Common Written Examination for Recruitment of POS/MTS (CWE PO/MT-III) for the Vacancies in Participating Organisations for the Year 2014-15;

Eligibility Criteria with Regard to Educational Qualifications, Age and Computer Literacy Revised to Encourage More Candidates Eligible to Apply for the Vacancies

In partial modification of IBPS notification released at its website on 10.07.2013 and Employment News dated 27.07.2013 to 02.08.2013, the eligibility criteria with regard to Educational Qualifications, Age and Computer Literacy for the aforesaid examination i.e. Common Written Examination for recruitment of POs/MTs (CWE PO/MT-III) for the vacancies in participating organisations for the year 2014-15, have now been revised to encourage more candidates eligible to apply for the vacancies. The details of the revised criteria are mentioned below:

Educational Qualification :

A degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government

Age :

Minimum - 20 years           Maximum – 30 years

           (i.e. candidate must have been not born earlier than 02.07.1983 and not later than 01.07.1993)

           (Relaxation in upper age limit as per Govt. Guidelines for Reserved Categories will apply)

           Computer Literacy :   Not Mandatory.

           Revised dates for registration are as under:

Activity	Dates
Online Registration	22.07.2013 to 17.08.2013
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)	22.07.2013 to 17.08.2013
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Offline)	24.07.2013 to 22.08.2013

The last date of registration has been extended up to 17.08.2013 to facilitate candidates to apply. The candidates are advised to refer to the corrigendum released/to be released on IBPS website, National dailies and Employment News with regard to the above revision in eligibility criteria.

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(Release ID :97334)

Eligibility criteria revision expands educational access and removes mandatory computer literacy for upcoming PO/MT recruitment. Eligibility for CWE PO/MT-III has been revised: a degree in any discipline from a recognised university or equivalent is required; age is restricted to a young adult band with government-prescribed relaxations for reserved categories; computer literacy is not mandatory. Administrative amendments include revised online registration and separate online and offline payment windows for application fees/intimation charges, together with an extended registration deadline. Candidates must refer to the official corrigendum and notified publications for authoritative details.