IBPS PO 2021
As we all know every year Institute of Banking Personnel releases the application for probationary officer. This year as well, the IBPS has released its yearly calendar for the all exams which it will conduct throughout the year. Today in this article we will provide you the information regarding the exam dates, exam pattern, syllabus and all the relevant information about IBPS PO examination 2021. All those students who want to work in the banking sector, can grab the opportunity this year.
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2020: All Shift Exam Review For 3 Oct, 10 Oct & 11 Oct Prelims Exam
IBPS PO 2021 Exam Date
IBPS has officially released a notification regarding the mains exam date for IBPS PO. Below is the table having some important dates for this exam.
| Activity | Date |
| Application process notification | 02.08.2021 |
| Application form | 07.08.2021 |
|
Last date to apply |
28.08.2021 |
| Call Letter download | September(tentatively) |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 09.10.2021 10.10.2021 16.10.2021 & 17.10.2021 |
| Mains examination | 27.11.2021 |
The aspirants who have already given the prelims exam are advised to start their preparations accordingly as not much time is left to increase their chances of scoring maximum and clearing the mains.
IBPS PO 2021 Major Participating Banks
Let’s take a look at all the banks who have participated in this year for IBPS PO 2021 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 Application Fee
Given below is the category wise fee structure for IBPS PO online application. It is to be noted that Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. Make sure that the application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for IBPS PO Application.
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only) |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2021
IBPS PO Age limit (As on 09.10.2021): Minimum: 20 years and Maximum: 30 years
Education Qualifications : 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.
Computer Knowledge: It is important for candidates to have the working knowledge of computer systems to give the IBPS PO exam which is conducted in online mode.
Language Proficiency: It is important for candidates to be proficient in the official language of the State/UT is desirable.
Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants:
Given below is the eligibility criteria related to the Nationality/ Citizenship of Applicants:
1.Candidate must be the citizen of India
2. Candidate must be the subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Those candidates who are Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
4. Those Candidates are allowed who are of Indian Origin (PIO) and 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
Given below is the age Relaxation given to different category candidates:
| Category | Age 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 Women | 9 years |
| Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989 | 5 years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
| Regular Employees of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal | |
| retrenched from service(for MP state Only) | 5 years |
IBPS PO 2021 Exam Process
IBPS PO Exam is a 3-stage process i.e.
- IBPS PO Preliminary Exam
- IBPS PO Mains Exam
- IBPS PO Interview
More than 20 lakh aspirants appear for the IBPS Bank PO examination every year to become Officer in Public Sector Banks. About 20 times the number of students qualify for the next stage i.e. IBPS PO Mains Exam. Subsequently, 3 to 5 times the number of candidates is recommended for IBPS PO Interview.
IBPS PO Vacancies 2020-21
IBPS PO 2021 vacancies has not been announced yet, but it will be updated on the official website of ibps. Although the vacancies in 2020 was increased vacancies to 3517 for the Recruitment. Given below is the detailed table of the vacancies released in the year 2020.
| Bank | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total | PWBD |
| 1.Bank of Baroda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.Bank of India | 110 | 55 | 198 | 74 | 297 | 734 | 29 |
| 3.Bank of Maharashtra | 37 | 18 | 67 | 25 | 103 | 250 | 10 |
| 4 Canara Bank | 315 | 157 | 567 | 210 | 851 | 2100 | 84 |
| 5. Central Bank of India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Indian Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 7. Indian Overseas Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Punjab National Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 9. Punjab & Sind Bank | 14 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 34 | 83 | 0 |
| 10. UCO Bank | 53 | 26 | 95 | 35 | 141 | 350 | 44 |
| 11. Union Bank of India | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| TOTAL | 529 | 262 | 948 | 352 | 1426 | 3517 | 73 |
In IBPS PO official notification 2018, there were initially 4102 vacancies mentioned which rose to 4252 after the culmination of IBPS PO recruitment process.
Similarly in 2017, initial indicative vacancies were 3562 & the number of final allotments rose to 3760. Viewers can refer to the graph below to view IBPS PO Vacancy trends.
IBPS PO 2021 Admit Card & Call Letter
The admit card or call letter will be available on the official websites of IBPS. Candidates who will apply for this exam may download the IBPS PO 2021 admit card from the official website of the bank as the hard copy of the IBPS PO Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on the official website, the candidates will require the following:
• Registration No/Roll No
• Date of Birth/ Password
The admit card will be made available 10 to 15 days before the IBPS PO 2021 Exam. The admit card or call letter for IBPS PO 2021 will be issued in 3 phases:
• Online Preliminary Examination
• Online Mains Examination
• Interview
IBPS PO 2021 Exam Pattern
IBPS PO is a three-tier examination which consists of preliminary, mains and interview process. Candidates can check IBPS PO exam pattern given below:
Stage – 1: IBPS PO Pre Examination
IBPS PO Preliminary examination is objective type & the medium of paper is generally English. The medium for Quantitative aptitude and Reasoning Ability is both Hindi & English.
| S.No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
There is a provision of sectional cut-off i.e. candidates will have to qualify each section separately.
Stage 2: IBPS PO Mains Examination
IBPS PO Main Exam is both objective & descriptive in nature and is based on online mode. The objective test is 3 hours consist of 200 marks whereas the descriptive test is of 30 minutes of 25 marks.
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 Hours |
The descriptive test is a test of English which contains Letter Writing and Essay with 25 marks and 30 minutes duration.
Note: For every wrong answer in both preliminary and mains examination, there will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks assigned to the particular question.
Stage 3: IBPS PO Interview
The total marks assigned to the interview stage is 100. The minimum qualifying marks are 40% for general candidates and 35% for SC/ST/OBC. The ratio of mains exam and interview for final merit list will be 80:20.
Note: Only the marks of mains and interview is calculated for the overall merit list. Prelims marks are just qualifying in nature.
Also Read,
- IBPS PO Previous Years Paper 2016-2019 | Download Now
- IBPS PO Prelims Memory Based Papers: Download Now
- IBPS PO Previous Years Paper 2016-2018 | Download Now
- IBPS PO Mains 2016: Memory Based Paper – English Language
IBPS PO 2021 Syllabus
IBPS PO Prelims 2021 syllabus in a nutshell is given below. Aspiring bankers should go through the topics carefully.
Here’s the complete list of topics asked under each section, comprising IBPS PO Syllabus for Prelims 2021:
| Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzle | Simplification & Approximation | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series/ Alphabets/ Numeric Series | Number Series | Cloze Test |
| Direction sense | Inequality (Quadratic & Quantity based) | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Ratio & Proportion, Partnership | Vocabulary Based |
| Inequalities | Percentage | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Mixtures & Alligations | Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting |
| Input-Output | Average & ages | Paragraph Completion |
| Syllogism | Profit & Loss | Spelling Errors |
| Blood Relation | Time and work & Pipe and cistern | Word Replacement |
| Order and Ranking | Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Column based Fillers and Sentence Connectors |
| coding-decoding | Time & Distance, Boat & stream | Word Usage |
| Permutation, Combination &Probability | Idioms and Phrases | |
| Mensuration (2D&3D) | Sentence Completion | |
| Data Interpretation ( Bar, line, pie, mixed, missing, arithmetic, caselet), | ||
| Data sufficiency |
The complete IBPS PO Mains Syllabus is discussed below:
| Data Analysis | Reasoning | English Language | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | Computer Aptitude |
| Number System, HCF &LCM, Series |
Puzzle | Reading Comprehension | Banking and Financial Awareness | Internet |
| Inequality (Quantity based) |
Syllogism | Error Detection | Current Affairs (4-5 Months) | Memory |
| Ratio & Proportion, Partnership | Seating Arrangement | Vocabulary | Static Awareness | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Percentage | Input-Output | Phrase Replacement | Computer Abbreviation | |
| Mixtures & Alligations | Blood Relations | Word Association | Microsoft Office | |
| Average & ages | Sentence Improvement | Computer Hardware | ||
| Profit & Loss | Direction sense | Para Jumbles | Computer Software | |
| Time and work & Pipe and cistern | Data Sufficiency | Cloze Test | Operating System | |
| Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Coding-Decoding | Spelling Errors | Networking | |
| Time & Distance, Boat & stream | Inequalities | Fill in the blanks | Computer Fundamentals/Terminologies | |
| Permutation, Combination & Probability | Logical Reasoning | Column Based Fillers | Number System | |
| Mensuration (2D&3D) | Sentence Connectors | Basic of Logic Gates | ||
| Data Interpretation ( Bar, line, pie, mixed, missing, arithmetic, radar), | Word Replacement | |||
| Caselet | Word Usage | |||
| Sentence Rearrangement | ||||
| Sentence Completion |
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Note: Only those students will be called for the interview round who will successfully clear both the above-mentioned phase. The preliminary exam will be qualifying in nature but marks of both main (objective+ descriptive) will be taken into the account for the selection of the interview.
Also Read,
IBPS PO 2020-21 Salary
The Salary structure breakdown is mentioned in the table below.
| IBPS Bank PO Salary Structure 2020-21 | |
| Basic Pay | 23,700 |
| Special Allowance | 1,836.75 |
| DA | 10,163.63 |
| CCA | 870 |
| Total (without HRA) | 36,570.38 |
| HRA | 2,133.00 |
| Gross with HRA | 38,703.38 |
There is a provision of timely increment of the pay of the IBPS PO officer as given below:
| Increment Percentage | Basic Pay | Gross Salary |
| 15 % | Rs.26,706/- | Rs.37,068/- |
| 20 % | Rs.27,866/- | Rs.38678/- |
| 25 % | Rs.29,026/- | Rs.40,288/- |
| 30 % | Rs.30,187/- | Rs.41,899/- |
IBPS PO Final Cut-Off 2019-20
| Category | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | OC | VI | HI | ID |
| Maximum Scores | 47.07 | 50.80 | 50.22 | 48.98 | 60.58 | 46.38 | 53.16 | 42.33 | 42.04 |
| Minimum Scores | 36.02 | 33.24 | 40.27 | 40.82 | 44.44 | 36.00 | 42.18 | 26.36 | 28.80 |
IBPS PO Mains Cut-off for 2019-20 has been released and below is the category wise cut-off marks for qualifying the exam. IBPS PO releases cut-off marks separately as per their category and this is applicable for both sectional and final cut-off list.
| Sno | Category | Marks (Out of 225) |
| 1 | General | 71.25 |
| 2 | SC | 55.63 |
| 3 | ST | 38.13 |
| 4 | OBC | 70.25 |
| 5 | EWS | 65.88 |
IBPS PO Prelims Cut-off Comparison
IBPS PO previous years cut-off (2017 & 2018 ) has been given below.
| Cut off comparison 2017-2018 | IBPS PO -prelims 2017 | IBPS PO – Main 2017 | Final cut off 2017 | IBPS PO -Prelims 2018 | IBPS PO -Main 2018 | Final cut off 2018 |
| General | 42.75 | 82 | 47.04 | 56.75 | 74.50 | 43.87 |
| OBC | 42.25 | 75.63 | 43.02 | 55.50 | 68.38 | 40.29 |
| SC | 36 | 62.50 | 38.56 | 49.25 | 56.38 | 35.78 |
| ST | 28.50 | 42.25 | 33.73 | 41.75 | 35.75 | 31.60 |
IBPS PO Previous Year Exam Analysis
Click on the link below to view IBPS PO Previous Years Exam Analysis of 2019 & 2018.
Cleck IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis – All Slots
Check IBPS PO Mains 2019 Exam Analysis
IBPS PO Prelims 2018 Exam Analysis – Shift 1
IBPS PO Prelims 2018 Exam Analysis – Shift 2
IBPS PO Prelims 2018 Exam Analysis – Shift 3
IBPS PO Mains 2018 Exam Analysis
IBPS PO Exam Centres 2021
Given below is the complete list of exam centres based on the previous year notification. If any change in the list will be there, we will update it.
|
State/UT |
Preliminary Exam Centre |
Main Exam Center |
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Andaman & Nicobar |
Port Blair |
Port Blair |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
Naharlagun |
Naharlagun |
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Assam |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
Guwahati, Silchar |
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Bihar |
Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna |
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Chandigarh |
Chandigarh/Mohali |
Chandigarh/Mohali |
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Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
Raipur |
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
Surat, Jamnagar |
Surat |
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Daman & Diu |
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Delhi |
Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
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Goa |
Panaji |
Panji |
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Gujarat |
Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Ahmedabad, Vadodra |
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Haryana |
Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar |
Ambala, Hissar |
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Himachal Pradesh |
Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
Hamirpur, Shimla |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
Jammu, Srinagar |
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Jharkhand |
Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
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Karnataka |
Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore |
|
Kerala |
Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
|
Lakshadweep |
Kavarrati |
Kavaratti |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Bhopal, Indore |
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Maharashtra |
Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur |
Aurangabad, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
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Manipur |
Imphal |
Imphal |
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Meghalaya |
Shillong |
Shillong |
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Mizoram |
Aizawl |
Aizawl |
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Nagaland |
Kohima |
Kohima |
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Odisha |
Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Bhubaneshwar |
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Puducherry |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
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Punjab |
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
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Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Jaipur, Udaipur |
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Sikkim |
Bardang/ Gangtok |
Bardang/ Gangtok |
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Tamil Nadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
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Telangana |
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
Hyderabad |
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Tripura |
Agartala |
Agartala |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi |
Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
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Uttarakhand |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
Dehradun |
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West Bengal |
Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
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FAQ- IBPS PO 2021
Q1: How many Total Vacancies are there for IBPS PO?
Answer: Total Vacancies are not yet released for IBPS PO 2021.
Q2: What is the selection process of IBPS PO 2021?
Answer: IBPS PO 2021 is a three-tier process i.e. Preliminary Exam Mains Exam, Interview
Q3: What is the eligibility criteria of IBPS PO?
Answer: To appear for IBPS PO exam, A candidate should possess a graduation degree from a recognized university.
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