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IBPS PO 2021 Notification- Exam Pattern, Dates, Vacancies

There is an online streaming surge for the Banking sector caused by searches for IBPS PO Notification! The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has already released the IBPS PO 2021 notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO). Earlier, IBPS had released the tentative exam date for IBPS PO 2021 Exam. According to the fresh notification, the Probationary Officers Prelims exams for PSBs are slated to be conducted on December 4 & 11, 2021, and the Main Exams are scheduled to be conducted in the month of January 2022.

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This year too, lakhs of candidates are desperately waiting to apply for the IBPS recruitment. This statement is enough to deduce how tough a competition it is becoming to get a secure job in PSBs (Public Sector Banks) for the participants/candidates in this CRP PO/MT recruitment.  

You might also like to read: 30-Day Study Plan-IBPS PO Prelims

But wait! By tough competition, we don’t mean at all that you will not be able to clear the competition this time. Yes, it is possible to clear it in the very first attempt if you are a dedicated candidate, having a proper understanding, knowledge, preparation, and strategy of the IBPS PO 2021 exam.

And it is what this article is all about!

IBPS PO Exam-Conducting Body

IBPS is a government-owned bank personnel recruitment agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance that encourages the recruitment and placement of young undergraduates, postgraduates, and doctorates in government-owned banks in India. IBPS conducts IBPS PO Exam to recruit IBPS POs in three stages, namely, Prelims, Mains, and an Interview round.

IBPS PO 2021 Notification

IBPS PO official 2021 notification is out and we have updated the IBPS PO Prelims and Mains exam date.

You can still find the IBPS PO, Eligibility Criteria, IBPS PO 2021 Online Form, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Cut off for the previous years, Salary, Preparation Tips, Study Materials on this page. Bookmark this page and get notified with every latest update for IBPS PO 2021.

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IBPS PO 2021: Highlights

IBPS PO 2021 is one of the most awaited Banking exams, for which a huge number of vacancies are released. Check out the highlights of the IBPS PO Exam.

Organization NameIBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection)
Post NamePO (Probationary Officer)
Exam LevelNational Level
Exam ModeOnline
Application ModeGraduate from a recognized University
Vacancies4,135
SalaryRs. 52,630.38 (Net Salary)
CategoryBank Jobs
Selection ProcessPrelims, Mains & Interview
Education QualificationOnline
Age Limit20 years – 30 years
Official Websiteibps.in

IBPS PO 2021- Important Dates

ActivityTentative Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates20.10.2021 to 10.11.2021
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)20.10.2021 to 10.11.2021
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam TrainingNovember 2021
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training lNovember/December 2021
Download of call letters for Online examination – PreliminaryNovember/December 2021
Online Examination Preliminary04.12.2021 and 11.12.2021 (Tentative)
Result of Online exam – PreliminaryDecember 2021/January 2022
Download of Call letter for Online exam – MainDecember 2021/ January 2022
Online Examination – MainJanuary 2022
Declaration of Result – MainJanuary/ February 2022
The download of call letters for the interviewFebruary 2022
Conduct of interviewFebruary/March 2022
Provisional AllotmentApril 2022

Online Registration Process

The registration process will be through online mode only and there will be a single registration for both Preliminary and Main examinations, wherever applicable. You will be required to upload the following documents as per the specification given in the advertisement. These documents include:
(1) Your Photograph– 20 kb to 50 kb in .jpeg file(2) Signature of the Applicant – 10 kb to 20 kb in .jpeg file
(3) Your thumb impression– 20 kb to 50 kb in .jpeg file
(4) Scanned Copy of handwritten declaration as per the format, which will be available in the respective advertisement-50 kb to 100 kb in .jpeg file

For detailed notifications, you are advised to keep visiting the official website of IBPS www.ibps.in at regular intervals. You can also Sign Up to be the first to get notified about all the Important Details of the IBPS PO 2021 Notification!

Read & know complete details about how to apply online!

IBPS PO 2021-Vacancies

The number of vacancies for the IBPS PO 2021 exam is going to be released soon with the notification. Given below are IBPS PO’s previous year’s vacancies which will give you an idea of the vacancies that were being released. Therefore, it is expected that the number of vacancies will be more or less the same this year.

YearNo. of Vacancies for IBPS PO
20214,135
20203,517
20194,336
20184,252
Sr.No. Participating OrganizationSCSTOBCEWSURTOTAL
1Bank of Baroda000000
2Bank of India884415858240588
3Bank of Maharashtra603010840162400
4Canara Bank974817565265650
5Central Bank of India1931042571353620
6Indian BankNRNRNRNRNRNR
7Indian Overseas Bank14726104198
8Punjab National BankNRNRNRNRNRNR
9Punjab & Sind Bank673711242169427
10UCO Bank663311844179440
11Union Bank of India9447148132491912
Total4,135

Know complete details about IBPS PO 2021-State & Category-wise Vacancies

IBPS PO Notification: Eligibility Criteria

If you want to appear in the upcoming IBPS PO exam 2021, you need to make sure you fulfill all the required criteria before making up your mind to prepare for it. You need to take care of:

Education Qualification for IBPS PO

Applicants applying for IBPS PO 2021 should have the following educational qualification: An applicant possessing a graduate degree (such as BA, BCom, BSc, B.Tech) from a recognized university. Please note that the degree or marks should be obtained on or before the date (to be issued). Also, candidates possessing degrees equivalent to the mentioned qualification are also eligible.

Knowledge of Computers- As the exams are now conducted online, candidates need to know the basic working of the computer.

Language Proficiency- Verbal and written knowledge of the state/ UT is desirable.

Age Limit for IBPS PO

As on October 1, 2021

  • Minimum: 20 years
  • Maximum: 30 years

An applicant who wants to appear in the IBPS PO examination should be between the age of 20 years but less than 30 years. In other words, a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.10.1991 and not later than 01.10.2001 (both dates inclusive)

The age relaxation for the candidates for IBPS PO 2021 is as follows:

CategoryAge Relaxation
Scheduled Caste5 years
Scheduled Tribe5 years
Other Backward Class- Non-creamy layer3 years
Person with disability10 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers (including Emergency Commissioned Officers, and Short Service Commissioned Officers) who served more than 5 years and resigned at the conclusion of the assigned project.5 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the J&K from January 1st, 1980 to December 31, 19895 years
Candidates affected by the 1984 riots5 years

IBPS PO 2021-Online application

The online registration process to apply for IBPS PO 2021 will tentatively begin in a few days. We will bring you the notification here as soon as it appears on the IBPS official website.

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Application Fees for IBPS PO 2021

Given below are the details of the application fee for IBPS PO based on the previous year’s notification. You will have to pay the Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/intimation charges for the IBPS PO exam 2021.

Note: If there are any changes in this year’s IBPS PO notification, it will be updated here.

CategoryChargesFee Amount
SC/ST/PWBDIntimation Charges only₹ 175/-
GEN/OBC/EWSsApplication fee including intimation charges₹ 850/-

Selection Process for IBPS PO 2021

You will be appointed an IBPS PO after clearing the three stages of the IBPS PO Exam 2021. These three stages are:

  1. Prelims Exam
  2. Mains Exam
  3. Interview

Clearing the Cut-off

To clear the IBPS PO exam 2021, you will have to score well enough to clear the sectional cut-off as well as an overall cut-off. Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS, while the Mains exam needs the minimum cut-off marks to reach the interview round. The interview round, which holds 100 Marks, will be conducted by the participating organizations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT.

Exam Pattern for IBPS PO 2021

The IBPS PO Prelims exam tests a candidate with 100 questions of Objective type (MCQ). In the second stage, you will have to face Objective questions (MCQ) of 200 + 25 marls of Objective (MCQ) nature, except for the English Descriptive Paper. The last stage, the interview, will test you with Verbal questions of 100 Marks.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

The prelims exam of IBPS PO consists of a total of 100 questions with a time duration of 60 minutes.

  • Question type remains Multiple Choice questions.
  • There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks in the exam for each wrong answer.
  • This round of IBPS PO exam is only qualifying in nature.
S. No.Name of TestNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1English Language303020 minutes
2Quantitative Aptitude353520 minutes
3Reasoning Ability353520 minutes
Total10010060 minutes

Note: As per the official IBPS website, Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

IBPS PO Mains exam also entertains Multiple Choice type questions with a slightly higher difficulty level. The Number of questions and the duration of the exam is higher as compared to the Prelims Exam. In addition, there is also a negative marking of 0.25 in the IBPS PO main exam for every incorrect answer you will give. Take a look at the table given below to know the No. of Questions asked and the time duration allowed to answer each section of the IBPS PO Mains Exam.

S. No.Section NameNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning & Computer Aptitude456060 minutes
2English Language354040 minutes
3Data Analysis & Interpretation356045 minutes
4General Economy & Banking Awareness404035 minutes
Total1552003 Hours
5English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)22530 minutes

Note: As per the official IBPS website, IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its authorized website. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the authorized IBPS website.

IBPS PO Interview Process

The interview is the final stage of the IBPS PO Exam. Candidates clearing the Mains cut-offs will be shortlisted for the interview process. The interview round of the IBPS PO exam is 100 marks. The final score obtained by candidates in the IBPS PO exam is calculated by IBPS with the weightage of marks given to the main examination and interview the ratio of 80:20 respectively.

IBPS PO 2021 Syllabus

The syllabus of the IBPS PO Exam is divided into Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness.

Let us take a look at the topics these sections will cover!

1.    Reasoning Section

This Reasoning section of the exam will ask you questions that can test your thinking ability. To clear this section, you need to cover all the topics given below:

S. No.Topics
1.Seating Arrangement
2.Syllogism
3.Input-Output
4.Alphanumeric Series
5.Coding-Decoding
6.Ranking/Direction/Alphabet test
7.Puzzles
8.Data sufficiency
9.Logical Reasoning

2.    Quantitative Aptitude

The Quant section tests your mathematical/numerical ability by testing the basics of school-level maths. The basics include:

S. No. Topics
1.Simplification
2.Number Series
3.Ratio & Proportion
4.Percentage & Averages
5.Profit & Loss
6.Mixtures & Allegations
7.Simple Interest & Compound Interest
8.Work & Time
9.Time & Distance
10.Sequence & Series
11.Quadratic Equation
12.Permutation & Combination

3.    General Awareness (GA)

GA section will test your general knowledge about the day-to-day events. The ultimate aim of this section is to check how updated you are by asking you General Knowledge (GK) questions from the following topics:

S. No.Topics
1.Banking & Financial Awareness
2.Current Affairs
3.Static GK

Know more about the Exam Pattern & complete the syllabus, by reading, IBPS PO 2021-Exam Pattern & Complete Syllabus

IBPS PO 2021 Salary

A good basic Salary with high perks and bonuses is the reason why IBPS PO becomes one of the most sought-after Bank jobs amongst fresh graduates. It also includes Allowances, which includes Dearness, CCA, HRA, and Medical Aid.

Here are the details of how the IBPS PO salary increases:

23700 to (980 x 7) to 30560 – (1145 x 2) to 32850 to (1310 x 7) to 42020.

  • The Basic Salary of IBPS PO after 7 Years increases to Rs 30,560.
  • The Basic Salary of IBPS PO after 7 + 2 Years increases to Rs 32,850
  • The Basic Salary of IBPS PO after 7 + 2 + 7 Years increases to Rs 42,020

IBPS PO Cut Off-Cut-off Score (Online Main Examination)?

Cut Off is the minimum marks that you will be required to score to get shortlisted to appear for the Interview and the final recruitment. Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of the Online Main examination and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for an interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interviews. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for the interview.

IBPS PO 2019-20 Prelims Cut-Off

SubjectsEnglish LanguageQuantitative AptitudeReasoning AbilityTotal
Maximum Score303535100
Cut Off Score
EWS/UR
10.508.7510.2559.75
Cut Off Score
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD
6.505.256.50

IBPS PO Prelims 2019-20 Category-wise Cut-Off

CategoryCut Off Marks
General59.75
OBC59.75
SC53.50
ST46.25
EWS59.75
HI21.25
OC44.50
VI52.25
ID20.75

IBPS PO Mains 2019 Cut Off

Serial No.SubjectMaximum MarksCut Off (SC/ST/OBC/PwD)Cut Off (General)
1.Reasoning & Computer Aptitude6005.5007.75
2.English Language4010.7514.25
3.Data Analysis & Interpretation4002.5005.25
4.General Economy & Banking Awareness4005.0008.00
5.English Language (Descriptive)2508.7510.00

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2019: Category Wise

CategoryIBPS PO Mains Cut Off
(Out of 225)
GENERAL71.25
EWS65.88
OBC70.25
SC55.63
ST38.13
HI41
OC46.13
VI70.50
ID45.88

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2019: (Mains + Interview)

CategorySCSTOBCEWSUROCVIHIID
Maximum Scores47.0750.8050.2248.9860.5846.3853.1642.3342.04
Minimum Scores36.0233.2440.2740.8244.4436.0042.1826.3628.80

IBPS PO Preparation Tips-IBPS PO 2021

Given below are the points that you can follow to get fully equipped to clear the upcoming IBPS PO exam 2021:

  1. Make a study plan
  2. Refer previous year question papers
  3. Buy good study material
  4. Increase your reading speed
  5. Cover all important topics
  6. Revise all the important topics properly
  7. Attempt Mock Tests

Conclusion

With all the important information imparted to you regarding the Exam pattern and syllabus and Cut-off, you may have got an idea about the topics that you need to prepare for the upcoming IBPS PO exam. Now is the time to divide your time schedule between all the topics mentioned above and cover them and test yourself regularly via Mock Tests. Make a timetable and draw a checklist in it while you are studying. Mock Tests try to closely imitate the actual exam, providing students with different types of questions, by covering every topic from the syllabus and helping them to understand the exact patterns of questions that the actual exams test them with. By it, they also get the idea about how much time will it take to deal with the different sections of an Exam. Therefore, your Preparation should involve completing all the topics from the syllabus and preparing you in a way that you can answer all sorts of questions of every level that the actual exam entertains. Mock Tests, without doubt, are the best tools to achieve success. Hurry up, & try them!

IBPS PO Notification 2021: FAQ’s

FAQs: IBPS PO 2021

Q. When will IBPS PO 2021 Notification is released?
Ans. IBPS PO 2021 has been released on 19th October 2021.

Q. What are the vacancies in IBPS PO 2021?
Ans. A total number of 4135 vacancies are released by the IBPS for IBPS PO 2021

Q. What is the last date to apply for online IBPS PO 2021?
Ans. The last date to apply online IBPS PO 2021 is 10th November 2021.

Q. What is the application fee for IBPS PO 2021?
Ans. The application fee for IBPS PO 2021 is Rs. 850.

Q. What is the age limit for IBPS PO 2021?
Ans. The age limit for IBPS PO 2021 is 21 to 30 years.

Q5. What is the educational qualification required for IBPS PO 2021?
Ans. The educational qualification required for IBPS PO 2021 is graduation.

Q. When will the IBPS PO Notification 2021 release?

Ans. IBPS PO Notification 2021 has been released today (October 19, 2021).

Q. What is the no. of vacancies for IBPS PO 2021?

Ans. The number of vacancies has been announced today in the official notification. The last year’s vacancies for the IBPO PO 2020-21 were 3517. This year, the number of vacancies is 4,135.  Sign Up to take a Free Mock Test of IBPS PO 2021

Q. What are IBPS PO 2021 Exam dates?

Ans. The IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam is on Dec 4 & 11, 2021 and Mains exam is in the month of January, 2022.

Q. What is the selection procedure for IBPS PO?

Ans. The IBPS PO Exam is divided into three stages: Prelims, Mains, and interviews. The candidates will have to clear each stage to become an IBPS PO.

QI am a graduate with less than 60% marks. Can I Apply for IBPS PO 2021 Exam?

Ans. Yes, all graduates are applicable to apply for the IBPS PO exam. There is no required percentage to apply for IBPS PO.

Q. What is the Basic Salary/Pay of IBPS PO Post?

Ans. The Basic Salary/Pay of IBPS PO Post is Rs. 36000.

Q. Can final year students apply for IBPS PO?

Ans. Yes. However, the degree, before the Application Form fill-up date.

Q. Is there any negative marking for IBPS PO?

Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking for every wrong answer in IBPS PO 2021. 0.25 of the total marks allotted for that question will be deducted for marking a wrong answer.

Q. What is the last date to apply for IBPS PO 2021?

Ans. The last date to apply online is November 10, 2021.

Q. How many times can a candidate appear for the IBPS PO Exam 2021?

A. You can appear for the IBPS PO Exam as long as you satisfy the age limit for the same. The minimum age limit to appear for the IBPS PO exam is 20 years and the maximum limit is 30 years.

Q. How long should I study to clear IBPS PO 2021 exam?

A. The study hours can differ from person to person. Some people learn quickly and some take time. For IBPS PO 2021, you should study dedicatedly for at least 3-4 daily to complete the syllabus.

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Asad Yar Khan

I write and oversee the creation of informative educational blogs centering around study strategies, exam techniques, and more, to guide aspirants in clearing SSC, banking, engineering, and other competitive exams. I ensure a range of subjects are covered with precision and clarity. With over 7 years of diverse writing experience, I share a wealth of wisdom and expertise with thousands of students, through PracticeMock every day, helping them achieve their goals.

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