IBPS Clerical Cadre Selection Procedure:
A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for selection of Clerical Cadre vacancies in the 19 Public Sector Banks. It is a sole opportunity for candidate’s career in 19 Public Sector Banks through a Single Common Written Examination. The Common Written Examination (CWE) for Clerical Cadre posts will be conducted twice in a year by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). Common Examination for recruitment of Clerks has been accepted by each of the 19 participating Public Sector Banks and the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) with the consent of the Government of India.
1. Qualified candidates have to apply through online application mode from the IBPS website.
2. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conduct this exam 2 times in a year for Clerical Cadre posts only. Total no. of questions is 250, total marks 250 and total time duration of 150 minutes for objective types questions. There will be Negative Marking of 0.25 marks for each for wrong answer in the objective type exam.
3. The candidates those who scored minimum marks in the test and who qualify in the written test, they are considered for the vacancies of the participating banks, the cut-off will be decided based on the average 1/4 Standard Deviation for general candidates and 3/4 Standard Deviation for reserved category candidates.
4. After Common Written Examination, the IBPS will be given a scorecard for qualifying candidates in CWE, Which will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the scorecards.
5. Each participating Public Sector Bank is independent to issue a separate recruitment notification. Each bank will be able to shortlist candidates individually and carry out their own selection process such as group discussion and/or interviews etc. for final selections.
6. Based on scorecard the eligible candidates may apply for particular Bank advertisement and attend for interview with in one year issued of the scorecard.