Bank of Baroda Probationary Officer Exam (BOB PO)

Bank of Baroda (BOB) releases the notification of Probationary Officer in Junior Management Grade/Scale-I to fill various vacancies. Candidates are selected through a selection process consisting of an online exam (objective + descriptive) followed by Psychometric Assessment, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The selected candidates have to undergo a nine-month campus programme at Baroda Manipal School of Banking. The candidates are awarded a Post Graduate Certificate in Banking & Finance after the successful completion of the programme and they will be offered Probationary Officer post. The candidates have to take three months On the Job Training (Work Integrated Learning) at a Bank of Baroda branch. Finally, candidates gets PG Diploma in Banking & Finance by Manipal Academy of Higher education (MAHE).

Bank of Baroda determines the eligibility criteria of BOB PO. Candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria of BOB PO  in order to fill the application form. The eligibility criteria of BOB PO is determined by taking the nationality, age and educational qualification of the candidates

BOB PO Eligibility criteria

Nationality/citizenship:

• A citizen of India

• A subject of Nepal or Bhutan

• A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962

• A person of Indian who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, East African Countries of Kenya, Zambia, Zaire, Ethiopia, Malawi and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age Limit: 

• Candidates should have a minimum 20 years and maximum 28 years of age. 

Age Relaxation

• SC/ST - 5 years

• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) - 3 years

• Ex-Servicemen - 5 years

• Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 - 5 years

• Persons affected by 1984 riots - 5 years

• Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

  • PWD SC/ST - 15 years

  • PWD OBC - 13 years

  • PWD General - 10 years

Educational Qualification: Candidates should have a bachelor degree from a recognized University with minimum 55% marks. 

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

Bank of Baroda releases the application form of BOB PO in online mode. Applications are accepted in online mode only. Along with the filling of the application form, candidates must pay a prescribed application as per their category. In order to fill BOB PO application form, candidates are advised follow the steps given below.

Step-1: BOB PO Online Registration

• Candidates must complete the registration process to fill the BOB PO application form through online mode.

• Candidates should have a valid email ID and Contact number.

• A unique registration number is generated after the completion of the online registration process.

Step-2: Filling the Application Form

• Log in the website by using the registration number and date of birth.

• Fill up all the details in the online application form without any mistakes.

• Candidates are advised to use the ‘save and next’ button to verify the details in the online application form.

Step-3: Upload Photograph and Signature:

• Candidates should have scanned images of passport sized photograph and signature in the prescribed format.

• The scanned images should be in JPG or JPEG format and minimum 200 dpi (dots per inch).

• Photograph: Dimensions - 200X230 pixels & Size - 20 KB to 50 KB

• Signature: Dimensions - 140X60 pixels & Size - 10 KB to 20 KB

Step-4: Payment of application fee

Application Fee and Mode of Payment: Candidates have to make the payment of application fee through online mode only.

• An e-receipt will be generated after the successful completion of online payment.

• Application Fee:

          SC/ ST/Persons with Disability (PWD) - Rs.100
           GEN/OBC - Rs.600

Mode of Payment: Fee can be paid by the online mode only by the following payment gateways.

• Credit Cards

• Debit Cards (RuPay/MasterCard/Visa/Maestro)

• Internet Banking

• IMPS

• Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets

Step-5: Final Submit

• After completing the procedure of online application form including the payment of fees, the candidate should take a printout of the system generated online application form.
• Candidates should ensure that the particulars filled in the print out of the applicator form are accurate and retain it for future reference.

Application Fees

BOB prescribes the exam pattern of BOB PO. Candidates must go through the BOB PO exam pattern in order to know the marking scheme, sections from where the questions will be asked, Duration of the examination and the total number of question s that will be asked. The table below contains the exam pattern of BOB PO.

BOB PO Exam Pattern

• The online test consisting of the objective and descriptive test.

• There is be a penalty for incorrect answers marked in the Objective Tests. 

• For each incorrect answer, 0.25 or one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted.

• If a question is left blank, there will be no penalty for that question.

NOTE: BOB reserves the right to modify the exam structure and it will be intimated through the website.

BOB PO admit card issued to the candidates who fill the application form successfully. Admit card is the most important document that must be carried by the candidates to the exam center on the day of examination. In order to download the admit card of BOB PO, candidates must know the following points:

• The Centre, venue address, date and time for the exam, group discussion and interview intimated in the respective call letter/admit card.

• Candidate can download his/her admit card/call letter from the website by using his/her details includes Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. 

• Intimations about BOB PO admit card/call letter are also sent by email and SMS.

• The exact date and time of the exam is mentioned in the admit card/call letter along with the venue/ centre.

• Candidates must carry one of the following prescribed ID proofs to the exam centre for authentication purpose along with BOB PO admit card.

  • PAN Card
  • Passport
  • Driving License
  • Voter’s Card
  • Bank Passbook with a photograph
  • Photo identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer
  • Identity Card issued by a recognized college/university
  • Aadhaar card with a photograph
  • Employee ID card

Bank of Baroda does not release the BOB PO answer key for the online examination. But BOB PO answer key are released by some coaching academies/institutes. Candidates can predict their score in advance by using the BOB PO Answer key. 

The conducting authorities releases result for online test, GD and PI separately through the website. To check the BOB PO Result of the online test, candidates need to log in with their registration number and password/date of birth. On the basis of performance of candidates in the online exam, the roll numbers of the candidates for further selection are release on the website. The final merit list for selection is prepared on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the online test, group discussion and interview.

Candidates should score minimum qualifying marks in each section of online test to get shortlisted for the group discussion and personal interview. In case more than one candidate scores the same cut off marks, such candidates are ranked according to their age in descending order. While appearing for GD/PI, the candidate should produce valid prescribed documents. The conducting authorities releases cut off for both group discussion and personal interview separately through the website. Based on the final cut off marks, the candidates will be selected as probationary officers by the bank.

As per the selection process of BOB PO, candidates are required to obtain a minimum score in each paper in the online test and also minimum total marks to be shortlisted for Psychometric Assessment Test, Group Discussion & Interview. Candidates are shortlisted for group discussion & interview depending on the number of vacancies, total marks secured in the online test and cut off in each test as decided by the Bank.