The year 2012 is nearing expiry making way for fresh months & its time to look back at things that have happened over the past 365 days.It was definitely a good year especially for aspirants eyeing government jobs.As 60000 bank jobs were filled in 2012 many candidates successfully realized their dream.
For the past couple of years, Indian banks are recruiting aggressively to compete with private banks.It continued in 2012 as well but with major changes in the selection procedures.
Bank Recruitments 2012 – The Full List
The chart below shows the total number of positions created by PSB`s 
A total of 64,639 posts were notified by 19 banks that recruit via CWE platform & State Bank of India group.
Since details of joining, dropouts, waitlist etc are not publicly displayed, it is not possible to know how many were actually filled.
Lakhs of Competition
Although vacancies were only in few thousands the response were much higher.Here are some statistics:
- 7.5 lakh people sat for IBPS PO CWE held in June 2012
- 45 lakh applications were received to take part in clerical common test.
- 15 lakh candidates submitted their registrations for the recently concluded rural bank exams.
These figures only showcase the growing interest for government jobs (such as banks,SSC,PSC etc) among Indian youth.
With uncertainty still prevailing in private sector – more graduates shall opt for secured careers pushing up registrations even further.(see 2 crore jobs in government sector)
2013 – What’s in Store?
Bank exams in 2013 for both PO & clerks shall happen only after June as they are to be held once an year hereafter.(see common exams once an year only)
The fist question that most will encounter while stepping into 2013 is – “Will banks recruit in huge numbers again?”
The no. of bank jobs in 2013 will hover around 18-20k officers & 25-30k clerks.State Bank of India or its associates by staying out of CWE may also conduct its own recruitment for few more thousands.(read 60000 bank jobs to be filled by Mar 2013)
With common interviews in place to eliminate candidate selection in multiple banks, you can be hopeful of securing appointment in the coming year.
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