IBPS PO Coaching in Chandigarh

IBPS PO Eligibility

Candidates who possess the following criteria are eligible to apply:

• A Citizen of India or
• A Subject of Nepal or
• A Subject of Bhutan or
• A Tibetan Refugee who came to India prior to January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India or
• A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam to permanently settle in India.

IBPS PO Eligibility: Age Limits

IBPS set up the lower and upper age limit for the IBPS PO exam which is 20 years and 30 years respectively. However, age relaxation is provided to candidates belonging to reservation categories. It must be noted that the candidate must have been born on or later than August 02, 1991, and on or earlier than August 1, 2001.

IBPS PO Age Relaxation

IBPS provides age reservations to reserved category candidates. Below are the category-wise age relaxation key points:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ ST (Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe)	5 years
OBC (Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
PwD (Persons With Disabilities)	10 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers which includes Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs). These candidates must have gained at least 5 years of military service and have been released on completion of the assignment (including those whose assignment is due within a year)	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

What is the Educational Qualification under IBPS PO exam Eligibility Criteria 2020-21?

Graduation or equivalent degree in any discipline from a recognized university is the minimum bank PO qualification required to apply for the IBPS PO vacancies. Below are some of the important points to be kept in mind while applying for the IBPS PO exam 2021:

• The candidate must have passed the qualifying exam by or before August 2021.
• The date mentioned on the mark sheet/ scorecard will be considered as the date of passing the degree.
• The document proving the fulfillment of the educational qualification requirement has to be submitted at the time of the interview round.
• In case, candidate’s result is posted on the website of the University and the web-based certificate is issued, then a proper original certificate (signed by the appropriate authority of the University) indicating the date of passing the degree will be reckoned at the time of verification.
• Candidates have to specify the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application.
• Candidates who are awarded CGPA / OGPA have to convert the same into percentage and mention it in the online application.
• Calculation of Percentage: The percentage shall be arrived at by dividing the total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all semesters/years by aggregate maximum marks in all the subjects multiplied by 100.
• It will be applicable for those Universities as well where Class/ Grade is decided based on Honours marks only.

The fraction of percentage arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60% and 54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.

IBPS PO Exam Pattern

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021

The IBPS PO preliminary examination will be conducted online and candidates are allocated a total duration of 1 hour to complete the preliminary exam. It consists of 3 sections with a total of 100 questions and a maximum score of 100 marks. There is negative marking in IBPS PO preliminary exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer attempted by a candidate. It is necessary to clear the cut-off in all 3 sections to qualify for the IBPS PO Main exam.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2021

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	60 minutes

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2021

• Introduction of Descriptive Paper: Just like SBI PO 2021 Exam, IBPS introduced Descriptive Paper in its Mains Examination where candidates will be judged on their written skills. An essay and a letter will be given to candidates to write that will constitute of 25 marks and that has to be completed in a time span of 30 minutes.
• The overall time allotted for each section has also been changed
• No separate paper will be conducted for Computer Applications. Reasoning is teamed up with Computer Aptitude section and this entire section will contain 45 questions of a total of 60 marks. The overall time allotted for IBPS PO 2021 Mains Exam has also been changed from 140 minutes to 180 minutes.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2021

S. No.	Name of test	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Examination	Time Allotted
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	English & Hindi	60 minutes
2	English Language	35	40	English only	40 minutes
3	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes
4	General, Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	English & Hindi	35 minutes
Total		155	200		180 minutes
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)		2	25	English	30 minutes

IBPS PO 2021 Interview Process

Candidates who qualify for the Mains Exam are finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. The Interview Process will constitute of 100 marks and the minimum marks for qualifying this round will be 40% which is reduced to 35% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD categories.

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong by a candidate in both IBPS PO 2021 Preliminary Exam and IBPS PO 2021 Mains Exam. There will be no deduction of marks for a question left blank/unattempted by a candidate.

Final Selection

The final selection of the candidate for the post of Probationary Officer will be made by taking into consideration the cumulative score of Mains Exam and the interview process. The weightage of both these phases of examination will be in the ratio 80:20 respectively. A merit list will be generated after the Interview Process of the IBPS PO 2021 Exam has been conducted. Candidates who make it to the list will be thus offered the joining letter by the Bank of their choice

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021: To ace IBPS PO 2021 exam, it is really necessary to know the detailed IBPS PO Syllabus. The syllabus is a bit different for IBPS PO 2021 Preliminary Exam and IBPS PO 2021 Mains Exam. Let’s have a look at the syllabus of both these phases of the IBPS PO Exam:

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2021

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Syllabus: IBPS PO Preliminary Exam is the primary selection round of the IBPS PO 2021 Exam. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are eligible to appear for the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS PO comprises three major sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2021

English Language Syllabus	Quantitative Ability Syllabus	Reasoning Syllabus
Reading Comprehension	Simplification	Logical Reasoning
Cloze Test	Profit & Loss	Alphanumeric Series
Para jumbles	Mixtures & Allegations	Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
Miscellaneous	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Data Sufficiency
Fill in the blanks	Work & Time	Coded Inequalities
Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting	Time & Distance	Seating Arrangement
Paragraph Completion	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Puzzle
	Data Interpretation	Tabulation
	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage	Syllogism
	Number Systems	Blood Relations
	Sequence & Series	Input Output
	Permutation, Combination &Probability	Coding Decoding

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus 2021

IBPS PO Mains Exam Syllabus: The mains exam is the important phase of IBPS PO 2021 Exam. Maximum weightage is given to score obtained by candidate in IBPS PO Mains Exam in the final selection to the post of Probationary Officer. The Mains Examination of IBPS PO exam 2021 consists of 4 + 1 sections: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Quantitative, Aptitude & General Awareness. Just like SBI PO 2021, IBPS has introduced a descriptive paper in its mains exam for the selection of candidates for the post of Probationary Officer.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus	General Awareness Syllabus	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Syllabus		English Language Syllabus
Simplification	Financial Awareness	Verbal Reasoning	Internet	Reading Comprehension
Average	Current Affairs	Syllogism	Memory	Vocabulary
Percentage	General Knowledge	Circular Seating Arrangement	Keyboard Shortcuts	Grammar
Ratio and Percentage	Static Awareness	Linear Seating Arrangement	Computer Abbreviation	Verbal Ability
Data Interpretation		Double Lineup	Microsoft Office
Mensuration and Geometry		Scheduling	Computer Hardware
Quadratic Equation		Input Output	Computer Software
Interest		Blood Relations	Operating System
Problems of Ages		Directions and Distances	Networking
Profit and Loss		Ordering and Ranking	Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Number Series		Data Sufficiency
Speed, Distance and Time		Coding and Decoding
Time and Work		Code Inequalities
Number System
Data Sufficiency
Linear Equation
Permutation and Combination
And Probability
Mixture and Allegations

Past Year Cut Off Prelims

IBPS PO Prelims Cutoff (Overall): Year wise

Check the following table to know more about the past year trends of IBPS PO Prelims Cutoff (Overall) marks:

Also, check the graphical representation of the year-wise IBPS PO overall Prelims cutoff score:

IBPS PO 2019 Prelims Cut-Off Score: General Category

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Total
Maximum Score	30	35	35	100
Cut Off Score EWS/UR	10.50	8.75	10.25	59.75
Cut Off Score SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	6.50	5.25	6.50

Past Year Cut Off Mains

IBPS PO Mains Cutoff (Yearwise): Overall

CRP PO/ MT-X mains category-wise and section-wise cutoff for the IBPS PO Mains exam was published on February 24, 2021.

Go through the following tables to find out the minimum qualifying scores of previous years:

Also, check the graphical representation of IBPS PO year-wise cutoff (Overall marks) of the Mains exams:

Check out subject-wise Books for IBPS PO preparation. Also, Check out IBPS PO 2021 Exam Dates.

IBPS PO Cutoff 2020-21: Section Wise