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Central Bank Of India SO Eligibility criteria

Central Bank of India SO recruitment has certain criteria that are necessary to follow. The CBI SO eligibility criteria related to education, age and other details of the Central Bank of India SO exam is mentioned below-
Central Bank Of India SO Educational Criteria
Since Central Bank of India SO official notification consists of different Specialist posts in various streams so a candidate must check his/her eligibility before applying so that the Central Bank of India SO online application form is not rejected. Besides this, a candidate needs to possess some years of experience for some posts as mentioned in the Central Bank of India SO official notification. In the case of dual specializations, one of the fields of specialization should be in the field mentioned. Candidates possessing an MBA degree with more than two specializations are not eligible. Detailed information is mentioned below-
S. No | Post / Scale | Educational Qualification | Experience |
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1 | Economist / AGM-Scale V | PhD in any one of the following subjects
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Minimum 5 years work experience in Commercial bank or any other PSU's. |
2 | Income Tax Officer / AGM-Scale V | Chartered Accountant (preferably passed in one attempt) | Minimum 10 years post qualification experience (as on 30.09.2021) in the field of Direct Taxation -Supervisor in any Financial Institution/ PSU Bank/ Private sector banks/ Big four CA firm/ category 1 Chartered Accountant firm prescribed for Bank audit as per RBI guidelines. |
3 | Information Technology / AGM-Scale V |
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4 | Data Scientist / CM – Scale IV | Post Graduate Degree in Statistics/Econometrics/Mathematics/Finance/Economics/Co mputer Science or B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science/IT from Indian University/Institute recognized by Govt. Bodies/AICTE. | Minimum 8-10 Years of relevant post qualification experience in the area of Data Analytics/Data Science/Data Statistics/Data Mining in commercial Bank/financial companies/financial services organizations/IT services companies with financial domain. |
5 | Credit Officer / SM – Scale III |
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CA/CFA/ ACMA - 3 years & above (Post Qualification Experience) of PSBs, FIs, Credit Rating Agencies & NBFCs (AUM Rs.10000 crore) in Corporate Credit Appraisal / Assessment. For MBA (Finance) - 4 years & above (Post Qualification Experience) of PSBs, FIs, Credit Rating Agencies & NBFCs (AUM Rs.10000 crore) in Corporate Credit Appraisal / Assessment. |
6 | Data Engineer / SM – Scale III | Post Graduate Degree (or equivalent Diploma) in Statistics/Econometrics/Mathe matics/Finance/Economics/Computer Science or B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science/IT from Indian University/Institute recognized by Govt. Bodies/AICTE. | Minimum 5 Years of relevant post qualification experience in the area of Data Analytics/Data Science/Data Statistics/Data Mining in commercial Bank/financial companies/financial services organizations/IT services companies with financial domain. |
7 | IT Security Analyst / SM – Scale III |
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Minimum 6 years' of post basic qualification experience in IT, out of which minimum 3 years in Ethical Hacking / Red Teaming / Threat Hunting / VAPT / Application Security / Digital Forensic Analysis. |
8 | IT SOC Analyst / SM – Scale III |
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Minimum 6 years' of post basic qualification experience in IT, out of which minimum 3 years in SOC operations like Event Analysis, Rule creation, automation, Asset Integration, Incident management, Monitoring and compliance. |
9 | Risk Manager / SM – Scale III |
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Experience – Minimum 3 years post qualification experience in Risk Management / Credit / Treasury / ALM |
10 | Technical Officer(Credit) / SM – Scale III | Degree in Engineering in Civil/ Mechanical/Production/Metallurgy/Textile/Chemical | 3 Years' experience in TEV study/Project appraisal with Banks/FIs. |
11 | Financial Analyst / Manager – Scale II | A pass in final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)/ Institute of Cost and Works Accounts of India (ICWAI) or MBA with specialization in Finance from a reputed institute. |
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12 | Information Technology / Manager –Scale II |
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Experience – 2 years in IT field. |
13 | Law Officer / Manager – Scale II | A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) | Post Qualification Experience:-Enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council and 3 years' experience of practice at Bar or Judicial service and/or 2 years as a Law Officer in the Legal Deptt. of a Schedule Commercial Bank or the Central/State Government or of a Public Sector Undertaking and candidates should produce a certificate of having the requisite post qualification work experience from the Court/Bar council /organization. |
14 | Risk Manager / Manager –Scale II |
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Minimum 2 Years of post qualification experience in Risk Management/Credit/Treasury/ALM |
15 | Security/ Manager –Scale II |
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Ex-Commissioned Officers of the Rank of Captain or above from Indian Army with minimum 5 years' service or equivalent rank from Air Force, Navy and Para Military Forces. |
16 | Security / AM – Scale I |
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Ex-Junior Commissioned Officers with minimum 5 years' service as JCO in Indian Army or equivalent rank from Air Force, Navy and Para Military Forces |
17 | Credit Officer - Scale II | Graduate with Full time MBA / full time PGDBM (Banking & Finance) with aggregate of 60% Marks from AICTE / UGC approved University/ College. Or A pass in final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). | Nil |
18 | Economist - Scale II | A minimum of 2nd class post graduate degree in Economics / Econometrics / Rural Economics | Post qualification experience of minimum 3 years in data collection, economic analysis or research. |
Please Note: In case of Dual specializations, one of the fields of specialization should be in the field prescribed. In case of Major/Minor specializations, major specialization should be in the field prescribed. Also, 59.99% will be treated as less than 60%. Therefore, apply for the CBI SO exam 2022 very carefully
Central Bank Of India SO Age Criteria
A candidate should have attained a minimum age of 20 years and maximum 35 years as on the date mentioned in the Central Bank of India SO official notification. While some posts have 40 and 50 years as the upper age limit. In general, age varies from one post to another. These age limits are for the general category. The candidate can refer to the table given below.
S. No | Post / Scale | Age Criteria |
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1 | Economist / AGM-Scale V | Minimum 30 years / Maximum 45 years |
2 | Income Tax Officer / AGM-Scale V | Minimum 35 years / Maximum 45 Years |
3 | Information Technology / AGM-Scale V | Minimum 35 years / Maximum 50 years |
4 | Data Scientist / CM – Scale IV | Minimum 28 years / Maximum 35 years |
5 | Credit Officer / SM – Scale III | Minimum 26 Years / Maximum 34 Years |
6 | Data Engineer / SM – Scale III | Minimum 26 Years / Maximum 35 Years |
7 | IT Security Analyst / SM – Scale III | Minimum 26 Years / Maximum 40 Years |
8 | IT SOC Analyst / SM – Scale III | Minimum 26 Years / Maximum 40 Years |
9 | Risk Manager / SM – Scale III | Minimum 20 Years / Maximum 35 Years |
10 | Technical Officer(Credit) / SM – Scale III | Minimum 26 Years / Maximum 34 Years |
11 | Financial Analyst / Manager – Scale II | Minimum 20 years / Maximum 35 years |
12 | Information Technology / Manager –Scale II | Minimum 20 years / Maximum 35 years |
13 | Law Officer / Manager – Scale II | Minimum 20 years / Maximum 35 years |
14 | Risk Manager / Manager –Scale II | Minimum 20 years / Maximum 35 years |
15 | Security/ Manager –Scale II | Minimum 26 years / Maximum 45 years |
16 | Security / AM – Scale I | Minimum 26 years / Maximum 45 years |
17 | Credit Officer - Scale II | Minimum 20 years / Maximum 35 years |
18 | Economist - Scale II | Minimum 20 years / Maximum 35 years |
Central Bank Of India SO Age Relaxation
Central Bank of India SO recruitment also provides age relaxation to reserved categories. The relaxation is on the upper age limit of the candidates. The relaxation years vary from one reserved category to another reserved category and a candidate should produce a valid document for claiming age relaxation when asked. The table provides the details for CBI SO age relaxation.
Category | Age Relaxation |
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Other Backward classes (OBC) | 3 years |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Candidates | 5 years |
Children/Family members of those who died in the 1984 riots | 5 years |