COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR RECRUITMENT IN CLERICAL CADRE IN PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS - (CWE Clerks-III)

Oct 28, 2026

Notice outlining the Common Recruitment Process for Clerical cadre posts in participating organisations under IBPS (CWE Clerks-III), with the common written examination tentatively scheduled for November/December 2013 online. Eligible candidates must register and appear for the CWE and, if shortlisted, attend a common interview coordinated by IBPS and conducted by the participating organisations. The notice describes allocation to participating organisations and centres, lists participating banks, provides a tentative event schedule, and specifies eligibility requirements including nationality/citizenship and age limits as on 01.08.2013.

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About the CWE and recruitment process

Participating organisations

Tentative schedule of events

Eligibility criteria

Nationality/citizenship

Age (as on 01.08.2013)

Documents and category rules

| | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR
RECRUITMENT IN CLERICAL CADRE IN PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS- (CWE Clerks-III)
Email: [ibpsp@ibps.in](ibpsp@ibps.in) [Website: www.ibps.in](Website: www.ibps.in) | | --- | --- | The next Common Written Examination (CWE) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in the Participating Organisations listed below will be conducted online by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in November/ December 2013. Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations listed at (A) as a Clerk or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process- (CWE Clerks-III) . Candidates who appear and are shortlisted in the examination, will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by IBPS. Depending on the State/UTwise available vacancies in Participating organisations, candidates shortlisted will be allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. This system of Common Recruitment Process –common written examination, interview and allotment- for recruitment of Clerical cadre posts in Participating Organisations has the approval of the appropriate authorities. IBPS, an autonomous body, has received a mandate from the organisations mentioned at (A) below to conduct the recruitment process as mentioned above, once a year. Prospective candidates will have to apply to IBPS after carefully reading the advertisement regarding the process of examination, interview and allotment, eligibility criteria, online registration processes, payment of prescribed application fee/ intimation charges, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters etc. and ensure that they fulfill the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes. A PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS | Allahabad Bank | Canara Bank | Indian Overseas Bank | UCO Bank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Andhra Bank | Central Bank of India | Oriental Bank of Commerce | Union Bank of India | | Bank of Baroda | Corporation Bank | Punjab National Bank | United Bank of India | | Bank of India | Dena Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank | Vijaya Bank | | Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Bank | Syndicate Bank | Any other Bank/ Financial Institution | The tentative schedule of events is as follows: | Events | Tentative Dates | | --- | --- | | Online Registration | 19.08.2013-07.09.2013 | | Payment of Application Fees-Online | 19.08.2013-07.09.2013 | | Payment of Application Fees-Offline | 21.08.2013-12.09.2013 | | Download of Call Letter for Pre-Examination Training (PET) for SC/ST/ Minority Community/ EXSM/ PWD candidates | After 29.10.2013 | | Pre-Examination Training | 09.11.2013-16.11.2013 (excluding holidays) | | Download of Call letter for Examination | After 18.11.2013 | | Online Examination (Tentative dates) - some/ all/ additional dates as the need arises | 30.11.2013/ 01.12.2013/ 07.12.2013/ 08.12.2013/ 14.12.2013/15 .12.2013 | | Sharing of result status of examination (CWE) | Second week of January 2014 | | Download of call letters for Interview | Last week of January 2014 | | Conduct of Interview | Second week of February 2014 | | Allotment | April 2014 | Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website [www.ibps.in](www.ibps.in) for details and updates. Since recruitment in clerical cadre in Public Sector Banks is done on State/UT-wise basis, candidates can apply for vacancies in any one State/ UT only. Consequently, a candidate would be required to appear for CWE & Interview in any one of the centres in that particular State/UT. However, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility etc. candidates may be allotted to a centre of examination/ interview outside the chosen State/

FAQs

What is CWE Clerks-III and how is recruitment conducted?

CWE Clerks-III is the common written examination prerequisite for recruiting Clerical cadre personnel in participating organisations. Candidates who are shortlisted in the examination are called for a common interview coordinated by IBPS.

When is the tentative schedule for online registration and the written examination?

Online registration is tentatively from 19.08.2013 to 07.09.2013. The online examination is tentatively on 30.11.2013, 01.12.2013, 07.12.2013, 08.12.2013, 14.12.2013, and 15.12.2013.

What are the nationality/citizenship requirements for candidates?

A candidate must be a Citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan Refugee who arrived in India before 1 January 1962 for permanent settlement, or a person of Indian origin migrated from specified countries with the intention of permanent settlement, with an eligibility certificate from the Government of India for categories (ii)–(v).

What are the age limits for applying for CWE Clerks-III?

Age eligibility (as on 01.08.2013) requires a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 28 years.

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