Bank Probationay Officer- Details -- ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF CAREER COACHING

Bank Probationary Officer Exam
Minimum Educational Qualification

A degree from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Government of India.

Age Limit

The age limit is between 21 and 30 years as on the specified date (notified in the advertisement). In some cases the age limits may vary.A relaxation of the upper age limit is available for SC / ST and OBC candidates, Ex-Servicemen / Commissioned Officers and Officers of Regional Rural Banks, subject to certain conditions.

Reservation

Appointment of candidates belonging to reserved categories will be as per the directives of the Government of India.

The coveted job of a Bank Officer is for those who qualify in the Bank Probationary Officers Examination conducted by the respective Banks.

Eligibility Conditions

The candidate must be a graduate from a recognised University or must possess an equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Government of India.

The age limit is between 21 and 30 years as on the specified date notified in the press advertisements with exceptions in specific cases. The upper age limit is relaxed for SC/ST and OBC candidates, ex-Servicemen / Commissioned Officers and Officers of Regional Rural Banks, subject to certain conditions.

Scheme of the Examination

There are two stages, namely a Written Test and an Interview. The details are as follows:

(i) The Written Test consists of:

(a)Objective Test

(b) Descriptive Test

(a) The Objective Test consists of the following sections:

·       Test of General Awareness: To find out the candidate's awareness of people and events, past and present from different walks of life.

·        Test of English Language: To assess proficiency in the English Language through questions on grammar, vocabulary, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms, comprehension passages etc.

·      Test of Quantitative Aptitude: To measure how fast and accurate a candidate can handle computation, reasoning and interpretation of tables and graphs etc.

·      Test of Reasoning: To gauge the thinking and reasoning aptitudes of the candidates through questions of various kinds. Problems may be of three types, namely Series, Analogies and Classification.

There is Negative Marking in this section for every wrong answer. The tests of General Awareness, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude will be in Hindi and English. The number of questions in each section and the suggested approximate time for solving each section are given below:

OBJECTIVE TEST
NO. OF QUESTIONS
SUGGESTED APPROXIMATE TIME
Test of General Awareness
50 TIME 25 minutes

Test of English Language
50 TIME 30 minutes

Test of Quantitative Aptitude
50 TIME 30 minutes

Test of Reasoning
7 5 TIME 50 minutes

Total No. of Questions
225 TIME 135 minutes

(b) The above-mentioned tests may not appear in the same order in the test booklet and the number of questions and the duration may also vary.

(c) The Descriptive Test: This 45-minute paper is set either in English or Hindi. It serves to measure the candidate's higher order cognitive abilities such as comprehension and analysis of situations, generation of unique ideas or situations as well as language ability. Three out of four questions have to be answered on a given situation with answers to be restricted to the space provided in the question-cum-answer sheet.

(ii) The Interview follows for candidates successful in the preceding Written Test. Final selection is based on the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the written test and interview, and is according to merit.

Application Procedure

Neatly typed or legibly handwritten applications should be submitted in the specified format to the Bank as is mentioned in the recruitment advertisement.

Course offered by Oriental Institute of Career Coaching for bank PO:

Oriental Institute of Career Coaching postal support programme for BPO gives you ample scope to prepare yourself for victory. The course also meets the requirements of examinations for Staff Officers Gr.B. [Gen] of RBI and the combined preliminary examination for Divisional Accountants/Auditors, Inspectors of Income Tax, Central excise etc., conducted by the Staff Selection Commission. The course will also be suitable for the examinations for Bank Professional Officers, Staff Officers Gr.B [Professional] of RBI, etc; the course covers Test of English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning for these examinations.

BANK PO Course Details

*Approach papers discuss the format of testing with valuable hints for attacking each Test.

*Introduction to the different areas of testing that proceeds to build up the requisite knowledge from first principles, as would a text book.

*Assignments and Exercises on individual topics to gain mastery over concepts.

*Key and Explanatory Notes, worked out problems in detail and analysis of reasons in select cases for the choice of a particular alternative, thereby contributing to effective learning.

*Comprehensive Test Papers modelled on actual papers for providing sufficient practice and gaining confidence.

*Digest of current events covering a period of 2 successive quarters of a year