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The Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) of Odisha is going to conduct the Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB) Prelims 2020 exam in June/July month for the recruitment of 786 vacancies of Banking Assistant, Assistant Manager and System Manager in a total of 17 Central Cooperative Banks of Odisha. Currently, the OSCB Online Application Process has been going on at rcsodisha to receive the applications of candidates. Eligible candidates can apply for OSCB Recruitment 2020 till 31 May 2020 as the date has been extended for Central Cooperative Banks recruitment. In this article, we have shared below the detailed OSCB Selection Process for Banking Assistant/Assistant Manager/System Manager along with detailed Syllabus, Exam Pattern and Exam Date and other notification details.
Central Cooperative Banks looks forward to fill a total of 485 Vacancies of OSCB Banking Assistant Grade 2 post; 267 Vacancies of Assistant Manger Grade 2 Post and 34 Vacancies of System Manager Post. The recruitment of all these posts is carried out in different phases. The OSCB exam is conducted in line with the other Bank Recruitment exams such as IBPS, SBI and others. Candidates need to appear for online or written exam for the respective post in order to get job in 17 OSCB Central Cooperative Banks of Odisha. Check below the detailed selection process along with exam details such as syllabus for each post and start your preparations now for the exam.
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OSCB Recruitment 2020: Important Dates
| Important Dates | |
| Opening & Closing of Online Application | 20 March 2020 to 31 May 2020 |
| Prelims Exam Date | June 2020 |
| Mains Exam date | July/August 2020 |
OSCB Recruitment 2020: OSCB Selection Process
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The selection process of OSCB Recruitment for the posts of Banking Assistant/Assistant Manager/System Manager involves online or offline exam and Interview. Have a look at the selection process for each post below:
| Banking Assistant Grade II | Prelims Exam
Mains Exam |
| Assistant Manager Grade II | Prelims Exam
Mains Exam Viva-Voce/Interview |
| System Manager | Online Single Exam
Viva-Voce |
OSCB Recruitment 2020:Exam Pattern
The OSCB exam is conducted in line with the other Bank Recruitment exams such as IBPS, SBI and others. We have shared below the details exam pattern for both Prelims and Mains exam of all the posts along with marking scheme. Have a look:
For Banking Assistant Grade 2 recruitment, the RCS of Odisha will select the candidates on the basis of their performance in two exams – Prelims & Mains. Have a look at the exam pattern of both the phases below:
Banking Assistant Grade II – Prelims Exam Pattern
| Section | Total Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| English | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Banking Assistant Grade II – Mains Exam Pattern
| Section | Total Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| General/Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 160 | 160 | 140 minutes |
Marking Scheme: Candidates need to obtain minimum qualifying marks in Prelims exam in order to qualify for the OSCB Mains exam.
OSCB Recruitment 2020: Exam Pattern For Assistant Manager
In order to recruit Assistant Manager Grade 2 candidates in the Odisha cooperative banks, the RCS will conduct three successive phases – Prelims, Mains and Viva-Voce. Have a look at the exam pattern below:
Assistant Manager Grade II – Prelims Exam Pattern
| Section | Total Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Assistant Manager Grade II – –Mains Exam Pattern
| Section | Total Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| General/Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 160 | 160 | 140 minutes |
Marking Scheme: The marks will be allotted on the basis of marks mentioned against each section. Candidates need to qualify each section separately to fetch recruitment in the cooperative banks of Odisha.
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OSCB Recruitment 2020: Exam Pattern for System Managers
Here is the exam pattern of OSCB System Managers online single exam below:
| Section | Total Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| General Awareness | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| General English | 30 | 30 | 30 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge | 30 | 30 | 25 minutes |
| Total | 160 | 160 | 140 minutes |
OSCB Recruitment 2020: OSCB Syllabus
The Syllabus for all the departments are given below;
| English Language/General English | Comprehension
Antonym and Synonyms Cloze Test Fill in the Blanks Spelling Error/Error Detection Phrases and Idioms One word Substitution Sentence Correction Error Detection Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements Irrelevant Statements Prepositions Active and Passive Voice Para Completion |
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles – Seating Arrangement/Circle-based/Box-based/Square-based
Number Series/Alphanumeric Word Formation Venn Diagram Coding-Decoding Analogy Data Sufficiency Direction and Distance Blood Relations Verbal reasoning Non-Verbal Reasoning Syllogism Input-Output Figure Series Assertion and Reasoning Arithmetical Reasoning Paper Folding & Cutting Water & Mirror Images |
| Numerical Ability/
Quantitative Aptitude |
Data Interpretation (Pie charts/Tabular/Bar Graphs/Line Graph)
Number System Simplification Quadratic Equation Approximation HCF and LCM Speed, Distance and Time SI & CI Averages Percentage Ratio and Proportion Problems based on age Time and Work Problem on Ages Problems on Trains Boats and Streams Pipes and Cisterns Indices and Surds |
| General/ Finance Awareness
|
Current Affairs – National & International
Union Budget Financial and Railway Budget Government Schemes Indian History Indian Culture Indian Polity – Constitution Indian Economy Science & Technology Indian Geography Revenue & Expenditures of Central Government Economic Planning National Income Public Finance Inflation Bills Indian Banking Types & Functions of Banks Finance Commissions Income and Expenditure RBI and its Monetary Policy Capital Market Role of Banking |
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