Can I become a Bank PO if I clear the Common Written Exam conducted by IBPS?

A: A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the 19 Public Sector Banks. The exam will be conducted twice a year by IBPS and a scorecard will be issued to candidates who appear for the CWE and secure minimum qualifying marks and above in each test of the examination. 

Each participating Public Sector Bank will independently issue separate recruitment notification, specifying their vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria in terms of age, educational qualification, experience (if any), minimum required level of IBPS score in each component test plus Total Weighted Score (if any) etc.  Successful candidates who meet the stipulated eligibility criteria are then required to apply to any of the participating banks they wish to, quoting their personal details and their CWE scores. Each bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes such as Group Discussions and/ or Interviews etc. for final selection.

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