Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting an
online common written test (CWE) for the posts of group-A officers
(scale I, II, III) and group- B office assistants (multi-purpose) in
rural banks.
The registrations for this ended on July 9. The
exams are scheduled to take place in September though no confirmed date
has been provided.
The exam paper pattern for the online common written test is listed below:
Group: I for 'A & B 'category States (under Official Languages Act):
- Total time allotted: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Name: No. of questions: Total marks
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Numerical Ability: 40 questions: 50 marks
- General Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Hindi Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
Officer Scale-I
- Total time allotted: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Name: No. of questions: Total marks
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude: 40 questions: 50 marks
- General Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Hindi Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
- Total time allotted: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Name: No. of questions: Total marks
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Financial Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Hindi Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
- Total time allotted: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Name: No. of questions: Total marks
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Financial Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 20 marks
- Hindi Language: 40 questions: 20 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
- Professional Knowledge: 40 questions: 40 marks
Officer Scale- III
- Total time allotted: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Name: No. of questions: Total marks
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Financial Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Hindi Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
II: Group: II for 'C' category States (under Official Languages Act)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Total time allotted: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Name: No. of questions: Total marks
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Financial Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Hindi Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
Officer Scale-I
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Financial Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Hindi Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Financial Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 20 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
- Professional Knowledge: 40 questions: 40 marks
Officer Scale- III
- Reasoning: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation: 40 questions: 50 marks
- Financial Awareness: 40 questions: 40 marks
- English Language: 40 questions: 40 marks
- Computer Knowledge: 40 questions: 20 marks
- For
every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted. If the candidates do
not answer a particular question, no marks will be reduced.