IBPS PO Exam 2025

What is IBPS PO Exam?

The Indian of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS exam to select suitable candidates for Probationary Officers / Management Trainee Positions in India's public sector banks. The IBPS PO 2025-26 exam will be divided into three phases: Preliminary, Mains and Interviews. Candidates will be qualifeid to complete in the IBPS PO Mains test based on their performance in the IBPS Prelims exam. The exam organisation would employ equi-percentile methodologies to normalise the marks obtained by candidates in serveral sessions of the IBPS PO exam 2025. Shortlisted candidates in the IBPS PO Mains exam will be invited for an interview. The final merit list of candidates will be created based on the marks obtains in the IBPS Probationay Officers Mains exam.

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is the 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.

IBPS PO 2025-26 Prelims exam will be held on 17, 23 & 24 August, 2025. IBPS has released the official IBPS PO notification 2025-26 online. Along with the official notification, the IBPS PO 2025 application form will be available at ibps.in. IBPS PO 2025 Registration will be done online using the official website. The IBPS Probationary Officer 2025 Preliminary exam will be computer-based Test (CBT).

IBPS PO Exam Details 

IBPS PO 2025-26 Important Dates 

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will release the IBPS PO Notification 2025 for the 5208 Probationary Officer positions that were open in various Public Sector Banks across India.

IBPS PO / MT has released the important dates along with exam dates. The official sources suggest that IBPS PO Prelims exam date 2025 is August and October, 2025 (Tentative).  

IBPS PO 2025-26 Notification

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS PO Notification 2025-26 for the 5208 Probationary Officer positions that were open in various Public Sector Banks across India. The organization will open the window for the Exam Application at its official website, ibps.in, along with the release of the IBPS PO announcement. 11 public sector banks will choose candidates using the IBPS CRP PO/MT CRP-XV 2025-26. On 1st July, 2025, IBPS has published the IBPS PO Notification 2025. Eligible and interested candidates can apply oce the notification is released on the official website - ibps.in.

IBPS PO 2025-26: Participating Organisations/ Banks

Note: The vacancies to be filled will be based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS.

IBPS PO Recruitment 2025-26 Vacancies

IBPS PO Vacancies 2025 will announce along with the IBPS PO Notification on the official website - ibps.in. The IBPS has announced 4455 Vacancies (Based on 2024 Vacancies) for Probationary Officers posts for 11 Participating Banks which has been mentioned above table. IBPS PO Vacancy 2025-26 has been released category-wise for all banks.

NR - Not Reported

Including backlog vacancies for some banks.

IBPS PO Apply Online 2025-26

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS PO Notification in July, 2025.

The IBPS PO 2025 Online registration will start from 01 to 21 July, 2025. IBPS PO 2025 Preliminary Exam will be held on 17, 23 & 24 August, 2025 and the Main Exam will be held on 12 Ocotber, 2025. Candidates who are interested has to meet all the eligibility condition & start filling IBPS PO Online Application form 2025 on the official website - ibps.in.

• Visit the official website of IBPS – www.ibps.in 
• Go to ''CRP PO/ MT'' tab 
• Click on ''Common Recruitment Process for Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees XV'' 
• Find the online registration link 
• Start filling the IBPS PO application forms by entering all the details 
• Pay the prescribed application fee
• Upload the scanned photograph and signature
• Submit the IBPS PO application form 
• Download the application form and take a printout for future reference. 

IBPS PO Application Fee 2025-26

Candidates have to pay the application fees/intimation charges to complete IBPS PO online application process. IBPS PO application fee should be paid from 01 to 21 July, 2025 (Tentative). Inclusive of both dates. Candidates should bear the bank transaction charges for online payment.  

IBPS PO Admit Card 2025

Candidates who have successfully compelete the IBPS Application form will receive an IBPS Probationary Officers 2025 admission card online. IBPS PO Admit Cards are released separately by the exam authorities for prelims and mains exams of IBPS PO 2025 at ibps.in. Candidates who take the IBPS PO exam will be able to download the admission card using their login credentials.

The IBPS PO 2025 Admit Card covers the precise exam dates, exam centres, exam day and time, candidates' names, registration number, area of photograph and signature and so on.

Candidates must bring their IBPS PO hall ticket 2025 to the exam centres on exam day. They must have an IBPS PO Hall ticket and a valid Photo ID in Original. Candidates will be unable to take the IBPS PO exam unless they have an IBPS PO Admit Card 2025 and an original photo Identity card.

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025

The IBPS PO Online Exam Pattern 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.

IBPS PO Interview 2025

After completing the IBPS Mains exam, aspirants must appear for the interview. The Interview test for the IBPS Probationary Officers Paper Pattern is typically meant to assess candidates' knowledge of current events, personalities, and the banking industry. Candidates who pass the interview stage will be eligible for IBPS PO Recruitment in 2025.

IBPS PO Syllabus 2025

Before beginning their preparation, aspirants should read the IBPS PO 2025 curriculum thoroughly. As candidates progress through the IBPS PO Syllabus, they will be able to develop a subject strategy. Understanding the test pattern and syllabus for the IBPS PO 2025 would provide a comprehensive understanding of the IBPS Probationary Officers exam.

Who is a Probationary Officer (PO) In Bank?

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

IBPS has revised the basic pay of IBPS PO to Rs. 36,000 with a 4 stage increment. As per the latest updates, the IBPS PO Gross Salary stands at Rs. 57,289 while the IBPS PO NET Salary is around Rs. 52,630 post deductions. 

In all, an IBPS Probationary Officer will be drawing an approximate salary of Rs. 52,000 to 53,000 a month (depends on location).