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i have done my graduation from correspondence..m i elligible for bank exam or not

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i have done my graduation from correspondence..m i elligible for bank exam or not

Yes,there will be no problem if you have completed your Bachelor degree course from correspondence/Distance Learning.You will be eligible to apply for any banking exams after completing your Gradation course.All Distance learning degree are provided by the UGC recognized university and its degree is approved from the Distance Education Council of India.Thus you will not face any difficulty for filling any exams forms related to government sectors jobs.

Basic eligibility required to apply for government jobs is as follows :

~Educational qualification :-
-->>You should have a pass out degree in any discipline from recognized university.
-->>If you will apply for Technical officers then you should have a minimum of bachelor degree in that particular field,such as if you are applying foir Banking IT Officer then you should have a bachelor degree in computer science/computer application/information technology.

~Age Required :-
-->>If you will apply for Bank PO Officer exam then your age should be between 21 years - 30 years.
-->>If you will apply for Bank Clerk Officer then your age should be between 20 years - 28 years.
-->>If you will apply for Technical Officers then your age should be between 19 years - 35 years.

~Marks required :-
-->>If you belong f4rom the General/OBC category then minimum marks required to appear in Banking exams is 50%.
-->>If you belong from the SC/ST category then minimum marks required to appear for banking exams is 60%.

Banking exams for which you can apply is as follows :-

1. IBPS PO Common Written Exam.
2. IBPS Clerk Common Written exam.
3. IBPS Technical Officers.
4. SBI PO and Clerk.
5. SBI Associates.
6. IBPS Rural Bank Officers.

In any banking written exam questions are asked from these Five sections and these sections will be :-

• Logical and Analytical Reasoning.
• Numerical Aptitude and Data Interpretation.
• English Grammar and Comprehension.
• General Awareness related to Banking sector.
• Basics of computer.
  

Graduation is the basic qualification for bank exams. So it doesn't matter whether you have completed from Correspondence or Regular. All you have to take care is that then University should be recognized.

There is no percentage criteria also for Bank exams. So if you are just pass then also you will be eligible for Bank PO and clerk exam.

Age Limit:

For Clerk - 18 - 28 years

For PO - 21 - 30 years

Age relaxation will be available to reserved category candidates.

SC/ST - 5 years relaxation

OBC - 3 years relaxation

PWD - 10 years relaxation

Selection Procedure:

-Objective Type Test

-Interview

For more information visit http://www.ibps.in

It is not a problem at all for you of completing Graduation in Correspondence. You are eligible to appear for Bank PO Exams even though you have completed your Graduation in Correspondence.

You did not mention the percentage of marks that you scored in your Graduation.

If you have scored more than 60% of marks in your Graduation, then you are eligible to apply for Bank PO Exams.

If you have not scored more than 60% of marks, then you are not eligible to apply for PO positions but still you can apply for clerical positions.

The selection procedure for both PO positions and clerical positions will be
Written Exam
Interview

The written exam consists of questions from the following categories
Reasoning
Numerical Ability
General Awareness
General English
Computer and Marketing Knowledge

In private sector, each and every bank will conduct its own selection procedure for the recruitment of these positions.

In the case of public sector, IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) is conducting common written exam for the recruitment of PO positions.

The required age criteria to apply for PO positions will be
21-30 years for the candidates of General category
21-33 years for the candidates of OBC category
21-35 years for the candidates of SC or ST category.

So check yourself whether you possess the above mentioned criteria or not.

If you are eligible, then immediately start preparation for the entrance exam and crack it.

IBPS is the best way to get into public sector banks to have fruitful life.

Wish you all the best.