Public sector banks recruit Probationary Officers through PO exams from time to time as per their requirement.
The minimum requirement is a bachelor's degree. No minimum percentage of marks is specified except in some cases (SBI asks for 65 per cent, RBI asks for 60 per cent at the bachelor's level or 55 per cent at the master's level). The age limit is usually 30 years (relaxation for reserved category).
The PO exam tests your reasoning ability, quantitative skills (numerical), English usage and general awareness (essentially, current GK and financial awareness).
Only those who clear the written test (objective and subjective, bi-lingual) are called for GD/Interview.
The SBI test includes a psychometric (aptitude) test and a test of computer literacy.
The DOEACC Society (an autonomous body of Ministry of Information Technology, GoI) conducts an established accreditation and certification programme in IT education.
Under the DOEACC scheme, hundreds of computer training institutes in the non-formal, i.e. private sector have been given accreditation for conducting specified levels of courses subject to meeting certain norms and criteria. Four levels of (AICTE-approved) courses are offered under this scheme:
O-Level, or Foundation Course, certifies your competence as a junior programmer, EDP assistant, web designer or lab demonstrator.
Eligibility: Plus II/ITI Certificate (1-yr) after Class X.
A-Level, or Advanced Diploma Course qualifies you to work as a programmer, web administrator, training faculty, web content developer or trouble-shooter.
Duration: At least 1-year.
Eligibility: Level 'O' / 3-year Engineering Diploma after Class X or XII/Bachelor's degree.
B-Level, or graduate level course, is equivalent to BE/B.Tech, MCA or M.Sc and attests your proficiency to work as a network systems administrator, database administrator, software engineer or senior faculty member. The government (MHRD) recognises the exam for employment in the Central Government wherever MCA is the desired qualification. This makes B-level graduates eligible for government jobs in all departments of the Centre, States, UTs as well as in all PSUs. You can also take the GATE to pursue ME/MTech courses.
Eligibility: Level 'A'/PGDCA/3-year Engineering Diploma/Bachelor's degree.
C-Level, or Master's Level Course, is equivalent to M.Tech (although this not formally notified by MHRD) and certifies you as being fit for the systems specialist or project manager, IT consultant or R & D scientist.
Duration : 18 months
Eligibility: Level 'B'/BTech/BE/MCA/MSc/Bachelor'
Details: www.doeacc.edu.in
O, A & B Level is recognised by GoI for employment.
