BANKING EXAM
About Banking
Banking is the backbone of a nation’s economy. Today in India the bank recruitment is one of the most sought after career option for all young graduates. Banking career is challenging as well as rewarding. It provides you a huge sense of security with good perks and salary. It does not require any specific banking qualification or any banking course. So you can definitely go for this sector by giving common competitive exams after graduation for different positions like
- Probationary Officer
- Clerk
- Specialist Officer
LIST OF Bank Name FOR WHICH COMBINED EXAMINATION IS HELD
- Allahabad Bank
- Andhra Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Corporation Bank
- Dena Bank
- IDBI Bank
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- Punjab National Bank
- Punjab and Sind Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- UCO Bank
- Union Bank of India
- United Bank of India
- Vijaya Bank
ELIGIBILITY
AGE LIMIT
- Probationary Officer – 20 to 30 years
- Clerk – 20 to 30 years
- Specialist Officer – 20 to 30 years
AGE RELAXATION
- OBC – 3 years
- SC/ST – 5 years
- WIDOW/DIVORCED WOMEN – 9 years
- EX SERVICEMEN – 5 years
- PERSON WITH DISABILITY – 10 Years
QUALIFICATION
- Applying candidates should have completed their 10th/12th/Degree (graduation)/Post Graduation, etc as per various posts or jobs or vacancies with good academic records in concerned discipline from well recognized University / Institute.
EXAM PATTERN
Prelium exam pattern for clerk / PO and SO
The Prelium tests except for the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
The exam will be conducted online and it will carry objective type questions.
0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate in Preliminary Exam. There will be no deduction of marks for a question left blank/ unattempted by a candidate.
| Serial No. | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration | |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes | |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| 3 | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes | ||
Mains exam pattern for clerk / PO and SO
The Mains tests except for the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
The exam will be conducted online and it will carry objective type questions.
0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate in Mains Exam. There will be no deduction of marks for a question left blank/ unattempted by a candidate.
| SR NO | SECTION | NO OF QUESTION | MARKS | DURATION |
| 1 | GENERAL ENGLISH | 40 | 40 | 35 MINUTES |
| 2 | QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | 50 | 50 | 45 MINUTES |
| 3 | REASONING ABILITY | 50 | 60 | 45 MINUTES |
| 4 | GENERAL AWARENESS | 50 | 50 | 25 MINUTES |
| TOTAL | 190 | 200 | 2 HOURS 40 MINUTE |
Interview Process
Candidates who qualify the Mains Exam are finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. The Interview Process will constitute of 100 marks and the minimum marks for qualifying this round will be 40% which is reduced to 35% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD categories.
Final Selection
The final selection of the candidate to the post of Probationary Officer will be made by taking into consideration the cumulative score of Mains Exam and the interview Process. The weight age of both these phases of examination will be in the ratio 80:20 respectively.