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• Bank of baroda invites SO Recruitment 2025
• Online Registration of Application starts from : 19.02.2025
• Last date for Submission of Application & Payment of fees: 11.03.2025

• The process of Registration of application is complete only when fee is deposited with the Bank through On-line mode on or before the last date for fee payment. Candidates are requested to note down the acknowledgement number and a copy of application form for their future reference.

  Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria for the post as on the date of eligibility.

  Short-listing and interview / selection method will be purely provisional without verification of documents. Candidature will be subject to verification of all details/documents with the original as and when called by the Bank.

  Candidates are advised to check Bank’s website (Current Opportunities) regularly for details and updates. All revisions/corrigendum/modifications (if any) will be hosted on the Bank’s website only.

  All correspondence, including Call letters/ Interview Dates/advices, wherever required, will be made only on the email ID mentioned by the candidate in their online application form and the same has to be kept active till completion of this recruitment process.

  Post qualification experience below 6 months in any organization & Experience in Clerical cadre would not be considered.

  Only Candidates willing to serve anywhere in India, should apply.

•     Application fees:

  ·          Rs.600/- + Applicable Taxes + Payment Gateway Charges for General, EWS & OBC candidates

  ·          Rs.100/- + Applicable Taxes + Payment Gateway Charges for SC, ST, PWD & Women

  The candidate is required to pay the non-refundable application fee/Intimation charges irrespective of whether online test is conducted or not and even if the candidate is shortlisted or not for the interview.

    Location of Posting:

  The selected candidates are liable to be posted by the Bank at its absolute discretion to any of the Branches/ Offices of the Bank or to any place in India.3.    Credit History: The candidate applying for the above positions shall ensure that, they maintain a healthy Credit history and shall have a minimum CIBIL score of 650 or above at the time of joining. The minimum credit score will be as per the Banks policy, amended from time to time.

   Probation Period:

  The selected candidate will be on probation for a period of 12 months (-1- year) of active service from the date of his/ her joining the Bank.

  .    Service Bond

  For those selected on Regular basis, they will be required to mandatorily execute a Service Bond as under:

  Nationality / Citizenship: (as on 01.02.2025)

  A candidate must be either i) a Citizen of India or ii) a subject of Nepal or iii) subject of Bhutan or iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

  Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/ interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection, the offer of appointment may be given only after the Government of India has issued the necessary eligibility certificate to him.

  
  Selection Procedure

  Ø The selection process may comprise of online test, psychometric test or any other test deemed suitable for further selection process followed by Group Discussion and/or Interview of candidates, qualifying in the online test.

  Ø However, if the number of eligible applications received is large/less, then Bank reserves the right to change the shortlisting criteria/interview process. Bank may, at its discretion, consider conducting of Multiple Choice/Descriptive/ Psychometric Test / Group Discussion/Interviews or any other selection/shortlisting methodologies for the above position.

  Ø Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for interview. Bank reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for the interview after preliminary screening/short-listing with reference to the candidate’s qualification, suitability, experience etc.

  Ø Bank reserves the right to consider the candidature of the candidate to any other position other than for which he/she has applied for, subject to the condition that the candidate fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed for the position for which the candidate is considered for.

  Ø Bank reserves the right to combine two or more similar position/s as one position, if necessitated.

   Online Test:

Section	Name of the Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration	Version
1	Reasoning	25	25	75 Minutes	Bilingual
2	English Language	25	25		English
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	25		Bilingual
4	Professional Knowledge	75	150	75 Minutes	Bilingual
	Total	150	225	150 Minutes

  Guidelines for Persons With Benchmark Disabilities/Specific Disability using the services of a Scribe

·  For candidates availing scribe in accordance with OM – F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022, shall be allowed scribe facility subject to production of a certificate at the time of online examination to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma attached as Appendix

I. Such candidates shall also, upload their certificate while filling the application form.

·  The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination.

·  The candidate will have to arrange his / her own scribe at his/her own cost.

·  The scribe should be from an academic stream different from that stipulated for the post.

·  Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result.·  Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

·  The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favourably entertained.

·  Only candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not be possible to allow such time if he / she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be allowed such concessions.

3.    How to Apply:

i.     Candidates are required to apply Online through website www.bankofbaroda.co.in from time to time under Career section/web page à

Current Opportunities No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.

ii.     Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID and Contact Number. It should be kept active till completion of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for Personal interview and/or Selection Process on the registered Email ID. In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create his/ her new email ID before applying.

a)    Guidelines For Filling Online Application:

i.     Candidates should visit Bank’s website www.bankofbaroda.in/Career.htm and register themselves online in the appropriate Online Application Format, available through the link being enabled on the Careers-> Current Opportunities on the Bank’s website & pay the application fee using Debit Card / Credit Card / Internet Banking etc.

ii.     Candidates need to upload their Bio-data while filling online application. Candidates are also required to upload their scanned photograph, signature and other documents related to their eligibility. Please refer to Annexure II regarding scanning of photograph & signature and upload ofdocuments.

i.                                    Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the online application, candidates are advised to verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on SUBMIT button. Visually Impaired candidates will

                              bresponsible for getting the details filled in/carefully verifying, in the online   application and ensuring that the same are correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission.

ii.      The name of the candidate should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/ mark sheets. Any change/ alteration found may disqualify the candidature.

iii.   An online application which is incomplete in any respect and unsuccessful fee payment will not be considered as valid.

iv.                                       Candidates shall also be required to submit supporting documents such as Date of Birth Proof (10th Marksheet or Certificate or Dob certificate), Graduation/Mandatory Qualification Certificate/s, Other Certifications, Experience Letter, Document showing Break up of CTC, Latest Salary Slips, etc. at the time of submitting the online application form.

v.        Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection / inability / failure to log on to the website on account of heavy load on internet or website jam

vi.                                       Bank of Baroda does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of Bank of Baroda.

vii.                                   Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Candidate, Category, Date of Birth, Post Applied for, Address, Mobile Number, Email ID, Centre of Examination, etc. will be considered as final and no change/modifications will be allowed after submission of the online application form. Candidates are hence requested to

                              fill in the online application form with utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained. Bank will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect and incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the required details in the application form.

All further Announcements/Addendum or Corrigendum (if any)/details pertaining to this process will only be published/ provided on authorised Bank’s website www.bankofbaroda.in from time to time under Career section/web page à Current Opportunities. No separate communication/intimation will be sent to the candidates who are not shortlisted/not selected in the process. All notification/communication placed on the Bank’s website shall be treated as intimation to all the candidates who have applied for the said project.