IBPS PO/MT CWE 2019 Notification

The most awaited notification is going to be released soon !!

IBPS  is going to release the notification for the ninth  PO/MT CWE (CWE PO/MT - IX) for recruitment of PO/MTs (GBO) in  Public Sector Banks.

And the good news is that the tentative number of PO posts this year are likely to be more than the number of posts which were announced last year.

  1. Important dates:(TENTATIVE)

    • Dates of Online Preliminary Examination -  12.10.2019, 13.10.2019, 19.10.2019 and 20.10.2019
    • Date of Online Main Examination -  30.11.2019
    • Download of Call letter for Prelim - October 2019

    Other dates:

    • Declaration of result of Preliminary Examination - October/ November 2019
    • Declaration of result of Main Examination - December 2019 
    • Conduct of Interview - 
    •  January / Feb 2020
    • Allotment - April 2020

  2. Process of Registration

    The registration process will be through online mode only and there will be a single registration for both Preliminary and Main examination, wherever applicable.

    Candidates will be required to upload the following documents as per the specification given in advertisement. (1) Photograph of the Applicant – 20 kb to 50 kb in .jpeg file (2) Signature of the Applicant – 10 kb to 20 kb in .jpeg file (3) Thumb impression of the Applicant – 20 kb to 50 kb in .jpeg file (4) Scanned copy of handwritten declaration as per the format, which will be available in the respective advertisement – 50 kb to 100 kb in .jpeg file

  3. Eligibility Criteria:

    (a) Age(As per the cut off date mentioned in the notification) - Min 20 years and Max 30 Years (Relaxation for reserved categories as per rules)

    (b) Min educational qualification (As per the cut off date mentioned in the notification)- Degree with in any discipline from a recognized University.

    Note: The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

  4. Structure of Examination (ONLINE):

    (a) Pattern of Exam(As per 2018 Notification):

    (I) Preliminary Examination (Online Test): The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows: 

    S.No Name of Tests No. of Qs Max Marks Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
    1 English Language 30 30 20 Minutes
    2 Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 20 Minutes
    3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 Minutes
    TOTAL 100 100

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

    (II) Main Examination (As per 2018 Notification): This will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 25 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. 

    (i) Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consist of 4 Sections for total 200 marks.

    Name of the Test ( Not by sequence) No of Q's Max Marks Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
    Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 Min
    English Language 35 40 40 Min
    Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 Min
    General / Economy / Banking Awareness 40 40 35 Min
    Total 155 200 180 Min
    English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) 2 25 30 Min

    (ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with two questions for 25 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).

     

    (b) Penalty for wrong answers: There will be negative marks (Prelim and Main Exams) for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

     

    (c) MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND ALSO FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING

    (d) Interview: Candidates who have been short listed in Main Examination will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the short listed candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters www.ibps.in

    (e) Interview Marks: The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview is 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of CWE ( Main Exam) and interview will be 80:20.

  5. IBPS PO Cut-offs:

    IBPS PO 2018 Prelim Exam Cut-offs

    S. No Subject Total Marks Minimum Qualifying Marks
    Gen OBC SC ST OC VI HI
    1 Reasoning 35 9 5.25 5.25 5.25 5.25 5.25 5.25
    2 English Language 30 8.75 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
    3 Quantitative Aptitude 35 7.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75
    Over all qualifying mark (For Main exam) 100 56.75 55.5 49.25 41.75 42.75 38.75 16.5

    IBPS PO 2017 Prelim Exam Cut-offs

    S. No Subject Total Marks Minimum Qualifying Marks
    Gen OBC SC ST OC VI HI
    1 Reasoning 35 10 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.75
    2 English Language 30 5 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75
    3 Quantitative Aptitude 35 7.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75
    Over all qualifying mark (For Main exam) 100 42.75 42.25 36 28.5 28.75 23.25 15.75

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