IBPS CWE Clerk
CWE clerk examination is conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) twice a year. This examination is used by nineteen public sector banks for the recruitment of clerk posts. A Good examination score will increase the chances of getting a job in these public sector banks.
CWE for Specialist Officers in Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) - Any Graduate BE/B.Tech BSc MBA/PGDM Diploma
Besides a good score, candidates should meet the below eligibility criteria to get recruited in these public sector banks.
Eligibility criteria and selection procedure for CWE Clerk
Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):
1. 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.
2. Age ( as on 01.01.2012)
Minimum: 18 Years Maximum: 28 Years
The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.
Relaxation of Upper age limit
- Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe - 5 years rgerg
- Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) - 3 years
- Persons With Disabilities - 10 years
- Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen - actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST)
- Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have notRemarried - 9 years
- 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
- Persons affected by 1984 riots - 5 years
- Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) - 5 years
NOTE: In case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of the above categories the age relaxation will be available on a cumulative basis with any one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above.
3. Educational qualifications (as on 01.01.2012)
i) A pass with 60% marks in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern)/SSLC/10th standard Examination or equivalent For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM candidates a only pass marks.
OR
ii) A pass with 50% marks in Higher Secondary Examination (12th)/11thStandard Or Intermediate/Pre-University Or any equivalent examination/Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or UT Administration. For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM candidates only pass marks
OR
iii) Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualifications recognized as such by the Central Government.
iv) Since clerical cadre recruitment would be on State-wise basis, candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/ UT only. It will therefore be necessary that candidates appear for examination in one of the centres of a particular State/UT where they would like to apply for emaployment i.e. they have to appear for the examination from a centre for that particular State/UT as mentioned in Annexure I. The candidate may also be required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT for which vacancies he wishes to apply to be eligible as per the notifications of the Participating Banks.
4. Written examination structure
a. Structure
Here is the pattern of CWE IBPS Clerk exam.
| No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | Composite time of 150 minutes (2hrs 30min) |
| 2 | English Language | 50 | 50 |
| 3 | Numerical Ability | 50 | 50 |
| 4 | General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) | 50 | 50 |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 50 | 50 |
| | Total | 250 | 250 |
- The tests are of objective type multiple choice questions
- All tests other than the Test of English Language and Descriptive Paper on English Composition are printed in both English and Hindi.
b. Penalty for wrong answers
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Test. For each wrong answer 0.25 marks gets deducted. If for any question a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as wrong even if one of the given answers happens to be right and there will be the same penalty of 0.25. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is given by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
c. Standardized score
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates will further be converted into standardized scores following Linear Conversion Method. If the total for a test is in fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer, i.e. if fraction exceeds by 0.50 or more, it will be rounded off to next higher integer.
d. Cutoff score
Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standardized score in each of the tests to qualify in the written examination and be considered for vacancies in the participating banks. The cut-off points will be decided based on the average (Average - ¼ Standard Deviation for General category candidates and Average - ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates).
5. How to apply ?
Pre-Requisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, candidates should--
(i) Scan photograph and signature.
(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 Written Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share/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 procedure
(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- Clerk" to open up the OnLine 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:
(1) ONLINE MODE of payment of requisite fees / intimation charges
or
(2) OFFLINE MODE of payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges payment of fees / intimation charges through CBS branches of any one of the following 6 Public Sector Banks Bank of Baroda , Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank, United Bank of India
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