Everything Need To Know About IBPS Examination

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

1. IBPS PO – This selection is for the position of Probationary Officers (PO)
2. 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

1. IBPS SO Exam – This selection is for the Specialist Officer

 

3. 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.

 

4. Eligibility of the Position
5. 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

 

1. 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

1. 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

 

5. Salary of the of the job for specific position

 

1. IBPS PO :

• Vacancy is 4000 +
• Job Location across India
• Basic Salary Rs.23,700
• Annual increment of Rs 980 for seven years

 

1. 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

 

1. IBPS SO :

• Vacancies 1590+
• Basic Salary Rs. Rs 23,700
• IBPS SO Jobs come with a Job Security & also have less transfers involved

 

6. Syllabus
7. 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

 

1. 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

 

1. IBPS SO

• Reasoning
• English Language
• Quantitative Aptitude
• General Awareness / Professional Knowledge about specific Industry

 

7. 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

 

 

8. Selection Process

• Prelims
• Mains
• Interview
• Provisional Allotment

 

9. 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.

 

10. 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

 

11. 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

 

 

 

12. Study tips to crack IBPS Examinations in 2019

 

1. Follow a Timetable : Prepare a Study Timetable for yourself and follow that strictly.
2. Mock Tests : Practice online mock tests every week to increase speed and accuracy

• Basic Concepts : Clear Basic Concepts

1. Reasoning : Solve on Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Questions on a Daily Basis.
2. Quantitative Aptitude : Focus more on Data Interpretation, Profit & Loss and Number Systems
3. 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.

1. Static Awareness : Indian History and Geography Topics

 

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