Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts many banking exams for multiple banks every year. IBPS PO is one of the main exams that is conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Candidates can fill this examination through online mode only. Apply online has been released by the organisation on August 07, 2019. Before filling application process candidates must read all the instruction carefully before filling the application form. IBPS PO exam is the Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in various Banking organizations. The last date to fill the online application form is August 28, 2019. To avoid the last-minute rush, candidates are advised to apply well in advance. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has been released detailed notification and schedule for Probationary Officers and Management Trainee recruitment. IBPS PO is a tier-II examination that means the examination of PO&MT will be held in two phases – Online Pre exam and Online Main exam. Candidates who will qualify the pre-exam will be selected for the main exam. For more information about this recruitment, Candidates can read this article carefully.
IBPS PO Recruitment 2019
- Candidate must be an Indian Citizen or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee.
- Candidate must have completed 20 years of age.
- Candidate must have a graduation degree.
IBPS PO Schedule 2019
| Events | Dates |
| Online Apply | 07 August 2019 |
| Last date to Apply | 28 August 2019 |
| Payment of application fees | 07 August 2019 – 28 August 2019 |
| Pre-Exam Training Call Letter | September 2019 |
| Pre-Exam Training starts on | 23 October 2019 |
| Pre-Exam Training ends on | 28 October 2019 |
| Pre-Exam Call Letter | October 2019 |
| Pre-Exam | 12, 13, 19 and 20 October 2019 |
| Pre-Exam Result | October / November 2019 |
| Main Exam Call Letter | November 2019 |
| Main Exam | 30 November 2019 |
| Declaration of the main result | December 2019 |
| Download Call Letter for Interview | January 2020 |
| Interview Date | January / February 2020 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2020 |
IBPS PO/MT Vacancy details for 2019
- There are total vacancy has been released by the organisation 4336 posts.
Participating Organization in IBPS PO exam
Various banks recruit their employees through IBPS examination. Here, you can see a list of banking organizations who take part in the common recruitment process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer / Management Trainee posts. Participating Organization in IBPS PO exam.
| Bank Name | Bank Name |
| Allahabad Bank | Indian Bank |
| Andhra Bank | Indian Overseas Bank |
| Bank of Baroda | Oriental Bank of Commerce |
| Bank of India | Punjab National Bank |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| Canara Bank | Syndicate Bank |
| Central Bank of India | UCO Bank |
| Corporation Bank | Union Bank of India |
| United Bank of India |
IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2019
Candidates, who are willing to apply for CRP-PO / MT-VIII should ensure that they meet the minimum eligibility norms specified by IBPS:
IBPS PO Nationality
Candidate must be:
- A citizen of India. OR
- A subject of Nepal. OR
- A subject of Bhutan. OR
- A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962, to permanently settle in India. OR
- An Indian origin person who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam intending to permanently settle in India.
IBPS PO Age Limit
- The candidate should have completed the age of 20 years, but not exceed than 30 years of age.
- Candidate should be born between August 02, 1989 to August 01, 1999.
- Upper Category Candidate will get relaxation in upper age limit.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PwD Gen/EWS | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 5 years |
| Persons Ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01 Jan 1980 to 31 Dec 1989 | 5 years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
IBPS PO Educational Qualification
- Candidate must have graduation in any discipline from the recognised University of India.
IBPS PO 2019 Apply online
The application process for IBPS PO recruitment 2019 has been released on August 07, 2019. Candidates should have a valid email id and mobile number for online apply. The last date to apply online for IBPS PO recruitment is August 28, 2019. Please note that the application form will be completed only after submitting the application fee. IBPS PO Application Form will be available on the official website of IBPS.
Application form – Candidates can fill the application form by Click Here.
Application Fee
| Category | Fee |
| General & OBC | ₹ 600/- |
| SC/ST/PWD | ₹ 100/- |
How to apply for IBPS PO 2019?
- Candidates will have to first go to the official website to apply i.e. www.ibps.in.
- On the left side of the site, you can see “CRC PO / MT”. Click on that link.
- Now in the open page, you will see the link “Click here for CRP-PROBATIONARY OFFICERS / Management trainees online”, click on that link.
- Now you have to fill your name, email id, phone number and other information. After completing the registration process, candidates will get a registration number
- Now, the candidates need to upload their photo, signature, left thumb mark and handwritten declaration.
- Then you have to click on “Save and Next”.
- Now you have to pay the application fee
- After making a payment you have to click on the final submission.
- Save the application form for reference purpose
IBPS PO Admit Card 2019
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection released call letter for both examinations, pre-exam and main exam. IBPS release Pre-exam training call for those candidates who are eligible for pre-training.After that IBPS release call letter for IBPS PO Pre-examination. Candidates have to download their call letter from the official website. Candidates can download call letters for a preliminary examination in the month of October 2019. After qualifying, preliminary examination candidates are eligible for mains examination. Candidates can download mains examination admit card in the month of November 2019. Candidates have to carry a xerox of a valid photo ID proof along with the admit card in the exam centre.
Photo Identity Proof
- PAN Card
- Passport
- Permanent Driving Licence
- Voter’s Card
- Bank Passbook with a photograph
- Photo identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer
- Identity Card issued by a recognised college/ university
- Aadhar Card/E-Aadhar card
- Employee ID
Exam Centres
| State/UT | Pre-Examination | Main-Examination |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati, Silchar |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
| Daman & Due | ||
| Delhi -NCR | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Vadodra |
| Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna nagar | Ambala, Hissar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Hamirpur, Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belgaum,Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi | Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram |
| Lakshwadeep | Kavarrati | Kavarrati |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Sagar, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
| Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai/ Thane/Navi Mumbai |
| Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawal | Aizawal |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneswar |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur | Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Bardang/Gangtok | Bardang/Gangtok |
| Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelvelli |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Sitapur, Varanasi | Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri | Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
IBPS PO Selection Process 2019
It is a tier-II examination i.e. candidate have to clear two examination- Pre-Examination and Main Examination.
Pre-Examination
- Question Type: Objective type questions.
- Total Section in the exam: Three Section
- Total number of questions: 100 questions
- Total Marks: 100
- Time Duration: max 1 hour
Main Examination
In the main examination, There are both types of examination: objective and descriptive test.
Objective Test
- Sections in the exam: four sections
- Total questions: 155 questions
- Total Marks: 200
- Time duration: 3 hours
- Negative Marking: ¼ marks
Descriptive Test
- Total questions: 2 questions
- Question: English language (letter writing and essay).
- Total Marks: 25 marks
- Time Duration: 30 minutes
- Negative Marking: ¼ marks
IBPS PO Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination
| Subject | No of Ques. | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | Total of 100 marks | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Main Examination
| Subject | No of Ques. | Max Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 Hours |
IBPS PO Syllabus
Preliminary Exam
English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Para jumbles
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Fill in the Blanks
Numerical Ability
- Number Series
- Simplification/ Approximation
- Quadratic Equations
- Data Interpretation
- Miscellaneous
Reasoning Ability
- Puzzle and Arrangements
- Inequality
- Syllogism
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense
- Order and Ranking
Main Examination
Data Analysis & Interpretation
- Tabular Graph
- Line Graph
- Pie Chart
- Bar Graph
- Radar Graph Caselet
- Missing Case DI
- Let it Case DI
- Data Sufficiency
- Probability
- Permutation and Combination
Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
- Syllogism
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Linear Seating Arrangement
- Double Lineup
- Scheduling
- Input-Output
- Blood Relations
- Directions and Distances
- Ordering and Ranking
- Data Sufficiency
- Coding and Decoding
- Code Inequalities
- Course of Action
- Critical Reasoning
- Analytical and Decision Making
English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Verbal Ability
- Word Association
- Sentence Improvement
- Para Jumbles
- Cloze Test
- Error Spotting
- Fill in the blanks
General/Economy/ Banking Awareness
- Financial Awareness
- Current Affairs
- General Knowledge
- Static Awareness
- Banking and Financial Awareness
Computer Aptitude
- Internet
- Memory
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Computer Abbreviation
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Software
- Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
- Networking
- Number System
- Operating System
- Basic of Logic Gates
IBPS PO Result 2020
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will release the results on the official website of IBPS PO. The Result will be available in the PDF format. If you will select, you will get his/her name in the merit list. IBPS declared the result in two phases, result for pre-exam and result for the main exam. Candidates will qualify preliminary examination then the candidate is eligible for mains examination. The result for Preliminary examination will be released on the month of October/ November. After qualifying, Preliminary examination candidate will go for the main examination. The result for the main examination will be released in the month of December 2019. After qualifying main exam candidate will go through one more process i.e. Interview. Final result or allotment will be released in the month of April 2020.
Official Notification- Candidates to read the official notification can Click Here.
IBPS PO: Official notification
Now you are aware of all the information about the IBPS PO exam in detail. To know more information you can check the Official website of IBPS, read to find the information of syllabus, pattern, cut-off, eligibility criteria and much more.
