INDIAN BANK

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Last Date for Apply Online  07.08.2025

Engagement of Apprentices under Apprentices Act, 1961 for F.Y 2025-26

INDIAN BANK, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai invites Applications from the eligible
candidates for the engagement of apprentices, under Apprentices Act, 1961 and as per Engagement of
Apprenticeship policy of the Bank.

1.  Apprentices
No. of posts: 1500, out of which 13 for Visually Impaired
ANDHRA PRADESH: 01, ASSAM: 01, JHARKHAND: 01, MAHARASHTRA: 01, RAJASTHAN: 01, TAMIL NADU: 03, 
TELANGANA : 01, UTTAR PRADESH: 02, WEST BENGAL: 02

AGE: Minimum 20 years and Maximum 28 years as on cut-off date. However, relaxation in upper age limit for categories like SC/ST/OBC/PWBD etc. as per
Govt. of India guidelines is applicable. 

Educational Qualification: Graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualifications recognized as such by the Central Government.
Candidates should have completed & have passing certificate for their graduation on or after 01.04.2021

Age relaxation: 10 years for PwD canddates.

Visual Impairment (“VI” Category):
Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions, after best correction,
are eligible to apply.
a. Blindness:
i. Total absence of sight;
OR
ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction;
OR
iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree.
b. Low Vision:
i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye
with best possible corrections;
OR
ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree. 

Guidelines for Persons With Benchmark Disabilities using the services of a Scribe
The scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F. No. 16-
110/2003-DDIII dated February 26, 2013 by Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by Government of India,
Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services vide letter F. No. 3/2/2013-Welfare dated 26.04.2013
and Office Memorandum F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022 issued by Government of India,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(Divyangjan). In all such cases where the scribe facility is used, the following rules will apply:
 The candidate will have to arrange his / her own scribe at his/her own cost.
 For candidates availing scribe in accordance with OM - F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022, shall be
allowed scribe facility subject to production of a certificate at the time of online examination to the effect
that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her
behalf from competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma attached
as Appendix I. Such candidates shall also, upload their certificate while filling the application form. Also,
the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking
examination. Letter of undertaking as per Appendix II should be submitted by such candidates at the time
of examination.

The scribe should be from an academic stream different from that stipulated for the post.
 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.
 Deliberate Wrong information about the candidate/ scribe in declaration form submitted at the time of online
application or at the time of examination or at any stage would render the candidate and scribe being
debarred either permanently or for a specified period of time for examinations.
 Those candidates who are eligible to use scribe facility 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 this
engagement process. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature 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 (at the time of online registration) 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

During the exam, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering the questions, the exam
session will be terminated and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such
candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the
test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions. In such cases, the
Candidate and scribe may also be debarred from all examinations of the Bank for two years

Guidelines for Visually Impaired (VI) 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. 

APPLICATION FEES/ INTIMATION CHARGES (NON REFUNDABLE)

Rs. 175/- + GST for SC/ST/PWBD candidates

Candidates to visit the Bank’s website www.indianbank.in and click on the careers page and / or
https://www.nats.education.gov.in and then click on Engagement of Apprentices in Indian Bank - 2025

The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for this engagement process. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for the extant engagement process of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.