Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) invited applications for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer (PO)/ Management Trainee (MT). The eligible candidates can register themselves for Common Recruitment Process (CWE) through the prescribed format on or before 05 September 2017.
A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Eligible candidates can apply through the online mode from 16 August 2017 to 05 September 2017. No other mode of application will be accepted. Candidates are advised to take a print out of the finally submitted online application for future reference.
The short listing of candidates will be based on the basis of qualified marks in the Main Examination (CWE)/Interview. The examinations will be conducted online.
Important Date
- Starting Date for Online Application- 16 August 2017
- Last Date for Online Application Submission – 05 September 2017
- Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training – September 2017
- Conduct of Pre-Exam Training – 23 September to 29 September 2017
- Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary– September 2017
- Online Examination – Preliminary- 07 October, 08 October, 14 October & 15 October 2017
- Result of Online exam – Preliminary – October 2017
- Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main – November 2017
- Online Examination – Main – 26 November 2017
- Declaration of Result – Main – December 2017
- Download of call letters for interview – January 2018
- Conduct of interview- January/February 2018
- Provisional Allotment – April 2018
IBPS PO/MT (Tentative) Vacancy Details
- IBPS PO/MT 2017 Tentative Vacancy Break-up for the year 2018-19 – 3562 Posts
- IBPS PO/MT 2017 - 3562 Posts (No. of Vacancies-State wise)
Sr. No. |
Participating Organization |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Allahabad Bank |
36 |
19 |
64 |
116 |
235 |
2 |
Andhra Bank |
93 |
46 |
168 |
318 |
625 |
3 |
Bank of Baroda |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
4 |
Bank of India |
30 |
15 |
54 |
101 |
200 |
5 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
15 |
7 |
27 |
51 |
100 |
6 |
Canara Bank |
203 |
108 |
364 |
675 |
1350 |
7 |
Central Bank of India |
15 |
8 |
28 |
49 |
100 |
8 |
Corporation Bank |
28 |
22 |
0 |
50 |
100 |
9 |
Dena Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
10 |
IDBI Bank |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
11 |
Indian Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
12 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
13 |
Oriental Bank of Commerce |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
14 |
Punjab National Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
15 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
16 |
Syndicate Bank |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
17 |
UCO Bank |
75 |
26 |
178 |
251 |
530 |
18 |
Union Bank of India |
83 |
34 |
78 |
127 |
322 |
19 |
United Bank of India |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
20 |
Vijaya Bank |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Total |
578 |
285 |
961 |
1738 |
3562 |
Eligibility Criteria for IBPS PO/MT 2017
Educational Qualification & Experience Required- A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Free Quizzes and Mock Test
Age Limit: Minimum – 20 years; Maximum – 30 Years
Application Fee for IBPS PO/MT 2017
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs. 600 /- for all others
Step by Step Applying Online for IBPS PO MT 2017
(1) Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CWE PO/MT” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWE-PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES (CWE-PO/MT-VII)” to open the On-Line Application Form.
(2) Candidates will have click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.
(3) Candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature (Annexure III).
Exam Scheme for IBPS PO/MT 2017
Preliminary Examination
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
English |
Composite time of 1 hour
|
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
English and Hindi |
|
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
English and Hindi |
|
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
|
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
b. Main Examination
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests(NOT BY SEQUENCE) |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
60 minutes |
2 |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
English & Hindi |
35 minutes |
3 |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
English |
40 minutes |
4 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
45 minutes |
|
TOTAL:::: |
155 |
200 |
|
3 hours |
5 |
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) |
2 |
25 |
English |
30 minutes |
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
Scores
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equi-percentile method. Scores up to two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculations
Cut-off Score (Online Main Examination)
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.
Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Main examination for CWE PO/MT-VII will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in.
Pre-Examination Training
Pre-Examination Training may be arranged by the Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations to a limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities at certain centres viz. Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Balasore, Bareilly, Behrampur (Ganjam), Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Karnal, Kavaratti, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Mysore, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji (Goa), Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Puducherry, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shimla, Shillong, Siliguri, Thiruchirapalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijaywada and Vishakhapatnam.
All eligible candidates who opt for and wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the ON-LINE APPLICATION. While training will be imparted free of cost, all other expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will have to be borne by the candidate for attending the pre-examination training programme at the designated Centres. Depending on the response and administrative feasibility the right to cancel any of the Pre- Examination Training Centres and/ or add some other Centres and/or make alternate arrangements is reserved.