Banking Exam
Description
IBPS (Institue of Banking Personnel Selection)
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is a recruitment body that was started with an aim to encourage the recruitment and placement of young graduates in public sector banks in India. It also provides standardised systems for assessment and result processing services to organisations.
After nationalisation of banks in India in 1969, Indian banks needed to expand their branch network across the country so that they were more accessible to their customers. This required more staff but recruitment through methods such as advertising were unsatisfactory. Thus, the banks asked the National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) to design a selection testing process through which they could hire proficient candidates. And as a result, a small unit named Personnel Selection Services (PSS) was established to handle these types of projects. A few years later, in 1984, PSS was converted into IBPS
IBPS currently functions as an autonomous body that is mainly engaged in conducting competitive exams for recruitment to clerical and officers' posts in the banking sector
Earlier, candidates had to write multiple exams conducted by each bank for their vacancies. But from 2012, the Recruitment process has been changed.
List of Bank Participating in IBPS
Bank of Baroda Bank of Maharashtra Bank of India Canara Bank Central Bank of India Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Punjab & Sind Bank Punjab National Bank Union Bank of India United Commercial Bank Merged Bank
Punjab National Bank/ Oriental Bank of Commerce & United Bank of India. Indian Bank / Allahabad Bank Canara Bank/ Syndicate Bank Union Bank/ Andra Bank & Co operative Bank 1. IBPS probationary Officer
Age Eligibility & Age Relaxation :- Between 20 to 30 years for Open
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
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989
5 years
Educational Qualification
Candidates must have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognised university.
Candidates in the final year/final semester of examination cannot apply for the exam.
The fraction of percentage arrived will be ignored. For eg: 54.99% will be treated as less than 55% and 59.99% will be treated as less than 60%.IBPS PO Exam Pattern
The IBPS PO exam (CWE 10) for hiring candidates will be based on an online written exam in two parts: Tier 1 or IBPS Preliminary Exam and Tier 2 or IBPS Mains Exam. This examination is followed by a face-to-face interview process.
Negative MarkingThere is negative marking in IBPS PO pre exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all 3 sections to qualify for the IBPS PO Main exam.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern
The IBPS PO preliminary examination has a total duration of 1 hour and 20 mintues for each sections, which will be conducted in online mode. It consists of 3 sections with a total of 100 questions and maximum score of 100 marks.
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 IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern
The IBPO PO Main exam is also conducted online, it has 5(4+1) sections with a total score of 200+25 marks and total duration of 180+30 minutes. IBPS will be conducting a descriptive paper in its mains exam for selection of candidates to the post of Probationary officer
S.No. Name of Tests(Objective No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration 1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes 2 English Language 35 40 40 minutes 3 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes 4 General Economy & Banking Awareness 40 40 35 minutes 5 English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) 2 25 30 minutes Total 157 225 3 hrs 30 min IBPS PO Interview
The candidates who have qualified the mains exam are called for a face to face interview which carries a maximum of 100 marks. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview is 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates).
The interview round is generally 15-20 minutes long, where a panel of bank officials ask questions to the candidates about themselves, banking sector, current affairs, general awareness, etc2.IBPS Clerk
IBPS PO exam will be conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to select eligible candidates to the post of Probationary Officers in different public sector banks in India.
Age Eligibility & Age Relaxation :- Between 20 to 28 years for Open
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
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989
5 years
Educational Qualification
A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern
The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two stages: Prelims and Mains
Negative Marking: There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in both preliminary examination as well as mains examination. A wrong answer to an objective question will lead to a penalty of one-fourth of the total mark assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for the question left blank or unanswered.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination
There are three sections in total and the candidate must clear the cut off of each section to proceed to the mains exam round.
S.No. Name of Tests 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 Composite time of 1 Hour IBPS Clerk Mains Examination
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will now constitute of 190 questions that needs to be completed in a time frame of 160 minutes.
S.No. Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration 1 Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes 2 English Language 40 40 35 minutes 3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes 4 General/ Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes Total 190 200 160 minutes 3. IBPS SO
The IBPS SO exam is conducted to recruit Specialist Officers in the various participation banks in IBPS. The exam is conducted for various posts and the eligibility and selection criteria also differ for each post of Specialist Officer.
Age Eligibility & Age Relaxation :- Between 20 to 30 years for Open
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
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989
5 years
Education Qualification
The Educational Qualification also varies as per the requirements of the different SBI Specialist Officer posts.
Candidates must hold a Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification which is recognised by the Central Government.Negative Marking: There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Pattern
Serial No. Section No. of Question Total Marks Duration 1 Reasoning 50 50 2 English Language 50 25 3 General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry 50 50 Total 150 125 120 minutes For other Specialist officers ( Africulture field Officer, Marketing officer (Scale 1), HR/Personnel officer, IT officer Scale I
Serial No. Section No. of Question Total Marks Duration 1 Reasoning 50 50 2 English Language 50 25 3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 Total 150 125 120 minutes IBPS RRB (Regional Rural Bank)
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS RRB Exam to recruit Officers who will head the various Regional Rural Banks (RRB) in India and Office Assistants who will help in multipurpose tasks.
List of Bank Participating in RRB
Maharashtra Gramin Bank → Marathi → Aurangabad
Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank → Marathi → Nagpur overall participated 43 Banks.
IBPS RRB Post & Age Limit
There is an upper and lower age limit set by the IBPS for candidates who wish to appear for the IBPS RRB Exam
Post Age Officer Scale – I (Assistant Manager) 18 - 30 yrs Officer Scale-II (Manager) 21 - 32 yrs Officer Scale – III (Senior Manager) 21 - 40 yrs Office Assistant (Multipurpose) 18 - 28 yrs
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
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989
5 years
Education Qualification
The Educational Qualification also varies as per the requirements of the different SBI Specialist Officer posts.
Candidates must hold a Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification which is recognised by the Central Government.Negative Marking: There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
IBPS RRB Exam Pattern Officer Scale-I, II & III
IBPS RRB PO Officer Scale-I Prelims Exam Pattern
Serial No. Section No. of Question Total Marks Duration 1 Reasoning 40 40 2 Numerical Ability 40 40 Total 80 80 45 minutes IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Pattern (Officer Scale-I)
Serial No. Section No. of Question Marks 1 Reasoning Paper 40 50 2 General Awareness Paper 40 40 3 Numerical Ability Paper 40 50 4 English Language / Hindi Language 40 40 5 Computer Knowledge Paper 40 20 Total 200 200 IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
S. No. Section Question Marks Duration 1 Reasoning Paper 40 50 2 hours 2 Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper 40 50 3 Financial Awareness Paper 40 40 4 English Language / Hindi Language 40 40 5 Computer Knowledge Paper 40 20 Total 200 200 IBPS RRB 2020 Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-III
S. No. Section Question Marks Duration 1 Reasoning Paper 40 50 2 hours 2 Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper 40 50 3 Financial Awareness Paper 40 40 4 A English Language Paper 40 40 4 B Hindi Language Paper 40 40 5 Computer Knowledge Paper 40 20 Total 200 200 IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Pattern(Clerk)
Age Limit & Relaxation: Between 18 to 28 years for Open
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
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989
5 years
Education Qualification: Candidates applying for the Office Assistant vacancies must have completed Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent and Proficiency in local language.
Negative Marking: There is a negative marking of 1/4th mark for every incorrect answer.
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
Serial No. Section Name Medium of Exam No. of Questions Minimum Marks Duration 1. Reasoning English/Hindi 40 40 A composite time of 45 mins 2. Numerical Ability English/Hindi 40 40 Total 80 80 IBPS RRB Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2020
S. No. Section Question Marks 1 Reasoning Paper 40 50 2 General Awareness Paper 40 40 3 Numerical Ability Paper 40 50 4 English Language / Hindi Language 40 40 5 Computer Knowledge Paper 40 20 Total 200 200