IBPS PO 2021: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer (IBPS PO) conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). The recruitments will be made of three steps including Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and Interview Process. Those students within 20 and 30 years, and have a graduation degree can apply for the IBPS PO 2020. The Application fees will be INR 600/- for all and sundry including some relaxation for certain categories. Both modes of application form and mode of the examination are online which provides a vast area for the candidates to go for IBPS PO Exams. Also Read- BOI recruitment 2020 Application process begins

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Latest: 

13 January 2011: IBPS PO exam schedule for 2021 has been released. Read more

7 January 2021: Check the exam analysis for IBPS PO 2020 shift 1 and 2 of January 6, 2021 here and here.

11 December 2020:

• Admit card for IBPS PO 2020 Prelims has been released. Read more
• 60 vacancies in EXIM Bank. Read more

11 November 2020:

• The application process for IBPS PO 2020 exam will be closing today. Read more
• Application process to fill 30 vacancies in Visakhapatnam Cooperative bank is out. Read more 

28 october 2020: IBPS PO 2020 Application Process has been reopened. Read more

27 October 2020: The vacancies of IBPS PO 2020 have been revised. The number of revised vacancies is 3517. Check details here

24 October 2020:  On 28 October, IBPS PO 2020 application form was reopened to fill the supplementary vacancy. The last date of applying the supplementary vacancy is 11 November. On the other hand, the preliminary re-examination will be held from 5 to 6 January 2021. 

• The IBPS PO 2020 exam analysis for the first shift is out. Check details here
• The Admit card for IBPS PO 2020 has been released and candidates can download it easily on the respective website. You can download the admit card from September 22, 2020, to October 11, 2020. Click here for a direct link to download the admit card.
• Nainital bank Application dates have been extended. Check details here
• IBPS has released a revised exam date calendar. Check details here
• IBPS PO 2020 application process ends on August 26, 2020. Read more here
• Apply for IBPS 2020 exam from your smartphone. Click here for details
• IBPS PO 2020 vacancy has been increased from 1167 to 1417. Check the detailed news here.
• IBPS PO 2020 registration and application process has begun and will take place from August 5-26, 2020. Click here for details.
• Bank of abroad recruitment 2020 notice is released for 66 vacancies. Click here for details.
• IBPS PO 2020 notification and application form is likely to be released in August 2020. The admit card will be released in September 2020
• IBPS PO 2019 Main Examination Result has been released on May 20, 2020. Check here
• IBPS PO 2018 Result for Provisional Allotment under Reserve List has been released on May 19, 2020. 

Highlights of IBPS PO 2021

IBPS PO 2020-21 Latest updates and Important Dates:

IBPS has postponed like all other exam conducting boards due to the deadly outbreak of COVIT-19. The following dates have been taken by analyzing the dates of previous years.

The application fees of IBPS PO Application form is INR 600/- in general. But there is relaxation among the caste categories and PwD candidates. This is a two-stage examination known as IBPS PO preliminary and IBPS PO Main, followed by an Interview session through which the final selection is made and recruited for banking sectors throughout India. Candidates who are will to appear in the IBPS PO examinations have to meet the eligibility criteria that have been declared by the IBPS itself. Those who do not meet will be unable to fill the Application Form of IBPS PO even.

IBPS PO 2020-21 Vacancies and reserved seats:

In the official notice of IBPS PO, the board has declared that there will be a total of 4336 probationary officers’ vacancies including the category-based reservations. All applicants should check out the chart of vacancies before attempting for IBPS PO examination:

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria: 

Now, if we talk about the eligibility criteria of the IBPS PO Exam, we must know that there is a multi-level of criteria with relaxations for special categories. The candidates must meet the declared eligibility of Nationality, age limit, and educational qualification. These are the minimum eligibility criteria for filling up the Application Form of IBPS PO Examination.

Nationality: 

Candidates who are willing to appear in the IBPS PO exam must meet any of the following lists:

• Citizen of Our Nation

•  Citizen of Nepal 

• Citizen of Bhutan

• Tibetan refugees who have come to India to seek a settlement before January 1, 1962.

• A 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 permanent settlement in India.

Age Limit and Relaxation:

The minimum age for any candidate to attempt the IBPS PO Exam is 20 years and the maximum age is 30 years. This age limit is calculated according to the date of August 1, 2020. Though IBPS has declared a certain limit for all and sundry, there is some relaxation which is of great interest. 

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Educational Qualification: 

The minimum educational qualification that is required to fill up the Application Form of IBPS PO can be any of the enlisted categories:

• Candidate must have a Graduation Degree or any Degree equivalent to Graduation for a university that has been recognized by the State/Central Government of India. The degree must be before August 2020, or to be precise, before the Application Form fill-up date

• In case the candidate is awarded CGPA/OGPA, they can convert their marks into Percentage and mention it in the Application Form of IBPS PO 2020.

The fraction of the Percentage like 59.99 % will be treated s less than 60%. The time the candidate is filling up the form will be required to mention the percentage of the Marks. So, mention the marks appropriately. 

IBPS PO 2020 Eligibility Criteria for Benchmark Disabilities:

According to The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, candidates with Benchmark Disabilities are eligible for reservations. The enlisted categories can apply for the IBPS PO:

• Blindness and Low Vision,

• Deaf and Low Hearing

• Locomotor disability including Cerebral Palsy. Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims, and Muscular Dystrophy.

• Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability, and Mental Illness

• Multiple Disabilities from enlisted disabilities

Procedures of IBPS PO Application Form:

IBPS PO Application Form will be available in the month of August 2020. Due to the pandemic situation and world crisis, the notification has been postponed. But as soon as the notices are released you can check the official website [https://ibps.in/] 

IBPS 2020 Registration: 

• Go to the home page of the official website https://ibps.in/

• Click on “Click Here for New Registration”

• Enter Email ID and Other basic details.

• A provisional registration number and password will be sent on the registered Email ID and Mobile number. 

Documents Uploading:

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

•  Signature should not be in Capital letters. 

• Keep the necessary details handy.

• The email id should be valid. Otherwise one cannot get the password. 

•  The call letter of examination and other information will b send in the Email id.

• The candidates who do not have any email id must create a new one before filling up the Application form.

•  Hand Written Declaration: Text- “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”.

• Fill up the personal, academic details, and communication details correctly.

•  Choose the exam center as per your facility and check the form.

•  Then “Save and Next” and preview it.

•  Finally, click on the “final button’ to submit the Application Form of IBPS PO and move to the payment part.

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Application Fees:

The applicants can the fees of the Application Form via Debit/Credit Card, Net Banking, IMPS, Cash Card, and Mobile Wallets. Once the fees are paid, there is no chance of getting the refunds. At the end of the payment procedure, do take out a print copy for future use.

The application fee varies as per candidate’s category:

· For General /EWs/OBC, the fees will be INR 600/-

· For SC/ST/PWD, there is relaxation in fees. It will be INR 100/-

Cautions:

There will be no other chance of correcting the Application Form of IBPS PO once it the submitted and the payment procedure has been completed. Those who wish to make some changes must reapply, make a fresh start, and make a fresh payment for the new application. 

IBPS PO 2020 Admit Card

The details that have been entered during filling up the Application Form, should be correct because errors can cause issues in the Admit Card of IBPS PO Exam.

• Admit card will be available nearly 10 to 7 days before the examination date as per the declaration of the IBPS.
• IBPS PO Admit Card 2020 for the Prelims exam will be released on September 30, 2020.
• The date of IBPS PO Main Admit Card has not been declared officially. But it can be assumed that it will be issued from November 11 – 28, 2020.

To Download to Admit, Follow these steps.

• Visit the website of IBPS.
• Click on the “IBPS PO 2020 Admit Card” to download.
• Verify the details and have a hard copy of it.
• At the time of entering in the examination hall, the print out copy of the Admit card and photo-identity proof in original and xerox copy will be required.

Examination Centers of IBPS PO:

Throughout India, there are several examination centers for IBPS PO. Candidates get to choose their examination centre as per their choice or requirements. Almost all the states of India have examination centers which is a privilege for the candidates that they don’t have to travel far to appear in the Examination. But not all the examination Centers are in the same locations. Here is a list of location which is offered to candidates:

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IBPS PO 2020 Syllabus

The syllabus of IBPS PO is quite vast. Here is a list of topics that should be covered to crack the exam:

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IBPS PO Examination Patterns and Durations:

IBPS PO 2020 mode is online and objective type though both the Exams IBPS PO Preliminary and Main are different from each other. The Negative marking for giving a Wrong answer is also applicable. IBPS PO 2020 Preliminary: In the case of IBPS PO Preliminary, the exam is conducted in online mode. Here 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer and the questions unattended, will not affect the scores. Candidates must qualify for the preliminary examination to appear in IBPS PO Main.

IBPS PO 2020 Main Exam Pattern:

IBPS PO 2020 Main Exam is a bit different from preliminary. There are both objective and descriptive paper in IBPS PO Main examination. The descriptive paper will be examined only when the objective paper is qualified. Main Paper Pattern is given below in detail:

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IBPS PO Results and Cutoffs:

The results of IBPS PO 2020 for written exams will be issued on the official website. Only successful candidates will be called for the IBPS PO Interview. The results are usually declared on the overall assessment of the exam. You must score the minimum marks for IBPS PO 2020 will be set by IBPS PO the basis of vacancies available. Check Here IBPS PO Cut Off

IBPS PO 2019 Prelims Cutoff (Overall):

IBPS PO 2019 Prelims Cutoff (As per Topics):

IBPS PO 2019 Main Cutoff 2019 (Overall):

IBPS PO 2019 Main Cutoff (As per Topics):

IBPS PO Prelims Cutoff 2018 (Overall):

IBPS PO Prelims Cutoff 2018 (As per Topics):

IBPS PO Main Cutoff 2018 (Overall)

IBPS PO Main Cutoff 2018 (As per Topics):

Pre-examination training of IBPS PO 2020:

IBPS organizes a Pre-examination training for candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority Caste only. IBPS PO interview and Provisional period. Among 61 cities of India, candidates can participate in this training program.

• There will be no need of applying any Application form for this Pre-Examination Training.

• Candidates willing to join this training must have the pre-examination training call letter.

• Candidates can find the training call letter on the official website and click on the “Download Call Letter for PO/MT – IX”.

• Enter the required data as per the instruction, the Pre-Exam training Admit Card will be on the Screen. One can have multiple printout copies for the future.

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IBPS PO 2020 Interview and Provisional period:

The candidate who has qualified the mains is called for a face to face interview. The minimum qualifying marks is 40%. There is a relaxation for the SC/SC/OBC/PwD candidates. For these enlisted categories, the minimum marks is 35% marks. The interview round usually runs 15 to 20 minutes where the board members ask questions related to personal life, academic life, work experience, banking field, Economic affairs as well as current affairs. To be precise, one has to prepare their communication skills and boost up their confidence. After all, through their interview round, the Interviewers will choose the best among the bests. The ratio of Main Examination and Interview is 80: 20.

However, the merit list will be prepared based on the score obtained in Main Exam and Interview. The candidate will be selected for provisional allotment to one of the participating banks/ organizations according to vacancies available. Check Here IBPS PO Pre-exam training

IBPS PO Salary Structure and Other Allowances:

 This examination not only provides a one-way ticket to success if anyone can crack it. The candidates who are applying for IBPS PO must be interested in salary structure and salary perks. The following chart shows the improvements in salary throughout their life:

Other Allowance: There are several allowances other than basic salary: Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Special Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance.

Other benefits and Perks:

1. Leased Accommodation: The bank provides accommodation/quarters as per the location. In such cases, the HRA is not provided. The amount goes directly to the owner of the accommodation.

2. Travelling Allowance: The bank also provides Travelling Allowance. Otherwise, the expenses on petrol are reimbursed.

3. Medical Allowances

4. Newspaper Reimbursement

5. New Pension Scheme

Recruiting banks:

There are more than 15 banks that are recruiting candidates for their banking posts and services. Each bank does not offer the same number of vacancies either does not have the same kinds of reservations of vacancies. Here is a table that can give an estimate to the candidates about the vacancies:

There are excellent opportunities for PwD candidates. There are several slots of vacancies for the PwD candidates who dreamed to be a Banker

This three-stage examination is a path to be a banker. Candidates who will be selected through interview, will be joining any of the banking sectors mentioned earlier as per the vacancies. The salary pers and structure is quite tempting but this procedure is also challenging. One more thing to say, every candidate will be willing to be a service person in IBPS, make up your mind for challenges and go for it. 

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