IBPS Clerks 2013 Common Written Examination

Institute of Banking and Personal Selection (IBPS) has recently announced the next common written examination (CWE) for Clerical Posts (Clerks-III) in 19 participating banks.  The second CWE was conducted and completed recently in April, 2013.  This is the third common written examination by IBPS for Clerks posts.


IBPS will be conducting an online examination probably in December, 2013 for all the candidates.  The candidates who qualify in the CWE will have to appear for personal interview in February, 2014.   The candidates will be allotted to the participating banks on basis of Merit rank in the month of April, 2014.

Details of posts and participating banks

 The Common Written Exmination will be held for recruitment of state wise clerks vacancies in various states in the 19 participating banks.  The score in this examination is very useful because many of the private banks may also call candidates based on the score for interviews as per their requirement.  Here is the list of banks in which vacancies are available.

• Allahabad Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Bank of India
• Andhra Bank
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Canara Bank
• Central Bank of India
•  Vijaya Bank
• UCO Bank
• United Bank of India
• Union Bank of India
• Syndicate Bank
• Punjab & Synd Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Indian bank
• Dena Bank
• Corporation Bank

The State Bank of India and its associated banks do not participate in this process and they will conduct a separate entrance exam whenever requirement is there.

Eligibility criteria

• Age : 20 to 28 years as on 1st August, 2013
• Degree in any discipline
• Computer literacy certificate
• Proficiency in local language of the State applying for

Online Examination Pattern

The online exam will have 200 objective questions for a total of 200 marks and 2 hours of total time.  The exam pattern is as follow.

• Test of Reasoning - 40 marks
• English Language : 40 marks
• Numerical Ability   : 40 marks
• General Awareness related to Banking Industry : 40 marks
• Computer Knowledge : 40 marks

There is negative marking for wrong answers.  The negative mark will be 1/4 th of the total marks for the question.  There will be no descriptive paper.

How to apply

 The fees for the examination is Rs. 100 for SC/ST/PWD/EXS candidates and is Rs.600 for others.  Payment can be made either online or offline mode.  You can select online or offline mode of payment while filling online application.  

Here is the link to apply online :  Apply Online IBPS Clerks-III

Important dates

• Dates of online registration and payment of fees (Online) : 19th Aug - 7th Sept, 2013
• Offline Fee payment : 21st Aug - 12th Sept., 2013
• Download call letter for Examination : from November, 2013
• Common Written Examination (online) : Nov 30,  Dec 1,7,8,14,15  2013
• Declaration of test results - Second week of January, 2014
• Conduct of common interviews - 2nd week of February, 2013
• Allotment and posting : April, 2014

For more details,  please see the notification at the following link
Official Notification of IBPS Clerks-III Examination