Published on Mar 09, 2021
IBPS Bank PO Notification 2020 : 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. Banking aspirants can download the official IBPS PO Notification PDF from the link https://www.ibps.in/ and apply online before the last date i.e. 26 August 2020.
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations listed at (A) as a Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRPPO/MT-X). The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, Online Preliminary and Online Main.
Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main examination and shortlisted candidates in the Online Main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank.
Depending on the final vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2021-22 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations keeping in view the spirit of Govt.
Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. The validity for CRP- PO/MT-X will automatically expire at the close of business on 31.03.2022 with or without giving any notice.
Online Preliminary & Online Main Examination, Common Interview and provisional allotment for recruitment of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in Participating Organisations has the approval of the appropriate authorities.
The following is the list of participating banks in IBPS PO 2020 Recruitment as per the official notification:
1. Bank of Baroda
2. Canara Bank
3. Indian Overseas
4. Bank UCO Bank
5. Bank of India
6. Central Bank of India
7. Punjab National Bank
8. Union Bank of India
9. Bank of Maharashtra
10. Indian Bank
11. Punjab & Sind Bank
Sr. |
Participating Organization |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
Total |
Out of Which (PWBD) |
|||
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
||||||||
1 |
Bank of Baroda |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Bank of India |
110 |
55 |
198 |
74 |
297 |
734 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
Bank of Maharashtra |
37 |
18 |
67 |
25 |
103 |
250 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Canara Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
5 |
Central Bank of India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Indian Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
7 |
Indian Overseas Bank |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Punjab National Bank |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
9 |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
14 |
6 |
21 |
8 |
34 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
UCO Bank |
35 |
10 |
14 |
35 |
256 |
350 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
29 |
11 |
Union Bank of India |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Total |
196 |
89 |
300 |
142 |
690 |
1417 |
15 |
17 |
13 |
38 |
Activity |
Tentative Dates |
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by |
05.08.2020 to 26.08.2020 |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) |
05.08.2020 to 26.08.2020 |
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Trainingl |
September 2020 |
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training l |
21.09.2020 to 26.09.2020 |
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary |
October 2020 |
Online Examination – Preliminary |
03.10.2020, 10.10.2020 and |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary |
October/ November 2020 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main |
November 2020 |
Online Examination – Main |
28.11.2020 |
Declaration of Result – Main |
December 2020 |
Download of call letters for interview |
January 2021 |
Conduct of interview |
January / February 2021 |
Provisional Allotment |
April 2021 |
A candidate must be either -
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years i.e.
A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1990 and not later than 01.08.2000 (both dates inclusive)
A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate must possess 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.
Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation. The post is identified suitable for the Persons under categories of 4 disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPWD Act 2016 and notified by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) from time to time.
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Sr. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
English |
20 minutes |
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
English and Hindi |
20 minutes |
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
English and Hindi |
20 minutes |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
|
|
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 in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination
b. Main Examination
Sr. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
1 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
60 minutes |
2 |
General/ Economy/ Banking |
40 |
40 |
English & Hindi |
35 minutes |
3 |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
English |
40 minutes |
4 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
English & Hindi |
45 minutes |
|
TOTAL:::: |
155 |
200 |
|
3 hours |
5 |
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) |
2 |
25 |
English |
30 minutes |
IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its authorised website. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in
Please note that candidates will not be permitted to appear for the Online Preliminary as well as Online Main Examination) without the following documents:
(1) Valid Call Letter for the respective date and session of Examination
(2) Photo-identity proof (as specified) in original bearing the same name as it appears on the call letter/ application form and
(3) Photocopy of photo-identity proof (as mentioned in (2) above) Candidates reporting late i.e. after the reporting time specified on the call letter for Examination will not be permitted to take the examination.
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equi-percentile method.
Scores up to two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculations
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination for CRP- PO/MT-X 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 centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter.
Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. Please note that any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However the conducting agencies reserve the right to change the date/ venue/ time/ centre etc. of interview or hold supplementary process for particular date / session / venue / centre / set of candidates at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances, if any.
The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Exam and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination of CRP- PO/MT-X and Interview.
Interview score of the candidates failing to secure minimum qualifying marks or otherwise barred from the interview or further process shall not be disclosed
On completion of the interview process, depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2021- 22 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, based on merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Govt. of India/Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc. Vacancies given in this advertisement are indicative.
Provisional allotment shall be done on the basis of final vacancies to be reported by the Participating Organizations. Candidates should not claim indicative vacancies as final for provisional allotment. No change in the data already registered by the candidate in the online application form is possible.
(1) Candidates are first required to go to the IBPS’s authorised website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CRP PO/MT” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP- PROBATIONARY OFFICERS/ MANAGEMENT TRAINEES (CRP-PO/MT-X)” to open the On-Line Application Form.
(2) Candidates will have click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.
(3) Candidates are required to upload their
- Photograph
- Signature
- Left thumb impression
- A hand written declaration
as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of documents (Annexure III).
(4) Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the online application candidates are advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on FINAL SUBMIT Button. Visually Impaired candidates are responsible for carefully verifying/ getting the details filled in, in the online application form properly verified and ensuring that the same are correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission.
Candidates should make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only:
(i) Candidates should carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at the appropriate places very carefully and click on the “FINAL SUBMIT” button at the end of the On-Line Application format. Before pressing the “FINAL SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every field filled in the application. The name of the candidate or his/her father/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
In case the candidate is unable to fill in the application form in one go, he/ she can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. Once the application is filled in completely, candidate should submit the data.
(ii) The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
(iii) The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen.
(iv) After Final Submit, an additional page of the application form is displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details.
(v) If the online transaction has not been successfully completed then candidates are advised to login again with their provisional registration number and password and pay the Application Fees/ Intimation Charges online.
(vi) On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.
(vii) Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt and online application form cotaining fee payment details. Please note that if the same cannot be generated then online transaction may not have been successful.
The Centre, venue address, date and time for both Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations and interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter.
An eligible candidate should download his/her call letter from the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier.
There will be an additional call letter for Scribe for the Online Main Examination.
Intimations will be sent by email and/ sms to the email ID and mobile number registered in the online application form for CRP-PO/MT-X. IBPS/ Participating Organisations will not take responsibility for late receipt / non- receipt of any communication e-mailed/ sent via sms to the candidate due to change in the mobile number, email address, technical fault or otherwise beyond the control of IBPS/ Participating Organisations. Candidates are hence advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in for details, updates and any information which may be posted for further guidance as well as to check their registered e-mail account from time to time during the recruitment process.
Ans. IBPS PO Notification 2020 was released on 4 August 2020.
Ans. IBPS will start IBPS PO Online Application Process on 5th August 2020.
Ans. IBPS PO Prelims will tentatively take place on the following dates- 03.10.2020, 10.10.2020 and 11.10.2020
Ans. IBPS has released 1417 vacancies this year. However vacancies may change later on.
Ans. The last date to apply online for IBPS PO 2020 is 26 August 2020.