Banking & Insurance Exams
Banking, Insurance & Financial-Sector Exams
How India’s banking, insurance and financial-regulator recruitment exams work — SBI and IBPS (clerk, RRB, specialist officer), RBI, NABARD, SEBI and LIC — their stages, eligibility and official conducting bodies.
Public-sector banks, insurers and financial regulators recruit through structured, multi-stage exams each year. These guides describe the stages and eligibility for the major banking and insurance exams — neutral, official facts only, with no pay figures (check the official notification).
Vacancies, age limits and cut-offs change every cycle; always confirm them on the official conducting body’s website.
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Guides for India
8 of 8 guides in this hub are for India.
SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) Exam Guide
The SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) recruitment run by the State Bank of India — a commercial public-sector bank — covering the Prelims + Mains + local-language selection, circle-wise hiring, and how it differs from RBI Assistant.
Read guideIBPS RRB Exam Guide (Officer & Office Assistant)
The IBPS RRB recruitment for Regional Rural Banks — the Officer (Scale I/II/III) and Office Assistant posts, their selection stages, the regional-language dimension, and where to confirm every official detail.
Read guideIBPS SO (Specialist Officer) Exam Guide
The IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) recruitment — the specialist streams (IT, Agriculture, HR, Law, Marketing, Rajbhasha), the Prelims + Mains + interview selection, and where to confirm every official detail.
Read guideRBI Assistant Exam Guide
The RBI Assistant recruitment — the clerical-cadre exam run by the Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank and regulator (not a commercial bank) — covering Prelims + Mains + Language Proficiency Test, eligibility, and how it differs from SBI Clerk.
Read guideNABARD Grade A & Grade B Exam Guide
The NABARD Grade A and Grade B officer exams — who conducts them, the three-phase structure, the agriculture and rural-development focus, and what to verify officially.
Read guideSEBI Grade A Officer Exam Guide
The SEBI Grade A (Assistant Manager) officer exam — the conducting body, its multiple streams, the three-phase pattern, and what to verify officially.
Read guideLIC AAO & ADO Exam Guide
LIC's AAO (Assistant Administrative Officer) and ADO (Apprentice Development Officer) exams — the conducting body, disciplines, multi-phase structure, and what to verify officially.
Read guideGeneral Insurance AO Exams Guide (NICL, UIIC & GIC)
General-insurance Administrative Officer (AO / Scale I) recruitment across public-sector insurers like NIACL, UIIC, OICL and GIC Re — the phased structure and what to verify officially.
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