IBPS Probationary Officer

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – IBPS conducts Common Written Examination (CWE) from the year 2011 for the recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees posts has been approved by each of the 19 participating public sector banks and managing committee of the Indian banks association (IBA). The Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers/Management Trainees posts will be conducted twice a year by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.

Eligibility Criteria:

Age limit: The minimum age limit is 20 years and maximum 30 years of age to general category candidates.

Relaxation of Upper age limit:

Sr. No.	Category	Age relaxation
1	Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
2	Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
3	Persons With Disabilities	10 years
4	Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the stipulated time) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment	5 years
5	Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989	5 years
6	Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years
7	Persons who have completed 5 years of service in RRBs	5 years
8	Clerical Employees of Participating PSBs (relaxation is as applicable only to employees of those Banks where relaxation is available and to the extent of the respective Bank’s policy.	6 years

Educational qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

Selection Procedure: 
A Common Written Examination (CWE) will conducted by the institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for selection of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee posts in the 19 Public Sector Banks. It is a unique opportunity for candidates for a career in 19 Public Sector Banks through Common Written Examination. The Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officer/Management Trainee posts will be conducted twice in a year by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

1. Eligible candidates have to apply through online application mode from the IBPS website.

2. Common Written Examination consists of two parts, one is objective type and second one is Descriptive paper total no. of questions is 250 and total marks 250, duration of 150 minutes for objective type questions and 60 minutes for Descriptive paper. The Descriptive papers of any those candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective tests will be evaluated.

3. After Common Written Examination, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will give scorecards for qualifying candidates in CWE. The scorecards issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the scorecards.

4. When the 19 Public Sector Banks gave their own Individual advertisement and determine eligibility details to apply for recruitment of particular Bank.

5. Based on scorecard the eligible candidates may apply for particular Bank advertisement and attend for interview with in one year issued of the scorecard. Each Bank will then individually short list candidates and carry out their own selection procedure.

Exam Pattern Details: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – IBPS conducting Common Written Examination (CWE) for Probationary Officers (PO) / Management Trainees for 19 national banks twice in a year. IBPS Common written examination exam pattern details given below…

Common Written Examination consists of two parts, one is objective type and second one is Descriptive paper total no. of questions is 250 and total marks 250, duration of 150 minutes for objective type questions and 60 minutes for Descriptive paper. There will be Negative Marking of 0.25 mark for each wrong answer in objective type Exam. IBPS CWE Scorecards will be sent to the qualified candidates by Speed Post/Register Post. IBPS CWE Scorecard has validity of 1 year from the date of issuing. Candidates can apply to the Bank notifications with the Scorecard.

Common Written Examination Pattern:

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