Eligibility for PO Exam 2010 in Bank of Baroda :

A. Nationality / Citizenship : A candidate must be either:

1. a Citizen of India Or
2. a subject of Nepal Or
3. subject of Bhutan Or
4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India Or
5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/ interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the Government of India has issued the necessary eligibility certificate to him.

B. Bank of Baroda Probationary Officier Age Limit : (As on 01.01.2010)

Minimum: 21 Years, Maximum: 30 Years.

Relaxation in Upper Age Limit :

1. Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates by 5 years.
2. Other Backward Classes candidates by 3 years.
3. In the case of ex-servicemen and commissioned officers including ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on being declared as invalid, by 5 years for selection through written test & interview and by 3 years plus period of service in Armed Forces for selection through interview only, subject to ceiling as per Govt. guidelines.
4. All persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of J & K State during 01.01.1980 and 31.12.1989 by 5 years.
5. For Persons With Disability by 10 years which by cumulation becomes by 15 years for SC / ST, by 13 years for OBC and by 10 years for General.

Note:

1. An ex-serviceman who has once joined a Government Job on the civil side after availing the benefits given to him as Ex-serviceman for his re-employment including a job in Public Sector Undertaking, ceases to enjoy Ex-serviceman status for his further employment.
2. The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per the Government guidelines.
3. All persons eligible for age relaxation under para 3 B (iv) above must produce the domicile certificate at the time of interview from the District Magistrate in the Kashmir Division within whose jurisdiction he / she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in this regard by Government of J & K to the effect that the candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of J & K during 1st January, 1980 and the 31st December, 1989.

C. Qualification for Probationary Officer Recruitment 2010 : (As on 01.01.2010)

Degree in any discipline from a recognized University OR Any equivalent qualification recognized by Central Government. Should be computer literate (Proficient in MS-office, basic applications, internet usage.etc)

D. Persons with disabilities :

1. Only those OH persons who have locomotor disability or cerebral palsy with locomotor impairment of minimum of 40% and only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to apply under OH Category:

• BL - Both legs affected but not arms.
• OA - One arm affected (R or L)
1. Impaired reach.
2. Weakness of grip.
3. Ataxia.

• CL - One leg affected (R or L)
• MW - Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance.

2. Only those Visually handicapped persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions are eligible to apply under VH Category.

1. Total absence of sight.
2. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses.
3. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle or 20 degrees or worse.
4. Candidates having low vision as defined in Chapter 1, Para 2 (u) of The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, protections of rights and full participation) Act 1995.

3. At the time of written examination of bank of baroda, only blind / low vision candidates and those candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use own scribe/ writer at his / her own cost. In all such cases where a scribe / writer is used the following rules will apply:

1. The candidate will have to arrange his / her own scribe / writer at his / her own cost.
2. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.
3. Scribe / writer should be one possessing 60% or less marks.
4. Scribe / writer can be from any academic discipline.
5. Both the candidate as well as the scribe / writer will have to give a suitable undertaking, confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe as mentioned above. Further, in case it later transpires that he / she did not fulfill any of the laid-down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written test.
6. Only those candidates who use a scribe / writer shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes and / or part there of for every hour of the examination.

4. It is clarified that Persons with Disabilities will have to work in branches / offices.

E. The Competent Authority for the issue of the certificate to SC / ST / OBC / PWD is as under:

For SC / ST / OBC:

1. District Magistrate / Additional Dist.Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Dy. Commissioner / Dy. Collector / First Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub-Division Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner.
2. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.
3. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar.
4. Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

* For Persons with Disability : Authorised Certifying Authority will be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central/State Govt. having at least 3 members consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ophthalmology Surgeon, ENT Surgeon as the case may be.

Bank of Baroda Probationary Officer Recruitment 2010 Eligibility