Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Jobs Recruitment Notification 2012
COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] for recruitment of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite (pre-qualification) for recruitment of personnel for Group-“A”--Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group-“B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts in the Regional Rural Banks, listed below.
This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) has been approved by the Government of India, notified by NABARD and has the mandate of each of the RRBs.
IBPS, an autonomous body registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and a Public Trust under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, has been authorised to conduct the Common Written Examination. The CWE for Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts will be conducted twice a year by IBPS.
Name of the RRB:
1 Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
2 Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
3 Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
4 Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank
5 Aryavart Gramin Bank
6 Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
7 Baitarni Gramya Bank
8 Ballia Etawah Gramin Bank
9 Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
10 Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank
11 Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank
12 Baroda UP Gramin Bank
13 Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank
14 Cauvery Kalpatharu Grameena Bank
15 Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
16 Chhatisgarh Gramin Bank
17 Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank
18 Deccan Grameena Bank
19 Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
20 Durg Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank
21 Ellaquai Dehati Bank
22 Gurgaon Gramin Bank
23 Hadoti Kshetriya Gramin Bank
24 Haryana Gramin Bank Rohtak Haryana
25 Himachal Gramin Bank Mandi Himachal Pradesh
26 J &K Grameen Bank Jammu Jammu & Kashmir
27 Jaipur Thar Gramin Bank Jaipur Rajasthan
28 Jhabua Dhar Kshetriya Gramin Bank Jhabua Madhya Pradesh
29 Jharkhand Gramin Bank Ranchi Jharkhand
30 Kalinga Gramya Bank Cuttack Orissa
31 Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank Dharwad Karnataka
32 Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
33 Krishna Grameena Bank Gulbarga Karnataka
34 Kshetriya Kisan Gramin Bank Mainpuri Uttar Pradesh
35 Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank Diphu Assam
36 Madhya Bharath Gramin Bank Sagar Madhya Pradesh
37 Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank Patna Bihar
38 Mahakaushal Kshetriya Gramin Bank Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh
39 Maharashtra Gramin Bank Nanded Maharashtra
40 Malwa Gramin Bank Sangrur Punjab
41 Manipur Rural Bank Imphal Manipur
42 Meghalaya Rural Bank Shillong Meghalaya
43 Mewar Anchalik Gramin Bank Udaipur Rajasthan
44 MGB Gramin Bank Marwar Rajasthan
45 Mizoram Rural Bank Aizwal Mizoram
46 Nagaland Rural Bank Kohima Nagaland
47 Nainital Almora Kshetriya Bank Haldwani Uttarakhand
48 Narmada Malwa Gramin Bank Indore Madhya Pradesh
49 Neelachal Gramya Bank Bhubaneswar Orissa
50 North Malabar GraminBank Kannur Kerala
51 Pallavan Grama Bank Salem Tamil Nadu
52 Pandyan Grama Bank Virudhnagar Tamil Nadu
53 Parvatiya Gramin Bank Chamba Himachal Pradesh
54 Paschim Banga Gramin Bank Howrah West Bengal
55 Pragathi Gramin Bank Bellary Karnataka
56 Prathma Bank Moradabad Uttar Pradesh
57 Puduvai Bharthiar Grama Bank Puducherry Puducherry
58 Punjab Gramin Bank Kapurthala Punjab
59 Purvanchal Gramin Bank Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh
60 Rajasthan Gramin Bank Alwar Rajasthan
61 Rewa Sidhi Gramin Bank Rewa Madhya Pradesh
62 Rushikulya Gramya Bank Berhampur Orissa
63 Samastipur Kshetriya Gramin Bank Samastipur Bihar
64 Saptagiri Grameena Bank Chittoor Andhra Pradesh
65 Sarva UP Gramin Bank Meerut Uttar Pradesh 3
66 Satpura Narmada Kshetriya Gramin Bank Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh
67 Saurashtra Gramin Bank Rajkot Gujarat
68 Sharda Gramin Bank Satna Madhya Pradesh
69 Shreyas Gramin Bank Aligarh Uttar Pradesh
70 South Malabar Gramin Bank Mallapuram Kerala
71 Surguja Kshetriya Gramin Bank Ambikapur Chhatisgarh
72 Sutlej Gramin Bank Bhatinda Punjab
73 Tripura Gramin Bank Agartala Tripura
74 Utkal Gramya Bank Bolangir Orissa
75 Uttar Banga Kshetriya Gramin Bank Coochbehar West Bengal
76 Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Muzzafarpur Bihar
77 Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Dehradun Uttarakhand
78 Vananchal Gramin Bank Dumka Jharkhand
79 Vidharbha Kshetriya Gramin Bank Akola Maharashtra
80 Vidisha Bhopal Kshetriya Gramin Bank Vidisha Madhya Pradesh
81 Visveshvaraya Grameena Bank Mandya Karnataka
82 Wainganga Krishna Gramin Bank Solapur Maharashtra
Eligibility Criteria (as on 01-06-2012)
Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the specified eligibility criteria before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE):
However it should be noted that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for applying to various Regional Rural Banks. However merely applying for and qualifying in CWE does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any particular Regional Rural Bank as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria, followed by Interviews etc.
Age (As on 01-06-2012)
For Officer Scale- III : Below 40 years
For Officer Scale- II : Above 21 years - Below 32 years
For Officer Scale- I : Above 18 years - Below 28 years
For Office Assistant : Between 18 years and 28 years
Eligibility Criteria
1) Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Educational Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Essential: Proficiency in local language
* please see the note below
2) Officer Scale-I
Educational Qualification:
i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent
ii. Proficiency in local language
* please see the note below
3) Officer Scale-II
General Banking Officer
Educational Qualification:
Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
4) Officer Scale-II
Specialist Officers
Educational Qualification:
Chartered Accountant
Certified Associateship (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Marketing Officer
Post Graduate Degree in Marketing from a recognized university
Treasury Manager
Certified Associateship (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or Post graduate Degree in Finance from a recognized university/ institution
5) Officer Scale-III
Educational Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges:
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 01-06-2012 to 25-06-2012 (Online payment) and 04-06-2012 to 30-06-2012 (Offline payment) both dates inclusive)
Officer (Scale I, II & III)
- Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs.450/- for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- Rs.350/- for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
CUTOFF 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. The cut-off points will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard Deviation for General category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates) In addition there will be a cut off point on the total weighted standard score.
CWE SCORE CARD
IBPS will print the Score Cards for each of the qualifying candidates and will send the same by Registered/ Speed post to each candidate at the correspondence address specified in his/ her online application.
VALIDITY OF CWE SCORE CARD
Score Cards issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issuance of the Score Card and will be considered for recruitment exercises during that period. Candidates can appear in subsequent examination(s) to enhance their scores if they so desire.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1) Candidates have to submit the written examination call letter and a photocopy of photo-identity proof at the time of written examination.
2) Candidates are advised to apply for only one post i.e. Scale-I, II and III in Officers’ cadre. The applications of candidates applying for more than one post in Officers’ cadre will be summarily rejected.
3) Before applying for the CWE for Officers and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) posts in the Regional Rural Banks, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. Candidates are therefore to carefully read this advertisement and follow all the instructions given for submitting online application.
4) IBPS would be free to reject any application, at any stage of the process, if the candidate is found ineligible as per the stipulated eligibility criteria. Decision of the IBPS in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, qualifications and other eligibility norms, the documents to be produced for the purpose of the conduct of Written Examination etc. and any other matter relating to the CWE will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the IBPS in this behalf.
5) For a particular Post, not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. Multiple Applications/Registrations will be summarily rejected and the application fee forfeited.
6) Online applications once registered will not be allowed to be withdrawn and/or the application fee, intimation charges once paid will not be refunded nor be held in reserve for any other examination.
7) Any resulting dispute arising out of this advertisement including the recruitment process shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai.
8) Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
9) In case it is detected at any stage that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information/certificate/documents or has suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after appointment in a Bank, his/her services are liable to be terminated.
10) Any request for change of address will not be entertained.
11) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English, English version available on IBPS website will prevail.
12) A Candidate’s admission to the examination is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/ her candidature has been finally cleared by the IBPS.
13) Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their call letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the IBPS/ Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.
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