Indian Bank has announced the engagement of AI Cybersecurity Specialist Officers for its Information System Security Department (ISSD) in Chennai. There are 5 vacancies across three posts: Vice President, Assistant Vice President and Associate Manager (Senior Officer). If you work in information security and want a role at a Government of India undertaking bank, read on.
This is a contractual engagement, not a regular bank job, and the application is offline. Your form must reach the Chennai office by 1 December 2026. Pay is negotiable and the notification gives no pay figure. We explain every post, the eligibility and the postal steps below. Follow GovtJobsAlert.in for the next updates on this recruitment.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Indian Bank (A Government of India undertaking) |
| Posts | Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Associate Manager (Senior Officer), all AI Cybersecurity |
| Total Vacancies | 5 (provisional) |
| Engagement | Fixed Term Employment, contractual, initial 3 years, extendable up to 5 years |
| Place of Work | Chennai or as decided by the Bank |
| Mode of Application | Offline, by post (advance scanned copy by email allowed) |
| Advertisement Date | 11 November 2026 |
| Last Date | 1 December 2026 (application must reach by this date) |
The notification carries no advertisement number, so none is listed here. The vacancy numbers are provisional and may change with the Bank’s needs.
What will you actually do? The Vice President leads the cybersecurity team that uses AI and machine learning in security operations, incident response, threat detection and threat hunting, to protect the Bank from AI-enabled cyber threats. The Assistant Vice President and the Associate Manager do the same work without the team-lead role. The Bank calls this job description illustrative, so other duties can be added later.
The reservation is different for each post, so check your own row. The Assistant Vice President post has no Unreserved seat: its two vacancies are for SC and OBC only. No vacancy is set aside for ST, EWS or PwBD in any post.
| Post | Category-wise Vacancies | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Vice President – AI Cybersecurity (Post Code 01) | UR 1 | 1 |
| Assistant Vice President – AI Cybersecurity (Post Code 02) | UR 0 / SC 1 / OBC 1 | 2 |
| Associate Manager – Senior Officer – AI Cybersecurity (Post Code 03) | UR 2 | 2 |
You can apply for more than one post if you meet the rules for each. You must send a separate application and pay a separate fee for every post.
All three posts need the same degree: B.E. / B.Tech. or M.E. / M.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering, Information Technology or Electronics & Communication Engineering, from a recognised university or institution. No equivalent qualification will be considered, so a different branch or an MCA will not do. Age, degree, certification and experience are all counted as on 1 November 2026.
| Post | Mandatory Certification | Mandatory Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Vice President | CISSP, CISA or CISM | 12 years after graduation in Information Security, of which 5 years in BFSI |
| Assistant Vice President | CISSP, CISA or CISM | 5 years after graduation in Information Security in BFSI |
| Associate Manager (Senior Officer) | CISSP, CISA or CEH | 3 years after graduation in Information Security in BFSI |
Your certificate must be valid on 1 November 2026 and still active when you apply and when you attend the interview. Experience in designing, running or tuning AI/ML-enabled security monitoring, detection or incident response is only desirable. So are the ISACA AAISM, EC-Council COASP and GIAC GMLE certificates, and CompTIA SecAI+ for the AVP and Associate Manager posts.
| Post | Minimum Age | Maximum Age |
|---|---|---|
| Vice President | 35 years | 48 years |
| Assistant Vice President | 27 years | 40 years |
| Associate Manager (Senior Officer) | 25 years | 35 years |
The maximum age above is for General and EWS candidates. Age is counted as on 1 November 2026.
| Category | Upper Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC / ST | 5 years |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| PwBD | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers (ECOs/SSCOs) with at least 5 years of military service, released otherwise than for misconduct, inefficiency or disability attributable to service | 5 years |
| Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
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Note that the Bank says there is no reservation for Ex-servicemen in the Officers’ cadre. The age relaxation is listed, but no seat is kept for them.
The notification does not give a pay scale or a salary figure. It says the remuneration and perquisites are “Negotiable and not a limiting factor for deserving candidate.”
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Remuneration | Negotiable and not a limiting factor for deserving candidate |
| Leave | 30 days per calendar year, pro-rata; unused leave is not carried forward or encashed |
| Termination | Three months’ notice, or three months’ fixed pay in its place, by either side, at the sole discretion of the Bank |
| Renewal | Yearly or at shorter intervals, based on performance review and the Bank’s needs |
The role is contractual. Your engagement ends automatically at the end of the period and is not an offer of regular employment in the Bank.
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Screening | Applications are scrutinised by a Screening Committee |
| Interview | Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a Selection Committee |
| If applicants are very many | The Bank may also use a Written Test, Group Discussion or Preliminary Interview, or a combination |
Only candidates who meet the eligibility are called, and the call letter may be sent by email. The Bank can change the criteria and the selection method, so keep checking its career page. Take your original certificates to the interview. Without them you will not be allowed to appear and your candidature will be cancelled.
| Condition | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Incomplete form | A form with no visible passport photo, signature or fee details is treated as invalid and rejected |
| Late form | An application received after 1 December 2026 will be summarily rejected |
| Postal delay | The Bank takes no responsibility for delay or loss in the post |
| OBC (NCL) certificate | It must be issued on or after 1 April 2026; without it at the interview you will not be considered |
| EWS certificate | An Income & Asset Certificate for FY 2025-26 is needed by the interview date, or you will not be considered |
| Government or PSU employees | You must produce a No Objection Certificate at the interview |
| Wrong information | Your candidature is cancelled and you are barred from future Bank recruitment; if found out later, the disqualification applies with retrospective effect |
| Eligibility queries | The Bank does not entertain requests by post, email, phone or in person asking whether you are eligible |
| Canvassing | Canvassing in any form is a disqualification |
| Signature | A signature in CAPITAL LETTERS is not accepted |
| Scribe (PwBD, only if a written test is held) | You bring your own scribe at your own cost; if the scribe answers independently, your candidature is cancelled and you both may be debarred from the Bank’s exams for two years |
| Medical fitness | Engagement depends on you being declared medically fit |
There is no online form. Keep ready self-attested photocopies of your date-of-birth proof, mark sheets and certificates (including certifications), experience certificates and photo ID and address proof.
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Download the notification (link in Essential Links) and take a print of the application format, Annexure A |
| 2 | Write your full name and father’s name in CAPITAL LETTERS (never your signature), paste a recent passport-size colour photo, sign across it, and tick the post you apply for |
| 3 | Pay the fee by Internet Banking, NEFT, RTGS or UPI to the Bank’s recruitment fee account given in the notification, and write the UTR number in the form |
| 4 | Attach the self-attested copies and sign at the bottom of every page |
| 5 | Put it in a closed envelope marked “Application for the post of AI – Cybersecurity Specialist Officers for Information System Security Department (ISSD) on Contractual Basis – 2026” |
| 6 | Post it to the Chief General Manager (CDO & CLO), Indian Bank, Corporate Office, HRM Department, Recruitment Section, 254-260 Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai, Pin – 600 014, Tamil Nadu, so that it reaches by 1 December 2026 |
| 7 | Optionally, email a signed scanned copy with the documents to IBRECRUITMENT@indianbank.bank.in in advance |
The date that matters is the day the envelope reaches Chennai, not the day you post it. Post early. Mail can be slow and the Bank is not responsible for delay. Keep a valid personal email ID and mobile number active, because call letters may go by email.
| Category | Fee (including GST) |
|---|---|
| SC / ST / PwBD | Rs 175 |
| All other candidates | Rs 1,000 |
The fee is non-refundable and is for each post. Any bank transaction charge is yours to bear.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Advertisement dated | 11 November 2026 |
| Cut-off date for age, qualification, certification and experience | 1 November 2026 |
| Last date for the application to reach the Bank | 1 December 2026 |
Further announcements will appear only on the career page of the Bank’s website. Similar jobs: see more Banking Jobs, Engineering Jobs and Computer & IT Jobs.
If you hold the right degree, a CISSP, CISA, CISM or CEH certificate and the BFSI experience, this is worth a serious look. Check the post-wise experience, collect your documents and post your form well before 1 December 2026, so it reaches in time. Keep visiting GovtJobsAlert.in for more such updates.
Source: Govt Jobs Alert — Read the original notification
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