IBPS PO Exam

IBPS PO 2022 Interview Dates: 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. IBPS PO exam is conducted every year since 2011 and is now happening in 2022 in its 12th edition. The IBPS CRP PO/MT CRP-XII 2022 is for the selection of candidates for the 11 public sector banks. IBPS PO 2022 Interview will be conducted in February 2023 as mentioned in the notification at various exam centres

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 Exam Summary

The detailed advertisement for the vacancies was published by the Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection on its official website. 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

8432

Mains Exam Date

26th November 2022

Participating Banks

11

Application Mode

Online

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 

As per the IBPS calendar 2022, the IBPS PO Interview will be conducted in January/February 2023. The admit card for the 3rd phase is to be released shortly. The 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

7th October 2022

IBPS PO 2022 Preliminary Exam Date

15th and 16th October 2022

IBPS PO Prelims Result 2022

02nd November 2022

IBPS PO Prelims Score Card

04th November 2022

IBPS PO Mains Admit Card 2022

19th November 2022

IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2022

26th November 2022

IBPS PO Mains Result 2022

5th January 2023

IBPS PO Mains Score Card

January 2023 [2nd week]

IBPS PO Interview Call Letter 2022

January/February 2023

Conduct of Interview

February 2023

IBPS PO 2022 Provisional Allotment

April 2023

IBPS PO 2022 Mains Result Out

IBPS PO Mains Exam was conducted on 26th November 2022 for which IBPS PO Mains Result 2022 has been released on 05th January 2023. The complete details for the result and a direct link to download can be accessed by clicking the below link.

IBPS PO Mains Result 2022 Out- Click to Download

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IBPS PO Notification 2022

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 8432 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 Notification (Official)- Download PDF

IBPS PO 2022 Vacancy

IBPS has announced 8432 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. Let's have a look at the IBPS PO vacancy 2022 (Category-wise).

IBPS PO Vacancy 2022-23

IBPS PO Vacancy 2022

Participating Banks

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

General

Total

Bank of Maharashtra

75

37

135

50

203

500

Bank of Baroda

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Bank of India

80

40

144

53

218

535

Canara Bank

375

187

675

250

1013

2500

Central Bank of India

To be Updated

To be Updated

To be Updated

To be Updated

To be Updated

1500

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

8432

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.

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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, BCom, 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

Check IBPS PO 2022 Exam Pattern (Click Here)

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 &Alligations

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.

View IBPS PO Mains Syllabus 2022 (Click Here)

Check IBPS PO Previous Year Question Papers

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.  

Click Here to View IBPS PO Revised Salary Structure

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 andthe 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.

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IBPS PO Preparation

IBPS PO preparation must be done in a systematic manner, with the latest exam pattern in mind. Since the syllabus covers a lot of topics, it is important to choose the right study material so that you can understand the concepts and practice a wide variety of questions as well.

Previous years' IBPS PO exam left everyone startled by the unexpected pattern. This is the reason we have decided to provide you with the relevant new pattern questions that were asked in last year banking exams. New pattern questions are simply the application of concepts in a new form. You just need to practice them a lot so that you don't face issues in IBPS PO 2022.

Candidates should go through the previous year IBPS questions so that they have an idea of what to expect in IBPS PO 2022. We are providing you with all study notes, quizzes and Video lectures for IBPS PO Exam 2022 with the latest Pattern. Follow Bankers Adda to get all Study Materials in New Pattern. Apart from self-study, you can join any Coaching and Online Test Series for better exam preparation.

IBPS PO Coaching

Career Power classroom programs are the most exhaustive coaching Programmes in Banking and SSC verticals across India. Out of every 5 classroom students of Career Power, 3 got selected for Banking or SSC jobs in 2022.

IBPS PO Mock Tests and Online Test Series

Career Power provides Online Test Series for various Bank & SSC exams (like IBPS PO, Clerk, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, SBI, RBI, NABARD etc), which are well-researched and closely emulate the exact exam pattern. Practice papers are prepared to keep in the mind last years exam pattern and expected changes in the pattern and level of questions.

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

Click Here to View IBPS PO Previous Year Cut-Off

 


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