BANK CLERICAL EXAM. The Banking Service Recruitment Boards invite applications for the following posts in the nationalised banks (including State Bank of India) in their respective regions: 1. Clerk 2. Typist (English) 3. Steno (English) 4. Agricultural Clerks 5. Steno (Hindi) 6. Typist (English and Hindi)  7. Steno (English and Hindi)  8. Clerk-cum-Cashier 9. Clerk-cum-Godown Keeper  10. Data Entry Operators 11. Telephone Operators
2. Educational Qualifications-(i) For the post of Clerks and Typists: Bachelor's degree of a recognised University in any discipline or its equivalent recognised as such by the Central Government. Or Passed with 50% marks in aggregate in Higher Secondary Examination/(10+2) or 10+2+3 pattern/Eleventh Standard Examination of 11+3 pattern/Intermediate/Pre-University or its equivalent. Or Passed with 50% marks in aggregate in Diploma in Banking recognised by Central/State Government or U.T. Administration. Or Passed with 60% marks in aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern) /SSLC/10th standard of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent.
(ii) For the posts of Stenographers, Data Entry Operators, Telephone Operators: A pass in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern) SSLC/I0th standard examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent. (iii)For the posts of Agricultural Clerks: A degree or Diploma in Agriculture (including Agricultural Engineering) from a recognised University/Institution. Or Passed Higher Secondary/12th Standard of 10+2+3 pattern or Intermediate or equivalent examination with Agriculture. as a subject with 50% marks for all candidates except SC/ST/OBC/XS/ OH candidates in whose case the eligibility is a mere pass in these subjects. Or A Matriculation/SSC (10th Standard) certificate in case of a Village Level Worker with a minimum of 3 years experience as Village level worker under a Government.
3. Additional Qualifications: Applicants for the post of Typists and Stenographers must have proficiency in Typing andShorthand with the following minimum speed. Hindi Typing     25 w.p.m. English Typing  30 w.p.m. Hindi Shorthand 60 w.p.m. in Hindi shorthand in addition to minimum Hindi Typing speed of 25 w.p.m.  English Shorthand 80 w.p.m. in English shorthand in addition to minimum English Typing speed of30 w.p.m. 4. Age Limits: Not below 18 years and not above 28 years at the time of notification of vacancies. Upper age limit is relaxable in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Physically Handicapped persons and Ex-servicemen, etc. 5. Plan of the Examination: The subjects of the written examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks for each subject will be as under: S. No Test No. of Questions Max. Marks Time Allowed (A) OBJECTIVE TESTS 95 Minutes 1. Reasoning 50 80 2. Numerical Ability 50 80 3. Clerical Aptitude 50 40 4. English Language 50 50* 200 200 (B) DESCRIPTIVE PAPER Argumentative Questions 4 60 45 Minutes * Only Qualifying
	N.B.: (i) The candidate has to pass each of the objective and Descriptive Tests separately. (ii) There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective Tests. (iii)The Tests of Reasoning, Numerical Ability and Clerical Aptitude is considered for merit listing. The other tests of English Language and Descriptive questions will be qualifying. (iv) Candidates, who pass in each test and rank sufficiently high on the basis of aggregate marks in written examination, would be called for interview/skill test. Final selection will be on the basis of the aggregate  marks obtained by the candidate in the written examination and interview shall be strictly according to merit.

6. Syllabus

1. Test of Reasoning: This test would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualisation, problem  solving, analysis, judgement, decision-making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate's abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationships, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

2. Test of English Language: This is a test to see how well you know English. English language ability would be tested through questions on grammar, vocaoulary, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms, comprehension of a passage, etc.

3. Test of Numerical Ability: Questions will be designed to test the ability of arithmetical computation of whole numbers, decimals 'and fractions and relationship between numbers. The questions would be based on arithmetical concepts and relationship between numbers and not on complicated arithmetical computations.

4. Test of Clerical Aptitude: The questions in Clerical Aptitude will be set to test the candidate's perceptual accuracy and aptitude. This is the ability to notice similarities and difference between the pairs of names and numbers. Questions in Clerical Aptitude will also assess in addition to perceptual accuracy and aptitude, ability to handle office routine work like filing, abbreviating, indexing, etc.

5. Descriptive Paper: It intends to measure your higher order cognitive abilities as comprehending the situations, etc., and also your language ability. It is a question paper-cum-answer sheet in Hindi and English and the Regional Language and you have to restrict your answers to the space provided on the answer-sheet. Use of supplements is not allowed. You have the option to answer 3 out of 4 questions either in Hindi or in English or in the Regional Language.

N.B.: (i) All the questions should be attempted in the same language. .
(ii) For candidates appearing for the post of Agriculture Clerk, an objective test of Agricultural Knowledge (50 questions, 30 minutes) will also be there. In this test problems relating to agricultural matters will be asked.

7. Initial Pay: About Rs. 4000 in the scale of Rs. 3020-8920.