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Objective Paper: 200 Questions (Maximum marks: 200) to be answered in 135 Minutes The following is the break up of the test areas that are asked in SBI / Associate Banks of SBI PO examination. 1. Reasoning Ability 40 Questions 2. Quantitative Aptitude 40 Questions 3. General English 40 Questions 4. Marketing/Computers 40 Questions 5. General Awareness 40 Questions Negative Marking: There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests.

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Career in Banking: (I) Rapid career growth (ii) Respect in society (iii) Job security (iv) Challenging work environment (v) Usage of the best available technology (vi) Opportunities for higher learning IBPS Bank PO/Clerical Common Written Examination (CWE): The Banking Industry is recruiting in a big way. In the next five years, banks will have to recruit almost 7.5 lakh people. 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 7-9 months earlier, has come-down to 3-4 months with the introduction of the first of its kind "Common Written Examination (CWE)" in 2011. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the CWE. This examination is the pre-requisite for selection of personnel for the posts of Clerks / Probationary Officer / Management Trainee in 19 Public Sector Banks. IBPS will also conduct a separate CWE for recruitment of Specialist Officers (IT, Law, HR, Agriculture Officers, etc.). The first ever CWE for PO/MT was held in September 2011, for Clerks it was held in November 2011 & for Specialist Officers it was conducted in March 2011. CWE would be conducted once in six months, once each for PO & Clerical and once a year for Specialist Officers to cater the need of the industry and also to the needs of job aspirants. This will prove to be a boon for Bank aspirants. This means that aspirants are clear about when they should apply, and can plan their preparation in an organised and effective manner. Private banks to consider IBPS scores: Some of the old private banks have also decided to use the IBPS CWE scores to recruit candidates for officers and clerks posts in their banks. These banks will now start considering the IBPS CWE scores to fill the PO / Clerks vacancies in their banks. RRBs (Grameena Banks) to join the CWE group: The most latest entry on to the band wagon of CWE are Regional Rural Banks - RRB's (Grameena banks). IBPS, in all likelihood, will conduct a separate CWE for recruitment of officers and staff in the 82 RRBs across the country. Depending on vacancies, individual RRBs will invite the candidates who have cleared the CWE to apply for selection. List of banks participating in CWE: Except SBI, which has decided to plough its own trough, almost all major Public Sector Banks are participating in the CWE. The 19 banks which are participating in the CWE are Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Dena Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank of India, United Bank of India, UCO Bank & Vijaya Bank. Eligibility and test pattern of IBPS Bank PO / Clerical CWE: PO/MT: (a) Age-limit: Minimum: 20 Years, Maximum: 30 Years. The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates. Relaxation of Upper age limit for reserved categories - as per rules. (b) Educational Qualification: A degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Clerical: (a) Age-limit: Minimum: 18 Years, Maximum: 28 Years. The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates. Relaxation of Upper age limit for reserved categories - as per rules. (b) Educational Qualification: A pass with 60% marks in the aggregate in SSC/ Matriculation or A pass with 50% marks in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3 pattern) or A degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

IBPS CWE Exam pattern: PO/MT:

No. 1 2 3 4 5 Test Area Reasoning English Language Quantitative Aptitude General Awareness (With Special reference to Banking Industry) Computer Knowledge Descriptive Paper on English Composition (Essay, Precis, Letter Writing, etc.) Total Questions 50 50 50 50 50 Marks 50 25 50 50 50 25 250 Duration

Cut off Score: Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standardized score in each of the tests to qualify in the written examination and to be considered for vacancies in the participating banks. Important for IBPS Clerical CWE:

Composite Time of 150 minutes 60 Minutes

Since Clerical cadre recruitment would be on State-wise basis, candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/ UT only. It will therefore be necessary that candidates appear for examination in one of the centres of a particular State/UT where they candidate would like to apply for employment i.e. they have to appear for the examination from a centre for that particular State/UT. The candidate may also be required to possess proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT for which vacancies s/he wishes to apply to be eligible as per the notifications of the Participating Banks. Eligibility and test pattern of SBI PO / Clerical exams:

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Clerical:
No. 1 2 3 4 5 Name of Tests (Objective) Reasoning English Language Numerical Ability General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry Computer Knowledge Total Questions 50 50 50 50 50 250 Marks 50 50 50 50 50 250 Duration Composite Time of 150 minutes

PO: (a) Age-limit: Minimum: 21 Years, Maximum: 30 Years. The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates. Relaxation of Upper age limit for reserved categories as per rules. (b) Educational Qualifications: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University/College. Clerical: (a) Age-limit: Minimum: 18 Years, Maximum: 28 Years. The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates. Relaxation of Upper age limit for reserved categories as per rules. (b) Educational Qualifications: Minimum 12th Standard (10+2) or equivalent qualification thereof with a minimum of 60% marks OR th Diploma Course passed after 10 Standard with a minimum of 60% marks OR A degree (Graduation level) from recognized university with a minimum of 40% marks SBI PO / SBI Clerical Exam Patterns: Pattern of SBI/SBI Associate Banks PO Exam: The SBI and Associate Banks of SBI will conduct separate written test for the selection of POs and will not consider the CWE score. The details of the written test are as follows. The written test consists of Objective Paper and Descriptive Paper. Objective Paper: 200 Questions of 200 marks (maximum) to be answered in 120 Minutes Descriptive Paper (Essay, Precis, Letter Writing, etc): Maximum Marks: 50; Duration - 60 Minutes The following is the break up of the test areas that are asked in SBI / Associate Banks of SBI PO examination 1. Reasoning Ability 2. Data Analysis and Interpretation 3. General English 4. General Awareness/Marketing/Computers 50 Questions 50 Questions 50 Questions 50 Questions

Specialist Officers: The CWE for specialist officers may be conducted online or offline. The examination consists of 200 questions to be answered in 120 minutes. There is no descriptive writing test paper. The test areas that are given are Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness (for LAW officers & Rajbhasha Adhikari) / Quantitative Aptitude (for other posts) and test of professional knowledge. Each of the test area comprises of 50 questions. Negative Marking: There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Test. For each wrong answer one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at corrected score. If the total of the penalty for a test is in fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer, i.e., if fraction exceeds 0.50, it will be rounded off to next higher integer. If for any question a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as wrong even if one of the given answers happens to be right and there will be the same penalty of 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question deducted as penalty. If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. Descriptive Paper on English Composition: (Essay, Precis, Letter Writing, etc.) PO: In addition to the objective paper, there will be a Descriptive Paper on English Composition for 25 marks to be answered in 60 minutes. The above tests except the Test of English Language and Descriptive Paper on English Composition will be printed bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. The Descriptive Papers of only those candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective tests will be evaluated. Clerical: There is no descriptive paper for the clerical examination. CWE Score-card: Candidates who are successful in the CWE will be issued score-cards. The score will be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue. The successful candidate can apply to any of the participating banks as and when the banks announce the vacancies. Each bank will have its own eligibility criteria in terms of age, qualification, minimum score required in the CWE and so on. These banks will then carry out their own selection process like Group Discussion and / or Interview for the final selection.

Negative Marking: There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests. Pattern of SBI/SBI Associate Banks Clerical Exam: The SBI and Associate Banks of SBI conducts separate written test for the selection of clerks and will not consider the CWE score. The details of the written test are as follows. The written test consists of Objective Paper only.