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    About IBPS PO

    The Banking Industry is recruiting in a big way. In the next few years, banks will have to recruit lakhs of candidates. IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducts series of CWEs in a year - once for each of PO (General Banking Officer - GBO), Clerical (Single Window Operator - SWO), Specialist Officers for recruitment into the Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks to cater to the need of the industry and also to the needs of job aspirants. This means that aspirants are clear about when they should apply, and can plan their preparation in an organised and effective manner. The first ever CWE for PO/MT/Clerk was held in September 2011, for Clerks it was held in November 2011, for Specialist Officers it was conducted in March 2011 and for RRBs in September 2012.

    Participating Banks

    Except for SBI, almost all the major Public Sector Banks are participating in the CWE. The banks which are participating in the CWE are Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Bharatiya Mahila Bank, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Dena Bank, IDBI 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 and Vijaya Bank.

    CutOff Score

    Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each section. There will be a second level cutoff point on total as per requirement. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cutoffs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview. Marks obtained only in the Main examination will be considered for short listing for interview and also for Final merit listing.

    Common Interviews for Bank jobs:

    1. Order of preference for Banks will be obtained from candidates at the time of applying for the CWE
    2. Candidates who qualify in the CWE will be called for a Common Interview to be co-ordinated by IBPS.
    3. Candidates, successful in qualifying in both the CWE and Common Interview will be listed in the order of merit
    4. Based on the total marks (CWE + CI) as well as the indication of order of preference of Banks and available vacancies, candidate will receive through a computerised system an offer from one of the Participating Public Sector Banks.

    About IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria

    Age Educational Qualifications
    IBPS CWE (PO/MT) for PSBs 20-30 Years Degree in any discipline from a recognised university or any equivalent qualification

    Computer Literacy

    Some banks insist that the candidate should posses working knowledge of computers before joining the bank and few banks mention that the desired computer skills may be acquired within six months of joining the bank. If a candidate has not studied computers as one of the subjects in school/college, the candidate must possess a valid diploma (basic applications) in computers.

    Language Proficiency

    Public Sector Banks

    Since clerical cadre recruitment would be on State-wise basis, the candidate may also be required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT for which vacancies he wishes to apply.

    Regional Rural Banks

    For Office Assistants (Clerks) and Scale-I Officers ---- Candidates are required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT in which RRB is located.

    How to Apply

    Before applying online, candidates should:

    (1) Scan their photograph and signature ensuring that the both the photograph and signature are within the required specifications as given in the notification.

    (2) Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.

    (3) Keep the necessary details/ documents ready in order to make online payment of the requisite application fee.

    (4) Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results.

    Fee payment:

    Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only

    Filling in the Online Application: Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at the appropriate places very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of each page. Before pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every particular filled in the application. The name of the candidate or his /her father/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.

    After applying on-line, the candidate should immediately take a printout of the system-generated on-line application form, ensure that the particulars filled in are accurate and retain it for future reference. Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Candidate, Category, Date of birth, Address, Email ID, Centre of Examination etc. will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed after the last date specified for Editing/ Updating the same. Candidates are hence requested to fill in the online application form with utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

    About IBPS PO Exam Pattern

    IBPS CWE for PO/MT (PSBs) [ONLINE EXAM – OBJECTIVE TEST]

    Preliminary Examination
    Structure of Examination (ONLINE):

    Phase 1: Preliminary Examination

    S.No. Name of Obj Test No. of Ques Max Marks Time
    1 English Language 30 30 1 hour
    2 Numerical Ability 35 35
    3 Reasoning Ability 35 35
    Total 100 100

    Phase 2: Main Examination

    S.No. No. of tests No. of Ques Max Marks Duration
    1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes
    2 General/Economy/Banking Awareness 40 40 35 minutes
    3 English Language 35 40 40 minutes
    4 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes
    Total 155 200 180 minutes
    1. 1. The above tests, except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
    2. 2 .There is a Descriptive Writing Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) of 25 Marks for IBPS PO MAINS.
      • Negative Marking: 1/4th or 0.25 marks assigned to the question will be deducted.
      • Interview Marks: The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview is 40%(35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).The weightage (ratio) of marks of CWE and interview will be 80:20.
      • Final Selection: The combined final scores of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in Main Examination and Interview. The weightage (ratio) of marks of CWE and interview will be 80:20

    About IBPS PO Syllabus

    Maths Topics

    NUMBER SYSTEMS
    RATIO & PROPORTION, PERCENTAGE & AVERAGES
    PROFIT & LOSS
    MIXTURES & ALLIGATIONS
    SIMPLE INTEREST & COMPOUND INTEREST& SURDS & INDICES
    TIME & DISTANCE
    MENSURATION – CYLINDER, CONE, SPHERE
    SEQUENCE & SERIES
    PERMUTATION COMBINATION & PROBABILITY
    QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
    DATA INTERPRETATION

    Reasoning Topics

    SITTING ARRANGEMENT
    TABULATION
    LOGICAL REASONING
    SYLLOGISM
    INPUT OUTPUT
    CODING DECODING
    ALPHANUMERIC SERIES
    RANKING/DIRECTION/ALPHABET TEST
    CODING DECODING
    ALPHANUMERIC SERIES
    RANKING/DIRECTION/ALPHABET TEST
    DATA SUFFICIENCY
    CODED INEQUALITIES
    NON VERBAL REASONING

    English Topics

    READING COMPREHENSION 10
    CLOZE TEST 10
    MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS/ERROR SPOTTING
    PARAGRAPH COMPLETION/SENTENCE CORRECTION
    PARAJUMBLES
    MISCELLANEOUS

    Computer Topics

    Number System
    History of Computers
    Hardware
    Software
    Database (introduction)
    Communication (Basic Introduction)
    Networking (LAN, WAN)
    Internet (Concept, History, working environment, Application)
    Security Tools, Virus, Hacker
    MS Windows & MS Office
    Logic Gates

    General Awareness Topics

    Latest Information about the Current Affairs
    Awards & Honours
    Sports
    Finance
    Agriculture
    Indian Ecomony
    International Economy
    Fiscal Monetary Policies
    RBI
    Indian Constitution
    Banking Terms

    IBPS Cut Off

    Official IBPS PO 2016 Cut Off – Prelims Stage
    Section-wise IBPS PO Cut Off 2016 - Prelims
    Sections Maximum Marks SC/ST/OBC/PWD General
    Englisg Language 30 04.50 07.00
    Reasoning Ability 35 05.50 08.50
    Quantitative Aptitude 35 05.25 08.25
    Category-wise Overall IBPS PO Cut off 2016 – Prelims
    Category Cut off (Out of 100)
    General 47.50
    OBC 46.50
    SC 40.00
    ST 31.25
    OC 32.75
    VI 31.50
    HI 18.00
    Official IBPS PO 2016 Cut Off – Mains Stage
    Section-wise IBPS PO Cut Off 2016 – Mains
    Section Max. Marks Category
    OBC/SC/ST/PWD General
    Reasoning 50 3.25 5.25
    English Language 40 2.25 4.75
    Computer Knowledge 20 5.00 6.50
    General Awareness 40 8.00 10.75
    Quantitative Aptitude 50 10.75 12.50
    Category-wise Overall IBPS PO Cut off 2016 – Mains
    Category Total Overall Cut Offs
    GEN 52.50
    OBC 52.50
    SC 41.75
    ST 31.50
    HI 37.00
    OC 34.00
    VI 37.50

    Process of Arriving at Scores:

    The Scores of Online Main Examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:
    • Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.
    • The Corrected Scores so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores.
    Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.
    • Final scores in each test are rounded off to two digits after the decimal point.

    Note:Cutoffs were applied in two stages:

    1. On Scores in individuals tests
    2. On Total Score

    IBPS Score

    The Scores of Online Main Examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:

    • Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.
    • The Corrected Scores so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores.

    Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.

    • Final scores in each test are rounded off to two digits after the decimal point.

    Note: Cutoffs were applied in two stages:

    • On scores in individual tests
    • On Total Score

    IBPS PO Previous Year papers

    IBPS PO 2015 Year papers

    • IBPS PO Aptitude paper 2015 year
    • IBPS PO English paper 2015 year
    • IBPS PO Reasoning paper 2015 year

    IBPS PO 2014 Year papers

    • IBPS PO Aptitude paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO Computer paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO English paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO General paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO Reasoning paper 2014 year
    ABOUT IBPS PO

    About IBPS PO

    The Banking Industry is recruiting in a big way. In the next few years, banks will have to recruit lakhs of candidates. IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducts series of CWEs in a year - once for each of PO (General Banking Officer - GBO), Clerical (Single Window Operator - SWO), Specialist Officers for recruitment into the Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks to cater to the need of the industry and also to the needs of job aspirants. This means that aspirants are clear about when they should apply, and can plan their preparation in an organised and effective manner. The first ever CWE for PO/MT/Clerk was held in September 2011, for Clerks it was held in November 2011, for Specialist Officers it was conducted in March 2011 and for RRBs in September 2012.

    Participating Banks

    Except for SBI, almost all the major Public Sector Banks are participating in the CWE. The banks which are participating in the CWE are Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Bharatiya Mahila Bank, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Dena Bank, IDBI 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 and Vijaya Bank.

    CutOff Score

    Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each section. There will be a second level cutoff point on total as per requirement. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cutoffs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview. Marks obtained only in the Main examination will be considered for short listing for interview and also for Final merit listing.

    Common Interviews for Bank jobs:

    1. Order of preference for Banks will be obtained from candidates at the time of applying for the CWE
    2. Candidates who qualify in the CWE will be called for a Common Interview to be co-ordinated by IBPS.
    3. Candidates, successful in qualifying in both the CWE and Common Interview will be listed in the order of merit
    4. Based on the total marks (CWE + CI) as well as the indication of order of preference of Banks and available vacancies, candidate will receive through a computerised system an offer from one of the Participating Public Sector Banks.
    ELIGIBILITY

    About IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria

    Age Educational Qualifications
    IBPS CWE (PO/MT) for PSBs 20-30 Years Degree in any discipline from a recognised university or any equivalent qualification

    Computer Literacy

    Some banks insist that the candidate should posses working knowledge of computers before joining the bank and few banks mention that the desired computer skills may be acquired within six months of joining the bank. If a candidate has not studied computers as one of the subjects in school/college, the candidate must possess a valid diploma (basic applications) in computers.

    Language Proficiency

    Public Sector Banks

    Since clerical cadre recruitment would be on State-wise basis, the candidate may also be required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT for which vacancies he wishes to apply.

    Regional Rural Banks

    For Office Assistants (Clerks) and Scale-I Officers ---- Candidates are required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT in which RRB is located.

    HOW TO APPLY

    How to Apply

    Before applying online, candidates should:

    (1) Scan their photograph and signature ensuring that the both the photograph and signature are within the required specifications as given in the notification.

    (2) Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.

    (3) Keep the necessary details/ documents ready in order to make online payment of the requisite application fee.

    (4) Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results.

    Fee payment:

    Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only

    Filling in the Online Application: Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at the appropriate places very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of each page. Before pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every particular filled in the application. The name of the candidate or his /her father/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.

    After applying on-line, the candidate should immediately take a printout of the system-generated on-line application form, ensure that the particulars filled in are accurate and retain it for future reference. Please note that all the particulars mentioned in the online application including Name of the Candidate, Category, Date of birth, Address, Email ID, Centre of Examination etc. will be considered as final and no modifications will be allowed after the last date specified for Editing/ Updating the same. Candidates are hence requested to fill in the online application form with utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details will be entertained.

    EXAM PATTERN

    About IBPS PO Exam Pattern

    IBPS CWE for PO/MT (PSBs) [ONLINE EXAM – OBJECTIVE TEST]

    Preliminary Examination
    Structure of Examination (ONLINE):

    Phase 1: Preliminary Examination

    S.No. Name of Obj Test No. of Ques Max Marks Time
    1 English Language 30 30 1 hour
    2 Numerical Ability 35 35
    3 Reasoning Ability 35 35
    Total 100 100

    Phase 2: Main Examination

    S.No. No. of tests No. of Ques Max Marks Duration
    1 Reasoning and Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 Minutes
    2 General/Economy/Banking Awareness 40 40 35 Minutes
    3 English Language 35 40 40 Minutes
    4 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 Minutes
    Total 155 200 180 minutes
    1. 1. The above tests, except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
    2. 2 .There is no Descriptive Writing Test for IBPS CWE for PO/MT
      • Negative Marking: 1/4th or 0.25 marks assigned to the question will be deducted.
      • Interview Marks: The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview is 40%(35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).The weightage (ratio) of marks of CWE and interview will be 80:20.
      • Final Selection: The combined final scores of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in Main Examination and Interview. The weightage (ratio) of marks of CWE and interview will be 80:20
    SYLLABUS

    About IBPS PO Syllabus

    Maths Topics

    NUMBER SYSTEMS
    RATIO & PROPORTION, PERCENTAGE & AVERAGES
    PROFIT & LOSS
    MIXTURES & ALLIGATIONS
    SIMPLE INTEREST & COMPOUND INTEREST& SURDS & INDICES
    TIME & DISTANCE
    MENSURATION – CYLINDER, CONE, SPHERE
    SEQUENCE & SERIES
    PERMUTATION COMBINATION & PROBABILITY
    QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
    DATA INTERPRETATION

    Reasoning Topics

    SITTING ARRANGEMENT
    TABULATION
    LOGICAL REASONING
    SYLLOGISM
    INPUT OUTPUT
    CODING DECODING
    ALPHANUMERIC SERIES
    RANKING/DIRECTION/ALPHABET TEST
    CODING DECODING
    ALPHANUMERIC SERIES
    RANKING/DIRECTION/ALPHABET TEST
    DATA SUFFICIENCY
    CODED INEQUALITIES
    NON VERBAL REASONING

    English Topics

    READING COMPREHENSION 10
    CLOZE TEST 10
    MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS/ERROR SPOTTING
    PARAGRAPH COMPLETION/SENTENCE CORRECTION
    PARAJUMBLES
    MISCELLANEOUS

    Computer Topics

    Number System
    History of Computers
    Hardware
    Software
    Database (introduction)
    Communication (Basic Introduction)
    Networking (LAN, WAN)
    Internet (Concept, History, working environment, Application)
    Security Tools, Virus, Hacker
    MS Windows & MS Office
    Logic Gates

    General Awareness Topics

    Latest Information about the Current Affairs Awards & Honours Sports Finance Agriculture Indian Ecomony International Economy Fiscal Monetary Policies RBI Indian Constitution Banking Terms
    CUT OFF

    IBPS Cut Off

    Process of Arriving at Scores:

    The Scores of Online Main Examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:
    • Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.
    • The Corrected Scores so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores.
    Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.
    • Final scores in each test are rounded off to two digits after the decimal point.

    Note:Cutoffs were applied in two stages:

    1. On Scores in individuals tests
    2. On Total Score
    SCORE

    IBPS Score

    The Scores of Online Main Examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:

    • Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.
    • The Corrected Scores so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores.

    Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.

    • Final scores in each test are rounded off to two digits after the decimal point.

    Note: Cutoffs were applied in two stages:

    • On scores in individual tests
    • On Total Score
    PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS

    IBPS PO Previous Year papers

    IBPS PO 2015 Year papers

    • IBPS PO Aptitude paper 2015 year
    • IBPS PO English paper 2015 year
    • IBPS PO Reasoning paper 2015 year

    IBPS PO 2014 Year papers

    • IBPS PO Aptitude paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO Computer paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO English paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO General paper 2014 year
    • IBPS PO Reasoning paper 2014 year

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