Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Generalist / Specialist Officers Recruitment - 2026 (291 Vacancies)

Post Name

Grade

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

UR

Total

Manager (Branch Management)

MMGS II

15

7

27

10

41

100

Manager (IT)

MMGS II

10

5

18

7

25

65

Manager (Information Security)

MMGS II

1

1

2

1

0

5

Manager (Information Security Audit)

MMGS II

1

1

2

1

0

5

Senior Manager (IT)

MMGS III

2

1

3

1

3

10

Senior Manager (Information Security)

MMGS III

1

0

1

1

0

3

Senior Manager (Information Security Audit)

MMGS III

1

1

0

0

0

2

Senior Manager (Database Administrator)

MMGS III

1

0

2

1

6

10

Senior Manager (Network Administrator)

MMGS III

0

0

1

0

4

5

Senior Manager (Cyber Security Administrator)

MMGS III

0

0

1

0

4

5

Manager (Credit)

MMGS II

8

3

11

2

11

35

Senior Manager (Credit)

MMGS III

2

1

4

1

7

15

Senior Manager (Risk)

MMGS III

1

0

1

1

3

6

Assistant Manager (Security)

JMGS I

3

1

6

2

13

25

Grand Total Post

46

21

79

28

117

291

Qualification & Experience

1. Generalist Officer (Branch Management) in Scale II

• Post Code: 01  

• Number of Vacancies : 100 (SC : 15, ST : 7, OBC : 27, EWS : 10, UR : 41; Out of which PWBD : OC-1, VI-1, HI-1, ID-1)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 23 Years, Maximum : 33 Years (with category relaxations as per Govt. guidelines)

• Educational Qualification : A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. of India or equivalent.

• Work Experience : 3 years as an officer in any Scheduled Public Sector Bank or Scheduled Private Sector Bank, of which at least 2 years should be in Branch Banking (Scale I Branch Head experience preferred).

• Probation & Posting : Minimum 6 months probation; posted anywhere in India as a Branch Head upon completion.

2. Manager - IT in Scale II

• Post Code : 02

• Number of Vacancies : 65 (SC : 10, ST : 5, OBC : 18, EWS : 7, UR : 25; Out of which PWBD : OC-1, VI-1, HI-1, ID-0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 25 Years, Maximum : 35 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech (CS / IT / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation) OR MCA OR M.Sc. (Computer Science/IT) from a Government recognized University/Institution.

• Work Experience : Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience in IT, including at least 3 years in a Banking/BFSI environment, alongside hands-on experience in one of the specialized technology domains (e.g., Full Stack, Cloud Engineering, Database Administration, DevOps, etc.).

3. Manager - Information Security in Scale II

• Post Code : 03

• Number of Vacancies : 5 (SC : 1, ST : 1, OBC : 2, EWS : 1, UR : 0; Out of which PWBD : OC-0, VI-1, HI-0, ID-0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 22 Years, Maximum : 32 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Cyber Security, or Information Security.

• Work Experience : Minimum 2 years of post-qualification work experience in at least three domains such as Web/Mobile Application Security Testing, API Security, Source Code Review (SAST), DAST, AI/LLM security testing, or Red Team activities (BFSI/FinTech preferred).

4. Manager - IS Audit in Scale II

• Post Code : 04

• Number of Vacancies : 5 (SC : 1, ST : 1, OBC : 2, EWS : 1, UR : 0; Out of which PWBD : OC-0, VI-0, HI-1, ID-0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 22 Years, Maximum : 32 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech in specified disciplines, or MCA.

• Work Experience : Minimum 2 years of experience, either: (1) at least 1 year in Information Security/IS Audit/Cyber Security Audit in Banking/BFSI, OR (2) 2 years in IT with software design/development experience following Secure by Design principles. Mandatory certification: CISA / CISSP / ISO 27001:LA / OSCP.

5. Senior Manager - IT in Scale III

• Post Code : 05

• Number of Vacancies : 10 (SC : 2, ST : 1, OBC : 3, EWS : 1, UR : 3; Out of which PWBD : OC-0, VI-0, HI-0, ID-0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 28 Years, Maximum : 38 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech (CS / IT / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation) OR MCA OR M.Sc. (Computer Science/IT).

• Work Experience : Minimum 8 years of post-qualification experience in IT, including at least 5 years in a Banking / BFSI environment managing mission-critical production systems, digital banking platforms, or infrastructure.

6. Senior Manager - Information Security in Scale III

• Post Code : 06

• Number of Vacancies : 3 (SC : 1, ST : 0, OBC : 1, EWS : 1, UR : 0; Out of which PWBD : All 0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 25 Years, Maximum : 35 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Cyber Security, or Information Security.

• Work Experience : Minimum 5 years of post-qualification work experience in at least any three domains like Web/Mobile App Security Testing, API Security, SAST, DAST, AI/LLM Security Testing, or Red Team Activities.

7. Senior Manager - IS Audit in Scale III

• Post Code : 07

• Number of Vacancies : 2 (SC : 1, ST : 1, OBC : 0, EWS : 0, UR : 0; Out of which PWBD : All 0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 25 Years, Maximum : 35 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech in specified disciplines, or MCA.

• Work Experience : Minimum 5 years of experience, of which minimum 3 years in IS/Cyber Security Audit in Banking/BFSI; OR 5 years in IT with extensive experience in software design and development for banking applications following Secure by Design principles. Mandatory certification: CISA / CISSP / ISO 27001:LA / OSCP.

8. Senior Manager - Database Administrator in Scale III

• Post Code : 08

• Number of Vacancies : 10 (SC : 1, ST : 0, OBC : 2, EWS : 1, UR : 6; Out of which PWBD : All 0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 28 Years, Maximum : 38 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech (CS/IT/ECE/E&I) OR MCA OR M.Sc. (Computer Science/IT).

• Work Experience : Minimum 8 years of post-qualification experience in Database Administration, of which minimum 5 years in Production Database Administration and at least 3 years in the Banking/BFSI domain supporting mission-critical applications. Mandatory certification includes Oracle OCA or OCP.

9. Senior Manager - Network Administrator in Scale III

• Post Code : 09

• Number of Vacancies : 5 (SC : 0, ST : 0, OBC : 1, EWS : 0, UR : 4; Out of which PWBD : All 0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 25 Years, Maximum : 35 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech in CS, IT, Electronics & Communication, E&I, or MCA.

• Work Experience : Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience in Network Operations, including network security using Cisco FTD and Checkpoint firewalls, with strong expertise in Enterprise Network Architecture. Mandatory certification includes CCNA (Routing & Switching / Security) or Check Point (CCSE).

10. Senior Manager - Cyber Security Administrator in Scale III

• Post Code : 10

• Number of Vacancies : 5 (SC : 0, ST : 0, OBC : 1, EWS : 0, UR : 4; Out of which PWBD : All 0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 25 Years, Maximum : 35 Years

• Educational Qualification : B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Cyber Security, or Information Security.

• Work Experience : Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience in any two listed domains (e.g., Forensic Analysis/Incident Response, SIEM/XDR, Web/API Security, IAM/AD/PAM, AI Security, Network Security).

11. Manager - Credit in Scale II

• Post Code: 11

• Number of Vacancies : 35 (SC : 8, ST : 3, OBC : 11, EWS : 2, UR : 11; Out of which PWBD : OC-0, VI-0, HI-0, ID-0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 23 Years, Maximum : 33 Years

• Educational Qualification : Bachelor’s degree with Post Graduation in MBA (Finance) / PGDBA / PGDBM / MMS (Finance) OR Chartered Accountant (CA) OR Cost Management Accountant (CMA).

• Work Experience : 3 years of post-qualification work experience in a Bank/Financial Institution, out of which a minimum of 2 years must be in the domain of credit.

12. Senior Manager - Credit in Scale III

• Post Code : 12

• Number of Vacancies : 15 (SC : 2, ST : 1, OBC : 4, EWS : 1, UR : 7; Out of which PWBD : OC-0, VI-1, HI-0, ID-0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 25 Years, Maximum : 35 Years

• Educational Qualification : Bachelor’s degree with Post Graduation in MBA (Finance) / PGDBA / PGDBM / MMS (Finance) OR Chartered Accountant (CA) OR Cost Management Accountant (CMA).

• Work Experience : 6 years of post-qualification work experience in a Bank/Financial Institution, out of which a minimum of 4 years must be in the domain of credit.

13. Senior Manager - Risk in Scale III

• Post Code : 13

• Number of Vacancies : 6 (SC : 1, ST : 0, OBC : 1, EWS : 1, UR: 3 ; Out of which PWBD : All 0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 25 Years, Maximum : 35 Years

• Educational Qualification : Graduation in any discipline plus MBA (Finance)/PGDM (Finance)/PGDBF/MFM/MFC/Masters in Math/Statistics/Economics; OR Graduation with Certification in Financial Risk Management from GARP (USA) or PRMIA Institute.

• Work Experience : Minimum 5 years of post-qualification work experience as an officer in a Public/Private Sector Bank, NBFC, or Financial Institution in Risk, Credit, Forex, Treasury, or Finance.

14. Assistant Manager - Security in Scale I

• Post Code : 14

• Number of Vacancies :  25 (SC : 3, ST : 1, OBC : 6, EWS : 2, UR : 13; Out of which PWBD : OC-1, VI-0, HI-0, ID-0)  

• Age Limit : Minimum : 30 Years, Maximum : 45 Years

• Educational Qualification : Graduate from a recognized university, along with a mandatory certification course in computers (minimum 3 months) or IT/Computer Science as a subject at graduation level or afterwards.

• Work Experience : Retired Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years service as a JCO in the Army/Navy/Air Force; OR a Police Officer not below the rank of Inspector with minimum 5 years service in the rank of Sub-Inspector and above (or equivalent in Paramilitary Forces). Medical category must be SHAPE-1 (for Armed Forces).

How to Apply?

• Read Detailed Notification : Go to the official website www.iob.bank.in, navigate to the "Careers" page, and carefully read the detailed advertisement for the recruitment of Generalist and Specialist Officers.
• Verify Eligibility : Ensure you fulfill all the stipulated eligibility criteria regarding age, educational qualifications, and post-qualification work experience as on 01 August, 2026.
• Prepare Documents : Scan your photograph, signature, left thumb impression, and handwritten declaration according to the specific dimension and file size guidelines provided in Annexure I of the notification.
• Online Registration : Visit the "Careers" page on the IOB website, click on the registration link for the specific post, and complete the initial sign-up to generate your unique Registration Number and Password.
• Fill Application Form : Log in using your credentials and enter all the required personal, educational, and professional details accurately into the online application form.
• Upload Scanned Files : Upload your scanned photograph, live captured photo (if required), signature, left thumb impression, and handwritten declaration in the designated spaces.
• Review and Submit : Verify all entered details carefully, click the "COMPLETE REGISTRATION" button, and submit the form since changes are not permitted after final submission.
• Pay Application Fee : Proceed to pay the non-refundable application fee or intimation charges (INR 175 for SC/ST/PWBD and INR 1000 for all others) online using a Debit Card, Credit Card, Internet Banking, or UPI.
• Save e-Receipt : Complete the online payment transaction and download or print the generated e-receipt for your future reference.
• Print Application Form : Take a printout of the system-generated online application form and save a hard copy to present during subsequent stages of the recruitment process.

Selection Process

• Online Examination : An objective-type computer-based test comprising 100 questions for a total of 100 marks with a duration of 2 hours.

  • Generalist Officer Test Structure : English Language (25 questions/marks, 30 mins) and Professional Knowledge (75 questions/marks, 90 mins).

  • Specialist Officer Test Structure : English Language (25 questions/marks, 30 mins), General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry (25 questions/marks, 30 mins), and Professional Knowledge (50 questions/marks, 60 mins).

  • Marking Scheme : There is a negative marking of $1/4$th (0.25) of the assigned marks for every wrong answer. Candidates must secure minimum qualifying marks in the Professional Knowledge section (30% for reserved categories and 35% for unreserved categories).

• Shortlisting for Interview : Candidates who qualify in the Online Examination are shortlisted based on their scores to be called for a personal interview.

• Personal Interview : Carried out for a maximum of 100 marks, assessing candidates on role-related exposure in the industry, subject knowledge, and communication skills. The minimum qualifying marks are 50% for unreserved candidates and 45% for reserved candidates.

• Final Merit List : Prepared by assigning an 80% weightage to the Online Examination and a 20% weightage to the Interview.