ibps po

What is IBPS PO?

bank online coaching IBPS PO exam is a great opportunity for you to get into the banking sector of India which is one of the best white-collar jobs in the country. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) uploads IBPS PO Notification every year on its official website – ibps.in. IBPS PO selection procedure includes Preliminary, Mains & interview. A candidate has to clear both preliminary and mains examination to be eligible for the interview process. Candidates who have cleared the IBPS PO exam can be posted anywhere in India in any branch of participating banks. Currently, there are 17 national banks which participated in IBPS PO exam.

Back in 2011, IBPS started the Common Written Examination (CWE) for recruiting officers and clerks in all Public Sector Banks. Earlier this exam was known as IBPS PO exam but now the name has been changed to IBPS CWE.

IBPS PO Exam is one of the most coveted exams which is conducted to help candidates fulfill their dream of being the part of respectable Bank Job as a PO. If you are going to appear in IBPS Po exam then, you must have a clear knowledge of all the important details regarding IBPS PO exam. In this article, we are going to provide you with all the necessary information.

IBPS PO Exam Highlights

Name of the Exam IBPS PO
Conducting Body Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Name of Post IBPS Probationary Officers / Management Trainees
Participating Organizations Public Sector Banks in India except for the State Bank of India (SBI) and its Associate Banks
Mode of Application Online
Mode of Exam Online
Number of Stages Three – Prelims, Mains, and Interview
Official Website Ibps.in

IBPS PO Important Dates - CRP X 2020

Events IBPS PO Dates (Tentative)
IBPS PO Online Registration 5th August to 26th August
Payment of IBPS PO Application Fees 5th August to 26th August
Release of Call Letters for Pre-Exam Training September
Pre-Examination Training 21st September to 26th September
Release of IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card October
IBPS PO Prelims Exam 3rd, 10th & 11th October
IBPS PO Prelims Result October/November
Release of IBPS PO Mains Admit Card November
IBPS PO Main Exam 28th November
IBPS PO Main Result December
Release of IBPS PO Interview Call Letter January month of following year
IBPS PO Interview January/February month of following year
Provisional Allotment April month of following year
IBPS PO 2020 Official Notification Click here to View / download
IBPS PO 2020 Online Application Link Application date over

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria

IBPS PO Qualification

IBPS PO Age Criteria

IBPS PO Age Relaxation

Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/OBC/Ex-Servicemen categories are provided with age relaxation. The category wise age relaxation is mentioned below:

Category Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) 5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 3 years
Person with Disability (PwD) 10 years
Ex-Servicemen/Commissioned Officers including ECOS (Emergency Commissioned Officers)/ SSCOs (Short Service Commissioned Officers) 5 years
Person who is ordinarily domiciled in Kashmir Division of State of Jammu and Kashmir during period from January 01, 1981 to December 31, 1990 5 years
People who got affected by 1984 riots 5 years
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to State of Madhya Pradesh only) 5 years

IBPS PO Exam Pattern & Selection Process

The major three sections on which a candidate needs complete command are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. These three broad subjects are further sub divided into multiple subheadings.

 The IBPS PO Exam is to be conducted in 3 phases:

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

Sr. No. Subjects No. of questions Marks Time
1 Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 20 minutes
2 English Language 30 30 20 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 minutes
4 Total 100 100 60 minutes

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains Examination of IBPS PO exam comprises of 4 + 1(Descriptive Paper) sections: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Quantitative, Aptitude & General Awareness. Recently, IBPS has introduced a descriptive paper in its mains exam for selection of candidates to the post of Probationary officer.

Sr.No. Name of the Test No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes
2 English Language 35 40 40 minutes
3 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes
4 General Economy & Banking Awareness 40 40 35 minutes
Total 155 200 180 minutes
5 English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) 2 25 30 minutes

IBPS PO Syllabus

The IBPS PO syllabus is almost same for Preliminary phase and Mains Exam. A candidate are required to be well versed in Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Computer Awareness and General Awareness to scale high in this exam.

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus

Reasoning Quantitative Ability English Language
Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series Profit & Loss Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures & Alligations Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Miscellaneous
Coded Inequalities Work & Time Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement Time & Distance Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting
Puzzle Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Paragraph Completion
Tabulation Data Interpretation
Syllogism Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations Number Systems
Input Output Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding Permutation, Combination &Probability

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning & Computer Aptitude English Language General Awareness
Simplification Verbal Reasoning Internet Reading Comprehension Financial Awareness
Average Syllogism Memory Grammar Current Affairs
Percentage Circular Seating Arrangement Keyboard Shortcuts Vocabulary General Knowledge
Ratio and Percentage Linear Seating Arrangement Computer Abbreviation Verbal Ability
Data Interpretation Double Lineup Microsoft Office
Mensuration and Geometry Scheduling Computer Hardware
Quadratic Equation Input Output Computer Software
Interest Blood Relations Operating System
Problems of Ages Directions and Distances Networking
Profit and Loss Ordering and Ranking Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Number Series Data Sufficiency
Speed, Distance and Time Coding and Decoding
Time and Work Code Inequalities
Number System
Data Sufficiency
Linear Equation
Permutation and Combination
And Probability
Mixture and Allegations

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of marks obtained by a candidate in his mains exam and his interview process.

Participating Banks in IBPS PO Exam

IBPS PO Admit Card

candidate must have their Registration No and Password, that are sent to the candidates during registration. These are prerequisites for the admit card. Check steps to be followed for downloading the admit card followed by the link.
Steps to Download IBPS PO Mains Admit Card:
Step 1 – Click on the link provided below to download Admit card.
Step 2 – A new page will appear on the screen of your device.
Step 3 – Here you will have to enter your “Registration ID” and “Date of Birth/Password”.
Step 4 – Enter the Captcha.
Step 5 – Click the Login button.
Step 6 – The call letter will appear on the screen
Step 7 – Click the print/ download button to save the IBPS PO Mains Call Letter for your future reference

IBPS PO Application Fee

A candidate need to pay Rs. 850/- (General and OBC) as their application fee for IBPS PO exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 175/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

IBPS PO Exam Centers

Applicants have to specify their nearest exam centers for both IBPS PO Preliminary and Main Exam in the application form. The list of exam centers / cities are mentioned below:

Name of States IBPS PO Prelims Exam Center IBPS PO Main Exam Center
Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam
Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun Naharlagun
Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur Guwahati, Silchar
Bihar Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna,
Chandigarh Chandigarh/Mohali Chandigarh/Mohali
Chhattisgarh Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur Raipur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Surat, Jamnagar Surat
Daman & Diu
Delhi Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram
Goa Panaji Panji
Gujarat Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara Ahmedabad, Vadodra
Haryana Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar Ambala, Hissar
Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una Hamirpur, Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu, Samba, Srinagar Jammu, Srinagar
Jharkhand Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore
Kerala Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
Lakshadweep Kavarrati Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain Bhopal, Indore
Maharashtra Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur Aurangabad, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune
Manipur Imphal Imphal
Meghalaya Shillong Shillong
Mizoram Aizawl Aizawl
Nagaland Kohima Kohima
Odisha Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur Bhubaneshwar
Puducherry Puducherry Puducherry
Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
Rajasthan Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur Jaipur, Udaipur
Sikkim Bardang/ Gangtok Bardang/ Gangtok
Tamil Nadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli
Telangana Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal Hyderabad
Tripura Agartala Agartala
Uttar Pradesh Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi
Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee Dehradun
West Bengal Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri

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