Aryavart Gramin Bank conducts Officers recruitment examination in order to select the eligible candidates against the post of Officer Scale III, Officer Scale II, Officer Scale I and Office assistants respectively. The aspirants can submit the applications online. There are no other modes to apply for the above said posts.

Structure of AGB Officers Recruitment Exam

All the questions are of objective type multiple choice types. The exam is divided into five sections. They are

• Reasoning
• QA & DI /Numerical Ability
• Financial Analysis
• General English
• General Knowledge

There will be a total of 200 questions where each question carries one mark. The total time allotted to complete all the five sections of the test is 2:30 hours.

Syllabus for AGB Officers Recruitment Exam

Reasoning- Syllabus

• Verbal Reasoning
• Analog
• Classification
• Series Completion
• Logical Deduction – Reading Passage
• Chart Logic
• Non Verbal Reasoning
• Pattern Perception
• Figure Formation and Analysis
• Paper Cutting
• Figure Matrix
• Rule Detection

Numerical Ability-Syllabus

• Decimal fractions
• Simplifications
• Averages
• Simple interest
• Percentages
• Profit and loss
• Number series
• Data sufficiency

General English- Syllabus

Grammar

• Time and Tense
• Parallel construction
• Relative pronouns
• Determiners
• Prepositions
• Modals
• Adjectives
• Voice
• Transformation
• Question tags
• Phrasal verbs

Vocabulary

• Synonyms,
• Antonyms
• Odd Word
• One Word
• Jumbled letters
• Homophones
• Spelling
• Contextual meaning
• Analogy

Reading Comprehension

• Content/ideas
• Vocabulary
• Referents
• Idioms/Phrases
• Reconstruction (rewording)

Composition

• Rearrangement
• Paragraph Unity
• Linkers / Connectives

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must be of Indian origin. Candidates those who are applying for Officer Scale III should be below forty years of age. The age of the candidate should fall within 21 to 32 years in order to apply for the post of Officer Scale II. Candidates can apply for the post of Officer Scale I and Office assistant only if they have completed 18 years of age.

Officer Scale III

Candidate should hold a degree with an aggregate of 50% from any recognized university. Candidates those who have a degree in Finance, Marketing, Accountancy, Agriculture and Forestry will be given more priority.

Officer Scale II

The candidate should possess a degree from any recognized institute with an aggregate of 50% in Communication/Information technology/electronics. Sound knowledge in PHP, ASP, Java, VB, OCP is also desirable.

Officer Scale I

The aspirant should hold a degree from any one of the recognized Universities. The candidate should be versatile in handling both English and Hindi language.

How to Apply?

Candidates those who are eligible can apply online through the official website of Aryavart Gramin Bank. Candidates should download the challan from the bank’s website before start filling the application form. Make a payment of Rs 500/- along with the challan at any one of the branches of Bank of India. The SC/ST candidates need to pay only Rs 100/- against the examination fees.

How to fill the Form?

Download the payment challan first, from the Bank’s official website and pay the fees at any of the branches of State Bank of Lucknow from third week of August till last week of September. The applicants should have a valid personal email id to which the notifications of the exam has to be sent. The candidate should have a scanned copy of his/her recent photograph along with the signature before filling up the application form. Before filling the online application read the instruction given in the official website.

Take two printouts of the filled up application form as you have to submit it at the time of examination. Care should be given while filling the Branch Transaction Number given in the challan form. The bank also provides a facility to modify the submitted application. The modification facility will be available till second week of September. Carry the challan form and a recent photograph along with them otherwise they won’t allow you to take the examination.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Date of Commencement of Application: Last week of August, 2012

Date of Closure: Last week of September, 2012

Date of Closure for Edit: Last week of September, 2012

Start Date for Fee deposit: Last week of August, 2012

Last Date for Fee deposit: Last week of September, 2012

Last Date for Reprint: Second week of October, 2012

AGB Officers Recruitment Exam centers

Lucknow

Contact Address for the AGB Officers Recruitment Exam

• General Manager/Chief Manager, Aryavarit Gramin Bank, Head Office, A-2/46 Vijay Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010

Reference Books for AGB Officers Recruitment Exam

• Verbal and nonverval reasoning by R.S.Agarwal
• Marksman Reasoning
• English Grammar by Wrein and Martin
• Essential of Grammar by Oxford Publication
• Quantitative Aptitude by O.P. Tandon
• Quantitative Aptitude by O.P. Agarwal
• Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal
• Quantitative Aptitude by N.C.E.R.T.Books
• Upkars Publications Bank Probationay Oficer by Khanna
• A Text book on Data Interpretation and Logical reasoning by Arun Sharma
• Ever Ltest General Knowledge by Verma and khanna

Coaching Centers for AGB Officers Recruitment Exam

• Pace Setter
• AAA Bright Academy
• Excelsior
• Miglani Tutorials
• City College
• Banking and Management Academy
• A.V Classes
• Mitochondria Tutorials
• Future Plus Edu Tech Pvt Ltd
• Test Bag Academy
• T.I.M.E
• S.N Das Gupta College
• Career Shapers
• Career Avanues
• Akhardham the Competitive exams Academy
• Tara Institute
• Sachdeva New P.T College
• Urban Prep Coaching Centre
• Paramount coaching centre
• Gour’s IAS
• Path Finder Educational Services Pvt Ltd
• M.P Career Institute for Bank PO

Study Plan

Bank exams are not really tough to get through. The major criterion is the ratio between the number of applicants and the available openings. So instead of worrying about the toughness of the examination, start your preparations for the exam with proper time management. Those who have taken the bank PO exams earlier, make slight changes in your plan of study so as to secure a good score. The candidates those who are appearing for the first time should start with general knowledge, as it doesn’t kill your time so much.

The candidate can depend on a newspaper as well as a general knowledge handbook for an effective preparation. You can score maximum marks in this section if you have prepared properly. The examination questions are designed in such a way to test the aptitude skill of the aspirant. Work out different type of questions from these areas regularly. The test includes General knowledge and General English sections too. In order to improve your English proficiency, work on s simple grammar.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The results can be obtained from Aryavart Gramin Bank’s official website on the specified date of publication of results. The website address is provided below. http://www.aryavart-rrb.com/

Score Validity

The score obtained through Aryavart Gramin Bank Officer and Assistants Recruitment Examination is valid until all the vacancies get satisfied.