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As per the notification by the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, only those candidates that have passed the Junior Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (JAIIB) or Part-1 of the Associate Exam are eligible to appear for the CAIIB Exam.

Overall paper was balanced, in numerical and theory questions. Approximately 40% of the paper was based on numerical. CAIIB Exam Paper 2 BFM was not easy, it was quite tough.

It takes minimum 3 to 6 months to clear CAIIB Examination

IIBF has brought new subjects to the table. With so many changes that transpired in Finance & Banking sector and are still happening, some new concepts have been added in the old syllabus of these exams & some of the subjects have been replaced.

CAIIB – Compulsory Subjects

Advanced Bank Management (ABM).
Bank Financial Management (BFM).
Advanced Business & Financial Management (ABFM).
Banking Regulations and Business Laws (BRBL)

CAIIB Elective Papers

CAIIB – Elective subjects (Candidates to choose any one of their choice)

Rural Banking
Human Resources Management
Information Technology & Digital Banking
Risk Management
Central Banking

The validity of credits will be linked to the time-limit rule under the revised syllabus as follows.
In case a candidate has availed / exhausted 3 attempts under the present syllabus, he/she will now get 2 more attempts to pass the JAIIB/DB&F/ CAIIB under the revised syllabi.
For such of the candidates who are under the present syllabi but will be availing credits under the revised syllabi for the subject(s) concerned, the time-limit period of 3 years, under the revised syllabi, will be counted from the date of registration for the 1st attempt under the present syllabi.

You can appear for the CAIIB Examination for four (5) consecutive attempts within a period of 3 years. If you cannot pass in 4 consecutive attempts, then you will have to re-enroll yourselves afresh.

Clerks will receive 2 increments in salary. The pay structure of a bank clerk after passing CAIIB Exam is Rs 11765 + Rs 655 x 3 (increments) = Rs 13730 /- (Basic). After passing CAIIB Exam- 1 increment in salary.

If you pass the JAIIB Examination, you will get one increment, and if you pass the CAIIB Examination, you will receive two increments as per the current pay scale. After qualifying the JAIIB and CAIIB exams, an officer working for a nationalized bank is entitled to one increment each.

Is CAIIB a professional qualification?

Candidates are not allowed to use a Scientific/Financial calculator in JAIIB and CAIIB exams. So you can use Normal calculator in the CAIIB exam.

CAIIB Marking Scheme There is negative marking scheme as per the examination pattern. Candidates will be awarded 1 mark for each correct answer and 0.25 for each wrong answer. Candidates are required to secure a minimum of 50 marks out of 100 in each paper.

The full form of CAIIB is the Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. It is an examination carried out twice a year by the IIBF (Indian Institute of Banking and Finance). Founded in 1928, the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance now comprises more than 700 financial institutions.

A candidate will be given 5 attempts for completion of each exam (JAIIB / DB&F / SOB / CAIIB) but, within a maximum period of three years, whichever is earlier, from the time he/she registers for the exam. These 5 attempts need not be consecutive.
Candidates unable to pass the examination within the maximum stipulated time period of 3 years or 5 attempts, whichever is earlier, will be required to re-enroll themselves afresh. Such candidates will not be granted credit/s for subject/s passed, if any, earlier.
Time limit of 3 years or 5 attempts, whichever is earlier, will start from the date of registration for the first attempt. Attempts will be counted when he/she applies for the exam, irrespective of whether the candidate appears for any examination or not.
The rules mentioned above imply that, normally a candidate will be eligible to apply for any five examinations out of the six examinations being conducted within the stipulated period of three years. If a candidate avails all five attempts before completion of three years, he/she will be required to re-enroll themselves afresh.
Similarly, if a candidate does not avail five attempts but the stipulated period of three years is over, he/she will be required to re-enroll themselves afresh.

The truth is that JAIIB and CAIIB exams are NOT difficult to crack. We can show you exactly how simple it is.