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IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) is an autonomous body set up by the government to recruit candidates for various banks such as IDBI, Indian Bank etc. It has been rendering assistance to the financial sector in the fields of employees’ selection, promotion and placement.
It is proposed that over the next few years, banks will need to recruit lakhs of candidates to fill open positions and this represents a tremendous opportunity for prospective candidates to join one of the many nationalized banks as Probationary Officers.
The following banks will recruit candidates based on the CWE. As this list can change without notice, candidates will be emailed/ contacted by Studycopter for any changes to this list. Candidates can also check exam online at ibps.in (Official Site for the IBPS Exam)
As the name suggests, Probationary Officers are recruited to run the day-to-day operations and business in a bank. These are entry level recruitments for Indian banks. After getting selected as a PO, candidates will undergo probation or a training period for upto 2 years. After the training, the candidate can be promoted to an Assistant Manager post and can get a variety of duties depending on the candidate's interest and the needs of the organization.
Probationary Officers generally work on the following:
Cash Handling: As a PO, one has to perform cash related activities like cash disbursal & cash collection from cashiers. In time of excessive work pressure, one may be required to perform clerical duties as well. As an officer, one is also responsible for loading the cash in the ATM machines.
Payment Clearances: As an officer, one needs to authorize some payments by way of cheque, DD, NEFT/ RTGS beyond a certain amount.
Maintain Reports: To avoid any mismatch, one will have to close all the work on a daily basis. Officers would be assigned to generate reports that may include the deposits, withdrawals, ledger balances, etc.
Daily Work Communication: As POs interact directly with the customers, they have the key responsibility of maintaining a track of new developments to improve their product knowledge. As a PO, one will also have to send official replies to other departments.
Customers Services: In their branches, POs will be asked to look into the concerns of the customers coming for loans, opening of new accounts, ATM services, deposits, cheque books, credit cards and online banking etc.
Adding New Business: As POs are direct channels of dealing with customers, they have the responsibility of promoting various banking products. These products include Recurring Deposits, Fixed Deposits, Insurance policies, Funds, Credit Cards, Loans, etc. Initially, POs are not under any pressure of selling these products, but as they grow older in their jobs, they get targets & deadlines for selling these products.
IBPS PO exam is a computer based exam conducted by IBPS every year. IBPS PO CWE will be conducted by IBPS later this year.
Step 1 of Bank PO Exam is a Common Written Examination (CEW) Preliminary Exam. The 2016 IBPS PO exam will have a preliminary exam and a main exam.
Paper Pattern for 2017 IBPS PO Prelims Exams
S. No. |
Subject |
Maximum Marks |
Total Time |
1 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
60 Minutes |
2 |
Quantitative Ability/ Mathematics |
35 |
|
3 |
Verbal Ability/ English |
30 |
|
All correct answers will fetch one mark and 0.25 marks will be deducted for incorrect answers |
|||
Total |
100 |
Paper Pattern for 2017 IBPS PO Mains Exams
S. No. |
Name of the Tests |
Maximum Marks |
Total Time |
1 |
PO Reasoning Ability |
50 |
140 Minutes |
2 |
PO English Language/ Verbal Ability |
40 |
|
3 |
PO General Awareness Test with special emphasis on banking awareness |
40 |
|
4 |
PO Computer Ability |
20 |
|
5 |
PO Quantitative Ability |
50 |
|
Total |
200 |
Note: Each correct answer is awarded one mark and 1/4 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer. All subjects (except English language) would be available in two languages: English and Hindi
After clearing the mains exam, IBPS will release a list of students. This list of selected candidates will subsequently be called for a Common Interview coordinated by IBPS. Each candidate will have to secure a minimum standard score in each of the 5 sections as well as on the Total Weighted Standard Score to be called for interview. Candidates, successful in qualifying in both the CWE and Common Interview will be listed in the order of merit.
Depending on the vacancies in each bank, candidates will receive through a computerized system an offer from one of the Participating Public Sector Banks listed below. Depending on the number of vacancies, the cut–offs are decided by participating public sector banks (currently 21 PSBs are participating). Vacancies remaining unfilled on account of candidates declining offer, will be filled from among the remaining candidates, through subsequent iterations.
The interviews are held at select centers, and the respective banks for the interviews call candidates. The typical duration of an interview is 30–40 minutes.
What IBPS says: “ total marks allotted for the interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of CWE (exam) and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The combined final scores of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in CWE PO/MT and Interview. A candidate should qualify both in the CWE and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.”
In case of two candidates scoring the same, the preferences shall given based on date of birth i.e. the candidate senior in age shall be given preference at the time of allotment of branches/banks
Category-wise Overall IBPS PO Cut off 2016 – Prelims
Sections | Max. Marks | SC/ST/ | General |
---|---|---|---|
OBC/PWD | |||
English Language | 30 | 4.5 | 7 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 5.5 | 8.5 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 5.25 | 8.25 |
Category-wise Overall IBPS PO Cut off 2016 – Prelims
Category | Cut off (Out of 100) |
---|---|
General | 47.5 |
OBC | 46.5 |
SC | 40 |
ST | 31.25 |
OC | 32.75 |
VI | 31.5 |
HI | 18 |
IBPS PO Category-wise Cut off marks 2015
Category | Cut off |
---|---|
General | 76.00 |
OBC | 76.00 |
SC | 50.00 |
ST | 47.45 |
Hearing Impaired(HI) | 35.25 |
Orthopaedically Challenged(OC) | 52.50 |
Visually Impaired(VI) | 36.00 |
Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2015
Subject | Maximum Marks | 2015 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
General | SC/ST/OBC/PWD | PWD | ||
Reasoning | 50 | 10.00 | 07.25 | 03.00 |
English | 40 | 12.50 | 09.50 | 05.25 |
Computer | 20 | 12.25 | 11.00 | 08.75 |
General Awareness | 40 | 13.75 | 10.25 | 05.00 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 11.00 | 08.75 | 05.25 |
IBPS PO Category-wise Cut off marks 2014
Category | Cut off |
---|---|
General | 80 |
OBC | 80 |
SC | 70 |
ST | 56 |
Hearing Impaired(HI) | 36 |
Orthopaedically Challenged(OC) | 61 |
Visually Impaired(VI) | 38 |
Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2014
Subject | Maximum Marks | 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|
General | SC/ST/OBC/PWD | ||
Reasoning | 50 | 10 | 06 |
English | 40 | 08 | 06 |
Computer | 20 | 11 | 09 |
General Awareness | 40 | 10 | 07 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 07 | 04 |
IBPS PO Category-wise Cut off marks 2013
Category | Cut off |
---|---|
General | 60 |
OBC | 60 |
SC | 50 |
ST | 26 |
Hearing Impaired(HI) | 26 |
Orthopaedically Challenged(OC) | 47 |
Visually Impaired(VI) | 27 |
Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2013
Subject | Maximum Marks | 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|
General | SC/ST/OBC/PWD | ||
Reasoning | 50 | 10 | 06 |
English | 40 | 06 | 03 |
Computer | 20 | 07 | 05 |
General Awareness | 40 | 08 | 06 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 06 | 04 |
IBPS PO Category-wise Cut off marks 2012
Category | Cut off |
---|---|
General | 135 |
OBC | 135 |
SC | 127 |
ST | 106 |
Hearing Impaired(HI) | 108 |
Orthopaedically Challenged(OC) | 127 |
Visually Impaired(VI) | 110 |
Subject (Paper) wise Cut off marks 2012
Subject | Maximum Marks | 2012 | |
---|---|---|---|
General | SC/ST/OBC/PWD | ||
Reasoning | 50 | 12 | 08 |
English | 40 | 15 | 12 |
Computer | 20 | 20 | 15 |
General Awareness | 40 | 18 | 15 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 12 | 08 |
The age is to be between 20 & 30 years & no work experience is required
A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
A candidate must be one of the following countries:
Probationary Officers can expect a salary between Rs. 37,360 to Rs. 38,800 per mont. In most banks, basic pay is the same but the CTC varies based on location and bank.
Current, revised basic pay of PO:
23700 – (980 x 7) – 30560 – (1145 x 2) – 32850 – (1310 x 7) – 42020
Probationary Officers will get adequate training in respective departments before their appointment to the JMG (Junior Management) Scale I position. They will be promoted to JMG Scale II to and MMG (Middle Management) Scales in the upcoming years based on performance in tests/interviews, and service rules. Experienced hands may directly join the JMG Scale II post by clearing the relevant IBPS Probationary Exam.
Other Perks
1. Leased Accommodation: this facility is available to Bank PO in place of HRA. At some places, banks provide Official Bank Accommodation/Bank Quarter as leased accommodation. This amount is not available as cash component and will directly go to the house owner – you have got leased.
2. Traveling Allowance: Few banks provide fixed Traveling Allowance whereas others allow reimbursement of petrol bills i.e. officer must own scooter / car at the place of posting.
3. Newspaper Reimbursement: A fixed monthly amount is paid towards the cost of one newspaper.
4. Medical Aid: A fixed annual amount is paid by most of the banks (Revised amount is Rs. 8000/- p.a.)
5. Benefits under New Pension Scheme.
There is a well-defined career progression path in each public sector bank. Performance and potential are key elements which determine this career progression. Most senior officials in public sector banks started their career as scale I officerss.
In tune with the time banks have reviewed their promotion policy and now for bright, hardworking and knowledgeable employees it takes less time to move to higher scales.
In many banks, a person who joined as an officer may reach to the position of General Manager in 14 years. After that one can aspire for the position of executive director or chairman of a bank. These are very high positions, nomination to which is decided by the Government and not by the individual banks.
Many public sector banks have a network of foreign branches. Thus, joining a public sector bank gives you the opportunity of working abroad also. Transferability in a bank job provides you the chance of seeing different parts of the country.
Career progression for Officers in Banking Sector:
Junior Management Grade – Scale I: Officer i.e. PO
Middle Management Grade – Scale II: Manager
Middle Management Grade – Scale III: Senior Manager
Senior Management Grade – Scale IV: Chief Manager
Senior Management Grade Scale V: Assistant General Manager
Top Management Grade Scale VI: Deputy General Manager
Top Management Grade Scale VII: General Manager
Executive Director (ED)
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
Candidates are advised to checkout ibps.in regulary for official updates on IBPS PO Exam. Studycopter will publishing all important updates and keep its users apprised of all information related to IBPS SO exam through regular updates as well.