The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is going to conduct the 1^st ever Common Written Exam (CWE) for 19 Public Sector Banks. This will hopefully simplify the bank recruitment procedures in all the public sector banks (PSBs) in India. The CWE will act as a qualifying exam for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in these banks.

IBPS will declare the results of the CWE and give a scorecard that will be valid for up to 1.5 years. Once the validity period of the scorecard expires, the candidate will have to reappear for the exam. Once a candidate passes the common entrance exam, all that he or she has to do is to respond to an individual bank's advertisement and appear for its interview. Compared to the different banks’ admission procedure, this process of applying through the CWE will take only 1/3^rd the time and will also be a relief to all the candidates who have to keep tab of at least half a dozen bank exam dates. The SBI group has its own recruitment process and will continue with it.

The 19 banks that will be accepting the CWE score card are:

• Allahabad Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Canara Bank
• Central Bank of India
• Corporation Bank
• Dena Bank
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Punjab National Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• Union Bank of India
• United Bank of India
• UCO Bank
• Vijaya Bank

Some important dates:

 

Eligibility Criteria

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (as on 01.08.2011) 

A pass with 60% marks in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern)/SSLC/10thstd. Examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent.  
For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM candidates: a pass in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old  pattern)/SSLC/10th std. Examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent.

OR 

A pass with 50% marks in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3 pattern) /11th Std. of (11+1+3) pattern or Intermediate/Pre-University or any equivalent examination/Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or U.T. administration.  
For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM candidates: a pass in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3 pattern) /11th Std. of (11+1+3) pattern or Intermediate/Pre-University or any equivalent examination/Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or U.T. administration 

OR

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

AGE (As on 01.08.2011):   

Minimum: 18 Years   Maximum: 28 Years 
The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.

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