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Canara Bank PO Notification 2021 is expected to release soon and is done to select candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in Junior Grade Scale I. Candidates will be appointed only after the successful completion of the Post Graduate Diploma in Banking & Finance (PGDBF) course. Canara Bank PGDBF is a one-year training course and candidates can undergo training either at Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru campus, or NITTE Education International Pvt Ltd. Greater Noida campus.
The selection process includes a PGDBF course including 9 months theory and 3 months training in any of the Canara Bank branches across India. The candidates are screened through the online objective test followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Only the selected candidates can attend the PGDBF course. The online test will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) whereas the other selection processes (GD & PI, PGDBF course) are conducted by Canara Bank. Moreover, Canara Bank also recruits candidates to the post of PO based on the IBPS PO exam, the selection process includes –Prelims and Mains exam and Interview.
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Canara Bank PO Notification Exam Dates & Details
| Events | Details |
| Name of Organization | Canara Bank |
| Name of Post | Probationary Officers |
| Notification Release Date | Yet to be released |
| Online Application Start Date | Yet to be released |
| Online Application End Date | Yet to be released |
| vacancies | 800+ (Tentative) |
| Selection Procedure | Online Exam
Group Discussion and PI- Offline |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation |
| Exam Languages | English and Hindi |
| Date of Online Examination | Yet to be released |
| Admit Card release date | Yet to be released |
| Result of Online Examination | Yet to be released |
| Group Discussion/ Personal Interview Date | Yet to be released |
| Official website | https://www.canarabank.com/ |
Canara Bank PO Eligibility Criteria 2021
The eligibility criteria are the minimum criteria required by the candidate to apply for the PO posts like Nationality, Age Limit, Educational Qualification. Candidates having the required eligibility can only apply for the Canara Bank PO. Check the eligibility criteria for Probationary Officer:
Nationality
- Candidates must be a citizen of India or
- Citizen of Nepal or Bhutan or
- A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling in India
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries like Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia & Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
- Candidates of these countries must make sure that the Indian Government has issued them an eligibility certificate.
Knowledge of Computers
Candidates must have both operating and working knowledge of computers. Candidates who do not have the same should do the same within 6 months from the date of joining the bank.
Knowledge of Hindi
Candidates must know the speak and write in Hindi.
Age Limit
Candidates should have a minimum age of 20 years and a maximum age of 30 years. Candidates belonging to the reserved categories can apply for relaxation within the upper age limit.
Check the prescribed age relaxation depending upon the category they belong to.
| SI.NO | Category | Age Relaxation Availed |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe candidates | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates | 3 years |
| 3 | Ex-servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (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 one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalided | 5 years |
| 4 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
Educational Qualification
A Degree (Graduation) with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWBD) or equivalent grade, in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Canara Bank PO Salary & Vacancy
Salary
The selected candidates will be entitled to a pay scale of Rs 23700 – 980/7 – 30560 – 1145/2 – 32850 – 1310/7 – 42020/-. They are also eligible for Dearness Allowance (DA), HRA, CCA, Medical Aid, Leave Fare Concession, etc. Also, will get conveyance, furniture, etc., depending on the place/ city of posting.
Vacancy
This year it is expected to have 800+ vacancies. In the year 2018, there were a total of 800 vacancies, check the split-up of vacancies:
| Category | Vacancy |
| General / UR | 404 |
| OBC | 216 |
| SC | 120 |
| ST | 60 |
Canara Bank PO Apply Online
The candidates fulfilling the eligibility requirements only can make the online application for the Probationary Officer post. Check the steps to apply online:
- Visit the official website of Canara Bank or click on the direct link given below.
- Click for the Canara Bank PO Recruitment 2021-22.
- Candidates register with the online portal and then log in to fill in the application form by providing details like Name, Father/ Husband’s Name as per the certificates.
- They are also required to fill in Educational details.
- Upload photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature along with the notification.
- Validate the information entered in the application form carefully before the Final Submit button. No further changes will be allowed if in case wrong information is submitted.
- Make the application fee payment in the next step and then retain the copy of the fee receipt for future reference.
Direct Link to the Canara Bank PO Application Form
(Link will be activated once the online application commences)
Application Fee
The candidates need to submit an application fee. The fee for each category is as follows:
- ST/ST/PWBD: Rs 118/-
- All Others (UR/ OBC/ EWS): Rs 708/-
Exam Centers for Online Test
| State | Exam Cities |
| Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad (Bihar), Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Ballarpur, Raipur |
| Delhi NCR | Delhi and New Delhi |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Annand, Gandhinagar, Ahmednagar, Jamnagar, Mehran, Rajkot, Seurat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro steel city, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Trissur |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shilong |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkanal, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Barding, Gangtok |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
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Canara Bank PO Exam Pattern 2021
The Canara Bank PO recruitment will be done through Two Phases.
- The first phase will be an online objective test and the second stage will be a group discussion and interview.
- The online objective test will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS), Mumbai. The test comprises four subjects, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness. The question paper will have a total of 200 questions. The test carries a total of 200 marks. There will be negative marks for wrong answers.
- The candidates who qualify equally to or above the section-wise and overall cut-off score in the first stage will only be eligible to appear for the second phase which will be the Group Discussion and Personal Interview round.
Online Exam Pattern
| Subjects | No of questions | Maximum marks | Time Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 50 | 120 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | |
| General/Banking Awareness | 50 | 50 |
Group Discussion and Interview
Depending on the number of vacancies, candidates in the ratio of 1:3 will be called for Group Discussion and Interview.
The total marks allotted for Group Discussion and Personal Interview are 50. The minimum qualifying marks for the test are as follows:
- For General Candidates: 40%
- For SC / ST/ OBC / PWBD candidates: 35%
Final Selection
The weightage is given to online test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview for final selection are 50:20:30, respectively. Candidates are selected for admission to Canara Bank PGDBF based on the overall performance of the candidates in the online test, Group Discussion, and Personal Interview.
Canara Bank PO Result will be released online after each phase of selection. Candidates can access their results either through the login or it will be available in PDF format.
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Canara Bank PO Syllabus 2021
| English Language | Quantitative Aptitude | Logical Reasoning | General/Banking Awareness |
| Verb
Subject-Verb Agreement Tenses Error Correction Adverb Articles Sentence Rearrangement Fill in the Blanks Comprehension Grammar and Vocabulary Synonyms and Antonyms Unseen Passages Idioms & Phrases |
Number System
Percentages Decimal & Fractions Average Simplification Problems on Ages Profit and Loss Time and Work Ratio and Proportions Time and Distance HCF & LCM Mixtures & Allegations Simple & Compound Interest Data Interpretation |
Number Series
Coding-Decoding Non-Verbal Series Number Ranking Alphabet Series Directions Analogy Arithmetical Reasoning Blood Relations Decision Making Mirror Images Clocks & Calendars Cubes and Dice Embedded Figures |
General Awareness
Countries & Capitals. Science – Inventions & Discoveries. India and its neighboring countries. Important days. General Politics. Current events. Scientific Research. Economic Banking Awareness Static Awareness Financial Awareness Current Affairs – National & International |
Canara Bank PO: Best Books for Preparation
English Language
- Word Power Made Easy by Normal Lewis
- English Grammar & Composition by Wren and Martin
- Objective General English by S.P Bakshi
- English Grammar and Composition by S.C Gupta
Practice Weekly Vocabulary Notes
Reasoning Ability
- Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
- Analytical Reasoning (BSC publication) by M K Pandey
- Reasoning Book for Competitive Exams by Pearson
Quantitative Aptitude
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R S Aggarwal
- Magical Book on Quicker Maths by M Tyra
- Quantum CAT by Sarvesh K Varma
- Fast track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
- How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT Exams by Arun Sharma
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FAQ Related to Canara Bank PO 2021
Q. When will be Canara Bank PO Notification 2021 be released?
A. Canara Bank PO recruitment notification will be released soon. Stay tuned to Entri for all the latest Banking Exam updates.
Q. What is the total number of vacancies expected for Canara Bank PO 2021?
A. The number of total vacancies for the Canara Bank PO is expected to be more than 800.
Q. What will be the remuneration for the Canara Bank PO?
A. The starting salary for Canara Bank PO will be around Rs.25,123 – Rs. 3,5250.
Q. What is the educational qualification required for the Canara Bank PO?
A. The candidates require a Degree (Graduation) with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWBD) or equivalent grade, in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Q. What is the age limit to apply for the Canara Bank PO notification 2021?
A. A candidate must be between the age of 20-30 Years. Also, age relaxation can avail by eligible candidates.
Q. Is there any agreement or bond during the candidate selection?
A. Yes, the selected candidates at the time of joining the course are required to sign a bond of five years. The bond remains effective from the date of joining the Bank as Probationary Officer upon successful completion of the PGDBF course.
Q. What is the stipend given to candidates while pursuing internships?
A. Candidates will be paid Rs 10,000 as a stipend during the internship period.
Q. What the course comprises?
A. The course comprises nine months of classroom studies and three months of internship at Canara Bank’s Branches/Offices
Q. What are the course fees?
A. The course fee at Manipal Global Education Services Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru campus are Rs 4,13,000/-. While, the course fee at NITTE Education International Pvt. Ltd., Greater Noida campus is Rs 3,54,000/-
Q. How many stages are there in the selection process for Canara Bank PO notification?
A. The Canara Bank PO Recruitment has two phases. The first phase is an Online Objective Test and the second will be a Group Discussion and Personal Interview held at the HQ of Canara Bank.
Q. What is the type of Online Based Examination?
A. The Online Examination is objective in nature with negative marking.
Q. What are the subjects included for the Canara Bank PO online examination 2021?
A. Online Examination includes Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, English Language, and General Awareness.
Q. How to download the Admit Card for the online exam and GD & PI of the recruitment?
A. The admits card will be available to download from the official website once it is out. Also, the same will be updated on our page.
Q. What all identity proof can be used along with the admit card while appearing for the exam?
A. Candidates should carry valid photo-identity proof like PAN Card / Passport / Driving License / Voters Card / Bank Pass Book, etc. while appearing for the online test/group discussion/interview.
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