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005 (2022-2023) IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) recruits Probationary Officers

      Career Guidance Cell informs that IBPS PO 2022 Exam will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in different public sector banks in India. The IBPS CRP PO/MT CRP-XII 2022 is for the selection of candidates for the 11 public sector banks. The online registration process for IBPS PO 2022 has begun on 02nd August 2022 and will be active till 22nd August 2022. 

IBPS provides its services to all Public-Sector Banks (PNB, BOB, etc.), SBI, RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, LIC & Insurance companies and other Banks which are regular members of the IBPS society. In 2011, IBPS started the Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for recruiting officers and clerks in Indian Bank and accepts online applications through its official website. IBPS PO exam is conducted at various locations throughout India and in online mode only. IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Exam is tentatively scheduled for 15th, 16th, and 22nd October 2022.

IBPS PO Notification 2022

Official website :     https://ibps.in/

The detailed IBPS PO Notification 2022 PDF has been released by IBPS at the official website of IBPS www.ibps.in on 1st August 2022 for the recruitment of 6932 Probability Officers (PO) in different public sector banks. IBPS has already announced the exam dates for IBPS PO 2022 (CRP-XII PO/MT) along with IBPS Calendar 2022. Click on the below link to read the detailed IBPS PO 2022 Notification for reference.

IBPS PO 2022 Exam Summary

The detailed advertisement for the vacancies has been published by the Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection on its official website on 01st August 2022. For more details about IBPS PO 2022, go through the below summary table.

IBPS PO 2022- Exam Summary

Organisation

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

Post Name

Probationary Officer

Vacancy

6932

Participating Banks

11

Application Mode

Online

Registration Dates

02nd to 22nd August 2022

Exam Mode

Online

Recruitment Process

Prelims- Mains- Interview 

Education Qualification

Graduate 

Age Limit

20 years to 30 years 

Salary

Rs. 52,000 to 55,000

Official website

www.ibps.in

IBPS PO 2022 Exam Date

The online application link for IBPS PO 2022 has been made available on 02nd August 2022 and will be active till 22nd August 2022. As per the IBPS calendar 2022, the IBPS PO Prelims will be conducted on 15th, 16th, and 22nd October 2022 (tentatively). The tentative important dates for IBPS PO /MT CRP XII 2022 have been updated in the below table.

IBPS PO 2022 Exam Dates

Events

Date

IBPS PO Notification 2022

01st August 2022

Online Registration Process Starts

02nd August 2022

Online Registration Process Ends

22nd August 2022

IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card

October 2022

IBPS PO 2022 Preliminary Exam Date

15th, 16th, 22nd October 2022

IBPS PO Prelims Result

November 2022

IBPS PO Prelims Score Card

November 2022

IBPS PO Mains Admit Card

November 2022

IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2022

26th November 2022

IBPS PO Mains Result

December 2022

IBPS PO Mains Score Card

December 2022

IBPS PO Interview Call Letter

January/February 2023

Conduct of Interview

January/February 2023

IBPS PO 2022 Provisional Allotment

April 2023

IBPS PO 2022 Vacancy

IBPS has announced 6932 vacancies of Probationary Officer posts to be recruited for FY 2022-22 for 11 participating banks which have been tabulated in the detail below. The IBPS PO Vacancies for IBPS PO 2022 have been announced along with the official notification on 1st August 2022. IBPS PO vacancy 2022 (Category-wise).

IBPS PO Vacancy 2022-23

IBPS PO 2022 Vacancy

Participating Banks

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

General

Total

Bank of Baroda

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Bank of India

80

40

144

53

218

535

Bank of Maharashtra 

75

37

135

50

203

500

Canara Bank

375

187

675

250

1013

2500

Central Bank of India

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Indian Bank

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Indian Overseas Bank 

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Punjab National Bank

75

37

135

50

203

500

Punjab & Sind Bank

38

23

66

24

102

253

UCO Bank

82

41

148

55

224

550

Union Bank of India

346

155

573

184

836

2094

Total 

1071

520

1876

666

2799

6932

IBPS PO 2022 Online Application

The online registration procedure for IBPS PO 2022 exam will be conducted through online mode on ibps.in. The registration dates has been announced along with the release of the IBPS PO 2022 Notification on 01st August 2022. The online registration for IBPS PO 2022 has been started from 02nd August 2022 and will end on 22nd August 2022. Click on the below link to check all details for IBPS Clerk 2022 Apply Online.

All Eligible and interested Candidates are required to register online for the recruitment process on the official IBPS website, @ibps.in. Upon the submission of duly filled application form with the required fee, uploading of signature, photographs, IBPS PO Handwritten Declaration, and documents the application process is said to be completed. The 3-tiered selection process consists of Preliminary and Main Exams which will be conducted online, followed by Interviews. Candidates must pass each exam to get shortlisted and progress to the next stage. The final selection will be based on Mains and Interview merit.

The application for IBPS PO Exam 2022 needs to be done online. To avoid any technical errors please make sure that the web browser used to fill up the IBPS PO 2022 Application form is one of the following:

• Internet Explorer 8 and above

• Mozilla FireFox 3.0 and above

• Google Chrome 3.0 and above

Candidates applying online must have the following pre-requisites:

• A valid Email Id

• Photograph and Signature scanned in the prescribed size

• Application Fee must be paid online so all documents required for online transaction

The IBPS PO 2022 application form can only be filled on the official website of IBPS i.e. www.ibps.in.

Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for IBPS PO Online Application.

IBPS PO 2022 Application Fee

The category-wise fee structure for IBPS PO 2022 online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for the IBPS PO Application Fee.

Sr. No.

Category

Application Fee

1

SC/ST/PWD

Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only)

2

General and Others

Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria - 2022

IBPS PO Educational Qualification (As on 22.08.2022)

Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the IBPS CRP exam is as basic as a graduation degree (BA, B. Com, BSc, B. Tech or as such) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India. Any such candidate who has received equivalent qualification which is recognized by the Central Government is also eligible to apply for this exam.

The candidates must be in possession of a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that certifies that they are a graduate on the day they register for this exam, and must indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering for the IBPS Bank-PO examination.

Computer Literacy: Working knowledge of computer systems is necessary for the job as well as to give the IBPS PO exam which is conducted in online mode.

Language Proficiency: Verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT is desirable. The candidate must be able to read, write and speak the language.

Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants

A candidate applying for IBPS CRP/Bank PO Examination must be one of the following:

1. Citizen of India

2. Subject of Nepal or Bhutan

3. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement

4. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire,Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India

Candidates belonging to the category 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favour.

IBPS PO Age Limit (As on 01.08.2022)

Any candidate who is applying for the IBPS PO examination should not be less than 20 years old and not more than 30 years old at the time of registration. In addition to this, there is an age relaxation application to category-wise candidates as per the government rules:

Category

Age Relaxation

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)

5 years

Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer)

3 years

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)

10 years

Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel)

5 years

Widows/Divorced Women

9 years

Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989

5 years

Persons affected by 1984 riots

5 years

Regular Employees of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service(for MP state Only)

5 years

IBPS PO Recruitment 2022

Probationary Officers (PO) and Management Trainees (MT) are recruited every year through a Common Recruitment Process (CRP), commonly known as the IBPS PO exam. The CRP was started in 2011 and is being conducted for the 12th time this year and hence is officially called IBPS PO /MT CRP XII 2022. The IBPS PO selection process consists of 3 phases (preliminary, mains and interview) and the candidate must qualify each of them to proceed to the next phase. Mentioned below are the important steps of the IBPS PO Recruitment Process:

•Online Preliminary Examination:

An adequate number of candidates in each category are shortlisted by IBPS depending upon requirements for Online Main Examination

•Online Mains Examination:

Candidates must qualify the sectional as well as an overall cutoff in the main exam to be eligible for an interview.

•Interview:

The interview will be conducted by the Participating Organizations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS

•Final Result:

The Final result is declared on the basis of candidates' combined performance in IBPS PO Mains and Interview Rounds.

•Provisional Allotment:

The provisional allotment of the qualified candidate is released on the official website. The IBPS Banks are allotted based on candidates' preferences which are made at the time of online application.

IBPS plays its part in the selection process only till the provisional allotment to different banks. After that, the responsibility to intimate the qualified candidates about their joining dates and procedures lies with the respective banks.

Public Sector Banking has become an illustrious career option in current times as it comes with the promise of attractive salary, perks, job security, fast growth and good work-life balance. The government of India had set up Personnel Selection Services (PSS) in 1975 for the recruitment of probationary officers and clerks to all public-sector banks. PSS was later changed to the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) in 1984 as per the mandate of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Major Banks Participating in IBPS PO Recruitment 2022

Let’s take a look at all the banks that have participated in this year for IBPS PO recruitment process:

1. Punjab National Bank
2. Union Bank of India 
3. Bank of India 
4. Indian Bank 
5. Canara Bank 
6. Indian Overseas Bank 
7. Central Bank of India 
8. UCO Bank 
9. Bank of Baroda 
10. Punjab & Sind Bank 
11. Bank of Maharashtra

IBPS PO 2022 Exam Pattern

IBPS introduced separate sectional timing for each section in the preliminary exam. The IBPS PO exam (CRP XI) for hiring candidates will be based on an online written exam in two parts: Tier 1 or IBPS Preliminary Exam and Tier 2 or IBPS Mains Exam. This examination is followed by a face-to-face interview process.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

The IBPS PO preliminary examination has a total duration of 1 hour and 20 minutes for each section, which will be conducted in online mode. It consists of 3 sections with a total of 100 questions and a maximum score of 100 marks. There is a negative marking in the IBPS PO pre-exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all 3 sections to qualify for the IBPS PO Main exam. The section-wise details are given below:

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

S.No.

Name of Tests(Objective

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

20 minutes

2

Numerical Ability

35

35

20 minutes

3

Reasoning Ability

35

35

20 minutes

Total

100

100

60 minutes

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.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

The IBPO PO Main exam is also conducted online, it has 5(4+1) sections with a total score of 200+25 marks and total duration of 180+30 minutes. IBPS will be conducting a descriptive paper in its mains exam for selection of candidates to the post of Probationary Officer. The sections must be attempted in the same order and the allotted time as mandated at the time of the exam. A candidate has to clear both preliminary and mains examinations to be eligible for the interview process.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

S.No.

Name of Tests(Objective

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

Penalty for Wrong Answers: There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests of both Preliminary and Mains exams. A wrong answer to an objective question by the candidate will lead to a penalty of one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question. For example, 0.25 marks will be deducted as a penalty for a wrong answer to a question that carries 1 mark. There will be no penalty for leaving a question blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate.

IBPS PO Interview

The candidates who have qualified for the mains exam are called for a face to face interview which carries a maximum of 100 marks. The minimum qualifying mark in the interview is 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).

The interview round is generally 15-20 minutes long, where a panel of bank officials ask questions to the candidates about themselves, banking sector, current affairs, general awareness, etc. The candidates must be well dressed, confident and carry all required documents to the interview.

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the main examination and interview. The final score is calculated by IBPS with weightage of marks given to the main examination and interview in the ratio of 80:20 respectively.

Final Score Calculation for IBPS PO Exam

The final score for the IBPS PO exam is calculated keeping the following points in mind:

• Marks obtained in the Preliminary Exam (Tier-1) will not be considered in the final score and are only for qualifying to Mains Exam (Tier-2).

• Candidates must qualify for Phase-2 and Interview separately to be eligible for final merit.

• The weightage (ratio) of IBPS PO Main exam and interview for the final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.

• The aggregate score out of 100 is used for the final merit list for each category. Candidates with top merit rank in each category are finally selected.

IBPS PO 2022 Syllabus 

IBPS exam syllabus is no different from any other bank exam. While IBPS issues only the broad subjects, they can be further subdivided into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years. The IBPS PO syllabus is divided into two parts:

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Syllabus 

This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

Reasoning

Quantitative Aptitude

English Language

Logical Reasoning

Simplification

Reading Comprehension

Alphanumeric Series

Profit & Loss

Cloze Test

Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test

Mixtures &Allegations

Para jumbles

Data Sufficiency

Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices

Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting

Coded Inequalities

Work & Time

Fill in the blanks

Seating Arrangement

Time & Distance

Miscellaneous

Puzzle

Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere

Paragraph Completion

Tabulation

Data Interpretation

 

 

 

 

 

Syllogism

Ratio & Proportion, Percentage

Blood Relations

Number Systems

Input-Output

Sequence & Series

Coding-Decoding

Permutation, Combination &Probability

IBPS PO Mains Exam Syllabus 

Th IBPS PO Mains Exam comprises 5 sections: Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative, Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Aptitude.

 

IBPS PO 2022 Salary 

The initial in-hand salary of an IBPS Probationary Officer is Rs. 52,000 to 55,000 with dearness allowances, special allowances, other benefits. The initial basic pay of a PO is Rs. 36,000 as per the revision made to the salary, click on the below link to check the revised IBPS PO Salary as per 11th Bipartite Agreement.  

IBPS PO Exam Centre

The IBPS PO exam is conducted online at numerous centres all over India and the candidate can mention their preferences at the time of filling in the online application. However, if there is a non-availability of seats at preferred venues, IBPS may allot an exam centre other than the choices made by a candidate. IBPS is the sole authority on adding or removing an exam centre and candidates can’t make requests for change in the exam centre. Any inappropriate behaviour at the exam centre can lead to the cancellation of the candidature.

IBPS PO Pre-Exam Training

The Nodal Banks/ Participating Organizations may arrange pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India. This is a kind of orientation session where candidates are told about types of questions, common mistakes, tips for time management, best practices, basic tricks and strategies by experts from training institutes. The objective is to provide a level playing field to students from weaker sections who can’t avail of coaching and make them aware of commons aspects and recruitment process of the exam.

Candidates belonging to the above-mentioned categories can avail the training by indicating the same against relevant column, while applying on-line. The pre-exam training is free of cost with other expenses like travel, food and lodging to be borne by the candidate. It is usually conducted for five days before the exam and the dates are announced on the official website. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:

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 may add additional centres or remove some depending on need. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from Bank's website. Pre-Exam training call letter will not be sent by post.

IBPS PO 2022 Admit Card & Call Letter

Candidates must download the IBPS PO 2022 admit card from the official website of the bank as the hard copy of the IBPS PO Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on to the official website, the candidates will require the following:

• Registration No/Roll No

• Date of Birth/ Password

The admit card will be made available 10 to 15 days before the IBPS PO 2022 Exam. The admit card or call letter for IBPS PO 2022 will be issued in 3 phases:

• Online Preliminary Examination

• Online Mains Examination

• Interview

IBPS PO 2022 Result

IBPS will release the results after the completion of each phase of the Examination. The Final Merit state-wise and category-wise list shall be prepared in descending order of the marks secured by the candidates in the Online Main Examination and interview. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment subject to Medical Fitness.

IBPS PO 2022 Cut off 

The cut-off will be released for each phase of the exam along with the scorecard. The previous year cutoff for IBPS PO Preliminary Exam is shown below for reference:

IBPS PO Prelims Cut-Off 2021 (Category-wise )

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2021 (Category-wise)

Category

Cut-Off Marks

GEN

50.5

SC

44.50

ST

38

OBC

50.5

EWS

50.5

HI

20.75

OC

42

VI

37

ID

20.75

IBPS PO Prelims Cut-Off 2021 (Section-wise)

IBPS PO Prelims Sectional Cut Off 2021 

Subjects

English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

Reasoning Ability

Maximum Score

30

35

35

Cut Off Score 
UR

10

9

10

Cut Off Score 
EWS/SC/ST/PWBD

6.75

6.25

6.25

Cut Off Score 
OBC

6.75

6.25

6.25

 Please click the link below for detailed notification

IBPS Probationary Officer recruitment notification

 Short Notification for IBPS Probationary Officer

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