IBPS PO Exam Notification

The IBPS PO Exam is conducted every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) provides recruitment and training services to a common standard for public sector banks (PSB).

Latest Update

• The Admit Card for the IBPS Probationary Officer mains examination has been released on January 10, 2022. The Mains Exam will take place on January 22, 2022
• On January 5, 2022, the Institute had released the result for the Probationary Officer preliminary examination. Candidates who had appeared for the exam held on December 4th and 11th can visit the IBPS PO Result page and get the direct link to check the result status.

This IBPS PO exam enables the recruitment of Probationary Officers for all the member PSBs as well as a few public sector insurance companies.

IBPS aspirants must also read about the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) at the linked article. The Organisation has been approved by the Union Cabinet to conduct a Common Eligibility Test for Non-Technical and Non-Gazetted posts under SSC, RRB and IBPS.

IBPS PO Notification

The notification for IBPS PO 2022 is expected in August/September 2022. As per the IBPS Calendar 2022-23, the prelims exam for IBPS PO 2022-23 will be conducted on 15th, 16th and 22nd October 2022 and mains will be conducted on 26th November 2022.

The IBPS PO notification 2021 was released on October 19, 2021, and last year it was released on August 4, 2020. Recruitment details regarding the Probationary Officer exam are released in the official notification.

IBPS PO Apply Online

The application process for IBPS PO is entirely online. Candidates can register for the exam from the official website.

The following fees have to be paid by the aspirants for completing their IBPS PO exam online application:

The IBPS PO admit card is issued to candidates who fulfil all the PO eligibility criteria and have paid the registration fees online.

IBPS PO Exam Date

The Officer cadre exam dates are mentioned in the IBPS PO notification released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.

Given below are the tentative exam dates as per the official calendar released by the conducting body:

IBPS PO Exam Pattern

No change has been made in the IBPS PO exam pattern for the 2021 recruitment. The exam pattern comprises three stages, which are:

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam

Also known as the CWE PO/MT Prelims, it consists of an online objective test consisting of three sections.

Each section mentioned in the Prelims Exam Pattern is allotted 20 minutes, and the total duration is 1 hour.

The IBPS PO Exam Pattern is given below:

IBPS PO Exam Pattern for Prelims- Salient Points

• The total marks for this paper are 100.
• There is negative marking for each wrong answer.
• The penalty for each incorrect answer is 1/4th of the marks allotted to that question.
• Based on the result of the prelims, candidates clearing the declared cutoff are invited to appear in the next stage, the Main exam.

IBPS PO Main Exam Pattern:

The IBPS PO Mains exam pattern consists of one objective type and one descriptive paper.

The examination is conducted online for a total duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes.

The PO Mains Exam Pattern as follows:

IBPS PO Exam Pattern for Mains- Salient Points

• To be able to move on to the next stage of the exam, candidates have to score above the Bank PO cutoff declared by the Institute as well as the sectional cutoffs.
• The marks are not intimated to successful candidates before the interview.

IBPS Interview

The respective banks conduct the IBPS interview based on the results of the Mains examination. Usually, the interview lasts for a minimum of 15-20 minutes, and the panel consists of Bank officials.

Questions can be asked from Current affairs, banking awareness and about the candidates themselves.

The IBPS PO interview is allotted a total of 100 marks.

Supporting documents such as educational certificates, identity documents and certificates of achievement are also checked during the Bank PO interview.

IBPS PO Syllabus

It is the conducting body which is responsible for setting the Bank PO syllabus.

The IBPS PO syllabus is almost similar to the outline course for other major bank exams.

It can be divided into two parts based on the exam pattern:

1. IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus
2. IBPS PO Mains Syllabus

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus

The following table gives the breakup of the IBPS PO Prelims syllabus for 2021

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus

The IBPS PO Mains syllabus is quite similar to the Prelims syllabus except for few topics.

The main topics covered in the Bank PO mains are as follows:

IBPS PO Admit Card

IBPS PO Admit Card for Prelims Exam is issued to candidates who have completed their application process successfully and the Mains Admit Card to candidates who have passed the first stage of the IBPS PO Exam. i.e. Preliminary exam.

Similarly, the Call Letter for the IBPS Interview Process will be issued to those candidates who will successfully clear the Mains Exam.

IBPS PO Result

The final IBPS PO result for 2020-21 recruitment was released on April 1, 2021, on the official IBPS website.

It is one of the most competitive examinations in the country, and the result is declared after preparing a merit list of all the qualified candidates and is issued as a list of candidates given provisional allotment.

First, a scorecard is released, followed by the Provisional allotment details of shortlisted candidates.

The Institute conducts IBPS PO mock tests to enable aspirants to get an idea of the examination.

However, candidates should do proper preparation using other relevant study material than that available on the official website.

This would ensure that the chances of success are high and the candidates come out of the IBPS PO exam process as a banker.

IBPS Cutoff Score

The relevant details related to the IBPS PO cutoff score for the Exam is as follows:

• Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum cutoff score in each test of IBPS Mains examination online and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for an interview.
• Depending on the number of vacancies available, IBPS PO cutoffs will be decided, and candidates will be shortlisted for interview.
• Before the completion of the IBPS interview process, scores obtained in the online Mains examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.

IBPS PO Exam Centre

The essential details related to the IBPS PO Exam Centres are as follows:

• The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India.
• The tentative list of Examination centres for the IBPS Online Preliminary and Mains examination is given in the official notification.
• No request for change of centre for Examination shall be entertained.
• IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres or add some other Centres, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
• The right to allot the exam centre lies entirely with the conducting body.
• The candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at his/her own risk and expenses, and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
• Any unruly behaviour in the examination hall may result in cancellation of candidature/ disqualification from this exam and also from future exams conducted by IBPS.

Frequently Asked Questions on IBPS PO Exam

Q. What is IBPS PO salary?

The basic pay of a Probationary Officer in IBPS is Rs.23,700. Candidates can know the detailed IBPS PO salary at the linked article.

Q. What is the full form of IBPS?

The full form of IBPS is Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection.

Q. Which books are recommended for the IBPS PO exam preparation?

Given below is a list of books that candidates can consider to prepare for the IBPS PO exam:

• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive exams by R.S. Agarwal
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
• Banking Awareness by Arihant Publications
• Pratiyogita Darpan(monthly edition) for General Awareness
• Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma

Q. Is there a probation period for IBPS PO?

There is a probation period of 2 years for the IBPS PO.

Q. When can I apply for IBPS PO 2021?

The IBPS PO application process 2021 was conducted between October 20, and November 10, 2021.

Q. Will the IBPS PO exam be conducted in 2021?

Yes, IBPS PO 2021 exam will be conducted. The tentative dates have been released in the official notification. While prelims will be held in December 2021, the mains are scheduled for January 2022.

Q. I am in the final year of my Graduation. Can I apply for IBPS PO 2022?

No, final year students cannot apply for IBPS PO 2022. The minimum educational qualification is Graduation which the candidate should have completed before registering online for the examination.