Canara Bank SO 2020 Eligibility

Exam on : Jan 2020 - Feb 2021

Canara Bank SO 2020 Eligibility

Nationality

A candidate must be either
i] a citizen of India or
ii] a subject of Nepal or
iii] a subject of Bhutan or
iv] a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 01.01.1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or v] a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia & Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) or
(v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Group Discussion/interview conducted by the Bank, but on final selection, the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate issued by the Government of India, is produced.
 

Educational Qualification & Work Experience 

Post/Scale Educational Qualification Post Qualification Work Experience
Backup Administrator/ I B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class Candidates with work experience and having valid OEM Certification in the relevant field will be given preference
Extract, Transform & Load (ETL) Specialist/ II B.E./ B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class Candidate having work experience in relevant field in PL/SQL Scripts and/or ETL Tools like Informatica, SAS DI, ODI, SSIS etc. will be given preference.
BI Specialist/ I B.E./ B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class Candidate having work experience in relevant field in BI tools (eg. OBIEE, SAP BO, Power BI, Tableau) will be given preference
Antivirus Administrator/ I B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class Candidates with work experience and having valid OEM Certification in the relevant field will be given preference
Network Administrator/ I

i) B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class

ii) Should possess a valid CCNP / CCNA certification in Network switching & Routing Certification (Candidates with CCNP certification will be given preference)

Candidates with work experience in the relevant field will be given preference
Database Administrator/ I

i) B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class

ii) Should possess a valid OEM Certification i.e. Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) or higher

Preferable: Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) for SQL Server.

Candidate having work experience in relevant field in Oracle 11g and above as DBA and PL/SQL Scripts will be given preference
Developer/ Programmers/ I B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class Candidates with work experience in the relevant field will be given preference
System Administrator/ I

i) B.E./ B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class

ii) Should possess a valid OS Certification like Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)/ Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) or equivalent / Certification in VMware (VMware Certified Professional in Data Center virtualization/cloud management and automation)

Candidates with work experience in the relevant field will be given preference
SOC Analyst/ I B.E./ B.Tech Degree or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class

i)Candidates having work experience in SOC operations as analyst will be given preference

ii) Excellent Communication skills, presentation skills and managerial skills are preferable.

Manager - Law/ II Graduate with a Degree in Law or Law graduate who has passed five years integrated course from the University recognized by the Government of India. Minimum of 3 years –
i) Active experience as practicing advocate
AND/OR
ii) Experience as Law Officer in the Legal Department of Scheduled Commercial Bank / State or Central Govt./ PSU

The above experience should be after enrolment as advocate with Bar Council.
Cost Accountant/ II Should have come out successful in the final examination of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India Candidates should have 2 years work experience in the relevant field
Chartered Accountant/ II Chartered Accountant  i) Candidates should have 2 years work experience as Chartered Accountant in a Bank/ NBFC/ FIs/ Credit Rating Agency
ii) Post qualification experience in high value credit, appraisal/ assessment of credit proposals of medium/ large corporates, capital planning & raising activities, Quarterly review / analysis of capital structure, Bank’s Financial Statements preparation will be given preference
iii) Skills in Analysis of Balance Sheet, Appraisal/ Assessment of Credit Proposal, Credit Monitoring, preparation of Bank’s financial Statements, capital planning and raising activities, Bank’s Ind AS proforma preparation, Account / Finance / Tax Matters (Direct & Indirect) is preferable. 
Manager - Finance/ II Two years full time MBA (Finance)/ Two years full time MMS (Finance)/ Two years full time Post Graduate Diploma with specialization in Finance with a minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class i) Candidates should have 2 years work experience in a Bank/ NBFC/ FIs/ Credit Rating Agency
ii) Post qualification experience in high value credit, appraisal/ assessment of credit proposals of medium/ large corporates will be given preference.
iii) Skills in Analysis of Balance Sheet/ Appraisal/ Assessment of Credit proposal, Credit monitoring is preferable.
Information Security Analyst/ II

i) B.E./ B.Tech Degree or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class
ii) Candidate should possess any of the certifications CISA/ CISSP/ CISM / Certified Cyber Forensic Professional (CCFP), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFS), Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) Certification/ OSCP/ CCNA/ CCNP.

i) Candidates should have 2 years post qualification work experience in handling various Information Security related roles including Cyber Security, identifying security risk and development plan, Firewall and IPS management.
ii) Preference will be given to candidates with Work Experience in Cyber Security Operations Centre with Banking/ Financial Services / Insurance Sector (BFSI) experience.
iii) Candidate should possess expertise on network/ database/ systems security and should be able to analyze and advise on information security control requirements for latest technologies.
iv) Excellent communication skills, presentation skills and managerial skills are preferable.
Ethical Hackers & Penetration Testers/ II

i) B.E./ B.Tech Degree or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class
ii) Must possess Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification or OSCP or ECSA
iii) Desirable to have CISA / CISSP certification

i) Candidates should have 2 years post qualification work experience in related field.
ii) Experience in various Ethical Hacking and penetration testing related work including identifying security risk and development plan, application security testing, red teaming, blue teaming related roles; conducting VAPT for web app/Mobile app under OWASP Top 10, worked on tools like Metasploit, Nessus, Burpsuite, Acunetix, Checkmarx, AppScan, Nexpose and experience of developing exploits, using KALI LINUX; Using various scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Bash, etc; will be given preference.
iii) Experience in BFSI sector is preferable.
iv) Excellent communication skills, presentation skills and managerial skills is preferable

Cyber Forensic Analyst/ II i) B.E./ B.Tech Degree or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class
ii) Candidate must be Certified Cyber Forensic Professional (CCFP)/ Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI).
i) Candidates should have 2 years post qualification work experience in handling Cyber / Digital Forensic related roles including imaging, analysis and forensic investigations.
ii) Excellent communication skills, presentation skills and managerial skills is preferable
Data Mining Experts/ II M.Sc (Statistics / Operations Research / Computer Science/ Maths /Economics) or B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech. in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering /Data Science/Machine Learning or Two years full time MBA/ Two years full time MBE/ Two years full time Post Graduate Diploma with specialisation in Analytics with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class 

i) Candidate should have 2 years work experience in relevant field
ii) Working experience in Data Mining Tools like SAS Enterprise Miner / WEKA / Rapid Miner, Programming language like R, Python Methodology experience and knowledge like Clustering, Classification, Forecasting, Neural Networks etc. will be given preference

OFSAA Administrator/ II B.E./ B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class i) Candidate should have 2 years work experience in relevant field
ii) Work Experience in Oracle Financial Services OFSAA and other financial analytical applications is preferable.
OFSS Techno Functional/ II B.E./ B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class i) Candidate should have 2 years work experience in relevant field.
ii) Work Experience in Oracle Financial services OFSAA modules like FSDF, FCCM, PFT, LRM, FTP, CRM etc. and other financial analytical applications is preferable.
Base 24 Administrator/II i) B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering /Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or Equivalent Grade or First Class
ii) Candidate having Tandem Knowledge will be given preference.
Minimum 2 years work experience in BFSI / Govt / Reputed Private Organizations in the relevant field
Storage Administrator/ II i) B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class
ii) Should possess a valid OEM Certification in Enterprise storage. 
Minimum 2 years work experience in BFSI / Govt / Reputed Private Organizations in the relevant field
Middleware Administrator/ II i) B.E./ B. Tech / M.E. / M. Tech in Computer Science / Computer Technology/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science and Technology / Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology/ Information Science and Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering or MCA with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class
ii) Should possess a valid OEM Certification in Middleware (WebSphere / WebLogic/ Jboss)
Minimum 2 years work experience in BFSI / Govt / Reputed Private Organizations in the relevant field
Data Analyst/ II BA/ MA / BSc / MSc in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Economics with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade or First Class Candidates should have 2 years work experience in the relevant field

 

Special Recruitment Drive Under Scheduled Tribe Category In Scale II & Scale III - Backlog Vacancies
(To Be Applied By St Candidates Only):

Post/Scale

Educational Qualification Post Qualification Work Experience
Manager/ II Graduation/Post Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University preferably with CAIIB (or) Diploma in Risk Management/Treasury Management/International Banking.  Minimum 3 years experience as on 01.10.2020 as an Officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank, having worked in Branch Operation/Credit/Treasury/Forex/Accounts/Retail and Insurance Products.
Senior Manager/ II Graduation/Post Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University preferably with CAIIB (or) Diploma in Risk Management/Treasury Management/International Banking.  Minimum 5 years experience as on 01.10.2020 in any Scheduled Commercial Bank, having worked in Branch Operation/ Credit/ Treasury/Forex/Accounts/Retail and Insurance Products and presently working in Middle Management Grade Scale II.

 

Age Limit

Category Age Limit
  • Backup Administrator
  • Extract, Transform & Load (ETL) Specialist
  • BI Specialist
  • Antivirus Administrator
  • Network Administrator
  • Database Administrator
  • Developer / Programmer
  • System Administrator
  • SOC Analyst
20-30 years
  • Manager-Law
  • Cost Accountant
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Manager Finance
  • Information Security Analyst
  • Ethical Hackers, and Penetration Testers
  • Cyber ​​Forensic Analyst
  • Data Mining Experts
  • OFSAA Administrator
  • OFSS Techno Functional
  • Base 24 Administrator
  • Storage Administrator
  • Middleware Administrator
  • Data Analyst
  • Manager & Senior Manager
  • Manager
22-35 years
  • Senior Manager
25-38 years

 

Age Relaxation

Category Age Relaxation
SC/ST 5 years
OBC (NCL) 3 years
PwBD 10 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years
Ex-serviceman, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/SSCOs 5 years

 

Canara Bank SO 2020 Selection Process

The selection for the Canara Bank SO examination will be made based on:

  • Online Exam
  • Group Discussion (GD)
  • Interview
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Canara Bank SO 2020 Exam Pattern

 The exam pattern described in the table below.

Subject No. of Questions Marks Time
Professional Knowledge in the area of specialization 50 100 2 Hours
Test of English 50 50
Latest Developments in Banking Industry 50 50
Total (Total Weighted Score) 150 200  


Penalty for Wrong Answers

There will be a 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. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question. 

 

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Canara Bank SO 2020 FAQs

Who conducts Canara Bank SO exam?

Canara Bank conducts this examination itself.

How many vacancies have been announced for Canara Bank SO Examination?

A total of 220 vacancies have been announced for the Canara Bank SO exam.

What is the last date to apply for the exam?

The last date to apply is 15th December 2020.

When will the Canara Bank SO 2020 exam be taken?

Canara Bank SO 2020 exam is likely to be held in January / February 2021.

Is there negative marking for Canara Bank SO Exam?

There will be a 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

What is the selection procudure of Canara Bank SO Exam?

The selection process goes through 3 stages, 1. Online exam 2. Group discussion (GD) and 3. Interview

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