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CBI: Zone Based Officer Scale I Recruitment 2025

Published on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Central Bank of India has invites application from experienced professionals for the post of  Zone Based Officer Scale I  . Today we are providing a syllabus and exam pattern for the exam.

 Important Dates

Particulars

Date

Opening Date for On-line Registration 

21.01.2025

Closing Date for On-line Registration 

09.02.2025

Tentative Date of online Examination

March 2025

Tentative Date of Interview

To be announced later

Number of Vacancies

Post / s

Minimum Age

Maximum Age (As on 30.11.2024)

Total Vacancies

Zone Based Officer- JMGS- I (Mainstream)

21

32

266

 Note: Not below 21 years and Not above 32 years as on 30.11.2024 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 30.11.2003 and not earlier than 01.12.1992 (both days inclusive). 
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Relaxation in Age Limit

S.No.

Category

Age Relaxation

1

Schedule Caste / Scheduled Tribe

5 years

2

Other Backward Class (eligible for reservation)

3 years

3

Persons with Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”

10 years

PwBD (OBC Candidates)

13 Years

PwBD (SC/ST Candidates)

15 Years

4

Children/Family members of those who died in the 1984 riots

By 5 Years

5

Ex-servicemen/Commissioned officers including ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 12 months from the date of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to ceiling as per government guidelines.

By 5 years

Note: The relaxation in upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC candidates is allowed on cumulative basis with only one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted. OBC candidates in the ‘Creamy Layer’ will be treated as “General Category”. 

Qualification (As on 30.11.2024)

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Qualifications

Zone Based Officer- JMGS- I (Mainstream)

Mandatory - Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government including Integrated Dual Degree (IDD). Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant would also be eligible.

Experience (As on 30.11.2024)

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Experience

Min Years Of Experience required

Zone Based Officer- JMGS- I (Mainstream)

Candidates working/worked in Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)/ Scheduled Cooperative Banks (Urban & State)/ *Nonbanking Financial Companies (NBFCs) having minimum assets size of at least Rs.500.00 crores operating in India

  • In Officer/Supervisory cadre.
  • In Clerical Cadre.




1 year

3 years

*Candidates having experience in NBFC only in officer/ Supervisory cadre are eligible. Clerical experience of NBFC will not be considered.
(Candidates from Insurance sector/Co-operative Societies/Govt. Financial institutions either regular or part time are not eligible).
All applicants/candidates should have a clean track record & should not have been terminated from Bank/FI on account of any disciplinary action nor should have been inflicted with any major punishment during their tenure of service.

Responsibilities 

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Responsibilities

Zone Based Officer- JMGS- I (Mainstream)

The selected candidates will not be entitled for Inter-Zone transfer up to his/her promotion to MMGS-III Grade, except in case of fraud committed, misbehavior by the member during his service. In case, such officers are promoted to Scale IV & above, then they will be posted anywhere in the country.

The selected candidates will not be entitled for Foreign Posting/Deputation to other organization up to his/ her promotion to MMGS-III Grade or 10 years of service whichever is earlier, except in case of fraud committed, misbehavior by the member during his service.

Note: All educational qualifications mentioned should be from university recognized by Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies. Candidates must possess experience wherever applicable as per the post applied. The cut-off date for ascertaining eligibility regarding age, qualification and work experience is 30.11.2024. 

Probation & Bond Period  

Selected candidates shall be on probation for a period of TWO years which can be extended by further period of one year depending on the performance of the candidate. Their confirmation in the bank service will be decided in terms of the provisions of the Central Bank of India (Officers) Service Regulations. 
The selected candidate shall execute a bond of Rs. 3.00 Lakh for a period of 3 years from the date of joining the Bank.

CIC SCORE

The candidate should have a minimum CIBIL score of 650 or above at the time of joining. There should not be any credit default or financial indiscipline visible in the CIBIL report of the candidate. 

Selection Procedure

  • The candidate will be given an option to apply for vacancy of one Zone only. A candidate applying against vacancy of one Zone will not be eligible to apply against vacancy of any other Zone.
  • The selection will be on the basis of performance in written examination and interview. 

Exam Pattern( Online Examination)

Sr.

No

Name of the test

No. of questions

Maximum Marks

Time allotted 

1

English Language

20

20

15 minutes

2

Banking Knowledge

60

60

35 minutes

3

Computer Knowledge

20

20

15 minutes

4

Present Economic Scenario

& General Awareness

20

20

15 minutes

 

Total

120

120

80 Minutes

Note: The test will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. All questions will be objective type with Five options. There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in Online Test For each question for which a wrong answers has been given by the candidate one fourth Or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
The indicative weightage for Written Exam shall be as under:
  • Qualifying marks in written test/interview are as under: Weightage for Common Written Exam: Interview - 70:30 (as applicable)
  • Qualifying Marks in Written Test: 50% - General, 45% - SC/ST/OBC/PWD (as applicable)
  • Maximum marks in interview shall be 100.
  • The Qualifying Marks in Interview: 50% - General, 45% - SC/ST/OBC/PWD. 
Merit list will be drawn Zone wise and Category wise on the basis of the marks scored in Online Test. Candidates numbering up to 4 times (approx.) of the Zone wise and Category wise vacancies, subject to availability of qualified candidates, will be called for interview from the top of the merit list drawn on Zone wise and Category wise vacancies.

Local Language

The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular Zone, should be proficient (reading, writing and understanding) in any one of the specified opted local language of that Zone (mentioned against each Zone). The test of knowledge of specified opted local language of the applied Zone will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted for provisionally selected candidates (based on performance in online test and interview) before joining the Bank. Candidate who fails to qualify this test will not be offered appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language of the applied Zone as one of the subjects will not be required to undergo the language test. 

Syllabus 

English Language 

  • Reading Comprehensions
  • Para Jumbles
  • Vocabulary
  • Error Spotting
  • Cloze test

Banking Knowledge

  • Latest RBI circulars(2 years)
  • Banking news(6 months)
  • Latest government schemes related to banking
  • Banking products
  • Basel norms
  • Priority sector lending
  • Indian financial system
  • Capital and money market
  • Important acts related to banking and finance (eg. Negotiable instruments act)
  • International finance
  • E-banking
  • NBFCs, Small Finance and Payment banks
  • Derivatives
  • Mutual funds
  • Insurance products
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Capital budgeting
  • Cost of capital
  • Leverages
  • Ratio analysis
  • Time value of money
  • Break even analysis
  • Working capital management

Present Economic Scenario General Awareness

  • Banking Reforms
  • Regulatory organizations: SEBI/NABARD/RBI
  • International Banking
  • Latest circulars of RBI and SEBI
  • Latest Updates in Financial & Capital Markets
  • Financial Terms
  • Banking Terms
  • Latest Acts related to Banking
  • Priority Sector Lending
  • NPA - latest news
  • SARFAESI Act
  • RBI Monetary Policy
  • Capital & Money Market Instrument
  • Commercial Banks, NBFCs, HFC - Latest news
  • Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Companies
  • Credit Rating and Agencies
  • Payment Options- NEFT, RTGS, Bharat Bill payment etc.
  • Complete List of Obituaries
  • Recently Appointed Brand Ambassadors List
  • Monthly GK Digests
  • Ministry of Cabinet Ministers
  • Renamed Govt. Schemes, Cities, Airports & Railway Stations
  • Indian Financial System
  • Financial market instruments
  • International reports and indices
  • Important committees
  • Foreign investment and trade
  • Growth numbers by various organization
  • Union budget
  • Latest mergers and MOUs of banks and financial institutions
  • Heads of various financial organizations
  • Mutual Funds
  • Basel Norms
  • Joint Military Exercises of India
  • List of Summits and Conferences
  • India's Rankings in Different Indices
  • List of Appointments 
  • List of Important Days With Themes
  • List of MoUs signed by India
  • Upcoming Sports Event From
  • List of Sports Events & Winners 
  • Awards and Honours

Computer Knowledge

  • Hardware and Software
  • Operating System Basics
  • Internet Terms and Services
  • MS-Office (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
  • History of Computers
  • Networking and Communication
  • Database
  • Security Tools and Viruses

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