The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts an online examination to recruit Probationary Officers for multiple public sector banks operating in the country. IBPS PO notification with prelims & mains exam dates has been released on its official website to fill vacancies for the 2022 exam cycle.
There are three phases in IBPS PO 2022 selection procedure namely Prelims, Main, and Interview. The candidates clearing the prior stages will be eligible for the latter ones. Finally, Interview qualifiers will be recruited as Probationary Officers in participating banks.
At each stage of selection, the candidates have to earn the minimum required IBPS PO cutoff. It is important to note here that the Preliminary Exam scores are not taken into account while making the final merit list.
Only the scores of the Main Exam and Interview, in the ratio of 80:20, determine the final selection of candidates. Candidates have to appear and qualify all the 3 phases to be eligible for Provisional Allotment.
The Preliminary Examination for IBPS PO 2021 is scheduled for October 2021. The exam pattern includes an online test consisting of 3 sections- English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability.
• Exam Duration: 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section)
• Total Questions: 100 (Quantitative Aptitude – 35 + Reasoning Ability – 35 + English Language – 30)
• Total Marks: 100 marks (1 mark per question)
• Question Type: MCQs (Multiple Type Questions)
Candidates will have to score sectional as well as an overall cutoff to clear the Preliminary exam. Thus, it is important that they check the Prelims Syllabus before they start with their preparations.
IBPS PO Main Exam is conducted in both online and offline mode. According to the IBPS PO Mains Syllabus released by the authorities, it has an objective paper and a descriptive paper.
There are 4 sections in the exam- English Language, Data Interpretation and Analysis, Reasoning and Computer Awareness, General/ Banking and Economy Awareness. Descriptive Paper has only 2 questions i.e. an essay and a letter.
• Exam Duration: 210 minutes (Objective Paper- 180, Descriptive Paper- 30)
• Total Questions: 157 (Objective Paper-155, Descriptive Paper-2)
• Total Marks: 225 marks (Objective Paper-200, Descriptive Paper- 25)
• Questions Type: (Objective Paper-MCQs, Descriptive Paper- Written)
The Descriptive Paper will only be examined if the candidate clears the objective paper. They must practice a lot of mock tests and previous years’ question papers so that they are well-versed with the types of questions asked.
The Interview Round for IBPS PO 2021 is the final step in the selection procedure.
• Interview Round will be of 100 marks.
• It will be a face-to-face interaction conducted in offline mode only.
• Interviews will be organized by the participating and nodal banks in each state.
• Candidates’ traits and communication skills are tested in the interview.
• The candidates must attain 40% (35% for reserved category) to finally qualify for IBPS PO. For this, it is important that the candidates have well-prepared and formed strategies for the Interview round.
Candidates must produce the following documents in original and their self attested photocopies in support of their eligibility for IBPS PO 2022
• IBPS PO Online Application Form
• Date of Birth Proof
• Photo Identity Proof
• IBPS PO Admit Card
• Graduation Mark-sheets/ Degree/ Certificates or equivalent qualification result dated on or before August 2022
• Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format as stipulated by the Government of India. The caste certificate of the OBC category must indicate that they belong to the non-creamy layer.
• Income and Asset Certificate issued by competent authorities of the Government of India in the prescribed format for EWS category candidates.
• Disability certificate in the prescribed format issued by the District Medical Board for PWD category
• In case the candidate has used the services of a Scribe then duly filled in details of the scribe in the prescribed format has to be produced.
• Ex-serviceman candidates have to produce a copy of the Service or Discharge book along with a pension payment order and documentary proof of rank held.
• Candidates presently serving in defense have to submit a certificate from a competent authority that they will be relieved from the services on or before August 2022.
• Candidates serving in Government/ quasi govt offices/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Nationalised Banks and Financial Institutions are required to produce a “No Objection Certificate” from their employer.
• Persons eligible for age relaxation as Jammu and Kashmir domiciled must produce the domicile certificate
• Persons eligible for age relaxation as 1984 riots affected must produce a certificate from the District Magistrate certifying the same.
• Experience Letters (Optional)
• Any other relevant documents in support of eligibility
Issuing Authorities for Reserved Category Candidates
The candidates applying and seeking relaxation under various reserved categories such as SC/SC/OBC/PwD are required to obtain the requisite certificates from the authorities designated by Govt. of India.
Certificates issued by any other authority would not be considered valid. The competent authorities for the issuance of documents are listed in the table below.
Candidates qualifying all the stages of the recruitment and fulfilling the eligibility criteria in all aspects will be provisionally allotted in participating banks.
• Shortlisted candidates will be provisionally allotted based on merit-cum-preference for the vacancies reported by participating organisations.
• Tie Breaking: In case two or more candidates obtain the same score then the candidate elder in age will be ranked above the candidate younger in age.
• Government of India guidelines on reservation policy and other rules and regulations, administrative exigency, etc will be followed while making the allotment.
• The provisional allotment is subject to the candidate fulfilling the criteria for Participating Organisation and identity verification to the satisfaction of the allotted organisation.
• Since the provisional allotment is made to participating organizations on merit cum preference basis, no request for change will be entertained.
• Further, if a candidate who is provisionally allotted does not avail the offer of appointment from the Participating Organisation, his candidature will be cancelled.
• Issuance of offer of appointment including terms and conditions, formalities for verification, joining etc. is solely the decision of the Participating Organisations and shall be final and binding.
• A reserve list of up to 10 percent of the vacancies under each category may be made depending on the availability of candidates.
• In case, Participating Organisations provides further vacancies during April 2020-March 2022, provisional allotment will be carried out for the candidates from that reserve list.
• The reserve list will expire automatically on March 31, 2022, without any notice.
• The decision of IBPS in provisional allotment of Organisations will be final and binding upon the selected candidates.
• However, IBPS reserves the right to cancel, reallot Organisation-wise allocation or change the process depending upon exigencies or otherwise.
• IBPS PO Recruitment is an All India cadre and provisionally allotted candidates may be posted anywhere in India/ outside India as per discretion of the participating organisation.