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This article gives you information about the IBPS CWE, upcoming test schedules, eligibility, paper pattern, tips and tricks to prepare for the exam,cut off marks,previous IBPS Papers,Interview process and provisional allotment.

About the exam:

IBPS is an organisation that  has started common written examination( CWE), to recruit the candidates in various public sector banks. It conducts this exam yearly once and the score card is valid for a year.

List of banks associated with IBPS CWE are given below:

A PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
Allahabad Bank,   Canara Bank, Indian Bank, Syndicate Bank
Andhra Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank
Bank of Baroda, Corporation Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Union Bank of India
Bank of India, Dena Bank, Punjab National Bank, United Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra, ECGC, Punjab & Sind Bank,  Vijaya Bank
Bharatiya  Mahila Bank, IDBI Bank and  Any other bank or financial institution

 

Eligibility criteria:

Nationality:

A candidate must be either –
(i) Must be a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a  certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age:

Minimum Age 20 years.
Maximum Age 28 years
Note that candidate have not been born earlier then the date 02-08-1986 and not later then date 01-08-1994 (Both dates are included).

There is relaxation in the upper age for SC candidates up-to 5 years. And for OBC candidates it is 3 years and Person with Disability have upper age relaxation upto 10 years.

Educational qualification:

Candidate who want to apply for IBPS IV recruitment must have graduation degree from any recognized institute or college/University.
Candidate must have operating knowledge of Computer.
Candidate must have knowledge of speak, read and write of official language of State/UT he/she is applying for.

 

Schedule of exam:

The tentative schedule for IBPS IV Recruitment  is as follows:
Dates of Online Registration  12.08.2014 – 01.09.2014

Payment of Application Fees- Online 12.08.2014 – 01.09.2014

Payment of Application Fees- Offline 14.08.2014 – 03.09.2014

Download of Call Letter for Pre-Examination Training (PET) for SC/ST/ Minority Community/ EXSM/ PWD candidates 07.11.2014 – 17.11.2014

Pre-Examination Training 17.11.2014 – 22.11.2014

Download of Call letter for Examination  After 17.11.2014

Online Examination – some/ all/ additional dates as the need arises 06.12.2014, 07.12.2014, 13.12.2014, 14.12.2014, 20.12.2014, 21.12.2014, 27.12.2014

Declaration of result examination (CWE) January 2015
Download of call letters for Personal Interview January 2015
Conduct of Interview  February 2015
Provisional Allotment April 2015

Status of CWE 2014 is on going. If you are late as of now and wishing to appear for next academic year , IBPS follow the same schedule in the year 2015 IE July and expect notification around this month. I suggest you to regularly check the official website of IBPS http://www.ibps.in for details and updates.

How to apply for CWE:

http://www.ibps.in/index.htm. This link gives you the detailed description about how to apply and other requirements needed to apply online. Please check out this link for further details.

Examination fee:

Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
Rs. 600 /- for all others

Pattern of exam and cut off marks:

 

There is a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. Every candidate must obtain minimum score in each section and overall score. The cut off marks are decided based on the vacancies. The shortlisted candidates are called for the interview.

I think now you have idea regarding the exam details,schedules and patterns and how to apply. Now I ll give you the tips and tricks to crack all the sections within the time limit.

How to prepare for the written test:

Reasoning :  The approximate no. of questions in reasoning are 45-50. The topics in reasoning are given below and the diagram depicts how many question are asked from each section. Image downloaded from http://www.bankexaminfo.com

 

Non verbal reasoning

Most series questions are simple with one or two types of modifications in the series, i.e. addition, deletion, rotation or modification. Carefully establish the relationship so that you do not miss an important part.

logical reasoning include statement and assumption,Inference,conclusion,course of action,cause and effect.

As a observation from the diagram no. of questions are asked from syllogism and input-output. concentrate on these topics.To answer the syllogism questions Venn diagram are advisable.

More practice is needed for arrangement linear and circular to complete the question in second of time.

I attached two PDFs files of previous IBPS reasoning question paper for your reference please have a look.

reasoning 1

reasoning

English Language : It comprises of 50 question carrying 40 marks. Image depicted below tells you how many questions will be asked from each section

Reading a daily news paper or some novels will help you build your vocabulary and practice speaking in English. Best way to crack this section. I attached here two PDF files of previous IBPS papers. eng lang 1 eng lang

Numerical ability : This section comprises of 50 questions carrying 50 marks

As you observed 20 questions are asked from data interpretation, to answer all the question from data interpretation here are the tips and tricks

• Increase your mental calculation speed. Practice makes you make perfect
• Develop a sense of approximation
• be careful with units and have sound knowledge on percentages, you may have to compute percentages in 50% of the questions.

After data interpretation next important topic is simplification, learn the necessary short cut techniques and practice more to solve such kind of questions.

profit and loss,percentage and number series also has weight age of question practice with short cut formulas and save time. Apply vedic methods if possible,

Have a detailed look at the topics and questions related to it and avoid wasting time on other topics like Averages,area and volume.

quantative quantative1

General Awareness:

Prepare Selected Section from Basic Economics: Some sections of Basic Economy should be prepared thoroughly which includes:

• Basics of Macroeconomics
• Money & Banking
• RBI: Its Functions, Monetary Policy, Credit Control
• Banking Regulations Act 1949
• Capital Market(NSE,BSE); SEBI
• Taxing in India
• Negotiable Instrument Act, Foreign Trade

Banking Operations|Banking Terminology: A good number are questions are framed from Banking Operations. The preparation of the topic must include:

• Functions of Banks
• Account Opening Related
• Non Performing Assets
• Funds Transfer Related
• Important Banking Terminology

Prepare for Important Committees, International & National Organisations: Be prepared with basic information on IMF, WTO, SAARC, ASEAN, G-8 etc..

Prepare Important Topics from Current Affairs:

• Current Developments from Basic Economy, Banking, RBI
• Awards and Honours conferred from the last six months
• Books and Authors
• Sports
• Government Plans & Schemes
• Committees and Commissions in News

Apart from the above mentioned topics questions can also be asked from Summits, Conferences, Science & Technology developments etc.. I have attached the PDF files of previous IBPS paper, please have a look.

IBPS-CWE-PO-Question-Paper-2012_General-Awareness

Computer Knowledge

• Prepare Networking & Internet Thoroughly: A careful analysis of question papers signify that a good number of questions asked from Networking & Internet. Candidates should prepare the latest developments in the field of internet viz. Internet virus, social media, email, messengers, mobile apps etc.
• Understand Computer Hardware and Software: Understanding computers from hardware and software will be a big help in answering questions

Topics to prepare in Computer Software include MS Office including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint; Other important Application software etc.

• Take special note on Data Storage: Analysing the question paper reveals that every year questions are asked from Data storage. These questions can be from hardware or software both.
• Keyword Shortcuts & Computer Abbreviations: Before appearing in the exam, take a look at keyboard shortcuts and important abbreviations used in Computer world.

Read|Download IBPS PO Exam 2012 Computer Knowledge Question Paper

IBPS-CWE-PO-2011-Computer-Knowledge-Question-Paper

IBPS-CWE-PO-2012-Computer-Knowledge-Question-Paper

I guess you got an basic idea on how to prepare for various sections in the written test. http://www.ibps.in also has an option of mock test. Practice the mock tests and master your time management.

Interview process:

The candidates who are shortlisted in the written exam are called for an interview and is conducted by participating organization and coordinated by  nodal banks in each state / UT, with the help of IBPS. Interviewers will be conducted at select centers. The details of interview is informed to the students through call letter and candidates are required to download the call letter from the website http://www.ibps.in. The total marks are allocated for interview is 100. Candidate should score 40% ( SC,ST,OBC 35%) The weight age score for test and interview is 80:20. The candidate who scores both is shortlisted for provisional allotment. Make sure you take all the list of document when you attend the interview. List of documents will be in your call letter.

Tips to face an IBPS PO interview

The most impressive part of interviewee is his personality and behavior. Some points will help the candidates in impressing the board members, which are as follows:

• Simple and formal dress
• Walking and sitting in proper posture
• Relaxed behavior
• Smiling when entering and leaving the interview room
• Looking at the interviewer while talking
• Shaking hands when invited firmly and briefly
• Speaking clearly and loudly
• Adhering to point of discussion

Provisional Allotment:

On completion of the interview process, depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2015-16 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted 8 will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, based on merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Govt. of India/Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc.

For further more details regarding the examination centers,call letters and how to apply for the exam check out this link

https://ibpsexamsguide.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/cwe_po_mt_iv_27_06_2014.pdf