Bank of Baroda announces 600 PO posts

Bank of Baroda has announced recruitment of 600 POs through a -9- (nine) months Post Graduate Certificate in Banking and Finance course in Baroda Manipal School of Banking. The course consists of -9- month on campus program and on successful completion of the course, the candidate would be awarded a Post Graduate Certificate in Banking & Finance and will be offered appointment in the Bank as Probationary Officer in Junior Management Grade / Scale-I.

(A) Important Dates :

  • Start date for Online Registration : 12.06.2018
  • Online Payment of Application Fees / Intimation Charges : 12.06.2018 to 02.07.2018
  • Download of Call letters for Online Examination (Tentative) : After 18.07.2018
  • Date of Online Examination (Tentative) : 28.07.2018

(B) Total Posts :

Number of students intake Age (As on 02.07.2018)
SC ST OBC UR Total Minimum Maximum
90 45 162 303 600 20 years 28 years

(C) PROGRAMME FEES :

The fees for this Course will be ` 3, 45, 000/- (all inclusive of boarding, Lodging and course fees, other fees, etc.) plus applicable taxes to be paid by the student.

(D) Eligibility Criteria :

Educational Qualifications (As on 02.07.2018) : A Degree (Graduation) with minimum 55% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government.

Age (as on 02.07.2018) :Minimum 20 years - Maximum 28 years

(E) Application Fee :

Category of Applicant Amount of Fees / Intimation Charges (Non-refundable)
SC / ST / Persons with Disability (PWD) Rs. 100/-
GEN / OBC Rs. 600/-

(F) Selection Process and Exam Pattern :

Candidates shall be selected by BOB through a selection process consisting of an (open) online exam followed by Group Discussion and Interview.

The structure of the online examination will be as follows:

Sr. No. Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE) No. of Questions Maximum Marks Medium of Exam Time allotted for each test
1 Reasoning and Computer Aptitude 50 75 English & Hindi Composite time of 2 Hours 30 minutes
2 General/Economy/Banking Awareness 40 40
3 Quantitative Aptitude 40 50
4 English Language 35 35 English
TOTAL 165 200 2 Hours 30 minutes
5 English Language (Letter writing & Essay) 2 50 English 30 minutes

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.