017 (2020-2021) Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

        Career Guidance Cell informs that the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) released the IBPS PO 2020 Notification for the post of Probationary Officers (PO). The online portal was active from 5th Aug to 26th August 2020. The IBPS PO Preliminary Exam will be conducted on October 3, 10, and 11, while the results will be declared in November. A total of 11 banks Public Sector Banks are participating in the CRP PO/MT-X recruitment. This year there are a total of 1417 vacancies (Revised) have been released for IBPS PO 2020.

IBPS PO 2020 Notification was released on 4th August 2020. The Official Notification PDF for the IBPS PO Exam, apply online date, exam date is available here as it has been released by the conducting body IBPS on its official site which is www.ibps.in. The IBPS PO 2020 Online Application link was activated on www.ibps.in/ 

IBPS PO 2020 Exam Date

IBPS has declared the exam date of Probationary Officer, well in advance as per the IBPS Calendar 2020. With the release of the calendar, the IBPS PO exam date has been scheduled for 3rd, 10th & 11th October 2020.

IBPS PO Exam 2020 Activity	Date
IBPS PO Notification 2020	4th August 2020
On-line registration (Modification, Online Payment) Starts From	5th August 2020
On-line registration (Modification, Online Payment) Ends on	26th August 2020
Pre-Exam Training	Canceled
IBPS PO Preliminary Admit Card Release Date	October 2020
IBPS PO 2020 Preliminary Exam Date	3rd, 10th & 11th October 2020
IBPS PO Preliminary Result Date	October/ November 2020
IBPS PO 2020 Mains Exam Date	28th November 2020
IBPS PO Mains Result Date	December 2020
Conduct of interview	January / February 2020
IBPS PO 2002 Provisional Allotment	April 2021

IBPS PO 2020: Exam Highlights

IBPS PO 2020 is one of the most awaited Banking exams, for which a huge number of vacancies are released. Check out the highlights of the IBPS PO Exam.

Organization Name	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post	Probationary Officer (PO)
Vacancies	1417 (Increased)
Online Application Start Date	5th August 2020
Closing Date	26th August 2020
IBPS PO Exam Date (Prelims)	3rd October 2020 10th October 2020 11th October 2020
Category	Bank Jobs
Selection Process	Prelims, Mains & Interview
Education Qualification	Graduate from a recognized University
Age Limit:	20 years – 30 years as on August 1, 2020
Application Mode	Online

 

IBPS PO 2020: Vacancy Details (Revised)

The number of vacancies under the IBPS PO is given below. There has been a major decline in the no. of vacancies this year. Out of the total 11 banks that are participating in the IBPS 2020 Recruitment, only three banks have notified the vacancies. The vacancy details for the other banks is not reported (NR) as of now.

The IBPS Vacancy has been increased from the earlier vacancy which was 1167.

Available Vacancies for IBPS PO 2020-21: 1417

IBPS PO 2020: Eligibility Criteria

A candidate who wants to appear for the upcoming year’s exam should check that they fulfil the criteria required. Also, consider the age relaxation provided. The Eligibility Criteria for IBPS PO Exam includes the following conditions to be fulfilled:

1. Nationality- The applicant could be:
   A Citizen of India
   The subject of Nepal or Bhutan
   Tibetan refugee who is permanently settled in India prior to January 1, 1962
   Person of Indian origin who has migrated from either Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zaire, or Zambia with the intention of residing in India permanently.
2. Academic Qualification-
   An applicant possessing a graduate degree (such as BA, BCom, BSc, B.Tech) from a recognized university. Please note that the degree or marks should be obtained on or before the date(to be issued).
   Also, candidates possessing degree equivalent to the mentioned qualification are also eligible.
3. Knowledge of Computers-
   As the exams are now conducted online, candidates need to know the basic working of the computer.
4. Language Proficiency- Verbal and written knowledge of the state/ UT is desirable.
5. Age Limit- An applicant should be between the age of 20 years but less than 30 years as on August 1, 2020.

The age relaxation for the candidates for IBPS PO 2020 is as follows:

Category	Age relaxation
General Candidates	0 years
Scheduled Caste	5 years
Scheduled Tribe	5 years
Other Backward Classes- Non -Creamy Layer (OBS – NCL)	3 years
Persons with Disability	10 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers (including Emergency Commissioned Officers, and Short Service Commissioned Officers) who served more than 5 years and resigned on the conclusion of the assigned project.	5 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the J&K from January 1st ,1980 to December 31, 1989	5 years
Candidates affected by the 1984 riots	5 years

Ensure that the eligibility is fulfilled in all aspects to get this particular government job.

IBPS PO 2020 Application Fee

The application fee for IBPS PO is given below. Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate

Sr. No.	Category	IBPS PO Application Fee
1	SC/ST/PWD	Rs. 175/-
2	General and Others	Rs. 850 /-

Documents To Upload For IBPS PO 2020

Applicants need a few documents to upload to complete the Application procedure. A scanned copy of enlisted documents is needed to be uploaded as given below.

Documents	Dimensions (pixels)	File Size (KB)	Type
Photograph	200 x 230	20- 50	JPG /JPEG
Signature	140 x 60	10-20	JPG /JPEG
Left Thumb Impression	240 x 240	20 – 50	JPG /JPEG
Hand Written Declaration	800 x 400	50 – 100	JPG /JPEG

IBPS PO 2020 Online Application Form

The online link to apply for IBPS PO has been given below for IBPS PO 2020. The candidates can apply online until 26th August 2020.

IBPS PO 2020: Selection Process

The candidates will be appointed on the basis of their performance in the three stages of the IBPS PO Exam 2020. There are three stages of IBPS PO Exam.

1. Prelims Exam
2. Mains Exam
3. Interview

The candidates will have score a section cut-off as well as an overall cut-off. The selection process requires the qualification of each stage in order to get finally selected. The prelims round is qualifying while the mains exam requires the minimum cut-off marks to appear for the interview round. Interviews will be conducted by the participating organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT. The interview round holds 100 marks.

IBPS PO 2020: Exam Pattern

Exam pattern is the detail of the examination covering the question type, sections of the exam, duration of the exam, number of questions asked. The IBPS PO Exam consists three stages:

IBPS Probationary Officer 2020
Stage	Marks	Type of Questions
Prelims	100	Objective (MCQ)
Final	200 + 25	Objective (MCQ) Except for English Descriptive Paper
Interview	100	Verbal

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

The prelims exam consists of a total of 100 questions with a time duration of 60 minutes. Question type remains Multiple Choice questions. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks in the exam for each wrong answer. This round is only qualifying in nature.

S.No.	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	60 minutes

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

Questions type are again Multiple Choice with a slightly higher difficulty level. The Number of questions and the duration of the exam is higher. There is a negative marking of 0.25 for every incorrect answer. Refer to the table for a brief of exam pattern for mains:

S.No.	Section Name	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
3	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
4	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
	Total	155	200	3 Hours
5	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	2	25	30 minutes

IBPS PO Interview

The interview is the final stage of IBPS PO Exam.

• Candidates qualifying with good marks in Prelims and mains will finally be appearing for the interview process.
• The interview round is of 100 marks.
• The final score is calculated by IBPS with weightage of marks given to the main examination and interview the ratio of 80:20 respectively.

IBPS PO 2020 Syllabus

Syllabus of IBPS PO Exam consists of a general test of the candidate for their logical and general knowledge. An extensive range of topics is covered in the syllabus for a probationary officer. These topics are broadly classified as Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness. The syllabus of each phase of the exam is different in the aspects of its difficulty level.

The topics are described below:

1. Reasoning

This section of exam comprises of questions that a candidate can relate as per his thinking in a logical manner. Refer to the given topics:

Seating Arrangement

Syllogism

Input-Output

Coding-Decoding

Alphanumeric Series

Ranking/Direction/Alphabet test

Data sufficiency

Puzzle

Logical Reasoning

2. Quantitative Aptitude

Also known as Quant, consist of mathematical/ numerical ability of the candidate up to a basic level(school level). The topics include:

Simplification

Number Series

Ratio & Proportion

Percentage & Averages

Profit & Loss

Mixtures & Allegations

Simple Interest & Compound Interest

Work & Time

Time & Distance

Sequence & Series

Quadratic Equation

Permutation & Combination

3. General Awareness (GA)

GA questions are for the testing of knowledge of the current worldly knowledge possessed by the candidates and how much he/she is updated about them. Check the following topics for IBPS PO GK Syllabus:

Banking & Financial Awareness

Current Affairs

Static GK

Normalization of Scores- This is a common practice in case of government exams. Through this, the difficulty level is brought to a normal level so that the cut off can be prepared. This is done using the equi-percentile method.

IBPS PO Exam Centre

A separate call letter is issued to the candidates for this pre-exam training that is conducted in various centres across India. The list of centres included are:

North India	South India	East India	West India
Agra	Bengaluru	Agartala	Ahmedabad
Allahabad	Chennai	Balasore	Aurangabad
Amritsar	Coimbatore	Behrampur (Ganjam)	Bhopal
Bareilly	Gulbarga	Bhubaneshwar	Indore
Chandigarh	Hyderabad	Dhanbad	Jabalpur
Dehradun	Kavaratti	Guwahati	Jaipur
Gorakhpur	Kochi	Hubli	Jodhpur
Jammu	Madurai	Kolkata	Mumbai
Kanpur	Mangalore	Muzaffarpur	Nagpur
Karnal	Mysore	Patna	Panaji (Goa)
Lucknow	Port Blair	Ranchi	Pune
Ludhiana	Puducherry	Sambalpur	Raipur
New Delhi	Thiruchirapalli	Shillong	Rajkot
Patiala	Thiruvananthapuram	Siliguri	Vadodara
Rohtak	Vijaywada	Tirupati
Shimla	Vishakhapatnam
Varanasi

IBPS PO 2020 Salary

Salary holds a lot of importance in the life of an IBPS PO candidate. With high perks and bonuses, a candidate gets lured for the given post. Hence, the payscale, structure of salary, in-hand salary, perks and profile of the job is a piece of important information. The details of the salary are provided:

·         23700 – (980 x 7) – 30560 – (1145 x 2) – 32850 – (1310 x 7) – 42020.

·         It means Basic Salary of IBPS PO after 7 Years – Rs 30,560 Basic Salary of IBPS PO after 7 + 2 Years – Rs 32,850 Basic Salary of IBPS PO after 7 + 2 + 7 Years – Rs 42,020

·         Allowances include Dearness, CCA, HRA, Medical Aid

IBPS PO Cut Off

Cut Off is the minimum marks that is required by any candidate to score in order to be shortlisted to appear for the Interview and thereafter for the final recruitment.

·         Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum cut-off score in each test of IBPS Main examination online and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for an interview.

·         Depending on the number of vacancies available, IBPS PO cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for IBPS interview.

·         The final appointment will be made on the basis of the marks secured in the IBPS PO Mains Exam and th scores obtained in the Interview.

·         Prior to the completion of the IBPS interview process, scores obtained in the online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for the interview.

Given below is the IBPS PO cut off marks for preliminary exam 2019-2

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IBPS PO 2019-20 Prelims Cut-Off

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Total
Maximum Score	30	35	35	100
Cut Off Score EWS/UR	10.50	8.75	10.25	59.75
Cut Off Score SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	6.50	5.25	6.50

IBPS PO Prelims 2019-20 Category-wise Cut-Off

Category	Cut Off Marks
General	59.75
OBC	59.75
SC	53.50
ST	46.25
EWS	59.75
HI	21.25
OC	44.50
VI	52.25
ID	20.75

IBPS PO Mains 2019 Cut Off

Serial No.	Subject	Maximum Marks	Cut Off (SC/ST/OBC/PwD)	Cut Off (General)
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	05.50	07.75
2.	English Language	40	10.75	14.25
3.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	40	02.50	05.25
4.	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	05.00	08.00
5.	English Language (Descriptive)	25	08.75	10.00

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2019: Category Wise

Category	IBPS PO Mains Cut Off (Out of 225)
GENERAL	71.25
EWS	65.88
OBC	70.25
SC	55.63
ST	38.13
HI	41
OC	46.13
VI	70.50
ID	45.88

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2019: (Mains + Interview)

Category	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	OC	VI	HI	ID
Maximum Scores	47.07	50.80	50.22	48.98	60.58	46.38	53.16	42.33	42.04
Minimum Scores	36.02	33.24	40.27	40.82	44.44	36.00	42.18	26.36	28.80

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