Canara Bank PO Exam 2021, is conducted by Canara Bank for the recruitment of candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in Junior Grade Scale I after successful completion of the specially designed Post Graduate Diploma in Banking & Finance (PGDBF) course. Canara Bank PGDBF is a one-year training course that candidates can undergo either at Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru campus, or NITTE Education International Pvt Ltd. Greater Noida campus.
Candidates are selected through the online objective test followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The responsibility of conducting the online test has been given to the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) whereas the other selection processes are conducted by Canara Bank.
Canara Bank PO – Highlights
| Exam Name | Canara Bank PO |
| Conducting Body | Canara Bank |
| Level of exam | National |
| Exam category | Graduation |
| Exam stages | Online exam, Discussion and Personal Interview |
| Mode of Exam | · Phase I- Online Exam- Online Mode
· Phase-II- Group Discussion and Interview- Offline Mode |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Language | English and Hindi |
| Exam purpose | Selection of the Probationary Officers in the bank after completing one-year PGDBF course in Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd or NITTE Education International Pvt Ltd |
| Negative Marking | 0.25 as a penalty for every wrong answer |
| Official Website | www.canarabank.com |
Aspirants can download the Canara Bank PO Syllabus 2021 Pdf from the official website.
Canara Bank PO Selection Process
- Online Objective Test
- Group Discussion
- Personal Interview
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Exam Pattern of Canara Bank PO 2021
The exam pattern for Canara Bank PO is given below:
| Subject | Medium | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
| Reasoning | English & Hindi | 50 | 50 | Composite of 2 Hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | English & Hindi | 50 | 50 | |
| English Language | English | 50 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | English & Hindi | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | – | 200 | 200 | – |
Canara Bank PO Syllabus 2021
1. Syllabus for Canara Bank PO – General English
- Sentence Rearrangement
- One Word Substitutions
- Sentence Structure
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Grammar
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Vocabulary
- Shuffling of Sentences parts
- Comprehension
- Error Correction
- Fill in the Blanks
- Unseen Passages
- Idioms & Phrases
- Direct and Indirect Conversion
- Miss Spelled words Detection
- Spellings
- Cloze Passage
2. Canara Bank Syllabus for General Knowledge
- Current Affairs – Regional, National, & International
- General Science
- Environmental issues
- The economy of India
- Indian Constitution and Polity
- Arts and Literature of India
- History of Modern India
- History of India and Movement for India Statehood
- International Relations & Events
- Science and Technology
- Disaster Management
- Geography of India
- Society, Culture & Heritage of India
- Policies of the Indian State
- Indian National Movement
3. Canara Bank Exam Syllabus 2021 for Aptitude
- Averages
- Fundamental Arithmetical Operations
- Ratio & Proportion
- Decimals and Fractions
- Ratio and Time
- Profit and Loss
- Percentages
- Number Systems
- Interest & Discount
- Use of Tables and Graphs Mensuration
- Computation of Whole Numbers
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- The relationship between Numbers
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4. Canara Bank PO Exam Syllabus for Reasoning
- Visual Memory
- Decision Making
- Syllogistic Reasoning
- Non-Verbal Series
- Arrangements
- Number Ranking
- Clocks & Calendars
- Mirror Images
- Embedded Figures
- Number Series
- Analogies
- Statement Conclusion
- Coding-Decoding
- Alphabet Series
- Directions
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Cubes and Dice
- Blood Relations