Dear readers,
The IBPS PO IV & Clerk IV
final results have been declared. Many of you have been selected and have been allotted
one of the participating banks by IBPS in PO IV and Clerk IV. Soon banks will send
intimation letters to all candidates for the joining and the training process. After
successful completion of the training process, Probationary Officers will be
posted in any branch of the bank across India and Clerks will be posted in
branches of the bank across any district of the state to which they belong.
To get permanent posting in banks, every selected candidate has to serve the probation period of the bank.
So, in this article, we intend to provide brief information regarding the duration
of the probation period in Public Sector Banks.
What is the Probation Period?
It is a period involving testing and
observing the character and abilities of a person who is new to a role or job. This
period is considered as the learning phase.
Probation Period for PO – 1 or 2
years
Probation Period for Clerk – 6
months
Probationary Officer is the entry level appointment for bank
officers. In public sector banks, the probation period extends to one or even two
years for probationary officers. You
will be on training/probation for a period of 1 year or 2 years from the date
of joining the Bank. During the probation period, POs are assigned to various
tasks and also given exposure to various important functions of the
bank such as Loans & Advances, Foreign exchange, Credit Rating,
Treasury, Risk Management, IT, Marketing, etc.
POs are also
required to work at 2-3 branches during the probation period. POs will
report to their senior officer who will closely supervise and evaluate their
performance for a certain time period.
Clerk cadre – A clerical post is the first entry point in
the bank. In public sector banks,
there is a six month probation period for clerks. During the probation period, clerks are assigned to various tasks such as ” Single Window
Operator”, handling cash counter, cash receipt or payment of cheques, etc.
Note: During the
probation period, banks can terminate an employee if his/her performance or
record is unsatisfactory or if he/she does not fit the position.
After completion of the probation
period:
After
successful completion of the probation period, you will be considered for
confirmation in the service, subject to a satisfactory report on your
training, passing satisfactory report
from the Police authorities about your character and antecedents.
Probationary officers will be posted
in any bank branch as an Assistant Bank Manager to handle work related to daily
customer transactions, viz. passing a cheque, draft issuance, cash management,
etc.
In clerical cadre, those who
successfully complete the six month probation period are confirmed as permanent employees.
Duration of Probation Period for POs in different
Public Sector Banks:
1. Allahabad
Bank – 2 yrs
2. Andhra Bank
– 2 yrs
3. Bank of
Baroda – 1 yrs
4. Bank of
India – 2 yrs
5. Bhartiya
Mahila Bank –
6. Bank of
Maharashtra – 1 yr
7. Canara Bank
– 2 yrs
8. Corporation
Bank – 2 yrs
9. Central Bank
of India – 2 yrs
10. Dena Bank –
2 yrs
11. ECGC – 1 yr
12. IDBI Bank –
1 yr
13. Indian Bank
– 2 yrs
14. Indian
Overseas Bank – 1 yr
15. Oriental
Bank of Commerce – 2 yrs
16. Punjab
National Bank – 2 yrs
17. Punjab &
Sind Bank – 2 yrs
18. Syndicate
Bank – 2 yrs
19. Union Bank
of India – 2 yrs
20. United Bank
of India – 2 yrs
21. UCO Bank – 2
yrs
22. Vijaya Bank –
2 yrs
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