Bank of Baroda Apprentice Exam Pattern, Eligibility

There is no negative marking. The exam is objective and remotely proctored: you sit it at home or anywhere private on a phone, laptop or tablet with a working front camera, a microphone and a stable connection. The bank says the structure is tentative and it may change it.

From the May 2026 advertisement, with 1 May 2026 as the cut-off date:

You cannot apply if you have done an apprenticeship with any establishment before, are doing one now, were terminated from one for your own fault, or have had a year or more of training or work after your qualification. Ex-servicemen are not engaged as apprentices, and there is no ex-servicemen quota.

Four steps, in this order:

1. Online exam run by BFSI SSC. Merit lists are drawn state-wise and category-wise. A tie at the cut-off goes to the older candidate.
2. Document verification at a centre in the state you applied for. You pay your own travel.
3. Local language test, held after the online exam. You are exempt if your Class 10 or 12 marksheet shows you studied the language you opted for.
4. Medical fitness, to the bank's requirement.

Minimum qualifying marks are set by the bank. SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates get 5% relaxation on them. A waiting list, state-wise and category-wise, covers seats left empty by people who do not join. It stays valid for a year or until the next round starts, whichever is earlier.

The stipend is ₹15,000 a month for the 12 months, paid at the end of each month after any loss-of-pay deduction. Apprentices get no other allowance or benefit, and the apprenticeship carries no claim to a job at the bank. At the end there is a final assessment and an Apprenticeship Certificate.

You do not apply on the bank's own form. The route, as the advertisement lays it out:

1. Register on NATS or NAPS with your Aadhaar, PAN, photo, signature, marksheets for Class 10, 12 and the degree, and a bank passbook or cheque leaf.
2. On NATS, apply under "Apply against advertised vacancies". On NAPS, search for Bank of Baroda among establishments and apply for the opportunity.
3. BFSI SSC then emails you (from info@bfsissc.com) a link to the Application cum Examination Form. Give your category, PwBD status and up to three centres, and pay the fee.
4. The application only counts once BFSI SSC has the fee. Note down your NATS Enrolment ID or NAPS Registration Code.

Fees are not refunded. Only one application per candidate is valid, and all messages go to the email you registered.

The earlier rounds ran on a similar track. The 2025 exam was on 19 March 2025, and the November 2025 round was advertised on 11 November 2025 with its result in January 2026. The bank gives no yearly calendar. Rounds have come about six months apart lately, so the next notice could appear around the turn of the year. Nothing was posted on 16 October 2026.

There is no separate admit card to hunt for. For the June 2026 exam the bank's notice served as the intimation, and BFSI SSC emailed login details to each applicant who had paid. Keep the registered email active and check the spam folder.

The bank put the roll numbers of provisionally selected candidates on its site and on the BFSI SSC site. Three days later it clarified that you can look up your own result with the correct roll number, which you get by downloading your application form afresh from BFSI SSC. Your candidature counts only for the state you applied to.

Provisionally selected candidates then get an email about pre-engagement: document verification, the local language test and a medical. The result notice and the clarification of 21 July are on the bank's site.

Each of the four tests is 25 questions with no penalty for a wrong answer, so leave nothing blank. Computer Knowledge and Financial Awareness are where a graduate who has not followed banking news loses marks. Because the exam is proctored from home, test your camera, microphone and connection beforehand. If you did not study the state's language at school, practise reading and writing it before the language test.

• Bank of Baroda, Current Opportunities (new notices appear here first)
• May 2026 apprentice notices on the bank site: advertisement, addendum, exam notice and results
• Advertisement BOB/HRM/APPRENTICE/ADVT/2026/01 (PDF, 38 pages with the state-wise seat and centre lists)
• Apprenticeship information handbook (English PDF)
• BFSI SSC, which runs the exam
• NATS and NAPS
• Archived opportunities for the 2025 rounds

Is the apprenticeship a permanent job?

No. It is a one-year training, the apprentice is a trainee and the bank has no obligation to offer a post afterwards.

How much is the stipend?

₹15,000 a month for twelve months, with no other allowances.

Is there negative marking?

No.

Can I apply in more than one state?

No. You pick one state or UT, and your preferences are three training centres inside it.

Do I have to register on NATS or NAPS first?

Yes. The bank's form is reached through one of these portals, and the BFSI SSC link comes only after that.

When is the next round?

It has not been announced. Watch the bank's Current Opportunities page.