IBPS PO (Probationary Officer / Management Trainee)
General Overview & Eligibility
- Conducting Body: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
- Cadre: Public Sector Bank Officer (Grade-A)
- Age Limit: 20 to 30 Years (Category relaxations apply)
- Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University.
- Posting Scope: All-India posting across participating public sector banks.
- Selection Process: 3 Tiers (Prelims + Mains & Descriptive + Interview)
Exam Pattern & Syllabus
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Preliminary Examination (Qualifying)
- Format: Online Objective Test
- Total Marks:100
- Duration: 60 Minutes (20 mins/section)
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks per wrong answer.
- English Language: 30 Questions, 30 Marks, 20 Minutes
- Quantitative Aptitude: 35 Questions , 35 Marks , 20 Minutes
- Reasoning Ability: 35 Questions , 35 Marks , 20 Minutes
- Total: 100 Questions ,100 Marks , 60 Minutes (1 Hour)
- Sectional Cut-Off: YES (Must qualify in each section individually).
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Main Examination (Merit Deciding)
- Format : Online Objective Test
- Total Marks:200
- Duration: 160Minutes (Sectional timing)
- Reasoning & Computer Aptitude: 40 Qs, 60 Marks, 45 Mins
- Data Analysis & Interpretation: 40 Qs, 60 Marks, 45 Mins
- General / Economy / Banking Awareness: 50 Qs, 60 Marks, 35 Mins
- English Language: 40 Qs, 20 Marks, 35 Mins
- Descriptive Test: 2 Questions (Letter Writing & Essay) | 25 Marks | 30 Minutes
- Phase III: Interview (100 Marks). Final merit weightage ratio: Mains 80% + Interview 20%.
Last 3 Years IBPS PO Cut-Off
Prelims (All India Out of 100)
Year |
General |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
| 2023 | 54.25 | 54.25 | 54.25 | 49.00 | 43.00 |
| 2024 | 49.21 | 49.21 | 49.21 | 44.50 | 37.75 |
| 2025 | 49.21 | 49.21 | 49.21 | 44.50 | 37.75 |
Mains Cut-Off (All India Out of 225)
(Includes 200 marks for Objective paper + 25 marks for Descriptive test)
Category |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
| UR (General) | 75.75 | 66.50 | 63.00 |
| OBC (NCL) | 75.75 | 66.00 | 62.25 |
| EWS | 72.50 | 64.75 | 61.00 |
Final Allotment Cut-Off (All India Out of 100)
(Calculated using combined 80% Mains + 20% Interview weightage)
Category |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
| UR (General) | 46.11 | 42.69 | 41.13 |
| OBC (NCL) | 44.04 | 40.18 | 38.69 |
| EWS | 43.64 | 39.93 | 38.71 |
| SC | 38.25 | 35.91 | 34.73 |
| ST | 36.12 | 33.69 | 31.93 |
Key Syllabus Topics
- Quantitative Aptitude / Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation (Tables, Line/Bar graphs, Pie charts, Caselets), Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Simplification, Arithmetic (Profit/Loss, SI-CI, Time & Work, Speed & Distance).
- Reasoning Ability: Puzzles & Seating Arrangements (highest weightage), Syllogism, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Inequalities, Input-Output.
- General & Banking Awareness: Current Affairs (last 4–6 months), RBI Policies, Banking Terminology, Financial Schemes, NPA/Priority Sector Lending.
- English Language: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles, Vocabulary.