SELECTION PROCEDURE:
The selection for Probationary
Officers will be done through a three-tier
process:
Phase-I: Preliminary
Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks
will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate
timings for each section) as follows:
Name of Test |
No. of Questions |
Duration |
English Language |
30 |
20 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
20 minutes |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
20 minutes |
Total |
100 |
1 hour |
Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise
merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the
Preliminary Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates
numbering 10 times (approx.) the numbers of vacancies in each category will be
short listed for Main Examination from the top of above merit list.
Phase-II: Main Examination:
Main Examination
will be conducted online and will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and
Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately
after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their
Descriptive Test answers on the computer.
(i) Objective Test: The duration of objective test is 3 hours and
it consists of 4 Sections of total 200 marks. There will be separate timing for
every section.
Name of Test |
No. of Questions |
Duration |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 minutes |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
45 minutes |
General/Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
35 minutes |
English Language |
35 |
40 minutes |
Total |
155 |
3 hours |
(ii) Descriptive Test: The duration of Descriptive Test is 30 minutes. It will be a Test
of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) with two questions for total
50 marks.
Selection criteria for Phase-III: Category wise merit list
will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in Phase-II (Main
Exam). There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering up to 3 times
(approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be Candidates who have already
appeared for the maximum number of permissible chances are not eligible to
apply. The number of chances will be counted from the examination held on
18.04.2010. Appearing in Preliminary Examination will not be counted as a
chance. In the years in which only one written examination has been held (i.e.
no Preliminary Examination has been held), appearing in this examination will
be counted as a chance.