The system of Common Written Examination has been approved by each of the 19 participating Public Sector Banks and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) with the consent of Government of India. The written examination for this exam will be conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 18 September 2011.
The Common Written Examination or CWE will be held for the recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees posts twice a year. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has been authorised by Indian Banks' Association and has received mandates to conduct these exams.
Written Examination
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
Composite Time of 150 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 50 | 25 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| 4 | General Awareness (with special reference to banking industry) | 50 | 50 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 50 | 50 | |
| Descriptive Paper on English Composition (Essay, Précis, Letter Writing etc) |
| 25 | 60 minutes | |
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| Total | 250 | 250 |
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The above tests except the Test of English Language and Descriptive Paper on English Composition will be printed bilingually, ie English and Hindi. The Descriptive Papers of only those candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective tests will be evaluated.
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