Organisation : Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Bank Limited (HPSCB)
Recruitment Name : Junior Clerk (Direct Recruitment Quota) (Phase I) 2024
Announcement : Download Call Letter
Exam Date : 3rd /4th week of May 2024
Website : https://www.hpscb.com/
HPSCB Junior Clerk Download Call Letter
Commencement of Call letter Download 03 – 05 – 2024
Closure of Call letter Download 17 – 05 – 2024
To Download Call Letter for Preliminary Exam for the post of Junior Clerk (Direct Recruitment Quota), follow the below steps
Steps :
Step-1 : Go to the link https://ibpsonline.ibps.in/hpscblfeb24/pecl_apr24/login.php?appid=4ac2256e4cf5945bc4f2315b3d53c4d6
Step-2 : Enter Registration No / Roll No
Step-3 : Enter Password / DOB(DD-MM-YY)
Step-4 : Enter Captcha Code
Step-5 : Click on “Login” Button.
Pattern Of Examinations
The pattern of the Examinations which will be conducted online shall be as follows:
The online examination for the above posts will be conducted in two phase pattern of examination i.e. Phase-I (Online Preliminary examination) and Phase-II (Online Main Examination) through IBPS, Mumbai.
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online shall be as follows:
(1) Phase-I (Preliminary Examination):-
For all the posts i.e. Jr. Clerk (Direct Recruitment) & Jr. Clerk (PACS/OCS quota):-
Sr. No. Particulars No. of Questions Marks Duration
1. English Language 30 30 20 min.
2. Numerical Ability 35 35 20 min.
3. Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 min.
Total 100 100 60 min.
Version – Bilingual i.e. English and Hindi both except English Language Questions
NOTE – Candidates up to 10 times of vacant posts in the Jr. Clerk category will qualify to appear for the Main Examination Phase.
(2) Phase-II (Main Examination):-
For the post of Jr. Clerk (Direct Recruitment):-
Sr. No. Particulars No. of Questions Marks Duration
1. Reasoning 50 25 30 minutes
2. Numerical Ability 50 25 30 minutes
3. English 50 25 30 minutes
4. General Awareness* 50 25 30 minutes
Total 200 100 120 minutes
* General Awareness will also include questions about Himachal Pradesh
For the post of Jr. Clerk under society quota (under PACS/OCS quota):-
Sr. No. Particulars No. of Questions Marks Duration
1. Reasoning 50 25 30 minutes
2. Numerical Ability 50 25 30 minutes
3. English 50 25 30 minutes
4. General Awareness* 50 25 30 minutes
Total 200 100 120 minutes
*Out of 50 questions of General Awareness, 25 questions will be from Banking including Co-operative Banking and 25 questions will include question on general awareness and question about H.P. General Knowledge.
NOTE – 1: Candidates up to 1.75 times of vacant posts will qualify to appear for the process of verification/scrutiny of documents.
Instructions of Written Test
Syllabus:
The level of examination and syllabus for examination shall be in accordance with the minimum level of educational qualification criteria provided for the post. The minimum level of educational qualification for the post of Jr. Clerk is 10+2 with 50 % marks.
Total marks for Phase-I (Preliminary Examination):
The Phase-I (Preliminary Examination) will be of 100 marks which shall be qualifying in nature. The merit obtained by candidate in Phase-I (Preliminary Examination) will not be considered while preparing final merit list.
Total marks for Phase-II (Main Examination):-
As per the provisions of Bank’s Service Rules, the Phase-II (Main Examination) shall be of 100 marks.There will be no personal interview & document evaluation and Selection for appointment to said posts of Junior Clerks will be made on the basis of merit of main examination of 100 marks.
Merit of written examination/test:-
The overall minimum qualifying marks in the online examination shall be 45% of total marks prescribed for written test, meaning thereby that merit of written exam/test shall not slide down below 45% marks in any case.
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 2 hours as mentioned above.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED:
(i) For every wrong answer, 1/4th of mark assigned to that question shall be deducted. In the online examination the question paper shall be of objective type multiple choice providing 5 alternates as answers. The question paper shall be both in English and Hindi.
(ii) The ibid recruitment process will consist of two stages i.e. online examination (Phase-I & Phase-II examination) and verification/scrutiny of documents. The candidates declared successful in Phase-II (Main Examination) will be called for verification/scrutiny of relevant documents by the Bank at later stage.
** Final selection will be made on the basis of marks of Phase-II (Main Examination) after verification/scrutiny of documents as mentioned by the candidates in his/her application and required as per the eligibility criteria for said posts contained under Bank’s Service Rules.
** The candidates declared successful in the online Phase-II (Main Examination) shall have to appear for verification/scrutiny of documents failing which the candidature of candidates will be deemed to have been cancelled/ terminated without any further notice.
(iii) Final merit of the candidates applying will be decided on the basis of total marks obtained in online main examination as per the laid down criteria. Waiting list of the candidates will be prepared up to minimum one and up to 75 percent of the total vacant posts. Validity of such merit list will be one year from the date of approval of the same from RCS, H.P.
(iv) Preference shall be given to the candidates possessing knowledge of Customs, traditions, languages and culture of the State and the test shall also include questions on the subject.
(v) Only those candidates who secure at least 45% marks in the Phase-II (Main Examination) will be shortlisted for the process of document verification/scrutiny of documents.