Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

Common Written Examination [CWE] For Recruitment of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks(RRBs)

A Common Written Examination (CWE ) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite (pre-qualification) for recruitment of personnel for Group-“A”-officers (Scale I, II & III) and Group-"B"-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts in the Reginoal Rural Banks, Listed Below.

This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) has been approved by the Government of India, notified by NABARD and has the mandate of each of the RRBs.

IBPS, an autonomous body registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and a Public Trust under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 has been authorised to conduct the Common Written Examination. The CWE for Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts will be conducted twice a year by IBPS.

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Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose)

Eligibility:

Nationality / Citizenship:

A candidate must be either a Citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or 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 above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age (As on 01-07-2013):

• For Officer Scale- III Below 40 years
• For Officer Scale- II Above 21 years - Below 32 years
• For Officer Scale- I Above 18 years - Below 28 years
• For Office Assistant Between 18 years and 28 years

Educational Qualifications

Language Proficiency* - The candidates for Officer Scale I and Office Assistants –(Multipurpose) are required to possess proficiency in the local language of the State / UT for which vacancies he / she wishes to apply, to be eligible as per the notification of the concerned RRB as may be specified by the Board of the RRB. (The condition does not apply for the posts of Officer Scale II and III) For ensuring proficiency in local language, the candidate should have passed 10th standard exam with local language as a subject.

Application Fee:

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 04-07-2013 to 25-07-2013 (Online payment) and 06-07-2013 to 30-07-2013 (Offline payment) (both dates inclusive)

Officer (Scale I, II & III)

• Rs.100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
• Rs.600/- for all others

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

• Rs.100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
• Rs.600/- for all others

Mode of Payment

Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges either through the ONLINE mode or the OFFLINE mode:

(1) Payment of fees/ intimation charges via the ONLINE MODE

1. Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at the appropriate places very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the On-Line Application format. Before pressing the “SUBMIT” button,candidates are advised to verify every field filled in the application. The name of the candidate or his /her father/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
2. The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
3. The payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen.
4. In case candidates wish to pay fees/ intimation charges through the online payment gateway after the upload of photograph and signature an additional page of the application form is displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details.
5. If the online transaction has been successfully completed a Registration Number and Password will be generated. Candidates should note their Registration
   Number and Password for future reference.
6. If the online transaction has not been successfully completed then the following message is displayed ‘Your online transaction was unsuccessful. Please register again’ Candidates may then revisit the ‘Apply Online’link and fill in their application details again.
7. On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.
8. Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt.

2. 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

How To Apply:

A candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. However a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III. Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees separately for each post.

Candidates can apply online only from 04-07-2013 to 25-07-2013and no other mode of application will be accepted.

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Important Dates/Tentative Schedule of Activities:

The dates for the Online Examination for the post of Officers have been tentatively fixed on 21-09-2013/ 22-09-2013 and the dates for the Online Examination
for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) have been tentatively fixed on 28-09-2013/ 29-09-2013/ 05-10-2013/ 06-10-2013.

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