The Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection has released the IBPS PO Notification on the official website. The students who were waiting for the notice for a long time can rejoice and apply for the post. The IBPS PO X has been released for 1417 posts which is tentative in nature and will increase. The students who wish to pursue a career as Probationary Officer in banks can apply from 05 August 2020 to 26 August 2020.
The Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection will re-activate the IBPS PO 2020 link. There are a lot of students who have not appeared or applied for the examination. According to the latest notification, the students can apply who could not have applied or attended the exam can reapply for the same. The agency has also increased the eligibility limit and now the eligibility cut-off date has been increased to 06 November 2020.
The IBPS PO application link is active on the official website for 1417 vacancies. The Probationary Officer is a management-level job in the bank. The person is absorbed as a Scale 1 officer in the bank and has to supervise the junior level staff of the bank. This post has a very good career growth as the aspirant can reach till the level of Regional General Manager. This time around 11 banks are participating in the IBPS PO X, the number of banks is less citing the merger that took place in the last 2 years.
| Information | Details |
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection |
| Post | IBPS PO/ Probationary Officer |
| Total vacancies | 1417 vacancies in different banks |
| Qualification | The student must have completed his graduation in any stream. |
| Application date | 05 August 2020 to 26 August 2020 |
| Application Process | Online |
| Selection process | Preliminary Exam Mains Exam Interview |
| Preliminary Exam date | 03.10.2020, 10.10.2020 and 11.10.2020 |
| Mains Exam Date | 04 February 2021 |
| IBPS PO Admit Card | Available soon |
| Result | Available soon |
| Direct Application Link | Apply now |
| Official Website | www.ibps.in |
The important dates of IBPS PO 2020 will be released later, but in due course, the important highlights are given in the below table:
| IBPS PO 2020 Events | Tentative Dates |
| Online Application | 05 August 2020 to 26 August 2020 |
| IBPS PO Phase 1 Exam | 03.10.2020, 10.10.2020 and 11.10.2020 |
| IBPS PO Phase 2 Exam | 04 February 2021 |
| IBPS PO Interview | January 2021 |
| Final Results | 01 April 2021 |
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The eligibility of IBPS PO is decided on 3 factors viz Age, Citizenship and Educational Qualification.
Age Criteria
Nationality
The candidate should be a citizen of India.
Educational Qualification
The application form of the IBPS PO 2020 is available on the official website of SBI. The candidates need to follow the steps to fill the form:
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The candidates have to submit the following documents to fill the IBPS PO 2020 form:
Phase 1 – Preliminary Exam
This is the first stage of the recruitment process it is a 1-hour exam comprising of 3 subjects. There is prescribed sectional timing for each subject and a total of 100 questions are asked at this level. The students are awarded 1 mark for every correct answer while ¼ is deducted for the wrong answer.
| Subject | No of questions | Total Marks | Sectional timing |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| Subject | No of questions | Total Marks | Sectional timing |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| General Economy | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Descriptive Test | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
The 3rd level of the selection process is the GD/PI in which only those candidates appear who have successfully cleared the level 2. The GD/PI is also allotted marks and candidates have to acquire the minimum cut-off as well to get finally placed in the merit list. The total marks allotted to the GD/PI round is 30 marks.
The tentative vacancies released by all the participating banks is equivalent to 1417. The vacancies are tentative in nature which means that they can be increased or decreased as per the needs of the banks.
| Indian Banks | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| Bank of Baroda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of India | 110 | 55 | 198 | 74 | 297 |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 37 | 18 | 67 | 25 | 103 |
| Canara Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Central Bank of India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Indian Overseas Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punjab National Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | 14 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 34 |
| UCO Bank | 35 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 256 |
| Union Bank of India | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Indian Banks | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| Bank of Baroda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of India | 110 | 55 | 198 | 74 | 297 |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 37 | 18 | 67 | 25 | 103 |
| Canara Bank | 315 | 157 | 567 | 210 | 851 |
| Central Bank of India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Indian Overseas Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punjab National Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | 14 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 34 |
| UCO Bank | 53 | 26 | 95 | 35 | 141 |
| Union Bank of India | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
The salary of a candidate selected as an IBPS PO is approximately 8 lc-13 lc depending in the city of posting. The grade pay of a Scale 1 officer is 27,620 apart from this an employee is entitled to receive other allowances and perks.
| Category | Cut-off |
| GENERAL | 59.75 |
| EWS | 59.75 |
| OBC | 53.50 |
| SC | 46.25 |
| ST | 59.75 |
| HI | 21.25 |
| OC | 44.50 |
| VI | 52.25 |
| ID | 20.75 |
| Category | Cut-off |
| GENERAL | 71.25 |
| EWS | 65.88 |
| OBC | 70.25 |
| SC | 55.63 |
| ST | 38.13 |
| HI | 41 |
| OC | 46.13 |
| VI | 70.50 |
| ID | 45.88 |
Final Cut-off for provisional allotment
| Category | Minimum Cut-off | Maximum Cut-off |
| Unreserved | 44.44 | 60.58 |
| EWS | 40.82 | 48.98 |
| OBC | 40.27 | 50.22 |
| SC | 36.02 | 47 |
| ST | 33.24 | 50 |
This post was last modified on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 5:38 pm IST
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