IBPS PO Recruitment 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced a notification for Probationary Officer/Management Trainee posts. There are 5208 openings for this post. Candidates with Any Degree qualification are eligible to apply for this job. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 21 July 2025 28 July 2025. The detailed eligibility and application process are given below. Candidates can apply for IBPS SO Recruitment.
IBPS PO Recruitment 2025 – Overview:
| Job Role | Probationary officers/Management Trainee |
| Job Category | Bank Jobs |
| Qualification | Any Degree |
| Experience | Freshers |
| Total Vacancies | 5208 Posts |
| Salary | Rs. 48,480 – 85,920/- |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Application Start Date | 01 July 2025 |
| Last Date |
Detailed Eligibility – IBPS PO Notification 2025:
Educational Qualification:
Probationary officers/Management Trainee:
- A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
- The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online
Participating Banks:
- Bank of Baroda
- Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- UCO Bank
- Union Bank of India
Age limit (As on 01 July 2025): 20 to 30 years i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1995 and not later than 01.07.2005
Age Relaxation:
- Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe: 5 years
- Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer): 3 years
- Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: 10 years
- Ex-Servicemen: 05 years
- Persons affected by 1984 riots: 05 years
Salary:
- Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee: Rs. 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920/-
IBPS PO Vacancies: 5208 Posts
| Participating Bank | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Baroda | 150 | 75 | 270 | 100 | 405 | 1000 |
| Bank of India | 105 | 53 | 189 | 70 | 283 | 700 |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 150 | 75 | 270 | 100 | 405 | 1000 |
| Canara Bank | 150 | 50 | 200 | 100 | 500 | 1000 |
| Central Bank of India | 75 | 37 | 135 | 50 | 203 | 500 |
| Indian Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Indian Overseas Bank | 69 | 33 | 121 | 44 | 183 | 450 |
| Punjab National Bank | 30 | 15 | 54 | 20 | 81 | 200 |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | 53 | 27 | 98 | 36 | 144 | 358 |
| UCO Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Union Bank of India | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Total | 782 | 365 | 1337 | 520 | 2204 | 5208 |
Selection Process of IBPS PO Vacancies:
The selection process will be based on the following stages:
- Preliminary Examination
- Main Examination
- Interview
- Identity Verification
Preliminary Examination:
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 30 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
- Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
- Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination
Main Examination (Objective and Descriptive):
- Descriptive Paper may be evaluated by an automated scoring mechanism for identifying features related to writing proficiency.
- This scoring mechanism is duly validated and evaluates proficiency of test takers.
| Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 40 | 60 | English & Hindi | 50 minutes |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness including RBI circulars | 35 | 50 | English & Hindi | 25 minutes |
| English Language | 35 | 40 | English | 40 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 50 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
| TOTAL | 145 | 200 | 160 minutes | |
| Descriptive Paper* (Essay and Comprehension) | 02 | 25 | English | 30 minutes |
Personality Test:
- Candidates who qualify in the Main examination will be called for a Personality Test (self-report).
- Personality Profile of the candidates will be placed before the Interview panel.
- The Personality Test will be non-qualifying in nature.
- However, appearing in the Personality Test will be mandatory for being eligible for appearing for the Interview process
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/PWBD candidates)
- The relative weightage (ratio) of Online Main Exam and interview will be 80:20 respectively
- The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination of CRP- PO/MT-XV and Interview.
- A candidate should qualify both in the Online Main Exam and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process
- Interviews will be conducted at select centres
- The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter
Penalty for Wrong Answers:
- There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.
- For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
- If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question
Cut-off Score (Online Main Examination):
- Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for personality test and interview.
- Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for personality test and interview.
- Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the Online Main examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for personality test and interview
Application Fee:
- Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs. 850 /- for all others.
Application Fees mode: Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets/ UPI
How to Apply for IBPS PO 2025 Recruitment?
All interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 01 July 2025 to 21 July 2025 28 July 2025.
For More Details, To Apply & Corrigendum: Click here.
Note:
- After completing the procedure of applying online including payment of fees/intimation charges, the candidate should take a printout of the system-generated online application form, ensure the particulars filled in are accurate, and retain it along with Registration Number and Password for future reference.
- All further announcements/ details pertaining to this process will only be published/ provided on IBPS authorized website from time to time.
Important Dates of IBPS PO Vacancies:
- Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates: 01 July 2025 to 28 July 2025
- Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online): 01 July 2025 to 28 July 2025
- Conduct of Pre-Examination Training (PET): August 2025
- Download of call letters for Online Examination – Preliminary: August 2025
- Online Examination – Preliminary: August 2025
- Result of Online Examination – Preliminary: September 2025
- Download of Call Letter for Online Examination – Main: September/October 2025
- Online Examination – Main: October 2025
- Declaration of Result – Main Examination: November 2025
- Personality Test: November/December 2025
- Conduct of Interview: December 2025/January 2026
- Provisional Allotment: January/February 2026
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