IBPS Recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees 2011

The Common Written Examination has been approved by each of the 19 participating Public Sector Banks and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) with the consent of Government of India. The written examination for this exam will be conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 18 September 2011.
The Common Written Examination or CWE will be held for the recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees posts twice a year. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has been authorised by Indian Banks’ Association and has received mandate to conduct these exams.
Participating Banks
A total of 19 banks are participating in the Common Written Examination (CWE) held by IBPS.

1. Allahabad Bank
2. Indian Overseas Bank
3. Andhra Bank
4. Oriental Bank of Commerce
5. Bank of Baroda
6. Punjab National Bank
7. Bank of India
8. Punjab & Sind Bank
9. Bank of Maharashtra
10. Syndicate Bank
11. Canara Bank
12. Union Bank of India
13. Central Bank of India 
14. United Bank of India
15. Corporation Bank
16. UCO Bank
17. Dena Bank
18. Vijaya Bank
19. Indian Bank

Important Dates

• Opening date for Online Registration: 9 July 2011
• Payment of Application Fees: 8 July 2011 to 30 July 2011 (both days inclusive)
• Last date for Online Registration: 1 August 2011
• Last date for making changes in Application Details: 3 August 2011
• Download of Call letter for Written Examination: After 4 September 2011
• Date of Written Examination: 18 September 2011

Eligibility Criteria
Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfil the specified eligibility criteria before applying to various Public Sector Banks for the Common Written Examination (CWE). However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for the examination does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Age limit: Between 20 years and 30 years as on 1 July 2011.
Application Fee: Application fee for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates is Rs 50 and fee for other category candidates is Rs 450.
Selection Procedure
Written Examination

Sr. No.	Name of Tests (Objective)	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	50	50	Composite Time of 150 minutes
2	English Language	50	25
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
4	General Awareness (with special reference to banking industry)	50	50
5	Computer Knowledge	50	50
Descriptive Paper on English Composition (Essay, Précis, Letter Writing etc)			25	60 minutes
	Total	250	250

The above tests except the Test of English Language and Descriptive Paper on English Composition will be printed bilingually, ie English and Hindi. The Descriptive Papers of only those candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective tests will be evaluated.
Penalty for Wrong Answers
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Test. For each wrong answer given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Final Selection
Each participating Public Sector Bank will independently issue a separate recruitment notification, specifying their vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria in terms of age, educational qualification, experience (if any), minimum required level of IBPS
score in each component test plus Total Weighted Score (if any) etc.
Successful candidates in the CWE who have been issued scorecards and who meet the stipulated eligibility criteria are then required to apply to any of the participating banks they wish to, quoting their personal details and their CWE scores. Each bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes such as Group Discussions and/ or Interviews etc. for final selection.
How to Apply
Candidates can apply online only from 9 July 2011 to 1 August 2011 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Before applying online, candidates should have the following documents.
1. Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the link “Common Written Examination” and apply Online by clicking  on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWE- PROBATIONARY OFFICER/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES SEPTEMBER 2011” to open up the On-Line Application Form.
2. 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.
3. Candidates should note their Registration Number and Password for future reference.
4. After applying on-line, the candidate should immediately take a printout of the system generated on-line application form, ensure the particulars filled in are accurate, and retain it for future reference. They should not send this print out to the IBPS.
5. No acknowledgment will be given for online registration. However a Registration Number and Password will be generated and an email/ sms intimation will be sent to the candidate’s email ID/ Mobile Number specified in the online application form.
6. Request for change/correction in any particulars in the Application Form shall not be entertained under any circumstances AFTER THE LAST DATE FOR Editing/ Updating application details specified.
For more details please visit http://www.ibps.in/