IBPS PO Recruitment 2020, Apply for 1167 Probationary Officer Posts at ‘ibps.in’

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, IBPS has released the notification for IBPS PO 2020 recruitment examination on ibps.in. Candidates who aspire to take up probationary officer jobs in various national banks are required to appear for the IBPC PO Exam 2020. 

The recruitment includes a preliminary and main examination followed by an interview. As per the calendar available on ibps.in, IBPS PO Prelims 2020 would begin in October 2020. 

IBPS PO-2020 Notification has been released in July. The institute usually provides a window of 20 days for candidates to fill the online application forms. The admit cards are released about three weeks ahead of the examination.

IBPS PO Recruitment Notification – Details

Considering the exam dates, the PO notification are announced. Candidates may keep a check on this page for latest updates on the IBPS PO Notification 2020. Also, the eligibility criteria usually do not change much for the examination.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection invites application for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in October/ November 2020.

The selection process for IBPS PO includes a preliminary online examination followed by the main examination and an interview. The preliminary examination is qualifying in nature and the marks of the same are not considered while creating the provisional selection list. The procedure of recruitment from the release of notification to the publication of the final results often extends for about 6 to 8 months.

IBPS  Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee Posts :Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS) invites applications for the online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in October/ November 2020.

Participating Organization:

• Allahabad Bank
• Canara Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Central Bank of India Oriental Bank of Commerce
• UCO Bank Bank of Baroda
• Corporation Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Bank of India
• Indian Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• United Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra

Vacancies Break Up

Total no. of posts: 1417 – Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has increased the IBPS PO 2020 vacancies from 1147 to 1417 posts. The official notice is available on the official site of IBPS at ibps.in.

Exam Pattern

The exams would consist of a preliminary exam based on the pattern as represented in the table below. This will be followed by Main exam and an interview. 

Examination Centre:

Andhra Pradesh: Preliminary Examination Centre: Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram. And Main Examination Center: Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam.

Telangana: Preliminary Examination Centre: Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal. And Main Examination Center: Hyderabad.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification: Candidates must have a degree (graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Age Limit: Candidate must be between 20 to 30 years of age. For an SC/ST candidate, there’s an age relaxation of 5 years in maximum age limit, while for OBC applicants the maximum age relaxation is 3 years. However, the physically challenged has an upper age relaxation of 10 years suggesting that the maximum age limit candidates is 40 years

Selection Process

Candidates will be selected on the basis of Preliminary exam, main exam, and interview. The preliminary exam will be conducted for 1 hour and the main examination duration is for 3 hours. The preliminary exam will comprise of 100 marks and the Main examination will comprise of 200 marks.

Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination for CRP- PO/MT-VIII will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centers.

IBPS PO 2020 Important Dates

Application Fee: Candidates who want to apply for the examination will have to pay Rs 850/- as application fees if belonging to other categories and Rs 175/- if belonging to SC/ST/PWD category. Candidates should make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode.

How to fill the application form

How to apply: Candidates can apply online only from August 7 to August 28,-2020 and no other mode of application will be accepted.

1. Candidates can visit the official website of IBPS, ibps.in
2. Go to the careers link on the website 
3. Find the link that reads PO/MT application form and click on it.
4. Go to the new registration in case you are filling the form for the first time 
5. Enter all your details and register yourself
6. Fill the application form completely and deposit the online fee
7. Take a print out of the form for future reference after submitting it

Direct Application Link

Official Notification