IBPS Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee (CWE PO/MT) Recruitment

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection commonly known as IBPS conducts the selection process for recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO) with different nationalized banks. This examination is gateway to the much sought after bank jobs. IBPS invites applications form eligible candidates for recruitment of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee (CWE PO/MT) posts in the Participating Organizations.

IBPS CWE PO/MT Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

A candidate must be either:

an Indian citizen of India, or
a subject of Nepal, or
a subject of Bhutan, or
a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India,
or
a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided a certificate of eligibility should be issued by the Government of India in favour of the that a candidate belonging to the appropriate category.

Age Limit:

The age of the candidate must be between 20 to 30 years. Relaxation of Upper age limit is available for candidates belonging to reserved categories like SC/ST, OBC, PwD, Ex-Servicemen etc. according to the rules of Government notified time to time.

Educational Qualifications:

Candidates should have successfully completed their graduation in any discipline or other equivalent examination from a recognized University/institutions.

Seat Reservations for Persons with Disability (PWD)

As per section 34 of “Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation. The reserved categories of disabilities mentioned under this Act are namely:

a. Blindness and low vision;
b. deaf and hard of hearing;
c. locomotor disability including cerebral palsy. leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy;
d. autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness;

IBPS CWE PO/MT Pre-Examination Training

Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities will be eligible for a Pre-Examination Training arranged by the Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations at certain centres viz.

Agartala
Agra
Ahmedabad
Allahabad
Amritsar
Aurangabad
Balasore
Bareilly
Behrampur (Ganjam)
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Bhubaneshwar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Coimbatore
Dehradun
Dhanbad
Gorakhpur
Gulbarga
Guwahati
Hubli
Hyderabad
Indore
Jabalpur
Jaipur
Jammu,
Jodhpur
Kanpur
Karnal
Kavaratti
Kochi
Kolkata
Lucknow
Ludhiana
Madurai
Mangalore
Mumbai
Muzaffarpur
Mysore
Nagpur
New Delhi
Panaji (Goa)
Patiala
Patna
Port Blair
Puducherry
Pune
Raipur
Rajkot
Ranchi
Rohtak
Sambalpur
Shimla
Shillong
Siliguri
Thiruchirapalli
Thiruvananthapuram
Tirupati
Vadodara
Varanasi
Vijayawada
Vishakhapatnam

Note:

All eligible candidates should fill in the relevant column in the online application form to opt for Pre-Examination Training.
The training will be imparted free of cost, but all other expenses regarding lodging, boarding, travelling, etc. will have to be borne by the candidate.

IBPS CWE PO/MT Exam Pattern

The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

a. Preliminary Examination

Duration 1 hour
Total No. of Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100

Name of Tests: English Language
No. of Questions: 30
Marks: 30
Medium of Exam: English

Name of Tests: Quantitative Aptitude
No. of Questions: 35
Marks: 35
Medium of Exam: English and Hindi

Name of Tests: Reasoning Ability
No. of Questions: 35
Marks: 35
Medium of Exam: English and Hindi

Note: Candidates are required to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.

b. Main Examination

Name of Tests: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
No. of Questions: 45
Maximum Marks: 60
Medium of Exam: English & Hindi
Duration: 60 minutes

Name of Tests: General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
No. of Questions: 40
Maximum Marks: 40
Medium of Exam: English & Hindi
Duration: 35 minutes

Name of Tests: English Language
No. of Questions: 35
Maximum Marks: 40
Medium of Exam: English
Duration: 40 minutes

Name of Tests: Data Analysis & Interpretation
No. of Questions: 35
Maximum Marks: 60
Medium of Exam: English & Hindi
Duration: 45 minutes

Name of Tests: English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
No. of Questions: 2
Maximum Marks: 25
Medium of Exam: English
Duration: 30 minutes

Negative Marking: One fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question is deducted for each incorrect answers (applicable for both preliminary and mains examination). However, no marks will be deducted for unattempt answers.

Note: IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

Interview

Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Main examination for CWE PO/MT will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter.

The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of CWE (Main exam) and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination of CWE PO/MT and Interview.

IBPS CWE PO/MT Application Fees

SC/ST/PWD Candidates: Rs. 100/-
All Other Candidates: - Rs. 600 /- for all others

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

How to Apply for IBPS CWE PO/MT?

Candidates can apply online only by visiting the official website www.ibps.in. No other mode of application will be accepted.

IBPS CWE PO/MT PO Exam Centers

State: Andaman & Nicobar
Preliminary Exam Center: Port Blair
Mains Exam Center: Port Blair

State: Andhra Pradesh
Preliminary Exam Center: Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Mains Exam Center: Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Preliminary Exam Center: Itanagar, Naharlagun
Mains Exam Center: Itanagar

State: Assam
Preliminary Exam Center: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar Tezpur
Mains Exam Center: Guwahati

State: Bihar
Preliminary Exam Center: Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan
Mains Exam Center: Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea

State: Chandigarh
Preliminary Exam Center: Chandigarh
Mains Exam Center: Chandigarh

State: Chhattisgarh
Preliminary Exam Center: Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Mains Exam Center: Raipur

State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Preliminary Exam Center: Surat, Jamnagar
Mains Exam Center: Surat

State: Delhi
Preliminary Exam Center: Bahadurgarh, Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon
Mains Exam Center: Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater-Noida, Gurgaon

State: Goa
Preliminary Exam Center: Panaji, Verna
Mains Exam Center: Panaji

State: Gujarat
Preliminary Exam Center: Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Mains Exam Center: Ahmedabad, Vadodara

State: Haryana
Preliminary Exam Center: Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Palwal, Panipat, Sonipat, Yamunanagar
Mains Exam Center: Hissar

State: Himachal Pradesh
Preliminary Exam Center: Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una
Mains Exam Center: Shimla, Solan

State: Jammu & Kashmir
Preliminary Exam Center: Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar
Mains Exam Center: Jammu, Srinagar

State: Jharkhand
Preliminary Exam Center: Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Mains Exam Center: Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

State: Karnataka
Preliminary Exam Center: Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi
Mains Exam Center: Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore

State: Kerala
Preliminary Exam Center: Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur
Mains Exam Center: Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram

State: Lakshwadeep
Preliminary Exam Center: Kavarrati
Mains Exam Center: Kavarrati

State: Madhya Pradesh
Preliminary Exam Center: Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain
Mains Exam Center: Bhopal, Indore

State: Maharashtra
Preliminary Exam Center: Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara
Mains Exam Center: Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai

State: Manipur
Preliminary Exam Center: Imphal
Mains Exam Center: Imphal

State: Meghalaya
Preliminary Exam Center: Ri-Bhoi, Shillong
Mains Exam Center: Shillong

State: Mizoram
Preliminary Exam Center: Aizawl
Mains Exam Center: Aizawl

State: Nagaland
Preliminary Exam Center: Kohima
Mains Exam Center: Kohima

State: Odisha
Preliminary Exam Center: Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Mains Exam Center: Bhubaneswar

State: Puducherry
Preliminary Exam Center: Puducherry
Mains Exam Center: Puducherry

State: Punjab
Preliminary Exam Center: Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur
Mains Exam Center: Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala

State: Rajasthan
Preliminary Exam Center: Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Mains Exam Center: Jaipur, Udaipur

State: Sikkim
Preliminary Exam Center: Gangtok
Mains Exam Center: Gangtok

State: Tamilnadu
Preliminary Exam Center: Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore
Mains Exam Center: Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli

State: Telangana
Preliminary Exam Center: Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
Mains Exam Center: Hyderabad

State: Tripura
Preliminary Exam Center: Agartala
Mains Exam Center: Agartala

State: Uttar Pradesh
Preliminary Exam Center: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bulandshaher, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi
Mains Exam Center: Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi

State: Uttarakhand
Preliminary Exam Center: Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee
Mains Exam Center: Dehradun

State: West Bengal
Preliminary Exam Center: Asansol, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri
Mains Exam Center: Hooghly, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri