IBPS Common Bank Clerk Exam Written Test in November 2011

IBPS( Institute of Banking Personnel Selection ) has issued official announcment for common test for recruitment in Clerical Cadre into public sector banks. This announcement is made after complition of registration process of candidates for recruitment in PO and Specialist Officers' Cadre.
IT's a good news for all the Bank jobs Aspirants in India. Scorecards will be provided to all the candidates that will give the eligible candidates direct entry to the interview/GD(as decided by the bank) phase of recruitment drives of public sector banks.

Posts and Participating banks

The common test is for recruitment of Clerks vacancies that arise in any of These Following 19 public Sector banks.

Allahabad Bank	Andhra Bank
Bank of Baroda	Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra	Canara Bank
Central Bank of India	Vijaya Bank
UCO Bank	United Bank of India
Union Bank of India	Syndicate Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank	Punjab National Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce	Indian Overseas Bank
Indian Bank	Dena bank
Corporation Bank

Please note That State Bank of India & its 5 associate banks do not Participate in This process and they will conduct separate tests whenever required.

Important Dates

Online application registration: August 25 – Sep 24, 2011.
IBPS CWE (Common written Examination) test: November 27, 2011.

Eligibility Criteria

As on 1.08.2011, The candidate Should,

• Be between 18 to 28 yrs of Age,
• Secured 60% marks in Matric/ Std.10th/ SSLC,
  OR
  50% marks in Hsc/ Std.12th Intermediate/ Pre-university level,
  OR
  Pass in degree (any discipline) from a recognized university, as on 1.08.2011
  Candidates Have to appear for test from the state where they would prefer to work. Also, in future can apply to vacancies in that state only. Also, Should possess proficiency in the official language of that state.

Written Test Pattern

Test pattern for common bank exam is same as previous banking recruitments with Objective questions for a total of 250 marks in 150 Mins. The various components of written exam are as follows:
 

S.No	Name of Test	No.of Questions	No.of marks
1	Reasoning	50	50
2	English Language	50	25
3	Numerical Ability	50	50
4	General Awareness related to Banking Industry	50	50
5	Computer Knowledge	50	50

There is Negative Marking for wrong answers of .25 of the total marks for the question.
Scorecards
Candidates completing the exam would be given a scorecard Which will be valid for One year.
Public sector banks looking to recruit for Clerk posts will notify eligibility (age, education, test score etc) & invite applications from candidates having valid scorecards. Candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria can send in their applications & proceed directly to Interview or Group discussion (Accroding to selection Criteria as decided by the bank).

How To Apply

Application Fee is Rs.50 (SC/ST) or Rs.350 (others).
Payment to be made by Cash Voucher. Download Cash voucher from Below Links:-
To Download CBS Challan - Click here
To Download NEFT Challan - Click here
 
Payment can be done in Online or Offline Mode. Both are as described Below:-

Payment of fees via the ONLINE MODE

• The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
• The payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen.
• On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated whose print out have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written examination.

Note that Candidates must download the call letter and Information Handout for common clerk exam 2011 from IBPS website after 11 November. it wont be sent through post.

Payment of fees via the OFFLINE MODE

  Payment in Offline Mode can be made by making the payment at any of the CBS branches of Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Central bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank & United Bank of India,
Or,
Through NEFT Enabled branches of Rest 13 Participating public sector Banks. From 24.08.2011 to 23.09.2011.
Payment of Fees through NEFT enabled branches of the 13 named Public Sector Banks.

• Candidates are required to fill the NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfer) voucher as required by the Bank with
  beneficiary details as follows.
• Name of the Account : IBPS CWE- Clerical Cadre- 2011
  Account Number : 005120110000778
• Payee Bank : Bank of India
• IFSC Code : BKID0000051
• Candidates can then make payment of the requisite fee.
• The NEFT payment receipt must be collected from the Bank where payment has
been made.
• Candidates should check that the receipt is properly signed and the details of NEFT UTR NO., IFSC code of the sending Bank branch, Name of the sending Bank, City name, Deposit date, Amount etc. are noted in the NEFT Payment Receipt by the Branch authorities.

Candidates are required to submit the NEFT receipt along with the Call Letter at the time of written examination. After obtaining payment receipt, applicants can submit their application online at IBPS WEBSITE for which a registration number & password would be received in email/SMS. It is necessary to upload your Photograph and signature in the application.
Candidates have to bring their call letter along with Original Fee Payment Receipt (e-receipt/ fee payment challan/ NEFT payment Receipt) and their photo identity proof in original as well as a photocopy while attending the written examination and will have to submit Original Fee Payment Receipt (e-receipt/ fee payment challan/ NEFT payment Receipt) and photocopy of the photo identity proof along with Examination Call Letter.
Click here for detailed advertisement Issued by IBPS.
Click here to Apply online for the Common Bank Clerk Exam November at The IBPS Website(From 25 Aug).