Syllabus for CWE Clerk ibps.in : Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Organisation : Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Announcement : Syllabus
Designation : CWE Clerk
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CWE – ONLINE EXAMINATIONS FOR CLERK :
I. The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
a. Preliminary Examination :
Sr. No. |Name of Tests |No. of Qs | Maximum Marks
1 English Language 30 30
2 Numerical Ability 35 35
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35
Total 100 100
Duration : Composite time of 1 hour
b. Main Examination :
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks
1 Reasoning 40 40
2 English Language 40 40
3 Quantitative Aptitude 40 40
4 General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) 40 40
5 Computer Knowledge 40 40
Total 200 200
Duration : Composite time of 2 hours
The above tests except the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
Please note that candidates will not be permitted to appear for the CWE (Preliminary as well as Main Examination) without the following documents:
(1) Valid Call Letter for the respective date and session of Examination
(2) Photo-identity proof (as specified) in original bearing the same name as it appears on the call letter/ application form and
(3) Photocopy of photo-identity proof (as mentioned in (2) above)
Candidates reporting late i.e. after the reporting time specified on the call letter for Examination will not be permitted to take the examination.
The reporting time mentioned on the call letter is prior to the Start time of the test. Though the duration of the Preliminary examination is 1 hour and candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 2 hours including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc.
For the main examination the duration of the examination is 2 hours, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 3 hours including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions etc.
Penalty for Wrong Answers : (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)
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.
Scores :
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equi-percentile method.
Scores up to 2 decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculations
Cutoff Score :
Mean – 3/4th of Standard Deviation for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD/EXS categories
Mean – 1/4th of Standard Deviation for General Category
There will be a second level cutoff point on total as per requirement Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test and also a minimum total score, as explained above, to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on number of the State/ UT wise vacancies available, cutoffs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.