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The Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB) is one of the Scheduled State Cooperative Banks incorporated under the Orissa Cooperative Societies Act on 2nd April, 1948. Since its inception, the Bank has been playing a pivotal role in transforming the agrarian economy of the State by catering to the credit requirement of the farm families. The Bank leads the Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure (STCCS) in Odisha comprising 2709 PACS (including 212 LAMPS and 6 FSS) at the grassroots level, 17 District Central Cooperative Banks (with 323 Branches) at the middle tier. The Bank has facilitated enrollment of 53.69 lakh agricultural families from out of about 55 lakh agricultural families in the State covering 97.6% of the families. As a State partnered Bank, the OSCB has been implementing various plans and programmes of the State Government meant for agriculture production and productivity with rural development. The Bank has a network of 14 Branches spread across the State and it has been supporting the Central Cooperative Banks with its 323 Branches to consolidate the Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure.
Odisha State Cooperative Bank Limited (OSCB) has released an official notification on its website on 22nd December 2021. It has invited online applications from eligible candidates for filling Banking assistants and assistant managers (Grade 2) posts. The OSCB has declared a total of 725 posts for OSCB Recruitment 2021-22, out of which 423 are for Banking Assistant Grade-II officers. It will conduct a preliminary exam for recruitment on 13th March 2022. Continue reading this guide to know all relevant information regarding OSCB recruitment 2022, like important dates, application fees, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, etc., as mentioned on the OSCB Banking Assistant Recruitment Notification.
The OSCB Banking Assistant has the following features:
The table below provides an overview of the OSCB Recruitment 2022 for candidates.
Name of Organization | Odisha State Cooperative Bank Ltd. (OSCB) |
Post Name | Banking Assistance Grade-II |
Vacancies | 423 |
Application Mode | Online |
Category | Banking Jobs in the District Central Co-op Banks |
Job Location | Odisha |
Official Site | OSCB (odishascb.com) |
Event | Date |
---|---|
Notification Released Date | 21st December 2021 |
Starting Date for Online Registration | 29th December 2021 |
Last Date for Online Registration | 17th January 2022 |
Date for Payment of Application Fee | 29th December 2021 to 17th January 2022 |
Admit Card Release Date | 24th February 2022 |
Online Preliminary Exam Date | 13th March 2022 |
Online Mains Exam Date | Tentatively in April or May 2022 |
The OSCB has declared 725 vacancies for recruitment in 2022, out of which 423 are for Banking Assistance and 182 for Assistant Manager. See the table below to know the vacancy distribution for the District Co-operative Central Banks in Odisha.
Name of the Bank | Number of Vacancies |
---|---|
Angul | 16 |
Aska | 18 |
Balasore- Bhadrak | 68 |
Banki | 11 |
Berhampur | 37 |
Bolangir | 24 |
Boudh | 23 |
Cuttack | 20 |
Keonjhar | 30 |
Koraput | 18 |
Myurbhanj | 30 |
Nayagarh | 23 |
Sambalpur | 75 |
Sundargarh | 18 |
Puri- Nimapara | 12 |
Total | 423 |
The category-wise distribution for 423 vacancies is as follows:
Sl. No | Name of the Bank | Number of Vacancies |
---|---|---|
1. | Angul | 13 |
2. | Banki | 08 |
3. | Bolangir | 13 |
4. | Khordha | 03 |
5. | Sundargarh | 10 |
Total | 47 |
The category-wise distribution for 47 backlog vacancies is as follows:
The candidate has to be a resident of Odisha State regardless of the geographical or operational area of the District Co-operative Central Banks.
To apply for OSCB Banking Assistance jobs, the candidate must possess a graduation degree in any discipline from any recognized University. They must also have proficiency in computer applications.
The OSBC will accept the candidates' online applications from 29th December 2021 to 17th January 2022. The application process is entirely online. Interested candidates must fill their application on the link available on OSBC's official website. Follow the step-by-step instructions mentioned below to fill your application form at ease:
Candidates must submit a fee while filling out their application form from 29th December 2021 to 17th January 2022. Failing to do so, the OSCB will reject their application. The application fee for OSCB recruitment 2022 is as follows.
Before filling out the application form, the candidates must keep the following things ready:
All the scanned documents must meet the pre-set specification mentioned in the notification.
The selection process followed by the OSCB involves the following stages:
Section | Maximum Marks | No. of questions | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
English | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 min |
Section | Maximum marks | No. of questions | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
General & Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
General English | 40 | 40 | 40 min |
Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
Total | 160 | 160 | 140 minutes |
Both prelims and mains are computer-based MCQ exams. Each question will have 4 options.
The OSCB follows a negative marking scheme, in which it will deduct 0.25 marks for each wrong answer and give 1 mark for every correct answer. However, there is no deduction in case of unanswered questions.
Let's take a look at the OSCB Banking Assistant Syllabus 2022 section-by-section:
The OSBC will prepare the cut-off lists and results after each exam and a final cut-off list and final result. It will prepare the cut-off list based on the scores, difficulty level of the exams, and equated scores. They will call the qualifying candidates for the job only after they clear both stages and document verification.
This guide has all relevant details from the OSCB Banking Assistant Recruitment Notification. We advise all eligible candidates to frequently check the official website or our guide to stay up-to-date on the latest exam information.
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Candidates need to be residents of Odisha state and have completed their graduation from a recognized university. Maximum age limit to apply for OSCB recruitment is 32 years.
Candidates need to qualify the preliminary and mains examination after which the qualified candidates will be called for the viva-voce test. Final selection will be made on the basis of the total of marks obtained in both test and performance in the viva voce test.
The salary of a Banking Assistant in OSCB is in the range of INR 5200-20200 while the salary of Assistant Manager is between INR 9300-34800.
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