This is the exam held for recruitment to nationalized banks in India to fill vacancies for clerical level jobs. Find information about the examination regarding paper pattern, eligibility, etc. below.
A Common Written Examination (CWE) is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a per-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in Public Sector Banks.
Nationality
A candidate must be one of the following:
provided that a candidate belonging to categories above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the the Indian government.
Age Limits:
A candidate should be between 20 – 28 years as on 01-08-2013 for the Dec 2013 exam.
Relaxation of upper age limit
Category | Age Relaxation (years) |
SC/ST | 5 |
OBC | 3 |
PWD | 10 |
Domiciled in J&K during the period 01/01/1980 – 31/12/1989 |
5 |
For more categories, visit the official website.
Nationality
Sr.No. | Name of Test | No. of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1 | Reasoning |
40 | 40 | 2 hours |
2 | English Language |
40 | 40 | - |
3 | Numerical Ability |
40 | 40 | - |
4 | General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry |
40 | 40 | - |
5 | Computer Knowledge |
40 | 40 | - |
Total | - | 200 | 200 | - |
Negative Marking: 1/4th of the marks deducted for every incorrect answer
The IBPS CWE Clerical exam is conducted online.
Event | Tentative Dates |
Online Registration | 12.08.2014 – 01.09.2014 |
Payment of Application Fees- Online | 12.08.2014 – 01.09.2014 |
Payment of Application Fees- Offline | 14.08.2014 – 03.09.2014 |
Download of Call Letter for Pre-Examination Training (PET) for SC/ST/ Minority Community candidates | 07.11.2014 – 17.11.2014 |
Pre-Examination Training | 17.11.2014 – 22.11.2014 |
Download of Call letter for Examination | After 17.11.2014 |
Online Examination (Tentative dates)- some/ all/ additional dates as the need arises | 06.12.2014, 07.12.2014 13.12.2014, 14.12.2014, 20.12.2014,21.12.2014, 27.12.2014 |
Declaration of result status of examination (CWE) | January 2015 |
Download of call letters for Interview | January 2015 |
Conduct of Interview | February 2015 |
Provisional Allotment | April 2015 |
View the official notification here.
Allahabad Bank | Indian Overseas Bank |
Andhra Bank | Oriental Bank of Commerce |
Bank of Baroda | Punjab National Bank |
Bank of India | Punjab Sindh Bank |
Bank of Maharashtra | Syndicate Bank |
Canara Bank | UCO Bank |
Central Bank of India | Union Bank |
Corporation Bank | United State Bank |
Dena Bank | Vijiya Bank |
ECGC | IDBI Bank |
Indian Bank | Bharatiya Mahila Bank |
Any other bank or financial institution | - |
Step I. Register and get the provisional registration number & password generated.
Step II. Pay using either:
(a) | ONLINE MODE – thro/ugh Master / Visa Debit or Credit cards or Internet Banking. |
(b) | OFFLINE MODE – through the CBS branches of any of the following public sector banks – Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank, United Bank of India. |
Note: There is also a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee details, three days after fee payment.
Official website : http://www.ibps.in
Vacancies | Vacancies (PWD) |
||||||
SC | ST |
OBC* | GEN |
Total | Vh |
Oh | Total |
308 | 339 |
541 |
G812 |
2000 | 38 |
24 | 62 |
Note: There is also a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee details, three days after fee payment.
Official website : http://www.ibps.in