(Notification) IBPS: 2nd Common Written Examination (CWE-PO/ MT-II) | 17.06.2012 (Sunday)

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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

Common Written Examination (CWE)
Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in 19 Public Sector Banks

The 2nd Common Written Examination (CWE-PO/ MT-II) 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.

This system of Common Written Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees has been approved by the Government of India, has the consent of the Boards of each of the participating Banks and the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA).

IBPS, an autonomous body, has been authorised by IBA and has received a mandate from the 19 Public Sector Banks listed below to conduct the Common Written Examination. The CWE for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts will be conducted twice a year by IBPS.

Eligibility Criteria:

Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):

Nationality / Citizenship:

  • (i) a Citizen of India
  • (ii) a subject of Nepal
  • (iii) a subject of Bhutan
  • (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India
  • (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.

Age Limit : Minimum: 20 Years Maximum: 30 Years

Written Examination Structure:-

Name of Tests (Objective)  No. of Questions  Maximum Marks  Duration
Reasoning 50 50 Composite
Time of
150 minutes
English Language 50 25
Quantitative Aptitude 50 50
General Awareness
(with special reference to Banking Industry)
50 50
Computer Knowledge 50 50
Descriptive Paper on English Composition
(Essay, Precis, Letter Writing etc)
  25 60 Minutes
Total2 250 250  

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