IBPS: Common Written Examination (CWE) - Participating Banks

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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

A Common Written Examination (CWE) conducts by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Specialist Officers cadre posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below.

Participating Banks:

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

Any individual who aspires to join any of the above Public Sector Banks as a Clerk or in a post in that cadre, 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.

It should, however, be noted that 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 as and when individual banks call for applications, quoting their personal details and their CWE scores. Each bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes such as Interviews etc. for final selection.

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, proficiency in Official Language of the State/UT for which vacancies he wishes to apply, experience (if any), minimum required level of IBPS score in each test and on Total Score (if any) etc.

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