Govt to conduct interviews for 22 ED postions

The Government is expected to conduct interviews later this month to fill 22 executive director positions in public sector banks.

The vacancies are coming up over the next one year due to superannuation as well as creation of new ED positions in the banks. Large public sector banks are expected to have three EDs while smaller banks two from April 2012. Currently, large public sector banks have two EDs while smaller banks have one. As against 22 vacancies, about 40 candidates are eligible to appear for the interview to be conducted by the Finance Ministry.

New ED positions are being created by the Government to give focussed attention to the development of human resources and technology in the banks, said a banker. Large state-run banks such as Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Union Bank of India will have three EDs while smaller banks such as Dena Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Vijaya Bank, and United Bank of India will have two EDs.

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