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J&K Bank Announces 1,356 Vacancies for PO, Banking AssociateKashmir
Jammu and Kashmir Bank has opened applications for 1,356 posts, but the drive has triggered a debate over its 30-year age cap and reservation matrix, with aspirants and political leaders demanding relaxation.
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank has announced a major recruitment drive for 1,356 posts of Probationary Officers and Banking Associates, opening fresh employment opportunities for educated youth across Jammu and Kashmir. The bank issued two detailed notifications from its corporate headquarters in Srinagar, advertising 323 Probationary Officer posts and 1,033 Banking Associate posts.
Online applications opened on November 7 and will remain open until November 26, 2026. Candidates can apply through the Careers section of the bank’s official website. The recruitment examinations will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).
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Eligibility is restricted to domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir, and candidates must hold a valid domicile certificate. Applicants must be aged between 20 and 30 years as of January 1, 2026, with relaxations available to reserved-category candidates under the applicable rules.
Selection for Probationary Officers will involve preliminary and mains examinations followed by an interview, while Banking Associates will be selected through a single online examination, officials said.
The announcement has also triggered a debate over the upper age limit and the reservation policy. Aspirants and political leaders have called for the age cap to be raised from 30 to 40 years. The recruitment matrix allocates 60 per cent of the posts to reserved categories and 40 per cent to open merit. Reports said the break-up includes 20 per cent for Scheduled Tribes, 10 per cent each for residents of backward areas and economically weaker sections, 8 per cent each for Scheduled Castes and other backward classes, and 4 per cent for residents along the Line of Control and the International Border.
PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Parra and CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami urged that the criteria be aligned with Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board norms, which allow candidates up to 40 years of age. PDP MLA Muntazir Mehdi also pressed for age relaxations, noting that the recruitment is taking place after a gap of nearly six years. One applicant said the age limit for Probationary Officer posts in the previous recruitment was 32 years, and it has now been reduced to 30.
The bank has issued separate notifications for Ladakh, where 41 additional vacancies, 20 Probationary Officers and 21 Banking Associates, have been advertised, taking the combined total for the two Union Territories to 1,397 posts.
Candidates have been advised to read the detailed notifications on the bank’s official website before applying, as the notifications carry the full eligibility conditions, the category-wise break-up of vacancies and the examination details. With the application window open for less than three weeks, aspirants are expected to submit their forms well before the November 26 deadline.
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