IBPS Common Recruitment Process – October / November – 2016
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES IN PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS (CWE PO/MT-VI)
Website: www.ibps.in
The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in October / November 2016.
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations listed at (A) as a Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CWE PO/MT-VI). The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, preliminary and main. Candidates who will qualify in preliminary examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main examination and shortlisted candidates in the main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank. Depending on the final vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2017-18 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. The validity for CWE PO/MT-VI will automatically expire at the close of business on 31.03.2018 with or without giving any notice.
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
| Allahabad Bank | Canara Bank | Indian Bank | Syndicate Bank |
| Andhra Bank | Central Bank of India | Indian Overseas Bank | UCO Bank |
| Bank of Baroda | Corporation Bank | Oriental Bank of Commerce | Union Bank of India |
| Bank of India | Dena Bank | Punjab National Bank | United Bank of India |
| Bank of Maharashtra | IDBI Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank | Vijaya Bank |
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 26.07.2016 to 13.08.2016 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 26.07.2016 to 13.08.2016 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training | 23.09.2016 to 08.10.2016 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | 03.10.2016 to 08.10.2016 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | October 2016 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 16.10.2016, 22.10.2016 23.10.2016 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | November 2016 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | November 2016 |
| Online Examination – Main | 20.11.2016 |
| Declaration of Result – Main | December 2016 |
| Download of call letters for interview | January 2017 |
| Conduct of interview | January / February 2017 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2017 |
Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in for details and updates.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Age (As on 01.07.2016): Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years, i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1986 and not later than 01.07.1996 (both dates inclusive)
| 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 one year from the last date of receipt of application) 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 |
Relaxation of Upper age limit
| 5 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in 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 |
Educational Qualifications (As on 13.08.2016):
A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
CWE – ONLINE EXAMINATIONS
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows: a. Preliminary Examination
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite time of 1 hour |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate
number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Main Examination
| Sr. No | Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | English | 30 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 minutes |
| 4 | General Awareness (with special reference to Banking) | 40 | 40 | English & Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | English & Hindi | 10 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 140 minutes |
Download the official notification for completely details: