Bank of Baroda Peon Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Preliminary (22 and 23 February 2026), 60 minutes:

A wrong answer costs one quarter of the question's marks, and there is a minimum in each section as well as in total. The original single-stage plan was the same three sections plus General Awareness: 100 questions in 80 minutes. English is in English; the rest were set in the languages listed for each state. The structure of the Main exam was given in the information handout sent with the call letters, which the bank posted in English and Hindi, so it is not repeated in the notices.

No CIBIL score is required. You can apply for one state only.

The advertisement promised an online test followed by a local language test. In December 2025 the bank amended it to a Preliminary and a Main online exam, then the language proficiency test. It also kept the right to add a group discussion or other round. Free online pre-examination training was offered to SC, ST, OBC, minority, ex-servicemen and PwBD candidates.

Probation is six months of active service, and posting is within the state applied for. Everything is subject to the court orders mentioned above.

Pay scale: ₹19,500-665/4-22,160-830/5-26,310-990/4-30,270-1170/3-33,780-1345/3-37,815. DA, HRA, CCA, special and transport allowances, medical insurance, gratuity and the contributory pension scheme are added as per the industry bipartite settlement and the bank's rules.

Applications were online only, on the Career section of the bank's site, from 3 to 23 May 2025. The fee was payable online:

The window is closed. The next round will use the same page, so check it once a year or so.

Call letters were downloaded from links in the bank's notices, along with the information handout and a scribe declaration form. For the Main exam the bank linked these from its 12 March 2026 notice. Nothing is sent by post, and queries go to the IBPS grievance portal named in the notice.

The preliminary result and main result were links to lists of roll numbers on the bank's page. Selection is provisional until your documents are checked at joining.

The bank posted marks and cut-offs. The notification of 25 August 2026 links the preliminary marks list, the preliminary cut-offs and the main exam cut-offs.

The preliminary is basic: English, elementary arithmetic and reasoning, with a quarter-mark penalty, so skip what you cannot do. Keep the local language in practice too. The language test comes after the exams, and only candidates who studied the language in Class 10 or 12 are excused.

• Bank of Baroda, Current Opportunities
• Office Assistant (Peon) notices for ADVT/2025/05
• Advertisement, 2 May 2025 (PDF, state-wise vacancies)
• Notice of 15 December 2025 (two-stage exam)
• Notice of 5 February 2026 (preliminary pattern and training)
• Marks and cut-offs, 25 August 2026

What is the qualification for Bank of Baroda peon?

Class 10 pass, age 18 to 26 on 1 May 2025, and the local language of the state.

How many posts were there?

500 across 27 states and UTs, led by Uttar Pradesh (83) and Gujarat (80).

What is the pay?

The scale starts at ₹19,500 and rises to ₹37,815, with allowances on top.

Was there an interview?

Not in the notices so far: an online exam in two stages and then a language test.

Is there negative marking?

Yes, a quarter of the marks for each wrong answer in the preliminary.

Is the result final?

It is provisional. The bank has said the selection stays subject to the court cases it names.