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IBPS PO

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection ( IBPS ) conducts  IBPS Probationary Officers Examination every year for all the member PSBs as well as a few public sector insurance companies .

IBPS provides recruitment and training services to a common standard for public sector banks (PSB) .

IBPS PO is the most popular exam. conducted by IBPS

The institute renamed the Bank PO exam as the Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT) in 2011 .

IBPS PO Notification

Candidates looking forward to the IBPS PO 2020 recruitment should expect it to begin by August 2020.

The IBPS PO notification  gives an idea about the recent update , if any , with respect to the Probationary Officer exam.

>> You  should keep referring to the official website of IBPS (www.ibps.in) for proper vacancy details and important dates .

IBPS PO Exam. Date

The official IBPS calendar 2020 has been released by The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Given below are the tentative dates for the IBPS PO exam based on the IBPS calendar 2020:

IBPS PO 2020 Exam

Events

Important Dates 

IBPS PO Apply Online

August/September 2020

IBPS PO Prelims Exam

October 3, 2020

October 4, 2020

October 10, 2020

IBPS PO Mains Exam

November 28, 2020

Interview

January/February 2020

The IBPS exam calendar for probationary officer exam 2019-20 is given below:

IBPS PO Exam 2019-20

Events 

Important Dates

Online Application

August 7 to August 28, 2019

Preliminary Exam Admit Card

September 30, 2019

Preliminary Exam

October 12, 13 & 19, 2019

Preliminary Exam Result

November 1, 2019

Mains Exam Admit Card

November 11, 2019

Mains Exam

November 30, 2019

Mains Exam Result

January 2, 2020

Interview

January/ February 2020

IBPS shall soon release the official calendar for 2020-21 recruitment to various posts.

>> You  should keep referring to the official website of IBPS ( www.ibps.in ) for proper vacancy details and important dates .

Online Application & Fee

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

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

IBPS PO online application Category

IBPS PO Online Application Fees

Unreserved

Rs. 600

SC/ST/PWD

Rs. 100

IBPS PO Cut-Off

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2019-20

General

59.75

SC

53.50

ST

46.25

OBC

59.75

EWS

59.75

HI

21.25

OC

44.50

VI

52.25

ID

20.75

Bank PO Eligibility Crieteria

*  Candidate should be a Citizen of India .

*  Candidate’s Age must be between 18 to 30 years as on given date .

*  Candidate must possess a Graduation Degree from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government .

*  Reserved Category candidates must have valid documents while applying under reservation category .

Bank PO Examination Pattern

The bank PO examination is divided into  three phases :

1.  Preliminary Examination

2.  Mains Examination

3.  Interview

The First Phase Preliminary Examination is divided into three sections :

  • English Language
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Reasoning Ability

The Preliminary Examination is of  Objective Type and is conducted Online .

The Details of the Preliminary Examination Pattern is given below :

Bank PO Prelims Examination Pattern

SUBJECTS

No. of Questions
Maximum Marks
Duration

English Language

30 Questions
30 Marks
20 Minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

35 Questions
35 Marks
20 Minutes

Reasoning Ability

35 Questions
35 Marks
20 Minutes

GRAND TOTAL

100 QUESTIONS
100 MARKS
60 MINUTES

EXAMINATION PATTERN

OBJECTIVE TYPE

EXAMINATION MODE

ONLINE

PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS

 There will be a penalty for each wrong answer , given by you .
One fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.

If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate then there will be no penalty for that question .

SPECIAL NOTE

The 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 , are shortlisted for Online Main Examination .

Bank PO Prelims Detailed Syllabus

REASONING ABILITY

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Logical Reasoning

Simplification

Alphanumeric Series

Profit & Loss

Ranking / Direction /
Alphabet Test

Mixtures

Data Sufficiency

Simple Interest ,
Compound Interest , 
Surds & Indices

Coded Inequalities

Work & Time

Seating Arrangement

Time & Distance

Puzzle

Mensuration,
Cylinder,
Cone & Sphere

Tabulation

Data Interpretation

Syllogism

Ratio & Proportion,
Percentage

Blood Relations

Number Systems

Input Output

Sequence & Series

Coding Decoding

Permutation,
Combination &
Probability

E N G L I S H   L A N G U A G E

Reading Comprehension

Fill in the Blanks
Cloze Test
Miscellaneous

Para Jumbles

Paragraph Completion

Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting

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Note :The Candidates have to qualify in each of the above three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks 

to be decided by the IBPS .

Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS , depending upon requirements , are 

shortlisted for Online Main Examination .

Bank PO Mains Examination Pattern

The Main Examination is of  Objective & Descriptive type . It is conducted online . The details of Main Exam. pattern is given below :

 

Level - 1

Name of Test

No. of Questions,
Maximum Marks,
Time Allotted

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

35 Questions
60 Marks
45 Minutes

English Language

35 Questions
40 Marks
40 Minutes

Data Analysis and Interpretation

35 Questions
60 Marks
45 Minutes

General / Economy / Banking Awareness

40 Questions
40 Marks
35 Minutes

TOTAL

155 Questions
200 Marks
180 Minutes

English Language
( Letter Writing & Essay )

2 Questions
25 Marks
30 Minutes

Grand Total

157 Questions
225 Marks
3.5 Hours

Penalty for Wrong Answers

There will be a penalty for each wrong answer , given by you . 
One fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at is marked by the candidate then  there will be no penalty corrected score.

Examination Pattern

Objective & Descriptive Type

Examination Mode

Online

Important Note

* Objective Type Test will be of Two Hours
   ( 200 Marks ) .

*  Descriptive Type Test will be of One Hour
    ( 50 Marks ) .


This test comprises of 4 sections :


          1. Comprehension

          2. Short Précis

          3. Letter Writing 

          4. Easy Writing

LEVEL - 2

Candidates who have successfully passed the previous tests are called for the GD and Personal interview .

The GD consists of 20 marks whereas the interview is of 30 marks .

LEVEL - 3

The Final Merit List is prepared based on the scores of all the previous  examinations .

NOTE

IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

Other detailed information regarding the examination is given in an Information Handout to the candidates . They can download it along with the call letters from the authorized IBPS website www.ibps.in .

IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

Other detailed information regarding the examination is given in an Information Handout to the candidates . 

They can download it along with the call letters from the authorized IBPS website www.ibps.in .

IBPS PO Exam. Center

You may note that :

  • The examination is conducted online in venues across many centers in India.
  • The tentative list of Examination centers for the IBPS Online Preliminary examination and those for IBPS Main examination is given in the official notification.
  • No request for change of center for Examination is entertained.
  • IBPS, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centers and/ or add some other Centers, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
  • IBPS also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any center other than the one he/she has opted for.
  • The candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at his/her owns risk and expenses and IBPS will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
  • Any unruly behavior / misbehavior in the examination hall may result in cancellation of candidature/ disqualification from this exam and also from future exams conducted by IBPS.
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This pattern may differ  for different Bank PO Examinations . The candidates are advised to properly check , on the official website of the concerned bank/organization , the eligibility criteria , syllabus and  selection process before applying for the post .

Focus On Time – Saving Methods 

By viewing the above bank PO examination pattern you would have noticed that there is a fixed time allotted to complete each section in the preliminary as well as the main examinations .

For example, in the  main examination you get  :

v  35 minutes for General English ( 40 Questions )

v  45 Minutes for Quantitative Test ( 50 Questions  )

v  45 Minutes for Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude ( 50 Questions )

v  35 Minutes for General / Financial Awareness ( 50 Questions )

 

Now you can well imagine that for solving 50 questions of Quantitative Aptitude you get only 45 minutes .

Similarly, to solve 50 Questions of Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude you get only 45 Minutes .

Clearly, if you try to solve the Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability questions by traditional long methods then you may not be able even to attempt all the questions regardless of the fact that if given more time you could easily solve good number of questions correctly .

 Hence , it is imperative that you solve the questions using more and more Short- Cut  or Time – Saving Methods .

There are some online coaching institutes which focus more and more on teaching through Short –Cut  or Time – Saving Methods .

Hence, it is advisable that before choosing an online institute , you must enquire whether  they give stress on Time – Saving Methods of not .

 

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