Canara Bank PO Exam: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result
Updated On - Sep 24, 2021

Tom Helson
Canara bank is among the largest public sector banks owned by the Government of India. It is a well named and reputed bank in India. Its headquarters is based in Bengaluru. It was established at Mangalore in 1906(by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai). Every year candidates have to go through a recruitment exam of Bank PO, conducted by Canara Bank, specially designed for the bank sector. Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance, for one year course, nine months course and three months of training in Canara Bank either through NITTE Education International Pvt Ltd or Manipal Education Services Pvt ltd, Bengaluru.
Latest updates:
There is no official notification for the Canara Bank PO 2021-22 yet. If we go through the last few yearsโ trends, candidates can expect a vacancy of around 800+.
Table of Contents
- Canara Bank PO Highlights
- Canara Bank PO Important Dates
- Canara Bank PO Vacancy
- Canara Bank PO Eligibility Criteria
- Canara Bank PO Application
- Canara Bank PO Exam Pattern
- Canara Bank PO Syllabus
- Canara Bank PO Job Profile
- Canara Bank PO Salary
- Canara Bank PO CutOff
- Canara Bank PO Admit Card
- Canara Bank PO Preparation
- Canara Bank PO Results
- FAQs
Highlights
Highlights
Exam Name | Canara Bank PO |
Exam level | National |
Exam category | Graduation |
Exam stages | Online exam, Discussion and Personal Interview |
Exam duration | 2 hours |
Exam language | English and Hindi |
Exam fees | General candidates are Rs. 708 SC/ST/PWBD is Rs. 118 |
Exam purpose | Selection of the Probationary Officers in the bank after completing one-year PGDBF course in Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd or NITTE Education International Pvt Ltd |
Important Dates
To be notified
Vacancy
As the notification is yet to be released here is last year's vacancy
General | 404 |
OBC | 216 |
SC | 120 |
ST | 60 |
OC | 8 |
HI | 8 |
ID | 8 |
VC | 8 |
Total | 800 |
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria is a basic set of guidelines in terms of age, educational qualification, nationality. Candidates should complete these parameters so that they become eligible for the exam. Eligibility of Canara Bank PO is given below:
Nationality:
- Candidates should citizen of India or
- Citizen of Nepal or Bhutan or
- A Tibetan refugee who came India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling in India
- A person of Indian birth in Indian who has relocated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka ,Burma, East African countries like Ethiopia Kenya, Malawi, United Republic Of Tanzania, Zambia,Uganda, Zaire and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
- Candidates must make sure that the Indian Government has issued them an eligibility certificate.
Educational Qualification:
- Candidates should have a degree with a minimum of 60% marks and 55% for SC /ST /PWD or equivalent grades in any discipline.
- Candidates must have knowledge of both operating and working on a computer. Candidates who do not have the same should do the same within 6 months from the date of joining the bank
- Applicants must know how to speak and write in Hindi
Age limit:
Canara Bank PO will invite applications from young and passionate candidates who want to make a career as a banker in Canara Bank. The age of applicants must be in between 20 to 30 years.
Age Relaxation:
Candidates belonging to the reserved categories have a relaxation in the upper age limit for 5 years. Further details from the table below:
Category | Age relaxation |
---|---|
Other Backward classes | 5 years |
Persons with benchmark disabilities | 3 years |
Persons should have a legal residence in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 10 years |
Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe | 5years | Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ short service commissioned officer who has contributed at least 5 years in military service and has been released on completion of assignment otherwise than by way of discharge on account of misconduct or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment | 5 years |
Application
How to apply.
- Candidates should visit the official website of Canara Bank.
- Visit the Canara Bank's website and tap on the option โCLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINEโ to generate the Online Application form.
- Complete the application form with all the details asked.
- Upload the scanned documents according to the specified dimensions and format .
- Before clicking on FINAL SUBMIT, candidates should preview the application form to see if any correction is needed.
- Proceed with the payment to finish the application form
Application fee
Category | Application Fees |
---|---|
SC/ ST/ PWD | Rs. 118 /- ( intimation charges only includes GST) |
All others | Rs. 708/- ( including GST) |
Exam Pattern 2021
The online objective test of the Canara Bank PO 2021-22 will have an equal number of questions from subjects such as Reasoning, Aptitude, General English and General Awareness. There will be 50 questions from each of these sections totalling 200 questions each carrying one mark. The details of the Canara Bank PO exam pattern are given below:
Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
---|---|---|
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
English | 50 | 50 |
General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Group Discussion and Interview:
The total marks allotted for Group Discussion and Interview are 50. The minimum qualifying marks for the test is 40% for General Candidates (35% for SC / ST/ OBC / PWBD candidates).
Final Selection:
The weightage given to online tests, Group Discussion and Personal Interview for final selection are 50:20:30, respectively. Candidates are selected for admission to Canara Bank PGDBF based on their performance in the online test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview
Syllabus
English subject (Compulsory Paper)
English is a compulsory paper for CG Police Recruitment. The pattern of questions in English subjects is:
Quantitative Aptitude | Time and work, Trigonometry, Set theory, Percentages, Relations, Algebra, Data Interpretation, Probability, Permutations and combinations, Speed, Distance and Time, Mixtures and Allegations, Average, Mensuration |
English | Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Error spotting, Passage Making, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the blanks |
General Awareness | Banking and financial awareness, Economic Terms, Current Affairs, Banking terms, rates ,processes, Static GK, National Institutions, Monetary policies |
Job Profile
For some aspirants, knowing the job profile of a probationary officer can also be the deciding factor for writing the exam. Keeping that in mind, we are providing you with the detailed Canara Bank PO job description.
- Customer Handling: Probationary Officers working with Canara Bank have to handle customers on a daily basis. PO has to provide solutions to all the customer problems at the earliest and try to provide them with 100% service satisfaction to retain them.
- Payment Clearance: Probationary Officers are supposed to keep an eye on all inward and outward payments, and try to make them as smooth as possible.
- Loan Processing: Processing of loans for customers, checking their documents and verify them are a few of the activities which come in the job chart of Canara Bank Probationary Officers.
- Generating New Businesses: Selling bank accounts, promoting the bank, selling insurance and other marketing related activities through which Bank gets new businesses also come under Probationary Officersโ work.
Reporting: Creating and maintaining daily, weekly or monthly reports is another duty of a PO.
Salary Details 2021
Those candidates who are selected as probationary officers at Canara Bank will be paid in between Rs. 36,000 โ 38,000. The job profile of a probationary officer is similar to that of the other banks. Canara Bank PO is providing a specially designed one year program for Post Graduate Diploma of Banking and Finance (PGDBF) after successful completion candidates will be given a designation of a PO in Canara Bank.
Cut Off
Canara Bank PO Overall Cutoff Score 2018-19
Category | Total Cutoff Score |
---|---|
SC | 112.75 |
ST | 100.50 |
OBC | 125.00 |
General | 130.25 |
HI | 80.00 |
OC | 118.50 |
VC | 129.25 |
ID and others | 54.25 |
Admit Card
How to download admit card
- Aspirants should visit the official website that is https://canarabank.com/
- Now click on the โcareerโ tab present on the top right-hand side of the page. A new page will open. Now Click on โRecruitmentโ
- On the new page click on the link -โRP-1/2021 โ Recruitment of Probationary Officers in JMGS-I on completion of specially designed PGDBF Course
- Now Click on โ โRP 1/2021-PROBATIONARY OFFICERS (PGDBF) โ DOWNLOAD CALL LETTER FOR GD & INTERVIEWโ
- Enter your Registration Number/ Roll Number and Password / Date of Birth and click on โLoginโ.
- The admit card will appear on the screen. Download it and verify the details carefully.
- Take a printout of the Admit Card/Call Letter/Hall Ticket for future reference.
Preparation
Apart from the subject wise preparation plan, candidates must have a general yet powerful strategy to be followed during the preparation phase to get a good score. Space below mentions preparation tips for the Canara Bank PO recruitment exam.
- Stick to the syllabus โ do not consider studying topics that are not mentioned in the official syllabus.
- Develop time management skills โ Use of techniques such as Pomodoro, POSEC, among others is advisable.
- Make a study plan: This helps in completing the syllabus before the exam date, keeping separate times for revision.
- Practise mock tests โ Practising mock tests for bank PO exam helps in working on speed and accuracy according to the actual exam pattern and type of questions.
- Prepare study notes โ This helps in the last-minute preparation and revision.
- Candidates must build a preparation strategy after compiling general tips and tricks and the subject-wise plan to get fruitful results.
Result
The officials release the result of the online examination as per the schedule. Candidates can check the official website of the Bank to access the result. The officials consider the score of the aspirants to select them for the further rounds. Candidates must download the result for future reference. The result for various posts is released separately.
Steps to download the Canara Bank PO Result
- Go to the official website of Canara Bank
- Now, from the home page, the aspirants have to click the result
- Once the page will be opened, you can open and check the PDF formatted result
- Check your roll number once, before you download the PDF
- Lastly, the candidates can download the PDF format of the result.
FAQs
Ques: How many questions are there in the online written exam of Central Bank SO?
Ans: There are 100 questions in total containing 1 mark each in the online written exam of Central Bank SO.
Ques: What type of questions are there in the online written exam?
Ans: The questions asked in the online written exam are objective in nature.
Ques: How many sections are there in the online written exam?
Ans: There are three sections in the online written test paper- General/Economic/Banking Awareness, Computer Knowledge, and Stream Specific Questions.
Ques: What is the total marks and duration of the online written exam?
Ans: The total marks of the online written exam are 100 and the total duration is one hour (60 minutes).
Ques: What is the basic salary of a Central Bank of India Specialist Officer?
Ans: The basic salary of Canara Bank Specialist Officers differs according to the post. However, it is somewhere between INR 23,700- INR 50,030.
Ques: Does the Central Bank of India provide any age relaxation for its SO exam?
Ans: Yes, the Central Bank of India follows the general's norms related to the age relaxation for the reserved categories in its SO exam.
Ques: Is the Central Bank of India SO Exam bilingual?
Ans: Yes, the Central Bank of India SO Recruitment Exam is bilingual (English and Hindi).
Ques: What is the expected number of vacancies for Central Bank SO recruitment 2021?
Ans: The expected number of vacancies for Canara Bank SO recruitment 2021 is around 80.
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