Organization: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Post Exam Name: Apprentice Recruitment 2025
Advt No.: HRDD/APPR/02/2024-25
Total Posts: 750
Official Website: iob.in
Important Dates
- Notification Released: 28 February 2025
- Online Application Start: 01 March 2025
- Last Date to Apply Online: 09 March 2025
- Last Date for Fee Payment: 12 March 2025 (extended up to 16 March 2025 on some sources)
- Exam Date (Tentative): 23 March 2025 (initially mentioned as 16 March 2025)
- Result Declared: 10 April 2025
Vacancy Details
- Post Name: Apprentice
- Total Vacancies: 750
- Job Location: Various branches across India
Eligibility Criteria (as on 01 March 2025)
- Age Limit: 20 to 28 years
- Candidate must be born between 01 March 1997 and 01 March 2005
- Age Relaxation:
- SC/ST: 5 years
- OBC: 3 years
- PwBD: 10 to 15 years depending on category
- Educational Qualification:
- Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university
- For NATS-registered candidates, graduation result must be declared between 01 April 2021 and 01 March 2025
- Nationality: Indian Citizen
- Local Language Proficiency:
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand one local language of the state of application
- Candidates with 10th/12th mark sheets showing studied local language are exempted from the language test
Application Fee
- General / OBC / EWS: ₹800 + 18% GST = ₹944
- SC / ST / Female: ₹600 + 18% GST = ₹708
- PwBD: ₹400 + 18% GST = ₹472
Selection Process
- Online Written Examination (Objective type – 100 marks, 90 minutes)
- Sections:
- General/Financial Awareness
- General English
- Quantitative and Reasoning Aptitude
- Computer or Subject Knowledge
- Pattern: 25 questions per section, 1 mark each
- Negative Marking: 0.25 mark for each incorrect answer (as per some sources)
- Sections:
- Local Language Test (for candidates not exempted)
- Document Verification (DV)
- Personal Interview (if applicable)
Stipend (Monthly)
- Metro Branches: ₹15,000
- Urban Branches: ₹12,000
- Semi-Urban / Rural Branches: ₹10,000
- Includes ₹4,500 government DBT subsidy credited directly to the apprentice’s account
- No other allowances or benefits applicable
Result & Next Steps
- Result Released: 10 April 2025
- Shortlisted Candidates: Must attend Document Verification and Local Language Test
- Instructions: Download the result PDF from the official website and follow the schedule
How to Check Result
- Visit www.iob.in
- Go to the Careers section
- Click on Engagement of Apprentices 2025 – Result
- Download the PDF and check your name/roll number
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