Bank of baroda SO 2024 Exam

The information regarding specialist officers or SO exams are released by the bank only.  Bank of Baroda or BoB provides the details through the official website.  It is conducted every year by the IBPS. The recruitment of the specialist officer takes place in the Middle Management Grade/Scale-III and the Middle Management Grade Scale-II. The conducting agency is the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection or IBPS. It is a government-owned recruitment agency for the bank personnel. It comes under the authority of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The aim behind the establishment of the IBPS is to uplift the placement and the job opportunities of the various undergraduates, postgraduates, and Ph.D. holders in the banking sector. The IBPS is responsible for conducting the examinations, the assessment, and the result processing.

The Bank of Baroda Specialist Officer Recruitment 2022 dates are not yet released. The dates for the Bank of Baroda SO Recruitment 2022 will be announced soon after the official notification. 

Candidates applying for Bank of Baroda SO Recruitment 2022 can check the eligibility criteria from the information provided below w.r.t. educational qualification, experience, and age limit.

Age Relaxation on the upper age limit for the reserved category is applicable as per the Govt. Norms

IBPS, the exam conducting authority of the Bank of Baroda SO Examination will release the admit card of the exam a couple of weeks before the commencement of the paper. Students can download the Bank of Baroda SO Admit Card within the steps given below. 

• Step 1: Visit the official website of the Bank of Baroda and log in.
• Step 2: You can easily find the link to download the admit card of the BOB SO examination on the screen. Click thereon link.
• Step 3: Enter the small print like license number, Date of Birth, password, username, etc.
• Step 4: Enter the specified details and click on Submit.
• Step 5: Applicants can download their admit card and take its print out which is important to bring to the examination hall during the exam.

The SO are paid a handsome salary with good incentives. The list below has the details of the remunerations paid.

The allowances and perks are provident funds, pensions, medical facilities, pass and privilege ticked orders, educational assistance, and gratuity. The salary for the MMG/S-II is 84000/- while for the MMG/S-I is 1,00,000/- per month.

The selection of the scholars for the post of SO is done on the basis of the performance of the candidate in the Online Examination, and Personal Interview. The selection process of the Bank of Baroda SO is as follows:

1. Phase-2 (Online Examination): The primary stage of the Bank of Baroda SO recruitment process is t the Online Examination. The applicants need to appear for the online examination first and after clearing that, they will be eligible for the second stage.
2. Phase-2 (Group Discussion/Personal Interview): The Applicants who clear the online examination are going to be eligible for the Group Discussion and Interview.

The Applicants who clear both the stages are going to be recruited for the post of Specialist Officer on a CTC basis and as per the industry standards.

The syllabus of Bank of Baroda SO as specified by the exam conducting authority is given below. The Bank of Baroda SO syllabus is mentioned separately for every section in the table below. 

The BOB SO exam will be conducted in two stages.

• Stage 1: Online Test
• Stage 2: Interview/Group Discussion/Psychometric Test

The candidates who clear the BOB SO cut off for the online written examination will be called for the second stage test.
 

Stage 1 of the BOB SO exam consists of a Computer Based Test (CBT). Aspirants' knowledge in some essential domains namely, Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Professional Knowledge will be tested online.

• The overall time limit to complete the BOB SO online test is 150 minutes for 225 questions.
• Questions asked in the CBT will be bilingual (Hindi, English) except, questions from the English section.
• There is a criterion of mark deduction for attempted wrong answers. In this case, 0.25 marks assigned to that question will be deducted for each wrong answer.

For a better understanding of the BOB SO syllabus and exam pattern, a structured overview of the number of questions and marks in different sections is mentioned in the below table.

Bank of Baroda SO Cut-Off for the examination is released once the exam is conducted. The candidates can look at the previous year's cutoffs to get an idea about the expected cutoffs for the Bank of Baroda SO 2022. Also, check the SBI SO Cut-Off here.

Candidates can follow the step mentioned below to apply online for Bank of Baroda SO Recruitment 2022 or simply click on the link mentioned above.

• Visit the official website @bankofbaroda.in.
• On the homepage, click on “Careers” appearing on the top of the screen.
• Then Click on Recruitment Process.
• Click on Apply Online for Recruitment for Specialist Officer in Bank of Baroda
• Submit all the details correctly and click the “Get OTP” button.
• An OTP will be generated on the Email ID and Mobile Number.
• Enter the OTP and complete the application.
• Attach the scanned photograph and signature.
• Submit the application and pay the application fee.
• Take a printout of the same for future references.