IBPS RRBs CWE-III Exam 2014: Exam Pattern
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is all set to organise Online CWE for RRBs (RRBs- CWE-III) for filling the posts of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Rural Banks.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is all set to organise Online CWE for RRBs (RRBs- CWE-III) for filling the posts of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Rural Banks. Eligible & Interested candidates can apply online through prescribed format before 09 July 2014.
The mentioned examination will be conducted online following the provided Examination pattern, detailed information is provided for proper assistance.
Online Examination Structure
Group: I For ‘A & B ’ category States (under Official Languages Act)
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Numerical Ability |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
General Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-I
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
General Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
Financial Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 3 |
Financial Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
| 4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
20 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
| 6 |
Professional Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
240 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale- III
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
Financial Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Note: Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
II: Group: II For ‘C’ category States (under Official Languages Act)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Numerical Ability |
English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
General Awareness |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4 |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
Officer Scale-I
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
General Awareness |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4 |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
Financial Awareness |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4 |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
English |
40 |
40 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 3 |
Financial Awareness |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4 |
English Language |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
| 6 |
Professional Knowledge |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
240 |
200 |
Officer Scale- III
| S.No |
Name of Test |
Medium of Exam |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
English |
40 |
50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
English |
40 |
50 |
|
| 3 |
Financial Awareness |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 4 |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
There will be a common paper for both Generalist and Specialist cadres for the Post of Officer Scale-I.
(a) Group I: For States categorised as “A” and “B” under Official Languages Act, candidate may answer questions either from English language test or Hindi language test.
(b) Group II: For States categorised as “C’’ under Official Languages Act, candidate to appear for English language test.
Penalty For Wrong Answers
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.
Cut off Score
Each candidate will have to secure a minimum score in each test and also on total. Mere passing in individual tests may not be sufficient as candidates should also score sufficiently high on Total in order of merit to be called for interviews to be conducted by RRBs. The cut-off points to qualify in each of the tests will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard Deviation for General category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates)
For details, aspirants can check the Detailed Notification. Interested candidates have to submit their application before Last date for which Click, Important Date.
Read detailed Eligibility Criteria before filling the application form also refer guidelines for Application Procedure.