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Hii, I want to become a Bank Manager. I have just completed my 12th and not able to decide which stream should I choose. Please guide me which stream I should choose to become a Bank Manager?

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Hii, I want to become a Bank Manager. I have just completed my 12th and not able to decide which stream should I choose. Please guide me which stream I should choose to become a Bank Manager?

You can choose commerce stream in graduation to become a Bank Manager in future. The commerce is one of the good subjects to choose in graduation to work in Banks. The Commerce stream has commerce, accountancy and economics subjects, these subjects will be useful to pursue your career in the Banking industry. So you can choose B.Com in Graduation to become a Bank Manager in future. You can also study MBA after B.Com, so that you will be able to get trained in the managerial field. The MBA will be useful for you to work as manager in banks. So first study B.Com and then MBA to become a Bank Manager.

You can opt for any stream of your choice as there is no restriction on stream selection to appear for bank exams.

There is no provision for direct recruitment for the post of Bank Manager.One can become Manager after gaining experience and through departmental promotions .In order to become Bank Manager, you have to first get recruited for Bank services as PO (Probationary Officer) or SO (Specialist Officer).

The eligibility criteria for the post of PO are as under :-

-The candidate should have a graduation degree with minimum 60%(55% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in any discipline from a recognized university.

-The candidate age limit to apply for the exam is from 20 years to 30 years for general category.There is age relaxation for OBC candidate by 3 years and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

The eligibility criteria for Specialist Officer's Post exam are as under:-

-The candidate should hold a specialized degree such as B.E./B.Tech/MBA(Finance/Marketing/HR)/CA/LLB for joining as the Specialist Officer in the respective department.

-The age limit to apply for the SO exam is from 20 years to 35 years.

Selection procedure involves of ;

Written test,

Interview, and

Group Discussion .

Written test syllabus :

General knowledge

General English

Test of Reasoning

Aptitude

Logical and analytical ability .

As far as eligibikity criteria of PSU banks is concerned, there is no specific degree required because selection is based on the performance in written exam and interview for PO level jobs. For private bank jobs mostly MBA is the most suitable qualification.

If you can do graduation in commerce, then it will make you familiar with banking jobs. Hence, this stream is most suitable but it is not compulsory.