Recruitment of Probationary Officers and Management Trainees in 19 Public Sector banks on the basis of 2nd IBPS PO Common Written Exam 2012
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) had released the Advertisement Notification for the 2nd PO Common Written Exam March 2012.Students who would like to apply for Bank Jobs in the 19 Public Sector Banks must appear in the IBPS PO Common Written Exam 2012.
As all of us Know that IBPS CWE is only gateway that will open the Jobs Opportunities in the 19 Public Sector banks, so students must carefully go through the details given below and read the detailed Advt (*.pdf) given at the end of this post.This System of Common Written Exam for Probationary Officers and Management Trainees was introduced by IBPS after receiving mandates from the 19 Participating Public Sector banks
Scheme of IBPS PO Common Written Exam 2012
It is worth mentioned here that Common Written Exam for Probationary Officers and Management Trainees will be conducted Twice an year by IBPS.In this system of Examination, a Written Exam will be conducted on a specified date.After the results of written exam were announced, successful students in the Common Written Exam will be issued score cards based on their performance and subsequently on the marks in the IBPS Written Exam, they will be called for Interview by 19 Public Sector banks.
Remember: Each bank has its own eligibility criteria like (Educational Qualifications, Age Limit, Qualifying Exam Marks etc), so merely satisfying the IBPS Eligibility criteria and being declared as successful in the IBPS PO Common Written Exam 2012 doesn't guarantee that you are eligible for Jobs in participating banks
Participating Banks in the IBPS PO Recruitment 2012
There a total of 19 Public Sector banks for which the Common Written Exam 2012 is conducted by IBPS. Here is the
List of 19 Public Sector Banks.Apart from these Public sector banks, candidates apply for IBPS PO Recruitment 2012 will now have the Opportunity to Participate in Recruitment Drives conducted by some Private Banks (Like IDBI) and also some financial institutions (
Like EGCG) .We have confirmed this news about Private banks Hiring IBPS PO qualified candidates in our previous post.For more details check the Link given below
However it is mandatory for candidates to satisfy the eligibility conditions and other specific criteria of these private banks and financial institutions.
Important Dates for Applying for IBPS PO Recruitment 2012
Post: Probationary Officers/Management Trainees in 19 Public Sector banks on the basis of the IBPS PO Common Written Exam 2012.
Eligibility Criteria (As on 01.01.2012)
Interested candidates who wish to apply for PO Jobs in 19 Public Sector banks must full fill the below mentioned eligibility criteria in terms of Age and Educational Qualifications
Age Limit: Min : 20 years and Max: 30 years (Relaxation in upper age for only reserved category candidates)
Educational Qualifications: Interested candidates must have the following educational qualifications.
- A Graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university of India
Selection Procedure for IBPS PO Exam 2012
The Selection Procedure of IBPS PO Recruitment 2012 shall consists of a Written Exam that will be Objective as well as descriptive in nature.
Objective Paper: The Objective Paper is a test of Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English language, General Awareness and Computer Knowledge.The Duration of Objective paper is 150 minutes and had a wight-age of 225 marks.
Descriptive Paper: The Descriptive paper will be followed by the Objective Papers and it is basically the Test of English Language and questions in this sections are comprised of (Essay, Precis, Letter Writing etc).The Descriptive paper is of 1 hour and has a weight-age of 60 marks.
Remember: Candidates must note the following things while appearing for IBPS PO Exam 2012
- Candidates will have to score Minimum marks in each of the Objective tests individually Eg (The Cut Off for General Category candidates in each of the Objective tests is 24 and 120 for total Weighted Score for IBPS PO exam 2011)
- Descriptive paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who score the minimum cut off marks in each of Objective test.
- Other Detailed Information Like Sample Questions will be provided in the Information Handout that can be downloaded along with Call Letter from the IBPS Official Website
- For every wrong answer, a penalty of 0.25 marks is given in case of Objective tests.
Application Fees: Students will have to pay an application fee of Rs 50/- (For SC/ST/PWD) candiadtes and Rs 450/- (For Others) either through Online mode or Offline Mode
Online Registration for IBPS PO Recruitment 2012
Procedure for Application: Students must submit their Online Applications for IBPS PO Recruitment 2012 before the last date.IBPS Online Registration is the only valid procedure for submitting the Online application for IBPS PO Recruitment 2012.The Detailed procduer for Online Application is given in the Advetisement Notification given below.
For Complete Details, Candidates are required to go through the Detailed Advt. given at the Link given below: