IBPS PO 2025 Notification Released for 5208 Vacancies – Revised Exam Pattern

IBPS PO 2025 Notification Released for 5208 Vacancies – Revised Exam Pattern

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has officially released the IBPS PO 2025 Notification on 30th June 2025, announcing the recruitment of 5208 Probationary Officers (PO) in 11 participating public sector banks across India. This year marks the 15th edition of the Common Recruitment Process (CRP PO/MT-XV), and it includes significant changes to the exam pattern.

Important Dates

Event Date
Notification Release 30th June 2025
Online Registration 1st – 21st July 2025
Prelims Exam 17th, 23rd, 24th August 2025
Mains Exam 12th October 2025

 Overview of IBPS PO 2025

Details Description
Conducting Body IBPS
Post Probationary Officer / Management Trainee
Vacancies 5208
Mode of Application Online
Selection Process Prelims, Mains, Interview
Age Limit 20 – 30 years (as on 1st July 2025)
Education Required Graduate
Salary ₹74,000 – ₹76,000 (approx.)
Official Website www.ibps.in

 Participating Banks & Vacancies (Top 5 Banks)

Bank Vacancies
Bank of Baroda 1000
Bank of Maharashtra 1000
Canara Bank 1000
Bank of India 700
Central Bank of India 500

Note: Some banks such as Indian Bank, UCO Bank, and Union Bank of India have not reported vacancies.

 Application Process

  • Applications are accepted online at www.ibps.in from 1st to 21st July 2025.

  • Required documents:

    • Valid email ID

    • Scanned photo & signature

    • Handwritten declaration

    • Online fee payment

 Application Fee

Category Fee (incl. GST)
SC/ST/PWD ₹175
General/Others ₹850

Eligibility Criteria

 Educational Qualification:

  • Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university.

  • Computer literacy is essential.

  • Must hold a valid mark sheet/degree at the time of registration.

 Nationality:

  • Indian Citizen, or

  • Subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or

  • Tibetan Refugee settled in India (before 1 Jan 1962), or

  • PIO migrated from select countries (with eligibility certificate).

 Age Limit (as on 01.07.2025):

  • Minimum: 20 years

  • Maximum: 30 years

 Age Relaxation:

Category Relaxation
SC/ST 5 years
OBC (Non-Creamy) 3 years
PWD 10 years
Others As per govt. rules

 Prelims (Objective)

Section Questions Marks Time
English Language 30 30 20 min
Numerical Ability 35 35 20 min
Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 min
Total 100 100 60 min

Note: Negative marking of 0.25 marks per wrong answer.

 Mains (Objective + Descriptive)

Section Questions Marks Time
Reasoning 40 60 50 min
English Language 35 40 40 min
Data Interpretation 35 50 45 min
GK & Financial Awareness 35 50 25 min
Descriptive (Essay + Letter) 2 25 30 min
Total 147 225 190 min

 Interview Round

  • Only for candidates qualifying Mains.

  • Conducted by participating banks.

  • Total marks: 100

  • Minimum qualifying marks: 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD)

 Final Score Calculation

  • Prelims: Qualifying only

  • Final Score = (Mains 80%) + (Interview 20%)

  • Merit list prepared category-wise

 Syllabus (Highlights)

Prelims:

  • Reasoning: Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding

  • Quantitative Aptitude: Simplification, DI, SI & CI, Time & Work

  • English: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles

Mains adds:

  • Descriptive Writing

  • Advanced DI & Current Affairs (Banking & Economy)

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Exam Centres & Pre-Exam Training

  • Conducted across India

  • Free training for SC/ST/minority candidates at designated centres

  • Call letters available online only

 Admit Card & Result

  • Admit cards released for each stage (Prelims, Mains, Interview)

  • Final result declared post interview, based on merit and vacancy

 Preparation Tips

  • Practice with updated IBPS PO Mock Tests

  • Go through previous year papers

  • Follow expert-led online coaching or test series

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