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IBPS PO Exam 2020
Probationary Officer Exam
What is IBPS PO Exam?
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is recruitment body started in 1975 with an aim to encourage the recruitment and placement of young graduates in public sector banks (except SBI) in India.
Aspirants who are eligible and aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations (listed below) as a Probationary Officer/Management Trainee or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRPPO/MT-VIII).
The examination will be held in two phases, i.e. Online Preliminary and Online Main. A candidate who will qualify in Online Preliminary examination and shortlisted will have to appear for an Online Main examination. Therefore shortlisted candidate in the Online Main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank.
Later, shortlisted candidates will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc.
Note:
The vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2019-20 and it is based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS.
Participating Organisations/Banks:
| Allahabad Bank | Corporation Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| Andhra Bank | Dena Bank | Syndicate Bank |
| Bank of Baroda | IDBI Bank | UCO Bank |
| Bank of India | Indian Bank | Union Bank of India |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Overseas Bank | United Bank of India |
| Canara Bank | Oriental Bank of Commerce | Vijaya Bank |
| Central Bank of India | Punjab National Bank |
The last date to submit the application form is July 4, 2019.
Examination Dates:
Online Preliminary Examination - October 12, 2019, October 13, 2019, October 19, 2019 and October 20, 2019.
Online Main Examination - November 30, 2019.
Conduct of Interview - January/February 2020.
Who is a Probationary Officer (PO)?
An employee who is newly recruited as an officer at an entry-level position or a junior level cader is called PO. PO has to serve a probationary period for at least 2 years, during which he/she undergoes training in handling various roles, responsibilities and functions in different departments of a particular bank.
After the completion of the probationary period, PO would be designated Assistant Manager.
Job Roles:
The PO would be assigned to work in several departments based on the directions of the senior manager. Handling General banking and bank administration would be the prominent role of a PO. In order to supervise various issues, PO is expected to have good communication skills and ability to resolve conflicts. Following are some of the major responsibilities of a Probationary Officer:
Customer Service: Ensuring service to customer forms a vital part of service. Thus, a PO who is into the designated post should provide the necessary information with complete details. For instance, information about opening a new account, deposits, ATM cards, loans, chequebooks, receipts, discrepancies in accounts, rectification of undue charges etc.,
Promoting Business: Fetching new business by promoting bank products to enhance customer list is a vital responsibility. For eg: Handling fixed Deposits, insurance policies, Credit cards, Mutual funds etc. PO may also be responsible to meet the set targets or deadlines.
Cash Flow: Cash disbursal and collection of cash are generally done by the cashier. PO has to take charge of cash transactions during increase inflow of customers or clerk's absence. PO will also be trained with software skills to make the transactions easy and fast.
Clearing Payments: Payment clearance through cheques, DD, NEFT and RTGS need to clear by the PO when it is beyond a certain amount.
Verification of Reports: It is a work =done at the end of the day wherein PO has to look into core banking and check all the reports of the day. In this case, PO has to generate the reports of transactions of the day without mismatch. Report verification include deposits, withdrawals, ledger balance, etc.
Official Communication: PO may also be in charge of answering all the official emails. Thus, the PO does not have any specific job description instead required to get acquainted with all the job roles during the probation period.
Pay scale:
The pay scale of a PO ranges between Rs. 23,700 - Rs. 30,560, while the actual salary would be Rs. 35,000 - Rs. 38,000/- per month (depends on the location)
IBPS has released the PO Interview admit card on its official website. Candidates who have qualified in the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2020 can download their admit cards on the official site with their login details. The call letters will be available on the site until February 6, 2020.
Candidates have to use the same login details such as registration number/ roll number and password/ date of birth to download IBPS PO Interview call letter 2019.
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The interviews will be held in January/February 2020 at various centres across the country. The IBPS PO recruitment notification was released for a total of 4336 vacancies.
17 January 2020
IBPS has released the scores of candidates who have appeared for the Probationary Officers (PO) Main exam 2019. The IBPS PO Main Exam Score Card was released online on January 9, 2020.
Aspirants can visit the official website to check the IBPS PO scores 2019. One should use their login credentials such as registration number/ roll number and password/ date of birth to download the scores.
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The qualified candidates in the Main exam will be called for the Interview.
10 January 2020
IBPS has declared the Probationary Officers (PO) Main examination 2019 result. Candidates who have appeared for the online written examination on November 30 can visit the official website to check the result.
Aspirants should use their login details to access the IBPS PO Main exam result 2019. It is advised to download the result until the end of the selection process.
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Candidates who have qualified in the Mains exam should start preparing for the IBPS PO Interview 2019.
3 January 2020
IBPS has conducted the Probationary Officers (PO) Main exam on November 30, 2019. More than 45,000 candidates have appeared for the written examination across the country. The online test comprises of five sections. Many candidates rated IBPS PO Mains question paper as difficult.
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The reasoning ability and computer aptitude is very difficult compared to other sections. The expected cut off score for general category is 57 to 62. It is 52 to 55 for SC/ST category. Institute will release the IBPS PO Mains result during the last week of December 2019.
2 December 2019
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the Probationary Officers Mains admit card 2019. Candidates who have qualified in the Preliminary and shortlisted for the Mains exam can download the admit IBPS PO Mains admit card from the official site until November 30, 2019.
Candidates should use their registration number/ roll number and password/ date of birth to download the admit card. One should take a printout of IBPS PO Mains admit card 2019 and carry the same to the examination centre.
IBPS PO Mains 2019 examination will be held on November 30 across the country at various centres. The online Main exam will consist of objective tests of 200 marks and descriptive test for 25 marks.
12 November 2019