IBPS PO

Updated: Mar 10, 2024

IBPS is a body implementing recruitment services for all Public Sector Banks, SBI, Associate Banks of SBI, SIDBI, RBI, NABARD, Insurance Companies, LIC, few Co.op.banks, regional rural banks, public sector undertakings of non-financial sector, state-owned companies, corporations and government departments, reputed management institutions, and some major universities. It is a recruitment body designed to provide a standardized assessment and result processing system through the foundation of Speed, Accuracy, and Confidentiality with the blend of modern technology and academic expertise. The process is designed to test both freshers and expert candidates for placements into the sectors mentioned above and hence is deemed as one of the most successful recruitment bodies of India.

IBPS PO 2024 Official Notification

In July 2024, the IBPS will formally announce the notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers in any of the eleven participating banks in the IBPS PO Exam 2024. Aspirants who match specific qualifying criteria will be able to apply through the official website shortly after the notification is released.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will release the IBPS PO Exam 2024 announcement in July 2024. Candidates who are eagerly awaiting the release of the advertising can apply by visiting the official website, https://ibps.in/. To apply online, a window will be available on the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection’s official website for four weeks.

IBPS PO 2024 Exam Highlights

Exam Name	Probationary Officers/Management Trainees in Participating Organisations (CRP PO/MT-X) aka IBPS PO
Organizer	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.
Exam Level	National
Mode	Online
Frequency of exam	Once a year
Exam Duration	Prelims: 1 hour Mains: 3 hours 30 minutes
Stages	Prelims, Mains and Interview
Language	Hindi and English
Posts	Probationary Officer
Helpline number	00 222 366, 1800 103 4566
Official website	https://www.ibps.in/

IBPS PO 2024 Important Dates

Events	Dates
Application form	July 2024
Application form last date	August 2024
Prelims Exam Date	19th and 20th October 2024
Mains Exam Date	30th November 2024
Interview	January 2025
Placements	April 2025

IBPS PO 2024 Total Vacancies

This year’s vacancies are yet to be released

Candidates need who will clear all stage of the IBPS PO Exam 2024 will be shortlisted to be appointed as Probationary Officers in any of the following banks:

Punjab National Bank
Bank of Baroda
Canara Bank
Indian Bank
Bank of India
Central Bank of India
Indian Overseas Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank
UCO Bank
Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra

Last year, there were 3029 vacancies as given below:

Participating Banks	Category					Total
Participating Banks	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
Bank of Maharashtra	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bank of Baroda	33	16	60	22	93	224
Bank of India	–	–	–	–	–	–
Canara Bank	75	37	135	50	203	500
Central Bank of India	300	150	540	200	810	2000
Indian Bank	–	–	–	–	–	–
Indian Overseas Bank	–	–	–	–	–	–
Punjab National Bank	30	15	54	20	81	200
Punjab & Sind Bank	24	16	40	08	37	125
UCO Bank	–	–	–	–	–	–
Union Bank of India	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	462	234	829	300	1224	304

Types of IBPS exam

IBPS PO (PROBATIONARY OFFICER)
IBPS CLERK
IBPS SO (SPECIALIST OFFICER)
IBPS RRB (REGIONAL RURAL BANKS)

IBPS PO

IBPS PO is designed to test candidates for the post of Probationary Officer (PO) in various public sector banks of India. The exam is conducted in three phases namely:

Preliminary round
Mains
Interview round

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Any graduate holding a bachelor's degree from a recognized university is eligible to take the exam of IBPS PO.

NATIONALITY:

Should be a citizen of India
Subjects of Nepal or Bhutan
Tibetan Refugee who arrived prior to 1 January 1962
A person of Indian origin migrated from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma(Myanmar), Vietnam or East African countries of the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire or Ethiopia to permanently settle in India.

AGE LIMIT:

20 years - 30 years

MODE OF EXAM:

Computer-based test (60 minutes)

IBPS PO TENTATIVE SALARY:

Rs 35,000 - Rs 38,000

EXAM PATTERN

PRELIMINARY ROUND:

SECTION	TOTAL NO. OF QUESTIONS	TOTAL MARKS	TIME DURATION (in minutes)
English	30	30	20
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20
Total:	100	100	60

MAINS:

SECTION	TOTAL NO. OF QUESTIONS	TOTAL MARKS	TIME DURATION (in minutes)
English	35	40	40
Data Interpretation and Analysis	35	60	45
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	40	60	60
General Awareness	40	40	35
Essay and Letter Writing	2	25	30
Total:	157	225	3 hours 30 minutes

INTERVIEW:

Mode: Face-to-face
Duration: Generally 15-20 minutes
Marks: Maximum of 100
Content: Questions related to the candidate’s background, banking sector, current affairs, and general awareness.

SYLLABUS

PRELIMS :

ENGLISH - Reading comprehension, cloze test, para jumbles, fill in the blanks, multiple-meaning, error spotting, paragraph completion and miscellaneous.

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE - Simplification, profit and loss, mixtures and alligations, simple interest, compound interest, surds and indices, work and time, time and distance, mensuration, data interpretation, ratio and proportion, percentage, number system, sequence and series, permutation and combination, and probability.

REASONING ABILITY - Logical reasoning, alphanumeric series, ranking test, direction test, alphabet test, data sufficiency, coded inequalities, seating arrangement, puzzles, tabulation, syllogism, blood relations, input-output, and coding-decoding.

MAINS:

ENGLISH - Reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, verbal ability.

REASONING - Verbal reasoning, syllogism, circular seating arrangement, linear seating arrangement, double lineup, scheduling, input-output, blood relations, directions and distances, ordering and ranking, data sufficiency, coding-decoding, and code inequalities.

COMPUTER APTITUDE - Computer fundamentals and technologies, networking, operating system, computer software, internet, memory, keyboard shortcuts, computer abbreviation, computer hardware, and Microsoft office.

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IBPS PO 2024 Official Notification

IBPS PO 2024 Exam Highlights

IBPS PO 2024 Important Dates

IBPS PO 2024 Total Vacancies

This year’s vacancies are yet to be released

Types of IBPS exam

IBPS PO

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