LIST OF BANKS FOR IBPS EXAM 2012

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

A Common Written Examination (CWE) conducts by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below.

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
• UCO Bank
• Central Bank of India
• Union Bank of India
• Corporation Bank
• United Bank of India
• Dena Bank
• Vijaya Bank
• Indian Bank

Any individual who aspires to join any of the above Public Sector Banks as a Clerk or in a post in that cadre, will necessarily be required to take the CWE. Prospective candidates who wish to appear for the CWE will have to apply to IBPS and should carefully read the advertisement regarding eligibility criteria, online registration process, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters and score cards. Candidates who appear for the CWE will be able to check their status after the examination. Scorecards will be issued to candidates who secure minimum qualifying marks and above in each test of the examination.

It should, however, be noted that successful candidates in the CWE who have been issued scorecards and who meet the stipulated eligibility criteria are then required to apply to any of the participating banks they wish to as and when individual banks call for applications, quoting their personal details and their CWE scores. Each bank will then individually shortlist candidates and carry out their own selection processes such as Interviews etc. for final selection.

Each participating Public Sector Bank will independently issue a separate recruitment notification, specifying their vacancies and stipulating the eligibility criteria in terms of age, educational qualification, proficiency in Official Language of the State/UT for which vacancies he wishes to apply, experience (if any), minimum required level of IBPS score in each test and on Total Score (if any) etc.

IBPS EXAM SCORING AND CUT OFF MARKS

Process For Arriving at Standard Scores in the CWE

The Standard Scores are obtained by adopting the following procedure :

• Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.
• The Corrected Scores so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores*.
• The Equated Scores so obtained are standardized** to arrive at Final Standard Score with a minimum ‘0’ and maximum ‘50’ by following Linear Transformation Method.

Maximum marks and Cutoffs in Each Objective Test and Descriptive Paper

Name of the Test	Maximum Standard Score	Minimum Qualifying Standard Score
		SC/ST/OBC/PWD	General
Test of Reasoning	50	21	24
Test of English Language	50	21	24
Test of Quantitative Aptitude	50	21	24
Test of General Awareness	50	21	24
Test of Computer Knowledge	50	21	24
Descriptive Paper on English Composition	50	21	24

IBPS EXAM 2012 ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

A Common Written Examination (CWE) conducts by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in the Public Sector Banks.

Eligibility Criteria:

Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria specified by IBPS before applying for the Common Written Examination (CWE): Please note that the eligibility criteria specified herein are the basic criteria for applying to various Public Sector Banks. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for and qualifying in the examination does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria.

Age Limit: Minimum: 18 Years Maximum: 28 Years

Educational Qualifications:

• A pass with 60% marks in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern)/SSLC/10th std. Examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent. For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM candidates a pass in the aggregate in Matriculation/SSC (old pattern)/SSLC/10th std. Examination of 10+2+3 pattern or equivalent OR
• A pass with 50% marks in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3 pattern) /11th Std. of (11+1+3) pattern or Intermediate/Pre-University or any equivalent examination/Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or U.T. administration. For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EXSM candidates a pass in HSC examination of 10+2 (10+2+3 pattern) /11th Std. of (11+1+3) pattern or Intermediate/Pre-University or any equivalent examination/Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/State Government or U.T. administration OR
• Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

IBPS WRITTEN EXAM STRUCTURE

A Common Written Examination (CWE) conducts by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in the Public Sector Banks.

Written Examination Structure:

Written Examination Structure:

Sr. No.	Name of Tests (Objective)	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
1	Test of Reasoning	50	50	150 minutes
2	Test of English Language	50	50
3	Test of Numerical Ability	50	50
4	Test of General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry	50	50
5	Test of Computer Knowledge	50	50
	Total	250	250

The above tests except the Test of English Language will be printed bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. Other detailed information regarding the written 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 letters.

IBPS BANK EXAMS ON JUNE-17 EXAM CENTERS

A Common Written Examination (CWE) conducts by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in the Public Sector Banks.

EXAMINATION CENTERS

(i) The written examination will be conducted in venues across many centres in India. The list of Written Examination centres is available in Annexure I. Candidates have to appear for the examination from a centre in the particular State/ UT for which vacancy he/she intends applying for.
(ii) 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.
(iii) As far as possible candidates will be allotted to a centre of his/her choice however IBPS also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any of the Centre other than the one he/she has opted for.
(iv) Candidate will appear in the written examination from a Examination Centre at his/her own risks and expenses and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
(v) No request for change of centre for Written Examination shall be entertained.

PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING: It is proposed to impart Pre-Examination Training to a limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities/ ExServicemen/ Persons With Disabilities at some centers viz.

Agartala Agra Ahmedabad Amritsar Allahabad Aurangabad Balasore Bareilly Bhubaneshwar Behrampur (Ganjam) Bhopal Bengaluru Chandigarh Chennai Coimbatore Dehradun Dhanbad Gulbarga Gorakhpur Guwahati Hyderabad Hubli Indore Jabalpur Jaipur Jammu Jodhpur Kanpur Karnal Kavaratti

Kochi Kolkata Lucknow Ludhiana Madurai Mangalore Mumbai Muzaffarpur Mysore Nagpur New Delhi Panaji (Goa) Patiala Patna Port Blair Puducherry Pune Raipur Rajkot Ranchi Rohtak Sambalpur Shimla Siliguri Shillong Thiruchirapalli Thiruvananthapuram Tirupati Varanasi Vadodara Vijaywada and Vishakhapatnam

All eligible candidates who wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the ON-LINE APPLICATION. While IBPS will provide the training free of cost 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 also reserves the right to cancel any of the Pre- Examination Training Centres and/ or add some other Centres depending upon the response administrative feasibility etc.

Merely attending Pre-Examination Training does not necessarily imply a candidate’s right to be selected in any of the 19 participating Public Sector Bnaks mentioned.

IIT-JEE EXAM PATTERN FOR 2013

IIT-JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) to Undergo Changes from 2013

A new education system will be introduced to take admission to India's prestigious engineering colleges IIT, NIT and IIIT wherein, two exams - JEE Main and JEE Advanced will be held instead of one - IIT JEE. 

The IIT-JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) will undergo major changes from 2013 with the aim of reducing stress on engineering college aspirants, HRD Union Minister Kapil Sibal announced on 28th June, 2012. The new education system structure for engineering 2013 was decided upon by HRD Union Minister Kapil Sibal and IIT Council. 

According to the new education system,  IIT-JEE 2013 pattern will take into account Class 12 Board exam results along with a two-tier joint entrance examination — JEE-MAIN and JEEAdvanced. The main exam will be a filtering process in which 50% weightage will be given to the score in the class 12 Board exams.

The new education system will replace the entrance exams for IIT 2013 and AIEEE 2013. Students will sit for a main test and an advance test conducted on the same day.

The main and advanced exams will also determine admission to the various National Institutes of Technology (NIT's) and centrally funded engineering colleges across India, besides IIT's. There will be no separate exam for admission to non-IIT institutes from next year.

For NIT's and other centrally funded institutions, 40% weightage will be given to performance in the class 12 Board exam, 30% to performance in JEE-MAIN and 30% to JEE-Advanced. Students seeking admission to Indian Institute of Technology (IIT's), however, will face a filtering process and will follow the following pattern - 50% weightage to Board Results and JEE Main. Based on the main exam's result, the top 50,000 candidates will be selected for the JEE Advanced exam. Admission to IIT 2013 will be determined by a candidate’s performance in the advanced exam, after taking into account their performance in the board results and the main result. 

Education departments of Gujarat, Haryana and Maharashtra have already expressed their willingness to conduct this exam for admission to technical institutes run by their respective governments, though career experts have stated flaws in this education system. As for the mass, there has been a mixed reaction regarding JEE Main and JEE Advanced 2013 engineering entrance exam. While some think that this will cut out commercially run tuition colleges that are unavailable to the poor and in rural areas, others worry the burden on students will get more difficult to bear. We are yet to see the reaction of the prospective engineering students as a whole. 

“We are hopeful that many other state boards will come forward to adopt this. However, they will have flexibility in altering the weightage and other compositions,” Sibal said.

At present, there are 15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) while there are 27 NIT's and 4 IIIT's in India. They are as under:

IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Powai, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Chennai, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIT Rajasthan, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Patna, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Ropar, IIT Mandi, IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Indore.

NIT Calicut, NIT Srinagar, NIT Allahabad, NIT Durgapur, NIT Nagpur, NIT Surthakal, NIT Warangal, NIT Jaipur, NIT Rourkela, NIT Bhopal, NIT Tiruchirapalli, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Silchar, NIT Hamirpur, NIT Patna, NIT Raipur, NIT Agartala, NIT Sikkim, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Meghalaya, NIT Nagaland, NIT Manipur, NIT Mizoram, NIT Uttarakhand, NIT Goa, NIT Delhi and NIT Puducherry.

IIIT Gwalior, IIIT Jabalpur, IIIT Kanchipuram and IIIT Allahabad

M.B.A AFTER B.TECH IS A GOOD OPTION

The MBA is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. It is a degree designed to give you the ability to develop your career to its fullest potential, at an accelerated pace. What will you get out of an MBA? Aside from a powerful life experience, the MBA degree should supply three main value propositions: Skills, Networks, and Brand.

Skills

These include the "hard skills" of economics, finance, marketing, operations, management, and accounting, as well as the "soft skills " of leadership, teamwork, ethics, and communication that are so critical for effective management. MBA students acquire these skills inside and outside the classroom. Since MBA programs attract people from very diverse industries and cultures, a program should be able to leverage these differences and translate them into learning opportunities.

Networks

An MBA degree program offers access to a network of MBA students, alumni, faculty, and business and community leaders. This network can be very useful when beginning a job search, developing a career path, building business relationships in your current career, or pursuing expertise outside your current field. For example, entrepreneurs need access to capital, business partners, vendors, and clients. Arts-related businesses need access to funding and strategic management in order to position themselves to be relevant in the marketplace. Global businesses need access to local business cultures as they expand their enterprises to new territories.

Brand

The MBA degree is a recognized brand that signifies management and leadership training. The particular school and type of MBA program you attend also have brand associations that can help open doors based on the school's reputation. The strength of a school's brand is based on the program's history, its ability to provide students with technical skills and opportunities for personal growth, and the reach of its alumni and industry network. A powerful brand can give you the flexibility to make changes throughout your career.