Federal Bank Recruitment 2016 for Specialist Officers

Federal Bank invites applications for the position of IT Officers in Scale I and Credit Officers in Scale I / II in specialist cadre. Eligible candidates are advised to apply online between 12/07/2016 and 22/07/2016 (both days inclusive) only through the Bank’s website www.federalbank.co.in, after carefully going through the instructions contained in this advertisement.

Name of posts:

Specialist Officers

IT Officer in Scale- I
Credit Officers in Scale- I/ II

Educational qualification & Age limit:

IT Officer:

Should have passed BE / B.Tech /M.Tech / MCA / M.Sc in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics & Communication with minimum 60% marks from a recognized university/ Institution.
Candidates should have acquired the educational qualification through regular campus based study and not through private study/ correspondence/ distance learning program. The initial posting will be in Head Office / Aluva.
Non-attainment of minimum marks will disqualify the candidate from the final selection.

not exceed 28 years (as on 01/07/2016)

Credit Officers:

Graduation in any discipline with minimum 60% marks, from 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 Parliament or declared to be deemed as an University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India or approved by AICTE.
Professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA, CFA, MBA (Finance), Agricultural related disciplines would be an added advantage.
Non-attainment of minimum marks will disqualify the candidate from the final selection.

not exceed 32 years (as on 01/07/2016)

Experience:

IT Officer in Scale- I:

Candidates should have minimum 2 years experience in Software development as on 01.07.2016.
Knowledge of web related technologies in Java, J2EE, VB, VB Net, development in mobile technologies and responsive UI, exposure in RDBMS (Oracle/ DB2/ SQL Server) is desirable.
Knowledge of Linux / Unix operating systems, software test methodologies/ tools, security measures/ security implementation experience would be an added advantage. OR
Candidates should have minimum 2 years experience in Network Administration as on 01.07.2016.
Knowledge in Network technologies, ability to setup and trouble shoot LAN, WAN. Certification such as MCSE, MCITP

Credit Officers:

Minimum 3 year experience in Officer cadre as on 01.07.2016, in credit processing related assignments / credit roles in Credit Processing Offices / Large Branches / Head Offices / Regional Offices / Zonal Offices of any scheduled commercial banks.
Experience in SME / Corporate lending, Export finance & Bill discounting, Real Estate financing, Agricultural lending, Retail lending, Credit administration is considered desirable.
Candidates should also have adequate knowledge in Analysis & interpretation of financial statements, cash budget etc, Regulatory guidelines, compliance, industry trends, market developments & legal matters, FEMA, ECGC guidelines, Company law, various subsidy schemes, working capital cycle, operating cash flows, cash flow discounting techniques, good knowledge in accounting, various accounting standards, convergence of Indian standards with IFRS, etc to independently process / underwrite credit proposals.

Application Fee: Rs. 500/- (General/ Others ) & Rs. 250/- (SC/ST). Application fees can only be paid online through the payment gateway, using a Master / Visa Debit or Credit card, Net Banking. On successful completion of the transaction through the payment gateway, the online application form will be generated with the payment details. The payment towards recruitment application fees can be made from 12/07/2016 onwards, but before the close of business hours on 22/07/2016, i.e. the date of closure of online registration gateway.

Selection process: Selection will be based on Online Aptitude Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview or any other mode of selection to be decided by the Bank.

Online Aptitude Test pattern:

The online aptitude test pattern for the recruitment process shall assess basically the ability of a candidate in Software Development or Network Administration in the case of candidates who had applied for IT Officer in Scale I, and their expertise in Credit Portfolio in case of candidates who applied for Credit Officer in Scale I / II, based on the post applied for by them, at the time of submission of online application & separate test patterns will be used for assessment.
The test patterns may preferably include technical / subject based MCQs, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Technical Simulator / Code Snippets / Case-based questions in the case of IT Officer & subject based assessment for candidates applied for the post of Credit Officer.
The qualifying criteria will be decided by the Bank as per its selection / recruitment policy

How to apply: Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for above said posts.

Important dates: