IBPS has released the detailed notification for conducting the 13th CWE for recruitment of Specialist Officers in 11 Public Sector Banks. Total vacancies announced are 1402, which is double the number of vacancies announced in 2022. With five major Banks yet to report the number of vacancies, this number of 1400+ could increase significantly after the final allotment is done under this recruitment drive.

(A) Important Dates:

Online registration & fee payment : 01.08.2023- 21.08.2023

Online Prelim Exam : 30.12.2023/ 31.12.2023

Online Main Exam : 28.01.2024

Other dates :

Download of call letter for Prelim - December 2023

Download of call letter for Main - January 2024

Download of call letters for interview : February/March 2024

Conduct of interview : February/March 2024

Provisional Allotment: April 2024

(B) Total Posts : 1402

Sr. NO	NAME OF POST	No. OF POSTS
1	AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE-I)	500
2	HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE-I)	31
3	I.T.OFFICER(SCALE-I)	120
4	LAW OFFICER (SCALE-I)	10
5	MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE-I)	700
6	RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE-I)	41
	TOTAL POSTS	1402

(C) Eligibility Criteria :

Eligibility Criteria
Post Code	Name of post	Age as on 21.08.2023 (Min – Max years)	Education Qualification (As on 21.08.2023)
1	IT Officer (Scale -I)	20 -30	Engg Degree /PG with relevant subjects / Graduate having passed DOEACC B level
2	Agricultural Field Officer(Scale -I)	20 -30	4-year degree in the relevant specialisation
3	Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I)	20 -30	PG in relevant subjects
4	Law Officer (Scale – I)	20 -30	Bachelor Degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
5	HR / Personnel Officer(Scale -I)	20 -30	Graduate AND full-time PG Degree / Diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law.
6	Marketing Officer ( Scale -I)	20 -30	Graduate AND Full-time MMS / MBA / PGDBA / PGDBM /PGDM / PGPM in Marketing

(D) Structure of the online written examination :

Prelim Examination: For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
S. No	Name of the Tests	No. Of Qs	Max Marks	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	40 Minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	40 Minutes
3	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 Minutes
	Total	150	125

Prelim Examination: For other posts
S. No	Name of the Tests	No. Of Qs	Max Marks	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	40 Minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	40 Minutes
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 Minutes
	Total	150	125

Main Examination: For posts of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Name of the Test	No. Of Qs	Max Marks	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	45 Minutes

Main Examination : For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of the Test	No. Of Qs	Max Marks	Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	30 Minutes
Professional Knowledge ( Descriptive)	2	60	30 Minutes

Negative Marking( Prelim and Main) : There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted.

Note : MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND ALSO FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

(E) Common Interview :

The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online CWE (Main Exam) and interview will be 80:20 respectively

(F) Application Fee :

- Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

- Rs. 850 /- for all others