IBPS Exams

In times of changing economies and internet trading, the role of Banks has diversified to a great extent in recent years. Due to the rise of engagements in the Banking sector, students are inclined towards pursuing banking courses or preparing for Bank Exams. One of the popular names in the list of banking organisations is IBPS which conducts a series of exams in order to hire administrative staff for various posts in public sector banks. Are you wondering why banking after Engineering? or what are the different job profiles under IBPS Exams? Then you have come to the right place.

IBPS Exam Highlights

Exam Name	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Exam
Conducting Body	IBPS
Official Website	ibps.in
Exam Type	National Level
Exam Categories	PO, SO, Clerk and RRB
Mode Of Application	Online
Eligibility	Varies as per the chosen exam
Exam Mode	Online
Subdivision of Exams	Prelims and Mains Exam followed by Personal Interview
IBPS Salary	INR 37,000-38,000 + Benefits (On Average)*

*The estimated salaries for varies as per the post occupied by the candidates.

What is IBPS PO Exam?

Bank PO is considered as the Assistant Manager working at prohibition at managing all the tasks at a particular bank branch. The IBPS PO exam introduces individuals to entry-level management responsibilities. In order to get this position, candidates need to give the Bank PO Exam. Check out important information related to the same below.

Important Dates for 2022

Here are some of the important dates related to the application process of the IBPS PO exam. Dates may change for various circumstances.

Events	Date
IBPS PO 2021 Notification	August 2022
Online Registration Begins	August 2022
Preliminary Exam Date	9th, 10th, 16th & 17th October 2022
Preliminary Result	November 2022
Mains Admit Card	November 2022
Mains Exam Date	27th November 2022
Mains Result	December 2022
Interview Period	January 2023
IBPS PO 2021 Provisional Allotment	1st April 2023

Eligibility Criteria

There are certain requirements to appear for the IBPS PO exam. Some of the common ones are listed below.

Nationality

• Citizen of India
• The citizen of Nepal or Bhutan
• Tibetan refugee settled since January 1, 1962

Academic Qualifications

• A graduate degree or equivalent in any stream but from a recognized university.
• The degree should be dated earlier than August 28, 2020. 

Age Limit

The candidate should be between the age of 20-30 as of 1 August 2021. There are certain relaxations in age if you belong to different categories of society like Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes get 5 years relaxation in their age. 

Application Process for IBPS Exams

There are certain steps to keep in mind about applying for the exam. The application form is scheduled to come on the official website by the second week of August. As soon as that comes, be ready and prepared enough to go through the registration. 

Step 1: Registration for The IBPS Exam

• Visit the official website of ibps.in
• Search for the tab “Click here for New Registration”
• Fill out the particulars
• A provisional registration number and password would be provided by the website. 

Step 2: Upload Documents

Candidates have to upload these documents-

• Photograph of 20-50 KBs
• Signature of 10-20 Kbs
• Left Thumb Impression of 20-50 KBs
• Hand Written Declaration 50-100 KBs

Step 3: Fill The IBPS Application Form

• Fill in your personal, academic, and all the necessary details
• Choose the position you are applying for and the preferred exam cities. The exam is held in different cities like Delhi, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, etc.
• Then submit the form using the appropriate options.

Step 4: Pay The Application Fee

• The candidate has to pay the application fee after filling in the details
• The fee depends from person to person as for General it is INR 600 and for SC/ST/PWD it is INR 100. 
• Pay the money through Net banking, Debit/Credit Cards, IMPS, or Mobile Wallets.

Exam Pattern for IBPS PO

Prelims Exams

The prelims exam is conducted through an online platform. There is a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. The pattern it follows is:

S. No	Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 Minutes
2.	English Language	35	40	40 Minutes
3.	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	45 Minutes
4.	General Economy and Banking	40	40	35 Minutes
	Total	155	200	3 Hours

Mains Exams

After clearing the Prelims, next comes the IBPS PO Mains exam comes. It is a little difficult and more elaborate than the Prelims but the days are equally distributed well. The pattern it follows is-

Number of Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration of Exam
English Language	35	40	English	40 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	English and Hindi	45 minutes
General/Banking Awareness	40	40	English and Hindi	35 minutes
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	English and Hindi	60 minutes
Letter Writing and Essay	2	25	English	30 Minutes

Interview Round and then Provisional Allotment

Candidates who secure the stipulated marks to qualify for the written tests are given the call by the IBPS board to come for an interview. After the interview, if selected, the candidates become official and are given the allotment letter. 

• The interview carries 100 marks and the qualifying score is minimum 40. 
• Candidate’s communication skills and personality are examined here. For a great insight into personality development tips and tricks followed by business leaders.

List of Banks Participating in IBPS PO Exam

The below-mentioned banks are the banks that have participated in the IBPS recruitment process of the ongoing year-

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 Vacancies for 2021-2022

Here is a list of vacancies on the basis of quotas for the affiliated banks.

Participating Organization	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total	HI*	OC*	VI*	ID*
Bank of Baroda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank of India	110	55	198	74	297	734	8	7	7	7
Bank of Maharashtra	37	18	67	25	103	250	NR	NR	NR	NR
Canara Bank	315	157	567	210	851	2100	21	21	21	21
Central Bank of India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indian Bank	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Indian Overseas Bank	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Punjab National Bank	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Punjab & Sind Bank	14	6	21	8	34	83	0	0	0	0
UCO Bank	35	10	14	35	256	350	7	4	4	29
Union Bank of India	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

*These vacancies are under the Out of Which (PWBD) category.

IBPS Clerk Exam

The IBPS Clerk exam is usually conducted on two levels – prelims and mains. It is for a direct-entry clerical position at banks and required the candidate to qualify both the prelims and main stages. It is organised by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection where the recruited candidates are on probation for 6 months before becoming a permanent employee.

Important Dates for 2022

Here are some of the important dates that you should note down if you are planning to apply for the IBPS Clerk position in 2022.

IBPS Clerk Notification	September 2022
IBPS Clerk Online Application Form	September 2022
Online Application End	October 2022
Pre-Exam Training	November 2022
Online Prelims Exam	12th, 13th and 19th December 2022
Online Mains Exam	24th January 2023
Declaration of Final Result	1st April 2023

Eligibility Criteria

The various requirements to sit in the IBPS clerk exam are as follows:

• Age Limit- Candidate must be between 20-28 years as on 01/09/2021
• Educational Qualifications- Candidates must have a graduation degree in any field from a recognized university. Should have English in school.

Exam Pattern for IBPS Clerk

Like IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk also has 2 exams, Prelims and Mains. The only difference is that there is no Interview round here. 

Prelims Exam

S. No	Sections	No. Of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	20 Minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 Minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 Minutes
	Total	100	100	1 Hour

It is also conducted online and each section contains equal time. The shortlisted candidates, clearing the cut-offs will be selected for the Mains Exam.

Mains Exam

S. No	Sections	No. Of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 Minutes
2.	English Language	40	40	35 Minutes
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 Minutes
4.	General and Financial Awareness	50	50	35 Minutes
	Total	190	200	160 Minutes

IBPS Clerk Vacancies for 2022- 2023

For the recruitment year 2021-2022, the total number of vacancies available for the clerical post is 2557.

Banks Participating in IBPS Clerk Exam

Tabulated below are the popular banks that participate in the recruitment process of the IBPS Clerk exam-

Canara Bank	UCO Bank
Bank of Baroda	Central Bank of India
Punjab National Bank	Indian Overseas Bank
UCO Bank	Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra	Indian Bank Punjab & Sind Bank

IBPS SO

IBPS SO exam is conducted to fill the Specialist Officer (SO) posts. The posts can be in the fields of:

• Agriculture Field Officer
• HR/Personnel Officer
• Law Officer
• IT Officer Scale 1

Important Dates

Here are some of the important dates that you should note down if you are planning to apply for the IBPS SO position in 2022.

IBPS SO Notification 2019-20	5th November 2019
IBPS SO Online Registration	6th November 2019
Last Date For Registration	26th November 2019
IBPS SO Prelims Exam	28th and 29th December 2019
Result of Prelims	10th January 2020
IBPS SO Mains Exam	25th January 2020
Result of Mains	5 February 2020
IBPS SO Final Result	April 2020

Exam Pattern

Here is the exam pattern of the IBPS SO exam-

Prelims Exam

For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125		120 minutes

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:

No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125		120 minutes

Mains Exam

For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge(Objective)	45	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)	2	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes

Eligibility Criteria 

Here are the important requisites with respect to eligibility requirements:

Citizenship Criteria

• A resident of India
• A subject of Nepal
• Tibetan refugees who came to India before 1st January 1962 and have planned to settle in India permanently
• A subject of Indian Origin migrated from Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Vietnam

Educational Criteria 

Serial Number	Name of the Post	Age	Educational Qualification
1.	I.T. Officer (Scale I)	Min – 20 years Max – 30 years	-Four years engineering/Technology degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation OR -Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Application/Electronics and Communication Engineering/Electronics and Telecommunication/ Electronics and Instrumentation ORGraduates having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level exam
2.	Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	Min – 20 years Max – 30 years	4 years graduation degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Agricultural engineering/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing and cooperation/ Co-Operation and Banking/ Agro-Forestry
3.	Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Min – 20 years Max – 30 years	Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at the graduation level
4.	Law Officer (Scale I)	Min – 20 years Max – 30 years	A bachelor’s degree in Law and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
5.	HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Min – 20 years Max – 30 years	Graduate and Full Time Post Graduate Degree or Full-time Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work/ Labour Law
6.	Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Min – 20 years Max – 30 years	Graduate and Full Time MMS (Marketing)/ MBA (Marketing)/Full-time PGDBA/ PGDBM with specialization in Marketing

Age Limit 

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	5 years
Other Backward Class (OBC)	3 years
Person with Disability (PWD)	10 years
Ex-Servicemen/Commissioned Officers including ECOS (Emergency Commissioned Officers)/ SSCOs (Short Service Commissioned Officers) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 1 year from last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by the way of dismissal/discharge on the account of misconduct/inefficiency/physical disability attributable to military service	5 years
Person ordinarily domiciled in the Jammu and Kashmir province during the period 1.01.1980 and 31.12.1989	5 years
Person affected by 1984 riots	5 years

IBPS RRB Exam

Important Dates for 2022

Here are the important dates for the ongoing year for the IBPS RRB exam-

Events	IBPS RRB 2022 Notification Dates
Release of Notification	June 2022
Application Form	June 2022
Last Date of Online Application	July 2022
Prelims Exam	01-Aug-2022 07-Aug-2022 08-Aug-2022 14-Aug-2022 21-Aug-2022
Mains Exam and Online Single Exam of Officers Scale I, II, and III	25-Sept-2022
Mains Exam of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	31-Oct-2022

Eligibility Criteria 

Here are the eligibility criteria you have to abide by before appearing in the IBPS RRB exam-

Educational Qualification

IBPS RRB Post	Educational Qualification	Experience
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	-Degree in any discipline -Proficiency in the local language. -Knowledge of Computer skills.	—
Officer Scale-I (PO/Assistant Manager)	-Degree in any discipline. -Candidates having a degree in Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics, and Accountancy will be given preference. -Proficiency in the local language. -Knowledge of Computer skills.	—
Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer	-Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks. -Candidates having a degree in Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference.	2 years as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institution
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (IT)	-Degree in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology with a minimum of 50% marks Certification in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP, etc will be given preference.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (CA)	-Certified Associate (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (LA)	-Degree in Law with a minimum of 50% marks.	2 years as an advocate OR should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Treasury Manager)	-Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India OR MBA in Finance.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Marketing Officer)	-MBA in Marketing.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Agriculture Officer)	-Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairy, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture with a minimum of 50% marks.	2 Years
Officer Scale-III	-Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks. -Candidates with a Degree/Diploma in Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference.	5 years as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institute

Age Limit

• For Officer Scale- I- Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 years.
• For Officer Scale-II- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 32 years.
• For Officer Scale- III- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 40 years.
• For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 years.

Quota Wise Relaxation

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	The actual period of service rendered in the defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
Widows, Divorced women, and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried	9 years

Exam Pattern for IBPS RRB

Before you go on to prepare for the IBPS RRB exam, it is important to analyse the exam pattern so that you will have an idea of what will be presented to you on the day of the exam. Stated below is the exam of Prelims and Mains exam-

Prelims 

Section	Question	Marks
Reasoning	40	40
Numerical Ability	40	40
Total	80	80

A cumulative time of 45 minutes will be given to solve the above-stated sections.

Mains 

Section	Question	Marks
Reasoning Paper	40	50
General Awareness Paper	40	40
Numerical Ability Paper	40	50
English/Hindi Language Paper	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200

A cumulative time of 2 hours will be given to solve the above-stated sections.

IBPS RRB Vacancies for 2022-2023

Tabulated below are the vacancies released by the official bodies for the year 2020-2021: 

Posts	Vacancies
IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	5076
IBPS RRB Officer Scale -I	4201
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer)	100
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer)	08
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Treasury Officer)	03
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Law)	26
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (CA)	26
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (IT)	59
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)	838
Officer Scale – III	156
Total	10,493

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