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IBPS PO 2020 Notification Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus Details
IBPS PO 2020 Notification Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus Details
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts exam for the position of Probationary Officer (PO)/Management Trainee in various public sector banks in India. The online examination
is held in two phases – Preliminary and Main. IBPS PO 2020 Notification, Expected 5000+ Vacancies in 2020: Check Here IBPS PO 2020 Exam Date, IBPS PO 2020 Exam Pattern, IBPS PO
2020 Eligibility, IBPS PO 2020 Syllabus, IBPS PO 2020 Cut Off, IBPS PO 2020 Preparation Articles.

IBPS PO 2019 Final Result Out
Click here to view your combined result for mains exam and interview

IBPS Exam Calendar 2020-21
The Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the exam calendar for this year. The candidates were also eagerly waiting for the same. Now they can check all the exam
dates in this newly released IBPS exam calendar 2020-21.

Click here to Download IBPS Exam Calendar 2020-21 PDF

IBPS PO 2020 Vacancy: 5000+ Vacancies
The bank-wise Vacancies for IBPS PO 2020 are given below:

                                                                             Out of Which (PWBD)
Sr. No. Participating Organization SC ST OBC EWS UR                  Total
                                                                             HI    OC     VI   ID
1        Allahabad Bank                  75    37   135 50     203   500     5     5      5    5
2        Andhra Bank                     0     0    0     0    0     0       0     0      0    0
3        Bank of Baroda                  0     0    0     0    0     0       0     0      0    0
4        Bank of India                   158 58     11  89     583   899     6     17     6    6
5        Bank of Maharashtra             52 26      94  35     143   350     3     3      3    3
6        Canara Bank                     75 37      135 50     203   500     5     5      5    5
7        Central Bank of India           NR    NR   NR    NR   NR    NR      NR    NR     NR   NR
8        Corporation Bank                22    11   40    15   62    150     2     2      1    1
9        Indian Bank                     73    37   133   49   201   493     5     5      5    5
10       Indian Overseas Bank            0     0    0     0    0     0       0     0      0    0
11       Oriental Bank of Commerce       48    22   79    29   122   300     3     3      3    3
12       Punjab National Bank            NR    NR   NR    NR   NR    NR      NR    NR     NR   NR
13       Punjab & Sind Bank              0     0    0     0    0     0       0     0      0    0
14       Syndicate Bank                  NR    NR   NR    NR   NR    NR      NR    NR     NR   NR
15       UCO Bank                        53    18   118   50   261   500     47    4      3    13
16       Union Bank of India             114   53   159   65   253   644     12    12     15   6
17       United Bank of India            0     0    0     0    0     0       0     0      0    0
         Total                           670 299 904 432 2031 4336 88              56     46   47

IBPS PO 2020 Exam Dates:
                              Activity                                             Date
On-line registration (Modification, Online Payment) by candidates August 2020
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Date                                            03, 04, & 10 October 2020
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date                                                  28 November 2020

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IBPS PO 2020 Eligibility Criteria:
Application for the Probationary Officer (PO) will be subject to various eligibility criteria as mentioned in the official IBPS PO Notification. Applicants need to fulfill the required eligibility to
apply for IBPS PO 2020.

IBPS PO 2020 Age Eligibility: (01.08.2020 ) : 20 - 30 Years
S.No Category                                                                                                          Age Relexation
1    Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe                                                                                   5 years
IBPS PO 2020 Notification Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus Details
2       Other backward classes(Non-Creamy Layer)                                                                   3 years
3       Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” 10 years
4       Ex-servicemen                                                                                             5 years
5       Persons ordinarily domiciled in state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period of 1-01-1980 to 3-12-1989 5 years
                                                                                                                  5 years
6       Persons affected by 1984 riots

Educational Qualification:
The Eligibility criteria for the IBPS PO exam is Graduation Degree in any of the streams such as B.Com, B.A B.Sc, B.Tech, etc, from a University recognized by the Government of India. The
percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at time of registration for the IBPS PO examination. Final Year Appearing student is not allow for IBPS PO Exam.

IBPS PO 2020 Exam Pattern:
IBPS PO conducted in three phases, Phase I is the prelim exam that consists of a paper of objective type (multiple choice questions) and carries 100 questions. This is a screening test only to
qualify for the next step and its marks will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. There will be no Sectional Cut off marks for prelims exam.

Phase-1: IBPS PO Prelims Exam
Sr. NO. Name of the Test        No.Of Question Maximum Marks Time Allotted
1.        English Language      30               30                 20 Min
2.        Quantitative Aptitude 35               35                 20 Min
3.        Reasoning Ability     35               35                 20 Min
Total                           100 Ques.        100 Marks

Phase-2: IBPS PO Mains Exam - 200 Marks
It will also consist of a paper of objective type (multiple choice questions) like IBPS PO Pre Exam but carry a maximum of 200 marks that are given below :

Sr.
    Name of Tests                                No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time allotted
No.
1    Reasoning & Computer Aptitude               45                 60                  60 Min
     General/ Economy/ Banking
2                                                40                 40                  35 Min
     Awareness
3    English Language                            35                 40                  40 Min
4    Data Analysis & Interpretation              35                 60                  45 Min
Total                                            155                200                 3 Hours
Descriptive Paper
5  English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) -                      25                  30 Min

Phase-3: IBPS PO Interview
Shortlisted Candidates in the main examination for IBPS-PO subsequently called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each
State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews to be conducted at select centers. The total marks allotted for the Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview must not be less
than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). However, like most interviews for various examinations, the IBPS-PO interview does not have defined syllabus but candidates need to be
articulate about his/her knowledge in General Awareness with special emphasis on Banking, Finance, and Economics along with his/her own qualification and work experience (if any) related
questions.

IBPS PO 2020 Syllabus:

IBPS PO 2020 Syllabus for Preliminary exam
The syllabus for this Prelims Exam includes three subjects- English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. The prelims have sectional cutoff which implies that candidates must obtain
the minimum qualifying marks in each section to clear the exam. Candidates must also meet the cutoff to qualify for Mains and the interview round.

IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for Prelims Exam

IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

     Series completion
     Percentage
     Simplification
     Ratio and proportion
     Average
     Problems on ages
     Profit and loss,Simple Interest& Compound Interest
     Time and distance & Trains
     Boat and streams,Data Sufficiency
     Time and work
     Quadratic equations
     Permutation & combination and probability
     Data Interpretation,Alligation and Mixture

IBPS PO Reasoning Ability Syllabus for Prelims Exam

IBPS PO Reasoning Ability Syllabus

     Coding-decoding
     Distance and direction
     Order and Ranking
     Blood relation
     Mathematical operation
     Sitting arrangements
     Puzzle test
     Syllogism
     Alphanumeric Series
     Data Sufficiency
     Input-Output
     Logical reasoning
     Coded enquality
     Relationships
     Tabulation
     Word Formation

IBPS PO English Language Syllabus for Prelims Exam
IBPS PO 2020 Notification Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus Details
IBPS PO English Language Syllabus

     Reading comprehension
     Cloze test (Fill in the blanks)
     Error locations
     Rearrangements
     Sentence improvement,Connector
     Synonyms/Antonyms
     Fillers

IBPS PO 2020 Syllabus for Mains exam

The Syllabus for IBPS PO Main Exam includes 4 subjects- Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General Economy and Banking Awareness.

S.No Data Analysis & Interpretation Reasoning & Computer Aptitude English                              General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
1    Number system                  Series completion             Grammar                              Current affairs
2     HCF & LCM                           Analogy                            Sentence Improvement      International economy
3     Decimal fraction                    Classification                     Error Detection           UNO
4     Square root & cube Root             Coding-decoding                    Para Jumbles              Marketing
5     Percentage                          Distance and direction             Paragraph Completion      Award & honors
6     Ratio and proportion                Ranking and number                 Fill in the blanks        Sports
7     Average                             Blood relation                     Reading Comprehension Finance
8     Simplification & Approximation      Mathematical operation             Rearrangements        Agriculture
9     Quadratic equations                 Sitting arrangements               Antonyms                  History of banking
10    Problem on ages                     Puzzle test                        Synonyms-                 Country currency capital
11    Partnership                         Venn diagram                       -                         Books & authors
12    Profit and loss                     Data sufficiency                               -             Banking terms
13    Simple and compound interest        Input and output                   -                         Dams/Rivers/Temples
14    Allegation and mixture              Eligibility test                   -                         Nuclear/thermal power plant
15    Time and distance                   Statement conclusion               -                         Banking Instruments
16    Trains                              Statement course of action         -                         -
17    Boat and streams                    Statement assumptions              -                         -
18    Pipe and cistern                    Basic computer knowledge           -                         -
19    Mensuration 2D & 3D                 Number system                      -                         -
20    Permutation & combination           Logic gates                        -                         -
21    Probability                         Network & DBMS                     -                         -

IBPS PO 2020: Pre - Exam Training
Bank may arrange pre-examination training at certain centres for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India.
Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against relevant column while applying on-line. An
indicative list of training centres is given below:

North India South India        East India           West India
Agra         Bangalore         Agartala             Ahmedabad
Allahabad    Chennai           Aizwal               Akola
Bareilly     Coimbatore        Asansol              Aurangabad
Chandigarh   Ernakulam         Bhubaneswar          Indore
Dehradun     Gulbarga          Berhampur (Ganjam) Bhopal
Gorakhpur    Hubli             Dibrugarh          Jabalpur
Jaipur       Hyderabad         Gangtok            Mumbai
Kanpur       Madurai           Guwahati           Nagpur
Lucknow      Mysore            Imphal             Panaji (Goa)
Meerut       Port Blair        Itanagar             Pune
NewDelhi     Tirupati          Kohima               Raipur
Srinagar     Vishakhapatnam    Kolkata              Vadodara
Varanasi     Vijayawada        Patna
Purnea
                               Ranchi
                               Sambalpur
                               Silchar
                               Siliguri
                               Shillong

The bank may add additional centers or may delete some of the center sindicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training
from Bank's website by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent.

IBPS PO 2020 Salary:
The salary payable to the PO’s differs in reference to the place of posting. The basic salary remains the same in all regions. But the other allowances which are payable by the bank differ in
many aspects. The details of such differences & the salary are given below-

Basic salary                                                                    23700.00
Special Allowances                                                              1836.75
DA amount                                                                       10163.63
CCA amount                                                                      870
Transport Allowances                                                            -
Total salary (exclusive of HRA)                                                 36570.38
HRA                                                                             2133.00
Total salary (inclusive of HRA)                                                 38703.38
Medical Aid allowances                                                          8000
Entertainment allowances                                                        500
Newspaper allowances                                                            300
Petrol bill payments                                                            3000
Telephone bill payments                                                         400
Canteen Subsidy amount                                                          400
Pension Contribution amount                                                     2500
Annual total salary (leased Accommodation allowance is not included) 5,57,640.52

IBPS PO 2020 Application Fees:
A candidate is required to pay Rs. 600/- (General and OBC) as their application fee for IBPS PO 2019 exam. The same amount is narrowed down to Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to
SC/ST/PWD category.

CATEGORY FEES
GENERAL Rs. 600/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)
SC/ST/PWD Rs.100/- (Intimation Charges only)

IBPS PO 2020 Admit Card & Other Info:
IBPS PO Admit Card (Prelims) is available from       September 2020(Tentative)
Last date to download Admit Card (Prelims)           October 2020 (Tentative)
IBPS PO Admit Card will be released by               Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Mode of Download                                     Online
IBPS PO Admit Card can be downloaded from            www.ibps.in
Details required to download IBPS PO Admit Card      Registration number, Password/ Date of Birth
Documents to carry at exam hall                      IBPS PO Admit Card and a Photo ID Card
Helpline Number                                      1800 222 366

IBPS PO Admit Card will be available online at the official website of IBPS. All candidates must keep handy their log-in credentials to download the same. Applicants are requested to follow the
steps mentioned below to download the hall ticket for all stages:
Step 1: Visit the official website of IBPS i.e. ibps.in
Step 2: Click on the official link for ‘IBPS PO 2020Admit Card’
Step 3: Enter “Registration ID” and “Password” or “DOB” (Date of Birth) created during registration
Step 4: Cross-check all the details on IBPS PO Admit Card
Step 5: Download and take a printout.

IBPS PO 2019: Result
IBPS PO 2019 Final Result Out
Click here to view your combined result for mains exam and interview

IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Result Out

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Board (IBPS) has declared the IBPS PO 2019 Prelims Result on 1st November 2019. IBPS PO 2019 Preliminary Exam was conducted on 12th and 19th
October 2019. Candidates who have appeared for the prelims examination can check the result on the official website https://ibps.in

IBPS PO 2019 Score Card

The Scorecard for IBPS PO 2019 Preliminary exam has been released by IBPS. So all candidates are advised to check their Scorecard & Marks for IBPS PO 2019 Prelims exam

The result for IBPS PO 2019 will be declared separately for Prelims, Mains & Interview Process. The result will be declared after every stage of examination been conducted under IBPS PO
Recruitment Process 2019. Candidates can get details of the upcoming IBPS PO Result 2019 on its official website ibps.in.
Steps to access the result of IBPS PO Prelims 2019
1. Go to the home page at the link
2. You will reach the window showing the form to be filled in to reach the result. Fill the form by entering the required details such as roll number and date of birth to check the status of your
result.
Kindly make a special note that scores of IBPS PO Prelims exam would not be considered for the final appointment, it is only a qualifying exam to reach the mains.

IBPS PO 2019 : Previous Year Exam Analysis
Detailed IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019 For Prelims
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019: IBPS PO Prelims 2019 conducted its first exam on 19th October 2019. Candidates appearing for IBPS PO exam next year must go through the IBPS PO Exam
Analysis to get an idea about what to expect in the different slots.

A.) IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis (Overall)

The level of the exam can be considered as Easy to Moderate. IBPS PO Prelims exam had 3 sections in the objective test of 100 marks.

      Sections         Good Attempts         Level
Reasoning Aptitude 26-28                Easy-Moderate
English Language      20-23             Easy-Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude 23-21             Easy-Moderate
Total Marks: 100       68-74            Easy-Moderate

Topic Wise Exam Analysis
1. Reasoning Ability
This section had 35 questions. The overall reasoning section was easy-moderate. There was no syllogism in the exam. There were 4 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement, which are
mentioned below:
Linear Based Puzzle (8 People)
    Square seating arrangement (8 People-based)
    Box Based Puzzle (7 Box)
    3 Variable Puzzle

Topics                                                        No. of Questions Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement                               20               Easy-Moderate
Coding Decoding                                               5                  Easy
Blood Relations                                               3                  Easy
Inequality                                                    5                  Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous (Pair Based Question, Qlphabetical Question)    2                  Easy-Moderate
Total                                                         35                 Easy-Moderate

2. Quantitative Aptitude
The section was a bit easy for some while a bit moderate for the others. Three types of questions were asked in the exam. Data Interpretation Questions are based on Double Pie, Bar Graph &
Caselet DI.

No Number Series Questions asked in the exam of 1st slot of 19th October.

                         Topic                           No. of Questions      Level
Data Interpretation (Double Pie, Bar Graph & Caselet DI) 15               Easy-Moderate
Quadratic Equation                                       6                Easy-Moderate
Approximation                                            6                Easy
Arithmetic(Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc) 8                   Easy-Moderate
Total                                                    35                   Easy-Moderate

3. English Language
English Language section was of easy to moderate level. There were only 5 question in the set of Reading Comprehension out of which 1 question was of vocabulary. It is important that
candidates choose wisely what to attempt and what to skip. Reading Comprehension was based on an article related to "Western Education in China". There were 5 questions of Word
Replacement. There was no syllogism in the exam.

Topics                No. of Questions Level
Reading Comprehension 7                Easy-Moderate
Parajumbles               05               Easy
Error Detection           05               Easy-Moderate
Fillers (Single)          05               Easy-Moderate
Phrase Replacement        05               Easy-Moderate
Word Replacement          03               Easy
Total                     30               Easy-Moderate

Detailed IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2018 For Prelims & Mains

A.) IBPS PO Prelims 2018 Exam Analysis (Overall)
The level of the exam can be considered as Moderate. IBPS PO Prelims exam had 3 sections in the objective test of 100 marks.

Sections                Good Attempts Level
Reasoning Aptitude      19-23         Moderate
English Language        16-19         Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude   17-21         Moderate
Total Marks: 100        57-61         Moderate

Topic Wise Exam Analysis
1. Reasoning Ability
This section had 35 questions. The overall section was moderate. There were 3 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement, which are mentioned below:

Topics                          No. of Questions Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement 15               Moderate
Coding Decoding                 5                Easy-Moderate
Direction sense                 3                Moderate
Inequality                        5                 Easy-Moderate
Alphabet                          1                 Easy-Moderate
Comparison Based Questions        2                 Moderate
Miscellaneous                     4                 Moderate
Total                             35                Moderate

2. English Language
English Language section was of moderate level. There were only 5 question in the set of Reading Comprehension out of which 1 question was of vocabulary. It is important that candidates
choose wisely what to attempt and what to skip. Reading Comprehension was based on an article related to printing press and history of newspapers. There were 3 different types/pattern of
Error Detection questions.

Topic                 No. of Questions Level
Reading Comprehension 7                Moderate
Error Detection           7                Moderate-Difficult
Filler                    5                Moderate
Cloze Test                6                Moderate
Sentence Improvement      5                Moderate
Total                     30               Moderate

3. Quantitative Aptitude
The section was a bit easy for some while a bit moderate for the others. Data Interpretation Questions are based on Line Graph & Bar Graph. No Approximation Questions asked in the exam of
1st slot of 13th October.

Topic                                                             No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation (Line Graph, Bar Graph)                       11               Moderate
Quadratic Equation                                                6                Easy-Moderate
Wrong Number Series                                           6                   Moderate
Miscellaneous (Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc) 12                  Moderate
Total                                                         35                  Moderate

B.) IBPS PO Mains 2018 Exam Analysis (Overall)

Sections                      Good Attempts
English Language              12-17
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 15-19
Data Analysis and Interpretation 07-11
General Awareness                22-24
TOTAL                            67-76
Topic Wise Exam Analysis
1. Data Analysis and Interpretation (Difficult - Lengthy)

Topic                                      No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation                        18                      Difficult- Lengthy
Data Sufficiency                           5                       Lengthy
New Pattern Number Series                  3                       Moderate-Difficult
LCM, HCF                                   1                       Moderate-Difficult
Mensuration                                1                       Moderate-Difficult
Time and Work                              1                       Moderate-Difficult
Speed Time and Distance                 1                          Moderate-Difficult
Miscellaneous- Arithmetic Word Problems 5                          Difficult-Lengthy
Total                                      35                      Difficult-Lengthy

2. English Language (Difficult)

Topic                     No. of Questions Level
Reading Comprehension 21                       Moderate-Difficult
Cloze Test (New Pattern) 10                    Difficult
Sentence Rearrangement 4                       Difficult
Total                  35                      Difficult

3. Reasoning and Computer Aptitude (Difficult)

Topic                           No. of Questions Level
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles 23               Difficult
Machine Input Output              3                    Moderate-Difficult
Alphabet                          1                    Moderate
Coding Decoding                   3                    Moderate-Difficult
Logical Reasoning                 10                   Difficult
Miscellaneous                     5                    Moderate- Difficult
Total                             45                   Difficult

4. General Awareness (Moderate)

This section had 40 questions and the level of the questions asked was moderate. Most of the questions in this section were covering the current affairs and news of May - Nov Months. As per
the review shared by students who appeared for this exam, there were only a few questions from static and banking awareness.

C.) Descriptive Test
This section was of 25 marks with a time limit of 30 minutes. Candidates had to choose from given 5 options to write a letter and an essay.
Letter Writing (150 words)
• Write a letter to the editor on types of pollution and how to reduce it.
• Write a letter to your neighbor thanking them for their help in the hour of need.

Essay Writing (200 words)
• Fake-News
• Magazines and Journals have switched to digital media
• Does India needs a universal health care system
• Advantages of learning foreign languages.

IBPS PO 2019 : Previous Year Exam Cut off
IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Cut Off

IBPS PO 2019 Prelims exam was conducted on 12th and 19 October 2019 to recruit
4336 Probationary Officer in diffrent public sector banks across the country. IBPS PO
Cut-Off for 2019-20 Prelims exam has been released with its scorecard & marks on 8th
November 2019. IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Cut-Off table is mentioned below.
IBPS PO Cut-Off 2019
Category Cut Off Marks
General    59.75
OBC        59.75
SC         53.50
ST         46.25
EWS        59.75
HI         21.25
OC         44.50
VI         52.25
ID         20.75

Previous Years Official IBPS PO Prelims and Mains Cut Off

IBPS PO 2018 Cut Off

IBPS PO Prelims 2018 Cut Off
Category                      Cut Off
General                       56.75
OBC                           55.50
SC                            49.25
ST                            41.75
Hearing Impaired              16.50
Orthopedically Challenged 42.75
Visually Impaired         38.75
Intellectually Disable        17.00

IBPS PO Mains 2018 Sectional Cut Off
Sections                                       Cutt Offs for General CutOffs (SC/ST/OBC/PwD)
General Economy & Banking Awareness 8.00                               5.00
English Language                               11.25                   7.50
Data Analysis & Interpretation                 4.50                    2.25
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude                  10.25                   7.50
English Language ( Descriptive)                10.00                   8.75

IBPS PO Mains 2018 OverallCut Off
Category Cut Offs
General    74.50
OBS        68.38
SC         56.38
ST         35.75
HI         42.63
OC         53.25
VI         66.88
ID         37.00

IBPS PO Mains 2018 Final Cut Off
Category Maximum Marks Minimum Marks
SC         55.34                35.78
ST         47.33                31.60
OBC        53.02                40.29
UR         63.91                43.87
HI         34.69                25.16
OC         50.69                31.36
VI         56.11                42.09
ID         43.69                20.36

IBPS PO 2017 Cut Off
IBPS PO Prelims 2017 – Category wise cut off marks (Objective Paper)
Category Cut Off marks (out of 100 )
SC       36
ST         28.50
OBC        42.25
General    42.75
HI         15.75
OC         28.75
VI         23.25
ID         17.75

IBPS PO Final Prelims 2017 Cut Off (out of 100)
                                        Category
Name of Test             Max. Marks
                                        General SC/ST/OBC/PWD
English Language         30             5       2.75
Reasoning Ability     35                10        6.75
Quantitative Aptitude 35                7.75      4.75

IBPS PO Mains 2017 – Sectional cut off marks (Objective Paper)
                                                       Category
Name of Test                          Max. Marks
                                                       General    SC/ST/OBC/PWD
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 60                10.25

FAQs IBPS PO 2020:
Q. When is the IBPS PO 2020-21 Exam scheduled for?
Ans: According to the IBPS ANNUAL EXAM CALENDAR, the Online Preliminary exam for IBPS PO 2020-21 will be conducted on 3rd, 4th and 10th October 2020 while the mains exam is
scheduled on 28th November 2020.

Q. When is the Official Notification of IBPS PO 2020 Exam expected?
Ans: The Official Notification for IBPS PO 2020 exam is expected to be released in the first week of August 2020.

Q. Is B.Sc graduate eligible for IBPS PO exams?
Ans: Yes, a B.Sc graduate is eligible to apply for IBPS exam. An aspirant needs to be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by the
Central Government.

Q. How many attempts are allowed to appear in the IBPS PO?
Ans: There are no limits set for the attempts in the IBPS PO exam. There is no need to worry for the number of attempts one can appear as many times as he or she does not reach the
maximum age limit set by IBPS.

Q. What is the age limit permissible to appear in IBPS PO exams?
Ans:
1. To appear in the IBPS PO exam, a candidate should be 21-30 years of age.
2. Age relaxation of 5 years is given to candidates belonging to SC and ST.
3. The candidates of OBC categories are specified with an age relaxation of 3 years.
4. The ex-servicemen and the candidates having Jammu and Kashmir quota are offered an age relaxation of 5 years.

Q. What is the salary package offered to the post of IBPS PO?
Ans: The post of IBPS PO holds a basic salary of IBPS PO is 23700-(980×7)-30560-(1145×2)-32850-(1310×7)-42020.

Q. Is the IBPS PO exam Bilingual?
Ans: Yes, IBPS PO Exam is bilingual i.e., it is conducted in both English and Hindi languages.

Q. Does IBPS PO have Negative Marking?
Ans: Yes, IBPS PO follows negative marking for wrong answer in the objective tests of both Preliminary and Mains Exam of IBPS PO 2020.There is a deduction of one fourth of the total marks
allotted for that question for marking a wrong answer.

Q. Is IBPS PO having sectional timings?
Ans: Yes, Both in Prelims & Mains Exam will follow sectional timings in the question papers.

Q. What is the selection process of IBPS PO?
Ans: The selection process of IBPS PO comprises of three phases these are:

a. Preliminary Exam
b. Mains Exam (Objective + Subjective)
c. Interview

Q. Does IBPS PO EXAM follows sectional cut off ?
Ans: Yes, IBPS PO EXAM has sectional and overall cut off in Prelims as well as Mains Examination. An aspirant has to qualify both the cut-offs in order to appear in the next stage of the exam.

Q. Is there be an interview session after the written result?
Ans: Yes, there will be an interview session for those who successfully qualify all the phases IBPS PO Exam ie Prelims and Mains exams.

Q. What is the cut-off for being recruited?
Ans: There is no fixed cutoff for IBPS Probationary Officer. It depends on the performance of the applicants in a particular year. The final merit score is calculated on the basis of the
performance in the written test and the interview.

Q. Is it necessary to have 60% in graduation to apply for IBPS PO Exam?
Ans: No, 60% in graduation is not essential to appear for IBPS PO exams. Percentage in graduation is not measured in the eligibility criteria for IBPS PO exams.
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