IBPS RRB CWE-III Notification 2014 www.ibps.in Ibps Recruitment June 2014 CWE for RRB’S (Officers, Office Asst)[Phase-III]
CWE for rec ( Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Email: ibpsr@ibps.in Website: www.ib cruitment of Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) bps.in e Assistants
The next Online CWE for R RRBs (RRBs-CWE-III) for recruitment of Gr roup “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Grou up “B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) will be c conducted online by the Institute of Banking P Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in Septembeer 2014.
This system of Common EExamination for recruitment of Officers and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) has been appro oved by the Government of India, notified by NAB BARD and has the mandate of each of the RRBs.
IBPS, an autonomous body r registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 a and a Public Trust under Bombay Public Trust t Act 1950, has been authorised to conduct th he CWE, and the participating RRBs are as unde er:
A. PARTICIPATING R RRBs
Sr. No.
Name of the RRB
Present Head Office
State
1
Allahabad UP Graminin Bank
Banda
Uttar Pradesh
2
Andhra Pradesh Gra ameena Vikas Bank
Warangal
Telangana*
3
Andhra Pragathi Gram meena Bank
Kadapa
Andhra Pradesh
4
Arunachal Pradesh R Rural Bank
Naharlagun (Papumpare)
Arunachal Pradesh
5
Assam Gramin Vikas sh Bank
Guwahati
Assam
6
Bangiya Gramin Vikaash Bank
Murshidabad
West Bengal
7
Baroda Gujarat Gram min Bank
Bharuch
Gujarat
8
Baroda Rajasthan Ks shetriya Gramin Bank
Ajmer
Rajasthan
9
Baroda UP Gramin B Bank
Raibareilly
Uttar Pradesh
10
Bihar Gramin Bank
Begusarai
Bihar
11
Central Madhya Prad desh Gramin Bank
Chhindwara
Madhya Pradesh
12
Chaitanya Godavari G Grameena Bank
Guntur
Andhra Pradesh
13
Chhattisgarh Rajya GGramin Bank
Raipur
Chhattisgarh
14
Deccan Grameena B Bank
Hyderabad
Telangana*
15
Dena Gujarat Gramin n Bank
Gandhinagar
Gujarat
16
Ellaquai Dehati Bank k
Srinagar
Jammu & Kashmir
17
Gramin Bank of Arya avart
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
18
Himachal Pradesh Gr ramin Bank
Mandi
Himachal Pradesh
19
J & K Grameen Bank k
Jammu
Jammu & Kashmir
20
Jharkhand Gramin Ba ank
Ranchi
Jharkhand
21
Karnataka Vikas Gra ameen Bank
Dharwad
Karnataka
22
Kashi Gomti Samyut t Gramin Bank
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
23
Kaveri Grameena Ba ank
Mysore
Karnataka
24
Kerala Gramin Bank
Mallapuram
Kerala
25
Langpi Dehangi Rura al Bank
Diphu
Assam
26
Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank
Patna
Bihar
27
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
Sagar
Madhya Pradesh
28
Maharashtra Gramin Bank
Nanded
Maharashtra
29
Malwa Gramin Bank
Sangrur
Punjab
30
Manipur Rural Bank
Imphal
Manipur
31
Meghalaya Rural Bank
Shillong
Meghalaya
32
Mizoram Rural Bank
Aizawl
Mizoram
33
Nagaland Rural Bank
Kohima
Nagaland
34
Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank
Indore
Madhya Pradesh
35
Odisha Gramya Bank
Bhubaneshwar
Odisha
36
Pallavan Grama Bank
Salem
Tamil Nadu
37
Pandyan Grama Bank
Virudhunagar
Tamil Nadu
38
Paschim Banga Gramin Bank
Howrah
West Bengal
39
Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank
Bellary
Karnataka
40
Prathma Bank
Moradabad
Uttar Pradesh
41
Puduvai Bharthiar Grama Bank
Puducherry
Puducherry
42
Punjab Gramin Bank
Kapurthala
Punjab
43
Purvanchal Bank
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
44
Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
45
Saptagiri Grameena Bank
Chittor
Andhra Pradesh
44
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank
Rohtak
Haryana
47
Sarva UP Gramin Bank
Meerut
Uttar Pradesh
48
Saurashtra Gramin Bank
Rajkot
Gujarat
49
Sutlej Gramin Bank
Bhatinda
Punjab
50
Tripura Gramin Bank
Agartala
Tripura
51
Utkal Grameen Bank
Bolangir
Odisha
52
Uttar Banga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
Coochbehar
West Bengal
53
Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
Muzaffarpur
Bihar
54
Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
Dehradun
Uttarakhand
55
Vananchal Gramin Bank
Dumka
Jharkhand
56
Vidarbha Konkan Gramin Bank
Nagpur
Maharashtra
* Subject to bifurcation of RRBs to be decided by GoI.
As per the procedure for recruitment, individuals who aspire to join any of the above Regional Rural Banks either as an Officer (Scale-I, II & III) or as an Office Assistant (Multipurpose) will necessarily be required to qualify through the CWE. Prospective candidates who wish to appear for the CWE will have to apply to IBPS after carefully reading the advertisement as regards eligibility criteria, online registration process, payment of prescribed application fee/ intimation charges, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters and CWE scores.
Scores of RRBs-CWE-III may also be used by co-op banks and other organizations for their recruitment.
Candidates who appear for the CWE will be able to check their status on IBPS website www.ibps.in after the examination. Scores of candidates, who secure minimum qualifying marks and above in each test and also on total weighted scores, if any, will be displayed on IBPS website.
Successful candidates in the CWE who meet with the stipulated eligibility criteria will then be required to apply to any of the participating RRB as and when that individual RRB issues advertisement for interviews.
It should be noted that IBPS is a test conducting agency. The ultimate recruitment will be done by each participating RRB who will independently issue a separate recruitment notification, specifying vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria, as desired by respective RRBs. IBPS does not give any guarantee on recruitment. Recruitment is subject to vacancies in individual RRBs, where IBPS has no role to play.
In response to the intimation of interview, as advertised by the participating RRBs, candidates can register quoting their IBPS registration no., roll no., password etc. Each Regional Rural Bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes i.e. Interviews etc. for final selection.
A candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. However a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III.
Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees separately for each post applied for.
B. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the specified eligibility criteria before applying for the CWE:
Candidates may please note that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for appointment to the aforesaid posts in the participating 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 of the participating Regional Rural Bank. Each of these banks may stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria, followed by Interviews etc.
GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCAL LANGUAGE IS A NECESSARY REQUIREMENT IN CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR THE POSTS OF OFFICER SCALE-I AND OFFICE ASSISTANTS IN THE PARTICIPATING RRBs. CONSEQUENTLY THE CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT INFORMATION REGARDING LOCAL LANGUAGE(S) STUDIED IN MATRICULATION/ 10+2/ GRADUATION IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM. CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED ON THE BASIS OF THE CWE SCORES WILL THEREFORE BE ABLE TO APPLY TO ONLY THOSE RRBs SITUATED IN THE STATES WHOSE LOCAL LANGUAGE THEY HAVE STUDIED IN MATRICULATION/ 10+2/ GRADUATION.
I Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either
(i)
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 favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
II Age (As on 01.06.2014)
For Officer Scale-III-Above 21 years -Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1974 and later than 31.05.1993 (both dates inclusive)
For Officer Scale-II-Above 21 years -Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1982 and later than 31.05.1993 (both dates inclusive)
For Officer Scale-I-Above 18 years -Below 28 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1986 and later than 31.05.1996 (both dates inclusive)
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) -Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.06.1986 and later than 01.06.1996 (both dates inclusive)
The maximum age limit specified above is applicable to General Category candidates only. For other categories the following relaxations would apply: NOTE:
Sr. No.
Category
Age relaxation
1
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
5 years
2
Other Backward Classes
3 years
3
Persons With Disability
10 years
4 a.
Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen
(for the post of Office Assistants) actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
4 b.
In the case of Ex-servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment, subject to ceiling as per
(for the post of Officers) 5 years
Government guidelines
5
Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried
(only for the post of Office Assistants) 9 years
6
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89
5 years
7
Persons affected by 1984 riots
5 years
(i) The relaxation in upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC candidates is allowed on cumulative basis together with only one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above at Sr. Nos. 3 to 7 in the above Table.
(ii) The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.
(iii) Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit copies of necessary certificate(s) at the time of Interview conducted by a particular RRB, if called by the RRB. Caste / Category Certificate issued by competent authority in the prescribed format as stipulated by Government of India in case of SC / ST / OBC/ PWD category candidates.
In case of candidates belonging to OBC category, certificate should specifically contain a clause that the candidate does not belong to creamy layer section excluded from the benefits of reservation for Other Backward Classes in Civil post & services under Government of India. Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming under creamy layer are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as General in the online application form.
Caste Name mentioned in certificate should tally letter by letter with Central Government list / notification.
(iv)
Ex-Servicemen candidates who have already secured employment under the Central Government in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ will be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as prescribed for Ex-Servicemen for securing another employment in a higher grade or cadre in Group ‘C’/ ‘D’ under the Central Government. However, such candidates will not be eligible for the benefit of reservation for Ex-Servicemen in Central Government jobs.
(v)
An ex-Servicemen who has once joined a Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him/her as an Ex-Servicemen for his/her re-employment, his/her Ex-Servicemen status for the purpose for further employment on the civil side ceases.
(vi)
The persons serving in the Armed Forces of the Union, who on retirement from service, would come under the category of ‘ex-servicemen’ may apply for re-employment one year before the completion of the specified term of engagement (from the last date of application) and avail themselves of all concessions available to ex-servicemen but shall not be permitted to leave the uniform until they complete the specified term of engagement in the Armed Forces of the Union.
III Definition of Persons With Disabilities Under Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995 only such persons would be eligible for reservation who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability and are certified by a Medical Board constituted by the Central/State Govt. Accordingly, candidates with the following disabilities are eligible to apply. Candidates claiming such benefits should produce certificate in original in support of their claim at the time of Interview. Persons With Disabilities will have to work in Branches/ Offices as identified by the respective RRB.
Visually Impaired (VI)
Blindness refers to condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely (1) Total absence of sight, (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses. (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending in angle of 20 degrees or worse. Low vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning of execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.
Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI)
The deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear; understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)
Only those Orthopaedically Challenged candidates who have locomotor disability or cerebral palsy with locomotor impairment of minimum of 40% and only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to apply: BL -Both legs affected but not arms OA -One arm affected (R or L) –
(a)
Impaired reach;
(b)
weakness of grip;
(c)
ataxia OL -One leg affected (R and or L) MW -Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance
Guidelines for Persons With Disabilities using a Scribe
(i) The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination,subject to limits as in (ii) and (iii) below. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost.
The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the examination (CWE-RRBs). If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for CWE of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.
Same scribe cannot be used by more than one candidate.
The scribe may be from any academic stream. However for Specialist Officers’ posts the scribe should be from an academic stream different from that prescribed for the post.
Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfill any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the online examination.
Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.
(ii) Candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy A compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment), although no scribe shall be permitted to such candidates.
(iii) Visually Impaired candidates Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of examination. The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available
to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination.
DEFINITION OF EX-SERVICEMEN (EXSM)
(Applicable for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
i. Ex-Servicemen (EXSM): Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-servicemen who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85 Estt. (SCT) dated 27.01.1986 as amended from time to time.
ii. Disabled Ex-Servicemen(DISXS): Ex-servicemen who while serving in Armed Forces of the union were disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed areas shall be treated as Disabled Ex-Servicemen (DISXS).
iii. Dependents of Servicemen Killed In Action (DXS): Servicemen killed in the following operations would be deemed to have been killed in action attributable to military service (a) war (b) war like operations or Border skirmishes either with Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country (c) fighting against armed hostiles in a counter insurgency environment viz: Nagaland, Mizoram, etc. (d) serving with peace keeping mission abroad (e) laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also mine sweeping operation between one month before and three months after conclusion of an operation (f) frost bite during actual operations or during the period specified by the Government (g) dealing with agitating para-military forces personnel (h) IPKF Personnel killed during the operations in Sri Lanka.
The relaxation in upper age limit and in educational qualifications is not available to Dependents of Servicemen killed in action.
Note: The Territorial Army Personnel will be treated as ex-servicemen w.e.f. 15.11.1986.
Important: -Govt. Guidelines regarding Definitions, relaxation etc. are subject to change from time to time.
V. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE (as on the last date of Online Registration i.e. 09.07.2014)
Post
Educational Qualification
Experience
Office Assistant
Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its
—
(Multipurpose)
equivalent (a) Essential: Proficiency in local language * (b) Desirable: Knowledge of Computer skills.
Officer Scale-I
i. Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy; ii. Proficiency in local language * iii Computer knowledge or awareness will be an added qualification.
—
Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer
Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.
Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution.
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers
Information Technology Officer Degree from a recognised University in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Desirable: Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc.
One year
Chartered Accountant Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
One Year
Law Officer Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Two years as an advocate or should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions for a period not less than two years
Treasury Manager Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution
One Year
Marketing Officer MBA in Marketing from a recognized university
One Year
Agricultural Officer Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate
Two Years
Officer Scale-III
Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.
Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions
Note: All educational qualifications should be from a recognised university/ Board
*
Language Proficiency -The candidates applying for the posts of Officer Scale I and Office Assistants –(Multipurpose) in any particular RRB or RRBs are required to possess proficiency in the local language of the State / UT in which the RRB is situated to be eligible for interview, as per the notification of the concerned RRB (The condition does not apply for the posts of Officer Scale II and III). For ensuring proficiency in local language, the candidate should have –
a.
Local language at 10thStd level OR
b.
Native language at 10thStd level OR
c.
Local language at any level upto graduation level
C. APPLICATION FEE/ INTIMATION CHARGES-Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 18.06.2014 to 09.07.2014 (Online payment) and 20.06.2014 to 14.07.2014 (Offline payment) (both dates inclusive)
Officer (Scale I, II & III) -Rs. 100/-for SC/ST/PWD candidates. -Rs. 600/-for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose) -Rs. 100/-for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates. -Rs. 600/-for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
D. ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE
I: Group: I For ‘A & B ’ category States (under Official Languages Act) Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Sr. No.
Name of Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Questions
Max. Marks
Total Time
1
Reasoning
Hindi/English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2
Numerical Ability
Hindi/English
40
50
3
General Awareness
Hindi/English
40
40
4 a•
English Language
English
40
40
4 b•
Hindi Language
Hindi
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
Hindi/English
40
20
Total ::::::
200
200
Officer Scale-I
Sr. No.
Name of Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Questions
Max. Marks
Total Time
1
Reasoning
Hindi/English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2
Quantitative Aptitude
Hindi/English
40
50
3
General Awareness
Hindi/English
40
40
4 a•
English Language
English
40
40
4 b•
Hindi Language
Hindi
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
Hindi/English
40
20
Total ::::::
200
200
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
Sr. No.
Name of the Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Time
1
Reasoning
Hindi/English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
Hindi/English
40
50
3
Financial Awareness
Hindi/English
40
40
4a•
English Language
English
40
40
4b•
Hindi Language
Hindi
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
Hindi/English
40
20
TOTAL::::
200
200
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
Sr. No.
Name of the Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Time
1
Reasoning
Hindi/English
40
40
Composite Time of 3 hours
2
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
Hindi/English
40
40
3
Financial Awareness
Hindi/English
40
40
4a•
English Language
English
40
20
4b•
Hindi Language
Hindi
40
20
5
Computer Knowledge
Hindi/English
40
20
6
Professional Knowledge
Hindi/English
40
40
TOTAL::::
240
200
Officer Scale-III
Sr. No.
Name of the Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Time
1
Reasoning
Hindi/English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
Hindi/English
40
50
3
Financial Awareness
Hindi/English
40
40
4a•
English Language
English
40
40
4b•
Hindi Language
Hindi
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
Hindi/English
40
20
TOTAL::::
200
200
• Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
II: Group: II For ‘C’ category States (under Official Languages Act) Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Sr. No.
Name of Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Total Time
1
Reasoning
English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2
Numerical Ability
English
40
50
3
General Awareness
English
40
40
4
English Language
English
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
English
40
20
Total ::::::
200
200
Officer Scale-I
Sr. No.
Name of Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Total Time
1
Reasoning
English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2
Quantitative Aptitude
English
40
50
3
General Awareness
English
40
40
4
English Language
English
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
English
40
20
Total ::::::
200
200
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
Sr. No.
Name of the Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Time
1
Reasoning
English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30
2
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
English
40
50
3
Financial Awareness
English
40
40
minutes
4
English Language
English
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
English
40
20
TOTAL::::
200
200
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
Sr. No.
Name of the Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Time
1
Reasoning
English
40
40
Composite Time of 3 hours
2
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
English
40
40
3
Financial Awareness
English
40
40
4
English Language
English
40
20
5
Computer Knowledge
English
40
20
6
Professional Knowledge
English
40
40
TOTAL::::
240
200
Officer Scale-III
Sr. No.
Name of the Tests
Medium of Exam
No. of Qs.
Max. Marks
Time
1
Reasoning
English
40
50
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
English
40
50
3
Financial Awareness
English
40
40
4
English Language
English
40
40
5
Computer Knowledge
English
40
20
TOTAL::::
200
200
There will be a common paper for both Generalist and Specialist cadres for the Post of Officer Scale-I.
(a) Group I: For States categorised as “A” and “B” under Official Languages Act , candidate may answer questions either from English language test or Hindi language test.
(b) Group II: For States categorised as “C’’ under Official Languages Act,
candidate to appear for English language test.
Region
States/ Union Territories falling in the Region
A
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand States and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, National Capital Territory of Delhi Union Territories
B
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab States and Chandigarh Union Territory
C
All other States and Union Territories not included in the A and B Regions
Other detailed information regarding the online examination will be given in an Information Handout, on IBPS website which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter.
E. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
F. CUTOFF SCORE
Each candidate will have to secure a minimum score in each test and also on total. Mere passing in individual tests may not be sufficient as candidates should also score sufficiently high on Total in order of merit to be called for interviews to be conducted by RRBs. The cut-off points to qualify in each of the tests will be decided based on the average (Average – ¼ Standard Deviation for General category candidates and Average – ¾ Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates).
G. CWE SCORE
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile method.
The candidates’ scores will be made available on IBPS website and candidates may view the same using their credentials like registration no., roll no., password etc.
H. VALIDITY OF CWE SCORES
Score issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of display of the Score on IBPS’s website and will be considered for recruitment exercises by the RRBs during that period.
I. EXAMINATION CENTERS
The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India. The tentative list of Examination centres is available in Annexure I.
IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add some other Centres, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
Candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at his/her own risks and expenses and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
No request for change of centre for Examination shall be entertained.
J. PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING (PET)-(To be arranged by the RRBs)
It is proposed to impart Pre-Examination Training to a limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities/ Ex-Servicemen/ Persons With Disabilities for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities for the Post of Officer Scale-I at some centers viz. Banda, Warangal, Kadapa, Naharlagun (Papumpare), Guwahati, Ajmer, Raibareilly, Begusarai, Chhindwara, Guntur, Raipur, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Srinagar, Lucknow, Mandi, Jammu, Ranchi, Dharwad, Varanasi, Mysore, Mallapuram, Patna, Sangrur, Imphal, Jodhpur, Shillong, Udaipur, Aizawl, Kohima, Indore, Bhubaneshwar, Salem. Virudhunagar, Howrah, Moradabad, Puducherry, Ludhiana, Gorakhpur, Rohtak, Meerut, Rajkot, Bhatinda, Agartala, Bolangir, Coochbehar, Muzaffarpur, Dehradun and Nagpur.
All eligible candidates who wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the ON-LINE APPLICATION. All expenses regarding traveling, boarding, lodging etc. will have to be borne by the Candidate for attending the pre-examination training programme at the designated Centers. IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Pre-Examination Training Centers and/ or add some other Centers and/ or make alternate arrangements, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
By merely attending the Pre-Examination Training no candidate acquires any right to be selected in any of the Regional Rural Banks mentioned.
K. HOW TO APPLY
A candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. However a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III.
Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees separately for each post.
Candidates can apply online only from 18.06.2014 to 09.07.2014 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Pre-Requisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, candidates should—
(i)
scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph and signature adhere to the required specifications as given in Annexure II to this Advertisement.
(ii)
Keep the necessary details/documents ready if it is desired to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges (In case of Offline Payment i.e. CBS candidates have to apply online, obtain a fee payment challan and then remit the necessary application fees/ intimation charges).
(iii) have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of this round of CWE. IBPS may send call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must maintain that email account.
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Payable from 18.06.2014 to 09.07.2014 (Online payment) and 20.06.2014 to 14.07.2014 (Offline payment) (both dates inclusive)
Officer (Scale I, II & III) -Rs. 100/-for SC/ST/PWD candidates. -Rs. 600/-for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose) -Rs. 100/-for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates. -Rs. 600/-for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Offline/ Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
Procedure for applying online
(1)
Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CWE for RRBs” and then click on the appropriate option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWE-RRBs-OFFICERS (Scale-I, II and III) September/ October 2014” or “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CWE-RRBs-OFFICE ASSISTANTS (Multipurpose) September/October 2014” to open up the On-Line Application Form.
(2)
Candidates will have to enter their basic details and upload the photograph and signature in the online application form. Candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature (Annexure II).
Mode of Payment
Candidates have the option of making the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges either through the ONLINE mode or the OFFLINE mode:
(1) Payment of fees/ intimation charges via the ONLINE MODE
(i)
Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at the appropriate places very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the On-Line Application format. Before pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every field filled in the application. The name of the candidate or his /her father/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature. In case the candidate is unable to fill in the application form in one go, he/ she can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. This facility will be available for three times only. Once the application is filled in completely, candidate should submit the data.
(ii)
The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
(iii) The payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or through Net Banking by providing information as asked on the screen.
(iv)
In case candidates wish to pay fees/ intimation charges through the online payment gateway after the upload of photograph and signature an additional page of the application form is displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details.
(v)
If the online transaction has been successfully completed a Registration Number and Password will be generated. Candidates should note their Registration Number and Password for future reference.
(vi)
If the online transaction has not been successfully completed then the following message is displayed ‘Your online transaction was unsuccessful. Please register again’ Candidates may then revisit the ‘Apply Online’ link and fill in their application details again.
(vii) On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.
(viii) Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt.
Note:
o After submitting your payment information in the online application form, please wait for the intimation from the server, DO NOT press Back or Refresh button in order to avoid double charge
o For Credit Card users: All prices are listed in Indian Rupee. If you use a non-Indian credit card, your bank will convert to your local currency based on prevailing exchange rates.
o To ensure the security of your data, please close the browser window once your transaction is completed.
(2) Payment of fees/ intimation charges via OFFLINE MODE (at counters of specified Bank branches):
Payment of fee/ intimation charges through the