Bank of Baroda
BOB/HRM/REC/ADVT/2025/05

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Last Date for submission of on-line application: 23/05/2025

RECRUITMENT OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (PEON) ON REGULAR BASIS IN SUBORDINATE CADRE IN BANK OF BARODA

Post: OFFICE ASSISTANT (PEON)
State wise psts:
Gujarat: 01
Local language: Gujarati
Uttar Pradesh : 01
Local language: Hindi, Urdu
Total 02 posts for Visually Impaired
Age: 18-26 years
Minimum Education Qualification: 1. Passed the 10th Standard (S.S.C./ Matriculation)
2. Proficient in the Local Language of the State/ Union Territories ( i.e. Candidate should be able to read, write and speak in the Local Language of the State / Union Territories) for which vacancies candidate wish to apply.

Roles & Responsibilities – Office Assistant (Peon)

All the normal and routine duties of the subordinate staff cadre and for performance of which no special pay shall be payable.
Any other work assigned from time to time as per the Bi-Partite Settlement amended from time to time.

Scale of Pay: Rs. 19500-37815/-
Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates.

Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation. The post is identified suitable for the Persons with undernoted categories of disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPWD Act 2016 and notified by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) from time to time.

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.
1. Blindness:
a) Total absence of sight; OR
b) Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; OR
c) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree. OR
2. Low Vision:
a) 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
b) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree

Guidelines for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities/Specified Disabilities using 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 of 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, Office
Memorandum F. No. 34-02/2015-DD-III dated 29.08.2018 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and F. No. 29-6/2019-DDIII dated 10.08.2022. 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
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. The scribe may be from any academic stream. 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.
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 online test 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 use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

In view of the importance of the time element, the examination being of a competitive nature, the candidate must fully satisfy the Medical Officer of the Bank that there was necessity for use of a scribe as he/ she has physical limitation to write including that of speed by the disabilities as mentioned in guidelines regarding Persons with Benchmark/Specified Disability using the services of a scribe.

The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the same online examination. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for the current post 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

A Scribe can act as Scribe only for one candidate for the mentioned process for Office Assistant. If violation of the same is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of the candidates for the post of Office Assistant will be cancelled and the scribe shall be debarred from future Bank’s examinations.

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 isreported 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 either permanently or for a specified period from all Bank’s – examinations

Bank reserves the right to share the list of debarred candidates/scribes to other Recruiting agencies for their information.

Banks may also conduct online Aadhaar verification of the candidate/ scribe.

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

Guidelines for persons with specified disability having less than 40 % disability and having difficulty in writing.
• Compensatory time not less than 20 minutes per hour of the examination shall be allowed for persons who are eligible for getting scribe. In case the duration of the examination is less than an hour, then the duration of the compensatory time shall be allowed on pro-rata basis

Location of Posting:
The place of posting will be depending upon the Bank’s requirement from time to time. Candidates shall be placed at any of its Offices/Branches in the State/UT for which the candidate has applied.

Probation Period:
The selected candidate will be on probation for a period of 06 months of active service from the date of his/ her joining the Bank and will be confirmed after successful completion of the same.

Call letter for Online Test will be collected at the examination venue. It will be duly authenticated/stamped by the exam centre staff.

Scribe form (wherever applicable) will also be collected during the Online Test

How to Apply:

Candidates are required to apply Online through website www.bankofbaroda.co.in. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted

Candidates should visit Bank’s website www.bankofbaroda.in/Career.htm and register themselves online in the appropriate Online ApplicationFormat, available through the link being enabled on the Careers-> Current Opportunities on the Bank’s website & pay the application fee using Debit Card / Credit Card / Internet Banking etc. 

Candidates are required to upload their scanned photograph, signature and other documents related to their eligibility. Please refer to Annexure I regarding scanning of photograph & signature and upload of documents. 

Application fees & Intimation Charges:

Rs.100/- + Applicable Taxes + Payment Gateway Charges for SC, ST, PwBD, EXS, DISXS & Women candidates

Fee payment will have to be made online through payment gateway available thereat

After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form, candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter

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