New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Tuesday directed the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to put on hold examination for clerical cadre in public sector banks (PSBs) till a final view is taken on conducting tests in regional languages. In order to look into the demand for holding examination for clerical cadre in PSBs in local/regional languages, a Committee has been constituted to look into the matter in its entirety, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. Recently, IBPS issued advertisement for holding an examination for recruitment in the clerical cadre of PSBs only in two languages--English and Hindi. There has been demand particularly from Southern states to include other recognised regional languages for conducting bank clerical cadre. Since then, examination for these recruitments are being conducted in regional languages also, it said.

Source: Mint July 13, 2021 14:26 UTC