IBPS PO Exam is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) every year to recruit eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officer and Management Trainee in banks across India. The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for the selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Banks is tentatively scheduled in October 2022 / November 2022.

IBPS PO  2023-24: HIGHLIGHTS

IBPS PO Test is a recruitment process to recruit Probationary Officers /Management Trainees (PO/MT). IBPS PO is the abbreviated form of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer. Through this recruitment examination, 11 nationalised banks induct candidates in their branches located across the country. 

The below table consists of the tentative dates regarding IBPS PO notification which is to be released on the official website of IBPS.

Candidates can apply online only from 02.08.2022 to 22.08.2022 and no other mode of application will be accepted.  If you are facing any trouble in the application process, you can follow the below-mentioned steps;- 

1. Visit the official website of the IBPS by clicking here. 

2. On the homepage you will get a link to Click here to apply Online for Common Recruitment Process for CRP-PO/MTs-XII.

3. After clicking on that link, a new screen will appear where you have to log in with your credentials. If you haven’t registered yourself before then first complete your registration by clicking on Click here for New Registration. 

4. After logging in, fill out the application form and scan your documents in the needed format.

5. In the end pay your application fee to complete the application process. 

6. Save your submitted response for future reference.

Detailed Application Process

Application Fee

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable from 02.08.2022 to 22.08.2022 (Online payment), both dates inclusive, shall be as follows - 

There are three parameters such as Nationality, Age and Education Qualifications which define the eligibility of a candidate for this recruitment. 

1. Nationality

A candidate must be either - (i) a subject of Nepal or (ii) a subject of Bhutan or (iii) a Citizen of India 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

2. Age:

Minimum age limit- 20 years

Maximum age limit- Not more than 30 years

Age relaxation in upper age limit for the reserved categories as follows:

Educational Qualification:

A Degree of Graduation in any discipline from a university recognised by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

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.

Selection will be based on three phases:-

1. Preliminary Exam

2. Main Exam

3. Interview

a. Preliminary Examination

The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination. 

b. Main Examination 

c. Interview

Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination for CRP- PO/MT-XII will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Banks and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. 

Prelims

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

Mains

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