Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in 20 Public Sector Banks

Common Written Examination  (CWE Clerk-II) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre  posts in the Public Sector Banks will be conducted online by the Institute of  Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in December 2012.

Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Public Sector Banks listed below  as a Clerk or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to clear the Common Written  Examination (CWE). Candidates who qualify in CWE Clerk-II, will subsequently be  called for a Common Interview to be co-ordinated by IBPS. Candidates, successful in  qualifying in both the CWE and Common Interview will be listed in the order of merit.  Depending on the vacancies in each bank of his preference, candidate will receive  through a computerised system an offer from one of the Participating Public Sector  Banks listed below. Vacancies remaining unfilled on account of candidates declining  offer, will be filled from among the remaining candidates, through subsequent iterations. This system of Common Written Examination and common interview for recruitment of  Clerical Cadre in Participating PSBs has the approval of the appropriate authorities.

Candidates intending to appear for CWE will have to apply to IBPS after carefully  reading the advertisement regarding the process of examination and interview, eligibility  criteria, online registration process, payment of prescribed application fee/ intimation  charges, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters etc.

Participating Banks:

After the declaration of result of both CWE and common interview, a notification will be  issued by IBPS giving the state/UT wise and category-wise vacancies for each Bank and  order of preference for Banks will be obtained from successful candidates. Based on the  marks obtained in CWE and common interview as well as the indication of order of  preference of Banks and available vacancies, a successful candidate will receive a call from  an individual Bank.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Candidates, intending to appear for CWE should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS before applying for the Common Written  Examination (CWE):

Please note that the eligibility criteria specified here in are the basic criteria for applying for the Post. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for and qualifying in the examination and/or in the subsequent interview does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in any of the  Participating Public Sector Banks.

AGE:

Age (As on 01.10.2012):

Minimum: 20 Years Maximum: 28 Years

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

(as on 01.10.2012)

• Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

• Computer literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory

• i.e. candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.

• Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.

• Ex-Servicemen who do not possess the above civil examination qualifications should be matriculate Ex-Servicemen who have obtained the Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the

• Navy or Air Force after having completed not less than 15 years of service in the Armed Forces of the Union.

Note:

1. All educational qualifications should be from a recognised university/ Board.

2. The percentage of marks shall be arrived at by dividing the aggregate/total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects irrespective of optional/additional subjects studied with the aggregate maximum marks of the examination passed for all the years of the examination.

3. The date of passing the examination which reckons for eligibility will be the date appearing on the Mark Sheet or Provisional Certificate

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates can apply online only from 15.10.2012 to 05.11.2012 and no other mode of application will be accepted.

OFFLINE MODE

• Payment of fees/ intimation charges via OFFLINE MODE (at counters of specified Bank branches):
• Payment of fee/ intimation charges through the offline mode can be made through the CBS
  branches of any one of the following 7 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

Application Fee:

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 15.10.2012 to 05.11.2012 (Online payment) and 17.10.2012 to 09.11.2012 (Offline payment) both dates inclusive)

Courtesy: IBPS