IBPS Common PO Exam 2012 to be held on June 17

Institute of Banking personnel Selection seems to be in a workaholic mode for the past few weeks.With back to back important news & releases, the latest is about the 2nd common written exam for PO/ MT posts.The results for the first edition were notified in the month of December 2011, based on which banks are recruiting for Probationary officer posts.


IBPS on behalf of 19 public sector banks had been entrusted with the task of conducting, evaluating & publishing results for an all India common test to facilitate filling of bank jobs.Following this, the banks shall invite applications from eligible candidates for Interview that leads to appointment.

The CWE Returns

The first PO exams were held in the month of September 2011, which saw over 10 lakh candidates appearing for the test.Finally, it was 1.1 lakh who qualified.

Now, IBPS has announced the dates for the 2nd common written exam (CWE) for PO/MT posts in local newspapers.According to it,

• Online registrations shall be from March 9 – 30, 2012
• Fee payment (online): 09-03-2012 — 30-03-2012 
• Offline fee payment shall be from March 12 – April 7, 2012
• Written exam on June 17, 2012

The official notification has not been uploaded to IBPS website & we expect it be accessible in the next few days.Once its up, the same shall be informed here.

Those who are looking to improve their previous scores can also apply & equip with chances of making the cut by garnering better scores.[Old scorecards wont be seized, says IBPS director]