Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 23: In its largest recruitment drive for officers, J&K Bank today appointed 1050 candidates for the post of Relationship Executive in the Bank.
Congratulating the successful candidates Chairman and CEO, Mushtaq Ahmad, said, “In this Platinum Jubilee year, I feel delighted to welcome the brightest of the young and energetic lot within the family fold of this great institution of the State. I believe these 1050 boys and girls would further enrich our talent pool and help us build our excellence in operations across the country.”
The appointment of more than 1000 officers synchronises well with the Bank’s expanding footprint across the country while consolidating its processes of growth. The Bank’s annual business has already passed Rs one lakh crore besides yearly profit of more than Rs 1000 crore.
Over 30,000 candidates had appeared for the examination held under the auspices of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for the said posts while 35,000 aspirants had applied for the posts.
Notably, J&K Bank is the largest employer in J&K after the State Government. It has been generating enormous employment opportunities for the people through direct as well as indirect means.