COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] FOR CLERICAL CADRE IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

With the validity of the scorecard issued for the first CWE for Clerks held in November/ December 2011 expiring in February 2013, the next 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. 

 

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

1. Allahabad Bank Indian Bank
2. Andhra Bank Indian Overseas Bank
3. Bank of Baroda Oriental Bank of Commerce
4. Bank of India Punjab National Bank
5. Bank of Maharashtra Punjab & Sind Bank
6. Canara Bank Syndicate Bank
7. Central Bank of India UCO Bank 
8. Corporation Bank Union Bank of India
9. Dena Bank United Bank of India
10. IDBI Bank Vijaya Bank

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.  

Since recruitment in clerical cadre in Public Sector Banks is done on State/UT-wise basis, candidates can apply for vacancies in any one State/ UT only. Consequently, a candidate would be required to appear for CWE in any one of the centres in that particular State/UT. However, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility etc.

Candidates may be allotted to a center of examination outside the chosen State/UT for which vacancies he/she is applying.  Please note this reallocation is only for the conduct of examination and the candidate will be considered for vacancies in the State/UT applied for, as aforesaid.

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 herein 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. 

I. Nationality / Citizenship: 

A candidate must be either -

(i) A Citizen of India or 

(ii) A subject of Nepal or  

(iii) A subject of Bhutan or 

(iv) A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or 

(v) 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 (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. 

II.                Age (As on 01.10.2012):  

Minimum: 20 Years   Maximum: 28 Years

III.  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.

CUTOFF SCORE

Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standard score in each of the tests as well as on the Total Weighted Standard Score to be called for interview. The cut-off points to qualify in each of the tests will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard Deviation for General category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates).  Mere passing in individual tests may not be sufficient as candidates should also score sufficiently high on Total in order of merit to be called for interview. A candidate should qualify both in the CWE and interview for being considered for appointment in vacancies announced and anticipated by Participating Banks.

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.  Pre-Requisites for Applying Online Before applying online, candidates should—

(i) Scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph and signature adhere to the required specifications.

(ii) Keep the necessary details/documents ready if desired to make online payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges (In case of Offline Payment i.e. CBS candidates have to apply online, obtain a fee payment challan and then remit the necessary application fees/ intimation charges).  

(iii) Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of this round of CWE. IBPS may send call letters Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must maintain that email account. 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)

-  Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.

-  Rs.400 /- for all others

Bank Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges  will have to be borne by the candidate

Procedure for applying online

(1) Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “Common Written Examination” and then click on the option

“CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWE- Clerks (IBPS-CWE-Clerk-II) December 2012” to open the On-Line Application Form. 

(2) Candidates will have to enter their basic details and upload the photograph and signature in the online application form. Candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature.

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

(i) 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.

(ii) The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and following the instructions can complete the payment process.  

(iii) 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. 

(iv) 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. 

(v) 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. 

(vi) 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. 

(vii) On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.  

(viii) Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt.

Note:

After submitting your payment information in the online application form, please wait for the intimation from the server, DO NOT press Back or Refresh button in order to avoid double charge

IMPORTANT DATES

1. Online registration Starts from October 15^th
2. Last date for applying online: November 5^th
3. Exam date : December 2012, January 2013 that will be intimated through call letter
4. Download Call letter : After December 3^rd,2012.

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