Bank of Baroda has announced that 500 Office Assistant (Peon) posts will be filled nationwide. Applicants for this notification must prepare for the upcoming Online exam with the help of the Exam Pattern and syllabus provided on this page.
Bank of Baroda Office Assistant (Peon) Selection Process
The selection process may comprise an online test followed by a Local Vernacular Language Test (Language Proficiency Test) for candidates who qualify/pass the online test. However, if the number of eligible applications received is large/small, then the Bank reserves the right to change the shortlisting criteria. Bank may, at its discretion, consider conducting Multiple Choice/Descriptive/ Psychometric Test / Group Discussion or any other selection/shortlisting methodologies for the above position.
Structure of Online Test
The tentative structure of the online examination will be as follows:
Section | Name of the Tests | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Medium of test | Duration |
1 | Knowledge of English Language | 25 | 25 | English | 20 minutes |
2 | General Awareness | 25 | 25 |
English/ Hindi/ Official Language of State/ UT
|
20 minutes |
3 | Elementary Arithmetic | 25 | 25 | 20 minutes | |
4 | Psychometric Test (Reasoning) | 25 | 25 | 20 minutes | |
Total | 100 | 100 | 80 minutes |
There will be penalty for wrong answers in all the sections. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score (cut-off) in each section of written (online) test as well as a minimum score (cut-Off) in the total score of 100 for participation in further selection process and drawing the rank list. However, the Bank reserves the right to change the minimum/ waive off qualifying criteria at its sole discretion.
Bank reserves the right to modify the examination structure, including addition/substitution, by way of a descriptive test/case study, which will be intimated through its website.
The date of online test shall be advised shortly. Other detailed information, if any, regarding the examination will be given in an information hand-out,
which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the Bank’s official website.
List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) and Local Language for Office Assistant (Peon) on regular basis in subordinate cadre according to State Applied for:
Sn | Name of State | Medium of Examination | Local Language |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu | Telugu, Urdu |
2 | Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
|
3 | Bihar | English and Hindi | Hindi, Urdu |
4 | Chandigarh | English & Hindi | Hindi, Punjabi |
5 | Chhattisgarh | English and Hindi | Hindi |
6 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani |
Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani
|
7 | Delhi (NCT) | English and Hindi | Hindi |
8 | Goa | English, Hindi and Konkani | Konkani |
9 | Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati | Gujarati |
10 | Haryana | English and Hindi | Hindi, Punjabi |
11 | Himachal Pradesh | English and Hindi | Hindi |
12 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi and Urdu | Urdu, Hindi |
13 | Jharkhand | English and Hindi | Hindi, Santhali |
14 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani | Kannada |
15 | Kerala | English, Hindi and Malayalam | Malayalam |
16 | Madhya Pradesh | English and Hindi | Hindi |
17 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani | Marathi |
18 | Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri | Manipuri, English |
19 | Nagaland | English and Hindi | English |
20 | Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia | Odia |
21 | Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi | Punjabi, Hindi |
22 | Rajasthan | English and Hindi | Hindi |
23 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil | Tamil |
24 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu | Telugu, Urdu |
25 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu | Hindi, Urdu |
26 | Uttarakhand | English and Hindi | Hindi |
27 | West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali | Bengali, Nepali |
Cut-Off Scores
Candidates are required to obtain a minimum score in each section and also a minimum total score in the online test. Candidates will be shortlisted depending on the number of vacancies in State/ UT applied for, marks secured by him/her in online test and cut-off in each section and total marks as decided by the Bank. State wise and Category wise merit list will be prepared for final selection. The marks obtained in the online test will be considered for the final merit list.
In case more than one candidate scores the cut off marks (common mark at cut off point), such candidates will be ranked according to their age in descending order.
Decision of the Bank in shortlisting and provisional selection shall be final.
Bank of Baroda Office Assistant (Peon) Syllabus
Section | Name of the Tests | |
1 | Knowledge of English Language | Parts of Speech Tenses (Present, Past, Future) Subject-Verb Agreement Active and Passive Voice Direct and Indirect Speech Synonyms and Antonyms One Word Substitution Sentence Correction Reading Comprehension Fill in the Blanks Spelling Correction |
2 | General Awareness | Current Affairs (National & International) Indian History and Freedom Movement Indian Geography Indian Constitution & Polity Culture and Heritage Everyday Science Sports and Games Important Days and Dates Awards and Honors Books and Authors Banking & Financial Awareness (basic) Government Schemes and Initiatives |
3 | Elementary Arithmetic | Number System Simplification HCF and LCM Average Percentage Ratio and Proportion Time, Speed and Distance Time and Work Simple and Compound Interest Profit and Loss Mensuration (Area, Volume, Perimeter) Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Table, Chart) |
4 | Psychometric Test (Reasoning) | Analogies Classification Series (Number, Alphabet, Figure) Coding-Decoding Blood Relations Direction Sense Puzzles Basic Syllogism Statement and Conclusion Mirror and Water Images Paper Folding (Non-verbal Reasoning) |