Bank of India Specialist Officer Vacancy 2026 — Online Application Opens 10 September
Bank of India has opened a lateral-entry specialist officer drive across four grades. Under Project No. 2026-27/02, the bank is recruiting 205 officers across 48 distinct specialist positions, spanning Junior Management Grade Scale-I right up to Senior Management Grade Scale-IV. The bulk of the intake is technology — full-stack engineering, information security, data engineering, DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure and database administration — but the same notice also carries Law Officer, Fire Officer, Security Officer and Civil Engineer roles. Starting basic pay ranges from ₹48,480 in Scale I to ₹1,02,300 in Scale IV, with the Scale IV pay scale rising to ₹1,20,940.
The online application window runs from 10 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, and age, qualification and experience are all reckoned as on 1 August 2026. This is a lateral-entry recruitment, not a fresher drive: every single role demands post-qualification work experience, from one year at Scale I up to eight years at Scale IV, and shortlisting is done purely on the documents you upload at registration. If you are an experienced IT professional in the BFSI space, a practising advocate or a civil engineer with construction exposure, this is one of the strongest banking jobs openings of the season. GovtJobsAlert.in has laid out every role, category split, age band and condition below.
What are the Key Highlights of Bank of India SO Recruitment 2026?
Bank of India is a nationalised bank under the Ministry of Finance, headquartered at Star House, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Selected officers join the specialised stream for the role applied for and progress under the bank’s promotion policy. Postings can be anywhere in India, so only candidates willing to relocate should apply.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Bank of India (BOI) |
| Advertisement | Project No. 2026-27/02, Notice dated 01.08.2026 |
| Post Names | Chief Manager, Senior Manager, Manager and Officer in IT and digital streams; Law Officer; Fire Officer; Security Officer; Civil Engineer |
| Total Vacancies | 205 |
| Grades | Scale I (JMGS-I) to Scale IV (SMGS-IV) |
| Salary / Pay Scale | ₹48,480 to ₹1,20,940 basic (grade-wise) |
| Job Location | Anywhere in India |
| Application Mode | Online only |
| Application Dates | 10 September 2026 to 25 September 2026 |
| Last Date to Apply | 25 September 2026 |
How Many Vacancies are in BoI Specialist Officer 2026? Post-Wise and Category-Wise Split
The reservation split changes sharply from role to role, so read your own row rather than the grand total. Six roles carry no unreserved seat at all, so none of them has a General (UR) seat: Chief Manager Full-Stack Engineering, Manager IT Project Manager and Manager DevSecOps Engineering, which have no EWS seat either, plus Manager BRE/LOS/Decisioning Engineering, Manager Digital Platforms and Manager IT Procurement Specialist, which each keep one EWS seat open to a general-category candidate holding an EWS certificate.
| Post Name (Scale) | Category-wise Vacancies | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Manager – Full-Stack Engineering (Scale IV) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 0 | 2 |
| Chief Manager – Digital Platforms (Scale IV) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 1 | 1 |
| Chief Manager – Supply Chain & Trade Finance Technology (Scale IV) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 1 | 1 |
| Chief Manager – Digital Banking Operations (Scale IV) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 1, UR 1 | 2 |
| Chief Manager – IT Procurement, Contracts & SLA Management (Scale IV) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 1 | 1 |
| Chief Manager – IT Officer (CISA/CISM/CISSP) (Scale IV) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 1 | 1 |
| Chief Manager – Information Security (Scale IV) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 1 | 2 |
| Senior Manager – Full-Stack Engineering (Scale III) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 3, EWS 1, UR 7 | 12 |
| Senior Manager – Digital Platforms (Scale III) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 1 | 2 |
| Senior Manager – Finacle Application Support (Scale III) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 1 | 3 |
| Senior Manager – Infrastructure Operations (Scale III) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 1 | 3 |
| Senior Manager – Solution & Technology Architecture (Scale III) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 2 | 3 |
| Senior Manager – Data Engineering (Scale III) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 1, UR 1 | 4 |
| Senior Manager – API Governance & Security (Scale III) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 2 | 4 |
| Senior Manager – DevSecOps Engineering (Scale III) | SC 0, ST 1, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 3 |
| Senior Manager – IT Procurement Specialist (Scale III) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 1 | 2 |
| Senior Manager – Database Administration (Scale III) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 1 | 2 |
| Senior Manager – Information Security (Scale III) | SC 1, ST 1, OBC 1, EWS 1, UR 2 | 6 |
| Senior Manager – IT Officer (CISA/CISM/CISSP) (Scale III) | SC 1, ST 1, OBC 1, EWS 1, UR 1 | 5 |
| Manager – Full-Stack Engineering (Scale II) | SC 2, ST 1, OBC 3, EWS 1, UR 11 | 18 |
| Manager – BRE /LOS/ Decisioning Engineering (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 0 | 4 |
| Manager – Digital Platforms (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 1, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 0 | 5 |
| Manager – Application Support & Operations (Scale II) | SC 2, ST 1, OBC 3, EWS 1, UR 4 | 11 |
| Manager – Infrastructure Operations (Scale II) | SC 2, ST 1, OBC 3, EWS 1, UR 5 | 12 |
| Manager – IT System Administrator (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Manager – Performance Testing (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Manager – Automation Testing (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 1, EWS 0, UR 2 | 3 |
| Manager – IT Procurement Specialist (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 0 | 4 |
| Manager – IT Project Manager (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 2, EWS 0, UR 0 | 3 |
| Manager – Business Analysis (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Manager – Data Analytics (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 1 | 5 |
| Manager – DevSecOps Engineering (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 2, EWS 0, UR 0 | 3 |
| Manager – UI/UX Design (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Manager – Emerging Technology & Innovation (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Manager – Solution & Technology Architecture (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Manager – Database Administration (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 1 | 1 |
| Manager – Information Security (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 1, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 3 | 8 |
| Manager – IT Officer (CISA/CISM/CISSP) (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 1, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 2 | 7 |
| Law Officer (Scale II) | SC 2, ST 1, OBC 3, EWS 1, UR 3 | 10 |
| Fire Officer (Scale II) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Security Officer (Scale II) | SC 1, ST 1, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 5 | 10 |
| Officer – Full-Stack Engineering (Scale I) | SC 1, ST 1, OBC 2, EWS 1, UR 1 | 6 |
| Officer – Application Support & Operations (Scale I) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 2, EWS 0, UR 1 | 4 |
| Officer – Data Analytics (Scale I) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 1 | 2 |
| Officer – Data Engineering (Scale I) | SC 0, ST 1, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 1 | 2 |
| Officer – QA & Test Engineering (Scale I) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Officer – Information Security (Scale I) | SC 0, ST 0, OBC 0, EWS 0, UR 2 | 2 |
| Civil Engineer (Scale I) | SC 1, ST 0, OBC 3, EWS 1, UR 5 | 10 |
| All 48 Specialist Positions | SC 29, ST 13, OBC 53, EWS 18, UR 92 | 205 |
Nine seats are reserved horizontally for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities and sit inside the 205, not on top of it. The vacancies are inclusive of backlog, the numbers are provisional and may vary with actual requirement, and post designations are indicative and may be changed without notice.
| PwBD Category | Seats (within the 205) | Posts carrying the seat |
|---|---|---|
| Hearing Impaired (HI) | 3 | Chief Manager – Full-Stack Engineering; Manager – Application Support & Operations; Civil Engineer |
| Visually Impaired (VI) | 2 | Senior Manager – Full-Stack Engineering; Manager – Infrastructure Operations |
| Orthopedically Challenged (OC) | 2 | Senior Manager – Information Security; Law Officer |
| Intellectual Disability (ID) | 2 | Manager – Full-Stack Engineering; Security Officer |
| All PwBD categories | 9 | 9 of the 48 posts |
What is the Eligibility for BoI SO Recruitment 2026 (B.E./B.Tech, MCA, LLB)?
Educational Qualification
Post-wise qualification, mandatory certification and experience are set out in Annexure-I to the notice, summarised below. For engineers already working in banking technology, these are among the strongest computer and IT government jobs on offer this year.
| Post Group | Educational Qualification | Minimum Post-Qualification Experience |
|---|---|---|
| All IT and digital roles (Full-Stack, Digital Platforms, Application Support, Infrastructure, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, DevSecOps, Testing, UI/UX, DBA, Solution Architecture, IT Procurement, Project Management, Business Analysis, Emerging Technology, Finacle, API Governance, QA) | B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology or Electronics & Communication, OR MCA (3-year full-time), OR M.Sc. in Computer Science or Information Technology. 16 of these posts also carry a post-specific mandatory certification in Annexure-I — for example OCP Java SE, MERN or certified Python for the Chief Manager and Senior Manager Full-Stack posts, PMP, PgMP or PMO-CP for Chief Manager IT Procurement, TOGAF for Senior Manager Solution & Technology Architecture, RHCSA for Manager IT System Administrator and Finastra FTI 2.9 or above for Manager Business Analysis. All five Scale IV IT posts and nine of the ten Scale III posts carry one; at Scale II only IT System Administrator and Business Analysis do, and no Scale I post does — so check your own Annexure-I row before applying | Scale I — 1 year; Scale II — 3 years (at least 2 in the post’s own specialisation); Scale III — 5 years (at least 3); Scale IV — 8 years (at least 5) — all in the IT/BFSI sector |
| Information Security (Scale I, II, III and IV) | Full-time B.E., B.Tech or M.Tech (M.E. is listed only at Scale III and IV) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Electrical & Electronics or Electronics & Communication, OR full-time MCA or a Master’s degree with specialisation in Information Technology, Information Security or Cyber Security. At Scale II and Scale III one certificate out of CISSP, CISM, CISA or CEH is mandatory. At Scale IV the mandatory list is C-CISO, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP or CDPSE — CEH is not accepted at Scale IV. At Scale I no certificate is mandatory; CEH, CCNA, CompTIA Security+ or an OEM SOC certification are listed only as preferred | Scale I — 1 year; Scale II — 3 years; Scale III — 5 years (at least 3 as Security Analyst, Database Security Analyst, Threat Hunting or Application Security Assessment); Scale IV — 8 years (at least 5 in a similar role). All years must be in commercial banks, financial companies or financial services organisations, IT services, telecom or information-security companies |
| IT Officer with CISA/CISM/CISSP (Scale II, III and IV) | B.E./B.Tech in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electronics or Electronics & Instrumentation, OR MCA, OR M.Sc. in Computer Science/IT, with minimum 60% marks, plus a valid CISA, CISM or CISSP certification from ISACA or ISC2, USA | Scale II — 2 years in IS/cyber-security audit; Scale III — 5 years (of which 2 in IS audit); Scale IV — 7 years (of which 3 in IS audit). All years must be within banking/BFSI or a CERT-In empanelled information-security organisation engaged in the BFSI sector |
| Law Officer (Scale II) | Graduate in Law from a recognised University | 3 years in total from the date of Bar Council registration as a practising advocate and/or Law Officer in a Scheduled Commercial Bank, PSU or Central/State Government department or entity — time in practice and time in service are added together to reach the three years |
| Fire Officer (Scale II) | B.E. (Fire Engineering) from National Fire Service College, Nagpur — 3 years’ experience; OR B.E. in Fire Engineering, or B.Tech in Safety & Fire Engineering or Fire Technology & Safety Engineering, from any University or Institution recognised by the Government of India, or B.Sc. from a UGC-recognised University or AICTE-approved institution plus Graduateship in Fire Engineering (GIFE) from the Institution of Fire Engineers, India or UK — 6 years’ experience. A minimum three-month computer course or an IT paper at graduation level is compulsory | 3 or 6 years as Fire Officer or equivalent in PSUs, PSBs, Government, City Fire Brigade or large industry |
| Security Officer (Scale II) | Graduate from a recognised University, plus a minimum three-month computer course or an IT paper at graduation level | 5 years’ commissioned service in the Army, Navy or Air Force; OR police officer not below Deputy Superintendent rank with 5 years’ service; OR Assistant Commandant-equivalent rank in a paramilitary force with 5 years’ service. ECOs and SSCOs must have rendered at least five years’ continuous military service and been released on completion of assignment — including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year — otherwise than by dismissal or discharge for misconduct or inefficiency; those whose assignment was extended beyond five years may apply by attaching a Ministry of Defence certificate that they will be released within three months of an offer of appointment |
| Civil Engineer (Scale I) | B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering from a recognised University or Institution with minimum 60% marks | 3 years in construction, renovation, interior furnishing or maintenance of commercial, residential, institutional, industrial or administrative buildings, with exposure to monitoring civil work of construction projects, preparation of estimates and checking of contractors’ bills |
| Nationality (all posts) | Citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962, or a person of Indian origin who migrated from specified countries. All except Indian citizens need an eligibility certificate from the Government of India | — |
| Marks relaxation | Candidates from SC, ST, OBC and PwBD categories applying against reserved vacancies get 5% relaxation wherever 60% marks are stipulated, so 55% suffices. Fractions are ignored — 59.99% counts as below 60% and 54.99% as below 55% | — |
| Certification validity | All mandatory certifications must be within their validity period as on 01.08.2026 | — |
Age Limit
Age is reckoned as on 1 August 2026 and varies by role, not merely by grade. The upper limits below apply to General and EWS candidates.
| Scale | Posts | Age Limit |
|---|---|---|
| I | Officer — Full-Stack Engineering, Application Support & Operations, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, QA & Test Engineering | 21 to 30 years |
| I | Officer — Information Security | 22 to 30 years |
| I | Civil Engineer | 25 to 30 years |
| II | All Manager (IT/digital) roles, Fire Officer, Security Officer | 25 to 35 years |
| II | Manager — Information Security | 25 to 32 years |
| II | Manager — IT Officer (CISA/CISM/CISSP) | 27 to 35 years |
| II | Law Officer | 25 to 30 years |
| III | All Senior Manager roles except IT Officer (CISA/CISM/CISSP) | 28 to 37 years |
| III | Senior Manager — IT Officer (CISA/CISM/CISSP) | 28 to 40 years |
| IV | Chief Manager — Full-Stack Engineering, Digital Platforms, Supply Chain & Trade Finance Technology, Digital Banking Operations, IT Procurement | 28 to 40 years |
| IV | Chief Manager — IT Officer (CISA/CISM/CISSP) | 28 to 42 years (Annexure-I prints 30 to 42) |
| IV | Chief Manager — Information Security | 32 to 42 years |
| Category | Relaxation in Upper Age Limit |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer) | 3 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (RPwD Act, 2016) | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs with at least 5 years’ military service released on completion of assignment, including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year of the last date for applications — age relaxation only, as there is no ESM reservation in the officers’ cadre; those still in service must produce a certificate that they will be relieved on or before 25.09.2027 | 5 years |
| Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
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Relaxation for SC, ST and OBC candidates is cumulative with only one of the remaining relaxation categories. Original certificates supporting any relaxation claim must be produced at the interview.
What is the Salary for BoI Specialist Officer 2026? (₹48,480 to ₹1,20,940 Basic)
Pay follows the standard officer scales of the Indian banking industry, and the grade you enter at is decided by the post you apply for, not by your test performance. The other allowances and perquisites applicable to the respective grade sit on top of the basic figures below, which is what makes a bank specialist officer package competitive with private-sector IT roles at the same experience level.
| Grade | Scale of Pay | Starting Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Scale I (JMGS-I) | ₹48,480 – 2000(7) – 62,480 – 2340(2) – 67,160 – 2680(7) – 85,920 | ₹48,480 |
| Scale II (MMGS-II) | ₹64,820 – 2340(1) – 67,160 – 2680(10) – 93,960 | ₹64,820 |
| Scale III (MMGS-III) | ₹85,920 – 2680(5) – 99,320 – 2980(2) – 1,05,280 | ₹85,920 |
| Scale IV (SMGS-IV) | ₹1,02,300 – 2980(4) – 1,14,220 – 3360(2) – 1,20,940 | ₹1,02,300 |
One condition deserves attention before you accept an offer: every selected candidate must place a security deposit, refunded only after three years of satisfactory service and forfeited if you leave earlier.
| Grade | Security Deposit |
|---|---|
| Officers in JMGS-I | ₹1,00,000 |
| Officers in MMGS-II | ₹2,00,000 |
| Officers in MMGS-III and above | ₹3,00,000 |
What is the Selection Process for BoI SO Recruitment 2026?
Selection runs on documents first and marks second. The bank may conduct an online examination followed by an interview, or an interview alone, depending on how many eligible candidates apply — so treat the upload stage as the real gate. Experience letters that clearly state your designation, dates and the technologies you worked on carry far more weight here than they would in a written-test recruitment, because a scrutiny panel that cannot see the required years on paper will not pass you forward, whatever your score would have been.
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1. Shortlisting | Based solely on documents uploaded at registration — professional experience, mandatory certification, educational qualifications and any other eligibility proof. No later submission or enquiry will be entertained. |
| 2. Online Examination | Objective test, if conducted. Documents of only those candidates who qualify the online test are scrutinised for further shortlisting. |
| 3. Personal Interview | Candidates are called at a ratio of about 1:3 to the vacancies, a ratio the bank may raise or lower. The interview carries 100 marks and has its own pass mark — 50% for General and EWS candidates, 45% for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates against reserved vacancies. Qualifying the online test does not by itself create a right to be interviewed. |
| 4. Final Merit | Where both stages are held, the online examination and interview are weighted 60:40, and a candidate must be found suitable in both. Where only the interview is held, merit rests on the interview alone. |
Online Examination Pattern
| Test | Maximum Marks | Nature |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 25 | Qualifying only — marks are not added to the merit list |
| Professional Knowledge relevant to the post | 100 | Merit-deciding |
| Combined | 125 | Composite time of 100 minutes |
| Medium | — | Bilingual (English and Hindi) for every test except English Language |
| Qualifying marks | — | 35% for General and EWS candidates, with 5% relaxation for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates against reserved vacancies. Mandatory in each test separately |
| Negative marking | — | One-fourth of the marks assigned to a question deducted for each wrong answer; no penalty for a blank |
| Structure | — | The bank may modify the examination structure and will announce any change on its website |
| Tie-breaker | — | Higher online examination score ranks first, then seniority in age. Where only an interview is held, the older candidate ranks higher |
A detailed syllabus is not published — an Information Handout will accompany the call letters, so use our exam calendar to plan around the tentative test window.
What are the Exam Centres for BoI Specialist Officer 2026 Online Exam?
Choose your centre carefully at registration, because the choice is final.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Coverage | 30 States and Union Territories, tentatively |
| Sample centres | Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Patna, Jaipur, Bhopal, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhubaneswar, Raipur |
| Change of centre | No request for a change of centre is entertained |
| Bank’s discretion | The bank may cancel a centre, add new ones, or allot a centre other than the one opted for |
What Conditions Must You Check Before Applying for BoI Specialist Officer 2026?
These clauses decide candidature, and any one of them can end an application on its own. Read them before you pay the fee, not after, because an application cannot be withdrawn once it is registered.
| Condition | What it means |
|---|---|
| One post only | You may apply for only one post. If you submit multiple applications, only the latest completed one is retained and the fees paid on the others are forfeited. |
| Past BoI employees barred | Candidates who have held a similar post in Bank of India in the past are not eligible and need not apply. |
| NOC is compulsory | Candidates serving in Government or Public Sector Undertakings, including nationalised banks and financial institutions, must produce a No Objection Certificate at the interview. Without it the candidature is not considered and stands cancelled. |
| OBC creamy layer | Candidates in the OBC creamy layer are not entitled to OBC reservation and must declare their category as General. An OBC certificate must carry the non-creamy-layer clause, be issued on or after 01.04.2026, and name the caste exactly as it appears in the Central Government list. |
| No withdrawal, no refund | Once registered, an application cannot be withdrawn, and the fee or intimation charge is neither refunded nor carried forward to another examination. No detail can be changed afterwards either — category, date of birth, post applied for, qualifications and exam centre are all final at submission, and a request to be considered under a different category is not entertained. |
| Incomplete uploads | An application without a photograph, signature, left thumb impression and handwritten declaration is not treated as valid. The declaration must be in your own handwriting and in English, and neither it nor your signature may be in capital letters; one written by anybody else, or in another language, makes the application invalid. Candidates who cannot write may have the text typed and put their left thumb impression below it. A signature on the attendance sheet that does not match the uploaded one leads to disqualification, and you should not change your appearance until the process ends — failure to present the same photograph at every stage, or any doubt about your identity at any stage, can lead to disqualification. |
| Medical fitness | Appointment of a provisionally selected candidate is subject to being declared medically fit and to the bank’s service and conduct rules. |
| Willingness to relocate | The bank may post or transfer officers anywhere in India. Only candidates ready to work anywhere in India should apply. |
| The post itself can be scrapped | If not enough candidates qualify, the bank may scrap a post or cut its vacancies without giving a reason, and it may cancel the recruitment partly or entirely at any time. |
| Jurisdiction and canvassing | Any dispute is subject to the sole jurisdiction of the courts at Mumbai, and canvassing in any form is a disqualification. |
| Documents at interview | Originals plus self-attested photocopies must be submitted at the interview, failing which the candidate may not be permitted to appear. |
| Name spelling | Your name and your father’s or husband’s name must match your certificates exactly; any change or alteration found may disqualify the candidature. |
| Multiple attendance | Appearing more than once in the online examination or interview leads to summary rejection and cancellation of candidature. |
| Unfair means | Impersonation, misconduct or carrying a mobile phone into the hall can mean disqualification from the interview, being debarred permanently or for a specified period from any Bank examination, and termination if already appointed. |
| Later detection | If a disqualifying instance is detected after the process, the disqualification applies with retrospective effect and bars the candidate from future Bank recruitment. |
| Compensatory time | Eligible PwBD candidates get twenty minutes of compensatory time per hour of examination, but only if they registered for it in the online application; those who did not register cannot be allowed it later. Scribe misuse cancels both candidate and scribe, with a possible two-year debarment from all bank examinations. |
| Result must predate the cut-off | Your qualifying result must have been declared on or before 01.08.2026, and a document from the Board or University proving the declaration date must be produced at the interview. |
| Intimations | Call letters and updates are sent only by email and SMS to the registered address and mobile number. The bank is not responsible if an intimation fails to reach you, so keep both current and watch the bank’s website. |
| Delayed or re-run tests | If a technical problem disrupts test delivery, the bank may shift or re-run the session at its absolute discretion. Candidates unwilling to move or to take part in the delayed process are summarily rejected, and no candidate has a claim to a re-test. |
| Interview travel | Candidates attend the interview at their own expense. Outstation SC, ST and PwBD candidates are paid second-class to-and-fro rail or bus fare, or actual expenses incurred, whichever is less, by the shortest route and on production of proof of travel, such as the rail or bus ticket. The concession does not apply to those already serving in Central or State Government, corporations, public undertakings, local government, institutions or panchayats. |
How to Apply Online for BoI SO Recruitment 2026?
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Go to the Bank of India website and click on CAREER. |
| 2 | Open the link for “Recruitment of Officers in various streams upto Scale IV — Project No. 2026-27/02”. |
| 3 | Click APPLY ONLINE, then choose “Click here for New Registration” and enter your name, contact details and email ID. |
| 4 | Note the Provisional Registration Number and Password generated and sent to your email and mobile. |
| 5 | Fill in the application, validate your details and save. |
| 6 | Upload the photograph, signature, left thumb impression and handwritten declaration as per the specified sizes and formats. |
| 7 | Upload proof of educational qualification, mandatory certification and professional experience — shortlisting depends entirely on these. |
| 8 | Pay the fee online by debit card, credit card, internet banking, cash card, mobile wallet, QR or UPI, and take a printout of the e-receipt and application. |
Keep your caste or EWS income-and-asset certificate, disability certificate, experience letters and NOC ready — the absence of any of these at the interview stage forfeits the corresponding claim, and for serving government employees the missing NOC ends the candidature outright.
What are the Important Dates for BoI SO Recruitment 2026? (Last Date 25 September)
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notice date | 01 August 2026 |
| Online application starts | 10 September 2026 |
| Last date to apply online | 25 September 2026 |
| Online fee payment window | 10 September 2026 to 25 September 2026 |
| Age, qualification and experience reckoned as on | 01 August 2026 |
| Online examination date | To be advised separately |
| Call letter / admit card | To be announced on the bank’s website |
What is the Application Fee for BoI SO Recruitment 2026?
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| SC / ST / PwBD | ₹175 (intimation charges only) |
| General / EWS / OBC | ₹1,180 (application fee plus intimation charges) |
| Payment mode | Online only — Master, Visa or RuPay credit card, debit card, internet banking, cash card, mobile wallet, QR or UPI. Demand draft, cheque, money order and postal order are not accepted |
| Refund | Non-refundable and inclusive of GST; transaction charges borne by the candidate |
| Exemption | None. SC, ST and PwBD candidates still pay the ₹175 intimation charge |
Even if the registration closing date is extended for technical reasons, the valid dates for fee payment will not change.
Essential Links — BoI SO Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF and Apply Online
- Download Official Notification PDF
- Download Annexure-I — Post-Wise Qualification, Certification and Experience
- Apply Online for BoI SO Recruitment 2026
- Visit Bank of India Official Website
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Two hundred and five specialist seats in a nationalised bank, spread over four grades and open to IT engineers, lawyers, fire and security professionals and civil engineers, is not a combination that comes around often. Read Annexure-I for your exact role, gather your experience letters and certifications early, and apply well before 25 September 2026 rather than on the closing day. Explore more PSU jobs and keep GovtJobsAlert.in bookmarked for the examination schedule and call letter announcements.