390 Posts,JK BANK ADVERTISES HUGE VACANCIES FOR J&K,LADAKH

Engagement of Apprentices under Apprentices Act, 1961 for F.Y 2023-24,Scroll Down to Bottom to Download full Notification in Pdf.

Number of Vacancies 390

Opening Date for On-line Registration 29-08-2023

Closing Date for On-line Registration 12-09-2023

DATE OF ONLINE EXAMINATION: To be communicated separately

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. invites online applications for engagement of Apprentices under Apprentices Act-1961 (amended from time to time). Selected candidates will be engaged in branches/offices in the respective districts at the discretion of the Bank.

01. DETAILS OF VACANCIES (CATEGORY/ DISTRICT/REGION WISE):

S. No. 1

Name of District: Srinagar
Total Vacancies: 42
OM-21
SC-  3
ST-  4
SEBC/OBC- 9
EWS- 4
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- 1

S. No. 2
Name of District: Ganderbal
Total Vacancies: 11
OM- 6
SC-  1
ST-  1
SEBC/OBC- 2
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 3
Name of District: Baramulla
Total Vacancies: 21
OM- 11
SC- 2
ST-  2
SEBC/OBC- 4
EWS- 2
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 4
Name of District: Bandipora
Total Vacancies: 8
OM- 4
SC-  1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 5
Name of District: Anantnag
Total Vacancies: 20
OM- 10
SC-  2
ST-  2
SEBC/OBC- 4
EWS- 2
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 6
Name of District: Kulgam
Total Vacancies: 10
OM- 5
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 2
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 7
Name of District: Pulwama
Total Vacancies: 16
OM- 8
SC-  1
ST-  2
SEBC/OBC- 3
EWS- 2
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 8
Name of District: Shopian
Total Vacancies: 9
OM- 5
SC-  1
ST-  1
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 9
Name of District: Budgam
Total Vacancies: 17
OM- 9
SC- 1
ST- 2
SEBC/OBC- 3
EWS- 2
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 10
Name of District: Kupwara
Total Vacancies: 12
OM- 6
SC-  1
ST-  1
SEBC/OBC- 3
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 11
Name of District: Poonch
Total Vacancies: 9
OM- 5
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 12
Name of District: Rajouri
Total Vacancies: 13
OM- 7
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 3
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 13
Name of District: Jammu
Total Vacancies: 42
OM-21
SC- 3
ST- 4
SEBC/OBC- 9
EWS- 4
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- 1

S. No. 14
Name of District: Samba
Total Vacancies: 10
OM- 5
SC-  1
ST-  1
SEBC/OBC- 2
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 15
Name of District: Udhampur
Total Vacancies: 11
OM- 6
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 2
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 16
Name of District: Reasi
Total Vacancies: 8
OM- 4
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 17
Name of District: Kathua
Total Vacancies: 12
OM- 6
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 3
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 18
Name of District: Doda
Total Vacancies: 10
OM- 5
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 2
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 19
Name of District: Ramban
Total Vacancies: 6
OM- 3
SC- 0
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 20
Name of District: Kistwar
Total Vacancies: 8
OM- 4
SC- 1
ST- 1
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 21
Name of District: Kargil
Total Vacancies: 8
OM- 4
SC- 0
ST- 4
SEBC/OBC- 0
EWS- 0
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 22
Name of District: Leh
Total Vacancies: 11
OM- 6
SC- 0
ST- 5
SEBC/OBC- 0
EWS- 0
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 23
Name of District: Delhi
Total Vacancies: 36
OM- 15
SC- 5
ST- 3
SEBC/OBC- 10
EWS- 3
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 24
Name of District: Mumbai
Total Vacancies: 22
OM- 10
SC- 2
ST- 2
SEBC/OBC- 6
EWS- 2
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 25
Name of District: Lucknow
Total Vacancies: 5
OM- 2
SC- 1
ST- 0
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 26
Name of District: Bangalore
Total Vacancies: 6
OM- 2
SC- 1
ST- 0
SEBC/OBC- 2
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 27
Name of District: Pune
Total Vacancies: 3
OM- 1
SC- 0
ST- 0
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 1
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

S. No. 28
Name of District: Chennai
Total Vacancies: 4
OM- 2
SC- 1
ST- 0
SEBC/OBC- 1
EWS- 0
Pcp/Pwbd(Horizontal)- Nil

Total Posts: 390

Abbreviations: SC: Scheduled Caste, ST: Scheduled Tribe, SEBC: Socially and Educationally Backward Class, OBC: Other Backward Class, EWS: Economically Weaker Section, OM: Open Merit, PCP: Physically Challenged Persons, PwBD: Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

02. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Candidates must hold a Bachelors degree in any of disciplines of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of the Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956. 

• Result should be declared by or before last date of registration

• The apprentice should be proficient in local language (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) of the respective region/area. Preference shall be given to domiciles of the respective regions/areas.

03. AGE (as on 1/1/2023):

Minimum 20 years and Maximum 28 years. However, relaxation in upper age limit for categories like SC/ST/OBC/PwBD etc. as per Government guidelines
shall be applicable.

04. Duration of TRAINING:One (01) year.

05. STIPEND: 

The apprentices are eligible for stipend of Rs. (7500/- + 1500/-) per month for the engagement period of one (01) year. Apprentices are not eligible for any other allowances/benefits.

06. Trainee Hours: 

The apprentice shall be imparted On-the Job Training during normal working hours, as applicable to the clerical staff.

07. Other Terms & Conditions:

• The Candidate should not have undergone Apprenticeship with any organization earlier or pursuing the Apprenticeship Training as per the Apprentices Act 1961 as amended from time to time or terminated in between the course of Apprenticeship training due to the fault of candidate himself.

• Candidates who have already undergone apprenticeship training or have job experience after completion of educational qualifications shall not be eligible for being engaged as apprentice.

• The apprentice shall have no right to claim employment in Bank after completion of the training.

• Bank does not have any obligation to offer regular employment to apprentice during or after completion of apprenticeship period.

• Candidates shall be relieved immediately after completion of one (01) year apprenticeship period.

• Every apprentice undergoing apprenticeship training in Bank shall be a trainee and not a worker and as such the provisions of any law with respect to labor shall not apply to or in relation to such apprentice.

• If the Apprentice wants to leave the Apprenticeship training during the Contract period, he/she shall be allowed to leave only at the end of that particular quarter.

• In case the Apprentice dropout/absconds, he/she will be liable to refund the stipend drawn for that quarter.

• All other terms and conditions of Apprenticeship not expressly mentioned in the notification shall be as prescribed under the Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules 1992 as amended from time to time.

• Candidate has to apply for only one District/Area. In case a candidate registers for more than one District/Area, his/her latest application will be considered.

• The number of vacancies are tentative and may vary / increase / decrease according to actual requirement of the Bank, subject to availability of suitable candidates. The candidates belonging to reserved category for which no reservation has been announced are free to apply for vacancies announced for unreserved categories. However, they must fulfil all the eligibility criteria of unreserved category. The selected candidates will be imparted training region/district wise where he/ she is selected, depending upon the requirement of the Bank.

• Before applying, candidates are requested to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the training as on the date of eligibility.

• The process of registration is complete only when fee is deposited through online mode at the time of filling of application form for apprenticeship. Candidates are advised to check Bank's website regularly for details and updates. No separate intimation/advertisement etc. will be sent to candidate/apprentice in case of any change / update.

• "Vacancies reserved for OBC category are available only to the 'non-creamy layer OBC candidates. Creamy layer OBC candidates should indicate their category as 'General". Vacancies for PCP / PwBD category candidates are reserved horizontally.

• Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in engagement is governed by Office Memorandum No. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions, Government of India. Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon production of an 'Income and Asset Certificate' issued by a Competent Authority on the format prescribed by Government of India.

• Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit necessary certificate(s) in original along with photo-copies as and when required and at any subsequent stage of the apprenticeship. Please note that change of category will not be permitted at any stage after registration of online application.

• The date of passing of examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the Board / University / Institute.

08. SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Selection Process

Online Written Test (objective type):

1. The engagement of Apprentices shall be based on the merit obtained in the online examination. The pattern of the online examination is as follows:

S.No. 1
Test Type: General/Financial Awareness
No. of Questions: 25
Maximum Marks: 25
Duration: 15 minutes

S.No. 2
Test Type: General English
No. of Questions: 25
Maximum Marks: 25
Duration: 15 minutes

S.No. 3
Test Type: Quantitative Aptitude
No. of Questions: 25
Maximum Marks: 25
Duration: 15 minutes

S.No. 4
Test Type: Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
No. of Questions: 25
Maximum Marks: 25
Duration: 15 minutes
Total Queations: 100
Total Marks: 100
Total Time: 1 hour

2. There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth (1/4th) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

3. Merit List will be drawn district / region wise and category wise.

4. Candidates qualified in the test will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending order in respective districts /regions and Categories.

5. In case more than one candidate scores same marks in the Merit List, such candidate will be ranked in the merit list according to their age in descending order.

6. Online examination will be conducted only in English language. Bank reserve the right to conduct any other test or follow any other selection criteria at its discretion.

09. Wait List:

Waiting list will be 5% of notified vacancies & shall be valid up to 6 months or till the end of the financial year from the date of issuance of selection notification, whichever
is later.

10. Contract of Apprenticeship:

Candidates who have already registered themselves on the apprenticeship portal & found suitable for engagement on the basis of merit list shall be offered engagement digitally/Email by the Bank through the apprenticeship portal. Candidates receiving the offer of apprenticeship online from the Bank need to accept it on the portal within a stipulated time/date.

The apprenticeship training shall be deemed to have commenced from the training start date mentioned on the contract of apprenticeship.

11. Assessment and Certification:

After completion of apprenticeship training, apprentices will need to go through an assessment test covering both theoretical part as well as On-the-job training component. Theory assessment will be conducted by BFSI Sector Skill Council of India (BESI SSC) and the Practical assessment will be conducted by the Bank. Subsequently, on the basis of marks scored by the apprentices, an Apprenticeship Certificate jointly signed by the Bank - BFSI SSC will be awarded to the apprentices.

NOTE:

The selected candidates' engagement will be subject to their being declared medically fit by a duly qualified medical practitioner engaged by the Bank or subject to production of medical fitness certificate from Registered Medical Practitioner or both as per the discretion of the Bank. Document verification will be conducted by the Bank officials and selection will be subject to satisfactory verification of candidates' character, antecedents and caste validity certificates (wherever applicable) and subject to healthy CIBIL Score of the candidate as may be decided by the Bank.

A candidate belonging to reserved category, selected on the basis of norms as applicable to General Category, will be treated at par with General category candidate. Such own merit candidates belonging to reserved categories who are provisionally shortlisted/selected under unreserved (General) category will not be adjusted against a reserved apprenticeship vacancy. However their original category as registered in the online registration will remain unchanged.

12. AGREEMENT OF TRAINING AND GRANTING OF CERTIFICATE:

The entire training program under the Apprentices Act, 1961 is controlled by the provisions of the Apprenticeship Contract between the Bank and the Apprentice. The apprenticeship contract or agreement should be sent (through portal) to the Apprenticeship Adviser for registration within three months of the date on which it was signed:.

1. In the event of premature termination of Contract of Apprenticeship due to the failure on the part of Apprentice to carry out or comply with the terms and conditions of the contract (as notified under the Apprenticeship Rules 1992), the Apprentice / Surety has to indemnify the bank for such amount as is determined by the Apprenticeship Adviser and the Bank towards the cost of training.

2. A training cost of an amount equivalent to three months last drawn stipend shall be made recoverable from such Apprentice / Surety. As per the Act, the apprentice, will have no claim
to seek employment on the basis of such training.

3. No daily allowance / conveyance allowance or travelling allowance, etc. will be paid to the Apprentices.

4. Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement for engagement of apprentices will be subject to the jurisdiction of courts in Srinagar, J&K.

13. HOW TO APPLY:

a. Registration on apprenticeship portal: 

• Candidates can apply online only from 29.08.2023 to 12.09.2023 and no other mode of application will be accepted.

A candidate should initially register/create his/her profile in the web portal https://apprenticeshipindia.gov.in , as a candidate. Only those candidates who

have already registered themselves on the apprenticeship portal and applied against the opportunity created by Jammu And Kashmir Bank Ltd shall be allowed to register for online examination.

b. Registration for online examination;

Before applying DETAILED GUIDELINES/PROCEDURES FOR :

• APPLICATION REGISTRATION

• PAYMENT OF FEES

• DOCUMENT SCAN AND UPLOAD

Are given in Pdf below👇

https://www.jkbank.com/pdfs/jobs/Apprenticeship%20Notification%2028082023.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ'S)

1. How To Apply?

Ans= Download the pdf attached above,then you will get to know about every detail.

2. What will be the salary of Apprentices?

Ans= The apprentices are eligible for stipend of Rs. (7500/- + 1500/-) i,e 9,000 per month for the engagement period of one (01) year and a certificate issued by J&K Bank.

3. How will I get Selected?

Ans= You have to pass the written examination which will be conducted by the Bank in due course of time in order to get selected.

4. What is the Last Date to Apply?

Ans= The last Date to apply is 12-09-2023.

5. Where will I get Posted if I got selected?

Ans= The selected Apprentices will get posted in their respective Districts.

6. What is the Payscale of  J&K Bank Clerk

Or J&K Banking Associate?

Ans= 29,068 per month.

7. What is the required qualification to become J&K Bank Clerk/Banking Associate?

Ans= Graduation from a recognized University.

8. What is the Salary of J&K Bank Cashier?

Ans= 10,869 - 11,800 per month.