Clarification by Ministry of Finance regarding holding of competitive exam of PSBs in local languages by IBPS



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The Ministry of Finance has issued a clarification regarding the language used in recruitment exams for Public Sector Banks (PSBs). Recent media reports suggested that the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) would only hold clerical recruitment exams in English and Hindi, despite 22 recognised Indian languages. However, the Ministry clarified that the Union Finance Minister's 2019 statement on local language exams specifically referred to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). For RRBs, exams are already conducted in 13 regional languages alongside Hindi and English. To address the demand for local languages in PSB clerical exams, a committee has been formed and will submit its recommendations within 15 days. The current IBPS recruitment process will be paused until these recommendations are received.

This is with reference to the news report published in certain section of media regarding the advertisement given by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS) for holding an examination for recruitment in the clerical cadre of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) only in two languages i.e. English and Hi
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FAQ :

The Ministry of Finance has clarified that the Union Finance Minister's 2019 statement about holding banking exams in local languages was specifically for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), not Public Sector Banks (PSBs).

Yes, since 2019, examinations for Office Assistant and Officer Scale I in RRBs are conducted in 13 regional languages, including Konkani and Kannada, in addition to Hindi and English.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) had initiated a process for clerical recruitment exams, but this process has been put on hold.

The process has been put on hold to allow a committee, recently constituted to look into the demand for holding PSB clerical exams in local/regional languages, to make its recommendations.

The committee is expected to submit its recommendations within 15 days.




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