IBPS CWE Clerk is an examination conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for recruitment in participating organizations which includes 19+ banks and other financial institutions.
The exam is generally conducted in the month of December every year and it has three stages of selection.
The selection procedure is:
1. Preliminary examination - It is a one hour examination, having 100 questions. For each correct answer, a student scores +1 mark and for each incorrect response, a penalty of -0.25 is given. There is no penalty for not attempting questions. This examination is qualifying in nature, which means the scores are not considered in the scores of final merit list. The question paper pattern is -
Exam Pattern Preliminary |
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Exam Duration 60 minutes |
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Subjects |
Questions |
Marks |
Reasoning |
35 |
35 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
Total Questions |
100 |
100 |
2. Mains examination - This is a two-hour examination, having 200 questions. The marking scheme remains the same as in preliminary examination but this it is not just qualifying in nature. The score obtained in mains examination is added in the final score to arrive at the merit list. The question paper pattern is -
Exam Pattern Mains |
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Exam Duration 120 minutes |
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Subjects |
Questions |
Marks |
Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
40 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
General Awareness (with Special reference to banking industry) |
40 |
40 |
Computer Awareness |
40 |
40 |
Total Questions |
200 |
200 |
3. Interview - This is the final stage of selection. The interview is of 100 marks. This is a common interview process conducted by IBPS with the help of zonal banks.
Those who clear the cut-off score of main examination are called for the interview. The interview process is a mix of HR interview and interview on banking knowledge.
The minimum qualifying marks for the interview is 40% (35% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM Candidates).
Once, the interview is over the 200 marks of main examination is converted into 80 marks using linear scaling method and 100 marks of Interview are converted into 20 marks, again by using linear scaling method.
After this a final cut-off is declared which is out of 100 marks (80-Main and 20-Interview).
Depending upon the preference filled by the candidate, he/she is allotted a bank as per his final score.
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