IBPS Probationary Officer Exam

Introduction

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts an online examination to recruit Probationary Officers (PO) for various banks in India.

The banks that recruit through IBPS are:

1. Allahabad Bank
2. Andhra Bank
3. Bank of Baroda
4. Bank of India
5. Bank of Maharashtra
6. Bharatiya Mahila Bank
7. Canara Bank
8. Central Bank of India
9. Corporation Bank
10. Dena Bank
11. IDBI Bank
12. Indian Bank
13. Indian Overseas Bank
14. Oriental Bank of Commerce
15. Punjab National Bank
16. Punjab and Sind Bank
17. Syndicate Bank
18. Union Bank of India
19. United Bank of India
20. UCO Bank
21. Vijaya Bank
22. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Bank

Salary

The approximate salary structure of a Probationary Officer is as follows:

	Major A Class Cities (Metro Cities)	Other Places in Area I (State Capitals etc.)	Other Places (District Level and Rural Areas)
Basic Pay	Rs. 14,500	Rs. 14,500	Rs. 14,500
Dearness Allowance @ 99.9%	Rs. 14,485.5	Rs. 14,485.5	Rs. 14,485.5
CCA (3% to 4% max. Rs. 540)	Rs. 540	Rs. 375	Rs. 0
Total Salary (Excluding HRA)	Rs. 29,525.5	Rs. 29,360.5	Rs. 28,985.5
HRA – 8.5%; 7.5%; 6.5%	Rs. 1,232.5	Rs. 1,087.5	Rs. 942.5
Total Salary (including HRA)	Rs. 30,758	Rs. 30,448	Rs. 29,927.5

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline from any recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Government of India.

Candidates who are in the final year of graduation can also apply.

Age Limit

The age of the candidates should be between 20 years and 28 years, both inclusive.

Relaxation of age limit

The upper age limit is relaxed for the candidates belonging to the following categories.

Category	Upper Age Limit Relaxation
Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST)	5 years
Other Backward Castes (Non-Creamy Layer) (NC-OBC)	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	10 years
Ex Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs), Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs)	5 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

Cumulative age relaxation, other than what is mentioned will not be allowed.

Syllabus

The IBPS PO examination consists of five sections.

1. General Awareness with special reference to Banking industry
2. English Language
3. Reasoning
4. Quantitative Aptitude
5. Computer knowledge

Exam Pattern

IBPS PO is an online multiple-choice question (MCQ) examination of 2 hours 15 min duration.

Section	Duration	Number of Questions	Marks
General Awareness with special reference to Banking industry	2 hours 15 min	40	40
English Language	2 hours 15 min	40	40
Reasoning	2 hours 15 min	40	50
Quantitative Aptitude	2 hours 15 min	40	50
Computer Knowledge	2 hours 15 min	40	20
Total	2 hours 15 min	200	200

1/4 marks will be penalized for every wrong answer.