The Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd., 
Head Office, 
The Mall Shimla- 171001
Website: www.hpscb.com

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://hpscb.com/downloads/Instructions.pdf

Last date for submission of Online Application : 30.09.2022

RECRUITMENT FOR 61 POSTS OF ASSISTANT MANAGERS IN THE BANK.

The HP State Cooperative Bank Ltd., which is a leading Cooperative Bank in the country and the Apex Cooperative Bank in Himachal Pradesh, invites ONLINE applications from eligible candidates for the recruitment to the posts of ASSISTANT MANAGER in the Bank on REGULAR BASIS through IBPS, Mumbai

post: Assistant Manager
No. of posts : 61, out of which 01 for Visually Impaired

Candidates belonging to all reserved categories should be bonafide Himachalis only.

SC/ST/ IRDP/ BPL/ANTODAYA (ALL CATEGORIES BELONGING TO H.P.) Rs. 800/-

The reserved category candidates belonging to other states will be treated as GENERAL CATEGORY CANDIDATES and the benefit of reservation and fee concession will not be admissible to such candidates.

The selection shall be through an online examination followed by Interview to be conducted by the Bank on its own level as per provisions of Bank’s Service Rules.

Please note that in case the number of candidates applying for any category of posts is large, the examination will be held in two phase system of examination i.e. Preliminary and Main
Examination. In case the candidates applying for any category of posts is not upto the expected number of candidates, only single main examination will be held. Bank’s decision in this regard shall be final.

All the posts will be filled on regular basis in the pay scale having Pay Band of Rs. 10300- 34800/- plus Grade Pay of Rs. 3800/- (Pre-revised), subject to revision as per revised Pay Scale due from 01.01.2016

The certificate of IRDP/B.P.L./Antodaya issued by a competent authority will not be valid if it is more than 6 months old and that of OBC should not be more than one year old. Further, they should be issued on the latest prescribed format

Qualification A second class graduation degree of a recognized University with minimum 50% marks. In case of candidates possessing banking experience of 3 years, simple graduate may also apply.

Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in 10th , 10+2, Graduation and other higher educational qualification calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application, wherever applicable. Where CGPA/OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage and indicated in online application. If called for interview at a later stage, the candidate will have to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating the norms of the Board/University regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of norms

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%. 

Please note that in case the number of candidates applying for these posts is large, the examination will be held in two phase system of examination i.e. Preliminary and Main Examination. In case the candidates applying for these posts is not upto the expected number of candidates, only single Main (Phase-II) Examination will be held. Bank’s decision in this regard shall be final. 

Duration of written Test:

The duration for phase-I (Preliminary examination) shall be 1 hour and for Phase-II (Main examination) the duration shall be of 3 hours as mentioned above.

Pay Band of Rs. 10300-34800/-

Age - 18-45 years

Age relaxation - PWD/PH 5 years

Degree of disability of Physically Handicapped candidates should not be less than 40% to avail benefits of reservation under this category.

Selected Physically handicapped candidates will have to submit a Medical Certificate from competent authority that he/she is physically fit and competent to perform his/her duty for the selected post.

Reservation benefits will be given to only bonafide Himachali. Eligible candidates seeking reservation and age relaxation benefits will have to produce a bonafide Himachali and Scheduled Caste/Schedules Tribe certificate issued by the competent authority.

Candidates to go to the Bank’s website www.hpscb.com click on the option "APPLY ONLINE" which will open a new screen.

To register application, choose the tab "Click here for New Registration" and enter Name, Contact details and Email-id. 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.

The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets

Photograph Image: (4.5 cm × 3.5 cm)

- 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 20 kb–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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Candidate must ensure that Photo to be uploaded is of required size and the face should be clearly visible.

Signature:
- The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
- Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (Preferred).
- Size of file should be between 10 kb–20 kb.
- Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20 kb.
Left thumb impression:
• The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink.
o File type: jpg / jpeg
o Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm *
3 cm (Width * Height)
o File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB
o Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50 kb.

Procedure for Uploading the documents:-
• While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with separate links
for uploading Photograph / Signature/left thumb impression and hand written declaration.
• Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph, Signature, left thumb impression and 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.
• If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.
• Preview of the uploaded image will help to see the quality of the image. In case of unclear /
smudged, the same may be re-uploaded to the expected clarity /quality.
Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your Photograph /
Signature/Left thumb impression and hand written declaration as specified.

Candidates will have to visit Bank’s website www.hpscb.com for downloading call letters for online test. Intimation for downloading call letter will also be sent through email.

The candidate is required to use (i) Registration Number/Roll Number (ii) Password/Date of Birth for downloading the call letter.
Candidate needs to affix recent recognizable photograph on the call letter, preferably the same as provided during registration, and appear at the examination center with (i) Call Letter
(ii) Photo Identity Proof as stipulated below and also specified in the call letter, and photocopy of the
same Photo Identity Proof as brought in original.

GUIDELINES FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES USING SERVICES OF A SCRIBE:

(i) The visually impaired candidates whose writing speed adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination, subject to limits specified below. In all such cases where a scribe is used , the following rules will apply :

• The candidates will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost.

• The scribe arranged by the candidates should not be a candidate for the same examination if violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of both the
candidates 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 favorably entertained.

• A person acting as a scribe for one candidate cannot be scribed for another candidate.

• Scribe should not answer on his/her own. Any such behavior observed will result in cancellation of candidature.

• 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.

• The scribe may be from any academic stream. 

• Both the candidates 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 online examination.

• Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination or as otherwise advised.

• 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 concession.

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 advise of examination.

• These guidelines are subject to change in terms of Govt. of HP guidelines/clarifications if any from time to time.

The list of Examination Centers in Himachal Pradesh:

Name of District Exam Venue
1 Bilaspur Bilaspur
2 Hamirpur Hamirpur
3 Mandi Mandi
4 Solan Baddi

The list of Examination Centers outside Himachal Pradesh
Sr. No. Name of District Exam Venue
1 Chandigarh Chandigarh
2 Ambala Ambala
3 Jalandhar Jalandhar
4 Mohali Mohali
5 Patiala Patiala
6 New Delhi and NCR New Delhi and NCR

No request for change of center/venue/date/session for Examination shall be entertained.

Candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Center at his/her own risk and expenses and HPSCB will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.

Choice of center once exercised by the candidate will be final

Every candidate should select 6 centers - 2 within HP State and 4 from outside HP State

No TA/DA shall be admissible for appearing in written Examination/Interview