Upcoming Bank Exams & Jobs in 2012 | Full List

Bank jobs in India are back in demand as they are one of the most sought after career option in recent years & the trend is only to increase in future.To help those looking to start a career in banks– we are publishing the list of Upcoming bank jobs in 2012 right here.

 

As per industry reports, more than 3 lakh bank PO & clerk jobs are to be filled in public sector within the next three years.So are you prepared?

 

The following table will help you to easily navigate through the currently open bank jobs.It has all the necessary details you would look for at the first sight – post name, end date for applying & written test date.

 

The complete details of a recruitment can be had by clicking the name of the bank or organization.

 

Bank (opens in a new window)	Post/ Vacancies	Last date to apply	Written Test /Interview
Bank of India	1800 Officers	Jan 31, 2012	Feb/Mar 2012
Pragathi Gramin Bank	97 Officers	Feb 10, 2012	Mar 18, 2012
Oriental Insurance	477 AO	Feb 13, 2012	Apr 8, 2012
Andhra Bank	89 PO (OBC)	Feb 14, 2012	-
Canara Bank	2000 PO	Feb 15 2012	-
Himachal Gramin Bank	51 Officers 62 Assistant	Feb 16, 2012	Mar 18, 2012 Mar 25, 2012

* This page will be updated as new bank vacancies are announced.

Preparations:

Apart from bank jobs, we also publish detailed articles on preparing for various sections of banking exams, that include topics to cover, question paper pattern, answering tips etc.,

 

How to prepare for Group discussions

Must read: What to do next after IBPS PO exam results

Have you applied for IBPS clerk CWE? See the question paper pattern

What to do & what not to in common bank exam

Minimise negative marks in common exam – Tips to follow

Prepare for general awareness & banking exam – Topics also given

Checkout preparing for numerical ability – Important sections suggested

Think logically.Why? - To prepare for reasoning

See the topics for computer knowledge test

Look at the topics for english language test

 

So what are you waiting for? Read, Practice & Implement!

What's over:

• Union bank of India recruitment for 2473 PO closed on Jan 14, 2012
• Syndicate bank recruitment for 1750 PO closed on Jan 16, 2012
• Corporation bank recruitment for 355 Managers closed on Jan 17, 2012
• State Bank of India recruitment for 3500 clerks closed on Jan 20, 2012  
• IBPS specialist officer exam registrations closed on Jan 21, 2012

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Oriental Insurance Admin. Officer Recruitment 2012

The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.(OICL) is inviting applications for recruitment of Administrative officers.With head office in New Delhi & over 900 branches India, OICL is fully owned by Govt. of India.The company formed in the year 1947 is currently managed by a board comprising of persons from varied fields as directors.

 

The oriental insurance company has a workforce of 15000+ employees.

Vacancies:

Administrative Officer (scale-1) – 477 posts

The AO`s shall be paid in the payscale of Rs.17240 – Rs.32460/ month

Note:

Online registration closes on – 13.02.2011

Date of written exam – April 8, 2012

Eligibility:

To apply for administrative officer posts in oriental insurance,

 

* Age to be within 21 – 30 yrs as on 1.1.2012 (max age for OBC: 33 yrs,

SC/ST: 35 yrs, PWD: 40 yrs) 

* Groups are divided based on education & you can send application for any 1 group only

Group name (branch)	Educational requirements, as on Jan 1, 2012
Group A (Actuaries)	60% in UG & Pass in test held by actuarial society OR 55% in PG (Maths /Stats/ Actuarial science)
Group B (Marketing)	55% marks in MBA (Marketing/ Sales)
Group C (HR)	MBA (HR) with 55% marks
Group D (IT)	60% in B.E/B.Tech (computer sci.) OR 55% in MCA/ MIT/ MCM
Group E (Accounts)	60% marks in ACA/ ACS/ ACWA/ B.Com OR 55% in in MCom
Group F (Law)	B.L with 60% or 55% marks in LLM (3 yrs exp.)
Group G (Engineers)	60% in BE/BTech (Elec/Mech./Chemical/Civil) or 55% in ME (same as above))
Group H (Librarian)	60% in degree (Lib.science/ ISD) or PG (same) with 55%
Group I (Generalist)	Any UG degree with 60% or 55% in master degree

– marks specified are to be aggregate

* SC/ ST applicants – 55% in UG or 50% in PG (across all groups)

* Must have working knowledge of computers

Selection procedure:

Written exam will be conducted in the following sections -

1. Objective test has Reasoning, English, Numerical ability & GK (group group I only.GK will be replaced by professional knowledge for others)
2. Descriptive paper comprises of english comprehension & essays (similar to descriptive test of bank exams)

Depending on the test performance, you would get be called for Interview.The marks in both these stages will be considered for final appointment.

 

Books are available on the Internet via Cash or Debit card payments,

Insurance company AO Exam Guide – Rs.235 – Buy Online

 

Confirmation: All selected candidates will be under probation for 1 year.A service bond agreeing to be with the company for 4 years has to be signed. Quitting the office before the end of bond period will lead to paying the already agreed amount.

Applications:

Candidates have to pay Rs.500 via cash/ DD/ cheque at any office of the Oriental insurance located in your city.(No fee for SC/ST/PWD).For those making payment in cash, challans are available at OICL website.

• A receipt containing the transaction details would be given as payment confirmation – the details of which have to be mentioned in the application form.
• Once you gather the required info, proceed to the online application link at oiclao2012.com & submit the registration form before Feb 13, 2012
• Do not forget to take a print of the generated form for reference.

More Info: Individuals interested in applying for Oriental insurance AO 2012 recruitment can download the notification from the website here 

Canara Bank PO Recruitment 2012 | Apply Online

Canara Bank has issued the announcement for

PO recruitment for IBPS common exam scorecard holders.Nationalised in 1969, the bank has completed 100 years of providing banking services & is also one of the oldest bank in India.

 

With head office in Bangalore, Canara bank has over 3050 branches spread across the nation.

Vacancies:

Probationary Officer - 2000 posts.Payscale of Rs.14,500/-/Rs.25700

When:

Online registration of applications – Jan 30 to Feb 15, 2012
Date of GD/ Interview – shall be intimated later

Who are eligible:

* Should be within 21 - 30 yrs of age (OBC – 3 yrs & SC/ST –5 yrs)

* 60% in graduation (55% for SC/ST/PWD) [banks prefer UG degree]

* Total weighted score & section-wise marks in IBPS PO scorecard to be,

 

• General – 156
• OBC/ SC – 146
• ST – 136
• PWD - 106

 

 

 

* Knowledge of computers & Hindi language is required.If unknown, must posses them before the end of probation.

* Applicants must the educational qualifications as on July 1, 2011

 

Selection procedure

is the same as other banks wherein those satisfying the eligible conditions are ranked as per CWE scores and shortlisted for Group discussion & interview.

 

GD is for 100 marks & Interview shall carry 100 marks.It is necessary to secure qualifying marks in both these stages to be considered for final selection.

 

Registrations:

The non-refundable application fee of Rs.100 or Rs.50 (SC/ST/PWD) has to be paid at any Canara bank branch or via NEFT using appropriate challans on or before 15.02.2012

• Once the payment is successfully, collect the fee receipt that contains transaction details.
• Proceed to the website, canarabank.com & submit the online application mentioning the necessary details.

Remember to take a print of the submitted application which must be produced during GD/ Interview.

 

Refer: Interested aspirants are requested to read the Canara bank PO recruitment 2012 notification at their website here carefully before applying

Union Bank of India Selects 10000 for PO Interview

Union Bank of India has come out with the list of candidates eligible for interview process.This is the first bank to announce the results after the common written exam for bank jobs (PO & clerks) were introduced by IBPS in 2011.As part of this,over 10,000 have qualified for the next stage of selection.

 

Before proceeding to the results feature, here is a quick look at what has happened so far,

 

The online registrations for Union bank of India recruitment of 2473 PO were accepted upto 14th of January 2012 & within 2 weeks, the bank has completed choosing !!

About the selection

• Only those with 55% marks in graduation were asked to apply
• Based on the total weighted score given in the scorecard, merit list is prepared.
• Candidates have been shortlisted as per the ratio of 1:3 (for Gen) & 1:5 (for reserved cat.) 
• Interviews shall be conducted for 50 marks wherein the minimum cutoff is 25 (22.5 for reserved)

UBI Cut-off Marks 

The qualifying score for Interview shortlisting was also revealed by the bank.

As per the official note,

 

Category	Score
General	166
OBC	158
SC	149
ST	137
HI	114
OC	146
VI	109

 

Applicants who have scored above the given marks in CWE (total weighted score) & satisfy other eligibility conditions such as graduation, age etc., are shortlisted for the personal interview.

 

10,611 candidates have been selected for interviews scheduled to happen from Feb 6, 2012 across many centres.(see 1.1 lakh pass common PO exam)

 

Official list

Union bank of India few days back, had uploaded the PDF file containing names of those selected along with date, time & interview venue.It also had the roll numbers, date of birth & category of applicants.

Although the announcement taken off briefly yesterday,the listings are made available on their website here which can be downloaded to see if you are one among the chosen.

I received email:

Few have confirmed on our facebook page, of receiving an email & SMS from the bank intimating about their selection.Remember, call letters will not be sent via post

 

So you may also look for any kind of communication from the bank until the list is available online.

PNB Recruitment 2012 for Management Trainee Posts

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has come up with the announcement for recruitment of Management Trainees. The bank was started in the year 1895 has grown during the years to become the 2nd largest bank in India, next only to SBI.PNB boasts of having a strong network with 5100 branches across the nation apart from 5 offices in foreign countries.

 

This PNB recruitment is the first for MT postings under the IBPS PO/ MT common written exam.

 

Post & Vacancies

Management Trainee – 775 Posts @ payscale of Rs.14500 to Rs.25700

 

Remember: Online applications open from 30.01.2012 to 13.02.2012

Interviews to be held in April /May 2012

Eligibility criteria:

• Age between 20 – 28 yrs, as of 1.07.2011
• Should have 60% in graduation (55% for SC/ST/PWD), as on July 1, 2011
• Must posses a valid IBPS common exam scorecard with the following scores
  • general category: 138 (total weighted) & 24 in each section
  • for others, 21 section-wise & 125 (OBC), 113 (SC/ST/PWD)
• It is required to have working knowledge of MS-Office package (MS Word,Excel etc)

Further selection:

The process of short listing the candidates for Interview shall be through merit ranking (with high scorers at top) & will be based on the no. of vacancies.

The final appointment of trainees shall be based on your scores in IBPS CWE & interview stage.

While the personal interview carries 100 marks, the qualifying score is fixed at 40 marks which every candidate should secure for being considered.

 

Service bond: All selected candidates will be under probation for 3 years & have to sign a bond amounting to 2 lacs.

 

Application procedure:

If you satisfy the eligibility conditions, walk into any Punjab national bank branch & pay the application fee of Rs.200 or Rs.50 (SC/ST/PWD) using the voucher given at the website, before February 13, 2012

• Collect the voucher receipt that contains transaction ID, branch code etc.,
• Enter these info in the online application form made available at www.pnbindia.in

On completing the registration process, submit the form & take a print of the generated application, which has to be signed & produced at the time of Interview.

 

For more: Are you interested in applying for the PNB MT recruitment 2012, then download the complete notification from their website here

Eligibility criteria – Can I Convert 54.9% to 55% Marks?

One of the frequently asked question by our readers & that which could be lingering in many applicants minds is - Am I eligible for this recruitment with the marks specified in eligibility criteria.This doubt seems to creep up for every bank recruitment.To help you understand clearly, we have explained some important points.

 

Since the eligibility conditions and its method of application are similar,the below info can also be relevant for government & other competition exams.

 

Filtering through Marks

Whatever be the job, the preliminary selection is done by looking at your marks in the recent exam (either degree or equivalent).Let us take an example,

A company invites applications for trainee posts from those who have completed degree with 65% only. Why?

There are two reasons for follow this method,

1. to select the best candidates
2. to lower the competition as they move into the next stage of selection

As far as bank jobs are concerned,the following sentence would find place in  its notification: 

Candidates with minimum educational qualification of a degree with 60% marks are eligible to send their applications.

It means that you must have either scored exactly or above 60% in degree exams. 

Do not round marks!

In case you have scored 59.8% or 59.5% & thought of rounding it to the next whole number integer 60% - it is not possible.

• You are not allowed to declare the marks by choosing to approximate it.
  • that is 54.9% should not be converted as 55%.
• The scores even though in decimals must be mentioned in the application in the same format as given in the degree certificate or final mark sheet. 

So in the above scenario, 59.8% is less than 60% is still less than the required marks & hence the candidate is not eligible to apply.

In competition exams such as bank recruitments where every mark counts, allowing candidates to round-off decimal figures to integers would be unfair & wont be a level playing field, says a bank exams trainer.

Graduation score: Remember that your under graduate marks would only be considered for banking jobs & not your PG marks (see, UG marks preferred by banks)

 

Hope your doubts regarding calculation of marks for eligibility conditions would end here.

Andhra Bank PO Recruitment 2012 – for OBC Category

Andhra bank has announced PO recruitment specifically for OBC category. The bank with head office in Hyderabad is one among the leading public banks in India having over 1350 branches across 21 Indian states.

 

The 88 year old has 14225 employees, according to a page in wikipedia.

 

Note: Online registration – 23.01.2012 to 14.02.2012

Interview date shall be informed to selected later

 

For what:  Probationary Officers – 89 posts

This is a special hiring drive to fill backlog vacancies only in OBC category.

 

With a payscale of Rs.14,500 – 25700, the salary shall be approx.Rs.24,994 /month (could vary with location of branch)

 

Am I eligible? 

To apply for this Andhra bank PO recruitment, the conditions are,

* Age to be within 21 – 30 yrs, as on July 1, 2011

* Must be a graduate in any stream with 60% or more (results or mark sheet must have been issued on or before 1.07.2011)

* Should have TWS of 141 in IBPS PO exam

* Belong to OBC category

 

How will I be selected? Eligible candidates with high scores in common exam would be shortlisted for Interview process, which shall be conducted for 35 marks.To qualify, you must secure atleast 14 marks.

 

The final appointment would be based on your scores in IBPS exam & personal interview.

 

Service bond: The selected officers shall sign a bond for 5 years, of which 2yrs would be probation period.If you choose to leave before the end of bond, Rs.75,000 must be paid to the bank.

 

How to register? As a first step, application fee of Rs.200 has to be paid before Feb 14, 2012  at any branch of Andhra bank using the CBS challan or initiate a NEFT payment from any bank.

• The challan copy, transaction id etc. have to be preserved as proof of payment.
• On collecting the necessary details, proceed to the online application form given at andhrabank.in, enter the relevant info & submit.
• Remember to print the completed registration form for producing at the time of interview.

Where to: Those interested in applying for Andhra bank PO recruitment 2012 for OBC`s should download the advt from their website here & read carefully

How Many Bank Jobs Ask for 55% Marks [Answered]

To all those aspirants looking for bank jobs in 2012, this could sound too harsh but going by previous calls of various public sector banks they may set the same conditions for recruitments this year.I have secured only 45.Can I apply for any bank? 

 

Ever since the banks opened registrations for new vacancies, the above question has cropped frequently among those having less than 55% in degree.

 

The process: 19 public banks will be filling probationary officer positions by selecting candidates who have received a scorecard by passing in IBPS common written exam (CWE).

 

Eligibility – different for IBPS & banks

While the IBPS asked for pass in degree to appear in CWE, recent bank jobs have 55% & 60% marks as minimum in addition to the common test scores.

 

IBPS in their CWE advt had mentioned,

merely applying for CWE or appearing for the examination does not  imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria

Will I Get a Chance?

For the benefit of applicants, we scanned through the education qualifications given in bank recruitment notices of 2011.The findings are,

 

Pass (no marks)	55% marks	60% marks
Bank of Baroda	Allahabad bank	Andhra Bank
Punjab National Bank	Oriental Bank of Commerce	Indian Overseas Bank
	Corporation Bank	Canara Bank
	Punjab & Sind Bank
	Syndicate Bank
	UCO Bank
	Vijaya Bank
	Indian Bank
	Central Bank of India

 

* Bank of Maharashtra – 60% in UG or 55% in PG

* Dena Bank – 55% in either UG or PG degree

* United Bank of India – 55% in UG or PG

 

Note:

• These marks are to be scored in graduation (read banks prefer UG than PG marks)
• Expect 5% relaxation for reserved categories (SC/ST/PWD etc), .
  • For example, 55% for general cat. will be 50% for SC/ST
• Rounding off marks is not permitted (54.9 or 59.9 is not equal to 55 & 60)

These are based on previous notifications & MAY CHANGE in present since conditions for various posts are decided by the bank.

Good score.Still cant apply

As per IBPS statement - candidates will have to fulfill the eligibility criteria specified by the recruiting bank before proceeding to apply. Having written the CWE & holding a scorecard alone does not entitle any job.

• Going by this procedure, eventhough a person has a valid scorecard, an application for banking jobs cannot be sent if his graduation marks are lower than the prescribed.

So do not jump into conclusions right way & think of not getting a job.Wait for the official notifications (for latest, see upcoming bank jobs)