OSCB Banking Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2024

OSCB Banking Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2024

OSCB or the Odisha State Cooperative Bank Limited will release a recruitment notification for Banking Assistant (Grade-II) in District Central Co-operative Banks functioning in Odisha. All candidates applying for the post will need to fill out the application form online at the official website of the recruiting authority, which is odishascb.com. Only those who meet OSCB Banking Assistant Eligibility, like those who are residents of Odisha and can provide proof of the same, will be eligible for an appointment to the post.

OSCB Banking Assistant Eligibility

The recruitment notification for the post of OSCB Banking Assistant provides for eligibility related information associated with:

• Place of residence
• Educational qualification
• Age
• Ex-servicemen

Candidates are expected to have their original certificates and photocopies thereof to prove their claim to all the eligibility-related information they provide in their online application form.

Place of Residence/Domicile

So that a candidate is eligible for appearing in the examination for Banking Assistant OSCB, the candidate must be a resident of Odisha irrespective of what the operational area or geographical area of the DCCBs may be.

Educational Qualification

The applicant must have a graduation degree in any discipline. Proficiency in Computer Application is essential.

Age Limit

• On 1st January 2020, the applicant should be of lesser age than 21 years.
• On 1st January 2020, the applicant must not be of more age than 32 years.
• The applicant should be born on or after 1st January 1999.
• The applicant should not be born earlier than 2nd January 1988.

Age Relaxation

For candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) categories, there is a relaxation of 5 (Five) years in the upper age limit.

There is a relaxation of 5 (five) years for women candidates in the upper age limit.

Candidates belonging to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category have a relaxation of 10 (ten) years in the upper age limit.

In the case of ex-servicemen, the relaxation is to the extent of the defence services provided under Odisha Ex-servicemen (Recruitment to State Civil Service and Posts) Rule 1985.

It is important to note that any candidate who falls under more than one relaxation category in age will only be allowed to avail of a single age-related relaxation benefit. It is the one most beneficial to the candidate.

Ex-servicemen

On the date of submitting the online application, if a person has more than 6 months left before retirement or is discharged from the forces, they are not eligible to apply as an Ex-serviceman.

Ex-servicemen who will be retiring within 6 (six) months from the last date of online application form filling are eligible to apply as Ex-servicemen. Still, they must get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from an approved authority. The NOC must specify the date of the person's appointment, the date of the person's retirement, how many years of service the person put in with the Defence Forces. It will be expected from these persons to furnish their discharge certificate at the time of Certificate Verification to be considered in the category of Ex-servicemen.

Conclusion

Vacancies have been announced for the post of OSCB Banking Assistant. The process of online application form filling is underway. Before you apply for the post, it is essential to ensure that you fulfill the eligibility criteria required for the post and any relaxation that you can avail. For all the information you provide in the Application Form, ensure that you have your original documents and their photocopies to support your claim.