Banking Exams 2020 - IBPS, RRB, NABARD, SBI and other banking jobs in India
Banking sector is one of the leading sectors in India in terms of employment opportunities. Find details about leading banking exams in 2020 including IBPS, RRB, NABARD, SBI.
Getting placed in a reputed bank is a dream of many Indian youths. Every year lakhs of aspirants apply for the vacancies released by the banks. The banking sector is considered one of the largest employment generating sectors in India. Apart from providing good salary, job security and perks, banks provide many other benefits to their employees. Leading banks such as RBI, SBI, NABARD hold separate competitive exams for recruitment every year. Besides, recruitment in many other public banks is conducted by IBPS. IBPS recruits candidates for assistant/clerk grade and officer grade through separate competitive exams. IBPS also conducts exams for different Regional Rural Banks (RRB). This article will guide bank aspirants with all information and updates related to upcoming bank exams.
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Dates and Events |
Exam Details |
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| IBPS PO Notification: August 2020 IBPS PO Online Registration: September 2020 IBPS PO Preliminary Exam: 03-Oct-2020 04-Oct-2020 10-Oct-2020 IBPS PO Main Examination: 28-Nov-2020 |
IBPS conducts IBPS PO exam for the recruitment of probationary officers in 17 public sector banks. The exam is conducted every year at the national level. Candidates need to register themselves online for the common recruitment process (CRP) conducted by IBPS. The minimum educational qualification for CRP is graduation. The exam is conducted in three phases, prelims, mains and personal interview. |
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| IBPS Clerk Notification: September 2020. Online registrations: October 2020 IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam: December 12, 13 & 19, 2020 IBPS Clerk Main Examination: January 24, 2021 |
IBPS clerk exam is conducted by IBPS to recruit candidates in clerical cadre through a pan India common recruitment process. The exam is conducted every year in online mode. Graduates in any discipline can apply for the posts. IBPS clerk is conducted in two phases, prelims and mains. |
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| IBPS RRB 2020 Notification: June 2020 Preliminary Exam (Officer Scale I and Office Assistant): 1-Aug-2020 & 2-Aug-2020 8-Aug-2020 & 9-Aug-2020 16-Aug-2020 Mains Exam: Officers Scale I, II & III: 13-Sept-2020 Office Assistant:19-Sept-2020 |
IBPS holds Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for different RRBs for recruitment of Group A - Officers (Scale I, II & III) and Group B - Office Assistant (Multipurpose). Minimum educational qualification for the posts is graduation, but it varies with the posts. IBPS RRB Online exam is conducted every year separately for different posts. For Officers Scale II & III, there will be only one exam. For Officer Scale I and Office Assistant, preliminary, mains and interview are conducted. |
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| IBPS SO Notification: November 2020 IBPS SO Online Registrations: November 2020 IBPS SO Preliminary Examination: 26-Dec-2020 & 27-Dec-2020 IBPS SO Mains Examination: 30-Jan- 2021 |
IBPS conducts recruitment for Specialist officers (SO) for different categories such as IT Officer (Scale I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) and Marketing Officer (Scale I). Online applications are invited every year for 17 participatory banks. The selection process comprises preliminary exam, mains exam and interview. |
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| SBI Clerk Online Registration: 03-Jan-2020 Preliminary Examination: 22-Feb-2020 29-Feb-2020 01-March-2020 08-March-2020 Mains Exam: Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic |
SBI conducts exam for recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales). Minimum education qualification for SBI clerk is graduation. SBI clerk selection process comprises preliminary and mains exam. Along with that, a regional language test is conducted for the candidates who qualify mains exam. |
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| SBI PO Official Notification: Delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic Preliminary Exam: to be updated |
SBI PO exam is held to recruit probationary officers in State Bank of India (SBI). Anyone with a minimum bachelor’s degree is eligible to apply for the posts. Recruitment process involves written exam (prelims and mains), group discussion (GD) and personal interview. |
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| SBI SO Notification: May 2020 SBI SO Online Application Begins: June 2020 Online Exam: Interview completed for several posts, final result out for many posts, results awaited for the rest of the posts. |
State Bank of India conducts online exam for several specialist officer (SO) posts, while for many other posts SBI recruits candidates through direct recruitment. The exam is conducted for the recruitment in different categories such as Developer, Test Lead and Tester, Assistant Manager (System), Technology Relationship Manager (Tech.RMs), Manager and Assistant Manager (Technician). SBI SO eligibility for different posts varies with the nature of posts. |
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| RBI Assistant Notification: 2nd week October 2020 Online Registration: Till 2nd week November 2020 Preliminary Exam: November 2020 Mains Exam: December 2020. |
RBI conducts a national level exam for the recruitment of assistant every year. RBI assistant exam is conducted in two phases, preliminary and mains exam. Candidates with 50% marks in their graduation in any discipline and up to 28 years of age, can apply for the posts. |
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| RBI GRade B Notification Release: September 2020 Preliminary Exam: November 2020 Mains Exam: December 2020 |
RBI Grade B exam is conducted for the post of Officers in Grade B (DR) for General, DEPR, DSIM. RBI conducts a national level competitive exam, which holds Online examinations (Phase I and II) and Interview. An Indian citizen, between 21 and 30 years of age and with a minimum bachelor’s degree can apply for the posts. |
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| Canara Bank PO Notification Release: To be notified Online Registration: To be notified Online Exam: To be notified |
Canara Bank PO is conducted to recruit candidates in Junior Grade Scale I cadre. Prerequisite for appearing in this exam is Post Graduate Diploma in Banking & Finance (PGDBF) from Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd. or NITTE Education International Pvt Ltd. Canara Bank holds online examination as part of the selection process followed by Group Discussion and Personnel Interview. |
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| NABARD Online Registration: 15-Jan-2020 Prelims exam for NABARD Grade A (RDBS): 25-Feb-2020 Mains exam: 14-Mar-2020 |
NABARD conducts online exam for NABARD Grade A, NABARD Grade B and NABARD Grade C cadre. Online examination is held for all three levels. Eligibility and selection process are different for different groups. |
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| IDBI Bank Executive Recruitment |
IDBI Bank Executive Recruitment Online Registration: To be updated Preliminary Exam: To be updated Mains Exam: To be updated |
IDBI bank conducts online exam for recruitment of executives. Candidates between 20 and 25 years of age and with 60% marks in graduation can apply for the posts. The recruitment will be on a contractual basis. After three years, recruited candidates will have to pass an exam to receive confirmation and will be appointed as assistant manager. |
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