Description of IBPS PO

IBPS PO 2018 Notification

IBPS PO 2018 Official Notification will be released by IBPS shortly. With the release of official notification, IBPS PO Recruitment 2018 will start. The Online Registration for IBPS PO 2018 will start after the official notification has been released by IBPS. IBPS introduced 3562 vacancies for IBPS PO 2017 Exam. IBPS PO Vacancy 2018 is likely to be the same as that of 2017.

Public Sector Banking has become an illustrious career option in current times as it comes with the promise of attractive salary, perks, job security, fast growth and good work-life balance. The government of India had set up Personnel Selection Services (PPS) in 1975 for the recruitment of probationary officers and clerks to all public-sector banks. PSS was later changed to the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) in 1984as per the mandate of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Eligible and interested Candidates are required to register online for the recruitment process on the official IBPS website, ibps.in. The 3-tiered selection process consists of Preliminary and Main Exams which will be conducted online, followed by Interviews. Candidates must pass each exam to get shortlisted and progress to the next stage. The final selection will be based on Mains and Interview merit.

 

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria - 2018
 

Educational Qualification

Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the IBPS CWE exam is as basic as a graduation degree (BA, BCom, BSc, B.Tech or as such) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India. Any such candidate who has received equivalent qualification which is recognized by the Central Government is also eligible to apply for this exam.
The candidates must be in possession of a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that certifies that they are a graduate on the day they register for this exam, and must indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering for the IBPS Bank-PO examination.

Computer Literacy: Working knowledge of computer systems is necessary for the job as well as to give the IBPS PO exam which is conducted in online mode.

Language Proficiency: Verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT is desirable. The candidate must be able to read, write and speak the language.

Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants:

A candidate applying for IBPS CWE/Bank PO Examination must be one of the following:

1. Citizen of India
2. The subject of Nepal or Bhutan

3. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
4. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India

Candidates belonging to the category 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favor.

Age Eligibility of candidates applying for IBPS Bank PO Examination:

Any candidate who is applying for the IBPS CWE examination should not be less than 20 years old and not more than 30 years old at the time of registration. In addition to this, there is age relaxation applicable to category wise candidates as per the government rules:

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	10 years
Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel)	5 years
Widows/Divorced Women	9 years
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years
Regular Employees of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal
retrenched from service(for MP state Only)	5 years

 

IBPS PO 2018 Apply Link

 

 

IBPS PO 2018 Exam Complete Schedule

 

The IBPS PO exam activity begins in August and culminates in April the month of the next year. The important dates for IBPS PO /MT CWE VIII 2018 are as follows:

Activity	Date
Online registration (Modification, Online Payment) by candidates	Updated Soon
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Date	13th, 14th, 20th and 21st October 2018
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date	18th November 2018
Declaration of IBPS PO Mains Exam Result	Declared Soon
Declaration and download of IBPS PO Interview Call Letter
Date of IBPS PO Interview
Allotment of Provisional Posting

 

IBPS PO Exam Centre

The IBPS PO exam (CWE) is conducted online at numerous centers all over India and the candidate can mention their preferences at the time of filling in the online application. However, if there is non-availability of seats at preferred venues, IBPS may allot an exam center other than the choices made by a candidate. IBPS is the sole authority on adding or removing an exam center and candidates can’t make requests for change in the exam center. Any inappropriate behavior at the exam center can lead to cancellation of the candidature.

 

IBPS PO Recruitment 2018

Probationary Officers (PO) and Management Trainees (MT) are recruited every year through a Common Written Examination (CWE), commonly known as the IBPS PO exam. The CWE was started in 2011 and is being conducted for the eighth time this year and hence is officially called IBPS PO /MT CWE VIII 2018. The IBPS PO selection process consists of 3 phases (preliminary, mains and interview) and the candidate must qualify each of them to proceed to the next phase. Mentioned below are the important steps of the IBPS PO Recruitment Process:

•Online Preliminary Examination:

An adequate number of candidates in each category are shortlisted by IBPS depending upon requirements for Online Main Examination

•Online Mains Examination:

Candidates must qualify the sectional as well as an overall cutoff in the main exam to be eligible for an interview.

•Interview:

The interview will be conducted by the Participating Organizations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS

•Final Result:

The Final result is declared based on candidates' combined performance in IBPS PO Mains and Interview Rounds.

•Provisional Allotment:

The provisional allotment of the qualified candidate is released on the official website. The IBPS Banks are allotted based on candidates' preferences which are made at the time of online application.

IBPS plays its part in the selection process only until the provisional allotment to different banks. After that, the responsibility to intimate the qualified candidates about their joining dates and procedures lies with the respective banks.

 

IBPS PO 2018 Vacancy

More than 20 lakh aspirants appear for the IBPS Bank PO examination every year. IBPS will be releasing the official notification for IBPS PO 2018, detailing the number of vacancies shortly. IBPS introduced 3562 vacancies for IBPS PO 2017 Exam. IBPS PO Vacancy 2018 is likely to be more or less the same as that of last year.

Available Posts for IBPS PO 2017: 3562 Vacant Posts

Names of Vacant Positions: Probationary Officers/Management Trainee (PO/MT)

 

IBPS PO Exam Pattern

As in the previous years, the IBPS exam (CWE 8) for hiring candidates will be based on an online written exam in two parts: Tier 1 or IBPS Preliminary Exam and Tier 2 or IBPS Mains Exam. This examination is followed by a face-to-face interview process.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

The IBPS PO preliminary examination has a total duration of 1 hour and is conducted in online mode. It consists of 3 sections with a total of 100 questions and a maximum score of 100 marks. There is negative marking in the IBPS PO pre-exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all 3 sections to qualify for the IBPS PO Main exam. The section-wise details are given below:

S.No.	Name of Tests(Objective	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	Composite time of 1 Hour
2	Numerical Ability	35	35
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35
Total		100	100

 

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

The IBPO PO Main exam is also conducted online, it has 5(4+1) sections with a total score of 200+25 marks and the total duration of 180+30 minutes. Just like IBPS PO 2017, IBPS will be conducting a descriptive paper in its mains exam for the selection of candidates to the post of Probationary Officer. The sections must be attempted in the same order and the allotted time as mandated at the time of the exam. A candidate has to clear both preliminary and mains examination to be eligible for the interview process.

S.No.	Name of Tests(Objective	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
3	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
4	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
Total		155	200	3 Hours
5	English Language (Letter  Writing & Essay)	2	25	30 minutes

 

IBPS PO Interview

The candidates who have qualified the mains exam are called for a face to face interview which carries a maximum of 100 marks. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview is 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).

The interview round is generally 15-20 minutes long, where a panel of bank officials ask questions to the candidates about themselves, banking sector, current affairs, general awareness, etc. The candidates must be well dressed, confident and carry all required documents to the interview.

The final merit list is prepared based on marks obtained in mains examination and interview. The final score is calculated by IBPS with weightage of marks given to the main examination and interview in the ratio of 80:20 respectively.

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests of both Preliminary and Mains exams. A wrong answer to an objective question by the candidate will lead to a penalty of one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question. For example, 0.25 marks will be deducted as penalty for the wrong answer to a question that carries 1 mark. There will be no penalty for leaving a question blank, i.e. if no answer is marked by the candidate.

Final Score Calculation for IBPS PO Exam:

The final score for the IBPS PO exam is calculated keeping the following points in mind:

• Marks obtained in the Preliminary Exam (Tier-1) will not be considered in the final score and are only for qualifying to Mains Exam (Tier-2).

• Candidates must qualify Phase-2 and Interview separately to be eligible for final merit.

• The weightage (ratio) of the CWE Main exam and interview for the final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.

• The aggregate score out of 100 is used for the final merit list for each category. Candidates with top merit rank in each category are finally selected.

IBPS PO Syllabus 2018

IBPS exam syllabus is no different from any other bank exam. While IBPS issues only the broad subjects, they can be further subdivided into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years. The IBPS syllabus is divided into two parts:

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Syllabus 2018

 

This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.

 

Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures &Alligations	Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Miscellaneous
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion
Tabulation	Data Interpretation
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input-Output	Sequence & Series
Coding-Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability

 

IBPS PO Mains Exam Syllabus

This year the exam pattern of IBPS MAINS is changed. IBPS has added descriptive paper in its mains exam it has 4 sections having a total score of 200 marks of 180 minutes duration and descriptive paper 1 sections having a total score of 25 marks of 30 minutes duration. This exam consists of 5 sections: Reasoning & Computer, English Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General Awareness, and Descriptive Test(Letter Writing &Essay).

 

IBPS PO 2018 Admit Card & Call Letter

Candidates can download the IBPS PO 2018 admit card from the official website IBPS because a hard copy of the IBPS PO Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on the official website, the candidates will require the following:

• Registration No/Roll No

• Date of Birth/ Password

• The admit card will be made available September 2018 IBPS PO  Exam. The admit card or call letter for IBPS PO 2018 will be issued in 3 phases:

• Online Preliminary Examination

• Online Mains Examination

• Interview

• The link to download the admit card will be provided on this page. Candidates are advised to check the details on the admit card before downloading.

 

IBPS PO 2018 Results

The results of IBPS will be released after the completion of each Phase of Examination. The Final Merit state wise and category wise list shall be prepared in descending order of the marks secured by the candidates in the Online Main Examination and interview. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment subject to Medical Fitness.

 

IBPS PO 2018 Previous Papers

 

IBPS PO 2018 Results

The results of IBPS will be released after the completion of each Phase of Examination. The Final Merit state wise and category wise list shall be prepared in descending order of the marks secured by the candidates in the Online Main Examination and interview. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment subject to Medical Fitness.

 

IBPS PO Cut off 2018

IBPS PO Pre Exam Cut off 2017-18

 

The cutoff for IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2017-18 is shown below for reference:

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Total
Maximum Score	30	35	35	100
Cutoff Score	05.00	07.75	10.00	42.75

 

IBPS PO Mains Exam Cut off 2017-18

Serial Number	Sections	Maximum Marks	Cut-Off Marks (SC/ST/OBC/PWD)	General
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	7.50	10.25
2.	General Economy/Banking Awareness	40	8.25	11.25
3.	English Language	40	3.25	5.75
4.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	10.75	14.00
5.	English Language (Descriptive)	25	8.75	10.00

IBPS PO 2018 Preparation Strategy

The prelims section can be called the golden entrance as if you clear this then there are slight chances that you’ll make Mains. But to reach the Mains examination, you need to qualify the Preliminary examination. Here we have listed some Helping Points to Crack IBPS PO 2018.

 

• Planning is the foremost thing which you should do when you’re looking forward to giving any exam. Try to prepare a rough note of how many days will be required to cover the whole syllabus. Try to make an effective plan which can be easily followed and can also yield the best output.

 

• Learn to Manage the Time as this would play a fundamental role in the exam time. Divide your time equally in all subjects. Focus more on the topics which require practice and give them more time than the items which need less time to grasp.

 

• Start your preparation step by step, firstly prepare all your charts and figure to focus a single topic at a time. Also, try to cover all mentioned topics one by one in a gradual process.

 

• Be updated about all the happenings in the world. Keep up with all the current affairs and also work on your communication and Vocabulary skills to excel in the examination.

 

IBPS PO  2018 Study Plan

 

Week	English Language	Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude
1	Jumbled Sentences (Type-1, 3) Fillers (Type-1,2) Cloze Test Errors Type- 3	Inequality Blood Relation Direction Sense Order & Ranking Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Syllogism Old Pattern	Simplification & Approximation Number Series (Missing and Wrong) Quadratic Equation Word Problem
2	Errors (Type-1,3,4) Jumbled Sentences (Type-2,3) Fillers (Type-2) Phrase & Connectors (Type-1) Synonyms & Antonyms/ Word Usage	Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Order & Ranking Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series Alphabet Coding-Decoding Logical Reasoning	Word Problem Inequality Number Series Tabular DI Line Graph DI
3	Reading Comprehension Fillers (Type-1, 2) Errors (Type-2,3,4) Phrase & Connectors (Type-2,3) Cloze Test Paragraph Related Questions	Puzzle & Seating Arrangement Syllogism Old & New Pattern Inequality Data Sufficiency The machine I/O (via. images- new pattern)	Cumulative DI Pie Chart (New Pattern) DI Line Graph DI Word Problem Tabular DI Inequality
4	Reading Comprehension Errors (Type- 2,3,4) Phrase and Connectors (Type-1,2,3,4) Paragraph Inference Paragraph Fillers, Completion and Restatement	Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Blood Relation Inequality Syllogism The machine I/O (old and new pattern) Data Sufficiency Logical Reasoning	Word Problem Simplification & Approximation Missing DI Caselet DI Radar DI Pie Chart (Old and New Pattern) DI Number Series
5	Practice Set	Practice Set	Practice Set

 

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