Indian Banking Industry - Details & Scope with Bank PO Exam Pattern
Types of Bank Exams :
1. Exam conducted by SBI and SBI Associate Banks for recruitment to the posts of clerks and officers
2.Common Written Examination conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a prerequisite for selection of personnel for Probationary
Officer / Management Trainee / Clerical Level posts in 19 Public Sector Banks
3. Exams conducted by private sector banks for recruitment to the posts of clerks and officers
4. Exams conducted by Co-operative banks for recruitment to the posts of clerks and officers
About Indian Banking Personnel Selection ( IBPS ) – Common Written Examination
There is more good news for lakhs of aspirants seeking a career in banking sector – the time taken by a bank to complete the recruitment process, which was generally somewhere around 6-8 months , had come down to 2-3 months with the introduction of the first of its kind "Common Written Examination (CWE)". The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the CWE. This examination is the per-requisite for selection of personnel for the posts of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee/Clerks in the Public Sector Banks.
The first ever Common Written Examination for the posts of Probationary Officer / Management Trainee in 19 public sector banks was conducted on 18th September 2011 and the first such examination for recruitment of clerks in 19 public sector banks was held on 27th November 2011.
Participating Banks: Except for SBI, almost all the major Public Sector Banks are participating in the CWE.
The Common Written Examination will be conducted approximately 4 times in a year, twice for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee and twice for Clerical Cadre posts.
Validity of the Score card: Score Card issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the score card Candidates can appear in subsequent examination/s to enhance their scores.