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Sir, I have completed my degree studies in 3 years in regular basis. But couldn't clear my subjects and due to financial problems I left my studies and later I changed my regular degree to distance degree and completed it. I wanted to know whether I am eligible for bank exams or not? Is there any entrance related to banking sector by clearing which I can get bank jobs?

You are eligible to get recruitment in banking sector.

The required minimum eligibility is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree from a recognised university. The age limit varies with examination.

So, you have to do preparation for the examination as per the syllabus of the examination. The examination is conducted by IBPS and SBI for recruitment in nationalised banks.

First thing I would like to let you know that the basic education required for getting any banking jobs across any nationalized bank of India, you need to have completed your bachelor's degree course in any discipline from a recognized regular or open university.

Also, for your recruitment as a banking personnel across various nationalized banks, you need to qualify bank examinations held by IBPS or SBI or entrance examinations held by concerned banks for which updates can be gathered from newspaper likes Employment News or Rozgaar samachar.

Candidates who want to get recruitment in nationalised banks have to appear and qualify in IBPS or SBI examination.

The most common eligibility to appear for the examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree in any discipline. The age limit varies with examination.

You are eligible to appear for the examination as per the academic qualification.

The examination is conducted in three stages and candidates have to qualify in all stages for final selection.

Entrance Examinations available for getting job in Banking Sector:

There are several entrance examinations available in order to get job in Banking sector. They are listed below,

IBPS (Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection) is a recruitment agency that recruits for several posts namely,

@ Clerical Cadre
@ Probationary Officer (Management Trainee)
@ Senior Officers..etc.,

Hence, various recruitment's available are,

<> IBPS Clerk recruitment
<> IBPS PO/ MT recruitment
<> IBPS SO recruitment
<> SBI Clerk recruitment
<> SBI PO/ MT recruitment
<> IBPS regional rural banks Clerk recruitment
<> IBPS regional rural bank Officer Scale recruitment..etc.,

IBPS and SBI conducts entrance examination for recruitment in banking sector.

So, you have to appear and qualify in the examination, and after qualifying in all the stages will become eligible for final selection.

The age limit varies with examination.

IBPS stands for Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection. It is an examination conducting agency which conducts entrance exam for clerical and probationary officer examination.

The minimum academic qualification required to apply for exam is bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university. Distance degrees must be approved by DEC and UGC. The age criteria for PO is 20-30 years.

If the university from which you have done your degree is approved by University Grants Commission and Distance Education council then your degree will be valid for banking jobs.

Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection conducts Common Written exam for posts like PO and Clerk. You should apply for IBPS exam. The minimum age is 20 years.

Banking jobs through the IBPS:

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts exams to recruit candidates for the 21 public-sector or nationalized banks in India for the following posts:

- Probationary officer
- Specialist officer
- Clerks
- RRB officer
- RRB assistant

Banking jobs through the SBI:

SBI is the largest commercial bank of India. SBI conducts recruitment exams for the vacant posts in its own branches across the country.

The major exam for which SBI conducts recruitment are:

- SBI probationary officer
- SBI Specialist officer
- SBI clerks