HARCO Bank announces recruitment for four different posts as clerks, junior accountant, senior accountant and Assistant Manager/Development Officer. The selection process for different posts announced by HARCO Bank is different from each other. 

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HARCO Bank Exam Pattern 2023

There shall be separate online (CBT) examinations for each post. Here we shall discuss the varying nature of exam pattern of different posts under HARCO Bank recruitment:

HARCO Bank Clerk Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for clerk post includes three stages:

  1. Preliminary 
  2. Mains
  3. Socio-Economic criteria and experience

The candidates for the post of Clerks shall have to undergo a preliminary online (CBT) examination of 90 minutes duration having 90 questions containing 1 mark for each question of a total Ninety (90) marks comprising objective type, multiple choice questions.

HARCO Bank Preliminary Exam Pattern (only for Clerk posts)
Name of test No. of Questions Maximum marks Time allotted
English Language 30 30 Maximum time

Ninety (90) minutes

Reasoning 30 30
Numerical Ability 30 30
Total 90 90

The main online (CBT) examination for the post of Clerks shall be of objective type having One Hundred Eighty (180) multiple choice questions of 0.5 marks each and the test shall be of Two hours and thirty minutes (150 minutes) duration. 

HARCO Bank Mains Exam Pattern 
Name of test No. of Questions Maximum marks Time allotted
Reasoning 30 15 Composite time of Two hours thirty minutes (150 minutes)
General Awareness 25 12.5
Numerical Ability 30 15
English Language 25 12.5
Current Affairs 25 12.5
History, Current Affairs, Literature, Geography, Civics, Environment, culture of Haryana 45 22.5
Total 180 90

Note:

  • While each correct answer will get 0.5 marks, there will be no negative marking for wrong answers. 
  • The medium of examination shall be English/Hindi, except where the knowledge of the English language of the candidates is to be tested.
  • Test paper shall include – 75% weightage for General Awareness, Reasoning, English, Current Affairs, Numerical Ability, other relevant fields etc. 25% weightage for History, Current Affairs, Literature, Geography, Civics, Environment, Culture etc. of Haryana and to qualify under this, the candidates would have to score minimum 50% marks of this 25% weightage. 

Ten (10) marks for socio-economic criteria and experience shall be allocated as under:

Socio-Economic Criteria and Experience
Criteria Marks
If neither the applicant nor any person from among the applicant’s family viz. father, mother, spouse, brother, and son is, was or has been a regular employee in any Department/ Board/ Corporation/ company/ Statutory Body/ Commission/ Authority of Government of Haryana or any other State Government or Government of India. 5 marks
If the applicant is:-

  1. a widow, or
  2. the first or the second child and his father has died before attaining the age of 42 years, or
  3. the first or the second child and his father had died before the applicant had attained the age of 15 years.
5 marks
If the applicant belongs to such a denotified tribe (VamuktJatis and TapriwasJatis) or Nomadic tribe of the State of Haryana, which is neither a Scheduled Caste nor a Backward Class. 5 marks
Experience:

One-half (0.5) mark for each year or part thereof exceeding six months of experience, out of a maximum of sixteen years, on the same or a higher post in any Department/Board/Corporation/Company/Statutory Body/ Commission/ Authority of the Government of Haryana. No marks shall be awarded for any period less than six months.

A maximum of 8 marks

Note: No applicant shall be given more than 10 marks for socio-economic criteria and experience under any circumstance.

Selection for the post of Clerk will be on the basis of marks obtained in the online test (main) and Socio-Economic Criteria. 10 times of advertised posts will be shortlisted for the main examination. 

HARCO Bank Junior Accountant Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of Junior Accountant has two stages:

  1. Online Examination (90 marks)
  2. Socio-Economic Criteria and Experience (10 marks)

The online examination for the post of Junior Accountant is proposed to be on the pattern of the Main examination for the post of Clerk, as mentioned above. There will be no preliminary examination for the Junior Accountant post. The candidates who want to know about the Socio-Economic criteria and experience for the post of Junior Accountant can check the information mentioned above for the Clerk post. 

Note: Selection for the post of Junior Accountant shall be on the basis of marks obtained in the online test and Socio-Economic Criteria.

HARCO Bank Senior Accountant Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of Senior Accountant has two stages:

  1. Online Examination (90 marks)
  2. Socio-Economic Criteria and Experience (10 marks)

The online examination for the post of Senior Accountant is proposed to be on the pattern of the Main examination for the post of Clerk, as mentioned above. There will be no preliminary examination for the Senior Accountant post under HARCO Bank recruitment. The candidates who want to know about the Socio-Economic criteria and experience for the post of Senior Accountant can check the information mentioned above for the Clerk post. 

Note: Selection for the post of Senior Accountant shall be on the basis of marks obtained in the online test and Socio-Economic Criteria.

To know more about HARCO Bank recruitment, the candidates can check the below-mentioned links:

HARCO Bank Notification HARCO Bank Exam Date
HARCO Bank Books HARCO Bank Question Paper
HARCO Bank Result HARCO Bank Vacancy

HARCO Bank Assistant Manager/Development Officer Exam Pattern

The selection process for Assistant Manager/Development Officer Exam consists of two stages:

  1. Online Examination (90 Marks) 
  2. Interview (10 Marks)

The online examination will comprise the following objective type multiple choice tests as stated below:

HARCO Bank Assistant Manager/Development Officer Exam Pattern 
Name of test No. of Questions Maximum marks Time allotted
Reasoning 30 15 Composite time of Two hours thirty minutes (150 minutes)
General Awareness 25 12.5
Numerical Ability 30 15
English Language 25 12.5
Current Affairs 25 12.5
History, Current Affairs, Literature, Geography, Civics, Environment, culture of Haryana 45 22.5
Total 180 90

Note:

Test paper shall include – 75% weightage for General Awareness, Reasoning, English, Current Affairs, Numerical Ability, other relevant fields etc. 25% weightage for History, Current Affairs, Literature, Geography, Civics, Environment, Culture etc. of Haryana and to qualify under this, the candidates would have to score minimum 50% marks of this 25% weightage. 

Interview

Ten (10) marks will be for interview for the post of Assistant Manager/Development officer. On the basis of merit list in online examination conducted by IBPS, interview shall be conducted by a Committee constitute of the eligible candidates and three times of the vacancy(ies) advertised, shall be called for interview. Candidates obtaining marks equal to the last candidate of the three times of vacancies shall also be called for interview. Overall merit shall be on the basis of online examination and interview.

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