ALLAHABAD BANK(A Government of India undertaking)

HEAD OFFICE : 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001 Advt No. : RECT/ 02/2009-10Allahabad Bank invites ON LINE applications only from Indian Citizens for 1000 vacancies in Clerical Cadre (Clerk cum Cashier) for different States. Candidates are requested to apply on-line between 01.01.2009 and 30.01.2009 only through Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in. No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Opening date for ON-LINE Registration 01.01.2009Closing date for ON-LINE Registration(for all applicants including those from far flung areas)

30.01.2009

Date of written Test 15.03.2009

1.Details of State / UT wise Break-up of Vacancies and Reservation in Posts :Total Number of Vacancies 1000State / UT wise Breakup of VacanciesState/UT Code

State SC ST

OBC

Gen

Tot Out of which (for Physically Challenged & Ex-Servicemen)

OC

VI

HI

DXS/DISXS

EXSM

01 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

- - - 02 02 - - - - -

02 Andhra Pradesh

03 02 05 10 20 - 01

- - 02

03 Assam 02 05 11 22 40 - 01

01 01 04

04 Bihar 08 - 15 31 54 01 - 01 02 0505 Chatisgarh - 04 01 05 10 - - - - 0106 Gujarat 02 09 11 18 40 - - 01 01 0407 Goa - 01 01 06 08 - - - - -08 Haryana 17 - 24 44 85 01 0

101 03 08

09 Himachal Pradesh

01 - 02 04 07 - - - - -

10 J & K - - 01 01 02 - - - - -11 Jharkhand 06 16 08 30 60 01 - 01 02 0612 Karnataka 06 04 17 23 50 01 - - 02 0513 Kerala 01 - 06 13 20 - 0

1- - 02

14 Madhya Pradesh

07 17 13 38 75 - 03

01 03 07

15 Manipur - - - 02 02 - - - - -16 Maharasht

ra05 02 04 14 25 - - 01 01 02

17 Meghalaya - 01 - 01 02 - - - - -

18 Nagaland - 01 - 01 02 - - - - -19 Orissa 05 06 04 15 30 - 0

101 01 03

20 Punjab 09 - 08 18 35 01 - 01 01 0321 Pondicherr

y- - - 02 02 - - - - -

22 Rajasthan 06 05 09 20 40 01 02

01 01 04

23 Sikkim - - - 02 02 - 01

- - -

24 Tamil Nadu

02 01 05 07 15 - - 02 - 01

25 U. P. 56 02 82 147 287 04 03

04 12 28

26 Uttrakhand 01 - 02 07 10 - - 02 - 0127 W. Bengal 17 03 17 38 75 03 0

403 03 07

Total 154

79 246 521 1000

13 18

21 33 93

Abbreviations stand for SC – Scheduled Caste , ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Classes , Gen – General Category, OC – Orthopaedically Challenged, HI – Hearing Impaired, VI – Visiually Impaired, EXSM – Ex- Servicemen, DXS – Dependent of Exservicemen killed in Action, DISXS – Disabled Exservicemen,

Note : 1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional

and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank. 2. It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ Physically Challenged

candidates in all Offices/Branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the post identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

3. Candidates belonging to reserved categories for which no vacancy has been announced are free to apply against vacancies announced for Unreserved/ General category.

4. Applications received for posts which are not advertised at all or post not advertised in a particular state/ UT will not be entertained.

5. The recruitment would be on State-wise/ UT wise basis. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/ UT only and have to appear for the written examination from a Test Center allotted for that particular State/ UT. They should be willing to be posted at any places in the respective State/ UT for which vacancies are notified and application is submitted by the candidate concerned.

6. As the reservation for OC/HI/VI and Ex-Servicemen is on horizontal basis, the selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz. SC/ST/OBC/Gen) to which the candidate belongs.

2. Scale of Pay: Rs. 4,410/- - Rs. 13,210/- ( DA, HRA, CCA etc. will be paid as per Bank’s rules in force from time to time depending upon place of posting. Medical, LTC, Pension, PF, Gratuity etc will be admissible as per Bank’s rules.) .

Eligibility Criteria :

3.Nationality / Citizenship : A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India, OR (ii) a subject of Nepal, OR (iii) subject of Bhutan, OR (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st 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, Ethopia 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. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/ interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificates has been issued to him by the Government of India.

4.Age Limit (As on 01.01.2009) :Minimum 18 years

Maximum 28 yearsRelaxation in Upper Age Limit :

Sl Category Age Relaxation

1 Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Candidates 5 years2 Other Backward Classes Candidates 3 years3 Physically Challenged Candidates 10 years4 Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir

State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.19895 years

5 Ex- Servicemen(in addition to the actual period of service rendered in Defence services subject to max. age of 50 years)

3 years

6 Widows, Divorced women & women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried (subject to max. age limit of 35 years for General ,38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)

9 years

Note :1. The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.2. All persons eligible for age relaxation under 4 above must produce the domicile

certificate at the time of interview, from the District Magistrate in the Kashmir Division within whose jurisdiction he/ she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in this regard by the Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir, to the effect that the candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989.

3. Above relaxations are available only if the candidates fulfill the various conditions prescribed in the Govt. of India orders and instructions in this regard. To claim age relaxation, reserved category candidates should submit a copy of the Community Certificate at the time of interview.

Definitions : (a) Ex-Servicemen : Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-servicemen who

fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification No. 36034/5/85/Estt(SCT) dated 27th October 1986 as amended from time to time.

(b) Disabled Ex-Servicemen : Ex-Servicemen who while serving in Armed Forces of the Union were disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed areas shall be treated as DISXS.

(c) Dependents of Servicemen killed in Action (DXS) : Servicemen killed in the following operations would be deemed to have been killed in action attributable to Military Service– (i) war, (ii) war like operations or border skirmishes either with Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country, (iii)Fighting against armed hostilities in a counter insurgency environment viz. Nagaland, Mizoram,etc. (iv) Serving with peace keeping mission abroad (v) Laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also mine sweeping operation between one month before and three months after conclusion of an operation, (vi) Frost bite during actual operations or during the period specified by the Government (vii) Dealing with agitating Para military forces personnel, (viii) IPKF personnel killed during the operations in Sri Lanka.

Note : 1.Candidates still serving in Defence Services and desirous of applying under Ex-Servicemen category should submit a certificate from the competent authority that they would be released/ retired on or before 31.12.2009. 2. Ex-Servicemen candidates who have already secured employment under the Central Government in Group C & D will be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as prescribed for Ex-Servicemen for securing another employment in a higher grade or cadre in Group C/D under the Central Government. However such candidates will not be eligible for the benefit of reservation for Ex-Servicemen in Central Govt. Jobs. 3. The Territorial Army Personnel will however be treated as Ex-servicemen w.e.f. 15.11.1986.4. An ex-Servicemen who has once joined a Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-Servicemen for his re-employment, his Ex-Servicemen status for the purpose of the re-employment in Government ceases. Physically Challenged Persons (PC) – Definition of Categories of Disabilities

(a) Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) person is one suffering from Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy. Persons who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability (as certified by a Medical Board appointed by the Center/ State Govt). Locomotor Disability means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy. Cerebral Palsy means a group of non progressive conditions of a person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal, or infant period of development.

(b) Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI) : the deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non- functional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear, understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.

(c) Visually Impaired (VI): The visually impaired persons are those suffering from blindness or low vision. Blindness – refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions – (i) total absence of sight, (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses, (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse. Person with low vision – means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction, but who uses or is potentially capable of

using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use their own scribe at their cost during the written examination. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply : 1.The candidate will have to arrange his/ her own scribe a his/ her own cost.2.The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.3. The scribe should be from any academic discipline. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks. 4.Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking, confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe as mentioned above. Further, in case, it later transpires that he/ she did not fulfill any of the laid down eligibility criteria or suppresses material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written examination. 5. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

5. Minimum Educational Qualification (As on 01.01.2009):

For SC/ST/PC/ Ex-Servicemen Candidates

For OBC/ General Candidates

Pass with minimum 55% marks in aggregate in Higher Secondary examination/ 10+2 of 10+2+3 pattern OR its equivalent OR Degree in any discipline or its equivalent

Pass with minimum 60% marks in aggregate in Higher Secondary examination/ 10+2 of 10+2+3 pattern OR its equivalent OR Degree in any discipline or its equivalent

Knowledge of computers : Essential for all category of candidates (i) Proficiency in Wndows/MS Office,(ii)Certificate /Diploma in Computer Operation from an Institute except the candidate who have passed computer paper as one of the papers in the graduation or post-graduation.

Note : (i) Educational Qualifications should be from a recognized Board/ University. (ii) Candidates should be knowing how to read, write and speak the language of the State/ UT for which vacancies are advised and for which he/ she desires to apply.

6. Application Fee/ Postal Charges (Non Refundable ) :

Sl Category Postage Application Fee Total1 SC/ ST/ PC/ EXSM/ DXS/

DISXSRs. 50/- --- Rs. 50/-

2 OBC / General Rs. 50/- Rs. 250/- Rs. 300/-

Note :

(i)Application fee including postage should be paid in cash at any of the Bank’s Branch in Account Number 50007571453.

(ii) After payment of requisite fee at Bank’s branch, the candidates are advised to collect the payment receipt, the particulars thereof are to be quoted in the application and the original receipt must be produced alongwith call letter at the time of written test.

(iii) Candidate must ensure that on deposit of fee / postal charges, the branch issues him a receipt which should invariably mention under noted items –

(a) Receipt No. (b) Branch Name (c) Branch Code NO. (d) Date of Deposit (e) Amount

(iv) Original payment receipt will have to submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test. Without original receipt the candidate may not be allowed to appear in the test.

(v) Payment of application fee and/ or postal charges by DD/ Cheques/ Money Orders/ Postal Order etc will not be accepted.

(vi) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other selection process.

7. Selection Procedure :

(a) Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview.

(b) The Written Test will consists of Objective type and Descriptive Paper of English Comprehension. The questions in Objective tests except for the Test of English will be printed in bilingual i.e. English & Hindi. The questions in Descriptive Paper will be printed in English & is for the purpose to evaluate the understanding power of candidates in English comprehension only The candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Paper in English only. There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the Objective Tests. Objective test will consists of – test of Reasoning Ability, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of English Language, Test of Clerical Aptitude, basic knowledge in Computer Literacy etc.

(c) Detailed information regarding the written test will be given in the booklet which will be sent to the eligible candidates alongwith the Call Letter for the test.

(d) Depending upon the number of vacancies, only a certain number of candidates merit listed in written examination will be called for the interviews.

(e) Final selection will be made on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the written test & interview and will be strictly according to merit.

8. Date of Written Test : 15.03.2009 (Sunday) Note : The date of examination is tentative. Exact date will be communicated to the candidates through call letter. The Bank reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

9. Written Test Centers :

The Written test will be scheduled at the following Centers and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

State/UT Code No

State/ UT Name (no. of Vacancies)

Center Code

Name of Center

02 Andhra Pradesh (20) 11 Hyderabad12 Karnataka (50)

12 Bangalore13 Kerala (20)24 Tamil Nadu (15)

13 Chennai21 Pondicherry (02)03 Assam (40)

14 Guwahati15 Manipur (02)17 Meghalaya (02)18 Nagaland (02)23 Sikkim (02)04 Bihar (54) 15 Patna

05 Chattisgarh (10) 16 Raipur06 Gujarat (40) 17 Ahmedabad22 Rajasthan (40) 18 Jaipur08 Haryana (85)

19 Ludhiana09 Himachal Pradesh (07)10 Jammu & Kashmir (02)20 Punjab (35)11 Jharkhand (60) 20 Ranchi14 M. P. (75) 21 Bhopal19 Orissa (30) 22 Bhubaneswar

25 U. P. (287)23 Lucknow24 Meerut25 Varanasi

26 Uttrakhand (10) 26 Dehradun27 W. Bengal (75)

27 Kolkata01 Andaman & Nicobar(02)07 Goa (08)

28 Mumbai16 Maharashatra (25)

The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Centers and/ or add other Centers, depending on the response, administrative feasibility etc. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the Candidate any Center other than the one he/ she has opted for.

10. Pre-Examination Training :

It is proposed to impart free Pre- Examination Training to a limited number of Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities/ Ex Servicemen on “First come first served basis” at Lucknow / Bhubaneswar / Bhopal / Patna / Chandigarh /Hyderabad / Guwahati. Training centers may also be changed at the discretion of the Bank. An eligible candidate who wishes to avail Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the On-Line Application format. All expenses regarding traveling, boarding, lodging etc will be borne by the candidate for attending the Pre- Examination Training programme at the concerned Training Center.

11. HOW TO APPLY :

Candidates are required to apply On-Line through website www.allahabadbank.in No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.

Guidelines for filling up applications are –

(a) Candidate should have a valid e-mail ID.

(b) 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.

(c) Candidates are advised to pay the Application Fee / Postal Charges “in Cash” at ny of Allahabad Bank’s Branch. After payment, the candidate must collect the payment receipt, the particulars thereof are to be quoted in the on-line application

form and the original receipt must be produced alongwith the call letter at the time of written test .

(d) Keep the particulars of educational qualifications, work experience details, caste certificate details, ex-serviceman details, and other personal details ready as these details are required to be entered in the ONLINE APPLICATION.

(e) Without Application Fee/ Postal charges payment details, application will not be registered.

(f) To apply open Bank’s Website www.allahabadbank.in click on the appropriate link alongside i.e. “ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM FOR CLERICAL CADRE”. Fill in the required details therein and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the ONLINE Application Form.

(g) After applying ONLINE, take a print out of System Generated ON-LINE APPLICATION Form in A-4 size paper and retain it for future reference. Do not send this Print-out to the Bank. .

12 General Instructions :

1. Any resulting dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata. 2.No candidate is permitted to use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the examination hall. 3. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

4. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/ she fulfills the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. The Bank would be free to reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose of the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

5. All candidates will have to produce, if called for interview, originals as well as attested photocopies of their educational and experience certificates as well as caste certificate, certificate of handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate inter-alia must specify that the candidate does not belong to “Creamy Layer” section excluded from the benefits of the reservations for Other Backward Classes in Civil Post & Services under Government of India. OBC certificate should not be more than one year old as on the date of application.

6. Candidates will have to appear for written test at their own expense. However, SC/ST/PC candidates attending the interview after clearing the written test will be

reimbursed to & fro 2nd class actual rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel. 7. Candidates serving in Government / Public Sector Undertakings should produce a “No Objection Certificate” from their employer at the time of interview, in absence of which, their candidature may not be considered.

8. Any request for change of address will not be entertained.

9. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail. 10.The candidates will appear for the written examination at the allotted centers at their expenses & risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature.

11. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s). 12. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

13. Selected candidates may be assigned any designation as may be prevailing in the Bank and not necessarily the name of the post given in the advertisement.

14.Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under :

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary Magistrate/ Sub- Division Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner/ Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate/ Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar/ Sub Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/ or his/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged – the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotor/ celebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

15. Action Against Candidates Found Guilty of Misconduct : Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated and should not supress any material information while filling up the application form. At the time of written examination/ interview, if a candidate is (or has been ) found guilty of – (i) using unfair means during the examination or (ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or (iii) misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable : (a)

to be disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a candidate, (b) To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination or recruitment conducted by Allahabad Bank, (c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

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

16. Call Letters for Written Examination :

All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by the candidate in their application form, which will be sent by post. An eligible candidate who does not receive the call letter by 07.03.2009 should contact at the following addresses with details of his/ her name, address, Xerox copy of the System Generated Application form, details of application fee/ postal charges paid etc. for obtaining duplicate call letters. Duplicate call letters will be issued between 09.03.2009 and 13.03.2009 at the following addresses.

Center Code

Center Complete Address

11 Hyderabad The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, D.R. No. 3-6-435, Main Road, 1st & 2nd Floor, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad 500029Tele – 040- 27644585 / 27671925 Fax – 040- 27632391

12 Bangalore The Asstt. General Manager, IFB Cell, N-603, Manipal Centre, 47, Dickenson Road, Bangalore – 5600042Tel –080-64523588 Fax- 080-25590986

13 Chennai

The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office,, Vairam Complex, 2nd Floor, 112, Sir Thyagaraya Road, T. Nagar, Chennai. 600017Tele – 044- 28153365 / 28154900 Fax – 044- 28154914

14 GuwahatiThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Opp. Bora Service Station, G.S. Road, Ulubari, Guwahati 781007.Tele – 0361- 2460723 / 2464676 Fax - 0361- 2460724

15 Patna The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Budh Marg, Patna – Gaya Road,, Patna 800001Tele – 0612- 2224197 / 2224313 Fax – 0612- 2232636

16 Raipur The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, 17/22, Opp. Mandi Gate, Vidhan Sabha Road, Pandri, Raipur – 492004Tele – 0771 – 4059516 / 4042125 Fax – 0771 - 2428270

17 Ahmedabad The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Navin House, 2nd Floor, Opp Sardar Patel Seva Samaj Bhawan, Near Navrangpura Telephone Exchange, C.G. Road, Navarangpura, Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad 380006 Tele – 079-26442199 / 26420435 Fax – 079-26400334

18 Jaipur The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, West Wing, Gr. Floor LIC Building, Jeevan Nidhi, Ambedkar Circle, Bhawani Singh Road, Jaipur. 302005Tele – 0141- 2741344/ 2743842 Fax – 0141- 2740480

19 Ludhiana

The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Surya Kiran Complex, Phase – II, 2nd Floor, Rakh Bagh Road, Near Mall Road, Ludhiana 141001.Tele – 0161-2440037/ 2440035. Fax – 0161- 2440038

20 Ranchi The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, 2nd Floor, Paras Complex, Lalpur Chowk, Circular Road, Ranchi – 834001.Tele – 0651- 2560357 / 2560364 Fax – 0651 – 2562560

21 Bhopal The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, M.P Housing Board Office Complex, Block – C, 1st Floor, Gautam Nagar, Bhopal 462023Tele – 0755-2600714 / 2583670 Fax – 0755 -2583633

22

Bhubaneswar

The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Plot No. 3/1B, IRC Village, Civic Center, Nayapally, Bhubaneswar. 751015Tele – 0674- 2557563/ 2551433 Fax – 0674 2557564

23 Lucknow The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, New Building, 1st Floor, Hazratganj, Lucknow. 226001Tele – 0522 – 2286650 / 2288665 Fax – 0522-2286338

24 Meerut The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office Meerut, 55, The Mall, Meerut Cant. Pin 250001, U.P. Tele – 0121-2646007 Fax-0121-2644431

25 Varanasi The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Taksal Theatre Building, Nadesar, Varansai – 221002Tele – 0542 – 2507573 / 2507572 Fax – 0542 – 2502775

26 Dehradun The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, 1, Gandhi Road, 1st Floor Clock Tower, Dehradun – 248001.Tele – 0135 – 2653014 / 2713957 Fax – 0135- 2713961

27 Kolkata The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office -Metro, Gillander House (Gr Floor) 8, N.S. Road, Kolkata 700001Tele – 033-22313566 / 22316634 Fax – 033-22316633

28 Mumbai The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office Mumbai, Manish Commercial Centre, 216A, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai- 400025. Tele : 022-24921986 Fax 022 24964644

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)Date : 26.12.2008

ALLAHABAD BANK(A Government of India Undertaking)

HEAD OFFICE : 2, N. S. ROAD, KOLKATA 700001

Advt No. : REC/ 01/2009-10

Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications from Indian Citizens for 1000 vacancies. Candidates are requested to apply on-line between 20.12.2008 and 19.01.2009 only through Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in No other means/mode of application will be accepted.

Opening Date for ON-LINE Registration 20.12.2008Closing Date for ON-LINE Registration(For all applicants including those from far flung areas.)

19.01.2009

Date of written test for Specialist cadre Posts, if required 01.03.2009Date of Written Test for Probationary Officer 08.03.2009

Name of Post/ Vacancies :

Post Code

Post Grade/ Scale* Vacancies Age as on 01.12.08Min: 21 yearsMax : As under

01 Probationary Officer JMG Sc-I(Rs.10,000-18,240)

700 30 Years

02 Agriculture Field Officer -do- 175 30Years03 Officer – IT -do- 50 30Years04 Manager – IT MMG Scale – II

(Rs. 13820 – 19920)50 35 Years

05 Manager – Security -do- 15 35 Years06 Manager – Law -do- 10 35 Years

Total 1000

* DA, HRA, CCA etc. will be paid as per Bank’s rules in force from time to time depending upon place of posting. Medical, LTC, Pension, PF, Gratuity etc will be admissible as per Bank’s rules.

Reservation in Posts :

Scale No. of Vacancies Out of which for Physically challenged

SC ST OBC GEN Total OC VI HIJMG Scale – I(Post Code – 01 to 03)

111 77 274 463 925

10 22 22MMG Scale – II(Post Code – 04 to 06)

06 09 27 33 75

Abbreviations stand for SC – Scheduled Caste , ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Classes , Gen - General , PC – Physically Challenged, OC – Orthopaedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, HI – Hearing Impaired. Note :

1. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

2. It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ Physically Challenged candidates in all Offices/ Branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the post identified by the Bank as suitable for them.

3. As the reservation for Physically Challenged candidates is on horizontal basis, the selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz SC/ST/OBC/Gen) to which they belong.

4. Please note that majority of vacancies for the post of Probationary Officers exist in the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashatra, Rajasthan, M.P., Punjab, N. E. States etc.

Eligibility Criteria :

1. Nationality / Citizenship : A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India, OR (ii) a subject of Nepal, OR (iii) subject of Bhutan, OR (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st 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, Ethopia 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. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/ interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificates has been issued to him by the Government of India

2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit :

Sl Category Age Relaxation

1 Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Candidates 5 years2 Other Backward Classes Candidates 3 years3 In the case of Ex- service commissioned Officers, including ECOs/

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 the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment.

5 years

4 Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989

5 years

5 Officers serving in the Regional Rural Banks and who have put in a minimum of 5 years of service

5 years

6 Physically Challenged Category candidates 10 yearsNote :

4. The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt of India guidelines.

5. An ex- serviceman who has once joined a Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-Serviceman for his re-employment, including a job in the Public Sector Undertaking ceases to enjoy ex-serviceman status for further employment.

6. All persons eligible for age relaxation under 2 (4) above must produce the domicile certificate at the time of interview, from the District Magistrate in the Kashmir Division within whose jurisdiction he/ she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in this regard by the Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir, to the effect that the candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989.

7. Above relaxations are available only if the candidates fulfill the various conditions prescribed in the Govt. of India orders and instructions in this regard. To claim age relaxation, reserved category candidates should submit a copy of the Community Certificate.

3. Definition : Physically Challenged Persons (PC) –

Definition of Categories of Disabilities:

(a) An Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) person is one suffering from Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy. Persons who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability (as certified by a Medical Board appointed by the Center/ State Govt) would be eligible for reservation in services/ posts.

Locomotor Disability means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.

Cerebral Palsy means a group of non progressive conditions of a person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal, or infant period of development.

(b) Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI) : the deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non- functional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear, understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.

(c) Visually Impaired (VI): The visually impaired persons are those suffering from blindness or low vision.

Blindness – refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions

(i) total absence of sight, (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses, (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse.

Person with low vision – means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction, but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use their own scribe at their cost during the written examination. 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 i) his/ her own cost.ii) The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the

stipulated eligibility criteria.iii) The scribe can be from any academic discipline for Probationary Officers, while

for Specialist Officers the scribe should be from a discipline different that of the candidate. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks.

iv) Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking, confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe as mentioned above. Further, in case, it later transpires that he/ she did not fulfill any of the laid down eligibility criteria or suppresses material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written examination.

v) Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

4. Minimum Educational Qualifications & Post Qualification Work Experience (as on 01.12.2008) :

Post Code

Post QualificationMin. Post Qualification Experience

01Probationary Officer

Graduate in any discipline with minimum 55% marks (for SC/ST/ PC – 50%)in aggregate from a University recognised by Government of India. Computer qualification like diploma in computer operation from NIIT, SSI, Aptech, CMC, DOEACC course / certificate (O/A/B/C) level etc. essential.

NIL

02Agriculture Field Officer

Graduate with minimum 55% marks (for SC/ST/ PC – 50%) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Agriculture Engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agriculture Marketing and Co-operation from a University recognised by Govt. of IndiaORPost Graduate Degree in any of the above disciplines.

Knowledge of Computer Essential

NIL

03 Officer – ITBE/ B. Tech. full time 4 years Degree in Computer Science / Electronic & Telecommunication / Information Technology or MCA / M.Sc. (Computer Science/ IT) or Graduate from a recognised University having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level.

NIL

04Manager –IT

Minimum 3 years full time post qualification experience in relative field

05Manager - Security

Graduate in any discipline

Minimum 5 years Commissioned service as an Officer in the Army/ Navy/ Air Force or a Police Officer not below the rank of Dy. Supdt. Of Police with 5 years of service in that rank or an Officer of identical rank in Paramilitary Forces with minimum 5 years service.

06Manager -Law

Graduate Degree in Law (3 years or 5 years integrated course) from a recognized University

Enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of India. Practicing Advocate for 5 years having experience in dealing with Banking/ Financial Institutions OR 5 years of combined experiences as practicing Advocate/ Solicitor and working experience as Law Officer in Legal Deptt. in a Scheduled Commercial Bank

All Educational Qualifications should be from a recognized Board/ University/ Institute. The Educational Qualifications prescribed for the post are the minimum. Mere satisfying the eligibility criteria does not mean that the candidate will be selected for the interview.

The work experience, wherever required, should be relevant to the post applied for and should be post qualification i.e. it will be counted from the date of acquiring the prescribed qualification.

8. Application Fee for Each Post (Non Refundable ) :

Sl Category Postage Application Fee Total1 SC/ ST/ PC Rs. 50/- --- Rs. 50/-2 OBC / General Rs. 50/- Rs. 350/- Rs. 400/-

Important Instructions :

(i) Candidates can apply for more than one post. But he / she has to apply separately and has to pay the application fee / postal charges separately for each post applied.

(ii) Application fee including postage should be paid in cash at any of the Bank’s Branch in Account Number 50007083716.

(iii) After payment of requisite fee at Bank’s branch, the candidates are advised to collect the payment receipt, the particulars thereof are to be quoted in the application and the original receipt must be produced alongwith call letter at the time of written test.

(iv) Candidate must ensure that on deposit of fee / postal charges, the branch issues him a receipt which should invariably mention under noted items –

(a) Receipt No. (b) Branch Name (c) Branch Code NO. (d) Date of Deposit (e) Amount

(v) Original payment receipt will have to submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written test. Without original receipt the candidate may not be allowed to appear in the test.

(vi) Payment of application fee and/ or postal charges by Demand Draft /Cheques/ Money Orders/ Postal Order etc will not be accepted.

(vii) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other selection process.

6. Selection Procedure : Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test &/or interview. All the eligible candidates who apply in time will be considered for selection process, which is as under:

Post Code

Post Selection Procedure

01 Probationary Officer Written Test & Interview. 02 Agriculture Field Officer Written Test & Interview03 Officer –IT Written Test & Interview04 Manager -IT Written test and / or Interview05 Manager – Security Written test and / or Interview06 Manager –Law Written test and / or Interview

Composition of Written Test for Probationary Officer - The Written test will comprise of Objective tests consisting of Test of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge & English Language and also a Descriptive Paper of English Composition.

Composition of Written Test for Specialist Officers – The written test, if require, will comprise of Objective tests consisting of Tests of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness and also a Descriptive Paper of Professional Knowledge.

Wrong answers given in the Objective test will result in negative marks.

Those candidates who apply for more than one Specialist Officers Post will be required to take the Descriptive Paper in Professional Knowledge for each post one after the other. The question paper for both the examinations except the Objective test of English Language and Descriptive Paper of English Composition will be in bilingual i.e. Hindi & English version.Depending upon number of vacancies only a certain number of candidates from the candidates merit listed in the written test will be called for interview. Final selection will be made on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the written test & Interview and will be strictly according to the merit.

7. Written Test :

for the Specialist Cadre Posts, wherever applicable 1st March, 2009 (Sunday)for the post of Probationary Officer 8th March, 2009 (Sunday)

(i) Dates of examination are tentative. The exact dates will be communicated to the candidates through call letter for each examination. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of examination, if need arises.

(ii) The Written tests for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers will be scheduled at the following Centers and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter –

Center Code No Name of Center Center Code No Name of Center11 Ahmedabad 12 Bangalore13 Bhopal 14 Bhubaneswar15 Chennai 16 Ludhiana17 Guwahati 18 Hyderabad19 Jaipur 20 Kolkata21 Lucknow 22 N. Delhi23 Mumbai 24 Nagpur25 Patna

Request for change of center of Examination shall not be entertained. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Centers and/ or add other Centers, depending on the response, administrative feasibility etc. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the Candidate at any Center other than the one he/ she has opted for and the right to waive any of the criteria for selection looking at the requirement and exigencies.

(iii) The Bank also reserves the right to hold written examination and/ or interview at its discretion for Specialist cadre posts. Bank also reserves the right to shortlist limited number of candidates for specialist cadre posts on the basis of either age, qualification, work experience or any other suitable criteria.

Probation :For Post Code No. 01 to 03 2 yearsFor Post Code No. 04 to 06 1 Year

8. Pre- Examination Training ( For Probationary Officers)

It is proposed to impart free Pre- Examination Training to a limited number of Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities on “First come first served basis” at Lucknow/ Kolkata/ Hyderabad/ Bhubaneswar/ Patna/ Chandigarh. Training centers may also be changed at the discretion of the Bank. An eligible candidate who wishes to avail Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the application format. All expenses regarding traveling, boarding, lodging etc will be borne by the candidate for attending the Pre- Examination Training programme at the concerned Training Center.

9. How To Apply :

(i) Candidates are required to apply On-Line through website www.allahabadbank.in No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.

(ii) Guidelines for filling up applications are –

(a) Candidate should have a valid e-mail ID.

(b) 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.

(c) Candidates are advised to pay the Application Fee / Postal Charges “in Cash” an any of Allahabad Bank’s Branch. After payment, the candidate must collect the payment receipt, the particulars thereof are to be quoted in the on-line application form and the original receipt must be produced alongwith the call letter at the time of written test / interview (if mode of selection is through interview only).

(d) Keep the particulars of educational qualifications, work experience details, caste certificate details, ex-serviceman details, and other personal details ready as these details are required to be entered in the ONLINE APPLICATION.

(e) Without Application Fee/ Postal charges payment details, application will not be registered.

(f) To apply open Bank’s Website www.allahabadbank.in click on the appropriate link. Fill in the required details therein and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the ONLINE Application Form.

(g) After applying ONLINE, take a print out of System Generated ON-LINE APPLICATION Form in A-4 size paper.

10. General Instructions :

1.Candidates are advised to keep a copy of the Application printout and Payment Receipt for their record.

2. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector Undertakings (including Banks and Financial Institutions) are advised to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any admissible, will not be paid.

3. Candidates claiming to have work experience should ensure that they submit full details of their employment previous as well as present in the ON-LINE Application Form.

4. Candidates should ensure that he/she has met with the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions and terms and conditions contained in this notification. Candidates are therefore advised to carefully read the Notification and complete ON-LINE Application Form and submit the same as per the instructions given in this regard.

5.Only candidates willing to serve anywhere in India should apply.

6.Any resulting dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Kolkata.

7.No candidate is permitted to use calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other instruments in the Examination Hall.

8.Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

9. The Bank would be free to reject any application, at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post for which he/ she has applied. Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose of the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the bank in this behalf.

10. All candidates will have to produce, if called for interview, originals as well as attested photocopies of their educational and experience certificates as well as caste certificate, certificate of handicap or any other certificate in support of their eligibility, failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, the certificate inter-alia must specify that the candidate does not belong to “Creamy Layer” section excluded from the benefits of the reservations for Other Backward Classes in Civil Post & Services under Government of India. OBC certificate should not be more than one year old as on the date of application.

11.Candidates will have to appear for written test and/ or interview at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/ losses etc. of any nature. However, SC/ST candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed 2nd class to & fro rail/ bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel.

12.Any request for change of address will not be entertained.

13.In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English, English version will prevail.

14. The Bank may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a center/ venue of a candidate(s).

15. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/ her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will also be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank.

16. Candidate’s admission to the examination is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the admission letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Bank.

17. Competent Authority for Issue of Certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under :

(a) For SC/ST/OBC – District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendary Magistrate/ Sub- Division Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner/ Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate/ Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar/ Sub Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/ or his/ her family normally resides.

(b) For Physically Challenged (PC)– the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one

shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotor/ celebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

18. Action Against Candidates Found Guilty of Misconduct :

Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated and should not surpass any material information while filling up the application form. At the time of written examination/ interview, if a candidate is (or has been ) found guilty of – (i) using unfair means during the examination or (ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or (iii) misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof ) / answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable :

(a) to be disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a candidate.(b) To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination

or recruitment conducted by Allahabad Bank.(c) For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

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

19.Call Letters for Written Examination :

All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by the candidate in their application form, which will be sent by ordinary post.

An eligible candidate for the post of Probationary Officer who does not receive the call letter by 02.03.2009 and in respect of Specialist Officers post by 24.02.2009 should contact at the following addresses with details of his/ her name, address along with the Xerox copy of the on-line application form for each post & details of fee deposited for obtaining duplicate call letters. Duplicate call letters will be issued between 04.03.2009 and 07.03.2009 for Probationary Officers and between 26.02.2009 and 28.02.2009 for Specialist Officers at the following Bank’s offices:

Center Code Center Address / Tel.No. / Fax No.

11 Ahmedabad

The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Navin House, 2nd

Floor, Opp Sardar Patel Seva Samaj Bhawan, Near Navrangpura Telephone Exchange, C.G. Road, Navarangpura, Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad 380006 Tele – 079-26442199/26468867/26400034 Fax – 079-26400946

12 Bangalore

The Asstt. Gen. Manager, Allahabad Bank, Industrial Finance Branch, Ganesh Complex, 2nd Floor, 13/8, Subhedar Chatram Road, Bangalore. 560009 Tele – 080- 64523588 Fax - 25590986

13 BhopalThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, M.P Housing Board Office Complex, Block – C, 1st Floor, Gautam Nagar, Bhopal 462023Tele – 0755-2583634/ 2583669/ 2583670 Fax – 0755-2583633

14 BhubaneswarThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, 3/1B, IRC Village, Civic Center, Nayapally, Bhubaneswar. 751015Tele – 0674- 2551433/ 2558342/ 2557563 Fax – 0674 2557564

15 ChennaiThe Gen. Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office,, Vairam Complex, 2nd Floor, 112, Sir Thyagaraya Road, T. Nagar, Chennai. 600017Tele – 044- 28153365/ 4718 Fax – 044- 28154914

16 Ludhiana The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Surya Kiran

Complex, Phase – II, 2nd Floor, Rakh Bagh Road, Near Mall Road, Ludhiana 141001.Tele – 0161-2440037/ 3265255. Fax – 0161-2440038

17 GuwahatiThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Opp. Bora Service Station, G.S. Road, Ulubari, Guwahati 781007.Tele – 0361- 2460716/ 719/ 650 Fax - 0361- 2460724

18 HyderabadThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, D.R. No. 3-6-435, Main Road, 1st & 2nd Floor, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad 500029Tele – 040- 27638079/27644585/27600056 Fax – 040-27632391

19 Jaipur

The Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, west Wing, Gr. Floor LIC Building, Jeevan Nidhi, Ambedkar Circle, Bhawani Singh Road, Jaipur. 302005Tele – 0141- 2740493/ 2740407

20 KolkataThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office -Metro, Gillander House (Gr Floor) 8, N.S. Road, Kolkata 700001Tele – 033-22316636/37 Fax – 033-22316633

21 LucknowThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, 1st Building, Hazratganj, Lucknow. 226001Tele – 0522 2287283/ 2287282 Fax – 0522-2286338

22 New DelhiThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, 17, Parliament Street, New Delhi. 110001Tele : 011-23341669/ 23641152 Fax – 011- 23742223

23 MumbaiThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Manish Commercial Centre, 216 A, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400025Tele – 022- 24921986/3246/0235 Fax – 022-24964644

24 NagpurThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Palm Road, Civil Lines, Nagpur. 400001Tele – 0712-2520553/ 2530666 Fax – 0712-2520552

25 PatnaThe Zonal Manager, Allahabad Bank, Zonal Office, Budh Marg, Patna – Gaya Road,, Patna 800001 Tele – 0612-2234502/ 2224313 Fax – 0612-2232636

The above advertisement is also displayed in the Bank’s website www.allahabadbank.in

Place : Kolkata General Manager (HR)Date : 05.12.2008