The eligibility criteria (as on 1st Jan 2012) that you should fulfil before you can apply for the Common Written Examination 2012 by IBPS are discussed in detail:
Important Note: Please note that the eligibility criteria specified herein are the basic criteria for applying to various Public Sector Banks. However merely applying for CWE/ appearing for and qualifying in the examination does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in all or any of the 19 Public Sector Banks as each Bank will stipulate its own eligibility/ qualifying criteria.
I. Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either -
- a Citizen of India or
- a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or
- a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
II. Age for CLAT (As on 1st Jan 2012):
Minimum: 20 Years
Maximum: 30 Years
The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.
Relaxation of Upper age limit:
|
|
Category |
Age relaxation |
|
1 |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe |
5 years |
|
2 |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
|
3 |
Persons With Disabilities |
10 years |
|
4 |
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment. |
5 years |
|
5 |
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 |
5 years |
|
6 |
Persons affected by 1984 riots |
5 years |
|
7 |
Persons who have completed 5 years of service in RRBs |
5 years |
|
8 |
Clerical Employees of Participating PSBs (relaxation is as applicable only to employees of those Banks where relaxation is available and to the extent of the respective Bank’s policy) |
6 years |
III. Educational Qualification for CLAT (as on 1st Jan 2012)
A degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Source: Official Website of IBPS
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