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title: Why are PSU bank jobs difficult to get?
description: "Very low hiring and stiff competition makes it extremely difficult to get any government or PSU bank jobs. As per a newspaper report, of the 22.05 crore applications received from 2014-15 to 2021-22, only 7.22 lakh were selected for central…"
url: "https://bygc.co/faq/psu-bank-jobs-difficult/"
updated: "2026-06-22"
category: Banking Career Guidance
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# Why are PSU bank jobs difficult to get?

Very low hiring and stiff competition makes it extremely difficult to get any government or PSU bank jobs. As per a newspaper report, of the 22.05 crore applications received from 2014-15 to 2021-22, only 7.22 lakh were selected for central government departments. A total of 63,014 candidates were selected by UPSC, SSC and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, popularly known as the IBPS during 2021-22 [(as per GOI)](https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1843357).

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