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IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
The syllabus for IBPS PO Main Examination is given below:-
Name of Test | Topic | Weightage |
Objective Test | ||
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Seating arrangements & Puzzle | 15 Q (3-5 Sets) |
Inequality | 5 Q | |
Syllogism | 5 Q | |
Coding-Decoding | 5 Q | |
Input-Output | 5 Q | |
Data Sufficiency | 5-7 Q | |
Logical Reasoning | 8-10 Q | |
Computers - Internet, Networking, Etc. | 5 Q | |
Miscellaneous - Operating System, Windows, keys, Memory, Etc. | 5-10 Q | |
General/Banking/Economy Awareness | Current Affairs - (National/International Appointment, Awards Functions, Government Schemes, etc) | 30-32 Q from GK & rest from Current Affairs |
Static Awareness - (Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks, Important Days/Dates, Political Leaders Movements) | ||
Bank/Economy Awareness - (Bank, Capital, Money market, Government Initiatives) | ||
English Language | Reading Comprehension | 8-10 Q |
Cloze Test | 5 Q | |
Spotting Errors | 5 Q | |
Para Jumbles/Sentence Rearrangements | 2-5 Q | |
Sentence Improvement | 2-5 Q | |
Fill in the blanks | 3-5 Q | |
Sentence Connector | 5 Q | |
New Pattern Questions | 5-8 Q | |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | Number Series | 3-5 Q |
Simplification | 3-5 Q | |
Data Interpretation | 20-25 Q | |
Arithmetic Problems | 12-15 Q | |
Data Sufficiency | 5-7 Q | |
Quantity/ Number Based Problems | 5-8 Q |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM REASONING & COMPUTER APTITUDE DETAILED SYLLABUS
The detailed syllabus for Reasoning & Computer Aptitude along with the topic description, topic example & difficulty level is given below:-
Topic | Topic Description | Topic Example | Topic Difficulty Level |
Seating arrangements | Questions based on finding the correct order of people sitting and analyze the given piece of information, pick the information that is important and leave out the information that is not required in solving the given set of questions | Seven friends, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, watch seven different movie, namely Spectre, Joy, Burnt, Concussion, Frozen, Everly and legend, not necessarily in the same order, starting from Monday to Sunday (of the same week). T watches a movie on Thursday. Only one person watches |
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
The syllabus for IBPS PO Main Examination is given below:-
Name of Test | Topic | Weightage |
Objective Test | ||
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Seating arrangements & Puzzle | 15 Q (3-5 Sets) |
Inequality | 5 Q | |
Syllogism | 5 Q | |
Coding-Decoding | 5 Q | |
Input-Output | 5 Q | |
Data Sufficiency | 5-7 Q | |
Logical Reasoning | 8-10 Q | |
Computers - Internet, Networking, Etc. | 5 Q | |
Miscellaneous - Operating System, Windows, keys, Memory, Etc. | 5-10 Q | |
General/Banking/Economy Awareness | Current Affairs - (National/International Appointment, Awards Functions, Government Schemes, etc) | 30-32 Q from GK & rest from Current Affairs |
Static Awareness - (Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks, Important Days/Dates, Political Leaders Movements) | ||
Bank/Economy Awareness - (Bank, Capital, Money market, Government Initiatives) | ||
English Language | Reading Comprehension | 8-10 Q |
Cloze Test | 5 Q | |
Spotting Errors | 5 Q | |
Para Jumbles/Sentence Rearrangements | 2-5 Q | |
Sentence Improvement | 2-5 Q | |
Fill in the blanks | 3-5 Q | |
Sentence Connector | 5 Q | |
New Pattern Questions | 5-8 Q | |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | Number Series | 3-5 Q |
Simplification | 3-5 Q | |
Data Interpretation | 20-25 Q | |
Arithmetic Problems | 12-15 Q | |
Data Sufficiency | 5-7 Q | |
Quantity/ Number Based Problems | 5-8 Q |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM REASONING & COMPUTER APTITUDE DETAILED SYLLABUS
The detailed syllabus for Reasoning & Computer Aptitude along with the topic description, topic example & difficulty level is given below:-
Topic | Topic Description | Topic Example | Topic Difficulty Level |
Seating arrangements | Questions based on finding the correct order of people sitting and analyze the given piece of information, pick the information that is important and leave out the information that is not required in solving the given set of questions | Seven friends, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, watch seven different movie, namely Spectre, Joy, Burnt, Concussion, Frozen, Everly and legend, not necessarily in the same order, starting from Monday to Sunday (of the same week). T watches a movie on Thursday. Only one person watches the movie between T and the one who watches Frozen. P watches a movie immediately after the one who watches Frozen. Only three people watch the movie between P and the one who watches Burnt. Only two people watch the movie between the one who watches burnt and U. The one who watches Legend, watches the movie before U but after Thursday. More than two people watch the movie between the one who watches the movie Legend and R. The one who watches Spectre watches the movie immediately before the one who watches Everly. The one who watches Concussion watches immediately before Q. V does not watch the movie on Tuesday. | Complex & Time Consuming |
Inequality | When a group of elements are given with a certain coded relationship denoted by , = etc. such type of questions fall under the category of reasoning Inequality. | Statements : | Easy & Less time Consuming |
Syllogism | Questions require thinking for arriving at a specific conclusion by examining other premises or ideas | Statements: | Easy & Less time Consuming |
Coding-Decoding | Identifying the pattern used for coding a given data set and using the same for performing specific operations. | In a code language, | Complex & Time Consuming |
Input-Output | Some kind of word and number arrangement is given. With each subsequent operation, the arrangement of the words and numbers changes. These operations are performed until a final arrangement is reached or is performed in a loop. Candidates are required to identify the hidden pattern in the rearrangement and apply it to the machine input-output questions. |
| Complex & Time Consuming |
Data Sufficiency | Analyzing the given information and judging whether the given information is sufficient to answer the question or not. | There are seven members in a family, four males, and four females. A is wife of C. C has two sons Q and B. T is the mother of R. How is R related to C? | Complex & Time Consuming |
Logical Reasoning | Questions from statement & argument, Statement & conclusion, Decision making, etc. | Directions: Kindly study the paragraph given below and answer the question that follows. | Complex & Time Consuming |
Computers | Questions based on - Internet, Networking, Operating System, Windows, keys, Memory, Etc. | Which section of the CPU selects, interprets, and sees to the execution of program instructions? | Easy & Less time Consuming |
Note:- The above examples to various topics are for illustrative purposes only.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR REASONING & COMPUTER APTITUDE
1. Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal
2. A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal (Arihant) by BS Sijwali
3. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
4. Bank PO/MT Examination Practice Workbook by Arihant
5. Objective Computer Awareness by Arihant
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM GENERAL/ BANKING/ ECONOMY AWARENESS DETAILED SYLLABUS
The detailed syllabus for General/ Banking/ Economy Awareness along with the topic description, topic example & difficulty level is given below:-
Topic | Topic Description | Topic Example | Topic Difficulty Level |
Current Affairs | National/International Events, Appointment, Awards Functions, Government Schemes, etc | Australian Open 2022 will be held on which sports ground? | Past 5-6 Months |
Static Awareness | Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks, Important Days/Dates, Political Leaders Movements etc. | Where is Panna National Park located? | Based on General Knowledge |
Economy Awareness | Bank, Capital, Money market, Government Initiatives | Refinance facility is provided by NABARD. Which institutions can avail this facility? |
Note :- The above examples to various topics are for illustrative purpose only.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR GENERAL/ BANKING/ ECONOMY AWARENESS
1. India Year Book by Publications Division, Government of India
2. Banking Awareness by B.K Raut and S.R Behera
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM ENGLISH LANGUAGE DETAILED SYLLABUS
The detailed syllabus for the English Language along with the topic description, topic example & difficulty level is given below:-
Topic | Topic Description | Topic Example | Topic Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension | Analyzing the passage and answering questions based on it | The theme of the passage "Work-Life Balance" | 10+2 level |
Cloze Test | Filling Appropriate words in each of the blanks in the given paragraph | The theme of the passage "UK- the fifth largest economy" | 10+2 level |
Spotting Errors | Identifying Errors in a given sentence | Select the option which contains the part/parts of the sentence which has/have an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual) | 10+2 level |
Para Jumbles/ Sentence Rearrangements | Rearranging the sentences in a logical order such that they make sense. | Arrange the sentences in the right order and answer the questions that follow. | 10+2 level |
Sentence Improvement | Improving the sentence by correcting the mistake | Choose the best alternative among the four given which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. | 10+2 level |
Fill in the blanks | Filling the blank with the approriate word. | find the pair of words from the given options that fit both the blanks in the given order and make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. | 10+2 level |
Sentence Connector | Improving the sentence by correcting the mistake | select that option that could connect both the sentences and make them grammatically and contextually correct. | 10+2 level |
Note:- The above examples of various topics are for illustrative purposes only.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
2. Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Mcgraw Hill Education
3. Objective General English by S. Chand
4. General English by Arihant Publication
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION DETAILED SYLLABUS
The detailed syllabus for Data Analysis & Interpretation along with the topic description, topic example & difficulty level is given below:-
Topic | Topic Description | Topic Example | Topic Difficulty Level |
Number Series | Completing the given series by finding the pattern among the numbers. | 767 495 359 291 257 ? | Class 10th Level |
Simplification | Questions based on mathematical operations to be performed using BODMAS | 48.3 × 289 ÷ 3.4 ÷ 23 ÷ 68 × 21 = ?3 + 28.125 | Class 10th Level |
Data Interpretation | Questions based on Pie chart, Bar graphs, Venn Diagram, Radar etc | The graph shows the percentage of Executives among working employees in three different departments of a company in three different years. | Class 10th Level |
Arithmetic Problems | Problems based on Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Age-based problems, Percentages, Profit Loss & Discount, Mixture & Alligations, Simple & Compound Interest, Time Work & Wages, Speed Time & Distance, Boats & Streams, Probability, etc | A packaging machine A of Kurkure can pack one lakh packets in 10 hours, packaging machine B of Kurkure can pack the same number of packets in 12 hours while packaging machine C can pack them in 15 hours. All the packaging machines are started at 8 a.m. while packaging machine A is closed at 10 a.m. And the remaining two packaging machines complete the work. Approximately at what time will the work be finished? | Class 10th Level |
Data Sufficiency | Analyzing the given information and judging whether the given information is sufficient to answer the question or not | What is the marked price of the shirt? | Class 10th Level |
Quantity/ Number Based Problems | Solving the Questions given in Statements I & II and comparing them. | Quantity I: A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water mixed in the ratio 9:5 resp. 168 litres of the mixture is taken out of the vessel and is replaced with 48 litres of milk such that the ratio of the milk to water in the vessel becomes 15:7 resp. Find the initial quantity of water in the vessel. | Class 10th Level |
Note:- The above examples to various topics are for illustrative purposes only.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION
1. Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
2. Data Interpretation - Magical Books Series by K. Kundan
3. Quantitative aptitude for competitive examinations - R.S. Aggarwal
4. Quantitative aptitude tests - N.K. Singh
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM PATTERN
IBPS PO Main Examination shall be held as an Objective Type Online Computer Based Test. IBPS PO Main Examination shall consist of a total of 155 questions and a total of 200 Marks. The total duration of examination shall be 180 Minutes.
The section-wise distribution of Questions and Marks is given below:-
Test Mode | Name of test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 Q | 60 Marks | 60 Minutes |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 Q | 40 Marks | 35 Minutes | |
English Language | 35 Q | 40 Marks | 40 Minutes | |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 Q | 60 Marks | 45 Minutes | |
Total section = 4 | Total Question = 155 Ques | Total marks = 200 Marks | Total time = 180 Minutes |
For Descriptive Test:-
After the conduction of the Objective Type Computer Based online test, a Descriptive test will be held. This test shall consist of two questions of a total of 25 marks. The time duration of the Descriptive test is 30 minutes.
Test Mode | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Descriptive Type Online Computer Based Test | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 Q | 25 Marks | 30 Minutes |
Note:- No break will be provided between Objective Type Computer Based test and Descriptive test.
IBPS PO MAINS MODE OF EXAMINATION
Both Objective type and Descriptive Type Tests will be held as a Computer Based Test.
IBPS PO MAINS MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION
1. From Objective Type Online Computer Based Test, Questions from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, and Data Analysis & Interpretation section shall be available in both English & Hindi.
2. From Objective Type Online Computer Based Test, Questions from the English Language shall be available in only English.
3. Descriptive Type Online Computer Based Test shall be held in English only.
IBPS PO MAINS MARKING SCHEME
Sections of the test
1. English Language
2. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
3. General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
4. Data Analysis & Interpretation
Question from the above-mentioned sections are asked in IBPS PO Main Examination where the English language comprises 35 Questions of 40 Marks, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude comprises 45 questions of 60 marks, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness comprises 40 Questions of 40 Marks and Data Analysis & Interpretation comprises 35 questions of 60 Marks summing up to total 200 marks.
MARKING SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS
1. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty
2. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
NORMALIZATION OF MARKS
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using the equi-percentile method.
1. First, the percentile rank of the students for each shift of the exam is calculated using the formul
...IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM PATTERN
IBPS PO Main Examination shall be held as an Objective Type Online Computer Based Test. IBPS PO Main Examination shall consist of a total of 155 questions and a total of 200 Marks. The total duration of examination shall be 180 Minutes.
The section-wise distribution of Questions and Marks is given below:-
Test Mode | Name of test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 Q | 60 Marks | 60 Minutes |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 Q | 40 Marks | 35 Minutes | |
English Language | 35 Q | 40 Marks | 40 Minutes | |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 Q | 60 Marks | 45 Minutes | |
Total section = 4 | Total Question = 155 Ques | Total marks = 200 Marks | Total time = 180 Minutes |
For Descriptive Test:-
After the conduction of the Objective Type Computer Based online test, a Descriptive test will be held. This test shall consist of two questions of a total of 25 marks. The time duration of the Descriptive test is 30 minutes.
Test Mode | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Descriptive Type Online Computer Based Test | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 Q | 25 Marks | 30 Minutes |
Note:- No break will be provided between Objective Type Computer Based test and Descriptive test.
IBPS PO MAINS MODE OF EXAMINATION
Both Objective type and Descriptive Type Tests will be held as a Computer Based Test.
IBPS PO MAINS MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION
1. From Objective Type Online Computer Based Test, Questions from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, and Data Analysis & Interpretation section shall be available in both English & Hindi.
2. From Objective Type Online Computer Based Test, Questions from the English Language shall be available in only English.
3. Descriptive Type Online Computer Based Test shall be held in English only.
IBPS PO MAINS MARKING SCHEME
Sections of the test
1. English Language
2. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
3. General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
4. Data Analysis & Interpretation
Question from the above-mentioned sections are asked in IBPS PO Main Examination where the English language comprises 35 Questions of 40 Marks, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude comprises 45 questions of 60 marks, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness comprises 40 Questions of 40 Marks and Data Analysis & Interpretation comprises 35 questions of 60 Marks summing up to total 200 marks.
MARKING SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS
1. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty
2. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
NORMALIZATION OF MARKS
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using the equi-percentile method.
1. First, the percentile rank of the students for each shift of the exam is calculated using the formula given below -
Percentile rank of the Candidate = ((Total Students in a shift - Rank of Candidate in that shift) / (Total Students in a shift - 1)) x 100
2. After that, based on the number of available vacancies, a cut-off percentile rank is decided.
3. Based on this cut-off score, candidates are shortlisted for the next phase of the recruitment process.
Note:- Scores up to two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculations.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM FAST FACTS
1. Acronym - IBPS PO
2. Year Started - 1975
3. Conducting Body/ Administrator - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
4. Exam Purpose - Recruitment for managerial level posts in Government-owned Bank Personnel
5. Exam Mode - Computer Based Test
6. Stages - Preliminary Stage & Mains Stage
7. Offered - Once a Year
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee (PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The candidates who qualify for the IBPS PO Preliminary Examination with the required cut-off as decided by the IBPS authority are eligible for IBPS PO Main Examination. Based on the marks scored in Preliminary Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Mains Examination.
The candidate’s eligibility for IBPS PO Mains Examination is based on the fulfillment of the following conditions:-
1. Nationality
2. IBPS PO Mains Age Limit & Relaxations
3. IBPS PO Mains Educational Qualifications
IBPS PO MAINS NATIONALITY
A candidate must be either -
1. A Citizen of India or
2. A subject of Nepal or
3. A subject of Bhutan or
4. A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
5. A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India,
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) & (5) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
IBPS PO MAINS AGE LIMIT & RELAXATIONS
The Age of a candidate shall be minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 30 Years.
Relaxations of Upper age limit:-
S.No | Category | Age Relaxation |
1. | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 Years |
2. | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
3. | Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 Years |
4. | Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen | the actual period of service rendered in the defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
5. | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 Years |
Note:-The relaxation in the upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC candidates is allowed on a cumulative basis with only one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above in Point No. (3) to (5).
IBPS PO MAINS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
A candidate must possess:-
1. A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
2. The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
IBPS PO MAINS ELIGIBILITY HIGHLIGHTS
1. The candidate shall be a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 30 years of age.
2. A candidate must possess a Degree of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University.
3. As the exams are now conducted online, candidates need to know the basic working of the computer.
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee (PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The candidates who qualify for the IBPS PO Preliminary Examination with the required cut-off as decided by the IBPS authority are eligible for IBPS PO Main Examination. Based on the marks scored in Preliminary Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Mains Examination.
The candidate’s eligibility for IBPS PO Mains Examination is based on the fulfillment of the following conditions:-
1. Nationality
2. IBPS PO Mains Age Limit & Relaxations
3. IBPS PO Mains Educational Qualifications
IBPS PO MAINS NATIONALITY
A candidate must be either -
1. A Citizen of India or
2. A subject of Nepal or
3. A subject of Bhutan or
4. A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
5. A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India,
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) & (5) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
IBPS PO MAINS AGE LIMIT & RELAXATIONS
The Age of a candidate shall be minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 30 Years.
Relaxations of Upper age limit:-
S.No | Category | Age Relaxation |
1. | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 Years |
2. | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
3. | Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 Years |
4. | Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen | the actual period of service rendered in the defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
5. | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 Years |
Note:-The relaxation in the upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC candidates is allowed on a cumulative basis with only one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above in Point No. (3) to (5).
IBPS PO MAINS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
A candidate must possess:-
1. A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
2. The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
IBPS PO MAINS ELIGIBILITY HIGHLIGHTS
1. The candidate shall be a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 30 years of age.
2. A candidate must possess a Degree of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University.
3. As the exams are now conducted online, candidates need to know the basic working of the computer.
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS 2023 EXAM DATES
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Events | Dates |
Online Registration Process Starts | 02 August 2023 |
Online Registration Process Ends | 22 August 2023 |
IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card | September 2023 |
IBPS PO 2023 Preliminary Exam Date | September/ October 2023 |
IBPS PO Mains Admit Card 2023 | October 2023 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2023 | 05th November 2023 |
IBPS PO PRELIMS 2022 EXAM DATES
Events | Date |
IBPS PO Notification | 1st August 2022 |
Online Registration Process | 22nd August 2022 |
IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card | 7th October-16th October 2022 |
IBPS PO 2022 Preliminary Exam Date | 15th -16th October 2022 |
IBPS PO Prelims Result | 2nd November 2022 |
IBPS PO Mains Admit Card | 19th November - 26th November2022 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2022 | 26th November 2022 |
IBPS PO Mains Result | 5th January 2023 |
IBPS PO Interview Call Letter | January/February 2023 |
Conduct of Interview | January/February 2023 |
IBPS PO 2022 Provisional Allotment | April 2023 |
IBPS PO MAINS 2021 EXAM
Events | Date |
Notification Issue | October 20, 2021 |
Online Application Start | October 20, 2021 |
Registration Last Date | November 11, 2021 |
Fee Payment Last Date | November 11, 2021 |
Pre Admit Card Available | November 20, 2021 |
Pre Online Exam Date | December 4 – 11, 2021 |
Pre Result Available | January 05, 2022 |
Mains Admit Card | January 10, 2022 |
Mains Exam Date | January 22, 2022 |
Mains Result | February 2022 |
Interview Letter | February 2022 |
Allotment Result | February 2022 |
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IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS 2023 EXAM DATES
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Events | Dates |
Online Registration Process Starts | 02 August 2023 |
Online Registration Process Ends | 22 August 2023 |
IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card | September 2023 |
IBPS PO 2023 Preliminary Exam Date | September/ October 2023 |
IBPS PO Mains Admit Card 2023 | October 2023 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2023 | 05th November 2023 |
IBPS PO PRELIMS 2022 EXAM DATES
Events | Date |
IBPS PO Notification | 1st August 2022 |
Online Registration Process | 22nd August 2022 |
IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card | 7th October-16th October 2022 |
IBPS PO 2022 Preliminary Exam Date | 15th -16th October 2022 |
IBPS PO Prelims Result | 2nd November 2022 |
IBPS PO Mains Admit Card | 19th November - 26th November2022 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2022 | 26th November 2022 |
IBPS PO Mains Result | 5th January 2023 |
IBPS PO Interview Call Letter | January/February 2023 |
Conduct of Interview | January/February 2023 |
IBPS PO 2022 Provisional Allotment | April 2023 |
IBPS PO MAINS 2021 EXAM
Events | Date |
Notification Issue | October 20, 2021 |
Online Application Start | October 20, 2021 |
Registration Last Date | November 11, 2021 |
Fee Payment Last Date | November 11, 2021 |
Pre Admit Card Available | November 20, 2021 |
Pre Online Exam Date | December 4 – 11, 2021 |
Pre Result Available | January 05, 2022 |
Mains Admit Card | January 10, 2022 |
Mains Exam Date | January 22, 2022 |
Mains Result | February 2022 |
Interview Letter | February 2022 |
Allotment Result | February 2022 |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM IMPORTANT FACTS
1. IBPS PO examination is held once a year.
2. Online Form Validity Period - Approx. 3 Weeks.
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
The IBPS PO Mains paper analysis will be updated shortly after the exam is completed. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee (PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round.
After clearing the Prelims, the candidates have to appear for IBPS PO mains. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2023
IBPS PO 2023 mains exam was conducted on 05 November 2023 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). This analysis will help all the candidates who have appeared in the exam or all those aspirants who are going to appear for the IBPS PO Mains Exam in the future.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 5 November 2023
Overall Analysis | |||
Section | No. of Questions | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 20-22 | Moderate to Difficult |
English Language | 35 | 22-24 | Moderate |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 17-19 | Moderate to Difficult |
General Awareness | 40 | 18-20 | Moderate |
Overall | 155 | 77-85 | Moderate to Difficult |
Section Wise Analysis
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
The IBPS PO Mains paper analysis will be updated shortly after the exam is completed. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee (PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round.
After clearing the Prelims, the candidates have to appear for IBPS PO mains. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2023
IBPS PO 2023 mains exam was conducted on 05 November 2023 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). This analysis will help all the candidates who have appeared in the exam or all those aspirants who are going to appear for the IBPS PO Mains Exam in the future.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 5 November 2023
Overall Analysis | |||
Section | No. of Questions | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 20-22 | Moderate to Difficult |
English Language | 35 | 22-24 | Moderate |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 17-19 | Moderate to Difficult |
General Awareness | 40 | 18-20 | Moderate |
Overall | 155 | 77-85 | Moderate to Difficult |
Section Wise Analysis
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 23 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency (3 statement based) | 05 | Moderate |
Blood Relation | 05 | Moderate |
Logical/Critical Reasoning | 05-06 | Moderate |
Input-Output | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
Miscellaneous | 02 | Easy to Moderate |
General Awareness
1. Nobel Peace Prize Country
2. VGF- BEES related
3. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)- Govt. Scheme
4. GST related (Highest month)
5. Incremental CRR
6. Committee Head of One Nation One Election
7. UNESCO 42nd World Heritage Site- Hoy Sala Temple
8. 3D Post Office constructed by?
9. Israel Iron Dom
10. Digital Payment Index
11. IPPB + SIDBI
12. Capital Market- Primary Market
13. Asian Games 2023
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate to Difficult |
Missing Number Series | 04 | Moderate |
Algebra Based Series | 01 | Easy to Moderate |
Time & Work Passage | 03 | Moderate |
Mensuration | 01 | Moderate |
Algebra Based Arithmetic | 03 | Moderate |
Arithmetic | 05 | Moderate |
English Language
Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension-1 | 06 | Moderate |
Reading Comprehension-2 | 05 | Moderate |
Error Detection | 05 | Moderate |
Word Swap | 05 | Moderate to Difficult |
Para Completion | 03-04 | Moderate |
Triple Fillers | 05-06 | Easy to Moderate |
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2022
IBPS PO 2022 mains exam was conducted on 26 November 2022 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). This analysis will help all the candidates who have appeared in the exam or all those aspirants who are going to appear for the IBPS PO Mains Exam in the future.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 26 November 2022 Shift 1
Overall Analysis
Section | Difficulty Level |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Moderate |
English Language | Easy |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | Moderate-Dificult |
General Awareness | Easy-Moderate |
Overall Good Attempts | Moderate |
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2021
IBPS PO 2021 mains exam was conducted on January 22 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). This analysis will help all the candidates who have appeared in the exam or all those aspirants who are going to appear for the IBPS PO Mains Exam in the future.
Overall Analysis
Section | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 25-27 | Moderate |
English Language | 16-18 | Moderate |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 15-17 | Moderate |
General Awareness | 24-26 | Moderate |
Overall Good Attempts | 80-88 | Moderate |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
The level of the questions ranged from moderate to difficult. The below table depicts the number of questions asked in today’s IBPS PO Mains Exam. Puzzles asked in the IBPS PO Mains Exam are as below:
1. Concentric Rectangular Rearrangement- 8 persons
2. Floor + Flat puzzle (4 * 4) + Blood Relations
3. Parallel rows- 3 rows
4. Selection based puzzle- 9 people, 9 colors, 3 departments: 5 questions
5. Linear Seating Arrangement- 7 persons (3 verbal names + 4 consonant names) & Experience year
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Puzzles | 25 | Moderate |
Coded Syllogs | 02 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency | 04-05 | Moderate |
Coded Blood Relation | 02 | Moderate |
Machine Input Output | 05 | Moderate |
Coded Inequality | 03 | Difficult |
Coded Direction | 02 | Moderate |
Meaningful word (COAST) | 01 | Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | 03-04 | Easy to Moderate |
English Language
This section was lengthy and the level of difficulty ranges from moderate to difficult. This section had 35 questions for 40 marks. There were 2 Reading Comprehension asked in today’s IBPS PO Mains Exam and below is detail about the English section as discussed through IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis.
The topic of RC- Deforestation related.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension | 09-10 | Moderate to Difficult |
Inference Based | 04 | Moderate |
Word Swap + Sentence Rearrangement | 04 | Moderate |
Phrase Replacement | 05 | Moderate |
Word Replacement | 04 | Moderate |
Data Analysis and Interpretation
As per the student’s review who have attempted the IBPS PO Mains exam the level of difficulty is moderate. The Data Analysis & Interpretation carries a total of 60 marks and has 35 questions. There were 3 statement-based Data Sufficiency questions asked including mensuration and partnership. Following were the types of DI in the IBPS PO Mains 2021 exam:
1. Tabular Missing DI ( Mensuration + Pipe & Cistern): 4 questions
2. Double pie-chart (Total Students (2500) & Number of Boys(1200)): 4 questions
3. Tabular DI (Logical DI)- Speed, No. of Drifts & No. of Crash: 4 questions
4. DI- Market Value/Share Value: 4 questions
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation | 16 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency (3 statement) | 06 | Easy to Moderate |
Quantity Comparison | 02 | Moderate |
Missing & Wrong Number Series | 03 | Moderate |
Time, Speed, and Distance | 03-04 | Moderate |
Mensuration | 03 | Moderate |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
This section had 40 questions for 40 marks. Most of the questions were from current affairs. Some of the questions were related to the following
1. NRI Day
2. Overnight Loan rate
3. Wooden Satellite launch by
4. Mobile Pay application
5. DAK Pay
6. Sig Visa Card
7. International Film Festival of India
8. International Jury Head
9. SBI + JCB
10. Eligibility Criteria Shramyogi Bandhan Yojana
11. Deepam + ADB
12. NSDL MOU
13. Floating Solar Park
14. IFSCA Headquarter
15. PayOut Link
16. NEO Bank
17. OLA Factory
18. SBM Bank
19. Nasa and ESA crew Indian American person name: Raja Cherry
20. Amount in Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojna
Descriptive Paper
The descriptive writing test has 2 questions – Letter, and Essay and candidates had to attempt it in a time limit of 30 minutes. The topics under this section were as below-
Essay Writing Topics – word limit 250 words
1. Surrogacy
2. Modern Technology
Letter Writing Topics – word limit 150 words
1 Letter regarding bank statement
2. Protection of Monument
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2020
IBPS PO Mains Exam has been conducted on February 04, 2021.
Overall Analysis
Sr.no. | Name of Section | Total Questions | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
1 | Reasoning & Computer Awareness | 45 | Difficult | 15-18 |
2 | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | Easy to moderate | 26-30 |
3 | English Language | 35 | Difficult | 26-28 |
4 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | Moderate | 15-17 |
Total section = 4 | Total Question = 155 Ques | Level = Difficult | Total Attempts = 82-93 Ques |
English Language
1. The level of the English Language section was Moderate.
2. This section is the most scoring section of the IBPS PO mains exam.
3. This section had 35 questions for 40 marks.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate to Difficult |
Double Fillers | 2 | Moderate |
Para Jumbles (Old Pattern) | 3 | Moderate |
Word Rearrangement | 4 | Moderate |
Starters & Connectors | 3 | Moderate |
Cloze Test (Economy) | 4 | Moderate |
Phrase Replacement | 3 | Moderate |
Fill in the Blanks | 4 | Moderate |
Total section = 8 | Total Question = 35 Ques | Level = Moderate |
There were three reading comprehensions based on the following themes:
1. The Economic Survey
2. Fishery
3. Water Crisis in India
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
1. Most of the questions were from current affairs.
2. Candidates need to be aware of all the important updates across the world to score well in this particular section.
3. Also having efficient knowledge about Static GK.
4. General Awareness/ Financial Awareness questions were majorly based on the current affairs of the last 3-4 months.
Some of the questions were based on the following topics:
1. Australian Open 2021
2. ATP Winner
3. 1st Social impact bond
4. OECD migrants
5. Trust Exercise book
6. Signature visa debit card
7. Pravasi diwas
8. i-mobile app
9. DAK Pay
10. JCB Brand
11. The jury of the international film festival
12. PM Rojgar yojana amount allocation
13. FX 4U
14. Guru Ram Das Ji International airport
15. Lockdown Legends book
16. 67th chess grandmaster
Data Analysis and Interpretation
1. The Data Analysis & Interpretation carries a total of 60 marks and has 35 questions.
2. In this section, there were 25 questions of 2 marks and 10 questions of 1 mark each.
3. This section included all the questions of DIs and there was just, 2 question of wrong number series.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Data Interpretation | 23 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency | 4 | Moderate |
Arithmetic | 5 | Moderate |
Wrong Number Series | 3 | Moderate |
Total section = 4 | Total Question = 35 Ques | Level = Moderate |
Given below are the topics on which the data interpretation questions were based on:
1. Table based DI – Literate/Illiterate
2. Caselet – Speed, Distance & Time
3. Line Graph – Total Employees; percentage of male and female employees
4. Pie Chart Based DI
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
1. This section was also difficult and time taking for candidates.
2. For this section, candidates get the maximum time but the section also is complex and questions are lengthy.
Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 28 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency | 3 | Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | 4 | Moderate |
Input-Output | 5 | Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 3 | Difficult |
Blood Relations | 3 | Moderate |
Direction & Distance | 2 | Moderate |
Total section = 7 | Total Question = 48 Ques | Level = Moderate |
Given below are the memory-based seating arrangement and puzzle-based questions:
1. Classification Puzzle- 5 Cartons
2. Selection-Based Puzzle
3. Linear Seating Arrangement (4 couples north facing)
4. Parallel Row 10 persons- 2 Questions
5. Circular Arrangement – Data Sufficiency
6. Distance-Based Puzzle
Descriptive Paper
The descriptive paper of the IBPS PO mains exam is a 25 marks section and has two questions: one letter writing and one essay.
Following are the topics that were given for essay writing-
1. Advantages and Disadvantages of Work From Home.
2. E-waste Disposal.
Following are the topics that were given for letter writing-
1. Language Problem in Children due to various Applications.
2. Letter by Bank Manager to the customers for declining the loan.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2019
IBPS PO Mains Exam has been conducted on November 30, 2019.
Overall Analysis
Section | Good Attempts (in ques) | Difficulty Level |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 6 – 8 | Moderate to difficult |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 9 – 13 | Moderate to difficult |
General Awareness | 19-23 | Moderate |
English Language | 12-15 | Easy to Moderate |
English (Essay and Letter Writing) | 2 | Moderate |
Total section = 5 | Total Attempts = 63 – 66 Ques | Level = Difficult |
English Language
1. The difficulty level of this section was easy to moderate.
2. The paper had 3 sets of reading comprehensions and their questions were randomly arranged.
3. There were also questions from Sentence Rearrangement, Word Rearrangement, Cloze test based in a new pattern, and Spotting Error.
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 12 | Difficult |
Word Rearrangement ( Two Sentences) | 5 | Difficult |
Word Rearrangement ( Single Sentences) | 5 | Difficult |
Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Moderate- Difficult |
New Pattern-based Cloze Test | 3 | Moderate- Difficult |
Error Detection | 5 | Difficult |
Total section = 5 | Total Question = 35 Ques | Level = Difficult |
The topics of Reading Comprehension are:
1. Quality of education in the US
2. Economy Based RC on a comparison of GDP and Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
3. Comparison between men and women’s soccer team
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
1. A total of 45 questions were asked in this section.
2. There were no questions from Computer Aptitude.
3. The difficulty level of this section was difficult.
4. There were around 5 questions of logical reasoning based on Statements and Inference.
5. Questions were also asked from puzzles and seating arrangements.
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Seating Arrangement and Puzzles | 25 | Difficult and Tricky |
Direction Sense with Coding-Decoding | 3 | Moderate- Difficult |
Blood Relation | 2 | Moderate |
Inequality | 2 | Moderate |
Logical Reasoning | 5 | Difficult |
Alphabet Series | 1 | Moderate |
Machine Input Output (coding based with 3 steps) | 4 | Moderate- Difficult |
Machine Input Output with 4 steps | 3 | Moderate |
Total section = 8 | Total Question = 45 Ques | Level = Difficult |
Following were the types of puzzles and seating arrangement asked in examination:
1. Floor based puzzle ( 40 story building, 10 people)
2. Circular Seating Arrangement ( 7 people were to be arranged to be seated facing the center of a circular table + according to their water consumption)
3. Box based puzzle
4. Linear Arrangement of 11 houses from west to east, where 3 houses were vacant and 8 people had to be arranged along with those houses according to their age.
5. Designation based puzzle of order and ranking (Male, Female + 3 Cities- Hyderabad, Delhi, Pune)
Data Analysis and Interpretation
1. The paper was a bit lengthy and difficult.
2. There were 25 questions of 2 marks and 10 questions of 1 mark each.
3. Questions were from DIs and 1 question from the wrong number series.
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Data Interpretation | 34 | Difficult |
Wrong Series | 1 | Moderate |
Total Section = 2 | Total Questions = 35 Ques | Level = Difficult |
The following types of DIs were asked in the exam:
1. Probability-based Line Graph (Data related to the. of students was given)
2. Bar Graph ( 3 Companies- X, Y, Z)
3. Missing DI (No. of Applicants valid and invalid were given-A, B, C, D, E)
4. Pie Chart based DI ( Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4)
5. Percentage based Line Graph DI (data related to orders delivered and canceled was given)
6. Caselet DI -4 questions (data related to batteries- A, B, C – percentage of battery and unit of battery in Neurotherapy)
7. Time and work-based Caselet DI
General/Economy/Banking Awareness
1. The General Awareness section comprised questions from the events that took place recently.
2. General Awareness was relatively moderate compared to Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
3. Most of the questions were from current affairs of the last 3 months (majorly Oct-Nov).
Some of the questions were related to the following topics:
1. Chief Justice of India
2. COP25 Summit
3. ADB 200 Million Loan to which state?
4. Audio-visual heritage 2019 theme
Descriptive Paper
The descriptive writing test has 2 questions from Letter and Essay writing.
Essay Writing Topics ( Candidates had to choose any 1) – word limit 250 words
1. Ethical Banking
2. Social Media Influencer’s Impact on us
3. Contribution of Unorganised Sector in Indian Economy
4. Pros and Cons of 4 days working in a week
5. FDI in the retail sector
Letter Writing Topics ( Candidates had to choose any 1) – word limit 150 words
1. Write a letter to your bank’s branch manager informing him that your EMI installment of Rs. 3000 has been deducted instead of Rs. 2000. Request him to take the necessary action to roll back the transaction or adjust the amount.
2. Write a letter to the Road Transport Authority expressing your concern over the usage of high beam LED lights in bikes and cars
3. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing your concern on the state of the elderly living alone by themselves. Request the government to take some initiatives to help the senior citizens living alone.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2018
IBPS PO Mains Exam has been conducted on November 18, 2018.
Overall Analysis
Sr.no. | Name of Section | Total Questions | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | Difficult | 15-19 |
2 | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | Moderate | 22-24 |
3 | English Language | 35 | Difficult | 12-17 |
4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | Difficult | 07-11 |
Total | 155 | Difficult | 56 – 71 | |
Descriptive Paper | 2 | Moderate | - |
English Language
1. The English Section was full of Reading Comprehension.
2. The questions were tricky and inference-based.
3. Every question had a passage. Even for a single question, a passage was given.
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 20-21 Ques - (5 RCs and with 3-4 Questions each | Difficult |
Para-jumble | 5 Ques. | Difficult |
Cloze Test | 10-11 Ques. (Fillers, Phrase replacement, Rephrase sentences) Theme: Packaged Food marketing and advertising | Difficult |
All Reading Comprehension passages were based on finance.
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
1. The level of reasoning was difficult.
2. There were NO questions about computer aptitude.
3. A major portion of this section was filled with questions of puzzles and data sufficiency.
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Puzzle & Seating Arrangement | 23 | Difficult |
Blood Relations | 2 | Difficult |
Input-Output | 5 Some (2 digits) numbers were given and they were operated upon by basic arithmetic operations. | Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 1 | Moderate |
Data Sufficiency | 2 Two questions were based on -Ordering, Ranking, and Arrangement | Difficult |
Logical Reasoning | 9 | Moderate-Difficult |
Miscellaneous Questions | 3 Direction - 1 Ques Alphabet based - 2 Ques | Moderate |
Data Analysis and Interpretation
1. The level of data analysis and interpretation was difficult.
2. There were many short sets of DIs and many questions of Data Sufficiency.
3. Each short caselet type DI had a set of statements with some data.
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Data Interpretation | 15 | Difficult |
Quantity 1 & Quantity 2 Quantity 3 | 3 | Difficult |
Data Sufficiency | 2-3 | Difficult |
Number Series | 3 | Difficult |
Arithmetic | 4-5 | Lengthy & Difficult |
Data Fillers | 4 | Very Difficult |
Probability | 1 | Difficult |
Types of D.I.
1. Triangle D.I. – Percentage distribution of illiterate people in three villages - A, B, C
2. Caselet D.I.
3. Line Graph-based- Data Statement/Dependency (Two Questions were based on the Data Statement and Expenses of 5 people from April to Nov)
General/Economy/Banking Awareness
1. Questions based on Current Affairs & News from the months of May to November 2018.
2. The level of the questions asked was moderate.
3. There were only a few questions from static and banking awareness.
Descriptive Paper
This section involved 2 questions- Letter and Essay Writing.
Letter Writing (150 words) - 5 topics were there and you had to choose one
1. Write a letter to an editor on types of pollution and on the ways of tackling them.
2. Write a letter to your neighbors thanking them for their help during a family emergency.
3. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner to bring to his notice the illegal encroachment by hawkers and request him to put an end to it.
4. Write a letter to your favorite author praising his/her book published recently.
5. Write a letter to the Bank Manager to assign a separate counter for senior citizens.
Essay writing (200 words) 5 topics were there and you had to choose one
1. Many magazines have stopped printing a physical copy and switched to the digital mode due to the lack of readership - Discuss
2. What is Fake News? How to identify and avoid them?
3. Does India need a Universal Health Care System
4. Advantages of learning foreign languages.
5. Pros & Cons of NOTA while voting in an election.
IBPS PO Mains Analysis 2017
IBPS PO Mains Exam has been conducted on November 26, 2017
Overall Analysis
Subjects | No. of | Level | Good | Duration |
Reasoning | 45 | Tough | 16-17 | 60 Min |
English | 35 | Tough | 14-15 | 40 Min |
Data Analysis & | 35 |
| 15-16 | 45 Min |
General | 40 | Moderate | 26-28 | 35 Min |
Total section = 4 | Total Question = 155 Ques | Level = Tough | 75-80 | 3 hour |
English Language
1. There were 2 reading comprehensions with 5 questions in each set.
2. The cloze test & para jumble were asked totally in a new pattern. (2 words were given in each option and you have to identify the option in which both the words would fit in the given blank.)
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 10 | Difficult |
Antonym/Synonym | 4 | Difficult |
Cloze Test | 6 | Moderate |
Error Detection | 4 | Moderate-Difficult |
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round. After clearing the Prelims, the candidates have to appear for IBPS PO mains. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection.
IBPS PO EXAM SELECTION PROCESS
IBPS PO Examination is divided into four main stages:-
1. Preliminary Exam: The prelims are regarded as an elimination test. Only candidates who have passed the prelims are eligible for the main exams. The grades obtained at this stage are not added to those taken into account in the final selection.
2. Mains Exam: The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks acquired in this phase are taken into account to decide on the marks for the final selection.
3. Personal Interview This is the final stage this will be a face-to-face interaction wherein the candidate will be asked questions by a panel of members and on the basis of the marks obtained in both mains and the interview, the list of the officially selected candidates will be finalized.
4. Document Verification
IBPS PO MAINS STUDY PLAN
The only deciding factor for the selection or rejection of a candidate is the Strategy & Planning which is used by them for their preparation for the IBPS PO mains Examination. A good and result-oriented Strategy & Planning for the examination will definitely allow the candidates to make their way through IBPS PO mains Examination
The foremost step in planning involves preparing a study plan based on the Syllabus.
3 Weeks Study Plan
Week | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | English Language | Data Analysis & Interpretation |
1st Week | Coding-Decoding, | Basic banking | Reading | Line Graph, |
2nd Week | Computer | Current affairs (Business & Economy) | Reading | Data Sufficiency |
3rd Week | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Sessio |
2 Month Study Plan
Week | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | English Language | Data Analysis & Interpretation |
Week 1 | Circular puzzle, input-output, logical | Economic Survey, Budget, | Reading | Pie Chart, |
Week 2 | Blood Relation, Direction | The Indian States & their Culture, National parks, Wildlife Sanctuary | Sentence rearrangement, fillers | Line Graph, |
Week 3 | floor puzzle, blood relation, data sufficiency |
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round. After clearing the Prelims, the candidates have to appear for IBPS PO mains. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection.
IBPS PO EXAM SELECTION PROCESS
IBPS PO Examination is divided into four main stages:-
1. Preliminary Exam: The prelims are regarded as an elimination test. Only candidates who have passed the prelims are eligible for the main exams. The grades obtained at this stage are not added to those taken into account in the final selection.
2. Mains Exam: The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks acquired in this phase are taken into account to decide on the marks for the final selection.
3. Personal Interview This is the final stage this will be a face-to-face interaction wherein the candidate will be asked questions by a panel of members and on the basis of the marks obtained in both mains and the interview, the list of the officially selected candidates will be finalized.
4. Document Verification
IBPS PO MAINS STUDY PLAN
The only deciding factor for the selection or rejection of a candidate is the Strategy & Planning which is used by them for their preparation for the IBPS PO mains Examination. A good and result-oriented Strategy & Planning for the examination will definitely allow the candidates to make their way through IBPS PO mains Examination
The foremost step in planning involves preparing a study plan based on the Syllabus.
3 Weeks Study Plan
Week | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | English Language | Data Analysis & Interpretation |
1st Week | Coding-Decoding, | Basic banking | Reading | Line Graph, |
2nd Week | Computer | Current affairs (Business & Economy) | Reading | Data Sufficiency |
3rd Week | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Sessio |
2 Month Study Plan
Week | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | English Language | Data Analysis & Interpretation |
Week 1 | Circular puzzle, input-output, logical | Economic Survey, Budget, | Reading | Pie Chart, |
Week 2 | Blood Relation, Direction | The Indian States & their Culture, National parks, Wildlife Sanctuary | Sentence rearrangement, fillers | Line Graph, |
Week 3 | floor puzzle, blood relation, data sufficiency | Basic banking | Para/Sentence Completion, Cloze Test | Data Sufficiency |
Week 4 | Output, Linear | RBI & Monetary policy, Capital, | Reading | Missing |
Week 5 | Computer | Banking & Financial news Current affairs | Association Pair (Synonym & Antonym) | Ratio & Proportion, |
Week 6 | designation based puzzle, Syllogism, Miscellaneous | Agreements & MoUs GDP Growth Rate, (GST), Static G.K | Fill in the Blanks, Double Fillers | Time & Work, Speed Time & Distance, etc. |
Week 7 | Mix puzzle, Syllogism, logical | Summit & conference, Important Days | Reading | DI Based on Time & Work, Profit & Loss |
Week 8 | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session | Revision, Mock Test, Doubt clearing Session |
IBPS PO MAINS SUBJECT-WISE PREPARATION STRATEGY.
English Language:-
1. Improve your Vocabulary by online Thesaurus.
2. Improve your Grammar Skills by being perfect with the basics of English Grammar.
3. Read newspapers and magazines to improve your reading habits. Learn at least 10 new English words and meanings daily.
4. Students are required to avoid the mistake of reading incomplete questions and arriving at an incorrect answer eventually. Read the questions carefully and check what is being asked.
5. Practice Antonym & Synonym daily.
6. First try to understand the Theme of the passage before jumping to the questions.
7. While answering the direct questions based on vocabulary, where you are confused about the right answer, you can opt for the elimination method.
8. Previous Year's paper is a great source of practice.
Reasoning Ability:-
1. Firstly focus on Frequently Asked Questions from this section.
2. This section can be strengthened by solving various types of Puzzles & Games.
3. Always depend on multiple sources for practicing questions.
4. Never leave any topic.
5. Read the instructions carefully and analyze the information provided in the questions
6. Never judge any question based on what it looks like.
7. Practising more puzzles and seating arrangements will be an advantage.
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness:-
1. Reading newspapers, journals and magazines will help you a lot.
2. Be up to date with all the current affairs.
3. Make a note every time you hear something very important.
4. Mock tests will be of great help for this section especially.
5. Build a strong knowledge of Banking Awareness that will help you in the Interview Round also.
Data Analysis & Interpretation:-
1. Firstly focus on Frequently Asked Questions from this section.
2. Practice the harder sections again and again.
3. DI is the heart and soul of this section.
4. Become familiar with all types of Data Interpretation asked.
5. Always try to attempt those questions in which you are 100% sure of your answers.
A complete list of Recommended Books for IBPS PO is given below:-
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | English Language | Data Analysis & Interpretation |
India Year Book by Publications Division, Government of India | High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin | ||
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal (Arihant) by BS Sijwali | Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Mcgraw Hill Education | ||
Quantitative aptitude for competitive examinations - R.S. Aggarwal | |||
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication) |
IBPS PO MAINS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS(FAQ)
FAQ RELATED TO IBPS PO EXAM BACKGROUND
QUERY | RESPONSE |
What is the full form of IBPS PO? | The full form of IBPS PO is Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer. |
What is IBPS PO? | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee (PO/MT) in Public Sector Banks in India. |
Are there any limits on the number of attempts in the IBPS PO Exam? | One can appear 6 times for the IBPS PO Exam. Therefore, the limit on the number of attempts is 6. |
Is it possible to crack the IBPS PO exam on the first attempt? | Yes, it is possible to crack the IBPS PO exam on the first attempt. Candidates need to prepare for the exam dedicatedly. |
Is there any probation period for IBPS PO? | Yes, candidates selected for the post of IBPS PO will be on probation for two years. |
FAQ RELATED TO IBPS PO GENERAL QUERY
QUERY | RESPONSE |
Can I give IBPS PO exam after the 12th? | No, as IBPS demands graduation to appear for the IBPS PO exam. |
Is there any state-wise cutoff in IBPS PO Exam? | No, there is no state-wise cut-off in the IBPS PO examination. |
How difficult is the SBI PO compared to IBPS PO? | SBI PO & IBPS PO is almost conducted at the same level. |
Is the IBPS PO Exam tough? | The IBPS PO is not a tough exam. It can be cracked using the right study material and strategies. The candidate must go through the entire syllabus beforehand and prepare accordingly. |
I am in the final year of graduation. Can I apply for the IBPS PO exam? | No, final-year candidates cannot apply for IBPS PO. Candidates need to complete Graduation for applying to the exam |
Is it a bilingual exam? | Yes, except for the English language test as the other tests are conducted bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. |
How long should I study for the IBPS PO Exam? | The aspirants should study for 5-6 hours dedicatedly on a regular basis. |
FAQ RELATED TO IBPS PO EXAM PATTERN
QUERY | RESPONSE |
What is the IBPS PO exam pattern? | The IBPS PO Exam Pattern consists of three stages that the candidate needs to clear being- Prelims, Main, and the interview round. |
Is there any Negative Marking in IBPS PO? | Yes, there is negative marking for wrong answers in both the preliminary test and mains exam. One-fourth of the total marks will be deducted for the question marked wrong by the candidate. |
Is there any state-wise cut off in IBPS PO Exam? | No, there is no state-wise cut-off in the IBPS PO examination. |
How many sections in IBPS PO MAINS? | It consists of Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation,General Economy/Banking Awareness |
FAQ RELATED TO IBPS PO REGISTRATION
QUERY | RESPONSE |
How to apply for the IBPS PO Exam and Recruitment process? | The candidate who wishes to apply for the IBPS PO Exam and Recruitment process can visit the official website ibps. nic wherein the candidate needs to fill in the application form and submit the application fee. |
What to do if I forget my Registration Password? | Registration Password can be recovered by clicking on the forgot password link. Your new password will be sent to the mobile number and email id mentioned in the online application form. |
I want to change my Centre/Venue/Date/Time of the IBPS PO examination? | After the allotment of the date, time, and venue for the exam by IBPS, it cannot be changed. |
What is the minimum age limit for IBPS PO exam? | The minimum age limit required is 20 years for the IBPS PO exam. |
FAQ RELATED TO IBPS PO RESULT
QUERY | RESPONSE |
How will I be able to check my IBPS PO result for ? | You will be able to check your IBPS result by using your registration ID or enrolment number of IBPS and date of birth. |
What is the cut-off for IBPS PO recruitment? | There is no fixed cut-off. It depends on the performance of the candidates each year. |
What do you mean by sectional cut off? | Sectional cut-off means the candidate is required to clear every section in order to secure a seat for the Interview. IBPS PO examination has a sectional cutoff. |
When are the IBPS PO results declared? | The IBPS PO exam result is usually declared in the month of November. |
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Mains Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee(PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection.
IBPS PO CAREER PROSPECTS
The IBPS Probationary Officer’s Job profile is one of the most prestigious profiles you will ever come across. We have mentioned some of the most important details regarding this below, so have a look into it and get an idea of what you shall be going if you get hired at the IBPS Probationary Officer position –
1. One of your IBPS PO Job profiles would be to work as the Public Relations Officer. So, indeed it requires good interpersonal skills and overall personality that will help to maintain good and long-term relations with your clients.
2. Apart from the above, the candidate will also be responsible to perform the rectification process that is related to all the charges which are not due anymore. This set of responsibility requires a huge presence of mind and attentiveness as any error by your end would not be entertained by the Bank Officials by any means.
3. The candidate will also be working directly into the department that utilizes the knowledge with regards to the investments, accounting, billing structures, financial calculations, and market trends too.
4. As a part of the candidate’s daily routine, he or she will be required to prepare and maintain the accounts, do the scrolling and posting as well.
5. As a part of the profile – IBPS Probationary Officer, the candidates will also be indulged into having the responsibility of directly communicating with the customers or clients – where their main job role would be to answer all the customer-related complaints with peace of mind and patiently. They will also be responsible to take care of all the discrepancies that might occur in the accounts.
6. If the candidate manages to achieve the post of the IBPS Probationary Officer, then his job profile will also include the role of managerial tasks – He will be required to supervise all the clerks, assign them to task daily, monitoring their work, proper Maintainance of the cash balances and will also be involved in the important decision-making process.
IBPS PO CAREER GROWTH OPPRTUNITIES
The career growth offered to Probationary Officer is very attractive providing vast opportunities even after the aspirant grabs the job. On the basis of their performances, experiences, and knowledge below are the options that follow after owning the post of IBPS PO. The candidate has to appear in exams conducted by IBPS time-to-time to grab the promotion.
SCALE 1st – Probationary Officer, PO ( Junior Management Grade )
SCALE 2nd – Manager ( Middle Management Grade )
SCALE 3rd – Senior Manager ( Middle Management Grade )
SCALE 4th – Chief Manager ( Senior Management Grade )
SCALE 5th – Assistant General Manager ( Senior Management Grade )
SCALE 6th – Deputy General Manager ( Top Management Grade )
SCALE 7th – General Manager ( Top Management Grade )
SCALE 8th – Executive Director, ED
SCALE 9th – Chairman and Managing Director, CMD
IBPS PO SALARY STRUCTURE
IBPS Bank PO Salary Structure in India | |
Basic Pay | Rs. 36,000 |
Special Allowance | Rs. 5,904 |
Dearness Allowance | Rs. 8,593.20 |
CCA | Rs. 1,400 |
Learning Allowance | Rs. 600 |
DA Others | Rs. 1,552.50 |
Housing Rent Allowance | Rs. 3,240 |
Gross Salary | Rs. 57,289.70 |
Deduction (Tax & NPS) | Rs. 4,659.32 |
Net Salary | Rs. 52,630.38 |
IBPS PO SALARY PERKS & ALLOWANCES
IBPS PO Allowances | |
IBPS PO Basic Pay | Rs 36,000/- ( Increment in 4 stages) |
House Rent Allowances | 7%-9% of the basic pay |
Dearness Allowance | 23.87% of the Basic Pay (Varies based on inflation rates) |
City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) | 3% or 4%(depending on the place of posting) |
Special Allowance | 7.75% of the basic pay |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM SALIENT FEATURES
Particulars | Details |
Exam Name | Recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees in Participating Organisations (IBPS CRP PO/MT-XI ) |
Commonly known as |
IBPS PO Mains Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee(PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection.
IBPS PO CAREER PROSPECTS
The IBPS Probationary Officer’s Job profile is one of the most prestigious profiles you will ever come across. We have mentioned some of the most important details regarding this below, so have a look into it and get an idea of what you shall be going if you get hired at the IBPS Probationary Officer position –
1. One of your IBPS PO Job profiles would be to work as the Public Relations Officer. So, indeed it requires good interpersonal skills and overall personality that will help to maintain good and long-term relations with your clients.
2. Apart from the above, the candidate will also be responsible to perform the rectification process that is related to all the charges which are not due anymore. This set of responsibility requires a huge presence of mind and attentiveness as any error by your end would not be entertained by the Bank Officials by any means.
3. The candidate will also be working directly into the department that utilizes the knowledge with regards to the investments, accounting, billing structures, financial calculations, and market trends too.
4. As a part of the candidate’s daily routine, he or she will be required to prepare and maintain the accounts, do the scrolling and posting as well.
5. As a part of the profile – IBPS Probationary Officer, the candidates will also be indulged into having the responsibility of directly communicating with the customers or clients – where their main job role would be to answer all the customer-related complaints with peace of mind and patiently. They will also be responsible to take care of all the discrepancies that might occur in the accounts.
6. If the candidate manages to achieve the post of the IBPS Probationary Officer, then his job profile will also include the role of managerial tasks – He will be required to supervise all the clerks, assign them to task daily, monitoring their work, proper Maintainance of the cash balances and will also be involved in the important decision-making process.
IBPS PO CAREER GROWTH OPPRTUNITIES
The career growth offered to Probationary Officer is very attractive providing vast opportunities even after the aspirant grabs the job. On the basis of their performances, experiences, and knowledge below are the options that follow after owning the post of IBPS PO. The candidate has to appear in exams conducted by IBPS time-to-time to grab the promotion.
SCALE 1st – Probationary Officer, PO ( Junior Management Grade )
SCALE 2nd – Manager ( Middle Management Grade )
SCALE 3rd – Senior Manager ( Middle Management Grade )
SCALE 4th – Chief Manager ( Senior Management Grade )
SCALE 5th – Assistant General Manager ( Senior Management Grade )
SCALE 6th – Deputy General Manager ( Top Management Grade )
SCALE 7th – General Manager ( Top Management Grade )
SCALE 8th – Executive Director, ED
SCALE 9th – Chairman and Managing Director, CMD
IBPS PO SALARY STRUCTURE
IBPS Bank PO Salary Structure in India | |
Basic Pay | Rs. 36,000 |
Special Allowance | Rs. 5,904 |
Dearness Allowance | Rs. 8,593.20 |
CCA | Rs. 1,400 |
Learning Allowance | Rs. 600 |
DA Others | Rs. 1,552.50 |
Housing Rent Allowance | Rs. 3,240 |
Gross Salary | Rs. 57,289.70 |
Deduction (Tax & NPS) | Rs. 4,659.32 |
Net Salary | Rs. 52,630.38 |
IBPS PO SALARY PERKS & ALLOWANCES
IBPS PO Allowances | |
IBPS PO Basic Pay | Rs 36,000/- ( Increment in 4 stages) |
House Rent Allowances | 7%-9% of the basic pay |
Dearness Allowance | 23.87% of the Basic Pay (Varies based on inflation rates) |
City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) | 3% or 4%(depending on the place of posting) |
Special Allowance | 7.75% of the basic pay |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM SALIENT FEATURES
Particulars | Details |
Exam Name | Recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees in Participating Organisations (IBPS CRP PO/MT-XI ) |
Commonly known as | IBPS PO |
Conducted by | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
Frequency | Annually |
Exam level | National |
Mode of exam | Online (Computer Based Test) |
Selection Phase | 3 Phases (Prelims, mains & interview) |
Exam duration | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Language | English and Hindi |
Fees | General -RS 850 |
Official website |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM DATES
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Events | Dates |
Online Registration Process Starts | 02 August 2023 |
Online Registration Process Ends | 22 August 2023 |
IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card | September 2023 |
IBPS PO 2023 Preliminary Exam Date | September/ October 2023 |
IBPS PO Mains Admit Card 2023 | October 2023 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2023 | 05th November 2023 |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM APPLICATION PROCESS
The application process is online, Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can fill out the application form. The application process involves several steps, such as registering, completing the application form, uploading the required documents, paying the fee, and final submission. Candidates only need to fill out the application form with correct details, otherwise, you are responsible for rejection.
STEPS TO FILL IBPS PO MAINS ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
1. Registration: Aspirants needed to register for the exam. visit the official website then click the link 'New Registration' on the home page of IBPS provide a valid email address, mobile number, and password. all communications regarding IBPS PO will be sent to the email address provided at the time of registration.
2. Filling up the IBPS PO application form: Candidates need to fill their personal, academic, and contact details in the IBPS PO application form and note down system-generated application numbers. They also have to create a password that will be used for future logins. Below are the details that the candidates should fill in the application form.
Basic details: Here, candidates need to fill in the category, nationality, personal details, select exam centres, date of birth, gender, father's name or mother's name, address, etc.
Educational qualification, work experience & languages: Here, candidates need to enter details of their graduation such as year of passing, college, percentage of marks, grade (if any). They are also required to enter their work experience. Candidates are also required to enter the languages they can read, write and speak.
Preferences: Candidates need to enter the preferences of banks where they wish to work upon selection. SC/ST/Minority candidates can opt for pre-exam training in this part
3. Upload of Prescribed Documents & Images (Photographs and Scanned Signatures): upload photographs, signatures, and thumb impressions as per specification. Images that are not as per prescribed specification shall not be considered and may lead to rejection of the application.
Document | Dimension | File Size (KB) | Type |
Photograph | 200*230 | 20-50 | JPEG/JPG |
Left Thumb Impression | 240*240 | 20-50 | JPEG/JPG |
Signature (in capital letters) | 140*60 | 10-20 | JPEG/JPG |
Hand Written Declaration | 800*400 | 50-100 | JPEG/JPG |
4. Choose your Test City Pay the Examination Fee: While applying, candidates have to select any four cities of their choice. The efforts will be made to allow the city of examination to the candidates in order of choice opted by them in their online Application Form. However, due to administrative/logistic reasons, a different city can be allotted. The candidates can pay the application fees in online mode only. For online payment, candidates can pay through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking/Paytm/UPI.
Categories | Application Fee |
General | RS 850 |
SC/ST/PwD | RS 175 |
5. Print the Confirmation page: The last step is to take printouts of the confirmation page, after successful payment of IBPS PO application fees.
IBPS PO MAINS FORM CORRECTION
Steps to avail of the GATE application form correction facility are mentioned below:
STEP 1- Go to www.ibps.in
STEP 2- Click on the available link to ‘Apply Online for your concerning examination.
STEP 3- A portal will open where you find “ Login for already registered candidates” particularly for editing the online application form which is once submitted.
STEP 4- You need to enter your credentials here and simply log in.
STEP 5- Click the edit tab and You can make corrections in the form opened wherever you want to and submit it finally.
STEP 6- Take a printout of the registration details.
STEP 7- Click on logout.
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM CENTRE
The MAIN exam is conducted for all candidates who successfully pass the prelim cut-off for the exam. Candidates must bring the IBPS PO Prelims Call Letter which was stamped at the exam center. The list of cities where the prelims exam was conducted is given below.
State Code | State /UT/ NCR | IBPS Exam Centre |
11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore |
13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
18 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar |
19 | Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
20 | Goa | Panaji |
21 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
22 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar |
23 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
24 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
25 | Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
31 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane |
34 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
37 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
38 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala |
44 | Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Lucknow |
45 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
46 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
IBPS PO MAINS ADMIT CARD
The IBPS PO admit card is issued separately for prelims, mains, interviews, and pre-examination training. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection To download admit cards for all levels, candidates must visit the official IBPS website. Candidates must enter their registration number, registration number, date of birth, or password to download.
Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps to download admit card for the IBPS PO exam:
STEP 1- Visit the official website of IBPS www.ibps.in
STEP 2- Click on the link for IBPS PO Admit Card
STEP 3- After logging in, IBPS PO admit card will be displayed on the screen
STEP 4- Check all the details mentioned on the admit card carefully
STEP 5- View, download and print the IBPS PO admit card.
IBPS PO MAINS RESULT
The result of the IBPS PO will be published on the official www.ibps.in website. IBPS publishes the results after completing each phase of the exam. There will be a sectional cutoff which implies that candidates will have to secure the minimum qualifying marks within each section. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection The list of final merits by state and category is prepared in descending order of the scores obtained by the candidates in the main online exam and in the interview. Candidates falling within the number of vacancies on the merit list will be considered for employment, subject to medical fitness.
Candidates can follow the below steps to check the IBPS PO MAINS exam result:
STEP 1- Go to the official website
STEP 2- Click the RESULT LINK on the home page
STEP 3- Enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password
STEP 4- The result appears on the screen
STEP 5- Download the scorecard and take its printout.
IMPORTANT LINKS
For Official Website: Click here
For Official Notification: Click here
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Overview
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee(PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round.
The Probationary Officer recruited under IBPS PO recruitment will deal with customer service, customer complaints, administrative labor inspection, credit process, queries regarding the loan process, supervising clerical work, and more depending on various offices across the country.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Vacancy Details
Vacancy details: As per the IBPS PO official notification 2023
Vacancy details: As per the IBPS PO official notification 2022.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Important Dates
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Event | Dates |
Preliminary Examination | 23.09.2023 to 01.10.2023 |
The download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | To Be Announced |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary | To Be Announced |
Mains Examination | 05.11.2023 |
IBPS PO Main 2023: Who Can Apply
The candidates who qualify for the IBPS PO Preliminary Examination are eligible for IBPS PO Main Examination. Based on the marks scored in Preliminary Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Mains Examination.
Nationality/ Citizenship
i. a Citizen of India or
ii. a subject of Nepal or
iii. a subject of Bhutan or
iv. a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Age (As on 01.08.2023):
Minimum Age: 20 years
Maximum Age: 30 years
A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1993 and not later than 01.08.2003 (both dates inclusive)
Relaxation of Upper age limit
Category | Age relaxation |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years |
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to the ceiling as per Government guidelines | 5 years |
Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
Education Qualification
1. A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
2. The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
IBPS PO Main 2023: How Can Apply
Application Process
The application process is online, Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can fill out the application form. The application process involves several steps, such as registering, completing the application form, uploading the required documents, paying the fee, and final submission. Candidates only need to fill out the application form with correct details, otherwise, you are responsible for rejection.
Registration: Aspirants needed to register for the exam. visit the official website then click the link 'New Registration' on the home page of IBPS provide a valid email address, mobile number, and password. all communications regarding IBPS PO will be sent to the email address provided at the time of registration.
Filling up the IPS PO application form: Candidates need to fill in their personal, academic, and contact details in the IBPS PO application form and note down system-generated application numbers. They also have to create a password that will be used for future logins. Below are the details that the candidates should fill in the application form.
Basic details: Here, candidates need to fill in the category, nationality, personal details, select exam centers
...IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Latest Update
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the exam date of IBPS PO 2023. The IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on 23, 30 September, and 01 October 2023, and the Mains exam will be conducted on 5 November 2023.
IBPS PO Main Examination 2023: Overview
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee(PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS PO is a 3 stage examination procedure, which includes preliminary examinations, main examinations, and interviews. The final selection will be based on the marks achieved in the main and interview round.
The Probationary Officer recruited under IBPS PO recruitment will deal with customer service, customer complaints, administrative labor inspection, credit process, queries regarding the loan process, supervising clerical work, and more depending on various offices across the country.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Vacancy Details
Vacancy details: As per the IBPS PO official notification 2023
Vacancy details: As per the IBPS PO official notification 2022.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Important Dates
The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Event | Dates |
Preliminary Examination | 23.09.2023 to 01.10.2023 |
The download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | To Be Announced |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary | To Be Announced |
Mains Examination | 05.11.2023 |
IBPS PO Main 2023: Who Can Apply
The candidates who qualify for the IBPS PO Preliminary Examination are eligible for IBPS PO Main Examination. Based on the marks scored in Preliminary Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Mains Examination.
Nationality/ Citizenship
i. a Citizen of India or
ii. a subject of Nepal or
iii. a subject of Bhutan or
iv. a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Age (As on 01.08.2023):
Minimum Age: 20 years
Maximum Age: 30 years
A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1993 and not later than 01.08.2003 (both dates inclusive)
Relaxation of Upper age limit
Category | Age relaxation |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years |
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to the ceiling as per Government guidelines | 5 years |
Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
Education Qualification
1. A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
2. The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
IBPS PO Main 2023: How Can Apply
Application Process
The application process is online, Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can fill out the application form. The application process involves several steps, such as registering, completing the application form, uploading the required documents, paying the fee, and final submission. Candidates only need to fill out the application form with correct details, otherwise, you are responsible for rejection.
Registration: Aspirants needed to register for the exam. visit the official website then click the link 'New Registration' on the home page of IBPS provide a valid email address, mobile number, and password. all communications regarding IBPS PO will be sent to the email address provided at the time of registration.
Filling up the IPS PO application form: Candidates need to fill in their personal, academic, and contact details in the IBPS PO application form and note down system-generated application numbers. They also have to create a password that will be used for future logins. Below are the details that the candidates should fill in the application form.
Basic details: Here, candidates need to fill in the category, nationality, personal details, select exam centers, date of birth, gender, father's name or mother's name, address, etc.
Educational qualification, work experience & languages: Here, candidates need to enter details of their graduation such as year of passing, college, percentage of marks, and grade (if any). They are also required to enter their work experience. Candidates are also required to enter the languages they can read, write and speak.
Preferences: Candidates need to enter the preferences of banks where they wish to work upon selection. SC/ST/Minority candidates can opt for pre-exam training in this part
Upload of Prescribed Documents & Images (Photographs and Scanned Signatures): upload photographs, signatures, and thumb impressions as per specification. Images that are not as per prescribed specification shall not be considered and may lead to rejection of the application.
Document | Dimension | File Size (KB) | Type |
Photograph | 200 x 230 | 20-50 | JPEG/JPG |
Left Thumb Impression | 240 x 240 | 20-50 | JPEG/JPG |
Signature (in capital letters) | 140 x 60 | 10-20 | JPEG/JPG |
Hand Written Declaration | 800 x 400 | 50-100 | JPEG/JPG |
Choose your Test City Pay the Examination Fee: While applying, candidates have to select any four cities of their choice. Efforts will be made to allow the city of examination to the candidates in order of choice opted by them in their online Application Form. However, due to administrative/logistic reasons, a different city can be allotted. The candidates can pay the application fees in online mode only. For online payment, candidates can pay through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking/Paytm/UPI.
For General/OBC Candidates: Rs. 850/-
For SC/ST/PwD Candidates: Rs. 175/-
Print the Confirmation page: The last step is to take printouts of the confirmation page, after successful payment of IBPS PO application fees.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Application Fees
For General/OBC Candidates: Rs. 850/-
For SC/ST/PwD Candidates: Rs. 175/-
IBPS PO Main 2023: Exam Centres
The MAIN exam is conducted for all candidates who successfully pass the prelim cut-off for the exam. Candidates must bring the IBPS PO Prelims Call Letter which was stamped at the exam center. The list of cities where the prelims exam was conducted is given below.
State Code | State /UT/ NCR | IBPS PO Prelims Exam Centre |
11 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
12 | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore |
13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
14 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
15 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
16 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
17 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
18 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar |
19 | Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
20 | Goa | Panaji |
21 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
22 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar |
23 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
24 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
25 | Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
31 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane |
34 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
37 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
38 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala |
44 | Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Lucknow |
45 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
46 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
IBPS PO Main 2023: Scheme of Exam
IBPS PO Main Examination shall be held as an Objective Type Online Computer Based Test. IBPS PO Main Examination shall consist of a total of 155 questions and a total of 200 Marks. The total duration of the examination shall be 180 Minutes.
Test Mode | Name of test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Objective Type Online Computer-Based Test | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 Q | 60 Marks | 60 Minutes |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 Q | 40 Marks | 35 Minutes | |
English Language | 35 Q | 40 Marks | 40 Minutes | |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 Q | 60 Marks | 45 Minutes | |
Total section = 4 | Total Question = 155 Ques | Total marks = 200 Marks | Total time = 180 Minutes |
For Descriptive Test:
After the conduction of the Objective Type Computer Based online test, a Descriptive test will be held. This test shall consist of two questions of a total of 25 marks. The time duration of the Descriptive test is 30 minutes.
Test Mode | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Descriptive Type Online Computer Based Test | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 Q | 25 Marks | 30 Minutes |
1. Both Objective Type and Descriptive Type Tests will be held as Computer Based Tests.
2. From Objective Type Online Computer Based Test, Questions from the English Language shall be available in only English.
3. Descriptive Type Online Computer Based Test shall be held in English only.
4. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty.
5. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Syllabus
The syllabus for IBPS PO Main Examination is given below:
Name of Test | Topic |
Objective Test | |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Seating arrangements & Puzzle |
Inequality | |
Syllogism | |
Coding-Decoding | |
Input-Output | |
General/Banking/Economy Awareness | Current Affairs - (National/International Appointment, Awards Functions, Government Schemes, etc) |
Static Awareness - (Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks, Important Days/Dates, Political Leaders Movements) | |
Bank/Economy Awareness - (Bank, Capital, Money market, Government Initiatives) | |
English Language | Reading Comprehension |
Cloze Test | |
Spotting Errors | |
Para Jumbles/Sentence Rearrangements | |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | Number Series |
Simplification | |
Data Interpretation | |
Arithmetic Problems |
IBPS PO Main 2023: Admission to Examination Centres
1. Candidates should reach the examination center 1 hour prior to the commencement of the exam.
2. Candidates need to bring the printed copy of their IBPS PO admit card along with one photo-identity proof (original and photocopy)
3. Candidates need to paste their recent passport-size photographs on it. Candidates need to bring one additional photograph.
4. The accepted photo-identity proof is PAN Card/Passport/Permanent Driving License/Voter’s Card/Bank Passbook with photograph/photo identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer (on official letterhead)/Photo Identity proof issued by a People’s Representative (on official letterhead)/ Identity Card issued by a recognized College/University/Aadhar Card/E-Aadhar Card with a photograph/Employee ID/Bar Council Identity card with the photograph).
5. Candidates must visit the exam center one day before the exam to confirm the location
6. Latecomers will not be allowed to enter the exam hall
7. Traveling allowance will not be provided to candidates
8. Candidates must bring a ball-point pen, ink stamp pad, and glue
9. Items that are not allowed inside the exam hall are textual material (printed or written), bits of paper, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, log table, electronic pen/scanner
10. Watch/Wristwatch, the camera is not allowed
COVID-19 Guidelines
1. The temperature of candidates will be checked at the entry gate
2. Candidates need to submit a health declaration form
3. Candidates need to wear masks compulsorily
4. Candidates can also wear gloves
5. Candidates can carry a transparent water bottle and personal hand sanitizer
6. Candidates should maintain a safe social distance from one another
IBPS PO Main 2023: Admit Card
The IBPS PO admit card is issued separately for prelims, mains, interviews, and pre-examination training. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection To download admit cards for all levels, candidates must visit the official IBPS website. Candidates must enter their registration number, registration number, date of birth, or password to download.
1. Visit the official website of IBPS www.ibps.in
2. Click on the link for IBPS PO Admit Card
3. After logging in, IBPS PO admit card will be displayed on the screen
4. Check all the details mentioned on the admit card carefully
5. View, download, and print the IBPS PO admit card.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Result
The result of the IBPS PO will be published on the official www.ibps.in website. IBPS publishes the results after completing each phase of the exam. There will be a sectional cutoff which implies that candidates will have to secure the minimum qualifying marks within each section. The candidate must achieve the minimum score to pass this phase. Only those candidates who pass this stage will be invited for an interview. The marks obtained in this stage shall be taken into account while deciding the marks for the final selection The list of final merits by state and category is prepared in descending order of the scores obtained by the candidates in the main online exam and in the interview. Candidates falling within the number of vacancies on the merit list will be considered for employment, subject to medical fitness.
Candidates can follow the below steps to check the IBPS PO Main exam result:
1. Go to the official website
2. Click the RESULT LINK on the home page
3. Enter the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password
4. The result appears on the screen
5. Download the scorecard and take its printout.
IBPS PO Main 2023: Mode of Selection
Probationary Officers (PO) and Management Trainees (MT) are recruited every year through a Common Recruitment Process (CRP), commonly known as the IBPS PO exam. The CRP was started in 2011 and is being conducted for the 12th time this year hence is officially called IBPS PO /MT CRP XII 2023. The IBPS PO selection process consists of 3 phases (preliminary, mains, and interview) and the candidate must qualify each of them to proceed to the next phase. Mentioned below are the important steps of the IBPS PO Recruitment Process:
The selection process broadly comprises two stages:
1. Written examination (Prelims and Mains)
2. Personal Interview
Based on the candidate's performance in these two rounds he/she would be shortlisted for allotment of posts.
Written Examination:
1. Written Examination (Prelims and Mains) will be conducted online and consists of objective-type questions.
2. Each candidate is required to obtain a minimum score in each section and also a minimum total score, which will be considered to shortlist the candidate for the interview.
Interview:
1. Candidates who are shortlisted in the written examination for CWE will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations. The total mark allotted for IBPS Interview is 100.
2. Minimum Qualify marks: for General: Above 40% and for SC/ST/PH/OBC/PWD: Above 35%.
3. IBPS Department will generate a scorecard based on the candidate's performance in the written exam and interview with a ratio of 80:20 (CWE & Interview).
4. The candidate who qualified in both exams is shortlisted for the provisional Allotment Process.
Provisional Allotment:
1. Shortlisted candidates will be provisionally allotted based on merit-cum-preference for the vacancies reported by participating organizations.
2. Tie Breaking: In case two or more candidates obtain the same score then the candidate elder in age will be ranked above the candidate younger in age.
2. Government of India guidelines on reservation policy and other rules and regulations, administrative exigency, etc will be followed while making the allotment.
3. The provisional allotment is subject to the candidate fulfilling the criteria for Participating Organisation and identity verification to the satisfaction of the allotted organization.
4. Since the provisional allotment is made to participating organizations on a merit cum preference basis, no request for change will be entertained.
5. Further, if a candidate who is provisionally allotted does not avail of the offer of appointment from the Participating Organisation, his candidature will be canceled.
6. Issuance of offer of appointment including terms and conditions, formalities for verification, joining, etc. is solely the decision of the Participating Organisations and shall be final and binding.
7. A reserve list of up to 10 percent of the vacancies under each category may be made depending on the availability of candidates.
8. In case, Participating Organisations provide further vacancies during April 2020-March 2023, provisional allotment will be carried out for the candidates from that reserve list.
9. The reserve list will expire automatically on March 31, 2023, without any notice.
10. The decision of IBPS in the provisional allotment of Organisations will be final and binding upon the selected candidates.
11. However, IBPS reserves the right to cancel, reallot Organisation-wise allocation or change the process depending upon exigencies or otherwise.
12. IBPS PO Recruitment is an All India cadre and provisionally allotted candidates may be posted anywhere in India/ outside India as per the discretion of the participating organization.
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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers or IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee (PO/MT) in Public Sector Banks in India. To get all the information about IBPS PO exam go to above General information button.
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Yes, candidates selected for the post of IBPS PO will be on probation for two years.
IBPS PO Mains is a national-level banking exam through which applicants are selected for the post of Probationary officer (PO) in various public sector banks across India. To get all the information about IBPS PO Exam go to the General Information button above.
If a total of 5.74 candidates had registered for IBPS PO, out of which 4.37 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam. A job in the banking industry is one of the most sought-after career options in the country. Visit our exam area and select "Sarkari job exam" to see all the most recent information about the exams that Notopedia has to offer. You can now explore all the most recent updates after choosing the field and exam.
IBPS PO Exam Pattern – Mains, The IBPS PO Mains exam consists of two papers, both of which are conducted online by the Institute. As per the IBPS PO Mains Pattern, the papers are an Objective Test and a Descriptive test. In the IBPS PO Mains Pattern, the objective test is divided into four sections. Notopedia aims to provide you all the latest information about the exams, just go to our exam section>sarkari job exam. Select the field first and then exams, now you are all set to explore all the latest updates.
The candidate who wishes to apply for the IBPS PO Exam and Recruitment process can visit the official website ibps.nic wherein the candidate needs to fill in the application form and submit the application fee. For full detail of IBPS PO exam Recruitment process, exam fees and application process go to General information button which is given above.
Registration Password can be recovered by clicking on www.ibps.in the forgot password link on the official website. Your new password will be sent to the mobile number and email id mentioned in the IBPS PO online application form.
After the allotment of IBPS PO Mains exam date, time and venue for the exam by IBPS, it cannot be changed.
The minimum age limit required is 20 years for the IBPS PO exam. For detailed information of IBPS PO exam age limit please click on above Eligibility button.
No, as IBPS demands graduation to appear for the IBPS PO exam. For detailed information of IBPS PO exam eligibility please click on above Eligibility button.
No, final-year candidates cannot apply for IBPS PO. Candidates need to complete Graduation for applying to the exam.
Yes, except for the English language test as the other tests of IBPS PO Mains exam conducted bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. For getting full access of IBPS PO exam pattern click on above Format button.
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The IBPS PO Exam Pattern consists of three stages that the candidate needs to clear being- Prelims, Main, and the interview round.
Yes, in IBPS PO Mains exam One-fourth of the marks will be deducted for the each question marked wrong by the candidate. Marking Scheme button which is given above provides you full detail of IBPS PO exam marking scheme.
No, there is no state-wise cut-off in the IBPS PO Mains examination.
You will be able to check your IBPS PO Mains result by using your registration ID or enrolment number of IBPS and date of birth. For information regarding how to check IBPS PO exam result go to above General information button.
For IBPS PO Mains exam there is no fixed cut-off. It depends on the performance of the candidates each year.
Sectional cut-off means the candidate is required to clear every section in order to secure a seat for the Interview. IBPS PO Mains examination has a sectional cutoff. For full schedule of IBPS PO exam result click on schedule tab above.
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