BANK OF INDIA
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING)
Star House, C-5, “G” Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051.
Probationary Officer – General Banking & Specialist
Recruitment Project 2008.
BANK OF INDIA, a leading Public Sector Bank having Head Office in Mumbai, invites applications for recruitment of 500 General Banking Officers and 237 Specialist Officers posts |
Link to On-line application is on Page 21 of this Advertisement.
Submission of On-line application Commencing on 14.06.2008
Last Date for On-line Registration 02.07.2008
Last Date for Payment of fees at any BOI Branch only. 04.07.2008
Last Date for updating fee payment details
In application form on Website 06.07.2008
Tentative Date of Written Examination 24.08.2008
Relevant Date of Age/Qualification/Experience 31.05.2008
PAY SCALE, BASIC PAY AS BELOW & OTHER ALLOWANCES AND PERQUISITES AS APPLICABLE:
Scale of Basic Pay (in Rs.) -
JMG Scale I : 10000-470/6-12820-500/3 – 14320 – 560/7 - 18240
MMG Scale II : 13820-500/1 – 14320 – 560/10 – 19920
MMG Scale III : 18240-560/5 – 21040 – 620/2 – 22280
SMG Scale IV: 20480-560/1 – 21040 – 620/5 – 24140
(The above Scale of Basic pay is subject to amendments of appropriate provisions in the Bank of India Officers’ Service Regulations, 1979) .
HOW TO APPLY
Candidate should have a valid e-mail id.
The candidate should apply on-line through website www.bankofindia.com only After applying on-line, the candidates can take a printout of the challan.
Against this challan, the payment is to be made in Bank of India Branch (on or before 04.07.2008).
Candidates may find out required branch address from www.bankofindia.com under head ‘Our Network’ under option ‘Branch Search’
After making the payment, the candidates has to log in again to update payment details
For re-logging, candidates would need Registration No., Date of Birth and Password.You are requested to note down these details carefully after applying on-line.The last date for updating fee details is 06.07.2008.Only after updating the valid fee details, the candidate would be allowed to take a printout of the already registered on-line application.This printout along with the challan and required copies of documents should be kept ready for submission if selected for Interview.
After updating the valid fee details, the on-line registered application becomes valid. No printout/certificates need to be sent at this stage.
Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying.No other mode of application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such applications would be rejected. The candidate should apply on-line through website www.bankofindia.com only. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Provision has been made to generate a challan for payment of application fees with specific registration number upon filling up the application. The candidate should make payment of application fees in any branch of Bank of India by such computer-generated challan only and take acknowledgement on the counterfoil. Once payment is made, the candidate should enter name of the Branch, Branch Code and date of payment made, in application and take a print out of the application. The applicant should sign and affix his photograph on such print out of application.The said application alongwith challan and copies of required documents mentioned below should be kept ready for submission of the same if selected for interview.
Objective Tests for General Banking Officers (Duration: 150 minutes
i.e. 2.30 hrs.)
Sr.No |
Name of the Test |
Medium of Exam |
No.of Quest. |
Max. Marks |
Min. Qualifying marks for General (other than SC/ST) candidates |
1.
2.
3.
4. |
General Awareness
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning
English language |
English or Hindi
English or Hindi
English or Hindi
English |
50
50
100
50 |
50
75
150
25 |
20
30
60
10 |
|
|
TOTAL |
250 |
300 |
120 |
Note: Candidates have to secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective test and in total marks obtained in all objective test i.e. 35% in case of SC/ST category and 40% in case of others. In objective tests, there will be negative marks for wrong answers @ 0.25% for each wrong answer.
ii) Descriptive Test for Probationary Officers – General Banking Officers : Duration
of descriptive test is 60 minutes
It will consist of questions with internal options for 100 marks in the area of communication skill, comprehension, wealth of ideas, clarity of thought, language Composition etc. The minimum qualifying marks for Descriptive Test is 50% & for SC/ST Category 45%. The marks obtained shall not be added to the marks obtained in Objective tests for preparing the merit list. It will be for qualifying purpose only.
iii) Descriptive Test for Specialist Officers : Duration of descriptive test is 60
minutes
It will consist of questions with internal options for 100 marks in the area of specialisation. The minimum qualifying marks for Descriptive Test is 50% & for SC.ST Category 45%.
iv) Interview Marks : Maximum marks for interview will be 100. Minimum qualifying marks in interview are 50% and for SC/ST category are 45%.
Selection Procedure for General Banking Officers:
Depending on the number of vacancies, only those candidates who have secured the
minimum qualifying marks stipulated for Written Test and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit in the Objective Test shall be called for a Personal interview in the ratio of 1:3.
Mere pass in the Written Test shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for Personal Interview. If sufficient number of reserved category candidates is not available, the provisions of extended Zone of consideration will be applied as per extant guidelines
in this regard.
Merit list of the candidate’s based on the marks obtained by them in Written Objective test (300 marks) and Personal Interview of 100 Marks will be prepared in descending order on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained, under the respective SC / ST / OBC / GEN Category. The final selection will be made on the basis of this merit list.
Bank reserves right to hold the selection process by way of interview only depending upon the number of eligible candidates.
Selection Procedure for Specialist Officers:
Depending upon number of vacancies, only those candidates who qualify in the descriptive test and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit shall be called for personal interview in the ratio of 1:3. If sufficient number of reserved category candidates is not available, the provisions of extended Zone of consideration will be applied as per extant guidelines in this regard.
The final selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the personal interview of 100 marks. Min. qualifying marks in Interview are 50% & for SC/ST categories are 45%. Merit list of candidates will be prepared in the descending order on the basis of marks obtained in interview under the respective SC / ST / OBC / GEN category.
Bank reserves right to hold the selection process by way of interview only depending upon the number of eligible candidates.
For Details of Eligibility, Written Test Centers, Application Process and other details, Please download Bank Of India Advertisement

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