Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, an autonomous body under Government of India is the organization responsible for conducting recruitment's for vacancies in all govt. owned banks.
Few years ago, recruitment's were handled by banks individually based on their requirements.To fasten hiring activities in public banks, Indian govt. decided to bring in separate common written examinations for PO, clerks & specialist officers in the
year 2011 which are now conducted once a year Since then, IBPS is responsible for conducting CWE, interviews & allotting
qualified candidates to one of the 19 participating banks.(State bank of India & its associates are not part of this group)
The IBPS PO CWE 2013 announcement will be out in August & written tests could be scheduled in the month of September.
What Are The Expected New Rules?
There are eligibility conditions for any exam or job which the applicants must fulfill in order to submit their applications.Any change in those conditions is bound to affect the aspirants both positively & negatively. IBPS PO 2013 common exam notification is to come out with changes proposed by the Government of India.In October 2012 the ministry of finance had sent letters
to IBPS & public banks detailing the new rules
Some of the important points in that communication were:
Age limit: 20 - 28 years (PO & Clerk) for general category
Education: 60% marks in graduation for PO & Pass in degree for clerical These conditions could feature as part of the new eligibility criteria for IBPS PO CWE 2013 because the institute had already implemented them for clerk common exam concluded recently.
No. Of Vacancies?
Two common exams for PO/MT posts have taken place so far on September 2011 & March 2012.The no. of positions created by banks for pass-outs over the past two years averages around 20,000.
For Details about PO CWE 2013 exam Visit IBPS Site here.
