Indian Overseas Bank has released the detailed notification for recruitment of 400 Local Bank Officer (Junior Management Grade Scale-I). 

(A) Important Dates : 

Online Registration commences from : 12.05.2025  

Last Date for Online Registration :  31.05.2025    

(B) Important Points:

• This post is equivalent to PO Scale I.

• Number of vacancies: 400.       

• Application window: 12th May to 31st May 2025.

• Vacancies are in 6 states and are announced state wise.

• Candidates can apply for the vacancy of one state only.

• Merit list will be drawn state wise and  category wise. .

• The selected candidate shall be posted within the State against whose vacancy they are selected up to their promotion to SMGS-IV or 12 years of service, whichever is earlier.

• Selection Procedure: Single Online Exam---->Interview

(C) Eligibility : (as on 01.05.2025)

Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

Knowledge of Reading, Writing and Speaking of Regional Language of the State / UT against the vacancies for which a candidate wishes to apply, is essential. To ascertain the candidate’s familiarity with the Regional Language of the State / UT, a Regional Language Test will be conducted before final selection. Candidates not found to be proficient in the Regional Language Test would be disqualified.    

Age : Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years i.e. A candidate must have been born not later than 01.05.2005 and not earlier than 02.05.1995 (both days inclusive)

(D) Selection Procedure :

Selection will be made based on an Online Examination followed by Language Proficiency Test (LPT) and Personal Interview. Candidates qualifying in the Online Examination would be called for Language Proficiency Test (LPT) and candidates qualifying both online exam and LPT will be called for Personal Interview. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms do not entitle a candidate to be called for Online Examination/ Language Proficiency Test (LPT)/ Personal Interview.  

Online Examination / Test:

(I) Structure of the Examination:  

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• There will be sectional qualifying marks with 30% for reserved candidates and 35% for unreserved candidates.

• There will be penalty for wrong answers. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate 1/4th or 0.25 of the marks assigned of the mark allotted to the respective question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. There shall be no penalty for an unattended question.   

Language Proficiency Test (LPT):  

The candidate must have Proficiency (reading, writing and speaking) in the Local Language of the State applied for. Candidates shortlisted for the Personal Interview will be required to qualify Language Proficiency test, failing which they will not be allowed to appear for Personal Interview and thus their candidature will not be considered for further selection process.  

Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard marksheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified local language of the applied State as one of the subjects will not be required to undergo the language proficiency test.

Personal Interview (PI):

Merit list of candidates based on the marks obtained by them in online examination will be prepared in descending order for the respective categories and they should have got qualified in the LPT. Candidates securing minimum qualifying marks in the online examination & LPT (wherever applicable) shall be called for Personal Interview. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank.

The weightage ratio of Online Exam and Personal Interview will be in the ratio of 80:20 respectively. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Examination and Personal Interview. Selection will be made from the top ranked candidates in merit list prepared on State wise and category wise.

(E) Application Fee : 

GEN/EWS/OBC: Rs 850

For SC/ST/PwBD Candidates: Rs.175

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