Notification 2022

Important Dates

Vacancies Count

Application Fee

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum:       20 Years
• Maximum:   30 Years
• (ie. Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-07-1992 and not later than 01-07-2002.)
  
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  Relaxation in upper age limit:

  Category	Age Relaxation
  SC/ST	5 years
  OBC (Non Creamy Layer)	5 years
  Disabled Person	10 years
  Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in Defense Forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to maximum age limit of 50 years
  Widows, Divorced Women, and Women Legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried	Age relaxation up to 35 years of age for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates
  Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

• Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.

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• A candidate should be -
• • Citizen of India
    OR
  • a subject of Nepal
    OR
  • a subject of Bhutan
    OR
  • a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently setting in India
    OR
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

• IBPS Attempts are not counted in the Probationary Officer exam.
  Candidates need not worry about their efforts for the exam.

Patterns

• IBPS P.O. The exam is conducted in three different stages as listed below:
  
   1. Preliminary Examination
   2. Main Exam
   3. Interview
  
  

 Preliminary Examination

• The syllabus for all the sections of the Preliminary Examination is as follows:
  

  S.No	Subject	Total Ques.	Total Marks	Duration
  01	English Language	30	30	20 min.
  02	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 min.
  03	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 min.
  	Total	100	100	60 min.

   Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
   Adequate number of candidates will be shortlisted for the Online Main Examination in each category as decided by IBPS based on the requirements.

 Mains Exam

• •The total time allotted for IBPS PO 2022 Main Objective Test has also been changed from 140 minutes to 180 minutes and 30 minutes for the descriptive test. Overall, the timing of IBPS PO Mains is 3 hours 30 minutes.
  
  •No separate paper will be conducted for Computer Application. Reasoning has been integrated with the Computer Aptitude section and this entire section will consist of 45 questions carrying a total of 60 marks.
  
  •IBPS introduced descriptive paper in its main exam where candidates will be judged on the basis of their written skills. Candidates will be given an essay and a letter to write which will be of 25 marks and which will have to be completed in 30 minutes time.
  

  S.No.	Subject	Total Ques.	Total Marks	Duration
  01	English Language	35	40	40 min.
  02	Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 min.
  03	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 min.
  04	General/Economics/Banking Awareness	40	40	35 min.
  	Total	155	200	3 hours
  05	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	2	25	30 min.

 Interview Process

• Candidates who qualify for the main exam are finally called for the interview process by IBPS. The interview process will carry 100 marks and the minimum marks to qualify for this round will be 40% which will be reduced to 35% for the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD categories.

Syllabus

 Preliminary Examination

• IBPS PO for Preliminary Exam Syllabus 2022 is tabulated below. It consists of 3 sections, i.e. English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.
  

  Subject
  English language Reading Comprehension Tenses Rules Cloze Test(Fill in the Blanks) Jumbled Paragraphs Idioms and Phrases Multiple Meaning Error Spotting Correction Reading Comprehension Preposition Rules
  Reasoning Ability Logical Reasoning Alphanumeric Series Alphabetic Series Ranking Data Sufficiency Tests Coded Inequalities Direction Test Seating Arrangements Puzzles Tabulation Syllogism Input/Output Coding and Decoding Blood Relations
  Numerical Ability Profit, Loss and Discounts Quadratic Equations Approximation and Simplification Mixtures and Alligations Simple and Compound Interest Surds and Indices Work and Time Speed, Time and Distance Mensuration: Cone, Sphere, Cylinder Data Interpretation Ratio, Proportion and Percentage Number Systems Sequences and Series Permutation, Combination and Probability

 Mains Exam

• •Applicants shortlisted in the Prelims exam will proceed to the Mains stage. The marks in this stage will contribute to the final score. IBPS PO Mains Syllabus 2022 has been detailed along with it. In the objective test applicants have to attempt 155 questions in 3 hours. Sectional timing is allotted for each subject. It also consists of descriptive test consisting of 2 questions of 25 marks, the time specified for the section is 30 minutes
  
  •The descriptive section of IBPS PO syllabus will consist of 2 parts: Essay Writing and Letter Writing. Applicants are expected to have proficiency in letter writing and essay writing on computer. They have to attempt this section by typing on the computer. Candidates should practice writing essay on current affairs on computer using keyboard. Letter writing should be practiced for both formal and informal letters.
  
  

  Subjects
  General And Financial Awareness General Knowledge Current Affairs Banking Awareness India’s Financial and Banking System Budget and Monetary Plans of the Government Key National Institutions Basics of Banking
  General English Vocabulary Grammar Idioms & Phrases Reading Comprehension
  Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude Reasoning Ability: Analogy Assumptions and Statements Syllogism Coding and Decoding Blood Relations Sense of Direction and Distance Alphanumeric Series Non-Verbal Reasoning Computer Aptitude: Basics of Hardware and Software Operating Systems Internet and associated topics Microsoft Office and other word processing software History of Computing Basic Computer Networking Basics of Databases Basics of Cyber Security Tools and Processes
  Quantitative Aptitude Ratio and Proportion Time, Speed and Distance Mixtures and Alligations Measures of Central Tendency and Basic Statistics (Mean, Average, Median and Variance etc.) Stocks, Shares and Debentures Percentages Clock Ray Questions Volume and Surface Area Logarithms Permutation and Combination Partnerships Heights and Distances Probability Simple and Compound Interest Profit, Loss and Discounts Basic Algebra Basic Trigonometry Charts, Bars and Graphs Data Interpretation

 Interview

• Candidates who qualify for the main exam are finally called for the interview process by IBPS. There will be 100 marks in the interview process and the minimum marks to qualify for this round will be 40% which is SC/ ST/ OBC/ P.W.D. It will be reduced to 35% for categories of candidates.