BOB SO Syllabus 2026: 206 Specialist Posts Pattern

Bank of Baroda has invited online applications under advertisement BOB/HRM/REC/ADVT/2026/15 for about 206 regular specialist officer posts. Streams named in the cycle include Digital Banking, Facility Management, Information Security, Security, Enterprise Data Management, Corporate Accounts & Taxation and other specialist roles printed in the same notice. The live careers page is bankofbaroda.bank.in/career/current-opportunities. Registration was open from 06.08.2026 to 26.08.2026. Eligibility (age, qualification and experience) is reckoned as on 01.08.2026. This page restates the selection path and the if conducted online-test structure so candidates can plan Professional Knowledge against the post they applied for — not a third-party topic dump.

Bank of Baroda SO Syllabus 2026 / Notification Out @bankofbaroda.bank.in

The Bank does not publish a separate subject-wise booklet for every SO stream. The advertisement is the syllabus source: job description, essential qualification, and the test scheme if a written paper is held. Application scrutiny comes first. An online test may follow; the Bank may skip the written paper and move eligible candidates to psychometric assessment, group discussion and/or interview. Professional Knowledge, when tested, is the domain of the post — IT/digital, civil or electrical facility work, information security, physical security, data management, taxation/CA and similar — taken from the role text in Advt 2026/15.

Open Bank of Baroda current opportunities (official notice / apply).

Official links

• Current opportunities — Bank of Baroda

• bankofbaroda.bank.in

Highlights

Posts covered (illustrative streams)

The 206 vacancies are spread across specialist cadres. Typical headings in this advertisement family include Digital Banking, Facility Management, Information Security, Security, Enterprise Data Management, and Corporate Accounts & Taxation. Exact post names, grade and stream-wise numbers are only in the official table — use that table when you choose a post code.

Selection process

Online test pattern (if conducted — tentative notice structure)

Duration is 150 minutes: first three sections together 75 minutes, Professional Knowledge 75 minutes. Sections 1–3 are qualifying only. Merit for the written stage, if held, is drawn from Professional Knowledge. Wrong answer: 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question.

Professional Knowledge — how to prepare without a published topic list

There is no separate official chapter list for each SO stream. Treat the job role, KRAs and essential qualification in Advt 2026/15 as the paper boundary:

• Digital Banking / IT-facing roles — digital channels, core banking interfaces, payments, cybersecurity hygiene, project delivery at officer depth.

• Facility Management (civil / electrical as applicable) — building services, maintenance contracts, electrical safety, estate works as described for that post.

• Information Security — IS policy, risk, access control, incident outline, bank-relevant compliance themes in the JD.

• Security — physical security, SOP, risk and coordination duties listed for the Security stream.

• Enterprise Data Management — data quality, warehouse/analytics concepts, governance as required by the qualification line.

• Corporate Accounts & Taxation — accounting standards used in banks, direct/indirect tax outline, audit support at CA/taxation officer level.

Reasoning, English and Quant stay at bank-SO qualifying level (puzzles, grammar/comprehension, arithmetic and DI). They do not decide rank if the notice keeps them qualifying.

How to download the official file

1. Open bankofbaroda.bank.in/career/current-opportunities.

2. Find advertisement BOB/HRM/REC/ADVT/2026/15 (specialist / SO 2026).

3. Download the PDF hosted on the Bank domain only.

4. Read eligibility date 01.08.2026, fee table, and whether an online test is confirmed for your stream.

Note

Call letters, centre cities and any decision to drop the written test will appear only on the Bank careers page. Verify fee, reservation and post-wise numbers in the PDF before you pay.

FAQ

Where is the Bank of Baroda SO 2026 syllabus? On bankofbaroda.bank.in current opportunities, Advt BOB/HRM/REC/ADVT/2026/15. Professional Knowledge follows the post applied for; there is no extra unofficial booklet.

Is the online test compulsory? No. The Bank may conduct it or skip it after scrutiny and go to psychometric, GD and/or interview.

What is the written pattern if the test is held? 150 questions, 225 marks, 150 minutes. Reasoning, English and Quant are qualifying; merit from 75 Professional Knowledge questions (150 marks). Negative marking 0.25 of marks assigned.

What was the apply window and fee? 06.08.2026 to 26.08.2026. General/EWS/OBC: ₹850 including GST plus gateway. Other concessions: as in the notice.