Common Written Examination (CWE) for recruitment of Probationary officers

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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

Common Written Examination [CWE] for recruitment of

Probationary officers/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES IN 19 PUBLIC

SECTOR BANKS

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.

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.

Following are Participating banks:-

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Following are the 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 1st January 1962 with the

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.

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

Written Exam Structure:-

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

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

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) scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph and

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

(ii) keep the application fee remittance details (Transaction details such as NEFT

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

branches of any of the 19 PSBs named/ Keep the necessary details/documents

ready in order to 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)

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

- Rs.450/- for all others

For more Information Visit http://www.ibps.in/career_pdf/cwe_advt.pdf