IBPS PO CWE 2013 in October; Read about New Rules!!

Bank jobs have become the most sought career option in India especially after the economy started looking down.The registrations for IBPS PO 2013 CWE (common written exam) shall start in the month of August, as per that institute. Aspirants enquiring about the next IBPS exams should find this news exciting as it is necessary to qualify in these tests for a career in banks.

Recruitments in public sector banks are always welcomed with open hands by young Indian graduates.Though the salary offered in PSB`s are considered low many still prefer to join them primarily for job security, which is non existent in private sector.

Latest news: Announcement for IBPS Common Exam 2013 for PO jobs out

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, an autonomous body under Government of India is the organization responsible for conducting recruitments for vacancies in all govt. owned banks.

Next Exam in October

Few years ago, recruitments were handled by banks individually based on their requirements.

To fasten hiring activities in public banks, Indian govt. decided to bring in separate common written examinations for PO, clerks & specialist officers in the year 2011 which are now conducted once a year

Since then, IBPS is responsible for conducting CWE, interviews & allotting qualified candidates to one of the 19 participating banks.(State bank of India & its associates are not part of this group)

The IBPS PO CWE 2013 announcement has been declared by the institute.As per it, the PO common exam is to be conducted in the month of October.See IBPS PO Common Exam 2013 page for more details.

What Are The New Rules?

There are eligibility conditions for any exam or job which the applicants must fulfill inorder to submit their applications.Any change in those conditions is bound to affect the aspirants both positively & negatively.

IBPS PO 2013 common exam notification is to come out with changes proposed by the Government of India.In October 2012 the ministry of finance had sent letters to IBPS & public banks detailing the new rules 

Some of the important points in that communication were:

• Agelimit: 20 – 30years (PO & Clerk) for general category
• Education: Pass in degree

These conditions were recently amended for IBPS PO CWE 2013 because of the mass agitation by student bodies across India.

How Many Vacancies?  

Two common exams for PO/MT posts have taken place so far on September 2011 & March 2012.

The no. of positions created by banks for passouts over the past two years averages around 20,000. 

For the year 2013-14 around 21,000 – 24,000 bank jobs could be on offer for IBPS PO Exam 2013 qualifiers looking at previous recruitment trends.

Having now known the dates for the upcoming bank PO exams, will you plan to plan to start the preparations early?