Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION [CWE] FOR RECRUITMENT IN CLERICAL CADRE IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
With the validity of the scorecard issued for the first CWE for Clerks held in November/
December 2011 expiring in February 2013, the next Common Written Examination
(CWE Clerk-II) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre
posts in the Public Sector Banks will be conducted online by the Institute of
Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in December 2012.
EXAMINATION (ONLINE) : Structure of Examination :
1. Reasoning
No. of Questions : 40
Maximum Marks : 40
2. English Language
No. of Questions : 40
Maximum Marks : 40
3. Numerical Ability
No. of Questions : 40
Maximum Marks : 40
4.General Awareness With Special Reference to Banking Industry
No. of Questions : 40
Maximum Marks : 40
5. Computer Knowledge
No. of Questions : 40
Maximum Marks : 40
Total Marks : 200
Total Time : 2 HOURS
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 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 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. If a question is left blank, i.e. noanswer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question
STANDARDIZED SCORES : (i) The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions will first be normalized using equipercentile method.
(ii) Normalized scores may subsequently be standardized by linear conversion method.
(iii) If the standard score obtained is in fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer, i.e. if fraction is 0.50 or more, it will be rounded off to next higher integer.
CUTOFF SCORE : Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standard score in each of the tests as well as on the Total Weighted Standard Score to be called for interview. 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). 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 interview. A candidate should qualify both in the CWE and interview for being
considered for appointment in vacancies announced and anticipated by Participating
Banks.
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