Canara Bank PO Exam 2024: Recruitment, Eligibility, Syllabus

GaganDeep

Senior Content Specialist | Updated On - May 29, 2024

Canara Bank PO exam is conducted every year by Canara Bank to recruit successful candidates for Probationary Officer’s post in various branches of the bank within India. This is one of the best exam that is conducted to recruit candidates for the posts at the public sector banks. The said examination is usually divided into three parts namely, the Preliminary examination, Mains examination and Interview. The preliminary examination has a paper based on objective type questions related to quantitative ability, reasoning and the English language proficiency. Candidates who are listed down in the shortlist will be required to sit for the mains examination that is given to test their reasoning, computer knowledge, general, banking or financial awareness, English language or data analysis/interpretation. The last step is the face to face interview in which candidates are examined in their behavioural patterns and their area of specialization. The Canara Bank PO 2024 exam dates are not available at the moment but based on the year long exam schedule, the Canara Bank PO prelims are likely to be held in the May-July 2024. The result of the last list of Selected candidates for the Post of probationary officers and the Probationary officer joining list is usually declared 2-3 month after the completion of interview schedule. The number of vacancies is also informed later the exams are near, and they also change or vary at certain periods.

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Canara Bank PO Exam Highlights 2024

Feature	Details
Conducting Organization	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post Name	Probationary Officer (PO)
Exam Level	National
Vacancies	To be notified (likely around 800+)
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Examination	Online (Computer Based Test)
Selection Process	Three-stage: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, Interview
Educational Qualification	Graduation degree from any university recognized by the Government of India

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Canara Bank PO Exam Dates 2024

Stage	Event	Tentative Dates
Pre-examination	Notification released	August 2024
	Online application window opens	August 2024
	Application deadline	September 2024 (estimated)
	Admit card download	October/November 2024 (estimated)
Examination	Preliminary Exam	November/December 2024 (estimated)
	Results of Prelims	December 2024/January 2025 (estimated)
	Main Exam	January/February 2025 (estimated)
	Results of Mains	February/March 2025 (estimated)
Post-examination	Interview & Document Verification	March/April 2025 (estimated)
	Final Result & Allotment	April/May 2025 (estimated)

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Canara Bank PO Application Fee 2024

Category	Fee	Payment Mode
SC/ST/PWD Candidates	INR 600/-	Online/Offline
All Other Candidates	INR 100/-	Online/Offline

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Canara Bank PO Exam Pattern 2024

Stage	Exam Type	Duration (minutes)	Sections	No. of Questions	Marks per Question	Total Marks
Preliminary Examination	Objective	60	Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language	50 each	+1, -0.25 (incorrect)	200
Main Examination	Objective	120	Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General Awareness	60, 60, 40, 40	+3, -1 (incorrect)	240

Canara Bank PO Syllabus 2024

Stage	Section	Topic Areas
Preliminary & Mains	Reasoning	Logical reasoning, syllogisms, critical reasoning, coding-decoding, puzzles, visual reasoning, blood relations, etc.
	Quantitative Aptitude	Number system, arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc.), algebra (equations, inequalities, etc.), geometry (area, perimeter, volume, etc.), trigonometry (sine, cosine, tangent, etc.), data interpretation (graphs, tables, charts), etc.
	English Language	Vocabulary, grammar, usage, comprehension, para jumbles, sentence completion, cloze test, etc.
Mains only	General Awareness	Current affairs (national & international), banking & finance, economy, social issues, science & technology, environment, geography, history, Indian constitution & polity, literature & culture, etc.