The Nainital Bank Limited, the only scheduled commercial bank of Uttarakhand, has released vacancies for Management Trainees and Clerks. Nainital Bank Ltd has 98.57% of its shareholding with Bank Of Baroda. Nainital Bank PO selected in exams will be deployed in its 162 branches spread across five states of North India Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, and three regional offices at Haldwani Noida and Dehradun. Probationary Officers is expected to be absorbed in the initial stage with Basic Pay, i.e., Rs. 36000/- for Officers Grade/Scale-I with the addition of allowances after appropriate completion of probation period of one year. In this article, we will look into the Nainital Bank PO Syllabus and Nainital Bank PO Pattern.
Nainital Bank PO Exam 2021: Overview
| Category of Jobs | Bank Jobs |
| Name of the Bank | Nainital Bank Limited |
| Total Number of Vacancies (Nainital Bank Vacancy) | 75 |
| Posts Offered | Management Trainees (Probationary Officer) (MT) and Clerks |
| Age Limit for PO | 21-27 years |
| Educational Qualification | Minimum 50% marks in Graduation or Post Graduation from University established by law. Knowledge of Computer Operations is required. |
| Preferable Experience | 1-2 years experience in Financial Institutions/ NBFCs/ Banking |
| Pay Scale/CTC | Rs. 30,000 per month. |
| Application form fee | Rs. 1500/- (including GST) |
| Deployment | Nainital Bank branches (Existing and Future) |
Also Read: Nainital Bank PO Exam Date
Nainital Bank PO Pattern:
Candidates were required to fill the online application form between 17.07.2021 and 31.07.2021 to appear for the Online Written Test. The bank would provide a Call Letter to the candidates to appear for the test that they must carry to the examination center. Candidates should also fix a recent passport-size photo on the call letter.
Once the candidates are successful in Online Written Test, the bank will call them for a personal interview. Candidates will be selected based on the result of the Online Written Test and Personal Interview. The selected candidates will be intimated about their recruitment by way of issuing the appointment letters. However, they will be required to be medically fit for the assignment.
Candidates need to note that Management Trainees(PO), after the satisfaction of their absorption as Officers’ Grade/Scale I, will be required to execute an Indemnity Bond for a period of one year for an amount of 2.00 lacs.
This is the pattern of how the Nainital Bank Limited will execute the selection process.
Now let’s focus on the exam pattern of Online Written Test:
| Sr. No | Name of the Subject | No. of Questions for the subject | Maximum Marks allocated | Time Allocation |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| 2. | English | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| 3. | General Awareness (about Banking) | 40 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| 4. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| 5. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 145 Minutes |
For every wrong answer, the candidates will be penalized by negative marking at 0.25 marks. The multiple-choice questions will have five options for each question.
Candidates should not furnish any false information, fabricated or tampered information. There should be no suppression of facts by the candidates.
Verification of the eligibility criteria such as Educational Qualification, Experience, Age, and such other details will be carried to assure authenticity through verification of the respective certificates or documents only at the time of interview conducted based on the performance in the Online Written Test.
Resorting to unfair means by candidates can lead to:
- their disqualification from giving the examination,
- prohibition, permanently or temporarily from any examination conducted by the Bank,
- termination of service, in case they have qualified and joined the post.
Nainital Bank PO Syllabus:
The syllabus for the exam for different subjects is provided below.
General Awareness:
- Current Important Events and Current Affairs about National and International Issues of the past 6 months.
- History of the Indian Banking sector.
- Overview of Financial system
- Indian Economy
- Indian Parliament
- Indian Constitution
- Important Days and Dates
- Geography
- Basic General Knowledge
- Recently introduced credit, financial and monetary policies.
- Books and their Authors.
- National Awards and Honors
- Indian History
- Sports and Athletics
- Science- Medicinal Inventions, Vaccinations, other discoveries.
- Developments in Banking Sector.
Computer Knowledge:
- Introduction to Computers
- Advanced Knowledge of Ms Excel
- MS Word
- MS Powerpoint and Internet usages
- Integrated Algorithms and Authentication
- World Wide trending Information Technology system, networks, devices, and cloud computing (especially Hybrid Cloud)
- Information Network Security and Cryptography
- Encryption and Decryption
- Operating Systems
- Boolean Algebra and Logic Gates
- 802.X protocols and TCP/IP protocols
Reasoning:
- Number, Ranking & Time Sequence.
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Double Lineup
- Conclusions from Passages
- Linear Seating Arrangement
- Alphanumeric Series
- Scheduling
- Verbal Reasoning
- Puzzles
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical Reasoning
- Cause and Effect
- Artificial Language
- Arriving at judgements
- Alphabet Test Series/Ranking/Direction
- Directions and Distance
- Analogy
- Statement and Conclusions
- Statement and Arguments
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Clocks and Calendars
- Tabulation
English Language :
- Active Voice and Passive Voice
- Identification of Errors
- Appropriate Synonyms Selection
- Reading Comprehension and giving answers based on it
- Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences (Fill in the blanks and Identification)
- Infinitive, Gerund, Participle (Fill ups)
- Figures of Speech (Alteration, Allusion, Simile, Personification, Oxymoron, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Apostrophe, Ellipsis, Anaphora and others. )
- Direct and Indirect Speech.
- Difference between British English and American English.
- Improving the Sentence by adding correct nouns, prepositions, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles, etc
- Cloze Test
- Phrases Replacement
- Choose the correct tense.
- Prefix and Suffix
- Question Tags
- Jumbled Sentence
- Identification of correct degree
- Wrong Spelt
- One word Substitution
- Selection of correct plural forms
- Blending the words and forming a new word.
Quantitative Aptitude:
- Ratio and Proportion
- Speed, Time and Distances
- Mixture and Allegations
- Mensurations
- Trigonometry
- Geometry
- Probability
- HCF and LCM
- Algebraic Expressions and inequalities
- Percentage
- Profit and Loss
- Average
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Data Interpretation
- Number System and Simplification
- Time and Work
- Number Series
- Mensuration
- Number system
- Pipes and Cisterns
Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes, the candidates can apply for both the posts since the Online Written Test is proposed to be conducted in two different shifts tentatively on the same day.
Candidates along with the call letter are required to carry a photo identity possessing the same name appearing on the call letter, such as:
PAN Card
Passport
Driving Licence
Voter’s Card
Bank Passbook with photograph
Photo Identity proof issued by Gazetted Officer/ People’s Representative along with photographs.
Valid Identity Card recently issued by law recognized college or University
E-Aadhar Card with photo
Employee ID
Bar Council Identity Card with photo.
Ration Card and Learner’s Driving License are NOT valid ID proof for exams and interviews.
A total of 5 answer choices per question are available.
Cutoffs are applicable in two stages:
On scores in individual tests.
On the total scores.
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