Bank of Baroda & Manipal university while announcing the admissions for Baroda Manipal School of Banking (BMSB) 2013 batch have decided on an eligibility test in July month.As part of this tie-up, selected candidate will be enrolled for 1 year PG
diploma (banking & finance) course & on successful completion of training they shall be inducted into Bank of Baroda as probationary officer (scale I).
For the current year 2013-14, BMSB is to taking 4 batches (once every 3 months), each consisting of 300 students.
Selection process:
The procedure to gain entry into Baroda manipal school of banking goes through these 3 stages,
Online Test
Group discussion
Personal Interview
BOB says,
the aim is to find people who are bright, have good communication skills (oral & written), are dedicated, can work effectively in teams, are passionate about their career goals and who display integrity and a positive attitude.Though students are to be admitted in batches once every 3 months, they shall be selected in advance through this single exam.The next recruitment exercise will happen only in the year 2014.
Baroda Manipal Test Pattern:
Unlike regular banking exams involving OMR sheets this is not a written
examination but an online test that is scheduled on July 7, 2013.It consists of
the following papers.
Candidates will have to attend around 200 objective questions within 2 hours & 5
descriptive type in 60 minutes.
Descriptive Test:
This section is to test your written English skills through Comprehension, Precise, Letter Writing & Essay.See how to prepare for descriptive test & model questions,It is only a qualifying test & marks secured in this part wont be added to total scores.
Cutoff & Marks:
A total of 200 marks is allotted for the online objective test.For each wrong answer, negative mark is awarded (could be 0.25) Based on your performance in both tests cutoffs shall be fixed for each
category. BOB would then call those in the merit list for group discussion & personal
interviews in the ratio of 1:4 (approx. 5000 candidates)
Exam Difficulty Level:
Although BOB hasn't mentioned anything about the level of questions, the pattern looks similar to that of IBPS PO exams.So expect moderate – difficult questions as there are only limited seats available per batch.
Results:
The first batch of students are expected to join baroda manipal school of banking`s campus at Bangalore in September this year.So in all probability one can look forward for the test results by July end that`ll pave way for GD & interviews in August 2013.
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