J&K Bank Banking Associate Recruitment 2026 — 1,033 Posts

J&K Bank Banking Associate Recruitment 2026 — 1,033 Posts

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. has invited online applications for 1,033 Banking Associate posts in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir under Advertisement No. JKB/HR/Rectt/2026-493, dated 07 November 2026. Online registration and fee payment run from 07 November to 26 November 2026. Only candidates domiciled in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir can apply.

Please read — how this post was verified, and a correction

The bank's website (jkb.bank.in) does not load from our server, so the notification was read in full from a byte-faithful mirror copy of the official PDF (29 pages, carrying the bank's letterhead and the PO-Jobs2026@JKBank footer). Every figure here is from that document, not from aggregator summaries. Also note: some coverage reports 1,053 posts for this drive. That figure covers only two of the four advertisements in the drive. The full drive is 1,397 posts — Probationary Officer J&K 323, Probationary Officer Ladakh 20, Banking Associate J&K 1,033 and Banking Associate Ladakh 21. The other two advertisements are separate items and are not covered by this post.

Vacancies

1,033 Banking Associate posts. The notification gives no category-wise split, only reservation percentages under S.O. 176 dated 15 March 2024: SC 8 percent, ST 20 percent (10 percent plus 10 percent), SEBC/OBC 8 percent, ALC/IB 4 percent, RBA 10 percent and EWS 10 percent. No split has been invented here.

Eligibility and age

A Bachelor's degree in any discipline, which must be held by 26 November 2026 — final-year students are not eligible. Age 20 to 30 years as on 01 January 2026, with the relaxations stated in the age note above.

Pay and service conditions

Starting basic pay Rs. 24,050 per month, on the scale 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680-64480, plus perks. Probation is 6 months, and there is a service bond of Rs. 1 lakh for 6 months. Selected candidates must serve 5 years in the Zone initially allotted to them.

Fee

Rs. 600 for SC/ST/SEBC/PwBD/ESM candidates and Rs. 800 for all others, excluding GST (the GST amount is not stated in the notification), non-refundable, payable online only.

Selection

A single online examination conducted by IBPS: 100 questions for 100 marks in 60 minutes — English Language 30, Quantitative Aptitude 35 and Reasoning Ability 35 — with one-fourth negative marking. The qualifying marks are 40 percent for General candidates and 35 percent for reserved categories. There is no interview and no Mains. Call letters, the exam date and the result will be notified separately.