IBPS PO 2018: Detailed Guide

C] IBPS PO Notification 2018

IBPS PO Notification 2018 Out – View Here

Application and Registration
IBPS CWE PO/MT 2018 Official Notification has been released. The registration process starts on 14th August 2018. Registration will be through online mode only and there will be a single registration for both Preliminary and Main examination

Vacancy

Eligibility (as per 2017 notification)

D] IBPS PO Exam Structure

The IBPS PO exam is conducted in 3 stages i.e. preliminary, mains and interview. Each stage must be qualified to proceed to the next. Here are some details about each stage:

1) IBPS PO Preliminary Examination:
Mode: Online
Type: Objective

Certain number of candidates are shortlisted based on cutoff which depends on requirements of participating organisations.

2) IBPS PO Mains Examination:
Mode: Online
Type: Objective + Descriptive

Note: Sectional cutoff as well as overall cutoff must be cleared to qualify for interview.

3) IBPS PO Interview:
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Main examination for CWE PO/MT-VII 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.

•Final Result:
Mains score and interview score will be added up to arrive at final score which will determine the result
•Provisional Allotment:
The provisional allotment of the qualified candidate is released on the official website. Candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, based on merit-cum-preference.

E] IBPS PO/MT Application

Application Link will be updated here

Documents Required for Bank PO Application with Guidelines

Document	Dimensions (2017)	File Size Specifications (2018)	Other Information
Photograph of the Applicant (4.5cm × 3.5cm)	200 x 230 pixels (preferred)	20kb–50 kb	Image file should be JPG or JPEG format
Signature of the Applicant	140 x 60 pixels (preferred)	10kb – 20kb	CAPITAL LETTERS  NOT accepted
Thumb impression of the Applicant	New – To be updated	10kb – 20kb
Scanned copy of handwritten declaration	New – To be updated	10kb – 20kb	Exact text will be updated

It would be useful to keep the above documents scanned and handy when applying online.

Scanning the photograph & signature:

• Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch)
• Set Color to True Color
• File Size as specified above
• Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature, then use the upload editor to crop the image to the
  final size (as specified above).
• Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg format not exceeding 50kb & 20kb respectively by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager.
• Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’ option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50 kb (photograph) & 20 kb(signature) by using crop and then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size) in the ‘Image’ menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor.

F]  IBPS PO Examination and Preparatory Information

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

Duration: 1 hour
Mode: Online
Sections: 3
Total marks: 100 marks.
Negative marking: Yes, 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer.
Cutoff: Sectional as well as Overall cutoff needs to be cleared.

Prelim section-wise details are given below:

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

Duration: 180+30 minutes (Total 3 and 1/2 hrs)
Mode: Online
Type: Objective + Descriptive
Total Marks: 200+25 marks (Total marks 225)
Negative Marking: Yes, 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer in objective questions.

Detailed breakdown of Mains Examination is as follows:

IBPS PO Interview

The candidates qualifying the mains exam are called for an in-person interview. 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/PWD candidates).

Interview Duration: ~ 20 mins.
Conducted by: Panel consisting bank officials
Area of focus: Questions about candidate, banking sector, current affairs, general awareness, etc.

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of marks obtained in mains examination and interview. The final score is calculated by IBPS with weightage of main examination and interview in the ratio of 80:20 respectively.

Final Score Calculation 

•  Preliminary Exam score is only qualifying in nature and will not be considered in the final score.
• Candidates must qualify Phase-2 and Interview separately to be eligible for final merit.
• The weightage (ratio) of CWE Main exam and interview for final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.
• The aggregate score out of 100 is used for the final merit list for each category.

IBPS Pre-Exam Training

Pre-Examination Training may be arranged by the Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations to a limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities at certain centres. All eligible candidates who opt for and wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the ON-LINE APPLICATION.

Training will be free of cost. All other expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will have to be borne by the candidate for attending the pre-examination training programme at the designated Centres.

G] IBPS PO Syllabus 2018

The exam syllabus for IBPS PO is no different from any other bank exam. Here, the broad subjects which have been subdivided into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years.

IBPS PO/MT Prelims Exam Syllabus 2018

This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

IBPS PO/MT Mains Exam Syllabus 2018

This comprises of 5 sections: Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative, Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Aptitude.

The cutoff for IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2017-18 is shown below for reference:

IBPS PO Prelims 2017-18 Category-wise Cut-Off