Bank of Baroda SO 2023: Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Dear Students,

Bank of Baroda SO has released an official notification for Specialist Officers on Regular Basis for Corporate & Institutional Credit Department. It is the Continuation of Advertisement dated 04.03.2022 & 22.06.2022. A total of 157 vacancies have been announced for Bank of Baroda SO Notification.

Official Notification

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Important Dates

Activity	Tentative Dates
Start Date of Online Registration of Application	27.04.2023
Last date of Online Registration of Application & Payment of Fees	17.05.2023

Eligibility Criteria (Vacancies & Age)

Post	Grade/Scale	Vacancies	Age
Relationship Manager	SMG/S-IV	20	Minimum – 35 Years & Maximum – 42 Years
Relationship Manager	MMG/S-III	46	Minimum – 28 Years & Maximum – 35 Years
Credit Analyst	MMG/S-III	68	Minimum – 28 Years & Maximum – 35 Years
Credit Analyst	MMG/S-II	6	Minimum – 25 Years & Maximum – 30 Years
Forex - Acquisition & Relationship Manager	MMG/S-II	12	Minimum – 26 Years & Maximum – 40 Years
Forex - Acquisition & Relationship Manager	MMG/S-III	5	Minimum – 24 Years & Maximum – 35 Years

Eligibility Criteria (Education & Post Qualification Experience)

Post	Grade/Scale	Education	Revised Post Qualification Experience
Relationship Manager	SMG/S-IV	Mandatory Graduation (in any discipline) and Post Graduate Degree / Diploma with Specialization in Finance (Min 1 Year course) Preferred – CA/CFA/CS/CMA	Min. 8 Years in Public / Private / Foreign Banks/ Financial Institutions with at least 4 years exposure in Sales/ Relationship Management in Corporate Credit
Relationship Manager	MMG/S-III		Min. 4 Years of Work Experience in Public / Private / Foreign Banks/Financial Institutions with at least 2 years exposure in Sales/ Relationship Management in Corporate Credit
Credit Analyst	MMG/S-III	Graduation (in any discipline) and Post Graduate Degree with Specialization in Finance or CA / CMA / CS / CFA	Min. 4 Years of Work Experience in Bank with 3 years in Large/ Mid Corporate Credit in Public / Private / Foreign Banks/ Financial Institutions with exposure in Credit Appraisal/ Processing/ Operations
Credit Analyst	MMG/S-II	Graduation (in any discipline) and CA	(No Change) Preference will be given to candidates having Work Experience in Public / Private / Foreign Banks with exposure in Credit Appraisal/ Processing/ Operations.
Forex Acquisition and Relationship Manager	MMG/S-III	Graduation (in any discipline) and Post Graduate Degree / Diploma with Specialization in Marketing / Sales	Min. 4 Years of Work Experience in Public/ Private / Foreign Banks with 3 Years Exposure in Sales / Relationship Management in Forex.
Forex Acquisition and Relationship Manager	MMG/S-II		Min. 2 Years of Work Experience in Public/ Private / Foreign Banks with at least 1 Year Exposure in Sales / Relationship Management in Forex.

Exam Pattern

Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	25	25	150 minutes
English Language	25	25
Quantitative Aptitude	25	25
Professional Knowledge	75	150
Total	150	225

Syllabus for Bank of Baroda SO

English

Reading Comprehension
Cloze Test
Error Spotting
Double Fillers
Sentence Rearrangement
Vocabulary Based Questions

Quantitative Aptitude

Data Interpretation
Boats and Streams
Time and Work
Time, Speed and Distance
Partnership
Mixtures and Alligation
Ages and Average
Profit and Loss
Percentage and Interest
Problems on Trains
Pipes and Cisterns
Area and Volume
Number Series
Linear equations
Quadratic equations
Data sufficiency

Reasoning

Puzzles
Seating Arrangement
Machine Input Output
Order and Ranking
Inequalities
Problems based on ages
Statement and Assumptions
Statement and Conclusion
Coding-Decoding
Statement and Argument
Venn Diagram/Syllogism
Blood Relation
Direction and Distance

Professional Knowledge

1. Working Capital Management

Introduction
Need for working capital
Cash cycle
Management strategies for working capital

2. Ratio analysis

Liquidity ratio
Turnover ratio
Profitability ratio
Solvency ratio

3. Time value of money

The Future Value of a Single Cash Flow
The Future Value of a Series of Cash Flows
The Present Value of a Single Cash Flow
The Present Value of a Series of Cash Flows

4. Capital budgeting

Discounted Payback Period
Payback Period
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Average Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
Net Present Value
Profitability Index (PI)
Investment Decision Criteria

5. RBI and the Foreign Exchange Market

Role of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in forex management.
Latest RBI circulars

6. Risk Management

Concept of Risk
Risk Management Process
Determination of Business Objectives
Identification of Risks
Measurement of Risk
Types of risks
Derivatives: Forwards, Futures, Swaps and Options
Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation
Forwards and Futures Valuation
Forward Rate Agreements and Swap Valuation

7. Short-term Financing

Working Capital Concepts
Working Capital Issues
Working Capital Cycle
Aggressive and Conservative Approach
Sources of Short-Term Financing

8. Long-Term Financing

Considerations of Issuers and Investors
Sources of Long-term Finance
Merits and Demerits of:

Retained Earnings
Equity Capital
Preference Capital
Debenture Capital
Term Loans

9. Money Markets

Money Market
Money Market Instruments

Coupon Bearing Instruments
Discount Instruments

Risks involved in Money Market

10. Capital Markets

Capital Markets
Process, types of securities, and parties involved
Types of bonds
Bond valuations
Debt and Equity

11. Portfolio Management

Portfolio Risk and Return
Capital Allocation
Optimal Portfolio
Modern Portfolio Theory
Performance Measurement

12. Acts Related to Banking

SARFAESI act (Most important)
Banking regulations act
Limited liability act
Negotiable instruments act

13. RBI Circulars

In-depth analysis of the last 9 months' RBI circulars
Most important – Priority sector lending, Urban co-operative banks, COVID measures, MSME

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