IBPS PO Notification 2021:
Dear Champions, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on conducting recruitment of Probationary Officer cadre in multiple banks all over the country. All the Public Sector Banks utilize this exam as a base to fill the vacancies for this post. The exams will be conducted in 2 levels, i.e Preliminary examination and Mains examination.
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IBPS PO Important Dates:
Table of Contents
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates |
20.10.2021 to 10.11.2021 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 20.10.2021 to 10.11.2021 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training* | November 2021 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training* | November/December 2021 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | November/December 2021 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 04.12.2021 and 11.12.2021 Tentative |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | December 2021/ January 2022 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | December 2021/ January 2022 |
| Online Examination – Main | January 2022 |
| Declaration of Result – Main | January/ February 2022 |
| Download of call letters for interview | February 2022 |
| Conduct of interview | February/March 2022 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
*Incase it is possible and safe to hold PET
IBPS PO Vacancies (INDICATIVE)):
| Sl No | Participating Organization | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total | Out of which (PWBD) | |||
| HI | OC | VI | ID | ||||||||
| 1 | Bank of Baroda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bank of India | 88 | 44 | 158 | 58 | 240 | 588 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Bank of Maharashtra | 60 | 30 | 108 | 40 | 162 | 400 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Canara Bank | 97 | 48 | 175 | 65 | 265 | 650 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Central Bank of India | 193 | 104 | 257 | 13 | 53 | 620 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Indian Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 7 | Indian Overseas Bank | 14 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 41 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Punjab National Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 9 | Punjab & Sind Bank | 67 | 37 | 112 | 42 | 169 | 427 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | UCO Bank | 66 | 33 | 118 | 44 | 179 | 440 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Union Bank of India | 94 | 47 | 148 | 132 | 491 | 912 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| Total | 679 | 350 | 1102 | 404 | 1600 | 4135 | 58 | 37 | 48 | 67 | |
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IBPS PO Preference Table:
| Preference no. | Banks | Vacancies |
| 1 | Union Bank of India | 912 |
| 2 | Canara Bank | 650 |
| 3 | Central Bank of India | 620 |
| 4 | Bank of India | 588 |
| 5 | UCO Bank | 440 |
| 6 | Punjab & Sind Bank | 427 |
| 7 | Bank of Maharashtra | 400 |
| 8 | Indian Overseas Bank | 98 |
| 9 | Indian Bank | NR |
| 10 | Punjab National Bank | NR |
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IBPS PO Age Limit: (As on 01.04.2021):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1993 and not later than 01.07.2001 (both dates inclusive)
| Sr. | Category | Age relaxation | |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | 5 Years | |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years | |
| 3 | Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years | |
| 4 | Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines | 5 years | |
| 5 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years | |
IBPS PO Selection Procedure:
The selection for Probationary Officers will be done through a three-tier process. 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 Preliminary Examination:
| SL. | 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 | 1 hour | 100 | 1 hour |
IBPS PO Main Examination:
| SL. | Name of test (NOT BY SEQUENCE) |
No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours | |
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
IBPS PO Application Fee And Intimation Charge :
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Applicable GST will be borne by IBPS)
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable from 20.10.2021 to 10.11.2021 (Online payment), both dates inclusive, shall be as follows
– Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PWBD candidates.
– Rs. 850 /- for all others
Bank Transaction harges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
IBPS PO Declaration:
“I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
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Other important links:
| Sl no. | Exam | Notification Link | Apply link |
| 1 | SBI Probationary Officer 2021 | Notification | Apply now |
| 2 | IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification 2022-23 | Notification | Apply now |
| 3 | IBPS PO 2021 Notification 2022-23 | Notification | Apply now |
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