All You Need to Know About IBPS PO

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will be releasing notification for IBPS PO in August 2020. Candidates who are dreaming of a successful career in the banking sector should see this as a golden opportunity as IBPS has announced 4336 vacancies for the post PO this year. Candidates who clear the exam will get posted as Probationary Officers to various nationalized banks across India that are participating in this exam except for State Bank of India. The allotment of a bank will depend on your performance and merit.

If you are thinking of applying for IBPS PO then you should be well aware of the IBPS PO Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria, Cut-Offs, Exam Pattern, etc. beforehand. Cracking the IBPS PO Exam is not going to be a cakewalk as it is one of the most sought banking jobs in the country. The selection process of IBPS Probationary Officer includes three phases that are (i) Preliminary Exam (ii) Mains Exam (iii) Interview. The aspirants have to clear all the stages to make it to the final merit list.

IBPS PO 2020 Timeline

Exam Events	Important/Exam Dates
Date of Online Registration	August 2020
Application Fee Payment	August 2020
IBPS PO Admit Card 2020	September 2020
IBPS PO Prelims Exam	3rd, 4th & 10th October 2020
IBPS PO Result – Prelims	October 2020
Download Call Letter for Mains	2nd week of November 2020
IBPS PO Mains Exam	28th November 2020
IBPS PO Result – Mains	December 2020
Download Call Letter for Interview	January 2020
IBPS PO Interview	Jan/Feb 2020
Provisional Allotment	April 2021
Pre-Exam Training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community Candidates
Download Call Letter for Pre-Exam Training	September 2020
Pre-Exam Training	September 2020

Eligibility Criteria for IBPS PO

Candidates should make sure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria before applying for the same. The criteria are discussed below:

Age Limit for IBPS PO

• Minimum Age: 20 years.
• Maximum Age: 30 years.
• There is age relaxation for SC/ST, OBC, PwD, Persons affected by 1984 Riots, Ex-Servicemen, Jammu & Kashmir domiciled during 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 candidates.

Educational Qualification for IBPS PO

• Candidates must have a graduate degree from a recognized Institute/University.
• Working knowledge of computers is also required.

IBPS PO Exam Pattern/Selection Process

The selection process for IBPS PO will include three phases. The candidates need to qualify all the three stages to make it to the final merit list. The first two phases of the selection process i.e. the preliminary and mains exam will be conducted in online mode. The selection process and exam pattern of the three phases have been discussed below:

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

The exam will consist of three sections i.e. English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The exam will be of 100 marks. The duration to solve each section is 20 minutes. The candidates have to clear both the sectional, as well as overall cut-off will be eligible for the mains exam. There will be 30 questions in each section and the duration to solve each section will be 20 minutes. The maximum marks for English Section will be 30 and for Numerical and Reasoning Ability will be 35 each. The total duration of the exam is going to be 1 hour.

Phase-II: Mains Examination

The maximum marks for the mains exam are 250. The mains exam will also include a descriptive paper. The candidates who’ll qualify the mains exam will be eligible to appear in the interview. The number of questions for Reasoning & Computer Aptitude will be 45 while for English language and Data Analysis & Interpretation will be 35 each. The number of questions in General Economy & Banking Awareness will be 40. Candidates will get 60 minutes to solve the Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Section, 40 minutes for English Section, 45 minutes for Data Analysis & Interpretation and 35 minutes for General Economy & Banking Awareness.

Phase-III: Interview

This is the last phase of the selection process for IBPS PO and it will be conducted for 100 marks. The cut-off for the interview is 40%. The syllabus of the interview includes topics like:

• Current Affairs
• Banking Sector Knowledge
• General Knowledge, etc

IBPS PO Syllabus

IBPS PO Reasoning Syllabus

• Arrangement & Pattern
• Mathematically Inequalities
• Directions & Distances
• Blood Relations
• Order & Ranking
• Scheduling
• Classification
• Series

IBPS Numerical Ability Syllabus

• Data Interpretation
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Algebra
• Time, Speed & Distance
• Ratio & Proportion
• Profit, Loss & Discount
• Time & Work
• Average, Mixture, Allegation
• SI/CI
• Percentage

IBPS English Language Syllabus

• Para Completion
• Fill in the blanks
• Error Correction
• Spelling Test
• Gerunds
• Passage Completion
• Articles
• Sentence Arrangement
• Transformation
• Sentence Improvement
• Identify the Errors
• Joining Sentences
• Prepositions
• Spotting Errors
• Substitution
• Tense
• Identify the Sentences
• Prefix
• Nouns
• Synonyms
• Tag Questions
• Active and Passive Voice
• Homophones
• Sentence Pattern
• Antonyms
• Prepositions
• Idioms and Phrases
• Plural Forms
• Synonyms
• Odd Words
• Sentence Completion
• Suffix

We hope that this article helped you in getting a clear picture of IBPS PO and you are ready to take on the exam.