The South Malabar Gramin Bank conducts written examinations for filling up various posts in their bank on a regular basis. These exams are conducted as and when the vacancy arises for the various posts. These examinations are conducted under the bank’s guidance itself rather than outsourcing to institutes or bodies like Indian Banking and Personnel Services. The bank conducts the examination in a strict and organized manner. Since the bank is directly controlled and monitored by the Canara Bank, it’s a dream of many aspirants to get a dream job in one of leading banks in the micro-finance sector.

Structure and Syllabus for SM GB PO Exam

The South Malabar Gramin Bank is currently conducting written examinations for the post of 112 Officers and Office Assistants. The selection procedure of the South Malabar Gramin Bank involves a common written examination and interview. Only those candidates acquiring sufficient score in the written test would only be called for interview. The written examination will objective type OMR test.

The duration of the test will be 2 hours and 30 mins. Each section will consists of 50 questions and each question will have one mark each.

The structural syllabus for the SM GB PO Exam is as follows:

• Test of Reasoning
• Numerical Aptitude
• General Knowledge
• General English

Eligibility Criteria for SM GB PO Exam

Indian Citizens are only entitled to apply for the SM GB PO Exam. But for the post of Office Assistant, the candidate must be a domicile of Kerala, in addition to being an Indian. The criterion to be satisfied for each post is mentioned below.

Post Code 1: Officer Middle Management Scale III

Educational Qualification: Any degree with 50% aggregate marks.

Preferred Educational qualification:

• Degree/Diploma in Banking
• Finance
• Marketing
• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Forestry
• Animal husbandry
• Veterinary Science
• Agricultural Engineering
• Pisciculture
• Agriculture Marketing and Cooperation
• Information Technology
• Management
• Law
• Economy
• Accountancy

Experience: Should have held a post of Officer I a reputed bank for a period of not less than 5 years.

Post Code 2: Officer Middle Management Scale II

Information Technology: A degree from a recognized university with an aggregate of 50% marks in the following disciplines:

• Electronics
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Information Technology

Desirable Experience: Certificate in:

• AHP
• PHP
• C++
• JAVA
• VB
• BC
• OCP

Experience: The candidate must have worked in a similar post for a period not less than one year.

Law Officer

A degree in Law from a recognized university with an aggregate of 50% marks.

Experience: Two years of experience as a practicing advocate registered under any of the bar councils of India or should have performed in a similar role in any of the leading banks in the country.

General Banking Officer

Educational Qualification: Any degree with 50% aggregate marks from a recognized university.

Post Code III: Officer Junior Management Scale I

Educational Qualification: Any degree with 50% aggregate marks from a recognized university.

Proficiency in Malayalam is compulsory.

Computer knowledge will be an added advantage.

Post Code IV: Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Educational Qualification: Any degree with 50% aggregate marks from a recognized university.

Proficiency in Malayalam is compulsory.

Computer knowledge will be an added advantage.

Age Requirement

Candidates in between the age group of 18 to 40 are eligible to apply. Age relaxations are applicable as per the government norms.

How to Apply for SM GB PO Exam?

The candidates must download the fee payment Challan from the bank’s website and remit the fees in any of the branches of Canara Bank across the country. Fee remitting Bank Account Number is: 0755201005251 (South Malabar Gramin Bank Fee Remittance Account)

How to Fill the Form for SM GB PO Exam?

The candidates should apply only through online mode, using the link provided in the bank’s website. They should also keep an active email id throughout the course of the examination. The candidates are required to bring the copy of the fee payment Challan (Student’s Copy) to the examination centre along with a latest photograph of the candidate pasted firmly and they should sign across the same.

Important dates for SM GB PO Exam

• Date of online registration: Last week of August to last week of September, 2011/2012
• Test Date for Post Code I to III: Second Week of November, 2011/2012
• Test Date for Post Code IV: Third Week of November, 2011/2012

List of SM GB PO Exam Centers

• Thiruvananthapuram
• Thrissur
• Kozhikode

Contact Address for SM GB PO Exam

• Address : The Regional Manager, South Malabar Gramin Bank, Area Office, R J Towers, Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram
• Phone: 0471 2438466

Reference books for SM GB PO Exam

The reference books for this exam are

• Brilliance College Bank PO Guide
• Bank PO Work Book by Kiran Prakashan
• A Comprehensive Guide for State Bank Of India Probationary Officer Recruitment Examination by Sachchida Nand Jha
• Encyclopedia of General Knowledge & General Awareness by R. P. Verma
• A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
• Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Prasad and Uma Sinha

Coaching for SM GB PO Exam

• ICD
• IED
• TIME
• Brilliance College
• APEX Academy
• B. Shakthi Academy
• Axiom Academy

Study Plan for SM GB PO Exam

It is always preferred that you have a regular and consistent approach when it comes to the preparation of Bank PO Examinations. Preparations are always the key to success. For getting a fairly good score in the Bank PO Examinations, one would have to be thorough with his subjects at the matriculation level, especially Mathematics. If you are weak in your mathematics, start by getting base right. For this you would have to brush up your sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth standard mathematics. Reading newspaper daily will enable a candidate to prepare well for the General Knowledge questions to an extent. It’s always preferred to read an English newspaper to your local newspaper. If possible read the editorials of Hindu and other national newspapers daily. Reading other journals, weeklies and Competition Winner and Manorama year book will be an added advantage.

Where to get the results of SM GB PO Exam?

The results can be had from the website: www.smgbank.com

Score Validity of SM GB PO Exam

The score is valid till the reported vacancies of the bank are filled.