INSTITUTE OF BANKING PERSONNEL SELECTION (IBPS) Common Written Exam Online Application for Recruitment of Probationary Officers / Management Trainees in 19 Public Sector Banks in India

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection 

COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] FOR RECRUITMENT OF

PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES IN 19 PUBLIC

SECTOR BANKS

IBPS House, Post Box no. 8587, Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400 101

Email: common@ibpsorg.org

Website:www.ibps.in

The Banking sector in India is poised for a high trajectory growth with prospects for a bright career to

thousands of new entrants. Here is a unique opportunity for aspirants for a career in 19 Public Sector Banks through a Single Common Examination

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.

IBPS, an autonomous body registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and a

Public Trust under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, 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.

PARTICIPATING BANKS

1. Allahabad Bank
2. Indian Overseas Bank
3. Andhra Bank
4. Oriental Bank of Commerce
5. Bank of Baroda
6. Punjab National Bank 
7. Bank of India
8. Punjab & Sind Bank
9. Bank of Maharashtra
10. Syndicate Bank
11. Canara Bank
12. Union Bank of India
13. Central Bank of India
14. United Bank of India
15. Corporation Bank
16. UCO Bank
17. Dena Bank
18. Vijaya Bank 
19. Indian Bank

An individual who aspires to join any of the above Public Sector Banks as a
Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee will necessarily be required to take the
CWE. Prospective candidates who wish to appear for the CWE will have to apply to
IBPS and should carefully read the advertisement regarding eligibility criteria, online
registration process, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters and score cards.
Candidates who appear for the CWE will be able to check their status after the
examination. Scorecards will be issued to candidates who secure minimum qualifying
marks and above in each test of the examination.

Each participating Public Sector Bank will independently issue a separate recruitment
notification, specifying their vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria in terms of
age, educational qualification, experience (if any), minimum required level of IBPS
score in each component test plus Total Weighted Score (if any) etc.

Successful candidates in the CWE who have been issued scorecards and who meet the
stipulated eligibility criteria are then required to apply to any of the participating banks
they wish to, quoting their personal details and their CWE scores. Each bank will then
individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes such as
Group Discussions and/ or Interviews etc. for final selection.

Age (As on 01.07.2011):

Minimum: 20 Years Maximum: 30 Years

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.

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.

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 08.07.2011 and 30.07.2011
both dates inclusive)
- Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs.450/- for all others
Transaction charges for NEFT/ Online Payment will have to be borne by the candidate

CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION
The date of the Written Examination has been tentatively fixed for 18.09.2011 (Sunday).
However, the date of Examination shall be intimated in the Call Letter along with the
Centre/Venue address.

All eligible candidates should download their call letter and Information Handout from
the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in by entering his / her details registration Number and
Password/Date of Birth, after 04.09.2011. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information
Handout will be sent by post.

Start date for Online Registration 09.07.2011
Payment of Application Fees 08.07.2011 to 30.07.2011
(both dates inclusive)
Last date for Online Registration 01.08.2011
Last date for Editing Application Details 03.08.2011
Download of Call letter for Written Examination After 04.09.2011
Written Examination 18.09.2011

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