In this article we are going to know about the State Cooperative Bank Exams and their selection process, eligibility criteria, exam pattern and the syllabus in detail. This article will provide you the in depth knowledge of the Banking exam which will help you for the preparation of the exam.

State Cooperative Bank Exams are conducted for the recruitment of the various candidates for the multiple banking positions like clerks, assistants, Probationary officers and managers. The selected candidates are going to work in the state corporative banks.

Exam pattern for Banking Exam

In this section we will know about the Exam pattern of the exam This examination consists of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, Interview and then document verification.

• Preliminary Examination 
• Main Examination
• Interview
• Document Verification

The preliminary examination is for the officer level posts which is a MCQ based exam of 60 minutes which contains the topics as English language, numerical ability and reasoning ability.

Candidates have to qualify the stages to give the main examination. this main exam consists of general awareness, banking and financial awareness/ the duration of this examination is 120 to 150 minutes. 

 The candidates who are shortlisted are qualified for the interview which will test the banking knowledge, decision making skills and overall skills. After clearing all these stages document verification will be done for the final selection.

Syllabus for Banking Exam 

Lets understand the subject wise syllabus for the examination in this section in the detailed manner,

In English language topics will be reading comprehension, clone test, para jumbles, synonyms and antonyms, error detection and sentence correction, idioms and phrases. 

In the Numerical ability and quantitative aptitude section it contains number system and simplification, percentage and ratio proportion, average, profit-loss, time, speed and the distance, data interpretation, probability and the permutation and combinations.

Reasoning and computer aptitude contains the coding decoding, blood relations, syllogisms, seating arrangements and puzzles, logical deductions, and the basic of the computers knowledge.

After that in the general awareness and banking section it contains the topics as current affairs, Indian economy, RBI functions and the important financial terms.

Section	Questions	Marks
English Language	30	30
Numerical Ability	35	35
Reasoning Ability	35	35
Total	100	100

 

Selection Process for Banking Exam 

In this section we will know about the selection process, The final merit list is generated based on the candidates overall performance in written examination and interview. simply it will follow the following stages,

• Written Examination
• Interview Round
• Document Verification
• Final Merit List & Appointment 

Eligibility for examination

•  Education: Any Bachelors Degree
• Age Limit: Minimum 18 years to 35 years
• Nationality: Must be Indian citizen
• Language: Proficient in local language 

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