Syndicate Bank PO Eligibility Criteria 2024

You must ensure your eligibility before applying for the Syndicate Bank PO 2024 examination. The eligibility criteria consist of educational qualification, age, nationality, etc. A candidate has to fulfill the required Syndicate Bank PO Eligibility criteria in order to apply for the examination.

Syndicate Bank PO Educational Criteria

Eligibility criteria for Syndicate Bank PO comprise educational qualification, age limit, nationality, and more. Educational Qualification for Recruitment of Syndicate Bank is mentioned below: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy;
  • Desirable working knowledge of Computer

Please note that a candidate must have a graduate degree, candidates in the final year are not eligible to apply. It should also be noted that 59.99% will not be considered as 60% likewise 54.99% will not be considered as 55%. Complete details are given below

Name of the PostEducational Qualification
Bank PO Degree (Graduation) with minimum 60% (55% for SC/ST/PWD) marks in any discipline from a recognized University OR any equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government.

Syndicate Bank PO Age criteria

This is one of the most concerning things for a candidate whether he/she is eligible for the post or not.  You must lie between the age limit as prescribed in the official notification. Further details about Syndicate Bank PO Eligibility are mentioned below 

PostAge Criteria
Syndicate Bank PO Minimum age - 20 Years / Maximum age - 28 years

Syndicate Bank PO Age relaxation

There is a provision of upper age relaxation to candidates belonging to certain communities. For example, candidates belonging to SC/ST are given an upper age relaxation of 5 years, candidates belonging to Other Backward castes are given an upper age relaxation of 3 years. To know about Syndicate Bank PO 2024 age relaxation in detail please refer to the table below:

Sr. NoCategoryAge Relaxation
A Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe candidates  5 years
B Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates 3 years 
C Ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/ SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on being declared as invalid  5 years
D All persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in the state of J & K during 01.01.1980 and 31.12.1989 5 years
E Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years 
F Persons with Disabilities (PWD)   PWD(SC-ST)–15years PWD(OBC)–13years PWD (Gen) –10 years

Syndicate Bank PO 2024 Nationality / Citizenship

You must fulfill the following criteria wrt nationality for applying to the post of"Probationary Officer".

A candidate must be either : 

  • a Citizen of India or
  • a subject of Nepal or
  • a subject of Bhutan or
  • a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or 
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.  

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