National Insurance Co Administrative Officer (AO) Recruitment 2012 - 345 jobs

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National Insurance Co Administrative Officer (AO) Recruitment 2012 - 345 jobs

National Insurance Company Limited
(A Govt of India undertaking)
Registered and Head Office, 3, Middleton Street, PO Box No-9229, Kolkata-700071

Recruitment for the post of Administrative Officer Scale-1 (Specialist and Generalist)

Recruitment for the post of Administrative Officer Scale-I (Specialist and Generalist) Launch your career on a higher trajectory with National Insurance Company Limited National Insurance Company, a Public Sector General Insurance Company with its 16000 skilled personnel renders best-in-class services to more than 20 million customers through its 1325 offices in India and Nepal

A fast growing company in a sun-rise sector, National Insurance aims to cross Rs 8080 crore gross premium in this fiscal and surpass Rs 15000 crore by the year 2015 simultaneously positioning itself as the market leader

With an asset base of Rs 20000 crore, rated 'AAA/Stable' by CRISIL, recognized with series of awards year after year with the latest being the NDTV profit business leadership award-2011 and unflinching faith of loyal customers, national insurance offers a plethora of opportunities to professionals, a wholesome career development and a promising future

To fulfill its ambitious plans of business leadership, the company is looking for goal oriented and motivated individuals for recruitment as detailed below

 
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Candidates are requested to apply through only on-line mode between 20th February, 2012 to 17th March, 2012

No other means/mode of application will be accepted

Specialist; Un-reserved 79; SC 20; ST 12; OBC 34; Total 145

Generalist; Un-reserved 110; SC 27; ST 15; OBC 48; Total 200

The number may vary as per requirement of the Company

In respect of post reserved for OBC category, a sub quota of 4.5% reservation for minorities is applicable on OBC posts as per DoPT guidelines

The same shall be subject to the prevailing guidelines issued from time to time

The candidates should apply for any one of the following groups only

Eligibility Conditions (as on 01st January, 2012)

Educational qualifications: The qualifications of specialists and generalists are as under

Engineering (A1)

Number of post: 40

Essential qualification: Graduate degree of not less than 4 years in Automobile Engineering or Graduate in Mechanical Engineering with PG Diploma (at least one year duration) in Automobile Engineering

Engineering (A2)

Number of post: 10

Essential qualification: Graduate degree of not less than 4 years in Engineering in any of the following disciplines (Mechanical Electrical, Civil and Chemical)

Health (B1)

Number of post: 30

Essential qualification: Graduate in Medical Science (MBBS)

Health (B2)

Essential qualification: Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) degree of not less than 5 ? years including internship from reputed institutes under central council for Indian Medicine

Health (B3)

Essential qualification: Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree of not less than 5? years including internship from reputed institute under central council for Homeopathy, India

Finance (C)

Number of post: 25

Essential qualification: Chartered Accountant ICAI)/M.Com/B.Com with MBA (Finance)

Actuarial (D)

Number of post: 05

Essential qualification: Graduate in Statistics/Mathematics/Actuarial Science and pass in at least three papers of the examination conducted by Actuarial Society of India

Legal (E)

Number of post: 20

Essential qualification: Graduate in Law stream

Investigator (F)

Number of post: 15

Essential qualification: Graduate in any stream including Law with minimum one year experience in Investigational assignments with Central/State Police department/Central Bureau of Investigation/National Investigation Agency/other central/state Govt investigation organization

Candidates should possess aptitude for investigational assignments and should have investigative attributes

Generalist (G)

Number of post: 200

Essential qualification: Graduates in any stream

The discipline wise numbers mentioned above are provisional/indicative

The Company reserves the right not to select any candidate from any of the disciplines and groups mentioned above

The discipline wise number indicated above may vary and or can be interchanged at any stage of recruitment process

A candidate on selection can be posted anywhere in India

Qualification

For all the groups the minimum passing marks at graduation or post graduation level shall be 55% (in case of SC/ST candidates 50%)

Qualifications mentioned above should be from any of the recognized Indian universities duly approved by UGC or any of the recognized Indian Institutes duly approved by AICTE

Age (as on 01st January, 2012): Minimum age 21 years; maximum age (General 30 years, SC/ST 35 years, OBC 33 years, PwD (General) 40 years, PwD (SC/ST) 45 years, PwD (OBC) 43 years, ECO/SSRCO (General) 35 years, ECO/SSRCO (SC/ST) 40 years, ECO/SSRCO (OBC) 38 years, resident of Assam state during the period from 01.01.1980 to 15.08.1985 35 years, all persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir division of J&K state during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989-35 years

Emoluments and Benefits: Basic pay of Rs 17,240/- in the scale of Rs 17,240-840(14)-29,000-910(4)-32640 and other admissible allowance as applicable

Total emoluments will be about Rs 30,000/- in Metropolitan Centers

Other benefits are pension under new pension scheme governed by PFRDA

Gratuity, LTS, medical benefits, group personal accident and group savings linked insurance scheme (GSLI) etc as shall be as per rules

The officers are also entitled for company's/leased accommodation as per norms

The CTC works out to approximately to Rs 5.00 lacs per annum with lease accommodation at Metro centers

Service conditions: As applicable in the company from time to time

Selected candidates on appointment may be posted or transferred to any place in India as may be decided by the company

Selection procedure: Candidates will be called for a written examination to be held on 22nd April, 2012 which would comprise the following

The written test will be both objective and descriptive type

The tests will be in two parts, one common test for all categories and second test will be conducted in a subject related to the respective category of specialist and generalist group

The structure of written test is given below

Reasoning Ability (40); Quantitative Aptitude (20); Computer Knowledge and General Awareness (20); English Language (Descriptive) 40; Professional knowledge (for group A to F) (80); General aptitude test for group G (80)

English descriptive test will consists of Essay, Precis and Comprehension

General awareness test will be taken in lieu of professional knowledge test for candidates belonging to group G

The additional topics which will be covered in this part will be data sufficiency; analysis of information/ analytical ability; data Interpretation

Candidates will have to appear for the written examination at their own expenses on 22nd April, 2012

The company reserves the right not to call any candidate to appear at the written examination and interview

On the basis of performance in written examination, candidates will be called for interview

The final selection will be made on the basis of overall performance in written examination and interview

Outstation candidates called for the interview will be reimbursed to and fro second-class rail fare/bus fare by the shortest route on production of evidence of having undertaken journey

The candidates are advised to satisfy themselves before they apply that they fulfill requirement as to age, qualification, (final result for the qualification must have been published on or before 31st December, 2011) etc and if found ineligible, their candidature will be cancelled at any stage of recruitment

Appearing in the written examination and interview will not automatically confer any right of being selected for the said post

Probation: Selected candidates, if certified fit medically, may be appointed as Administrative Officers (scale-I) on probation for a period of one year, which may be extended by a further period up to six months

The company reserves the right to terminate service of the candidate if found unsuitable at any time during probationary period or the extended probationary period without any notice or assigning any reason thereof

During the probationary period, candidates may be required to undergo theoretical/practical training as may be prescribed/arranged for them

Examination centers: Competitive written examination will be held at 27 centers in India as given below

Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Vadodara, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam

Date of written examination: 22nd April, 2012

Guarantee Bond: Before joining as probationer, the selected candidates will be required to give an undertaking to serve the company for a minimum period of four years including probationary period

In the event of their resigning from the company before the expiry of the bond period, they will be liable to pay liquidated damages equivalent to one year's gross salary paid to them during the year of probation which could be proportionately reduced depending on the length of service rendered

Besides, he/she will have to submit a stamped bond duly executed by two sureties of sound financial standing for an amount equivalent to one year's gross salary

Candidates resigning from the company during the probationary period and candidates whose services are terminated by the company during the probationary period shall be liable to pay the salary received by them during their entire service in the company in addition to an amount of Rs 25, 000/- towards partial cost of training

No lien/bond executed to retain a substantive post with present employer will be binding upon the company and no leave salary or pension contribution will be made

How to apply: Candidates are required to apply on-line through website www.nationalinsuranceindia.com

No other means/mode of applications will be accepted

Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID

It should be kept active during the currency of this recruitment

The company may send email alerts for call letters for written test, interview etc through the registered email ID

In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create his/her new email ID before applying on-line

Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given on the website

Candidates should first scan their photograph and signature, ensuring that both the photograph and signature are within the required specifications

If the size of the file is more than the specified limit then the settings of the scanner should be adjusted

Applicants are first required to go to the NIC's website www.nationalinsuraceindia.com and open the link Recruitment

The candidate must go through the advertisement very carefully and satisfy themselves that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria mentioned in the advertisement
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Thereafter they should proceed for applying

Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances

Application fee (non-refundable)

SC/ST/PwD Rs 75/-; all male candidates other than SC/ST/PwD Rs 400/-; all female candidates other than SC/ST/PwD Rs 200/-

No application fees will be required for employees of National Insurance Company

Candidate needs to go to the nearest Indian Bank Branch to deposit the appropriate fees in cash only in Account No-6008050653 in favour of National Insurance Co Ltd

For further details candidates should visit our website and go to the link titled How to apply and general Instructions

For instruction and the steps to be followed by the candidates for submission of online application, candidates should visit our website and go to the link titled How to apply and general Instructions under Recruitment section

The candidate should note and remember their registration number for future reference and use

Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention registration number to/or of any other person

One original copy of counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the admit card at the time of the written examination

Without the counterfoil of the fee payment challan, the candidates will not be allowed to appear in the written examination

Candidates are therefore requested to keep photocopy of the payment challan for future use

Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on to the company's website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam

The company does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit the application within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the company

The company takes no responsibility for any problem resulting in non submission of on-line application for whatsoever reason or not receiving any communication from the company at any point of time during the recruitment exercise

Candidates are advised to frequently visit the company's website and their personal email ID for any information which may be put for further guidance

Candidates eligible for written examination will have to visit our website link for downloading admit card for the written examination

After downloading the admit card the candidates have to take a print out of the same

Admission to written test/ Issuance of call letter for interview is purely on provisional basis without verification of documents in respect of age, qualification, category of the candidate

The verification of document for successful candidates in the written test will be done at the time of interview

If it is found at any stage of recruitment that the candidate does not fulfill the eligibility criteria and/or, the candidate has furnished any incorrect/ false/ incomplete information or has suppressed any material facts, his/her candidature will be cancelled

If any shortcoming is detected, even after appointment, the services of the candidate are liable to be terminated forthwith

The name of the candidate or his/her father /husband etc should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets

Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature

The decision of the company will be final and binding in all matters

Applications once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fee/service charges paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances

In case an applicant is not shortlisted, no claim for refund of cost of application or fees shall be entertained

In case the candidate is shortlisted for interview and on scrutiny of his documents at the time of Interview it is found that the candidate is ineligible as per our advertisement his candidature is liable to be cancelled and he shall not be paid any reimbursement towards travel expenses for appearing at the Interview

The decision of the company in respect of matters concerning eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced for the purpose of conduct of interview, selection and any other matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate

The company shall not entertain any correspondence or personal enquires

Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate for consideration for the post

Any resulting dispute arising out of this process/advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the courts in Kolkata

The company reserves the right to cancel the above recruitment exercise at any stage of the process without assigning any reason thereof
Important dates

On-line registration commences from: 20th February, 2012

Payment of application fees: 20th February, 2012 to 17th March, 2012 (both dates inclusive)

On-line registration closing on: 17th March, 2012

Date of written examination: 22nd April, 2012