IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria - 2020
Educational Qualification: The eligibility criteria for the IBPS CWE PO exam is Graduation Degree in any of the streams such as BA, B.Com, BSc, B.Tech, etc., from a University recognized by the Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at the time of registration for the IBPS Bank-PO examination.
Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is a must as the IBPS PO exam is conducted online.
Language Proficiency: Candidates should have verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT. The candidate should be able to read, write and speak the language.
Age Eligibility: 20 - 30 Years
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 |
Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants:
Candidates applying for IBPS CWE/Bank PO Examination should be one of the following:
1. Citizen of India
2. The subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
4. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who 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
Candidates belonging to the category 2, 3, 4 must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Govt of India in their favor.
IBPS PO PRE - 10 Full Tests
Rs. 500Rs. 300
- 10 Full Mock Tests
- 1 Free Mock Test
- Based on Latest Pattern
Full Test | 10 Tests | IBPS PO Pre
Rs. 500Rs. 300
- Hindi and English Supported
- 10 Full Tests
- Detailed Solution and Analysis
- Based on Latest Pattern
IBPS PO PRE - 10 Full Tests
Rs. 1000Rs. 165
- 10 Full Mock Tests
- 1 Free Mock Test
- Based on Latest Pattern
The Preliminary paper is distinguished by the fact that it has only three sections and is likely to be easier than the Main paper. However the 1 hour duration in which you need to attempt 100 questions ensures that the paper will be a competitive one. Here is the section-wise structure of the two papers.
S.No. |
Name of Tests(Objective |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
2 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
Total |
100 |
100 |
- BILINGUAL TEST: Every section (except English Language) in the paper will be available in Hindi as well.
- NEGATIVE MARKING: Each wrong answer deducts 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question from your total. In this case, since each question is worth 1 mark, you lose ¼ marks per wrong answer.
- CUT-OFFS: Each section has an individual cut-off. Besides this, there is a minimum overall score decided by the IBPS after the results are tallied, that you need to cross to move to the next round. Qualifying the Prelims in this way gets you to the Main Exam. And securing the Mains cut-off qualifies you for the Interview round.
The questions that will be asked can be from any of the following mentioned topics. So go through the syllabus thoroughly which will give you a proper idea of the expected questions from each of the sections.
Quantitative Aptitude
Questions in this section can be asked from following topics -
- Simplification/ Approximation
- Number Series
- Data Interpretation
- Quadratic Equations
- Ratio & Proportion
- Percentage & Averages
- Profit, Loss and Discount
- Mixtures & Allegations
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest
- Time, work and wages
- Time & Distance
- Boats and Streams
- Permutation, Combination
- Probability
- Age based problems
Reasoning Ability
Following topics can be asked from this section -
- Seating Arrangement
- Puzzles
- Syllogism (New as well as old pattern)
- Input Output
- Coding Decoding (New as well as old pattern)
- Alphanumeric Series
- Ranking/Direction/Alphabet test
- Data sufficiency
- Inequality (Coded and Direct)
- Logical Reasoning
- Blood Relation
- Direction sense
English language
You might come across following topics in this section -
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze test
- Fill in the blanks
- Error Spotting
- Sentence Correction
- Para Jumbles
- Sentence/ Paragraph completion
IBPS PO 2020 Exam Date:
Events | Exam Date |
Online Application form start to submit | 27th August 2020 |
Application form submission last date | 28th August 2020 |
Application form download last date | 12th September 2020 |
Training date start for Pre-examination | 23rd to 28th September 2020 |
Downloading of hall tickets for IBPS PO prelims | 4th week of September 2020 |
IBPS PO Exam Date 2020 (Prelims) | 12th, 13, 19, 20 October 2020 |
IBPS PO prelims 2020 Result date declare | 3rd week of October 2020 |
IBPS PO Mains 2020 Downloading of hall tickets | 4th week of October 2020 |
IBPS PO 2020 Exam Date (Mains) | 2nd week of November 2020 |
Result date declaration for Mains 2020 | 3rd week of November 2020 |
Call letters for Interview Downloading date | 2nd week of December 2020 |
Date of IBPS PO Interview | 1st week of January 2021 |
Provisional allotment | 1st week of April 2021 |