State Bank of India

Central Recruitment and Promotions Department

Corporate Centre, Mumbai

Recruitment of Clerical Staff

(Ad vertisement No. CRPD/CR/2008-09/01)
Written test dated 6th July 2008 & 13th July 2008

IMPORTANT POINTS FOR INFORMATION OF THE CANDID ATES

1. Candidates who have registered on-line

a) As you are aware, on account of overwhelming response to our advertisement, we

are arranging this examination in four sessions on two S undays on 6th July
2008 and 13th July 2008. For streamlining the entire process, we have prepared
and issued the Call letters in four different colours for each day and each
session.

b) Printed Call letters for the written examination have been despatched to all the
registered candidates Under Certificate of Posting and the candidates are being
informed by e-mail about their Roll No. allotted, date, session, time and venue of
written examination.

c) Candidates are advised to paste their recent passport size photograph on the call
letter at the designated place and should put their full signature across it. Only after
pasting the photograph and putting the signature on the call letter, Call letter
will be treated as a valid document to appear in the examination. Signature and
thumb impression will again be taken at the time of examination in the presence of
the invigilator.

d) Unless the candidate has the original Cash Deposit (Challan) Voucher with
Deposit Journal Number to submit alongwith call letter, he/she will not be
allowed to sit and write the examination. (MOS T IMPORTANT)

e) It is observed that a few candidates have registered for more than once. We have
filtered those entries as far as possible and have allowed the last entry with same
details to appear in the written test.

f) You are aware that the computer recognizes two or more same named persons, with
even slight variation, as different entity (viz. Rajasekhar S, Rajasekhar S. and
S.Rajasekhar ). We therefore do not rule out issuance of more than one call letter to
the same candidate. It is also possible that the candidates may have fed different
details in different number of applications (viz. caste, Date of Birth etc.) while
registering on-line. We request those candidates, who have received more than
one call letter, to staple all those call letters received by them keeping the
correct one on top and hand them over to the Invigilators in the examination
hall/room alongwith the original Cash Deposit (Challan) Receipt.

g) Candidates have been sent e-mails informing their final registration number and
password i.e. the one that has been retained by us for further processing.

h) Duplicate Call letters will be issued during 1st July 2008 to 4th July 2008
between 10 a.m. and 08.00 p.m.

i) Candidates should ascertain exact location of the venue well in advance of the
date of examination. In some unavoidable circumstances, a venue may have to
be changed and such changes will be advised in the local media.

j) In the unlikely event of a candidate having registered number not getting a call
letter, he / she should contact the Authorised Bank Officer for the Centre (list
enclosed) with the original challan for issuance of Duplicate call letter between
1st July 2008 to 4th July 2008.
 2. Candidates who have deposited the requisite fees but could not register on-line

a) All those candidates who have paid the application &/or postage fees on or before
31st M ay 2008 but could not register on-line are advised to contact the Authorised
Bank Officer at their selected Centre of examination (listed below) between 1st
July 2008 to 4th July 2008 for issuance of provisional Call letters alongwith
undernoted documents for verification purpose only: -

i) Deposit Receipt (Challan) in original indicating Deposit Journal Number

and the name of the candidate.
ii) Photo identification in the form of ID Card of the College/School where
the candidate studies or a valid driving licence or voters identity card.
iii) Proof of having completed Class XII / Graduation with the required
percentage of marks.

b) Such candidates will be required to fill one physical application to be provided to

them by the Authorised officer.

c) Thereafter, the Authorised officer will issue a provisional Call letter with
provisional Roll Number.

d) Candidates are advised to paste their recent passport size photograph on the
call letter at the designated place and should put their full signature across it.
Only after pasting the photograph and putting the signature on the Provisional
call letter, this will be treated as a valid document to appear in the
examination. Signature and thumb impression will again be taken at the time of
examination in the presence of the invigilator.

e) Unless the candidate has the original Cash Deposit (Challan) Receipt with
Deposit Journal Number to submit alongwith call letter, he/she will not be
allowed to sit and write the examination. (MOS T IMPORTANT)

f) NO PROVIS IONAL RO LL NUMBER/C ALL LETTER WILL BE ISS UED

AFTER 4TH JULY 2008.

The admission to the written examination is strictly provisional without verification of age /
qualification / caste / category of the candidates with reference to documents or declared in
the application. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not
imply that his/her candidature has been finally accepted/cleared by the Bank or that the
entries made by the candidate in his/her on-line application have been accepted by the Bank
as true and correct. The Bank will carry out a verification of eligibility conditions only at the
time of interview of the candidate who qualify for being called for interview on the basis of
their performance in the written examination.

As such, candidates are to ensure that he / she fulfils the eligibility criteria and other norms
mentioned in our advertisement. In case it is detected at any stage including after
appointment, that the candidate does not possess the requisite qualification or has
suppressed any information, his / her candidature/service will be liable to be cancelled.

A dedicated enquiry search module will be made available for the benefit of those
candidates, who do not receive call letters by 30th June 2008, on the website
http://app1.ibps.in/sbiclmenu.asp wherein the candidate will have to enter his Registration
ID, password and date of birth to confirm his roll number, date, time, session and venue of
the written examination.
Frequently asked questions and their replies:-

Sl. Possible Queries Response

No.
1. Candidates who could not get Printed application form is not required by the Bank. It is not
the printed application form. to be deposited.

2. Candidates who have Call letters have been despatched to all the registered
registered ON-LINE. candidates. In all probabilities, they will be getting the call
letters by 30 th June 2008.

3. Any enquiry site for those
candidate who has registered
on-line but could not get the
call letters.
Those candidates who have registered on-line but could not get
the call letters by 30 th June 2008 may visit the website
http://app1.ibps.in/sbiclmenu.asp to get necessary information
about his venue after entering their Registration ID, password
and Date of Birth.

4. Candidates who have They should contact the Authorised Bank Officer for the
registered ON-LINE, but do Centre (City) where they have mentioned to write the test,
not receive the call le tters by alongwith original Cash De posit (Challan) Receipt and
30 th June 2008. Photo Identity Card. No documents need to be submitted.

5. Candidates who have deposited
the cash through Challan on or
before 31st May 2008 but
could not register on-line.
They should contact the Authorised Bank Officer for the
Centre (City) where they have mentioned to write the test,
alongwith original Cash De posit (Challan) Re ceipt, Photo
Identity Card and proof of having requisite qualification.
They will have to fill an application form to be provided to
them by the Authorised Bank Officer.

6. Contact details of the Contact details of the Authorised Bank Officer is given at the
Designated Bank Officer. end of this communication.

7. Change in Centre allocated for Centre has been filled in by the candidates, AS SUCH NO
any reason. REQUEST FO R CHANGE IN VENUE WILL BE
ENTERTAINED.

8. Candidates who have received Candidate should check the details on the call letters and
more than one call letter whichever they found to be correct they should put that call
letter on top and staple all other call letters with it. Photograph
of the candidate should be pasted on the call letter on top and
hand over the same to the Invigilator in the examination venue.

9. Documents required at the 1. Call Letter with photograph affixed &

examination Centre 2. Original Cash Deposit (Challan) Receipt

10. In case candidate do not have SUCH CANDIDATES WILL NO T BE ALLOWED TO

Call Letter with photograph WRITE THE WRITTEN TEST AND WILL BE TURNED
affixed on it &/or Original BACK.
Cash Deposit (Challan) Both the documents are MUST for appearing in the
Receipt or have misplaced written examination.
them.
11. Fee remitted Rs 50/- instead of Candidature of General and OBC category candidates will
Rs 250/- or vice versa be rejected. In case of SC/ST /PWD/ XS candidates, their
candidature will remain valid.

11. In case Caste, Date of Birth
etc., except that at sl.no.12
below, is wrongly mentioned
in the application/call letter.
Candidates should inform such corrections by email on
sbicl@ibps.in. In case information relating to Caste, Date of
Birth etc. is incorrectly mentioned in the call letter, then in
addition to e-mail, candidate should correct it by writing the
correct one on the call letter itself , attendance sheet and also in
the answer sheet.

12. Name of the candidate typed in Candidates should inform such corrections by email on
the application wrongly sbicl@ibps.in. In addition to the e-mail, candidate should
(instead of candidates name, correct it by writing the correct one on the call letter itself,
father, mother or siblings name attendance sheet and also in the answer sheet. In such cases,
has been mentioned candidate should produce photo ID proof alongwith self
atteste d photocopy the reof.