In order to select the best candidates for its Specialist Officer post, the Indian Bank has come with an exam pattern based on the number of applicants.

The selection process consists of the following:

1. Shortlisting of applications followed by interview or
2. Written / Online Test followed by Interview

This article will give details about the Indian Bank SO Exam Pattern

Candidates can also visit the official website of the Indian Bank to get updates on the upcoming Indian Bank exams

Indian Bank is a major nationalised bank. It is under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in 1907 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

Exam Pattern for Indian Bank SO 2022

As mentioned before the selection process consists of shortlisting  of applications followed by an interview or written/online test followed by interview.

The exam pattern of the written test is as follows:

The duration for each subject is 2 hours.

For interview:

The minimum qualifying mark in Test and Interview is 40 % for candidates belonging to unreserved category / EWS and 35 % for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWBD categories. In case sufficient number of candidates are not available as per the qualifying criteria then Bank reserves the right to lower the qualifying marks / cut-off as per its discretion.

*Note: 1/4th of the mark allotted to the respective question for which a wrong answer is given. There shall be no penalty for an unattended question.

• Number of candidates to be called for an interview based on the performance in the written test is 3 times of vacancy for unreserved category and 5 times of vacancy for reserved category.
• Depending upon the number of vacancies, cut-offs on total marks will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for an interview.
• Wherever Test is held the weightage for Test and Interview will be 80:20
• Wherever selection is by shortlisting of applications followed by interview the weightage will be 100 % of the Interview Score.
• In the event of two or more candidates having obtained the same score in Test / Interview, merit order shall be decided as per date of birth (the candidate senior in age is placed before / above the candidate junior in age)

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