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Hi,

I completed my MBA in 2009..now I want to apply for Bank Exam..Please suggest me that Can I apply for that if yes then how I can apply.

Thanks,

For the post of probationary officer exam, there are entrance exams are conducted once a year. There will be objective tests and descriptive test. The objective test will have English Language including grammar, vocabulary, comprehension , General Awareness, Marketing and Computers, Data Analysis and Interpretation and Reasoning. The descriptive test will have comprehension, short précis, letter writing and essay in English. After clearing the previous levels, there will be group discussion and personal interview.

Originally Posted by praveen Khanuja

Hi,

I completed my MBA in 2009..now I want to apply for Bank Exam..Please suggest me that Can I apply for that if yes then how I can apply.

Thanks,

Job security is the primary reason to apply for government job examinations. There are many youth attracted in banking sector job and there is huge competition in the banking sector now a days. To crack banking examinations is not an easy task, you need to prepared hard to get a banking sector job.
If you want to get a banking sector job, then you have to appear for a common recruitment examination called IBPS.

IBPS is a recruitment authority, who conducts the bank examination as well as interview and send the final allotment list to all the public sector banks who come under IBPS.

If your aim is to join Banking sector job, then you have to apply for IBPS CWE. IBPS conducts Common written examination for Clerical post, Officer Scale post, Probationary/Management Trainee posts and Specialist officer posts.

Eligibility & Age Criteria:

For Office Assistants (Clerks) and Scale-I Officers, you have to complete your graduation degree in any discipline. As graduation is the minimum criteria to register for banking examination.

For clerical recruitment, your age should between 18 to 28 years. In Probationary/Officer post, age should between 21 to 30 years. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved category candidates only.

You should have a working knowledge of computers before joining the bank. It is clearly mentioned in the notification that, proficiency in Computer is necessary.

After completing graduation, you are eligible for all these banking examinations mentioned below:

1. IBPS CWE (PO/MT) for PSB
2. IBPS CWE (Officers) for RRBs
3. IBPS CWE (Clerks) for PSB
4. SBI/SBI Associate Banks PO
5. SBI/SBI Associate Banks Clerks
6. IBPS CWE (Office Assistants) for RRBs.

All the bank examinations are conducted online by IBPS. The examination is objective with negative marking, you have to pass on each one of the sections individually as well as combined. You can check your marks online after declaring the result.

As you have mentioned that you have completed your MBA in 2009, you are already fulfill the educational criteria. If you have also fulfill the age criteria mentioned above, then definitely you can apply for all mentioned banking examinations.

To get more details regarding IBPS, please visit the official website.

Banking sector is going the first choice of the today’s youth that’s why the competition in this sector is increasing every year so you have to prepare well and gradually for the entrance exam held by the I.B.P.S. for various banking jobs as-

Clerical posts

Bank P.O.

Assistant manager

Bank manager

Most banks conduct their exam through I.B.P.S. online so there is no chance of cheating as in other exams its happening in our country that’s all because of corrupt politicians in our country.

The exam is conducted in main 4 subject’s are-
Math
English
General awareness
Reasoning

Eligibility criteria for this exam are- A graduate candidate can apply for I.B.P.S. exam for post of assistant manager, Manager and bank PO and clerks.

A candidate fall in age limit of 18-28 year can apply for it and age relaxation is give according to government rules ( 3 years for OBC category and 5 years for the SC/ST candidates and 10 years of relaxation is provided to physically handicap persons).

Some special officer posts are also there for –

I.T. officer (candidate must Post graduate for this post)

Agriculture field officer (Candidate have agriculture related graduation degree as B.E. in Agriculture, or B.sc)

Law officer (Have degree in law)

Finance executive (having graduation degree in MBA)