Banking Positions with the Indian Public Banks you cannot Let Go!

by Vidya Guru Coaching Institute

In India there is no shortage of banking jobs. There are no fewer than 27 public sector banks in India. In addition to this there are many privately owned banks. So any banking aspirant has lot to choose from. So what does a banking job in India offer? A lot from the sound of it.

To be eligible for a bank job in India one has to clear the Common Written Entrance(CWE) conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS). There are loads of IBPS bank exam coaching centres.

Here are some positions offered by banks–

• Probationary Officer

Almost every new employee in a bank starts out as a probationary officer. This is basically a post for a management trainee. Initially a PO begins his or her stint as a Junior Management Grade Scale-1 Officer. One gets promoted here a lot. For instance one can become a Middle Management Grade Scale officer although one has work for 4 years before that.

A bank PO can have many assigned tasks to them. They could carry out tasks revolving around marketing, investment, accounting and even billing. To see recruitment for this post one has to take the IBPS PO exam.

The average salary of a PO with all the perks is roughly Rs.5.45 lakhs and can even increase up to Rs. 8.2 lakhs.

• Agriculture Officer

Agriculture being one of the primary sectors has many rural banks which employ a lot of people. To become a scale 1 agriculture officer once has to have a 4 year degree in Agriculture or Horticulture or Animal Husbandry or Veterinary Science or Agri. Engineering or Pisci-culture or Agri. Marketing & Cooperation. To qualify one has to be 20 years old.

An agriculture officer is tasked with offering people loans in rural areas that have something to do with agriculture. These officers are expected to inform farmers about loans and lots of other credit options. This position has been brought into being to act against moneylenders.

If one is employed as an Agriculture Officer in a public sector bank one can earn anywhere between Rs. 25500 and Rs.45000 every month.

• IT OFFICER

These days every workplace is aided by online tools. Even banking is not lacking behind in this regard. These days online and mobile banking flourish and as a result IT professionals in banks are more important.

The job of a IT officer in banking institutions is to look after the software systems and applications through which daily transactions are made.

Given that there is a lot of computer related stuff knowledge of computers is a requirement. The candidates should have a 4 year engineering degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or Electronics & Communications or Computer Applications. Also, a post-graduate degree in electronics and communication or computer science is also a must.

An IT officer can expect a salary somewhere between Rs. 24,000 and Rs.32,000.

Banking offers a plethora of jobs and it keeps one financially secure as well. In other words you will be contented.