(Notification) IBPS: Common Written Examination for Clerical Cadre: 2012
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Common Written Examination (CWE)
Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in 20 Public Sector Banks
Common Written Examination (CWE Clerk-II) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in the Public Sector Banks will be conducted online by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in December 2012.
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Public Sector Banks
listed below as a Clerk or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to
clear the Common Written Examination (CWE). Candidates who qualify in CWE
Clerk-II, will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be co-ordinated
by IBPS. Candidates, successful in qualifying in both the CWE and Common
Interview will be listed in the order of merit. Depending on the vacancies
in each bank of his preference, candidate will receive through a
computerised system an offer from one of the Participating Public Sector
Banks listed below. Vacancies remaining unfilled on account of candidates
declining offer, will be filled from among the remaining candidates,
through subsequent iterations. This system of Common Written Examination and
common interview for recruitment of Clerical Cadre in Participating PSBs
has the approval of the appropriate authorities.
Candidates intending to appear for CWE will have to apply to IBPS after
carefully reading the advertisement regarding the process of examination
and interview, eligibility criteria, online registration process, payment
of prescribed application fee/ intimation charges, pattern of examination,
issuance of call letters etc.
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 | IDBI Bank |
After the declaration of result of both CWE and common interview, a notification will be issued by IBPS giving the state/UT wise and category-wise vacancies for each Bank and order of preference for Banks will be obtained from successful candidates. Based on the marks obtained in CWE and common interview as well as the indication of order of preference of Banks and available vacancies, a successful candidate will receive a call from an individual Bank.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Candidates, intending to appear for CWE should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):
Please note that the eligibility criteria specified here in are the basic criteria for applying for the Post. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for and qualifying in the examination and/or in the subsequent interview does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in any of the Participating Public Sector Banks.
AGE:
Age (As on 01.10.2012):
Minimum: 20 Years Maximum: 28 Years
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
(as on 01.10.2012)
- Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.