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Central Bank of India's recruitment of Specialist Officers across IT and non-IT streams in Scale I to IV, decided by an online professional-knowledge test with no negative marking, followed by an interview.
Central Bank of India Specialist Officer Recruitment is conducted by Central Bank of India. Selection runs through 2 stages: Online Examination, Personal Interview.
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Notification released Central Bank of India opened a Specialist Officer drive in early 2026; confirm the exact date on centralbankofindia.co.in. | 1 Mar 2026 | Expected |
| Online application window Now closed. The 2026 SO application window was reported to close around 23 March 2026. Confirm from the notice. | Until 23 Mar 2026 | Expected |
| Online examination Held around April to May 2026 (tentative). The call letter carried the exact date and centre. | To be announced | Not announced |
| Interview and result Conducted for candidates who qualify the online test; the result follows. Awaited or rolling out at the time of writing. | To be announced | Not announced |
Depends on the stream. Common requirements include a B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, IT or Electronics, or an MCA (for IT posts); an MBA/PGDM, CA, CFA or a relevant post-graduate degree (for streams such as Risk, Credit, Treasury, Marketing and Law), from a recognised, regular full-time course.
Most posts also require relevant post-qualification experience that rises with the scale. This is a specialist, largely experienced-officer recruitment; fresher generalist officer seats are filled through the IBPS PO exam instead. Read the stream-wise eligibility table in the notice.
20 to 45 years as on the cut-off date in the notification; the maximum age is roughly 30 for Scale I, 35 for Scale II and III, and up to 45 for Scale IV.
A candidate must be one of the following:
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| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General, OBC and EWS Approximate application fee plus intimation charges. Confirm the exact amount in the official notice. | ₹850 |
| SC, ST and PwBD Intimation charges only, as per recent notices. | ₹175 |
Fees have been stable across recent cycles but are the kind of detail a notification can revise. Confirm on the official notification before paying.
Stage by stage structure with question counts, marks, timing and the marking scheme.
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Stream/Category Specific Professional Knowledge | 70 | 70 |
| Banking, Economic Scenario and General Awareness | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Duration: 1 hr|Negative marking: None
Duration: Varies|Negative marking: None
Every subject in the paper, topic by topic. Open a subject for its weightage in this exam, the full topic list and the mock tests, practice sets and notes that cover it.
Open the Central Bank of India careers portal
Go to centralbankofindia.co.in, find the Specialist Officer advertisement, and read the stream-wise eligibility and experience table.
Register and fill the form
Register with your details, then complete the form for your stream and scale, entering your qualification and experience and uploading the photograph and signature.
Pay the fee and submit
Pay the fee online or claim the reduced charge, submit, and save the printout and payment receipt.
Pay depends on the scale of the specialist post, from Scale I upward. Confirm the exact figures from the notification.
Written to this exam's pattern, with the same interface, sectional locking and marking scheme you will face on exam day.
Central Bank of India SO: 9-question practice mock
9 questions | 10 min
No. Recent Specialist Officer online tests carry no negative marking, so you should attempt every question.
Professional Knowledge for your stream carries 70 of the 100 marks, and Banking, Economic Scenario and General Awareness carry the remaining 30, in a composite 60 minutes.
Most specialist posts require relevant post-qualification experience, rising with the scale. Some Scale-I posts may be open to freshers with the right qualification; check the stream-wise table in the notice.
The online test and the interview are combined in a 70:30 ratio, subject to qualifying each stage with 50% (45% for reserved categories).
No. This is a specialist track for a specific domain. Fresher generalist Probationary Officer seats at Central Bank of India are filled through the IBPS PO common exam.
Last verified 19 August 2026(37 days ago, by editorial)
Not yet confirmed for this cycle: status, the schedule, the vacancy count, age as on and the application fee. Where we have a figure from previous cycles we show it and label it as expected; where we do not, the page says "to be announced". Check the official source below before you rely on any of it.
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