Bank of Baroda LBO Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Each section is timed separately. A wrong answer costs a quarter of the marks for that question; blanks cost nothing. English is qualifying only and its marks are left out of the merit list. The sectional minimum is decided by the bank, which may also waive it. For the 2025 round the minimum was 40% for general and EWS and 35% for the rest. IBPS is conducting the 2026 test.

Serving Bank of Baroda officers and contract staff cannot apply. Neither can people who left an officer post at the bank, or finished a contract with it, in the last three years. Your experience certificate has to describe work close to a Scale I officer's job at the bank, or the application can be rejected at any stage.

Compared with the 2025 round, the experience rule is tighter: last year regional rural bank service counted and CA, cost accountant, engineering and medical degrees were also accepted. Neither applies this time.

The advertisement describes it as an online test, then GD or personal interview, with a psychometric test possible and the bank free to change the mix. Candidates are shortlisted on the number of vacancies, the cut-off and total marks. A tie goes to the older candidate.

1. Online test, with a minimum in each section and a minimum total.
2. Local language proficiency test for those shortlisted. Failing it ends the process before the interview. It is waived if your Class 10 or 12 certificate shows you studied that language.
3. Group discussion and/or personal interview. The minimum is 60% for general and 55% for reserved categories.

SC, ST, ex-servicemen, minority and PwD candidates get online pre-examination training. The final score combines the online test and the GD or interview scores.

JMG/S-I scale: ₹48,480-2000/7-62,480-2340/2-67,160-2680/7-85,920. A candidate with a year or more as an officer in a scheduled commercial bank gets one advance increment. Allowances come on top as per the industry bipartite settlement and the bank's rules.

The bank's terms: 12 months of probation, and a service bond of three years. Leave early and you pay three months' gross salary, capped at ₹2 lakh. For the first 12 years, or until promotion to SMGS-IV, you are posted inside the state you applied for.

Apply online through the Career section of the bank's site, under Current Opportunities. No other mode is accepted. The form needs a bio-data, photograph, signature and the documents that prove eligibility.

The fee is not refunded, even if the test is not held or you are not shortlisted. Submit one application only; if you submit several, the latest valid one stands and the other fees are forfeited. Registration ran from 18 August to 7 September and was extended to 17 September 2026.

The 2025 round ran from a July 2025 advertisement (last date 3 August 2025) to local language test results on 7 and 11 March 2026 and a final result on 27 March 2026. That is roughly nine months from notice to result. No post-test notice for 2026 was on the page on 16 October 2026.

Call letters, the information handout (English and Hindi) and the scribe declaration form for 3 October were linked from the bank's notice of 27 September 2026. Download them from the Current Opportunities page with your registration details; nothing is posted or couriered. Call-letter queries go through the IBPS grievance portal named in the notice.

Results, later-stage call letters and the final list are posted as notifications on the Current Opportunities page, and candidates are also emailed. For the 2025 round the final result notice came on 27 March 2026.

• Bank of Baroda, Current Opportunities (the next notice appears here)
• LBO 2026 notices: advertisement, addendum and exam notices
• Advertisement BOB/HRM/REC/ADVT/2026/16 (PDF, 23 pages with state-wise vacancies and the role description)
• Notification for the online exam and pre-examination training (23 September 2026)
• LBO 2025 round (ADVT/2025/05) with results
• Archived opportunities

Can a fresher apply for LBO?

No. You need a year of post-qualification experience as an officer in a scheduled commercial bank. Clerical-cadre experience does not count.

How many LBO posts are there?

2,482 in the August 2026 advertisement, of which 1,185 are in Gujarat.

What is the pay?

Scale I starts at ₹48,480, with one advance increment if you qualify for it, plus allowances.

Is there a bond?

Yes. Three years of service, or three months' gross salary up to ₹2 lakh if you leave earlier.

Is there negative marking?

Yes. A quarter of the question's marks is deducted for a wrong answer.

Must I know the local language?

Yes. You must pass a language proficiency test unless your Class 10 or 12 certificate shows you studied it.