A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of
Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for
Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Public Sector Banks
mentioned below.
This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/
Management Trainees has been approved by each of the 19 participating Public Sector
Banks and the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) with the
consent of the Government of India.
PARTICIPATING BANKS
Allahabad Bank Indian Overseas Bank
Andhra Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce
Bank of Baroda Punjab National Bank
Bank of India Punjab & Sind Bank
Bank of Maharashtra Syndicate Bank
Canara Bank Union Bank of India
Central Bank of India United Bank of India
Corporation Bank UCO Bank
Dena Bank Vijaya Bank
Indian Bank
STANDARDIZED SCORES
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates will further be converted into
standardized scores following Linear Conversion Method.
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).
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.
Score Cards issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of issue of the Score
Card.
Candidates can appear in subsequent examination(s) to enhance their scores if they so
desire.
