IBPS stands for Institute for Banking Personnel Selection and as the name specifies so does the function of IBPS.IBPS is an organization that conducts recruitment exams for the selection of Banking Personnel.Several Nationalized Banks are taking the services of IBPS for the its recruitment purposes for both clerical as well as officers exams

In 2011,IBPS in collaboration with 19 Nationalized banks in India have decided to conducts a Common Bank Entrance Exam for the Recruitment of Probationary Officer`s,Management Trainees and Clerks.It has been decided that  IBPS will conduct the exam twice a year.The First Exam is for Recruitment of Probationary Officers and Management Trainees and Second Exam is for recruitment of Clerks

IBPS will issue a Scorecard with a validity of one year.The benefit of having this score card is that each bank which desire to conduct Recruitment for Clerks,PO`s and other officers will issue a notification specifying the Age,Educational Qualifications and CWE Score (Common Written Exam Score).So it will reduce the burden of Banks to conduct recruitment test for the selection of Candidates.After getting the applications banks will carry out their selection procedure with CWE scorecards viz.GD,Interview etc

List of Participating Banks in Common Bank Entrance Exam 2011:

Allahabad Bank,Andhra Bank ,Bank of Baroda ,Bank of India ,Bank of Maharashtra ,Canara Bank ,Central Bank of India ,Corporation Bank,Dena Bank,Indian Bank,Indian Overseas Bank,Oriental Bank of Commerce,Punjab National Bank,Punjab & Sind Bank,Syndicate Bank,Union Bank of India,United Bank of India,UCO Bank,Vijaya Bank.

The above method has its consent of Government of India,Participating Banks and Indian Banking Association.A candidate who wishes to start a banking careers in banks mentioned above will have to appear in the Common Bank Entrance Exam.No other mode of selection will be offered by the participating banks

From Time to time IBPS will issue notification each time stipulating:

Following the guidelines mentioned above in its first phase of Recruitment IBPS has issued the notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers and Management Trainees Through a Common Bank Entrance Exam 2011 that is tentatively scheduled to be held in 18th September 2011


Study Material and Books for IBPS CWE Exam:




Bank PO & Management Trainee: Common Written Exam Guide
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Bank PO Solved Papers For Probationary Officer & Management Trainee Common Written Examination-2011
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