IBPS 2nd Common Written Examination (CWE) for Clerical Posts-2012

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

Common Written Examination [CWE] for recruitment in 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. 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.

Participating Banks:

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

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidate must be an Indian or other persons eligible as specified in the notification.
• Age: 20-28 years as on 01.10.2012 (Relaxation of upper age limit is applicable as per rules)

Educational Qualification:

• Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
• 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 (Read/Write/Speak)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.

Application Fee:

Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates and Rs. 400/- for all others can be paid either through the ONLINE mode between 15.10.2012 to 05.11.2012 or the OFFLINE mode between 17.10.2012 to 09.11.2012. Bank Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
Online payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Offline payment 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 from 2nd working day after registration and can be made within three working days using System generated fee payment challan.

How To Apply:

Candidates will have to enter their basic details and upload the photograph and signature in the online application form as per the specifications given in the Annexure-II of the notification. Candidates can apply online only from 15.10.2012 to 05.11.2012 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Please visit
http://www.ibps.in/html/CWE_CL_II.htm
for more details and link to apply online.

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