Bank PO Exam - June 2012 ( Bank Probationary officers Recruitment - IBPS - CWE 2012 -  Common Written Exam - Bank PO June 2012 )

There is a good news for all those who were waiting for the notification by IBPS for the CWE - Bank PO Exam for 2012.  IBPS has now issued the advertisement for holding 2nd IBPS CWE - Bank PO Exam for the eligible candidates.  We give below the brief details of the same.  In case you wish to download the full notifcation / advertisement, we are giving a link at the end of this page.

What is IBPS - CWE PO Exam :

In mid 2011, it was finalised that instead of separate exams by different banks for recruitment to the posts of Bank PO and Bank clerks, there will be a single exam.  Accordingly, Institute of Banking Personel Selection (commonly known as IBPS ) framed the detailed guidelines for conducting such tests.  First such exams for the posts of PO / MT was held in September, 2011.  IBPS now will be conducting Common Written Exam (popularly known as CWE ) twice a year.  

What is the Scheme of IBPS CWE 2012 :-

In the first week of March, 2012, IBPS has released the notification / advertisement for holding Common Written Exam in June 2012 for recruitment for the posts of Bank POs.   Under this system, the candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria as per notification of the IBPS will be able to apply for the Common Written Exam to be conducted on the notified date.   Based on the performance of the candidates in this exam, the candidates who are able to score the minimum prescribed marks in each of the paper will be declared passed and such candidates  will be issued score cards.

There are total 19 Public Sector banks which have given a mandate to IBPS to conduct the CWE on their behalf and these banks will recruit Probationary Officers on the basis of such score received in the CWE.   However, each bank will announce its own eligibility criteria like (Educational Qualifications, Age Limit, Qualifying Exam Marks etc) and call candidates based on the merit.   Thus merely satisfying the IBPS Eligibility criteria and being declared as successful in the IBPS PO Common Written Exam 2012 doesn't guarantee that you will be eligible for Jobs in participating banks.   However, it is to be remembered that passing CWE will be must for applying to the posts of PO.   There are likely to be some private banks and other financial institutions who will use the Score Card of IBPS for recruitment to the posts of officers.

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