IBPS PO Exam is conducted every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in different public sector banks in India. IBPS PO exam has been conducted every year since 2011 and in 2024 this would be the 14th edition. IBPS CRP PO/MT CRPF-XIV 2024 is for the selection of candidates for 11 public sector banks. IBPS PO Prelims, Mains, and Interview will be 3 stages of the selection process to recruit candidates for Probationary Officer vacancies.

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IBPS PO Recruitment 2024 Notification PDF Out for 4455 Posts



The IBPS PO 2024 Recruitment process has begun as the official notification with complete details and the online registration process has been released on 1st August 2024. The online registration for IBPS PO 2024 has been started on 1st August 2024 and continues till 21st August 2024. The complete details for the IBPS PO 2024 Exam have been mentioned in the official Notification pdf which is available at www.ibps.in. IBPS PO 2024 exam will be conducted at various locations throughout India and in online mode only.

IBPS PO Notification 2024 Out

The detailed IBPS PO Notification 2024 for FY 2025-26 has been released by IBPS on 1st August 2024 at its official website www.ibps.in. IBPS has released the detailed notification IBPS PO 2024 (CRP-XIV PO/MT) along with all details for 4455 vacancies for the recruitment of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees in different public sector banks. The direct link to download IBPS PO 2024 Notification pdf has been attached below for your reference.

IBPS PO Notification 2024- Click to Download PDF


IBPS PO 2024- Exam Summary

IBPS conducts the Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for recruiting Probationary officers in 11 Participating banks and accepts online applications through its official website. The Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection has released the IBPS PO Notification 2024 with the complete schedule and detailed information. For more details about IBPS PO 2024, go through the below summary table.

IBPS PO 2024- Exam Summary
OrganisationInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post NameProbationary Officer
Vacancy4455
Participating Banks11
Application ModeOnline
IBPS PO Registration 20241st to 21st August 2024
Exam ModeOnline
Recruitment ProcessPrelims- Mains- Interview 
Education QualificationGraduate 
Age Limit20 years to 30 years 
SalaryRs. 52,000 to 55,000
Official websitewww.ibps.in

IBPS PO Exam Date 2024

The IBPS PO Exam Dates for the Prelims and Mains Exam have been notified with the release of the IBPS Calendar 2024. This year, the IBPS PO Prelims Exam will be held on 19th and 20th October 2024 and the Mains exam will be conducted on the 30th November 2024.

IBPS PO 2024 Important Dates

The online registration dates have been released along with IBPS PO Notification 2024 which has been released on 1st August 2024. Candidates can apply online for IBPS PO 2024 from 1st August 2024 onwards at www.ibps.in. The important dates for IBPS PO /MT CRP XIV 2024 have been updated in the below table as announced.

IBPS PO 2024 Important Dates
EventsDates
IBPS PO Notification 20241st August 2024
Online Registration Process Starts1st August 2024
Online Registration Process Ends21st August 2024
Last Date to Pay Application Fee21st August 2024
IBPS PO Pre-Exam TrainingSeptember 2024
IBPS PO 2024 Preliminary Exam Date19th, 20th October 2024
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 202430th November 2024

IBPS PO Vacancy 2024

The IBPS PO Vacancies for IBPS PO 2024 have been announced along with the official IBPS PO notification pdf by 1st August 2024. This year, IBPS announced 4455 vacancies of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee posts which have been tabulated here. The maximum IBPS PO Vacancy 2024 is for the Central Bank of India. For a few banks, vacancies have not been reported which will be released shortly.

IBPS PO Vacancy 2024
Participating BanksSCSTOBCEWSGeneralTotal
Bank of MaharashtraNRNRNRNRNRNR
Bank of Baroda1326623888361885
Bank of IndiaNRNRNRNRNRNR
Canara Bank904516075380750
Central Bank of India3001505402008102000
Indian BankNRNRNRNRNRNR
Indian Overseas Bank4222842290260
Punjab National Bank3015542081200
Punjab & Sind Bank633410930124360
UCO BankNRNRNRNRNRNR
Union Bank of IndiaNRNRNRNRNRNR
Total657332118543518464455

IBPS PO 2024 Online Application

The online registration procedure for the IBPS PO 2024 exam is scheduled through online mode on www.ibps.in from 1st to 21st August 2024. The registration dates has been announced along with the release of the IBPS PO 2024 Notification on 1st August 2024. For complete details regarding the steps to apply, the application fee, document required click on the below link.

Click Here for Apply Online Details for IBPS PO 2024 Exam

All Eligible and interested Candidates are required to register online for the recruitment process on the official IBPS website, @ibps.in. Upon the submission of the duly filled application form with the required fee, uploading of signature, photographs, IBPS PO Handwritten Declaration, and documents the application process is said to be completed. 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.

The application for the IBPS PO Exam 2024 needs to be done online. To avoid any technical errors please make sure that the web browser used to fill up the IBPS PO 2024 Application form is one of the following:Internet Explorer 8 and above
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and above
Google Chrome 3.0 and above

Candidates applying online must have the following pre-requisites:A valid Email ID
Photograph and Signature scanned in the prescribed size
Application Fee must be paid online so all documents required for online transaction

The IBPS PO 2024 application form can only be filled out on the official website of IBPS i.e. www.ibps.in.

Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for IBPS PO Online Application.


IBPS PO 2024 Application Fee

The category-wise fee structure for IBPS PO 2024 online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for the IBPS PO Application Fee.

IBPS PO 2024 Application Fee

  • SC/ST/PWD : Rs. 175/- (Intimation Charges only)
  • General and Others : Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)


IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2024

The eligibility criteria required for IBPS PO 2024 Exam in terms of educational degree, computer literacy, language proficiency, and age limit have been discussed below-

IBPS PO Educational Qualification (as on 21/08/2024)

Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the IBPS CRP exam is as basic as a graduation degree 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 have 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.
Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants

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

1. Citizen of India

2. 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 favour.


IBPS PO Age Limit (as on 01/08/2024)

Any candidate who is applying for the IBPS PO examination should not be less than 20 years old and not more than 30 years old at the time of registration. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1994 and not later than 01.08.2004 (both dates inclusive) In addition to this, there is an age relaxation application to category-wise candidates as per the government rules:

CategoryAge 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 Women9 years
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-19895 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots5 years
Regular Employees of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service(for MP state Only)5 years

IBPS PO Recruitment 2024

Probationary Officers (PO) and Management Trainees (MT) are recruited every year through a Common Recruitment Process (CRP), commonly known as the IBPS PO exam. The CRP was started in 2011 and is being conducted for the 14th time this year hence is officially called IBPS PO /MT CRP XIV 2024. 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 till 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.

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 (PSS) 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 1984 as per the mandate of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Major Banks Participating in IBPS PO Recruitment 2024

Let’s take a look at all the banks that have participated in this year for IBPS PO recruitment process:
1. Punjab National Bank
2. Union Bank of India
3. Bank of India
4. Indian Bank
5. Canara Bank
6. Indian Overseas Bank
7. Central Bank of India
8. UCO Bank
9. Bank of Baroda
10. Punjab & Sind Bank
11. Bank of Maharashtra

IBPS PO 2024 Exam Pattern

IBPS introduced separate sectional timing for each section in the preliminary exam. The IBPS PO exam (CRP XIII) 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 2024

The IBPS PO preliminary examination has a duration of 20 minutes for each section, which will be conducted in online mode. It consists of 3 sections with a total of 100 questions and a maximum score of 100 marks. There is a 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:

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
S.No.Name of Tests(ObjectiveNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1English Language303020 minutes
2Numerical Ability353520 minutes
3Reasoning Ability353520 minutes
Total10010060 minutes


Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. The 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 2024

The IBPO PO Main exam is also conducted online, it has 5 (4+1) sections with a total score of 200+25 marks and a total duration of 180+30 minutes. IBPS will be conducting a descriptive paper in its mains exam for the selection of candidates for 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 examinations to be eligible for the interview process.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2024
S.No.Name of Tests(ObjectiveNo. 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


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 a penalty for a 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.

IBPS PO Interview

The candidates who have qualified for the mains exam are called for a face to face interview which carries a maximum of 100 marks. The minimum qualifying mark 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 the main 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.
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 for Phase-2 and Interview separately to be eligible for final merit.

• The weightage (ratio) of IBPS PO 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 2024 Syllabus

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 PO Syllabus is divided into two parts:
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Syllabus 2024

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

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Syllabus 2024
ReasoningQuantitative AptitudeEnglish Language
Logical ReasoningSimplificationReading Comprehension
Alphanumeric SeriesProfit & LossCloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet TestMixtures & AllegationsPara jumbles
Data SufficiencySimple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & IndicesMultiple Meaning / Error Spotting
Coded InequalitiesWork & TimeFill in the blanks
Seating ArrangementTime & DistanceMiscellaneous
PuzzleMensuration – Cylinder, Cone, SphereParagraph Completion
TabulationData Interpretation 
SyllogismRatio & Proportion, Percentage 
Blood RelationsNumber Systems 
Input-OutputSequence & Series 
Coding-DecodingPermutation, Combination &Probability 

IBPS PO 2024 Salary

The initial in-hand salary of an IBPS Probationary Officer is Rs. 52,000 to 55,000 with dearness allowances, special allowances, and other benefits. The initial basic pay of a PO is Rs. 36,000 as per the revision made to the salary, click on the below link to check the revised IBPS PO Salary as per the 11th Bipartite Agreement.
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