN PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS (CRP PO/MT-VIII for Vacancies of 2019-20)
Website: www.ibps.in
In case of queries / complaints please log in to http://cgrs.ibps.in/

The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of
personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively
scheduled in October / November 2018.

Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations listed at (A) as a Probationary Officer/
Management Trainee or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP-
PO/MT-VIII). The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, Online
Preliminary and Online Main. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary examination and shortlisted will have
to appear for Online Main examination and shortlisted candidates in the Online Main examination will subsequently be
called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank.
Depending on the final vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2019-20 based on the business needs of
the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to
one of the Participating Organisations keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy,
administrative convenience, etc. The validity for CRP- PO/MT-VIII will automatically expire at the close of
business on 31.03.2020 with or without giving any notice.

Indicative categorywise vacancies of each of the Participating Organizations are given vide Annexure I.
Recruitment in Participating Organizations is a dynamic process which depends upon restriction imposed,
business volume, business growth, health of the organizations, branch expansion, internal and external factors,
structural changes etc. Vacancies mentioned here are indicative and anticipated as communicated by the
participating organisations. However, Provisional allotment will be made based on the actual vacancies reported
by the participating organisations.

This system of Common Recruitment Process- Online Preliminary & Online Main Examination, Common Interview and
provisional allotment for recruitment of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in Participating Organisations
has the approval of the appropriate authorities.
IBPS, an autonomous body, has received a mandate from the organisations mentioned at (A) below, to conduct the
recruitment process as mentioned above, once a year. IBPS will make arrangements for conducting online Preliminary
examination, declare result of online Preliminary examination, inform the shortlisted candidates about the online Main
examination, declare the results of the Online Main examination and inform the shortlisted candidates about the
interview. Interviews will be conducted by the participating organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each
state/ UT. Prospective candidates will have to apply to IBPS after carefully reading the advertisement regarding the
process of examinations, interview and provisional allotment, eligibility criteria, online registration processes, payment
of prescribed application fee/ intimation charges, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters etc. and ensure that they
fulfil the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.

A. PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
Allahabad Bank Canara Bank Indian Bank Syndicate Bank
Andhra Bank Central Bank of India Indian Overseas Bank UCO Bank
Bank of Baroda Corporation Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce Union Bank of India
Bank of India Dena Bank Punjab National Bank United Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra IDBI Bank Punjab & Sind Bank Vijaya Bank

The tentative schedule of events is as follows:

Activity Tentative Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by 14.08.2018 to 04.09.2018
candidates
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) 14.08.2018 to 04.09.2018
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training September 2018
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training 01.10.2018 to 07.10.2018
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary October 2018

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 Online Examination – Preliminary 13.10.2018, 14.10.2018,
20.10.2018 and 21.10.2018
Result of Online exam – Preliminary October/ November 2018
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main November 2018
Online Examination – Main 18.11.2018
Declaration of Result – Main December 2018
Download of call letters for interview January 2019
Conduct of interview January / February 2019
Provisional Allotment April 2019

Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in for details and
updates.

B. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Candidates, intending to apply for CRP-PO/MT-VIII should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility
criteria specified by IBPS in this advertisement:
Please note that the eligibility criteria specified herein are the basic criteria for applying for the post.
Candidates must necessarily produce the relevant documents in original and a photocopy in support of their
identity and eligibility -pertaining to category, nationality, age, educational qualifications etc. as indicated in
the online application form at the time of interview and any subsequent stage of the recruitment process as
required by IBPS/ Participating Organisations. Please note that no change of category will be permitted at any
stage after registration of the online application and the result will be processed considering the category which
has been indicated in the online application, subject to guidelines of the Government of India in this regard.
Merely applying for CRP/ appearing for and being shortlisted in the online examination (Preliminary and
Main) and/or in the subsequent interview and/ subsequent processes does not imply that a candidate will
necessarily be offered employment in any of the Participating Organisations. No request for considering the
candidature under any category other than the one in which one has applied will be entertained.

I. 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 January 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 Government of India.

II. Age (As on 01.08.2018):

Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1988 and not later than 01.08.1998 (both dates
inclusive)
Relaxation of Upper age limit
Sr. Category Age relaxation
No.
1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years
2 Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 years
3 Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons 10 years
with Disabilities Act, 2016”
4 Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned 5 years
Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have
rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion
of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within
one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of
dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical

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5Persons ordinarily domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the 5 years
period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
6 Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years
NOTE: (i) 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 as mentioned above in Point
No. II (3) to II (6).
(ii) The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.
(iii) Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit necessary certificate(s) in original/
along with photocopies at the time of Interview and at any subsequent stage of the recruitment
process as required by IBPS/ Participating Organisation(s).
(iv) In case of an Ex-servicemen who has once joined in a Govt. job on the civil side after availing the
benefits given to him as an Ex-servicemen for his re-employment, his Ex-servicemen status for the
purpose of re-employment in Government ceases.
There is no reservation for Ex-servicemen in Officers’ Cadre.

III. Educational Qualifications (As on 04.09.2018):

A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent
qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she
registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Note: (1) All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board
recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the final result should have
been declared on or before 04.09.2018.
Proper document from Board / University for having declared the result on or before 04.09.2018
has to be submitted at the time of interview. The date of passing the eligibility examination will be the
date appearing on the mark-sheet or provisional certificate issued by University / Institute. In case the
result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University / Institute and web based
certificate is issued then proper document/certificate in original issued and signed by the appropriate
authority of the University / Institute indicating the date of passing properly mentioned thereon will be
reckoned for verification and further process.
(2) Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimals in
the online application. Where CGPA / OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage
and indicated in online application. If called for interview, the candidate will have to produce a
certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating that the norms of the University regarding
conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of
norms.
(3) 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 semester(s)/year(s) by aggregate maximum marks (in all the
subjects irrespective of honours / optional / additional optional subject, if any) multiplied by 100. This
will be applicable for those Universities also where Class / Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks
only.
The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60% and
54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.

IV . Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark
disabilities are eligible for Reservation. The reserved categories of disabilities mentioned under this Act
are namely:

a. Blindness and low vision;

b. deaf and hard of hearing;
c. locomotor disability including cerebral palsy. leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular
dystrophy;
d. autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness;
e. multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts
identified for each disabilities:

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 Note: Definition of the above specified disabilities will be as per “THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, 2016”.

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 reported to IBPS by
Participating Organisations.

(i) Guidelines for Persons With Benchmark Disabilities using a Scribe

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for
any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination (Preliminary and Main). In all
such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
 The candidate will have to arrange his / her own scribe at his/her own cost.
 The scribe may be from any academic stream.
 Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfils
all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she
did not fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will
stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the CRP.
 Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised
for every hour of the examination.
 The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination under (CRP-
PO/MT-VIII). If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for CRP of
both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the
services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online
application form. Any subsequent request may not be favourably entertained.
 Only candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions since compensatory
time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to
allow such time if he / she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory
time shall not be allowed such concessions.

(ii) Guidelines for candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy
A Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour or otherwise advised shall be permitted for the candidates
with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of
slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment).

(iii) Guidelines for Visually Impaired candidates

 Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of
the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for
every hour or otherwise advised of examination.
 The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available to Visually Impaired
candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination.

(iv) Guidelines for Candidates with Intellectual Disability (ID)

A Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour of examination, either availing the services of a scribe or not,
shall be permitted to the candidates with more than 40% Intellectual Disability (autism, intellectual disability,
specific learning disability and mental illness).

These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.

C. PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING
Pre-Examination Training may be arranged by the Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations to a limited number
of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities at certain centres viz.
Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Balasore, Behrampur (Ganjam), Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga,
Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Karnal, Kavaratti, Kochi,
Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Mysore, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji
(Goa), Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Puducherry, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shimla,
Shillong, Siliguri, Thiruchirapalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijaywada and
Vishakhapatnam.

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 All eligible candidates who opt for and wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant
column in the ON-LINE APPLICATION. While training will be imparted free of cost, all other expenses
regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will have to be borne by the candidate for attending the pre-
examination training programme at the designated Centres. Depending on the response and administrative
feasibility the right to cancel any of the Pre- Examination Training Centres and/ or add some other Centres
and/or make alternate arrangements is reserved.

By merely attending the Pre-Examination Training no candidate acquires any right to be selected in any of the
Participating Organisations mentioned.

D. CRP – ONLINE EXAMINATIONS

I. The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
a. Preliminary Examination
Sr. Name of Tests No. of Maximum Medium of Exam Time allotted for
No. Questions Marks each test
(Separately timed)
1 English Language 30 30 English 20 minutes
2 Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 English and Hindi 20 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 English and Hindi 20 minutes
Total 100 100
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be
shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

b. Main Examination

Sr. Name of Tests No. of Maximum Medium of Time allotted for each
No. (NOT BY SEQUENCE) Questions Marks Exam test (Separately timed)
1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 English & Hindi 60 minutes
2 General/ Economy/ Banking 40 40 English & Hindi 35 minutes
Awareness
3 English Language 35 40 English 40 minutes
4 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 English & Hindi 45 minutes
TOTAL:::: 155 200 3 hours
5 English Language (Letter Writing 2 25 English 30 minutes
& Essay)

IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.
Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be
made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the authorised IBPS website
www.ibps.in

Please note that candidates will not be permitted to appear for the Online Preliminary as well as Online Main
Examination) without the following documents:
(1) Valid Call Letter for the respective date and session of Examination
(2) Photo-identity proof (as specified) in original bearing the same name as it appears on the call letter/
application form and
(3) Photocopy of photo-identity proof (as mentioned in (2) above)
Candidates reporting late i.e. after the reporting time specified on the call letter for Examination will not be
permitted to take the examination.
The reporting time mentioned on the call letter is prior to the Start time of the test. Though the duration of the Online
Preliminary examination is 1 hour, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 2 hours or more including
the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite
documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc.
For the Online Main examination the duration of the examination is 3 hours 30 minutes, candidates may be required
to be at the venue for about 4 hours or more including the time required for completion of various formalities such as
verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc.

II. Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examination)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong
answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be
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 deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the
candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

III. Examination Centres

(i) The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India. The tentative list
of Examination centres for the Online Preliminary examination and those for Online Main
examination is available in Annexure II.
(ii) No request for change of centre for Examination shall be entertained.
(iii) IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add some other
Centres, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
(iv) IBPS also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any centre other than the one he/she has opted
for.
(v) Candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at his/her own risk and expenses
and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
(vi) Any unruly behaviour/misbehaviour in the examination hall may result in cancellation of
candidature/ disqualification from this exam and also from future exams conducted by IBPS
IV. Scores
 The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be
normalized using equi-percentile method.
 Scores up to two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculations

V. Cut-off Score (Online Main Examination)

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination and also
a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies
available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of
the interview process, scores obtained in the online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates
shortlisted for interview.

MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED

FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND ALSO FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING

E. INTERVIEW
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination for CRP- PO/MT-VIII will subsequently
be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank
in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of
the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates
are required to download their interview call letters from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. Please note that
any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However the conducting
agencies reserve the right to change the date/ venue/ time/ centre etc. of interview or hold supplementary process
for particular date / session / venue / centre / set of candidates at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances,
if any.
The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than
40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Exam and interview will be
80:20 respectively. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by
the candidates in the Online Main Examination of CRP- PO/MT-VIII and Interview. Interview score of the
candidates failing to secure minimum qualifying marks or otherwise barred from the interview or further process
shall not be disclosed.
A candidate should qualify both in the Online Main Exam and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit
to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available
subsequently on authorised IBPS website.

While appearing for the Interview, the candidate should produce valid prescribed documents given
below.
In the absence of documents candidature of the candidates shall be cancelled. IBPS/ Nodal Bank/
Participating organisations take no responsibility to receive/ collect any certificate/remittance/ document
sent separately

List of Documents to be produced at the time of interview(as applicable)

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The following documents in original and self attested photocopies in support of the candidate’s eligibility
and identity are to be invariably submitted at the time of interview failing which the candidate may not be
permitted to appear for the interview. Non submission of requisite documents by the candidate at the time of
interview will debar his candidature from further participation in the recruitment process.
(i) Printout of the valid Interview Call Letter
(ii) Valid system generated printout of the online application form registered for CRP- PO/MT-VIII
(iii) Proof of Date of Birth (Birth Certificate issued by the Competent Municipal Authorities or SSLC/ Std.
X Certificate with DOB)
(iv) Photo Identify Proof as indicated in Point G of the advertisement
(v) Mark-sheets or certificates for Graduation or equivalent qualification etc. Proper document from Board
/ University for having declared the result on or before 04.09.2018 has to be submitted.
(vi) Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format as stipulated by
Government of India in the case of SC / ST / OBC category candidates.
Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming under creamy layer and/ or if their caste does
not find place in the Central List are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their
category as General in the online application form.
(vii) Disability certificate in the prescribed format issued by the District Medical Board in case of Persons
With Benchmark Disability category
If the candidate has used the services of a Scribe at the time of online exam the duly filled in details of
the scribe in the prescribed format
(viii) An Ex-serviceman candidate has to produce a copy of the Service or Discharge book alongwith
pension payment order and documentary proof of rank last / presently held (substantive as well as
acting) at the time of interview. Those who are still in defence service should submit a certificate from
a competent authority that they will be relieved from defence services, on or before 03.09.2019.
(ix) Candidates serving in Government / quasi govt offices/ Public Sector Undertakings (including
Nationalised Banks and Financial Institutions) are required to produce a “No Objection Certificate”
from their employer at the time of interview, in the absence of which their candidature will not be
considered and travelling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible, will not be paid. The No Objection
Certificate should not be issued for appearing in interview for selection to any particular participating
organization as the Common Recruitment Process is for all participating organisations. Production of
such conditional NOCs at the time of interview will not be considered and such candidates will not be
permitted to participate in interview/will not be considered for further selection process.
(x) Persons eligible for age relaxation under II (5) must produce the domicile certificate at the time of
interview/ at any stage of the subsequent process from the District Jurisdiction where he / she had
ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in this regard by the Government of Jammu &
Kashmir to the effect that the candidate had ordinarily domiciled in the State of J&K during the period
from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.
(xi) Persons eligible for age relaxation under II (6) must produce a certificate from the District Magistrate
to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of the Rehabilitation Package for 1984 Riot
Affected Persons sanctioned by the Government and communicated vide Ministry of Finance, Dept. of
Financial Services communication No.F.No.9/21/2006-IR dated 27.07.2007.
(xii) Experience certificates, if any
(xiii) Persons falling in categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of Point B (I) should produce a certificate of
eligibility issued by the Govt. Of India
(xiv) Any other relevant documents in support of eligibility

Note:- Candidates will not be allowed to appear for the interview if he/ she fails to produce the relevant
Eligibility documents as mentioned above.
Non production of relevant eligibility documents at the time of interview shall make the
candidate ineligible for further process of recruitment under CRP-PO/MT-VIII
No documents shall be directly sent to IBPS/ Nodal Banks by candidates before or after the
interview.

The Competent Authority for the issue of the certificate to SC / ST / OBC / PERSONS WITH
BENCHMARK DISABILITIES is as under (as notified by GOI from time to time):

For Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Other Backward Classes: (i) District Magistrate / Additional District
Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Collector / First
Class Stipendiary Magistrate / City Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate (not below the rank of First Class

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 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 Tehsildar (iv) Sub-divisional officer of the Area where the candidate and or his family
normally resides.
For Persons with Benchmark Disabilities: Authorised certifying authority will be the Medical Board at the
District level consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and an
Orthopaedic / Ophthalmic / ENT Surgeon or any person designated as certifying authority by appropriate
government.
Candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC, PWD categories have to submit certificates in support of it at the time of
interview.

Prescribed Formats of SC, ST, OBC, PWD certificates to be submitted at the time of interview can be
downloaded from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. Candidates belonging to these categories are required
to produce the certificates strictly in these formats only.

F. PROVISIONAL ALLOTMENT
On completion of the interview process, depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year
2019-20 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates
shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, based on merit-cum-
preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by
Govt. of India/Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc. Vacancies given in this advertisement are
indicative. Provisional allotment shall be done on the basis of final vacancies to be reported by the Participating
Organizations. Candidates should not claim indicative vacancies as final for provisional allotment. No change in
the data already registered by the candidate in the online application form is possible.

A candidate belonging to reserved category, selected on the basis of norms as applicable to General
Category, will be treated at par with a General category candidate. Such own merit candidates belonging
to reserved categories who are provisionally allotted under unreserved (General) category will not be
adjusted against a reserved post. However their original category as registered in the online registration
will remain unchanged.

In the event of two or more candidates having obtained the same score, merit order is decided as per date of
birth (the candidate senior in age is placed before/ above the candidate junior in age), as per the prevailing
practice.

The provisional allotment is subject to the candidate fulfilling the criteria for Participating Organisation and
identity verification to the satisfaction of the allotted organisation. This does not constitute an offer of
employment. In case it is detected at any stage of the recruitment process that, the candidate does not satisfy the
eligibility criteria his/her candidature/ chance in the process shall stand forfeited.
As the provisional allotment will be made to participating organisations on merit cum preference basis, once the
provisional allotment is made, no request for change shall be entertained. Any request for change shall result in
cancellation of candidature. Further, a candidate who is provisionally allotted will forfeit his/her candidature/
chance for the process if he/she does not avail the offer of appointment from the Participating Organisation.

Issuance of offer of appointment including terms and conditions, formalities for verification, joining etc. is
solely the decision of the Participating Organisations and shall be final and binding. IBPS shall have no role
therein. Any queries in this regard shall be directed to the participating organisations only. A reserve list to the
extent of approximately 10 percent of the vacancies under each category may be kept, subject to the availability
of candidates. This does not guarantee provisional allotment to/recruitment by the Participating Organisation(s).
In the event of Participating Organisations providing further vacancies during April 2019-March 2020,
provisional allotment will be carried out for the candidates from the reserve list. However, if no vacancy is
furnished by the Participating Organisations owing to exigencies or otherwise during the validity period, the
candidates under the reserve list will not be considered for provisional allotment. The reserve list will expire
automatically on 31.03.2020 without any notice. Candidates who are not provisionally allotted or not in the
reserve list will not be considered for any further process under CRP- PO/MT-VIII for vacancies for 2019-20.

The decision of IBPS in provisional allotment of Organisations shall be final and binding upon the
selected candidates. However IBPS reserves the right to cancel, reallot Organisation-wise allocation/
change the process depending upon exigencies or otherwise.

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 This is an All India cadre and provisionally allotted candidates (subject to fulfilling all required criteria)
may be posted anywhere in India/ outside India as per discretion of the participating organisation.

G. IDENTITY VERIFICATION
(i) DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED
In the examination hall as well as at the time of interview, the call letter along with a photocopy of the
candidate’s photo identity (bearing exactly the same name as it appears on the call letter) such as PAN
Card/ Passport/ Permanent Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph/ Photo identity
proof issued by a Gazzetted Officer/ People’s Representative along with a photograph / Identity Card issued
by a recognised college/ university/ Aadhar/ E-aadhar card with a photograph/ Employee ID should be
submitted to the invigilator for verification. The candidate’s identity will be verified with respect to his/her
details on the call letter, in the Attendance List and requisite documents submitted. If identity of the
candidate is in doubt the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the Examination/ interview.
 Ration Card and Learning Driving License will not be accepted as valid id proof for this
project.
 In case of candidates who have changed their name, they will be allowed only if they produce
original Gazette notification / their original marriage certificate / affidavit in original.

Note: Candidates have to produce, in original, the same photo identity proof bearing the name as it appears on
the online application form/ call letter and submit photocopy of the photo identity proof along with
Examination call letter as well as the Interview Call Letter while attending the examination/ interview
respectively, without which they will not be allowed to take up the examination/ interview.

(ii) BIOMETRIC DATA – Capturing and Verification

It has been decided to capture and verify the biometric data (right thumb impression or otherwise) and the
photograph of the candidates on the day of the Online Main Examination for the candidates who qualify after
the Online Preliminary examinations and appear for the Online Main examination.
Please note: The biometric data and photograph will be captured / verified on the following occasions –
(i) Before the start of the Online Main examination it will be captured
(ii) At the end of Online Main examination before leaving the exam hall / lab it will be captured and
verified on spot
(iii) At the time of document verification before the interview if shortlisted it will be captured and verified
on spot
(iv) At the time of joining if provisionally allotted it will be captured and verified on spot
Decision of the Biometric data verification authority with regard to its status (matched or mismatched) shall be
final and binding upon the candidates.
Refusal to participate in the process of biometric data capturing / verification on any of the above
mentioned occasions may lead to cancellation of candidature.
Candidates are requested to take care of the following points in order to ensure a smooth process
- If fingers are coated (stamped ink/mehndi/coloured...etc), ensure to thoroughly wash them so that coating
is completely removed before the exam / interview / joining day.
- If fingers are dirty or dusty, ensure to wash them and dry them before the finger print (biometric) is
captured.
- Ensure fingers of both hands are dry. If fingers are moist, wipe each finger to dry them.
- If the primary finger (right thumb) to be captured is injured/damaged, immediately notify the concerned
authority in the test centre.

H. HOW TO APPLY
Candidates can apply online only from 14.08.2018 to 04.09.2018 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Pre-Requisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, candidates should—
(i) scan their :
- photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm)
- signature
- left thumb impression (If a candidate is not having left thumb, he/she may use his/ her right thumb. If
both thumbs are missing, the impression of one of the fingers of the left hand starting from the forefinger
should be taken. If there are no fingers on the left hand, the impression of one of the fingers of the right
hand starting from the forefinger should be taken. If no fingers are available, the impression of left toe

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 may be taken. In all such cases where left thumb impression is not uploaded, the candidate should
specify in the uploaded document the name of finger and the specification of left/right hand or toe).
- a hand written declaration (text given below) (In case of candidates who cannot write may get the text of
declaration typed and put their left hand thumb impression below the typed declaration and upload the
document as per specifications).
ensuring that the all these scanned documents adhere to the required specifications as given in Annexure
III to this Advertisement.
(ii) Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.
(iii) The left thumb impression should be properly scanned and not smudged
(iv) The text for the hand written declaration is as follows –
“I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application
form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
(v) The above mentioned hand written declaration has to be in the candidate’s hand writing and in English only. If it is
written by anybody else or in any other language, the application will be considered as invalid.
(vi) Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation
charges
(vii) have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of this round of CRP.
IBPS may send intimation to download call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID.
Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person. 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 and must maintain that email account.

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable from 14.08.2018 to 04.09.2018 (Online payment), both dates
inclusive, shall be as follows
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs. 600 /- for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the
candidate
Procedure for applying online
(1) Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open
the link “CRP PO/MT” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP-
PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES (CRP-PO/MT-VIII)” to open the On-Line
Application Form.
(2) Candidates will have click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by
entering their basic information in the online application form. After that a provisional registration number
and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the
Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration
number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration
number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.
(3) Candidates are required to upload their
- Photograph
- Signature
- Left thumb impression
- A hand written declaration
as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of documents (Annexure III).
(4) Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the
data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the online
application candidates are advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to verify the details in the
online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on
FINAL SUBMIT Button. Visually Impaired candidates are responsible for carefully verifying/ getting
the details filled in, in the online application form properly verified and ensuring that the same are
correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission.
Mode of Payment
Candidates should make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only:
(i) Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at the appropriate places very carefully and
click on the “FINAL SUBMIT” button at the end of the On-Line Application format. Before pressing the “FINAL
SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every field filled 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.
In case the candidate is unable to fill in the application form in one go, he/ she can save the data already entered. When
the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the
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 screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating
the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional
registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. Once the application is filled in completely,
candidate should submit the data.
(ii) The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following
the instructions.
(iii) The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking,
IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen.
(iv) After Final Submit, an additional page of the application form is displayed wherein candidates may follow the
instructions and fill in the requisite details.
(v) If the online transaction has not been successfully completed then candidates are advised to login again with their
provisional registration number and password and pay the Application Fees/ Intimation Charges online.
(vi) On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.
(vii) Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt and online application form reflecting fee payment details.
Please note that if the same cannot be generated then online transaction may not have been successful.
Note:
o After submitting your payment information in the online application form, please wait for the intimation from
the server, DO NOT press Back or Refresh button in order to avoid double charge
o For Credit Card users: All charges are listed in Indian Rupee. If you use a non-Indian credit card, your bank
will convert to your local currency based on prevailing exchange rates.
o To ensure the security of your data, please close the browser window once your transaction is completed.
After completing the procedure of applying on-line including payment of fees / intimation charges, the
candidate should take a printout of the system generated on-line application form, ensure the particulars filled
in are accurate and retain it along with Registration Number and Password for future reference. They should
not send this printout to the IBPS/ Banks.
Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Candidate,
Category, Date of Birth, Address, Mobile Number, Email ID, Centre of Examination, registration of
preferences for Participating Organisations etc. will be considered as final and no change/modifications
will be allowed after submission of the online application form. Candidates are hence advised to fill in
the online application form with the utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details will
be entertained. IBPS will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect
and incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the required details in the application
form.

An email/ SMS intimation with the Registration Number and Password generated on successful registration of
the application will be sent to the candidate’s email ID/ Mobile Number specified in the online application
form as a system generated acknowledgement. If candidates do not receive the email and SMS intimations
at the email ID/ Mobile number specified by them, they may consider that their online application has
not been successfully registered.

An online application which is incomplete in any respect such as without proper passport size
photograph, signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration uploaded in the online
application form/ unsuccessful fee /intimation charges payment will not be considered as valid.

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 fee / intimation charges to avoid the possibility of disconnection/
inability/ failure to log on to the IBPS website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam.
IBPS 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 IBPS.
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.
Any information submitted by an applicant in his/ her application shall be binding on the candidate personally
and he/she shall be liable for prosecution/ civil consequences in case the information/ details furnished by
him/ her are found to be false at a later stage.

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Candidates will have to invariably produce and submit the requisite documents such as valid call letter,
a photocopy and original of photo-identity proof bearing the same name as it appears on the online
submitted application form etc. at the time of examinations (Preliminary & Main) and interview
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 (2) Before applying for the post, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms
mentioned in this advertisement. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read this advertisement and
follow all the instructions given for submitting online application.
(3) All the candidates who wish to apply under CRP-PO/MT-VIII are hereby informed that providing AADHAR
number or AADHAR Enrolment number in the application, for CRP-PO/MT-VIII is optional.
(4) A Candidate’s admission to the examination/ shortlisting for interview/ and subsequent processes is
strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter(s)/ provisional allotment has been issued to the
candidate does not imply that his/ her candidature has been finally cleared by IBPS/ Participating
Organisation. IBPS/ Participating Organisations would be free to reject any application, at any stage of
the process, cancel the candidature of the candidate in case it is detected at any stage 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). If candidature of any
candidate is rejected for any reason according to the terms and conditions of this advertisement, no
further representation in this regard will be entertained. Such decisions shall be final and binding on
the candidate. If any of these shortcomings is/are detected after appointment in a Participating
Organisation, his/her services are liable to be summarily terminated.
(5) Decision of Nodal Banks/Participating Organisations/ IBPS 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 of the conduct of Examination, interview,
verification etc. and any other matter relating to CRP-PO/MT-VIII will be final and binding on the candidate.
No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by IBPS/ Participating Organisations in this
behalf.
(6) The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the examination (CRP-PO/MT-
VIII). If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for CRP of both the
candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.
(7) Not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. In case of multiple Applications
only the latest valid (completed) application will be retained and the application fee/ intimation charges
paid for the other multiple registration(s) will stand forfeited.
(8) Multiple attendance/ appearances in the online examination and/ interview will be summarily rejected/
candidature cancelled.
(9) Online applications once registered will not be allowed to be withdrawn and/or the application fee/ intimation
charges once paid will not be refunded nor be held in reserve for any other examination.
(10) 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.
(11) Any canvassing or creating influence for undue advantage shall lead to disqualification from the
process.
(12) Any request for change of address, details mentioned in the online application form will not be
entertained.
(13) Any request for change of date, time and venue for online examination and interview will not be entertained.
(14) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of clauses in any version of this advertisement other
than English, the English version available on IBPS website shall prevail.
(15) 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 correspondence with the IBPS/ Participating Organisations in future should be
identical and there should be no variation of any kind. Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will not be
acceptable.
(16) A recent, recognizable photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) should be uploaded by the candidate in the online
application form and the candidate should ensure that copies of the same are retained for use at various
stages of the process. Candidates are also advised not to change their appearance till the process is
completed. Failure to produce the same photograph at various stages of the process or doubt about
identity at any stage could lead to disqualification.
(17) The left thumb impression which is scanned and uploaded should not be smudged.
(18) The hand written declaration has to be in the candidate’s hand writing and in English only. If it is
written by anybody else and uploaded or in any other language, the application will be considered as
invalid.
(19) The possibility of occurrence of some problem in the administration of the examination cannot be ruled out
completely which may impact test delivery and/or result from being generated. In that event, every effort will
be made to rectify such problem, which may include movement of candidates, delay in test. Conduct of a re-
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 willing to move or not willing to participate in the delayed process of test delivery shall be summarily rejected
from the process.
(20) Candidates will have to appear for the interview at their own expense. However, eligible outstation
SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disabilities category candidates called for interview will be paid II class to &
fro railway/ bus fare or actual expenses incurred, whichever is less, by shortest route on production of proof of
travel (rail/ bus ticket etc.). The above concession will not be admissible to SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities category candidates who are already in service in Central / State Government, Corporations,
Public Undertakings / Local Government, Institutions and Panchayats etc.
(21) Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations/ IBPS shall not be responsible for any application made/ wrong
information provided by an unauthorized person / institution. Candidates are advised not to share/ mention
their application details with/to anyone.
(22) Appointment of provisionally allotted candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit, as per any
other requirements of the Participating Organisation and subject to service and conduct rules of the
Participating Organisation. Decision of Participating Organisations to which candidates are provisionally
allotted will be final and binding on candidates. IBPS has no role to play here. Any queries in this regard
are to be made to the Participating Organisations only.
(23) IBPS reserves the right to change (cancel/ modify/ add) any of the criteria, method of selection and
provisional allotment etc.
(24) Intimations will be sent by email and/ or sms only to the email ID and mobile number registered in the
online application form for CRP- PO/MT-VIII.
(25) IBPS shall not be responsible if the information/ intimations do not reach candidates in case of change in the
mobile number, email address, technical fault or otherwise, beyond the control of IBPS and candidates are
advised to keep a close watch on the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in for latest updates.
(26) Order of preference for Participating Organisations has been inbuilt in the online application form.
Candidates should necessarily indicate their order of preferences at this stage. No request for change in
this connection shall be entertained.
(27) If at a later stage of selection process or appointment, the handwriting on the handwritten declaration
of the candidate is found to be dissimilar / different, as per expert analysis, the candidature of the
candidate will be cancelled.

J. Following items are not allowed inside the examination centre:-

(a) Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, Geometry/Pencil Box,
Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Scale, Writing Pad, Pen Drives, Log Table, Electronic Pen/Scanner etc.
(b) Any communication device like Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, Health Band
etc.
(c) Other items like Goggles, Handbags, Hair-pin, Hair-band, Belt, Cap, etc.
(d) All ornament like Ring, Earrings, Nose-pin, Chain/Necklace, Pendants, Badge, brooch etc. should be
thoroughly checked.
(e) Any watch/Wrist Watch, Camera, etc.
(f) Any metallic item
(g) Any eatable item opened or packed, water bottle etc.
(h) Any other item which could be used for unfair means for hiding communication devices like camera, blue
tooth devices etc.

Any infringement of these instructions shall entail cancellation of candidature and disciplinary action including
ban from future examinations and police complaints.
Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items to the venue of the
examination, as arrangement for their safekeeping cannot be assured. IBPS or any agency engaged with
conduct of the online examination shall not take any responsibility for loss of any of the items. Responsibility of
safekeeping of the same shall rest with the candidates at cost or no cost.

K. Action Against Candidates Found Guilty of Misconduct/ Use of Unfair Means

Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered with or
fabricated and should not suppress any material information while submitting online application.
At the time of Online Preliminary examination, Online Main examination, Interview or in a subsequent selection procedure, if
a candidate is (or has been ) found guilty of –
(i) using unfair means or
(ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
(iii) misbehaving in the examination/ interview hall or disclosing, publishing, reproducing, transmitting, storing or
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 any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronically or mechanically for any purpose or
(iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature or
(v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair means, or
(vi) carrying mobile phones or similar electronic devices of communication in the examination/ interview hall 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 conducted by IBPS
(c) for termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Participating Organisation.
Important: IBPS would be analysing the responses (answers) of individual candidates with other candidates to detect
patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers. If in the analytical procedure adopted by IBPS in this regard, it is
inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, IBPS reserves
right to cancel the candidature of the concerned candidates without any notice and the result of such candidates
(disqualified) will be withheld. No representation in this regard shall be entertained

L. CALL LETTERS
The Centre, venue address, date and time for both Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations and interview
shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter.
An eligible candidate should download his/her call letter from the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in by entering his/
her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout
etc. will be sent by post/ courier.

There will be an additional call letter for Scribe for the Online Main Examination.

Intimations will be sent by email and/ sms to the email ID and mobile number registered in the online
application form for CRP-PO/MT-VIII. IBPS/ Participating Organisations will not take responsibility for late
receipt / non-receipt of any communication e-mailed/ sent via sms to the candidate due to change in the mobile
number, email address, technical fault or otherwise beyond the control of IBPS/ Participating Organisations.
Candidates are hence advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in for
details, updates and any information which may be posted for further guidance as well as to check their
registered e-mail account from time to time during the recruitment process.

M. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
All further announcements/ details pertaining to this process will only be published/ provided on IBPS authorised
website www.ibps.in from time to time.

N. DISCLAIMER
Instances for providing incorrect information and/or process violation by a candidate detected at any stage of
the selection process will lead to disqualification of the candidate from the selection process and he/she will
not be allowed to appear in any of the Common Recruitment Process in the future. If such instances go
undetected during the current selection process but are detected subsequently, such disqualification will take
place with retrospective effect. Clarifications / decisions given / to be given by the Director, IBPS, regarding
process for recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees in Participating Organisations (CRP-
PO/MT-VIII) shall be final and binding.

Mumbai Director
Date: 09.08.2018 IBPS

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 ANNEXURE I
Indent for PO/MT for the year 2019-20 *
(INDICATIVE)

Sr. Participating Organization SC ST OBC UR Total Out of Which (PWD)

No. HI OC VI ID
1 Allahabad Bank 118 59 212 395 784 23 8 9 14
2 Andhra Bank NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
3 Bank of Baroda NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
4 Bank of India 144 72 260 489 965 9 9 9 9
5 Bank of Maharashtra NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
6 Canara Bank 180 90 324 606 1200 12 12 12 12
7 Central Bank of India NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
8 Corporation Bank 15 6 21 42 84 1 2 0 0
9 Dena Bank NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
10 IDBI Bank NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
11 Indian Bank NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
12 Indian Overseas Bank NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
13 Oriental Bank of Commerce NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
14 Punjab National Bank NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
15 Punjab & Sind Bank 20 12 52 66 150 45 8 28 5
16 Syndicate Bank NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
17 UCO Bank 83 29 196 242 550 43 5 7 9
18 Union Bank of India 59 29 172 259 519 9 10 9 6
19 United Bank of India NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
20 Vijaya Bank NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
Total 619 297 1237 2099 4252 142 54 74 55
NR= Not Reported
* updated Data, if any, will be available on IBPS website from Time to Time.

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 ANNEXURE II

EXAMINATION CENTRES – Preliminary and Main Examination (Tentative List)

The examination may be held at the following centres and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters. IBPS,
however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add some other Centres, at its discretion,
depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc. IBPS also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any centre
other than the one he/she has opted for.

State State /UT / NCR Preliminary Examination Centre Main Examination

Code Center
11 Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair Port Blair
12 Andhra Pradesh Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Guntur, Kurnool,
Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada,
Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Vishakhapatnam
13 Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun Naharlagun
14 Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Guwahati, Silchar
15 Bihar Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga,
Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Muzzafarpur, Patna,
16 Chandigarh Chandigarh/Mohali Chandigarh/Mohali
17 Chhattisgarh Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur Raipur
18 Dadra & Nagar Haveli Surat, Jamnagar Surat
19 Daman & Diu
20 Delhi Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Delhi/New Delhi,
Gurugram Faridabad, Ghaziabad,
Greater Noida, Gurugram
21 Goa Panaji Panji
22 Gujarat Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodra
Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
23 Haryana Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Hissar
Panipat, Yamuna Nagar
24 Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una Hamirpur, Shimla
25 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu, Samba, Srinagar Jammu, Srinagar
26 Jharkhand Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Dhanbad, Jamshedpur,
Ranchi
27 Karnataka Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Bengaluru, Hubli,
Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi Mangalore
28 Kerala Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kochi,
Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur Thiruvananthapuram
29 Lakshadweep Kavarrati Kavaratti
30 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain Bhopal, Indore
31 Maharashtra Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Mumbai/
Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Thane/ Navi Mumbai,
Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur Nagpur, Pune
32 Manipur Imphal Imphal
33 Meghalaya Shillong Shillong
34 Mizoram Aizawl Aizawl
35 Nagaland Kohima Kohima
36 Odisha Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar
Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
37 Puducherry Puducherry Puducherry
38 Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Ludhiana,
Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur Mohali, Patiala
39 Rajasthan Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur Jaipur, Udaipur
40 Sikkim Bardang/ Gangtok Bardang/ Gangtok
41 Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Chennai, Madurai,
Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar Tirunelveli
42 Telangana Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal Hyderabad

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43 Tripura Agartala Agartala
44 Uttar Pradesh Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Allahabad, Kanpur,
Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Lucknow, Meerut,
Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Varanasi
Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi
45 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee Dehradun
46 West Bengal Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Asansol, Greater Kolkata,
Siliguri Kalyani, Siliguri

ANNEXURE III

Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Documents

Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and
signature as per the specifications given below.

Photograph Image: (4.5cm × 3.5cm)

 Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.
 Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white, background.
 Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face
 If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you
are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows
 If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye"
 If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.
 Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover your
face.
 Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
 Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb
 Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If the size of the file is more than 50 kb,
then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of
scanning.

Signature, left thumb impression and hand-written declaration Image:

 The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
 The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink.
 The applicant has to write the declaration in English clearly on a white paper with black ink
 The signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration should be of the applicant and not
by any other person.
 If the Applicant’s signature on the attendance sheet or Call letter, signed at the time of the examination,
does not match the signature uploaded, the applicant will be disqualified.
 Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
 Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb
 Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb
 Signature / Hand written declaration in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted.

Scanning the documents:

o Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch)
o Set Color to True Color
o File Size as specified above
o Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature/ left thumb impression / hand
written declaration, then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).
o The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is: image01.jpg or image01.jpeg.
Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image
icon.
o Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain documents in .jpeg format not exceeding
50kb (photograph) & 20kb (signature, left thumb impression and hand written declaration) by using MS
Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned documents in any format can be saved in .jpg format by
using ‘Save As’ option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50 kb (photograph) & 20 kb
(signature, left thumb impression and hand written declaration) by using crop and then resize option

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 (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size) in the ‘Image’ menu. Similar options are available in
other photo editor also.
o If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.
o While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with a link to upload his/her
photograph, signature, left thumb impression and hand written declaration.

Procedure for Uploading the documents

 There will be separate links for uploading Photograph, signature, left thumb impression and hand written
declaration
 Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph / signature / left thumb impression / hand written
declaration”
 Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph / signature / left thumb impression / hand
written declaration file has been saved.
 Select the file by clicking on it
 Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button

Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your Photograph, signature, left thumb
impression and hand written declaration as specified.
Note:
(1) In case the face in the photograph or signature or left thumb impression or the hand written declaration
is unclear / smudged the candidate’s application may be rejected.
(2) After uploading the Photograph / signature / left thumb impression / hand written declaration in the
online application form candidates should check that the images are clear and have been uploaded
correctly. In case the photograph or signature or left thumb impression or the hand written declaration
is not prominently visible, the candidate may edit his/ her application and re-upload his/ her photograph
or signature, prior to submitting the form.
(3) Candidate should also ensure that photo is uploaded at the place of photo and signature at the place of
signature. If photo in place of photo and signature in place of signature is not uploaded properly,
candidate will not be allowed to appear for the exam.
(4) Candidate must ensure that Photo to be uploaded is of required size and the face should be clearly
visible.
(5) If the photo is not uploaded at the place of Photo Admission for Examination will be rejected/denied.
Candidate him/herself will be responsible for the same.
(6) Candidates should ensure that the signature uploaded is clearly visible
(7) After registering online candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated online
application forms.

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 FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY A
CANDIDATE BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTE OR
SCHEDULED TRIBE IN SUPPORT OF HIS / HER CLAIM.

1.This is to certify that Sri / Smt / Kum*_______________________________________________ son /

daughter* of______________________________________________________ of village / town*
____________________________ in District / Division*_______________________of the State / Union
Territory*__________________belongs to the ___________________Caste/Tribe* which is recognized as a
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe* under :
* The Constitution ( Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 ;
* The Constitution ( Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 ;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Castes)(Union Territories)Orders, 1951 ;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes)(Union Territories)Order, 1951 ;

[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 (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order,1956 ;

* 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 (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order 1964;
* The Constitution (Uttar Pradesh) Scheduled Tribes Order,1967;
* The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968 ;
* The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968 ;
* The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970 ;
* The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order, 1978 ;
* The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1978 ;
* The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 ;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment)Act, 1990;
* The Constitution (ST) Orders (Amendment) Ordinance, 1991 ;
* The Constitution (ST) Orders (Second Amendment) Act,1991 ;
* The Constitution (ST) Orders (Amendment) Ordinance, 1996;
* The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment)Act 2002;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2002;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2002;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2002.

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 ………2

# 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 _______________________.

3.Shri/Smt/Kumari*____________________________________________and/or* his/her* family ordinarily

reside(s) in village/town*__________________________ of____________________ District / Division* of the
State / Union Territory* of _____________________

Signature _____________________

Designation ___________________

Place: [With seal of Office]

Date : 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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* Please delete the words which are not applicable.
# Delete the paragraph which is not applicable.

List of authorities empowered to issue Caste / Tribe Certificates:

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.

2. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / presidency Magistrate.

3. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.

4. Sub-Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and / or his family normally resides.

5. Administrator/Secretary to Administrator/Development Officer Lakshadweep).

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Note : The Certificate is subject to amendment/modification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists
from time to time
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 FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY
OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT
TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

This is to certify that Sri / Smt. / Kumari________________________________________________son/daughter

of __________________________________ of village/Town ____________________________District/Division
_______________ in the State/ Union Territory________________________ belongs to the
______________________________community which is recognized as a backward class under the Government
of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s Resolution No. __________________dated
___________*. Shri/Smt./Kumari ____________________and/or his/her family ordinarily reside(s) in the
______________________District/Division of the __________________________State/Union Territory. This is
also to certify that he/she does not belong to the persons /sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in column 3 of the
Schedule to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training OM No.36012/22/93- Estt.[SCT],
dated 8-9-1993

Dated : District Magistrate

Deputy Commissioner etc.

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.
**- As amended from time to time.

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.

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 FORM-I
Disability Certificate
(In cases of amputation or complete permanent paralysis of limbs and in cases of blindness)
(Prescribed proforma subject to amendment from time to time)
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MEDICAL AUTHORITY ISSUING THE CERTIFICATE)

Recent PP
size Attested
Photograph
(Showing face
only) of the
person with
disability

Certificate No. : Date :

This is to certify that I have carefully examined

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 :

(A) he/she is a case of :

 Locomotor disability
 Blindness
(Please tick as applicable)
(B) The diagnosis in his/her case is _________
(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)
2. The applicant has submitted the following documents as proof of residence :-
Nature of Date of Details of authority issuing certificate
Document Issue

(Signature and Seal of Authorised Signatory of notified Medical Authority)

Signature/Thumb
impression of the
person in whose
favour disability
certificate is issued.

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 FORM - II
Disability Certificate
(In case of multiple disabilities)
(Prescribed proforma subject to amendment from time to time)
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MEDICAL AUTHORITY ISSUING THE CERTIFICATE)

Recent PP size
Attested
Photograph
(Showing face
only) of the
person with
disability

Certificate No. : Date :

This is to certify that we have carefully examined

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 :

Sr. Disability Affected Part of Diagnosis Permanent physical

No. Body impairment/mental disability (in
%)

1 Locomotor @
disability

2 Low vision #

3 Blindness Both Eyes

4 Hearing £
impairment

5 Mental retardation X

6 Mental-illness X

(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

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2. This condition is progressive/non-progressive/likely to improve/not likely to improve.

3. Reassessment of disability is :

(i) not necessary,

Or

(ii) is recommended / after __________ years __________ months, and therefore this certificate shall be valid
till (DD / MM / YY) ____ ____ ____

@ - e.g. Left/Right/both arms/legs

# - e.g. Single eye / both eyes

£ - e.g. Left / Right / both ears

4. The applicant has submitted the following documents as proof of residence :-

Nature of Date of Details of authority issuing certificate

Document Issue

5. Signature and Seal of the Medical Authority

Name and seal of Member Name and seal of Name and seal of Chairperson
Member

Signature/Thumb
impression of the
person in whose
favour disability
certificate is
issued.

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 FORM - III
Disability Certificate
(In cases other than those mentioned in Form I and II)
(Prescribed proforma subject to amendment from time to time)
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MEDICAL AUTHORITY ISSUING THE CERTIFICATE)

Recent PP size
Attested
Photograph
(Showing face
only) of the
person with
disability

Certificate No. : Date :

This is to certify that I have carefully examined

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 :

Sr. Disability Affected Part Diagnosis Permanent physical

No. of Body impairment/mental disability (in
%)

1 Locomotor @
disability

2 Low vision #

3 Blindness Both Eyes

4 Hearing impairment £

5 Mental retardation X

6 Mental-illness X

(Please strike out the disabilities which are not applicable.)

2. The above condition is progressive/non-progressive/likely to improve/not likely to improve.

3. Reassessment of disability is :

(i) not necessary,

Or
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(ii) is recommended / after __________ years __________ months, and therefore this certificate shall be valid
till (DD / MM / YY) ____ ____ ____

@ - e.g. Left/Right/both arms/legs

# - e.g. Single eye / both eyes

£ - e.g. Left / Right / both ears

4. The applicant has submitted the following documents as proof of residence :-

Nature of Date of Details of authority issuing certificate

Document Issue

(Authorised Signatory of notified Medical Authority)

(Name and Seal)
Countersigned
{Countersignature and seal of the
CMO/Medical Superintendent/Head of
Government Hospital, in case the
certificate is issued by a medical
authority who is not a government
servant (with seal)}

Signature/Thumb
impression of the
person in whose
favour disability
certificate is
issued.

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