HP State Co-Operative Bank Junior Clerk Exam Syllabus

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Pattern of Online Examination :

The online examination for the above posts (Jr. Clerk) will be conducted in two phase pattern of examination i.e. Phase-I ( Preliminary examination) and Phase-II (Main Examination) through IBPS, Mumbai.

Phase-I (Preliminary Examination):-

For all the posts i.e. Jr. Clerk (Direct Recruitment), Jr. Clerk (PACS/OCS quota) & Steno/StenoTypist:-

ParticularsNo. of QuestionsMarks & Duration
1. English Language3030 (20 Minutes)
2. Numerical Ability3535 (20 Minutes)
3. Reasoning3535 (20 Minutes)
Total100100 (60 Minutes)

NOTE – Candidates up to 10 times of vacant posts in the Jr. Clerk category and 20 times of vacant posts in the Steno/Steno-typist category will qualify to appear for the Main Examination Phase.

Phase-II (Main Examination):-

For the post of Jr. Clerk (Direct Recruitment) & Steno/Steno-Typist:

ParticularsNo. of Questions & DurationMarks
1. Reasoning50 (30 Minutes)25
2. Numerical Ability50 (30 Minutes)25
3. English50 (30 Minutes)25
4. General Awareness50 (30 Minutes)25
Total200 (120 Minutes)100

General Awareness will also include questions about Himachal Pradesh

For the post of Jr. Clerk under society quota (under PACS/OCS quota):

ParticularsNo. of Questions & DurationsMarks
1. Reasoning50 (30 Minutes)25
2. Numerical Ability50 (30 Minutes)25
3. English50 (30 Minutes)25
4. General Awareness50 (30 Minutes)25
Total200 (120 Minutes)100

Out of 50 questions of General Awareness, 25 questions will be from Banking including Co-operative Banking and and 25 questions will include question on general awareness and question about H.P. General Knowledge.

NOTE – 1: Candidates up to 1.75 times of vacant posts will qualify to appear for the process of verification/scrutiny of documents.

Syllabus : HPSCB Bank Clerk Recruitment 2024

The level of examination and syllabus for examination shall be in accordance with the minimum level of educational qualification criteria provided for the post. The minimum level of educational qualification for the post of Jr. Clerks/ Steno/Steno-Typist is 10+2 with 50 % marks.

Total marks for Phase-I (Preliminary Examination):

The Phase-I (Preliminary Examination) will be of 100 marks which shall be qualifying in nature. The merit obtained by candidate in Phase-I (Preliminary Examination) will not be considered while preparing final merit list.

Total marks for Phase-II (Main Examination) & Evaluation of documents:

As per the provisions of Bank’s Service Rules, the Phase-II (Main Examination) shall be of 100 marks.There will be no personal interview & document evaluation and Selection for appointment to said posts of Junior Clerks will be made on the basis of merit of main examination of 100 marks.

Merit of written examination/test:

The overall minimum qualifying marks in the online examination shall be 45% of total marks prescribed for written test, meaning thereby that merit of written exam/test shall not slide down below 45% marks in any case.

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