Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous agency in India, which started its operation in 1975 as Personnel Selection Services (PSS). In 1984, IBPS became an independent entity at the behest of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Public Sector Banks. IBPS is envisioned as self-governed academic and research oriented Institute, with a mission of enhancing human-resource development through personnel assessment. In 2011, IBPS announced a Common Written Examination (CWE) for the selection Officers and Clerks in Indian banks. IBPS CWE is now mandatory for anyone who seeks an employment in 20 public sector and Regional Rural banks. IBPS periodically accepts the exam applications from the candidates at their Official website and the exams are organized at various locations in the country in online mode. IBPS CRPSPL exam in February 2015 Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has recently released a notification for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel in Specialist Officers’ (CRP SPL-IV). The online examination for the selection will be conducted in February 2015.

IBPS CRPSPL-IV paper pattern for online exam in February 2015 :

Paper pattern of the Online CWE:

For Law Officer-Scale I and Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I: The exam will be conducted for  120 minutes and will include the following sections.

1. Reasoning- 50 marks
2. English Language- 25 marks
3. General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry-50 marks
4. Professional Knowledge-75 marks
   Total –  200 marks

For IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer Scale I, HR/ Personnel Officer Scale I &Marketing Officer Scale I: The exam will be conducted for 120 minutes and will include the following sections.

1. Reasoning- 50 marks
2. English Language- 25 marks
3. Quantitative Aptitude-50 marks
4. Professional Knowledge-75 marks
   Total- 200 marks

Selection Process:

The selection will be done on the basis of Online exam and then the interview for the candidates who would clear the online exam, before the  final appointment.

Penalty for wrong Answers:

There will be 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 as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

Interview Round:

Candidates who will be shortlisted in the online examination of CRPSPL-IV will be called for interview. The total marks allotted for interview will be 100.
The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online CWE (exam) and interview will be 80:20.

The candidates are required to check the IBPS website regularly for any new update and information regarding the exam.

For Official Website: