IBPS stands for Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, which is a recruitment body that conducts exams for recruiting candidates to be placed in Banks.
Type of job or vacancy offered by IBPS
IBPO offers jobs in four different positions: IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB and IBPS SO Exam
- IBPS PO – This selection is for the position of Probationary Officers (PO)
- IBPS Clerk – This selection is for the position of a Bank Clerk
- IBPS RRB – This selection is for the Regional Rural Banks Exam Office Assistants
- IBPS SO Exam – This selection is for the Specialist Officer
- Registration Process
The Registration Process for IBPS examinations goes through 3 processes :
Fill up Details à Upload Document à Payment of Application Fee
Please Note that the eligibility for IBPS examinations is only for candidates who have completed their Graduation. Log in to : www.ibps.in to fill out an Online Application.
- Eligibility of the Position
- IBPS PO :
- Candidate must be a Graduate recognized by the Government of India
- Candidate needs to have secured minimum of 50% marks
- Candidate should be aged between 20 to 30 years
- IBPS Clerk :
- Candidate must have a Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Indian Government
- Candidates needs to have Certificate / Diploma / Degree in Computer Applications or Information Technology
- Candidate should be aged between 20 to 28 years
- IBPS RRB :
- There are 4 posts for this position (Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, Officer Scale II, Officer Scale III)
- Candidate must be a Graduate recognized by the Government of India
- Age Criteria & Work Experience required differs from post to post
- IBPS SO :
Candidates can apply for various posts (I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer etc)
- Candidate should be a Degree Holder in a Relevant Field
- Candidate should be aged between 20 to 30 years
- Salary of the of the job for specific position
- IBPS PO :
- Vacancy is 4000 +
- Job Location across India
- Basic Salary Rs.23,700
- Annual increment of Rs 980 for seven years
- IBPS Clerk :
- Vacancy is 7275
- Basic Salary Rs 11,765
- Annual increment of Rs 655 for three years
- IBPS RRB :
| Post | Basic Salary |
| Office Assistant | Rs. 15,000 – Rs.19,000 |
| Officer Scale I | Rs. 29,000 – Rs. 33,000 |
| Officer Scale-II | Rs. 33,000 – Rs. 39,000 |
| Officer Scale III | Rs. 38,000 – Rs. 44,000 |
- IBPS SO :
- Vacancies 1590+
- Basic Salary Rs. Rs 23,700
- IBPS SO Jobs come with a Job Security & also have less transfers involved
- Syllabus
- IBPS PO (Prelims)
| SUBJECT | TOTAL MARKS | TIME |
| English Language | 30 | 20 mins |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 20 mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 mins |
| TOTAL | 100 Marks | 60 Mins |
- IBPS Clerk
- English Language : 30 Marks
- Numerical Ability : 35 Marks
- Reasoning Ability : 35 Marks
- IBPS RRB
- Reasoning : 40 Marks
- Numerical Ability : 40 Marks
Depending upon which Officer Scale one is applying for, the syllabus varies. Other Subjects will be as follows :
- General Awareness
- English Language
- Hindi Language
- Computer
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Financial Awareness
- Professional Knowledge
- IBPS SO
- Reasoning
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- General Awareness / Professional Knowledge about specific Industry
- Exam pattern & Syllabus
All the sections are fixed. English has to be strong. Only RRB has choice between Hindi & English.
- Reasoning : 20 mins
- Logical Reasoning
- Alphanumeric Series
- Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
- Data Sufficiency
- Coded Inequalities
- Seating Arrangement
- Puzzle
- Tabulation
- Syllogism
- Blood Relations
- Input Output
- Coding Decoding
- English Language : 20 mins
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Para jumbles
- Miscellaneous
- Fill in the blanks
- Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
- Paragraph Completion
- Quantitative Aptitude : 20 mins
- Simplification
- Profit & Loss
- Mixtures & Alligations
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
- Work & Time
- Time & Distance
- Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
- Data Interpretation
- Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
- Number Systems
- Sequence & Series
- Permutation, Combination &Probability
- Selection Process
- Prelims
- Mains
- Interview
- Provisional Allotment
- Negative marks
For IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO and IBPS RRB exam for each wrong answer attempted by candidate 0.25 marks are deducted.
- IBPS Examinations Cut off Marks
- IBPS Clerk Cut Off Marks (Prelims)
- General Category : 47.50
- OBC : 42.25
- ST : 19.75
- SC : 37.5
- Visually Impaired : 31.00
- IBPS PO Cut off Marks (2018)
- General : 65.58
- SC : 53.20
- ST :54.74
- OBC : 51.18
- Reservation of the castes
| EXAM | CATEGORY | AGE RELAXATION |
| IBPS PO | SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years | |
| IBPS CLERK | SC /ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years | |
| IBPS RRB | SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years | |
| IBPS RRB | SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
- Study tips to crack IBPS Examinations in 2019
- Follow a Timetable : Prepare a Study Timetable for yourself and follow that strictly.
- Mock Tests : Practice online mock tests every week to increase speed and accuracy
- Basic Concepts : Clear Basic Concepts
- Reasoning : Solve on Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Questions on a Daily Basis.
- Quantitative Aptitude : Focus more on Data Interpretation, Profit & Loss and Number Systems
- English : Improve your Vocabulary & Error Detection in Grammar
- Current Affairs : To the point knowledge is needed. Read daily newspaper to stay up to date with news related to the law, finance, economy, government schemes, latest inventions etc
- Banking Awareness : Study RBI policies and Fiscal Monetary Policies carefully.
- Static Awareness : Indian History and Geography Topics
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