the notification is out, but applications haven’t opened yet — they start 10 September 2026 and close 25 September 2026. What’s confirmed: the post structure, vacancy count, pay scales, and fee. What’s still unknown: the online exam date, which the notification says will be communicated separately later.
Bank of India has floated one of the more technically dense specialist officer drives of the season — 205 vacancies spread across 48 distinct posts, under Project No. 2026-27/02, dated 1 August 2026. This isn’t a generic “IT Officer” hiring round. It’s a granular list of roles — Full-Stack Engineering, DevSecOps, API Governance & Security, Data Engineering, Database Administration, alongside more familiar bank specialist posts like Law Officer, Fire Officer, Security Officer, and Civil Engineer.
If you’ve applied to PSU bank SO recruitments before and are expecting a straightforward “graduate + relevant degree” eligibility check, this one asks for more. Nearly every IT post carries a mandatory professional certification requirement layered on top of the academic qualification, and that detail changes who can realistically apply.
Overview
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Bank of India (BOI) |
| Notification | Project No. 2026-27/02, dated 01.08.2026 |
| Posts | 48 distinct Specialist Officer roles, Scale I to Scale IV |
| Total Vacancies | 205 |
| Application Window | 10.09.2026 to 25.09.2026 |
| Exam Date | Not yet announced |
| Job Location | Anywhere in India |
| Official Website | bankofindia.bank.in |
How the 205 Posts Break Down
Vacancies sit across four grade scales, and the distribution tells its own story about where BOI’s actual hiring pressure is.
| Scale | Grade | Total Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Scale I | Officer | 28 |
| Scale II | Manager | 118 |
| Scale III | Senior Manager | 49 |
| Scale IV | Chief Manager | 10 |
More than half the total vacancies — 118 out of 205 — sit at Scale II, Manager level. Within that, Full-Stack Engineering alone accounts for 18 posts, and Infrastructure Operations another 12. If you’re a mid-career IT professional with three to eight years of experience, this is where the volume actually is, not at the entry-level Scale I band, which is comparatively thin at 28 posts.
Scale I brings in fresh-ish talent (21–30 years) mostly for Full-Stack Engineering, Application Support, Data Analytics, and a notable 10 posts reserved specifically for Civil Engineer — a role that sits oddly among the IT-heavy list but reflects BOI’s ongoing premises and infrastructure needs.
The Certification Layer Nobody Warns You About
Here’s what separates this notification from a typical bank SO drive: a B.E./B.Tech or MCA alone doesn’t get you through the door for most posts. Annexure-I attaches mandatory professional certifications to nearly every technical role, and they’re specific.
Take Chief Manager – Information Security. The academic qualification is a full-time B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech in a relevant stream, but the post also mandates holding at least one of C-CISO, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, or CDPSE. For Senior Manager – API Governance & Security, candidates need something like OpenID Foundation FAPI/OAuth Practitioner, API Certified Developer, or MuleSoft Certified Developer — genuinely niche certifications that most fresh engineering graduates simply won’t have.
This matters practically in one specific way: don’t assume you’re eligible for a post just because your degree matches the listed qualification. Cross-check the mandatory certification column for your target post against what you currently hold, because BOI’s document verification stage will ask for certification proof, not just a degree certificate. A B.Tech in CS with zero professional certifications rules you out of most Scale II and above IT postings here, even though the base degree requirement looks identical across dozens of roles.
Salary
| Scale | Pay Scale (₹) |
|---|---|
| JMGS-I (Scale I) | 48,480 – 85,920 |
| MMGS-II (Scale II) | 64,820 – 93,960 |
| MMGS-III (Scale III) | 85,920 – 1,05,280 |
| SMGS-IV (Scale IV) | 1,02,300 – 1,20,940 |
These figures are basic pay only. Allowances and other perquisites apply on top as per Bank policy, though the notification doesn’t itemise them separately.
Age Limit
Calculated as on 1 August 2026, and it varies sharply by post — from 21–30 years for most Scale I roles up to 28–42 years for Chief Manager – IT (CISA/CISM/CISSP). Relaxation: 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC-NCL, 10 years for PwBD, and 5 years for Ex-Servicemen and those affected by the 1984 riots.
Given how much the age band shifts between posts within the same scale — Chief Manager – Information Security caps at 42 while other Scale IV posts cap at 40 — it’s worth checking your specific post’s age band rather than assuming a flat rule across the scale.
Application Fee
Rs. 175 for SC/ST/PWD candidates (intimation charges only). Rs. 1,180 for General/EWS/OBC candidates, inclusive of GST. Payment is online only, through the application window.
Selection Process — And a Clause Worth Reading Twice
The stated process is an Online Examination (English Language, 25 marks qualifying only, plus Professional Knowledge specific to the post, 100 marks, 100 minutes combined) followed by a Personal Interview worth 100 marks. Final selection weighs the two at 60:40.
Buried in the same section is a line that candidates preparing seriously for the written exam should not skip: the Bank reserves the right to select purely through interview, without conducting an online exam at all, at its discretion. That’s not a hypothetical footnote — several PSU banks have exercised similar clauses in specialist recruitment when the applicant pool per post is small, since a written exam becomes less useful for differentiating a handful of highly qualified niche specialists. Practically, this means preparing only for a CBT and treating the interview as an afterthought would be a mistake for a recruitment shaped like this one. Build your subject-matter depth for the interview regardless of whether the exam materialises.
The Security Deposit Most People Forget to Budget For
Selected candidates aren’t just walking into a salary — they’re required to pay a refundable security deposit before joining: Rs. 1,00,000 for JMGS-I, Rs. 2,00,000 for MMGS-II, and Rs. 3,00,000 for MMGS-III and above. It’s refundable, but it’s still real money that needs arranging on short notice once an offer comes through, and it rarely comes up in how candidates plan their timelines around a new PSU bank job. Worth keeping in mind if you’re a Scale III or IV applicant coming from a private-sector role and budgeting your transition.
How to Apply
- Go to bankofindia.bank.in and open the ‘CAREER’ section
- Click the link for “Recruitment of Officers in various streams upto Scale IV – Project No. 2026-27/02”
- Register to generate a Provisional Registration Number and Password
- Fill personal, educational, and experience details; upload photograph, signature, left thumb impression, and the handwritten declaration in the specified format
- Preview everything before final submission — corrections after registration aren’t allowed
- Pay the fee online
- Save the printout of the application form and payment receipt
A Few Instructions Candidates Often Miss
Only one application per candidate is permitted. If you submit more than one, only the latest valid submission is retained — the earlier ones are discarded, not merged, so don’t assume a second attempt fixes an error in the first; it replaces it entirely. Anyone who has previously held a similar post at Bank of India is barred from reapplying. And once you select your category or other core details at registration, there’s no changing them afterward — so if you’re unsure whether to apply under OBC-NCL or General, resolve that before you hit submit, not after.
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| Apply Online (Project 2026-27/02) | click here (Active 10–25 September 2026) |
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FAQs
Q1. Can I apply for more than one post if I qualify for multiple roles?
No. The notification allows only one application per candidate; if multiple are submitted, only the most recent one counts, and earlier submissions are dropped.
Q2. I have the required degree but not the mandatory certification listed for my post. Can I still apply?
The notification treats these certifications as mandatory for most technical posts, not preferred. Applying without it risks rejection at document verification, since certification proof is a specific listed requirement, not a general “preferred” qualification.
Q3. Is there definitely a written exam for this recruitment?
Not guaranteed. The notification states BOI may, at its discretion, select candidates purely via interview without conducting an online exam. Prepare for both stages rather than assuming the CBT will happen.
Q4. When is the online exam scheduled?
Not announced. The notification says the date will be communicated separately, and as of 6 September 2026 no date has been released.
Q5. What happens to the Rs. 1,180 fee if I don’t get through the exam?
It’s non-refundable — the notification doesn’t mention any refund provision for unsuccessful or rejected applications, only that SC/ST/PWD pay a reduced intimation charge of Rs. 175.
Disclaimer: All dates, vacancy numbers, pay scales, fees, and eligibility details above are drawn from Bank of India’s official Notice (Project No. 2026-27/02) dated 1 August 2026. No figures here are estimated. The online exam date remains unannounced as of 6 September 2026 — check the official source for updates: bankofindia.bank.in.
