Indian Institute of Banking & Finance - IIBF 2009

IIBF 2009 Eligibility

• Any person who is a graduate (in any discipline of study, including Arts, Science,Commerce, Engineering, Technology or Management) or above from any University recognized by UGC or students appearing for final year graduation will be eligible to enroll for the examination.

• (For the final year graduate students, the Diploma in Banking & Finance Certificate will be issued only on successful completion of the graduation course and production of Graduation Certificate)

IIBF 2009 Medium of Examination

• The examination will be conducted in English medium only.

IIBF 2009 Pattern of Examination

• Each Question Paper will contain approximately 120 objective types multiple choice questions, carrying 100 marks including questions based on case study/case lets. The Institute may, however, vary the number of questions to be asked for a subject.

• Negative marking will be applied in case of wrong answers at half of inverse proportion to the number of choices given in the question. For example, 1 mark question with 4 choices will have 1/8 as negative mark, if answered wrongly.

Questions for the Examination will be asked calling for:

1. Knowledge Testing

2. Conceptual Grasp

3. Analytical / Logical Exposition

4. Problem Solving

5. Case Analysis

Examination will be held in offline mode only. Examination will be conducted on two consecutive Sundays (two papers on first Sunday and one paper on second Sunday).

IIBF 2009 Duration of Examination:

• The duration of the examination will be of 2 hours. Before the commencement of the examination, there will be briefing about how to write the examination.

Periodicity and Examination Centres

1. The examination will be conducted normally twice a year in May/June and November/December on Sundays.

2. A list of Examination centers will be provided along with the Examination Application Form.

3. The list of examination centers will be amended every half year.

Passing Criteria:

• Pass : Minimum marks for pass in every subject - 50 out of 100 marks.

• Candidate securing at least 45 marks in each subject with an aggregate of 50% marks in all subjects of examination in a single attempt will also be declared as having completed the examination.

• Candidates will be allowed to retain credits for the subject/s they have passed in one attempt till the expiry of the time limit for passing the examination as mentioned bellow:

Time Limit for Passing the Examination

1. Candidates will be required to pass the examination within a time limit of 1 year (i.e. 2 consecutive attempts). Initially a candidate will have to pay course fee which includes registration fee, CBS learning and First attempt examination fee. In case a candidate is not able to pass examination in the first attempt, candidate should necessarily submit the examination application form for the second attempt, without any gap on payment of requisite examination fee. If they do not submit the examination form immediately after exhausting the first attempt, the examination conducted will be counted as second attempt for the purpose of time limit for passing.

2. Candidates not able to pass examination within the stipulated time period of one year are required to re-enroll themselves afresh by submitting a fresh Examination Application Form. Such candidates will not be granted credit/s for subject/s passed, if any, earlier.

3. Attempts will be counted from the date of application irrespective of whether a candidate appears at any examination or otherwise.

IIBF Examinations 2009