IOB Security Guard Recruitment 2026-27: 25 Posts Closed, Next Steps

At the 15 September 2026 check, Indian Overseas Bank's Security Guard recruitment is closed for new registration and application editing. The live official portal shows 14 September 2026 as the closure date for both actions and 29 September 2026 as the last date for printing an application that was already submitted. The notice advertised 25 provisional vacancies for the specific Ex-Servicemen and Ex-Agniveer audience, with an online objective test, a Tamil language test and a Chennai physical fitness test still to track. This revision changes the article's status framing because the earlier 26 August check described the window as open. It is now a post-submission guide, not an invitation to start a new form.

The official IOB Security Guard application portal now separates two different post-deadline actions. Registration and editing are shown as closed on 14 September 2026, while printing remains available until 29 September 2026 for an application that has already been submitted. The portal's printing facility does not create a registration, reopen editing or accept a late form. The IOB Careers page and the official advertisement remain the controlling sources for any later shortlist, call letter or schedule. Because the live portal is now past its registration date, the useful question for this article is what submitted candidates should retain and watch next.

The advertisement is not a general bank-clerk opening. It describes a focused route for Ex-Servicemen and Ex-Agniveers from the Army, Navy or Air Force, subject to the definitions and certificate conditions in the notice. The published education rule is also narrow: the candidate should have passed the 10th standard or an equivalent examination but should not have passed graduation or an equivalent qualification. The notice requires the ability to speak, read and write Tamil and refers to service records, character at valid discharge and the applicable SHAPE-1 or AYE medical standard. Disabled Ex-Servicemen, dependants of servicemen killed in action and other excluded categories named in the advertisement should not assume that the general vacancy count applies to them. These are published conditions to compare with original records, not a personal decision by AvsarIQ.

A submitted candidate's first task is to preserve proof of submission, not to search for a new registration button. Use the live portal's printing option before 29 September if a clean copy of the system-generated application is needed. Keep the registration number, password, registered email, mobile number and the exact identity document used in the form together. The bank may use email or its official website to communicate the online-test and physical-test stages. The portal and notice both warn that an application submitted online remains subject to later scrutiny, so a submitted form is not the same as a final selection or a personal confirmation that every condition has been met.

The notice describes three stages after the application window: an online objective-type test, a separate Tamil local-language test and a physical fitness test. The online test has 80 marks, divided equally among English language knowledge, aptitude, arithmetic and psychometric testing. The Tamil test carries 20 marks. Candidates who clear the relevant stages and other checks may be called for the physical test at Chennai. The physical stage covers push-ups, sit-ups, a one-kilometre run and drill; the notice gives component-level minimums, a grand-total threshold of 65 and one attempt in each test. The bank has not published an online-test or physical-test date in the sources checked for this revision. Treat any later date as current only when it appears through the authorised IOB channel.

For a later online-test or physical-test call, submitted candidates should keep the system-generated application, call letter when issued, the same photo identity proof used in the form, the Ex-Servicemen identity card and discharge book. The physical-test list also refers to proof of date of birth, 10th-standard or equivalent records, marksheets, educational certificates and the applicable SC, ST, OBC or EWS documents. A medical fitness certificate may be required within the time limit in the notice for the physical-test date. Carry originals and copies in the format requested by the call letter.

The selected candidate is placed in the subordinate staff cadre under the pay scale printed in the advertisement: Rs 19,500-665/4-22,160-830/5-26,310-990/4-30,270-1,170/3-33,780-1,345/3-37,815. The notice says basic pay is fixed with reference to the last drawn defence-service salary and that other emoluments follow the applicable settlement and bank rules. It describes six months of probation in active service. The current vacancy location is identified as Chennai, but the bank reserves the right to post a selected candidate at branches or offices elsewhere in Tamil Nadu. The job profile can include shift work, including night shifts. These conditions matter for a submitted candidate evaluating the post while waiting for later recruitment communication.

The IOB Careers page was rechecked on 15 September 2026 for the Recruitment of Security Guards entry. The official Security Guard advertisement, dated 25 August 2026, controls the vacancies, service and education conditions, test structure, documents and pay. The live IOB registration portal was rechecked the same day and shows registration and editing closed on 14 September, with printing available through 29 September for submitted applications. The current AvsarIQ record now reflects the closed status and this verified status change is the reason for this revision. Follow only the official IOB sources for a later shortlist, call letter, test date or physical-test schedule.