IBPS PO Eligibility 2021: Age Limit, Qualification, Percentage, Rules for PWD & EWS

IBPS Eligibility Criteria 2021 is the mandatory set of conditions that are laid down by IBPS (Institute Of Banking Personnel Selection) for the candidates who are applying for the IBPS PO exam.

The age limit of the desired candidates should be in between 20 years and 30 years, who are willing to appear for the IBPS PO exam. In this article, we will be sharing detailed information on many criteria. While preparing for IBPS PO Exam, candidates can follow Kirtan Buhecha’s strategy to ace in 6 months, 

The IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2021 is depending on three factors:

• Age limit,
• Nationality, and
• Educational qualification. Download IBPS PO Practice Papers

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IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2021

In the following table, the basic IBPS PO Eligibility criteria 2021 has been highlighted:

IBPS PO 2021 Nationality

A candidate must be either -

1. A Citizen of India or
2. A Subject of Nepal or
3. A Subject of Bhutan or
4. A Tibetan Refugee who came to India prior to January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India or
5. A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam to permanently settle in India. Check IBPS PO Exam Centers

Note: Candidates belonging to categories (2), (3), (4), and (5) should possess and produce, whenever asked by IBPS, a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.

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IBPS PO 2021- Educational Qualification

A Graduation Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.

• The candidate must have passed the qualifying exam by or before August 2021.
• The date mentioned on the mark sheet/ scorecard will be considered as the date of passing the degree.
• The document proving the fulfillment of the educational qualification requirement has to be submitted at the time of the interview round.
• In case, candidate’s result is posted on University’s website and the web-based certificate is issued then a proper certificate in original issued and signed by the appropriate authority of the University indicating the date of passing properly mentioned thereon will be reckoned for verification and further process.
• Candidates have to specify the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application.
• Candidates who are awarded CGPA / OGPA have to convert the same into percentage and mention it in the online application.
• Calculation of Percentage: The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all semesters/years By aggregate maximum marks in all the subjects multiplied by 100. Read IBPS PO Syllabus
• It will be applicable for those Universities as well where Class/ Grade is decided based on Honours marks only.
• The fraction of percentage arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60% and 54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.

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IBPS PO 2021- Reservation

EWS Category

Applicants who are not covered under the existing reservations to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes and whose family has gross annual income less than INR 8 lakhs (Rupees eight lakh only) are to be identified as candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for the benefit of 10% reservation in the vacancies reported by IBPS.

• The income will include revenue from all sources such as salary, agriculture, business, profession, etc. and it will be the income from the financial year previous to the year of application. However, persons whose family has possession of any of the following assets will not be considered as EWSs, irrespective of their family income:
  • 5 acres of Agricultural Land and above
  • Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above
  • Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities
  • Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities
• The property owned by a "Family" in different locations would be clubbed while applying the property holding test to determine EWS status.
• The term "Family" will include the person who seeks the benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years, and also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years.
• An Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority in the prescribed format will have to be produced to avail the benefit of EWS reservation at the time of document verification and interview round of IBPS PO Selection Process.

PwD Category

Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation as per the government of India norms. The following categories of disabilities can avail reservation under this Act:

• Blindness and low vision
• Deaf and hard of 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 amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disability

Vacancies reserved for the persons with benchmark disabilities will be allocated as prescribed in the “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” and as per vacancies reported to IBPS by Participating banks.

Guidelines for PwD using a Scribe

Candidates with minimum benchmark disability whose writing speed are adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their scribe at their cost during IBPS PO 2021 Exam. The following rules will apply to use a scribe:

• Candidates will have to arrange their scribe at their own cost.
• The scribe may be from any educational background.
• The candidate, as well as the scribe, will have to submit a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. If at any stage of the exam, it is found out that the scribe did not fulfill any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts then the candidature of the applicant will be canceled, irrespective of the result of the CRP.
• Candidates using a scribe will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.
• The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination under (CRP-PO/MT-IX).
• If a violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, the candidature for CRP of both the candidate and the scribe will be canceled.
• Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination have to apply for the same in the IBPS PO Application Form.
• Any subsequent request will not be entertained.
• Only candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it will not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if they are not registered for the same. Check Category-wise Cutoff

Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy Candidates

Candidates with a minimum of 40% Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function will be permitted a compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour or otherwise advised.

Guidelines for Visually Impaired Candidates

Candidates who are Visually Impaired suffering from not less than 40% of disability may opt to view the contents of the test (question paper) in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination. The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will only be available to Visually Impaired candidates who will not use the services of a Scribe for the examination.

Guidelines for Intellectually Disabled Candidates

Candidates with more than 40% Intellectual Disability, Autism, Specific Learning Disability, and Mental Illness will be provided a compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour of examination, irrespective of availing the services of a scribe. Also, Check the IBPS Exam Calendar for 2021-22

Salient Points to Remember: IBPS PO Eligibility

• The disabled persons are provided reservation in the IBPS PO exam as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
• The visually impaired aspirants are allowed to use scribe as per the guidelines.
• The number of vacancies is announced once the respective banks release the number of vacant positions to the institute. Check IBPS PO 2021: List of Participating Banks
• Since the IBPS PO application process is online, hence, the aspirants are advised to upload scanned copies of the supporting required documents.