There are about 30 public sector banks in India. They give the advertisements for various positions throughout the year. The advertisements are published in the leading English dailies in the country along with the weeklies like ‘Employment News’ and ‘Rozgar Samachar’.

There are two kinds of entry into bank jobs.

One is at the level of 10th class / 12th class and another is at the level of graduation.

However, the candidates have to get the minimum percentage of marks in the prescribed examinations for applying to these jobs. The percentage of marks may vary from one bank to other.

The candidates who have qualifications like 10th class / 12th class can join these public sector banks at the clerical level. They can compete for the positions like Cashier, Clerk, Typist, etc. By appearing in the departmental examinations, they can get the promotions to the higher positions later.

The candidates who have completed their bachelor’s degree in any subject can apply for the posts of Probationary Officer in any bank. The candidates who have joined at the PO level in any bank can get the promotions upto the level of Chairman and Managing Director of that bank or any other bank later if he can perform well. They are posted in any bank initially at the level of Assistant Manager. Later they can get the promotions to the ranks of Manager, Chief Manager, Assistant General Manager, Deputy General Manager, General Manager, Executive Director, etc. The CMD is the top position in any bank.

SELECTION PROCESS : Written Test and Interview

Written Test: It is of two hours duration consisting of both objective type and descriptive questions. The candidates are tested in General English, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, etc. Clerical Aptitude will also be there for clerical level jobs. The descriptive paper will consist of English language, Comprehension, Precis Writing, Letter writing, Essay writing, etc.