IBPS CWE Common Written Exam for Officers Office Assistants Multipurpose in Regional Rural Banks

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

Jobs Recruitment Notification  2012

COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] for recruitment of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)

A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite (pre-qualification) for recruitment of personnel for Group-“A”--Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group-“B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts in the Regional Rural Banks, listed below.

This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) has been approved by the Government of India, notified by NABARD and has the mandate of each of the RRBs.

IBPS, an autonomous body registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and a Public Trust under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, has been authorised to conduct the Common Written Examination. The CWE for Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts will be conducted twice a year by IBPS.

Name of the RRB:

1 Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
2 Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
3 Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
4 Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank
5 Aryavart Gramin Bank 
6 Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
7 Baitarni Gramya Bank 
8 Ballia Etawah Gramin Bank
9 Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
10 Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank
11 Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank
12 Baroda UP Gramin Bank
13 Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank
14 Cauvery Kalpatharu Grameena Bank
15 Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
16 Chhatisgarh Gramin Bank
17 Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank
18 Deccan Grameena Bank 
19 Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
20 Durg Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank
21 Ellaquai Dehati Bank
22 Gurgaon Gramin Bank
23 Hadoti Kshetriya Gramin Bank
24 Haryana Gramin Bank Rohtak Haryana 
25 Himachal Gramin Bank Mandi Himachal Pradesh 
26 J &K Grameen Bank Jammu Jammu & Kashmir 
27 Jaipur Thar Gramin Bank Jaipur Rajasthan 
28 Jhabua Dhar Kshetriya Gramin Bank Jhabua Madhya Pradesh 
29 Jharkhand Gramin Bank Ranchi Jharkhand 
30 Kalinga Gramya Bank Cuttack Orissa 
31 Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank Dharwad Karnataka 
32 Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 
33 Krishna Grameena Bank Gulbarga Karnataka 
34 Kshetriya Kisan Gramin Bank Mainpuri Uttar Pradesh 
35 Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank Diphu Assam 
36 Madhya Bharath Gramin Bank Sagar Madhya Pradesh 
37 Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank Patna Bihar 
38 Mahakaushal Kshetriya Gramin Bank Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 
39 Maharashtra Gramin Bank Nanded Maharashtra 
40 Malwa Gramin Bank Sangrur Punjab 
41 Manipur Rural Bank Imphal Manipur 
42 Meghalaya Rural Bank Shillong Meghalaya 
43 Mewar Anchalik Gramin Bank Udaipur Rajasthan 
44 MGB Gramin Bank Marwar Rajasthan 
45 Mizoram Rural Bank Aizwal Mizoram 
46 Nagaland Rural Bank Kohima Nagaland 
47 Nainital Almora Kshetriya Bank Haldwani Uttarakhand 
48 Narmada Malwa Gramin Bank Indore Madhya Pradesh 
49 Neelachal Gramya Bank Bhubaneswar Orissa 
50 North Malabar GraminBank Kannur Kerala 
51 Pallavan Grama Bank Salem Tamil Nadu 
52 Pandyan Grama Bank Virudhnagar Tamil Nadu 
53 Parvatiya Gramin Bank Chamba Himachal Pradesh 
54 Paschim Banga Gramin Bank Howrah West Bengal 
55 Pragathi Gramin Bank Bellary Karnataka 
56 Prathma Bank Moradabad Uttar Pradesh 
57 Puduvai Bharthiar Grama Bank Puducherry Puducherry 
58 Punjab Gramin Bank Kapurthala Punjab 
59 Purvanchal Gramin Bank Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh 
60 Rajasthan Gramin Bank Alwar Rajasthan 
61 Rewa Sidhi Gramin Bank Rewa Madhya Pradesh 
62 Rushikulya Gramya Bank Berhampur Orissa 
63 Samastipur Kshetriya Gramin Bank Samastipur Bihar 
64 Saptagiri Grameena Bank Chittoor Andhra Pradesh 
65 Sarva UP Gramin Bank Meerut Uttar Pradesh 3 
66 Satpura Narmada Kshetriya Gramin Bank Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh 
67 Saurashtra Gramin Bank Rajkot Gujarat 
68 Sharda Gramin Bank Satna Madhya Pradesh 
69 Shreyas Gramin Bank Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 
70 South Malabar Gramin Bank Mallapuram Kerala 
71 Surguja Kshetriya Gramin Bank Ambikapur Chhatisgarh 
72 Sutlej Gramin Bank Bhatinda Punjab 
73 Tripura Gramin Bank Agartala Tripura 
74 Utkal Gramya Bank Bolangir Orissa 
75 Uttar Banga Kshetriya Gramin Bank Coochbehar West Bengal 
76 Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Muzzafarpur Bihar 
77 Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Dehradun Uttarakhand 
78 Vananchal Gramin Bank Dumka Jharkhand 
79 Vidharbha Kshetriya Gramin Bank Akola Maharashtra 
80 Vidisha Bhopal Kshetriya Gramin Bank Vidisha Madhya Pradesh 
81 Visveshvaraya Grameena Bank Mandya Karnataka 
82 Wainganga Krishna Gramin Bank Solapur Maharashtra

Eligibility Criteria (as on 01-06-2012)

Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the specified eligibility criteria before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):

However it should be noted that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for applying to various Regional Rural Banks. However merely applying for and qualifying in CWE does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any particular Regional Rural Bank as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria, followed by Interviews etc.

Age (As on 01-06-2012) 
For Officer Scale- III : Below 40 years 
For Officer Scale- II : Above 21 years - Below 32 years 
For Officer Scale- I : Above 18 years - Below 28 years 
For Office Assistant : Between 18 years and 28 years

Eligibility Criteria

1) Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Educational Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Essential: Proficiency in local language 
* please see the note below

2) Officer Scale-I
Educational Qualification: 
i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent 
ii. Proficiency in local language 
* please see the note below

3) Officer Scale-II 
General Banking Officer
Educational Qualification: 
Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

4) Officer Scale-II 
Specialist Officers
Educational Qualification: 
Chartered Accountant
Certified Associateship (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Marketing Officer
Post Graduate Degree in Marketing from a recognized university

Treasury Manager
Certified Associateship (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or Post graduate Degree in Finance from a recognized university/ institution

5) Officer Scale-III
Educational Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges: 
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 01-06-2012 to 25-06-2012 (Online payment) and 04-06-2012 to 30-06-2012 (Offline payment) both dates inclusive)

Officer (Scale I, II & III)
- Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs.450/- for all others

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- Rs.350/- for all others

Bank Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate

CUTOFF SCORE 
Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standardized score in each of the tests to qualify in the written examination and to be considered for vacancies in the participating banks. The cut-off points will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard Deviation for General category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates) In addition there will be a cut off point on the total weighted standard score.

CWE SCORE CARD 
IBPS will print the Score Cards for each of the qualifying candidates and will send the same by Registered/ Speed post to each candidate at the correspondence address specified in his/ her online application.

VALIDITY OF CWE SCORE CARD 
Score Cards issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issuance of the Score Card and will be considered for recruitment exercises during that period. Candidates can appear in subsequent examination(s) to enhance their scores if they so desire.

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