The Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd., (APCOB) Recruitment of Staff Assistant Posts Notification.

Important Dates:

Opening Date for ON-LINE Registration of Application 07.10.2023

Closing date for ON-LINE Registration of Application 21.10.2023

Last Date for Payment of Application Fee (ONLINE )  remittance only through Net Banking/Debit Card/UPI)21.10.2023.

Date of online test (tentative) November 2023

Note: 

(i) Reservation for BC-E Group will be subject to adjudication of the litigation pending 

before the Hon’ble Courts and Government Orders thereon.

(ii) The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement. Further, the Bank reserves the right to enhance or lower down the vacancies as per requirements at the time of finalselection/appointment. 

PAY SCALE & EMOLUMENTS:

The Scale of Pay for the post of Staff Assistant at present (on par with IBA scales) is Rs.17900 – 1000/3 – 20900 – 1230/3 – 24590 – 1490/4– 30550 – 1730/7 – 42660 – 3270/1 – 45930 –1990/1 – 47920 (20stages) plus nine stagnation increments at the rate of Rs.1990/-, at a frequency of 2 years from the dates of reaching the maximum of their scales.

Approximate Gross emoluments at the minimum of scale of pay is Rs.37,252/- (as at 

September 2023) plus other allowances applicable such as Conveyance Allowance, Newspaper allowance, Telephone Bill reimbursement, Medical Allowance etc., and other benefits such as Contributory NPS, Medical Reimbursement, Leave Encashment, LTC, Medical Aid, etc.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Candidate should be a local candidate of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

The following will be the methodology adopted to define the local candidate of the State of Andhra Pradesh:Definition of the local candidate of the State of Andhra Pradesh

(a) ‘Local Area’ (Local candidate of State of Andhra Pradesh) in tune with the spirit of 

Presidential Order 1975 :

The Twenty Six (26) districts of Andhra Pradesh, viz., Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitharama raju, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Dr. B R Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla,  Prakasam, SPSR Nellore, Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapuramu, Sri Satya Sai, YSR, Annamayya, Tirupati, Chittoor, shall be regarded as ‘Local Area’ of the State of Andhra Pradesh.(b) Local Candidate – ‘Local Area’:

(1) A candidate for direct recruitment, shall be regarded as local candidate in relation to the 

‘Local Area’ on the following conditions :

(i) If he/she has studied in an educational institution(s) in ‘Local Area’ above, for a period of not less than four Consecutive Academic Years ending with the academic year in  which he/she appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for SSC or equivalent 

examination ; or

(ii) Where during the whole or any part of the four consecutive academic years ending 

with the academic year in which he/she appeared or as the case may be, first appeared  for the SSC or equivalent examination he/she has not studied in any educational 

institution(s), if he/she has resided in the ‘Local Area’ above for a period of not less 

than four years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the SSC or 

equivalent examination in which he/she appeared or as the case may be, first 

appeared.

(2) A candidate for direct recruitment, who is not regarded as local candidate under sub-

paragraph (1) above, in relation to the ‘Local Area’ shall:

(i) If he/she has studied in an educational institution(s) in that State, for a period of not 

less than Seven consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which 

he/she appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for SSC or equivalent examination be regarded as a local candidate in relation to :

(a) Local Area as above if he/she has studied in the Local Areas for the maximum period 

out of the said period of seven years; or

(b) Where the period of his/her study in the local areas specified above and other 

areas, are equal, if he/she has studied last in the local area specified above, in such 

equal periods;

(ii) If during the whole or any part of the Seven consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he/she appeared or as the case may be, first appeared for the SSC or equivalent examination he/she has not studied in any educational institution(s) in Local Area, but has resided in the State during the whole of the said period of seven years, be regarded as a local candidate in relation to :

(a) Local Area specified above if he/she has resided for a maximum period out of the 

said period of seven years in the Local Areas ; or

(b) Where the periods of his/her residence in the Local Area and other areas are equal, 

if he/she has resided last in the Local Areas in such equal periods;

(3) (a) In reckoning the consecutive academic years during which a candidate has studied, any period of interruption of his study because of his failure to pass any examination, shall be disregarded.

(b) The question, whether any candidate for direct recruitment to any post has resided in 

the Local Area shall be determined with reference to the places where the candidate 

actually resided and not with reference to the residence of his/her parents or other 

guardian.(c) If the claim for local candidature is based on study, the candidate is required to produce 

a certificate from the Educational Institution(s) where he/she has studied during the said 4/7 year period in the ‘Local Area’. If, however, it is based on residence, a certificate should be obtained from an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Mandal Revenue Officer/Tahsildar in independent charge of a Mandal that he/she has resided in the districts of ‘Local Area’.

(d) If, however, a candidate has resided in more than one Mandal / District during the 

relevant 4/7 year period but within the Districts of ‘Local Area’ as the case may be, separate certificates from the Mandal Revenue Officers exercising jurisdiction have to be obtained in respect of different areas of the ‘Local Area’.As per the Gazette of India no. 404/F.No. 21013/01/2015-SR, Dt. 09.06.2016, the Presidential Order amending the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment Order (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment), 1975, the candidate satisfying the following criteria are also considered as Local Candidates in relation to Local Area defined above:

“(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-paragraph (1) or (2), candidates who migrate to any part of the State of Andhra Pradesh from the State of Telangana within a period of three years from the 2 nd day of June, 2014 shall be regarded as the local candidate in the State of  Andhra Pradesh at the place of his residence and be treated at par with the local candidates residing in that area, in accordance with such guidelines as may be issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the purpose of employment. ”

Educational Qualification (as on 01.10.2023):

Should be a Graduate from a Recognized University Additional Requirements:

1) Proficiency in Telugu language is desired.

2) Knowledge of English is required.

3) Preference will be given to candidates with computer knowledge.

Application Fee including Bank and other Charges (Non-Refundable):

SC/ST/PC/EXS Rs. 500/-

General/BC Rs.700/

HOW TO APPLY

DETAILED GUIDELINES/PROCEDURES FOR 

A. APPLICATION REGISTRATION

B. PAYMENT OF FEES

C. DOCUMENT SCAN AND UPLOAD

Candidates can apply online only from 07.10.2023 to 21.10.2023 and no other mode of 

application will be accepted.

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