IBPS( Institute of Banking Personnel Selection ) has issued official announcement for common written Exam 2013 for recruitment of Specialist officers in 20 public sector banks.
IBPS Conducted first CWE Exam for specialist officers in 19 public sector banks in March 2012 for which scorecards will expire in April 2013. This time IDBI bank has joined the flock. Another pattern change is that this time the test will be conducted Online. The posts covered in this common exam are as follows :-
I.T. Officer (Scale-I ) (Post Code - 1)- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale - I)(Post Code - 2)
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale - I)(Post Code - 3)
- Law Officer (Scale - I )(Post Code - 4)
- Technical Officer (Scale - I) (Post Code - 5)
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale - I) (Post Code - 6)
- Marketing Officer (Scale - I)(Post Code - 7)
- I.T. Officer (Scale - II)(Post Code - 8)
- Law Officer (Scale - II)(Post Code - 9)
- Chartered Accountant (Scale - II)(Post Code - 10)
- Finance Executive(Scale - II)(Post Code - 11)
Process of Selection
Candidates passing this Common Online exam will afterwards be called for Common Interview. Candidates passing the Common Interview will be called for selecting preference among banks and finally, candidates will be allotted to participating banks in order of preference and merit.
Posts and Participating banks
The common test is for recruitment of Specialist officers vacancies that arise in any of These Following 20 public Sector banks.
| Allahabad Bank | Andhra Bank |
| Bank of Baroda | Bank of India |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Canara Bank |
| Central Bank of India | Vijaya Bank |
| UCO Bank | United Bank of India |
| Union Bank of India | Syndicate Bank |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | Punjab National Bank |
| Oriental Bank of Commerce | Indian Overseas Bank |
| Indian Bank | Dena bank |
| Corporation Bank | IDBI Bank |
**Please note That State Bank of India (SBI) & its 5 associate banks do not Participate in This process and they will conduct separate tests whenever required.
Important Dates
Online application registration and Online Payment of Fees: Jan 10 - 28, 2013,
Offline Payment of Fees: Jan 12 - Feb 1, 2013,
Online Test Admit Card - From Mar 6, 2013
Common written test for Specialist officers: Mar 16 - 17, 2013 (Tentative),
Eligibility Criteria (As on 01.01.2013)
I.T. Officer (Scale-I) .
- Age to be between 20 - 35 Years,
Should have completed A Graduate or Post - Degree in any Computers related trade(Computer Science/IT/Electronics and communication/Electronics and Tele-communication/Electronics and Instrumentation),
OR,
Graduate in any trade having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level.
- No Experience required.
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)
- Age to be between 20 - 35 Years,
- Should have completed A Degree in any Agricultural Trade,
- No Experience required.
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale - I)
- Age to be between 20 - 35 Years,
- Should have completed a post Graduate Degree in Hindi( with English as a subjects at the degree level) OR in Sanskrit( with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree level) ,
- No Experience required.
Law Officer (Scale - I )
- Age to be between 20 - 35 Years,
- Should have completed A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB),
- No Experience required.
Technical Officer (Scale - I )
- Age to be between 20 - 35 Years,
- Should have completed a Bachelor Degree in Engineering (B.Tech.) or B.Pharm. ,
- No Experience required.
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale - I )
- Age to be between 20 - 35 Years,
- Having completed Graduate and Post Graduate degree/diploma in Personnel Management or any other trade with specialization in HRD.
- No Experience required.
Marketing Officer (Scale - I )
- Age to be between 20 - 35 Years,
- MBA in Marketing / 2 years PGDBA / PGDBM or any degree or diploma withspecialization in Marketing,
- No Experience required.
Chartered Accountants (Scale - II)
- Age to be between 21 - 35 Years,
- Passed final examination for Chartered Accountants,
- No Experience required
I.T. Officer (Scale - II)
- Age to be between 21 - 40 Years,
Should have completed A Graduate or Post - Degree in any Computers related trade(Computer Science/IT/Electronics and communication/Electronics and Tele-communication/Electronics and Instrumentation),
OR,
Graduate in any trade having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level.
- Experience required - Minimum one year.
Law Officer (Scale - II)
- Age to be between 21 - 40 Years,
- Should have completed A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB),
- Experience required - Minimum 3 Years of service in legal dept of any public sector firm,
Finance Executive (Scale - II)
- Age to be between 25 - 35 Years,
- MBA/PGDBM (Finance),
- Experience required - Minimum 3 Years of service in Credit Appraisal of industrial projects in Financial Institutions/Banks,
Age Relaxation Criteria
- For SC/ST - 5 Years,
- For OBC - 3 Years,
- For PWD - 10 Years,
- For Ex-Serviceman - 5 Years
- For Posts Other than IT Officer (Scale - I and II), Computer Literacy Certificate is Required.
- Apply for Only One Post, many applications by a single candidate won't be accepted.
Online Test Pattern
The written test will be conducted online which will have 200 questions for a total of 200 marks and to be done in 120 minutes. The structure
of test is as shown:-
For Posts - ( Law Officer- Scale I & II & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I )
| S.No | Name of Test | No.of Questions | No.of marks |
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | English Language | 50 | 25 |
| 3 | General Awareness related to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 |
| 4 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 75 |
For All other posts
| S.No | Name of Test | No.of Questions | No.of marks |
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | English Language | 50 | 25 |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
| 4 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 75 |
There is Negative Marking for wrong answers of .25 of the total marks for the question.
How to Apply
Application Fee is Rs.50 (SC/ST/PWD) or Rs. 400 (others).
Payment can be done in Online or Offline Mode. Both are as described Below:-
Payment of fees via the ONLINE MODE
- The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
- The payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit/Credit cards/Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen.
- On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated whose print out have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written examination.
Payment of fees in OFFLINE MODE
To make payment offline, candidates should choose this option while applying online and take a printout of system generated Payment challan.
Afterwards, payment can be made by the challan at any branch of Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank, United Bank of India.
After obtaining payment receipt with correct details, apply online and obtain yourregistration number & password that would be received in email/SMS. It is necessary to upload your Photograph and signature in the application.
Note, you may pay fee by challan from next day and for three working days only. For Example, If one has registered on 12-01-2013 then he/she will be able to deposit the fee from 15-01-2013 to 18-01-2013 (Leave Bank Holidays).
Candidates have to bring following documents at the time of test:-
- Call Letter
- Original fee payment receipt (fee payment challan / e-receipt)
- Original photo-identity proof (And a Photocopy)
