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What is the procedure and eligibility criteria for applying for the examination for the post of specialist officers at banking sector . I am a CA Intermediate candidate with total experience in the field of accounts and finance at about 15 years with the gulf experience of 10 years in that ?

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Please note that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for applying to various Public Sector Banks. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for the examination do not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria.

NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP

A candidate must be either -

A Citizen of India or
A subject of Nepal or
A subject of Bhutan or
A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

AGE

Minimum: 18 Years; Maximum: 28 Years

The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.

IT Officer (Scale I): Minimum 20 yrs – Maximum 35 yrs
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I): Minimum 20 yrs – Maximum 35 yrs
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I): Minimum 20 yrs – Maximum 35 yrs
Law Officer (Scale I): Minimum 20 yrs – Maximum 35 yrs
Technical Officer (Scale I): Minimum 20 yrs – Maximum 35 yrs
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I): Minimum 20 yrs – Maximum 35 yrs
Marketing Officer (Scale I): Minimum 20 yrs – Maximum 35 yrs
IT Officer (Scale II): Minimum 21 yrs – Maximum 40 yrs
Law Officer (Scale II): Minimum 21 yrs – Maximum 40 yrs

Relaxation of Upper age limit

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe - 5 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) - 3 years
Persons With Disabilities – 10 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including\Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 5 years the stipulated time) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment – 5 years
Employees of any participating Bank – 5 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 - 5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots - 5 years

NOTE: In case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of the above categories the age relaxation will be available on a cumulative basis with any one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

IT Officer (Scale I / II): Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications from a recognized University/ Institution OR Graduate from a recognized university having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level. For Scale II I year minimum qualification required.

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I): Degree in Agriculture or allied specializations such as Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Agri. Engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing & Cooperation etc. from recognized university.

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I): A post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree level OR a post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree level.

Law Officer (Scale I / II): A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB). For Scale II minimum 3 years experience of practice at Bar or Judicial service and/or Law Officer in the Legal Dept. of a reputed Bank or the Central/State Government or of a Public Sector Undertaking with practice at Bar.



Technical Officer (Scale I): Degree in Engineering in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical/ Production/ Metallurgy/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunication/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Textile/ Chemical etc./ B.Pharm.

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I): Graduate from a recognized university and Post Graduate degree or diploma recognized by AICTE in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HRD/Social Work / Labour Law OR Degree/Diploma in Business Administration/ Management with specialization in HRD from a recognized University.

Marketing Officer (Scale I): MBA (Marketing) / 2 years PGDBA / PGDBM or any other equivalent degree or diploma with specialization in Marketing from a recognized University/ Institution.