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Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025 Notification Out for 171 Vacancies, Download Official PDF

The Indian Bank has published the Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025 Notification for Manager, Chief Manager, and Senior Manager posts in various cadres. The announcement have been made to invite eligible candidates from all regions to submit their application forms and appear for the selection process and grab this opportunity. So, if you feel interested, then read the complete details here and then apply.

Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025 Notification Out

The Bank has released a detailed notification PDF that mentions the eligibility criteria, vacancy, selection process, salary, and how to apply. It is advised to all interested candidates to read the document carefully and then apply for the post. So, here, is the direct link to download the PDF.

Indian Bank SO Notification 2025 PDF Download

Indian Bank Recruitment 2025- Highlights

The Specialist Officer recruitment process includes shortlisting based on eligibility, a written exam (if applicable), and an Interview. After qualifying each stage, selected candidates will get a starting salary from Rs. 64,820 to 1,02,300 (as per post). Check the notification highlights below:

Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025: Highlights
Bank Name Indian Bank
Post Name
Specialist Officer (Chief Manager, Senior Manager, and Manager)
Category Bank Job
Vacancy 171
Application Mode Online
Application Dates
23rd September to 13th October 2025
Salary Rs. 64,820 to 1,02,300 (as per post)
Selection Process
Shortlisting, Written/Online test, Interview
Official Website
www.indianbank.in

Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025: Important Dates

Events Dates
Apply Online Started On
23rd September 2025
Last Date to Apply
13th October 2025
Last date to pay the Fee
13th October 2025
Last Date for Editing Application Details
13th October 2025
Last date for printing your application
28th October 2025

Indian Bank SO Vacancy 2025

The recruitment aims to fill around 171 Specialist Officer vacancies for posts such as Chief Manager, Senior Manager, and Manager in various fields, including IT, Information Security, and Corporate Credit. Eligible candidates with qualifications like B.E./B.Tech, MBA, CA, CFA, MCA or equivalent, along with relevant work experience

Post Code Post Name Scale SC ST OBC EWS UR Total Vacancies
1 Chief Manager – Information Technology IV 1 1 3 1 4 10
2 Senior Manager – Information Technology III 4 2 6 2 11 25
3 Manager – Information Technology II 3 4* 4 2 7 20
4 Chief Manager – Information Security IV 1 0 1 1 2 5
5 Senior Manager – Information Security III 2 1 4 2 6 15
6 Manager – Information Security II 2 3* 3 1 6 15
7 Chief Manager – Corporate Credit Analyst IV 2 2 4 2 5 15
8 Senior Manager – Corporate Credit Analyst III 2 1 4 2 6 15
9 Manager – Corporate Credit Analyst II 1 1* 3 1 4 10
10 Chief Manager – Financial Analyst IV 1 0 2 0 2 5
11 Senior Manager – Financial Analyst III 1 0 0 0 2 3
12 Manager – Financial Analyst II 1 1 1 0 1 4
13 Chief Manager – Risk Management IV 1 0 1 0 2 4
14 Chief Manager – IT Risk Management IV 0 0 0 0 1 1
15 Senior Manager – Risk Management III 1 1 2 1 2 7
16 Senior Manager – IT Risk Management III 0 0 0 0 1 1
17 Senior Manager – Data Analyst III 0 0 1 0 1 2
18 Manager – Risk Management II 1 1 2 1 2 7
19 Manager – IT Risk Management II 0 0 0 0 1 1
20 Manager – Data Analyst II 0 0 1 0 1 2
21 Chief Manager – Company Secretary IV 0 0 0 0 1 1
22 Senior Manager – Chartered Accountant III 0 0 1 0 1 2
23 Manager – Chartered Accountant II 0 0 0 0 1 1

Indian Bank SO Apply Online 2025

The Indian Bank SO Apply Online 2025 process has started on the official website of Indian Bank from 23rd September 2025, and candidates can submit their applications till 13th October 2025. Eligible candidates with qualifications like B.E./B.Tech, MBA, CA, CFA, MCA or equivalent, along with relevant work experience, can apply through the Careers section at indianbank.in. Applicants need to register, fill out the form, upload documents, etc.

Indian Bank SO Apply Online 2025- Click to Apply

Indian Bank SO Application Fee

Candidates can pay the application fee online through online banking or debit/credit card. The fee to be paid is:

  1. Rs. 1000 for General candidates
  2. Rs. 175 for SC/ST/PwBD candidate

Indian Bank SO Eligibility Criteria 2025

To be eligible to apply for the Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025, candidates need to fulfill the respective educational qualification and be of an eligible age, as specified for the applied post. Check the education qualification and maximum age limit for the various posts under the Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025:

S.No Post Name Age Educational Qualification Further Qualification Details
IT Domain
1 Chief Manager – Information Technology 28 – 36 years 4-year Engineering / Technology degree in CS / IT / ECE / E/TC / Electronics & Instrumentation OR Postgraduate in related fields OR Graduate + NIELIT ‘B’ level Experience: Minimum 8 years in IT, with at least 5 years in a manager/lead role in banking/financial sector in areas like IT strategy, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, cloud, etc. Certification (any one) from list: ITIL SL, CCIE, CCDE, CISSP, CISM, PRINCE2-P, PMP, TOGAF, ISO27001 Lead Auditor, VCAP, AWS / Azure / GCP professional etc.
2 Senior Manager – Information Technology 25 – 33 years Same base degrees as above Experience: Minimum 5 years in IT operations, with at least 2 years in manager / lead role in infrastructure, projects, networking, security, cloud etc. Mandatory certification: one from set like OCP, VCP, CCNP, AWS Architect-Associate/Developer, Azure/GCP Associate etc.
3 Manager – Information Technology 23 – 31 years Same base degrees / NIELIT B-level as above Experience: Minimum 3 years in IT infrastructure, application, database, networking, security etc. Mandatory certification: one from list (OCA, VCTA, RHCSA, ITIL 4 Foundation, CCNA, AWS Cloud Practitioner etc).
4 Chief Manager – Information Security 30 – 36 years B.E. / B.Tech (CS / IT / ECE / Cyber Sec) OR MCA / M.Sc in CS / IT / Cyber Security Experience: Minimum 10 years post-qualification in information/cybersecurity roles. Mandatory certification: CISA / CISSP / CISM / CSSLP.
5 Senior Manager – Information Security 25 – 33 years Same as above (B.E / MCA etc) Experience: Minimum 5 years post-qualification in information / cyber security roles. Mandatory certification: CISA / CISSP / CISM / CSSLP (desirable).
6 Manager – Information Security 23 – 31 years Same as above (B.E / MCA / M.Sc) Experience: Minimum 3 years post-qualification in Information / Cyber Security. Certifications CISA / CISSP / CISM / CSSLP are desirable / mandatory as per advertisement.
Credit / Corporate Credit Domain
7 Chief Manager – Corporate Credit Analyst 28 – 36 CA OR Graduation + 2-year full-time MBA (Finance) / MMS in Finance Experience: Minimum 6 years post-qualification in credit proposal processing in corporate / mid-corporate credit in a Scheduled Bank / large private bank/rating agency etc. Desirable: Credit certifications (e.g. NIBM, Moody’s, IIBF, ICC, etc.)
8 Senior Manager – Corporate Credit Analyst 26 – 33 CA OR Graduation + 2-year MBA (Finance) / MMS Experience: Minimum 4 years post-qualification in corporate credit / mid corporate credit roles. Desirable credit certifications.
9 Manager – Corporate Credit Analyst 24 – 31 CA OR Graduation + 2-year MBA / MMS (Finance) Experience: Minimum 2 years post-qualification in corporate/mid corporate credit roles. Desirable credit certifications.
Financial / Analytics Domain
10 Chief Manager – Financial Analyst 29 – 36 Member of ICAI (CA), ICMA (ICWA) OR CFA Experience: Minimum 6 years post-qualification in credit proposal processing (corporate / credit) in banks etc.
11 Senior Manager – Financial Analyst 27 – 33 Same as above (ICAI / ICMA / CFA) Experience: Minimum 4 years post-qualification in credit / financial roles in banks.
12 Manager – Financial Analyst 25 – 31 Same as above (ICAI / ICMA / CFA) Experience: Minimum 2 years post-qualification in credit / financial roles in banks.
Risk / IT Risk Domain
13 Chief Manager – Risk Management 28 – 36 (1) CA / CFA Or (2) Master’s in Mathematics / Statistics / Finance / Economics OR (3) Engineering + Postgrad / Diploma in Business/Banking/Finance Experience: Minimum 8 years as officer in Bank / PSU / NBFC / corporate, with at least 3 years experience in any of Risk verticals (liquidity risk, market risk, credit risk, operational risk, treasury). Preferred certifications: FRM / PRM / CFA / SCR etc.
14 Chief Manager – IT Risk 28 – 36 B.E. / B.Tech (CS / IT / E / ECE) OR MCA / M.Sc (CS / IT / Data Science) Experience: Minimum 8 years as officer, out of which at least 3 years in IT compliance, information security, internal audit, IT risk, etc. Certifications in risk/info systems (e.g. CRISC) desirable.
15 Senior Manager – Risk Management 25 – 33 Same as Chief Manager – Risk (CA / CFA / Master’s in relevant) Experience: Minimum 5 years as officer, with at least 2 years in risk verticals. Certifications FRM / PRM / CFA / SCR desirable.
16 Senior Manager – IT Risk 25 – 33 Same as Chief Manager – IT Risk (Engineering / CS / IT / MCA etc) Experience: Minimum 5 years as officer, of which minimum 2 years in IT compliance/info security/risk / internal audit etc.
17 Senior Manager – Data Analyst 25 – 33 (1) CA OR (2) Bachelor’s / Master’s in CS / IT / Statistics / Mathematics / Economics Experience: Minimum 5 years as officer in data analysis, preferably in Risk / BFSI / related field. Certifications in data science, analytics, Python, SAS etc desirable.
18 Manager – Risk Management 23 – 31 Same as risk domain (CA / CFA / Master’s in Maths / Statistics / Finance / Economics / Engineering & PG Diploma) Experience: Minimum 3 years as officer in banking, with at least 1 year in risk verticals. Certifications (SCR, FRM etc.) desirable.
19 Manager – IT Risk 23 – 31 Engineering / CS / IT / MCA / M.Sc in related Experience: Minimum 3 years as officer in banking / BFSI / corporate, experience in IT compliance/security/risk desirable.
Data / Analytics Domain
20 Manager – Data Analyst 23 – 31 (1) CA OR (2) Bachelor’s / Master’s in CS / IT / Statistics / Mathematics / Economics Experience: Minimum 3 years in data analysis roles, preferably in risk / BFSI. Certifications in data science/analytics / Python / SAS etc, desirable.
Investor Services / Secretarial
21 Chief Manager – Company Secretary 30 – 36 Must be a Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) Experience: Minimum 5 years post qualification (i.e. after becoming ICSI member), of which at least 2 years in a listed entity. Desirable: LLB / CA / ICMA etc.
Accounts / Finance / Taxation
22 Senior Manager – Chartered Accountant 27 – 33 Must be Member of ICAI (CA) Experience: Minimum 5 years post qualification in Accounts & Finance / Taxation / IndAS / related field. Desirable: ICMA / CFA / MBA (Finance).
23 Manager – Chartered Accountant 23 – 31 Must be Member of ICAI (CA) Experience: Minimum 1 year post qualification in Accounts & Finance / Taxation / IndAS etc.

Indian Bank SO Exam Pattern

The Indian Bank SO Recruitment 2025 Exam Pattern differs based on the selection process. Candidates may either be directly shortlisted for an interview or required to take a written/online test followed by an interview. Having a clear understanding of the exam format and syllabus is essential for a good preparation strategy.

Subject No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
English Language 20 20 Composite time of 2 hrs
Professional Knowledge (Domain) 60 120
Reasoning 40 40
Quantitative Aptitude 40 40
Total 160 220 2 hours
Component Maximum Marks Minimum Qualifying Marks Notes
Interview 100 40% for UR/EWS, 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD Candidates must qualify separately in the test and interview

Indian Bank SO 2025 Syllabus

The Indian Bank SO Exam Syllabus covers the main subjects included in the Specialist Officer test. The online exam will focus on Professional Knowledge (specific domain), English Language, and General Awareness, with a focus on the Banking Industry. Refer to the table below for the Indian Bank SO syllabus in detail:

Subject Syllabus Topics
English Language Synonyms/Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Active & Passive Voice, Reading Comprehension, Joining Sentences, Passage Completion, Spotting Errors, Idioms & Phrases, Spelling Test, Para Completion, Prepositions, Error Correction (Underlined Part), Substitution, Transformation
General Awareness (Banking Industry) Banking History, Types of Bank Accounts, Types of Banks, Money Market in India, RBI & its Functions, Inflation & Deflation, Capital Market in India, National Income & Public Finance, Income Topics
Professional Knowledge (Respective Domain) Credit Officer: Overview of Cost Accounting, Valuation of Goodwill & Shares, Budgeting & Budgetary Control, Cash Flow Statement, Cost Sheet & Working Capital, Issue & Redemption of Debentures, Basic Accounting Concepts

Security: Digital Crimes & Forensic Science, IT Security Metrics, Secure Electronic Payment Systems, Information Security & Risk Management, Network Security Management, etc.

Information Technology (IT): Data Structure, Data Communication & Networking, DBMS, Object-Oriented Programming, Operating System, Computer Organization & Microprocessor, etc.

Indian Bank SO 2025 Salary

The salary structure for Indian Bank Specialist Officers (SO) 2025 is one of the key attractions for candidates aspiring to join the banking sector. Along with a competitive basic pay, Specialist Officers receive various allowances and benefits that make the overall compensation package highly rewarding. The pay scale varies depending on the officer’s grade (Scale II, III, or IV).

Scale Basic Pay (₹) Grade Pay / Allowances (₹) Total Emoluments (₹)
Scale II 64,820-67,160 2,340-2,680 93,960
Scale III 85,920-99,320 2,680-2,980 1,05,280
Scale IV 1,02,300-1,14,220 2,980-3,360 1,20,940
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