North Malabar Gramin Bank, Kannur is one of the public sector banks in the country. It is owned by the Central and State Government and is sponsored by the Syndicate Bank. The North Malabar Gramin Bank has around 175 branches across Kerala and its one of the reputed banks in the state. The bank invites application for the post of officers and office assistants. The pay scale for the office assistant start from Rs.11, 592/- and for the Officer’s post the range would be Rs.23, 273-Rs.31,137/-.

Structure and Syllabus for NMG Officers Recruitment Exam

The examinations for different post follow different structure.

For the Post of Officer Scale II, the examination is of 150 minutes duration with total 200 questions. The areas of the examination includes,

• Test of Reasoning: 50 questions
• Test of Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 50 questions
• Test of Financial Awareness: 50 questions
• Test of General English: 50 questions

For the Officer Scale I and Office Assistant Post the examination carries objective paper of two and half hours duration with 200 questions. The syllabi of the examination include

• Test of Reasoning: 50 questions
• Numerical Ability: 50 questions
• General Knowledge: 50 questions
• General English: 50 questions

The medium of the examination is English only and negative marks will be there for wrong answering.

Eligibility Criteria

Officer Scale II: Bachelors Degree in any stream with least 50% marks in the recognized university examination. The candidates must have a minimum of two years work experience in the Banking or financial institutions as an Officer and the age of the applicant should lies between 21 and 32.

Officer Scale I and Office Assistant: Degree in any stream with good working knowledge in Computer. They should have a good proficiency in the local language, Malayalam. The age limit of the candaites should be between 18 and 28.

The applicant should be an Indian Citizen. There will be consideration for the reservation category and for the eligible group.

How to Apply?

The aspirants can apply for the exam by online through the bank’s website, http://www.nmgbank.com . The applicants should take the challan from this website and made their cash payment through the Syndicate bank branch. The candidates should keep the applicant challan with them and need to submit it at the examination venue. The cost the application is Rs.300/- for the general category and only Rs.50/- for the reserved category. After that they can fill the online form.

How to fill the Form?

The instruction will be given there in the registration portal. Before filling the form the applicants should understand the requirements. They should have an official email ID. They have to keep the details of the fee remittent with them and should have a scanned photo of the required format. After filling all the mandatory boxes click the submit button for registration. Take the printout of the submitted form and send it to the submission address before the closing time.

Important Dates (Tentative)

• Starting Date of Online Registration: Second Week of September, 2012
• Last Date for Submission of On Line Application: First Week of October, 2012

Date of Written Examination

• Office Assistants: Mid of December, 2012
• Officer Scale II: Second Week of January, 2012
• Officer Scale I: Second Week of January, 2012

List of NMG Officers Recruitment Exam centers

• Kollam
• Kottayam
• Ernakulam
• Kannur
• Kasaragod

Contact Address for the NMG Officers Recruitment Exam

Address : North Malabar Gramin Bank, Head Office, NMGB Towers, Pallikunnu,  Kannur 670 004

Contact Person

Chief Manager, Personnel Department

Phone Number: 0497-2739259, 0497-2705259

Fax No.0497 2705039

Email:[email protected]

Website:http://www.nmgbank.com/.

Reference Books for NMG Officers Recruitment Exam

• Marksman Reasoning
• Essential of Grammar by Oxford Publication
• Quantitative Aptitude by O.P. Agarwal
• Verbal and nonverval reasoning by R.S.Agarwal
• Quantitative Aptitude by N.C.E.R.T.Books
• Quantitative Aptitude by O.P. Tandon
• Upkars Publications Bank Probationay Oficer by Khanna
• Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal
• A Text book on Data Interpretation and Logical reasoning by Arun Sharma
• English Grammar by Wrein and Martin
• Ever Latest General Knowledge by Verma and Khanna
• R Gupta’s Bank PO exam guide
• State Bank Of India And Associates Probationary Officer Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan
• Upkar’s Bank Probationary Officers examination preparation book by T S Jain
• Arihant’s Objective Computer Awareness
• Abhijit Guha’s bank PO quantitative aptitude test book
• Corporation Bank Clerks Recruitment Exam By T. S. Jain
• Bank Clerical Test (popular Master Guide) By R. Gupta’s
• Bank Clerical Cadre Recruitment Exam By Jain
• Bank Clerical Exam Solved Papers By Rph Editorial Board
• Master Guide By Rph Editorial Board
• Bank Clerical Pariksha Solved Papers By Bank Clerical Pariksha Solved Papers
• Bank Clerical Test Guide By Anjani A Gupta
• Guide to Bank Clerical By Thorp
• Bank Clerical Exam By Gulati Sl Datason Rph
• Indian Bank Clerical Staff Exam Guide By Rph Editorial Board
• Bank Of India Clerical Cadre Exam Guide By Rph Editorial Board
• Bank Of Baroda Clerical Staff Exam Guide By Rph Editorial Board

Coaching Centers for NMG Officers Recruitment Exam

• IES
• ICD
• APEX Academy
• B.F.I.T. Institute of Bank Exam Coaching
• I.Q.T.I. Bangalore
• Share Point Serve
• Gandhi IAS Study Circle
• T.I.M.E.(Triumphant Institute Of Management Education Pvt. Ltd)

Study Plan

The aspirant should have a structured study plan to score good marks in the written test. Since the banking industry and job opportunities are in the growth phase lot of job seekers are looking for the banking industry. Hence the competition for the Bank examination is high and only the well prepared candidates can meet the benchmarks set for the examination. There are many coaching centers there in the country which helps the aspirants to prepare for the bank exams. The applicants can also use the study materials including the reference books and previous year papers. It is important to take care of the time given for covering the questions, so the candaites should have a better time managing strategy.  Read the newspapers and go through the current financial happening before taking the test.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The rank list of the examination will be published in the official website of north Malabar bank, http://www.nmgbank.com/. The qualified candidates for the next round will also get an official conformation through mail.

Score Validity

The score of the written test will be valid until the selection process for the notified vacancies gets over.