South Indian Bank Notification 2022: South Indian Bank has officially released the South Indian Bank Notification 2022 for the recruitment of Probationary Clerks and Probationary Officers across its branches in India. The SIB PO and Clerk registration process commenced from January 05 to 11, 2022 on its official website: southindianbank.com. Moreover, SIB has released South Indian Bank PO & Clerk Admit Card 2022 for the written exam on February 1, 2022.

The written exam is to be held on February 14, 2022. To ace the South Indian Bank 2022 PO and Clerk exam, it is crucial for the candidates to know everything about the South Indian Bank 2022 recruitment. Read this article to have all the necessary details regarding South Indian Bank Recruitment 2022.

South Indian Bank Notification 2022

Candidates interested in the various positions of Clerk, Probationary Officer, and Lateral Probationary Officer at South Indian Bank can download the official notification by clicking on the links mentioned below.

• Download South Indian Bank Clerk Recruitment Notification PDF
• Download South Indian Bank Recruitment of PO Notification PDF

SIB 2022 Overview

Let us have an overview of the South Indian Bank Recruitment 2022 exam:

Name of the Exam	South Indian Bank Recruitment Exam
Name of the Post	Probationary Officer and Probationary Clerk
Conducting Authority	South Indian Bank
Application Mode	Online
Job Location	Depends on the Requirement
Number of Stages	Two (Online test, Group discussion or Personal Interview)
Exam Mode	Online
Official Website	southindianbank.com

South Indian Bank Important Dates 2022

The important dates for South Indian Bank PO recruitment 2022 are tabulated below:

Events	Important Dates
Online Application Begin	January 05, 2022
Online Application Ends	January 11, 2022
Admit Card	February 01, 2022
Online Examination	February 14, 2022

South Indian Bank Eligibility Criteria

Before getting into the South Indian Bank 2022 PO and Clerk application form filling process, the aspirant must validate his/her eligibility as per the guidelines set by South Indian Bank itself. Failing to meet the eligibility standards will result in candidature failure. So, check out the criteria for South Indian Bank PO & Clerk exam from the table below:

South Indian Bank PO & Clerk Age Criteria

The age criteria for the posts of South Indian Bank PO and Clerk are tabulated below:

	Age Limit as of January 2022
South Indian Bank PO	25 years; 5 years relaxed for SC/ST candidates
South Indian Bank Clerk	26 years; 5 years relaxed for SC/ST candidates

South Indian Bank PO & Clerk Educational Criteria 

The educational criteria for the posts of South Indian Bank PO and Clerk are tabulated below:

	Educational Qualification
South Indian Bank PO	X/ SSLC, XII/ HSC & Graduation with minimum 60% marks under regular course
South Indian Bank Clerk	X/ SSLC, XII/ HSC & Graduation with minimum 60% marks under regular course

South Indian Bank PO & Clerk Nationality

Candidates must be of Indian nationality.

How to Apply for South Indian Bank 2022?

Interested candidates for South Indian Bank 2022 PO and Clerk posts must apply in the online mode. No other means of application is accepted. Candidates can follow the detailed steps mentioned below to successfully fill up the South Indian Bank application form:

• 1st Step: Visit the official South Indian Bank website by clicking here.
• 2nd Step: On the South Indian Bank homepage, click on the “Careers” tab from the top right corner.
• 3rd Step: Select either “Recruitment of Probationary Officers” or ” Recruitment of Probationary Clerks” based on the job you wish to apply.
• 4th Step: Search for the option “Apply Online” and click on it. You will land on the registration page with instructions, carefully read them before proceeding.
• 5th Step: To begin with the registration process, click on the“Click For New Registration” button to enter your name and contact details.
• 6th Step: After filling in the information, click on the “Save & Next” option. The provisional registration and password will be created.
• 7th Step: You will have to upload the Photo and Signature as per the guidelines mentioned.
• 8th Step: If you are unable to complete the South Indian Bank application form in one go, then use the option “Save and Continue” option by clicking on it. By doing this you can ensure your data that is submitted is not lost. In this case, the candidate will have to log in using the registration number and password to continue with the application process.
• 9th Step: Now, enter your personal, academic and experience information.
• 10th Step: Make sure to validate the information you enter at every stage and click on “Save and continue“.
• 11th Step: Verify all the information you provided in the application form on the “Preview” tab and click “Submit“.
• 12th Step: Upload the scanned image of the handwritten self-declaration in the prescribed file format.
• 13th Step: Click on the “Final Submit” button.
• 14th Step: Now you will enter the payment page. Select the mode of payment and make the payment of the application fee.
• 15th Step: Take a printout of the payment e-receipt and save it for further references.

SIB Recruitment Guidelines

• – Candidates must ensure that they provide a valid email ID and mobile number at the time of enrollment because the registration number and the password will also be sent to the email ID and mobile number.
• – Verify every single detail you mentioned from the beginning before clicking on the final submit button. Once the final submission is made, you cannot make any more changes.
• – Candidate’s name, fathers name or husband’s name must be spelt exactly the same, matching the identity proof/certificate/mark sheet.
• – The application form is integrated with the payment gateway which means the candidate must make the payment to successfully complete the registration process.
• – The South Indian Bank PO/Clerk application form payment can be made only in the online mode.
• – On successful completion of payment, the candidate will receive the receipt. Failing to receive an e-receipt indicates the payment hasn’t gone through.
• – Only after the payment of the application fee candidates will be able to take a printout.
• – The dimensions of the photograph to be uploaded must be 200 x 230 pixels (preferred) with a file size of 20kb–50 kb.
• – Ensure there is no red-eye or reflection in the image.
• – The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink then scan and upload it.
• – Signature in capital letters will not be accepted.
• – The text for the handwritten declaration must be as follows – “I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”

South Indian Bank Application Fee

South Indian Bank PO application fee has to be paid only in the online mode. The payment can be made using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, IMPS, Internet Banking, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets. The application fees for South Indian Bank PO & Clerk recruitment varies for different categories.

South Indian Bank PO Recruitment application fees for different categories are tabulated below:

Category	Fees
General	Rs 800
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	Rs 200

South Indian Bank Clerk Recruitment application fees for different categories are tabulated below:

Category	Fees
General	Rs 600
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	Rs 150

South Indian Bank Selection Process

The South Indian Bank recruitment process involves 2 stages for both PO and Clerk vacancies:

• 1st Stage: Online Aptitude Test
• 2nd Stage: Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD and PI)

South Indian Bank Exam Pattern

The first stage of South Indian Bank 2022 Recruitment, the Online Aptitude Test, will be conducted only in the English language. Once the Online Aptitude Test is cleared, candidates can go forward to the Group Discussion and Personal Interview round. The South Indian Bank PO & Clerk online exam has four sections – Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language and Data Analysis & Interpretation. Check out the detailed South Indian Bank exam pattern from the table below:

Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Marks	Sectional Time
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	40	50	40 minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	50	20 minutes
English Language	40	50	40 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation	40	50	40 minutes
Total	160	200	140 minutes

Negative Marking: There is also a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.

South Indian Bank Section-wise Syllabus

English language: This section contains objective questions that will test your knowledge of grammar, comprehension, and vocabulary. The various topics that come under this section are as under:

Parts of Speech (Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Conjunction, Preparation, Adjective, etc.)	Tenses
Singular and Plural	Articles – A, An and The
Subject-Verb Agreement	Narration – Direct and Indirect Speech
Antonyms	Synonyms
Spell checks	Para jumbles
Story-based comprehension	Fact-based comprehension

Based on the rules and regulations of English grammar, several types of questions may be asked, like:

1. Fill in the blanks,
2. Spotting errors,
3. Sentence completion,
4. Cloze test, etc.

Reasoning And Computer Aptitude: This section tests your analytical and logical skills as well as your knowledge of computer software and hardware. Let us first look into the different topics under Reasoning.

Reasoning:

Syllogism	Puzzles
Distance and Directions	Blood Relations
Linear Seating Arrangements	Circular Seating Arrangements
Statements and Arguments	Statements and Conclusion
Statements and Assumption	Assertion and Reasoning
Number and Alphabet Series	Coding-Decoding

Computer Aptitude:

History and Evolution of Computers – Generations of Computers	Computer Fundamentals
Operating Systems	Input and Output Devices (I/O Devices)
Central Processing Unit (CPU)	Storages and Memories
Database Management	Basic Security Concepts
Internet	Email
Computer Abbreviations	Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Keyboard Shortcuts	Computer Terminologies

Data Analysis And Interpretation: This section tests your mathematical and analytical skills. Data analysis questions asked are usually of the following types:

1. Bar graph,
2. Line graph,
3. Pie chart, etc.

However, solving these questions needs knowledge of basic Mathematics and calculations. For that, it is always good to brush the basic topics of high school Mathematics:

Profit and Loss	Percentage
Average	Ratio and Proportion
Simple Interest	Compound Interest

General / Economy / Banking Awareness: This section contains questions related to general knowledge, banking, and economy. Let us first look into the topics that are included under General Awareness:

General Awareness:

Countries and Capitals	Countries and Currency
Books and Authors	Awards and Honours
Indian History	Indian Geography
Indian Polity	Indian Constitution
Culture	National and International Events of Importance

Economy / Banking Awareness:

History of Banking	Banking Terminologies
History of Reserve Bank of India	Roles and Responsibilities of RBI
Banking Rates	Banking Abbreviations
Banking and Financial Institutions of India	Indian Economy
Business	Union Budget
Banking Rules and Laws	Related Schemes

South Indian Bank Admit Card

SIB has released South Indian Bank Admit Card 2022 for the written exam on February 1, 2022. The last date to download SIB PO & Clerk Call Letter 2022 is February 14, 2022. However, an email/SMS will be sent to the candidates to download their South Indian Bank PO/Clerk Call Letter from the official website. Aspirants can click on the direct link sent via email or visit southindiabank.com to download the admit card using their Registration Number and Password (generated during online registration). Follow the steps as under to download your South Indian Bank admit card:

1. Visit the SIB official website @ southindianbank.com
2. On the homepage click on ‘Careers’ section provided on the top right-hand side.
3. Click on “Recruitment of Probationary Officers” or ” Recruitment of Probationary Clerks“.
4. Click on the Call letter Download link.
5. SIB PO Exam Admit Card Login Page will display on the screen.
6. Enter the Registration Number/ Roll Number & Password/DOB in the given fields.
7. Click on the “Submit” button.
8. Hall Ticket will display on the screen. Download and take a printout of the SIB Probationary Officer for future references.

South Indian Bank Exam Centers

The tentative exam centres for the Online Exam of South Indian Bank  PO and Clerk are as under:

State	Centre
Andhra Pradesh	Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam
Assam	Guwahati
Bihar	Patna
Chandigarh	Chandigarh – Mohali
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Delhi	Delhi NCR
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu
Jharkhand	Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi
Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune
Mizoram	Aizwal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Odisha	Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana
Rajasthan	Jaipur, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok/ Bardag
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Thoothukodi, Tirunelveli, Vellore
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut
Uttarakhand	Dehradun
West Bengal	Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Howrah, Kolkata, Siliguri

South Indian Bank Preparation Tips

Here are some general tips to prepare for South Indian Bank recruitment 2022:

1. Memorize the formulas but not the steps to solve problems.
2. Build a strong foundation on theory concepts that require applications.
3. Solve a sufficient number of questions to build your confidence in that particular concept.
4. Study those sections that are difficult to memorize on a regular basis.
5. Do not underestimate the revision part, do it regularly.
6. Work on your time management skills to maintain a proper balance between your speed and accuracy.
7. Take South Indian Bank PO mock tests and develop a proper, smart and methodical strategy to take the exam.
8. Identify and work on your weaknesses and mistakes after every test.

South Indian Bank Result?

Follow the steps below to check your South Indian Bank 2022 Result:

1. Visit the official website of South Indian Bank- southindianbank.com.
2. Click on “Careers”.
3. Click on “Recruitment of Probationary Officers” or “Recruitment of Probationary Clerks” (Based on the post you have applied).
4. Click on “Online Test Results”.
5. Enter the required details such as Registration Number, Roll Number, and Date of Birth and click on “Submit”.
6. South Indian Bank PO Result will appear on the screen in the form of a PDF containing the names and roll numbers of the qualified candidates.
7. Download the PDF and take a printout for further references.

Once the result is released candidates who secured minimum marks set by South Indian Bank will move onto the next round which is Group Discussion or Personal Interview. And after the Personal Interview based on the candidates’ performance in all two rounds, the final result will be declared.  Selected candidates of South Indian Bank Recruitment are required to serve a probation period of 2 years as a South Indian Bank Probationary Officer.

South Indian Bank Expected Cutoff 2022

To appear for the Personal Interview round, candidates must clear both sectional and overall South Indian Bank exam cutoffs. Check out the sectional and overall South Indian Bank Expected Cutoff based on last year from the table below:

Sections	Number of Questions/Maximum Marks	Expected Cutoff
General English	40/40	23+
Quantitative Aptitude	50/50	25+
Reasoning Ability and Computer Knowledge	50/60	25+
General Awareness	50/50	26+

FAQs on SIB Recruitment 2022

Here, we have mentioned some of the most important frequently asked questions related to the SIB 2022 exam:

Q. What is the full form of SIB PO? A. The full form of SIB PO is South Indian Bank Probationary Officer.

Q. How many stages will be there in South Indian Bank PO Recruitment? A. There will be two stages in South Indian Bank PO Recruitment: Online Exam and group discussion & personal interview.

Q. How to download the South Indian Bank PO admit card? A. The South Indian Bank PO admit card has been released on February 01, 2022, and it can be downloaded through the official website.

Q. What is the probation period after clearing SIB PO & Clerk? A. The probation period is 2 years.

Q. What is the examination fee for the SIB clerk post? A. The examination fee for reserved candidates is INR 150/- and for Non-reserved candidates is INR 600/-.

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