Common Written Examination for 19 Public Sector Banks

A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below.

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

Common Written  Examination [CWE] for  Recruitment of Probationary  Officers/ Management Trainees in  19 Public Sector Banks


Participating Banks

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

Eligibility Criteria (as on 01.07.2011)
Nationality / Citizenship:

A candidate must be either -
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the
intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka,
East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania
(formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and
Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India,
provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a
person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of
India.

Age (As on 01.07.2011):
Minimum: 20 Years Maximum:30 Years

How to Apply

Candidates can apply online only from 09.07.2011 to 01.08.2011 and no other mode of application will be accepted.

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 08.07.2011 and 30.07.2011 both dates inclusive)
- Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
Rs.450/- for all others

Important Dates:
Start date for Online Registration 09.07.2011
Payment of Application Fees 08.07.2011 to 30.07.2011
(both dates inclusive)
Last date for Online Registration 01.08.2011
Last date for Editing Application Details 03.08.2011
Download of Call letter for Written Examination After 04.09.2011
Written Examination 18.09.2011