JUST FOR INFORMATION:
Candidates aspiring to get a bank job hereafter, need a 'Healthy' CIBIL score too. Merit and hard work alone are not enough!
The first major clerical recruitment notification of this year issued by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), the common recruitment agency for participating public sector banks (excluding State Bank of India), has a new credit history clause for applicants.
(Vacancies for 2024-25)
Quote:
"VII. CREDIT HISTORY:
(i) The candidate applying shall ensure that, they maintain a healthy Credit history and shall have a minimum CIBIL score of 650 or above at the time of joining of participating banks. The minimum credit score will be as per the policy of participating banks, amended from time to time.
(ii) Those candidates whose CIBIL status has not been updated before the date of joining, have to either get the CIBIL status updated or produce the NOCs from lender to the effect that there is no outstanding with respect to the accounts adversely reflected in the CIBIL, failing which the letter of offer may be withdrawn / cancelled. The final discretion in this regard remains with the allotted Bank. "
(Nowadays, students are availing Educational Loans for their studies.)