Introduction
Understanding the exam pattern and syllabus will help the candidates in devising effective preparation strategies. Speed/Time management is vital in obtaining a good score in any competitive exam and hence, analysis of Canara Bank PO Exam Pattern and syllabus is very crucial to be able to complete the exams in the stipulated time.
Candidates shall be selected by Canara Bank through a selection process consisting of an Online test conducted by IBPS followed by Interview and Group Discussion.
Pattern
| Subject | Medium of examination | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | English & Hindi | 50 | 50 | Composite time of 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | English & Hindi | 50 | 50 | |
| English Language | English | 50 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | English & Hindi | 50 | 50 | |
| Total (Total Weighted Score) | 200 | 200 | ||
Note: Penalty for Wrong Answers:
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
If for any question a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as wrong, even if one of the given answers happens to be right, and there will be the same penalty of 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question deducted as penalty.
If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Along with the call letters, information handout and a sample test shall also be uploaded on the site which candidates can take to familiarize themselves with the nature of test & questions.
Bank reserves right to modify the structure of exam which will be intimated through its official website.
Depending on the number of vacancies, such of those candidates who rank sufficiently high in the order of merit in the online test as per the cut-off marks decided by the Bank in 1:3 ratio (for each post 3 candidates) will only be called for Group Discussion and Interview
The final merit list for selection will be on the basis of performance in Online Test and Interview and/or Group Discussion as decided by the Bank.
- The total marks allotted for Group Discussion and for Interview are 50 each.
- The minimum qualifying marks in Group Discussion and Personal Interview will not be less than 40% for General Candidates (35% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWBD candidates).
- The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 39.99% will be treated as less than 40% and 34.99% will be treated as less than 35% and will be treated as not eligible/ unfit for the subject selection process.
- The weightage for online test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview shall be in the ratio of 50:20:30 respectively.
- Finally selected candidate is eligible for admission to the said course at any of the selected Institutes based on merit cum preference. Bank is at the liberty to adopt any other criterion for selection and allotment of candidates to any of the institutes as considered fit and proper. Decision of the Bank in this regard is final and binding on the candidates.
- The selected candidates upon admission to the institute shall adhere to the code of conduct of the institute.