OICL AO 2017 General instructions are provided to familiarize the candidates with the different policies and regulations of the Examination, Examination center and in general about the Do’s and Dont’s in the recruitment process. This chapter covers the instructions pertaining to but not limited to : what kind of stationery items to be carried inside the examination hall, particulars to be noted, during examination, end of examination, proof of identity to be submitted, action against guilty of misconduct found.
Instructions
Following items are not allowed inside the examination centre:
- Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, Geometry/Pencil Box, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Scale, Writing Pad, Pen Drives, Log Table, Electronic Pen/Scanner.
- Any communication device like Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, Health Band etc.
- Other items like Goggles, Handbags, Hairpin, Hairband, Belt, Cap, Any watch/Wrist Watch, Camera, Any metallic item, Any eatable item opened or packed, water bottle.
- Any other item which could be used for unfair means for hiding communication devices like camera, blue tooth devices etc.
Note: - All ornaments like Ring, Earrings, Nose pin, Chain/Necklace, Pendants, Badge, brooch etc. will be thoroughly checked.
All your personal belongings (such as bags, pouches, ear/headphones, laptops etc.) must be placed at the designated area outside the examination hall.
Particulars to be Noted
- Please note carefully your Roll Number, date, time and venue for the examination given.
- Please do not bring any valuable belongings except the essential materials required for the examinations.
- Students should report at the centre
- Do not leave your seat unless you are allowed.
- Candidates should be present at the examination hall at least 30 minutes prior to reporting time.
- Candidates arriving late will not be permitted to enter the Examination Hall.
- You should scrupulously follow the instructions given by test administrators and the invigilators at all the stages of the examination for which you have been called.
- If you violate the instructions you will be disqualified and may also be asked to leave the examination hall.
- No calculator separate or with watch is allowed inside the examination hall.
- No Cell phones will be allowed inside the examination hall.
- No books, slide rulers, note books or written notes will be allowed inside the examination hall.
- You must bring stationery such as pencils and ball point pen with you.
- You should do all the necessary rough work on sheet provided only. After the online test is over, you should hand over the sheet, given for rough work to the invigilator and after the Descriptive Paper (DP) is over you should hand over the DP to the invigilator before leaving the room.
- Any candidate who does not return the above material or is found to attempt to take or pass on the questions or answers inside or outside the examination hall will be disqualified and the Bank may take further action against him as per rules of the Bank.
During Examination
- You are not allowed to communicate by word of mouth or otherwise with other candidates (this includes the time when answer scripts are being collected).
- Please raise your hand if you wish to communicate with an invigilator.
- Unless granted permission by an invigilator, you are not allowed to leave your seat.
- Once you have entered the examination hall, you will not be allowed to leave the hall until one hour after the examination has commenced.
- If, for any reason, you are given permission to leave the hall temporarily, you must be accompanied by an invigilator throughout your absence from the examination hall. You are required to leave your handphone on your desk when you leave the hall temporarily.
- All answers, with the exception of graphs, sketches, diagrams, etc. should be written in black or blue pen unless otherwise specified. Answers written in pencil will not be marked. The blank pages in the answer book are to be used only for candidates' rough work. Solutions or any other materials written on these blank pages will not be marked.
- Do not write on, mark, highlight or deface any reference materials provided for the examination. If found doing so, the reference materials will be removed from your use for the rest of the examination and you will be made to pay for the cost of the materials that have to be replaced.
- You are NOT allowed to leave the examination hall during the last 15 minutes of the examination and during the collection of the answer scripts. All candidates must remain seated throughout this period for invigilators to properly account for all answer scripts to be collected.
- Do NOT continue to write after the examination has ended. You are to remain seated quietly while your answer scripts are being collected and counted.
- No papers, used or unused, may be removed from the examination hall. You may take your own question paper with you unless otherwise instructed.
- You are to stay in the examination hall until the Chief Invigilator has given the permission to leave. Do NOT talk until you are outside of the examination hall.
- You are responsible to ensure that your answer scripts are submitted at the end of the examination. If you are present for the examination and do not submit your answer script, you will be deemed to have sat for and failed the examination concerned. Any unauthorised removal of answer script or part of answer script from the examination hall would deem the answer script as null and void.
- Once dismissed, you should leave the examination hall quickly and quietly, and remember to take your personal belongings with you.
Misconduct
Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:
(a) Candidates are cautioned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered/ fabricated and morphed photograph and they should not suppress any material information while filling up the application form. Candidature will be immediately cancelled in case any such document/ photograph is found.
(b) At the time of examination/ Interview, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of:
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✶ using unfair means during the examination or
✶ Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
✶ misbehaving in the examination/ interview hall or disclosing, publishing, reproducing, transmitting, storing or facilitating transmission and storage of contents of the test(s) or any information therein in whole or part thereof in any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronically or mechanically for any purpose or
✶ Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for selection or
✶ Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, will also be liable:
- To be disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate.
- To be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any examination or recruitment conducted by Bank.
- For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Participating Organisation.
Important:
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✦ OICL would be analysing the responses (answers) of individual candidates with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers.
✦ If in the analytical procedure adopted by OICL in this regard, it is inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, OICL reserves right to cancel the candidature of the concerned candidates without any notice and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be withheld.
✦ No representation in this regard shall be entertained.