COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] FOR RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES IN 19 PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

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A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of

Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for

Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Public Sector Banks

mentioned below.

This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/

Management Trainees has been approved by each of the 19 participating Public Sector

Banks and the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) with the

consent of the Government of India.

PARTICIPATING BANKS

Allahabad Bank Indian Overseas Bank

Andhra Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce

Bank of Baroda Punjab National Bank

Bank of India Punjab & Sind Bank

Bank of Maharashtra Syndicate Bank

Canara Bank Union Bank of India

Central Bank of India United Bank of India

Corporation Bank UCO Bank

Dena Bank Vijaya Bank

Indian Bank

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (as on 01.07.2011)

Please note that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for applying to

various Public Sector Banks. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for

the examination does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for

employment in all or any of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate

its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria.

Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the specified eligibility criteria

before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):

I. Nationality / Citizenship:

A candidate must be either -

(i) a Citizen of India or

(ii) a subject of Nepal or

(iii) a subject of Bhutan or

(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1

intention of permanently settling in India or

(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka,

East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania

(formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and

Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India,

provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a

person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of

India.

st January 1962 with the

II Age (As on 01.07.2011):

Minimum: 20 Years Maximum: 30 Years

The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (as on 01.07.2011)

A degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification

recognized as such by the Central Government

Written Examination Structure:-

1 Reasoning 50 50

Composite

Time of

150 minutes

2 English Language 50 25

3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50

4 General Awareness

(with special reference to Banking Industry)

50 50

5 Computer Knowledge 50 50

Descriptive Paper on English Composition

(Essay, Précis, Letter Writing etc)

25 60 Minutes

Total 250 250

The above tests except the Test of English Language and Descriptive Paper on English

Composition will be printed bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Test. For each

question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of

the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected

score. If the total of the penalty for a test is in fraction, the marks obtained will be

rounded off to the nearest integer, i.e. if fraction exceeds by 0.50 or more, it will be

rounded off to next higher integer. If for any question a candidate gives more than one

answer, it will be treated as wrong even if one of the given answers happens to be right

and there will be the same penalty of 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question

deducted as penalty. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate,

there will be no penalty for that question.

F. STANDARDIZED SCORES

The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates will further be converted into

standardized scores following Linear Conversion Method.

G. CUTOFF SCORE

Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standardized score in each of the tests to

qualify in the written examination and to be considered for vacancies in the participating

banks. The cut-off points will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard

Deviation for General category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for

Reserved Category candidates).

H. CWE SCORE CARD

IBPS will print the Score Cards for each of the qualifying candidates and will send the

same by Registered/ Speed post to each candidate at the correspondence address

specified in his/ her online application.

I. VALIDITY OF CWE SCORE CARD

Score Cards issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the Score

Card.

Candidates can appear in subsequent examination(s) to enhance their scores if they so

desire.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates can apply online only from 09.07.2011 to 01.08.2011 and no other mode

of application will be accepted.

Pre-Requisites for Applying Online

Before applying online, candidates should

(i)

signature are within the required specifications as given in Annexure II.

(ii)

UTR No., IFSC Code etc.) ready in case of cash payment through NEFT enabled

branches of any of the 19 PSBs named/

ready in order

scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph andkeep the application fee remittance details (Transaction details such as NEFTKeep the necessary details/documentsto make online payment of the requisite application fee.

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(iii) have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of

results of this round of CWE. IBPS may send call letters for Pre-Examination

Training, Written Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no

circumstances, a candidate should share/mention e-mail ID to / of any other

person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she

should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must maintain

that email account.

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 08.07.2011 and 30.07.2011

both dates inclusive)

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- Rs.450/- for all others

Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

Transaction charges for NEFT/ Online Payment will have to be borne by the candidate

Mode of Payment

Candidates have the option of:

(1) ONLINE MODE of payment of requisite fees

or

(2) OFFLINE MODE i.e. payment of fees through NEFT enabled branches of the 19

named Public Sector Banks

(1) Payment of fees via the ONLINE MODE

(i) The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment

process can be completed by following the instructions.

(ii) The payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or

Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen.

(iii) On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.

(iv)Candidates are required to take a print of the e-receipt which will have to be

submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written examination.

Note:

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intimation from the server,

charge

After submitting your payment information in the online application form, please wait for theDO NOT press back or Refresh button in order to avoid double

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bank will convert to your local currency based on prevailing exchange rates.

For Credit Card users: All prices are listed in Indian Rupee. If you use a non-Indian credit card, your

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completed.

To ensure the security of your data, please close the browser window once your transaction is

(2) OFFLINE MODE: Payment of Fees through NEFT enabled branches of the 19

named Public Sector Banks

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beneficiary details as follows.

Name of the Account : IBPS CWE- Officers’ Cadre- 2011

Account Number : 005120110000667

Payee Bank : Bank of India

IFSC Code : BKID0000051

Candidates are required to fill the NEFT voucher as required by the Bank with

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Candidates can then make payment of the requisite fee.

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been made.

The NEFT payment receipt must be collected from the Bank where payment has

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UTR NO., IFSC code of the sending Bank branch, Name of the sending Bank, City

name, Deposit date, Amount etc. are noted in the NEFT Payment Receipt by the

Branch authorities.

Candidates are required to submit the NEFT receipt along with the Call Letter at the

time of written examination.

More details Visit : www.ibps.inCandidates should check that the receipt is properly signed and the details of NEFT