Saraswat Bank is India’s largest and first urban cooperative bank, carrying on a proud legacy of public service. With the slogan “Service to the Common Man,” the bank has quickly grown to become Asia’s largest. Saraswat Bank now provides customers with online banking, insurance, mutual funds, NETC and BBPS services, as well as other services. Saraswat Bank conducts a common conduct an exam every year for the recruitment of junior officers to fill the vacancies. It has a network of 289 branches located in 6 different states which are New Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa.

Every year, the Saraswat Bank hires young and active graduates. As a result, those who want to join the organisation must take the online exam and interview in order to get a seat. To begin preparation aspirants should go through the Saraswat Bank Exam Syllabus 2022, given in the linked article and Saraswat Bank Exam Pattern 2023. 

In this article, the Sarawat Bank Exam Pattern is discussed in detail, read the whole article to know the total number of questions asked, time duration, the time limit for each section and the marking scheme of the exam.

Note: Recently Saraswat Bank released an advertisement, on March 26th 2023 inviting applications from eligible candidates for a total number of 150 vacancies for the post of Junior Officer for the branches of Mumbai and Pune. The category-wise distribution of vacancies shall be out soon along with the detailed notification. The eligible candidates will be selected and called for an interview. The applications are invited from 26 March 2023 to 8th April 2023.

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Saraswat Bank Exam Pattern 2023: Junior Officer-Grade B

The official notification for the Saraswat Bank Exam 2023 is not released yet and is expected to be released soon. The exam pattern discussed below is based on the Saraswat Bank Exam for previous year.  Aspirants can download the Saraswat Bank Junior Officer Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022 PDF from the official website, once it is available on the website.

The exam is conducted in two phases: an online written exam is followed by an interview. The online written exam is an objective type paper having four sections. The detailed exam pattern is given below:

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Key Points of Sarawat Bank Exam 2023:

• In the Online Examination, a minimum of 50% of the total marks will be required.
• The exam will be held in English only.
• There will be a total of 190 questions for 200 marks.
• The total time duration of the exam is 160 minutes. There will be a sectional time limit for each of the four sections.
• There will be a ¼ marks negative marking for each incorrect answer. For each correct answer, the candidates will be awarded one mark except in the Reasoning section where the candidates will be given 1.2 marks for each correct answer, and 0.3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

It is to be noted that candidates will be chosen from among the eligible candidates using the recruiting method outlined above. The candidates who pass the online written exam will be called for an interview. The merit list of shortlisted candidates for interviews will be displayed on the Bank’s website. The final selection will be based on the combined scores of the two stages. 

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This is all about the Saraswat Bank Junior Officer Exam Pattern. Aspirants should start preparing for the exam by going through the syllabus and exam pattern and making the right strategy. We hope the above information was useful and helped the aspirants to know more about the Sarawat Bak Exam. For more information about eligibility, age, vacancies, study material etc for any other government exam, visit BYJU’S.

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