The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS PO Bank Exam which is your gateway to the much sought after bank jobs. IBPS provides its services to all Public-Sector Banks, SBI, Associate Banks of SBI, RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, LIC & Insurance companies and other Banks which are regular members of the IBPS society.
In 2011, IBPS started the Common Written Examination (CWE) for recruiting officers and clerks in Indian Bank and accepts online application through its official website. The IBPS CWE, earlier known as the IBPS Bank PO exam has been conducted every year since then and is now happening in 2020 in its 10th edition. The IBPS CRP PO/MT-X 2020 is for selection of candidates to the 17 public sector banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). It is conducted at various locations throughout India and in online mode only.
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern
|
Section |
Number of Questions |
Marks Allotted |
Time Allotted |
|
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 min |
|
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 min |
|
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 min |
IBPS PO Main Exam Pattern
|
Paper |
Section |
Number of Questions |
Marks Allotted |
Time Allotted |
|
Objective |
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 min |
|
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 min |
|
|
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
45 min |
|
|
General Awareness, Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
35 min |
|
|
Descriptive |
English Language (Letter Writing and Essay) |
2 |
25 |
30 min |
IBPS PO 2020 Interview Process
Candidates who qualify the Mains Exam are finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. The Interview Process will constitute of 100 marks and the minimum marks for qualifying this round will be 40% which is reduced to 35% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD categories.
Penalty for Wrong Answers:
0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate in both IBPS PO 2020 Preliminary Exam and IBPS PO 2020 Mains Exam. There will be no deduction of marks for a question left blank/ unattempted by a candidate.
Final Selection
The final selection of the candidate to the post of Probationary Officer will be made by taking into consideration the cumulative score of Mains Exam and the interview Process. The weightage of both these phases of examination will be in the ratio 80:20 respectively. A merit list will be generated after the Interview Process of IBPS PO 2020 Exam has been conducted. Candidates who make it to the list will be thus offered the joining letter by the Bank of their choice.
IBPS PO 2018 Prelims Cut-Off: Category-wise
|
Category |
Cut Off Marks |
|
General |
56.75 |
|
OBC |
55.50 |
|
SC |
49.25 |
|
ST |
41.75 |
IBPS PO 2018 Prelims Section- wise Cut-Off Score for General Category:
|
|
English Language |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Reasoning Ability |
Overall |
|
Cut- Off |
08.75 |
07.75 |
09.00 |
56.75 |
IBPS PO 2018 Mains Cut-Off: Category-wise
|
Category |
Cut Off Marks |
|
General |
74.50 |
|
OBC |
68.38 |
|
SC |
56.38 |
|
ST |
35.75 |
IBPS PO 2018-19 Mains Cut-Off: Section- wise
|
Section |
Cut Off |
Cut- Off (General) |
|
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude |
07.50 |
10.25 |
|
English Language |
07.50 |
11.25 |
|
Data Analysis and Interpretation |
02.25 |
04.50 |
|
General Economy and Banking Awareness |
05.00 |
08.00 |
|
English Language (Descriptive) |
08.75 |
10.00 |
IBPS PO Final Cut-Off 2018-19: Category-wise
|
|
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR |
|
Maximum Score |
55.34 |
47.33 |
53.02 |
63.91 |
|
Minimum Score |
35.78 |
31.60 |
40.29 |
43.87 |
IBPS PO Exam Date
The official IBPS calendar 2020 has been released by The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Given below are the tentative dates for the IBPS PO exam based on the IBPS calendar 2020:
|
EVENT |
IMPORTANT DATES |
|
IBPS PO Online Application |
August/ September 2020 |
|
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Date |
October 3, 2020 |
|
IBPS PO Mains Exam |
November 28, 2020 |
|
Interview |
January/ February 2021 |
IBPS Regional Rural Banks
For selection to the post of both Assistant and Officer Cadre in Regional Rural Banks spread across the country, IBPS organises IBPS RRB Exam every year. IBPS RRB is conducted every year for selection to the post of both IBPS RRB Assistant and IBPS RRB Officer Cadre in Regional Rural Banks spread across the country.
IBPS RRB 2020 Exam Date
IBPS has declared the exam dates for IBPS RRB 2020 Exam. Let's have a look at the Exam Dates of IBPS RRB Assistant 2020 and IBPS RRB Officer 2020 exam.
|
Event |
Important Dates |
|
IBPS RRB Notification |
June 2020 |
|
Online Application Starts |
June 2020 |
|
Online Application Ends |
July 2020 |
|
IBPS RRB Preliminary Exam |
August 1, 2020 |
|
IBPS RRB Mains Exam |
September 13, 2020 |
|
Final Result |
TBA |
IBPS RRB Exam Pattern
IBPS RRB Officer 2020, exam will be conducted in three phases:
• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview Process
The final selection will be made on the cumulative score obtained by candidate in both Mains Exam and Interview Process.
IBPS RRB OFFICER SCALE I Preliminary Examination Pattern
|
Section |
Number of Question |
Marks Allotted |
Duration |
|
Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
Cumulative time of 45 minutes |
|
Numerical Ability |
40 |
40 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Mains Exam Pattern
|
Section |
Number of Question |
Marks Allotted |
Duration |
|
Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
Cumulative time of 2 hours |
|
General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
|
|
Numerical Ability |
40 |
50 |
|
|
English/ Hindi Language |
40 |
40 |
|
|
Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Educational Qualifications
i. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisci-culture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy;
ii. Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*
iii. Desirable: working knowledge of Computer.
