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Central Bank of India has announced recruitment for two important posts in the beginning of the year 2026. The bank has invited applications from qualified and experienced candidates for the posts of Marketing Officer and Foreign Exchange Officer. A total of 350 posts will be filled through this recruitment. Of these, 300 posts have been kept for Marketing Officer and 50 posts have been kept for Foreign Exchange Officer. The online application process has started from January 20, 2026, so that interested candidates can apply within the stipulated time.
Under this recruitment, a total of 350 posts have been divided into different categories. 50 posts have been earmarked for Foreign Exchange Officer, while 300 posts are available for Marketing Officer. In these, separate seats have been kept for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and unreserved categories. Some posts have also been reserved for disabled candidates.
Who can apply?
For the post of Foreign Exchange Officer (Scale-III), the candidate must have full-time graduation from a recognized institute. Along with this, candidates who have done CFA, CA or MBA will be given priority in selection. For this post, it is also necessary to have a certificate in Foreign Exchange Operations from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. Apart from this, experience of at least five years in the relevant field has been sought.
Whereas for the post of Marketing Officer (Scale-I), the candidate should have MBA, PGDBM or Post Graduate Degree in Business Management. At least two years of experience is required for this post. The bank has made it clear that the selection for both the posts will be done keeping in mind the education and experience of the candidates.
What will be the exam pattern?
An online examination will be conducted by the bank for this recruitment. The exam will be completely objective type. A total of 100 questions will be asked and 100 marks will be fixed for all the questions. The duration of the exam will be 60 minutes.
70 questions in the paper will be on topics related to the post chosen by the candidate, while 30 questions will be asked from banking knowledge, current affairs and general knowledge. It is a matter of relief for the candidates that no marks will be deducted for giving wrong answers in this examination. That means there will be no negative marking.
How will the selection process be?
After the written examination, successful candidates will be called for further process. This may involve an interview or other stages, details of which will be communicated by the Bank in due course. Final selection will be done on the basis of candidate’s performance in examination, experience and interview.
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