This is the exam held for recruitment to nationalized banks in India to fill vacancies for specialist officers for both Scale I and Scale II posts in Public Sector Banks. 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 Specialist Officers. The specialist officers are from different fields: Law, Marketing, Finance, HR, Agriculture Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari and Information Technology.
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 – 30 years (both inclusive) as on 01-07-2013 for the Oct 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.
Educational Qualification
A candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
The structure of the Online CWE will be as follows:
Law Officer- Scale I & II & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I
Sr.No. | Name of Test | No. of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1 | Reasoning |
50 | 50 | Composite time of 120 minutes |
2 | English Language |
40 | 40 | - |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude |
50 | 50 | - |
4 | General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) |
40 | 40 | - |
5 | Professional Knowledge |
20 | 20 | - |
Total | - | 200 | 200 | - |
Negative Marking: 1/4th of the marks deducted for every incorrect answer | - | - | - | - |
The IBPS CWE (PO) is now held online.
Event | Tentative Dates |
Online Registration | 22.07.2014 – 11.08.2014 |
Payment of Application Fees- Online | 22.07.2014 – 11.08.2014 |
Payment of Application Fees- Offline | 24.07.2014 – 14.08.2014 |
Download of Call Letter for Pre-Examination Training (PET) for SC/ST/ Minority Community candidates | 11.09.2014 – 22.09.2014 |
Pre-Examination Training | 22.09.2014 – 27.09.2014 |
Download of Call letter for Examination | After 01.10.2014 |
Online Examination (Tentative dates)- some/ all/ additional dates as the need arises | 11.10.2014 & 12.10.2014 18.10.2014 & 19.10.2014 01.11.2014 & 02.11.2014 |
Declaration of result status of examination (CWE) | November 2015 |
Download of call letters for Interview | Jaunuary 2015 |
Conduct of Interview | Jaunuary 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 | - |
(a) | ONLINE MODE – through Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or Internet Banking |
(b) | OFFLINE MODE – payment of fees through 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 :www.ibps.in
Online Test Series