IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF Download Link: 5208 Vacancies, Selection Process, and Full Details
Oct 14 2025
Dear Aspirants, IBPS PO Notification 2025 was released on June 30, 2025, with 5208 vacancies. To become a Probationary Officer, candidates have to clear the preliminary exam, mains exam, and interview. Interested candidates who have completed any graduation from a recognised university and are between 20 to 30 years of age can apply for this exam. Totally, 11 PSBs will participate in this exam. To participate in the IBPS PO Exam 2025, candidates have to apply within 28.7.2025. The prelims exam will be conducted on the 23rd and 24th of August 2025. The Mains exam will be conducted on the 12th of October 2025. This page includes the IBPS PO notification 2025 PDF download link, vacancies, eligibility criteria, selection process, exam dates, and other details. For any queries, kindly visit the FAQs listed below.
Note: This year, there are changes in the prelims and mains exam patterns. Additionally, a personality test has been introduced as part of the selection process.
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IBPS PO notification - 30-6-2025
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Apply Online - 1st to 28th of July 2025
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Prelims - 23rd and 24th August 2025
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Mains - 12-10-2025
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IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF - Download Link
Candidates can download the IBPS PO 2025 notification from the official website, ibps.in or from the link below. From the IBPS PO official Notification 2025 PDF, candidates can learn about the vacancies, eligibility criteria, the application process, exam dates, selection procedure, syllabus, etc.
Download IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF
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IBPS PO Notification 2025 Release Date
The IBPS PO 2025 Notification release date, application last date, and other important dates are given in the table below.
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Events |
Dates |
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IBPS PO Notification 2025 release date |
30th June 2025 |
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IBPS PO Apply Online 2025 Start Date |
1-7-2025 |
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IBPS PO Apply Online 2025 Last Date |
28-7-2025 (extended) |
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Edit Window to Modify/ Correct Application Form |
31.07.2025 to 01.08.2025 |
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PET Call Letter |
11-8-2025 |
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Pre-Examination Training (PET) |
11th to 16th August 2025 |
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Prelims Call Letter |
14th August 2025 |
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Prelims Exam Dates |
23rd and 24th of August 2025 |
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Prelims Results |
26th September 2025 |
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Mains Call Letter |
1st October, 2025 |
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Mains Exam Date |
12.10.2025 |
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Mains Results |
November, 2025 |
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Personality Test |
November/ December, 2025 |
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Interview Dates |
December 2025/ January 2026 |
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Final Results |
January/February, 2026 |
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Vacancy
The vacancies of the IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF are posted here. The candidates can check the total number of vacancies released. Category-wise & bank-wise vacancies can be known from the official notification.
- IBPS PO 2025 Notification Total Vacancies - 5208
Participating Banks
Check the list of participating banks here. After the final selection, the candidates who get provisional allotment will be posted in any of these participating banks. Anyhow, the candidates should give a preference order in their online application from this list of participating banks.
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List of Participating Banks |
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Bank of Baroda |
Punjab National Bank |
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Canara Bank |
Union Bank of India |
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Indian Overseas Bank |
Bank of Maharashtra |
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UCO Bank |
Indian Bank |
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Bank of India |
Punjab & Sind Bank |
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Central Bank of India |
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Eligibility Criteria
IBPS sets three basic eligibility criteria for its candidates, i.e. Nationality, Age Limit, and Educational Qualification. The candidate who fulfils all three will be considered eligible to apply for the PO posts.
The eligibility factors are given here:
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Nationality
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Age Limit (as of 1-7-2025) - Minimum Age is 20 years & Maximum Age is 30 years
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Educational Qualification (as of 21-7-2025) - The candidate is required to clear a bachelor's degree from a recognised University or college in any stream.
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Credit History
To know all this key info regarding the nationality criteria, age relaxation, post-wise qualification, etc, check the link given below
Check IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria - Full Details on Age Relaxation, Qualification, etc.
IBPS PO Apply Online 2025 Link
The first step towards applying for IBPS PO is filling out the application form. The candidates have to make sure that there is no mistake in the application form, as they will not get any option to rectify the same. The candidates can check out the standards and rules for uploading scanned images as per the specifications and rules.
IBPS PO Apply Online 2025 Link (Closed)
Steps to Apply for IBPS PO 2025
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Use the IBPS PO Apply Online 2025 official website link given above.
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Fill out the application form as per the guidelines.
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Upload the documents in the application form as per the guidelines.
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Before the final submission, check the preview of your IBPS PO 2025 application form.
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Finally, pay your IBPS PO application fee 2025.
The application fee as per the IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF is,
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SC/ST/PWBD - Rs. 175
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Others - Rs. 850.
Salary
The candidates can check out the details of the Salary prospects here. Upon joining as a Probationary Officer, the candidates get a starting gross salary of approximately Rs. 78058.
Salary Structure: ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920
Their salary includes a lot of allowances and perks that add up to make their salary bankable. In addition, the salary is revised from time to time, such that the pay will always increase and never decrease.
Check IBPS PO Salary 2025 - Full Details
IBPS PO Recruitment 2025 - Selection Process
As per the IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF, the Selection Process comprises three levels.
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains exam
- Personality Test & Interview.
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination and appear for the Personality Test will subsequently be called for an Interview.
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. The final selection weightage (ratio) of the Mains & Interview is 80:20, respectively.
Prelims Exam Pattern
The IBPS PO Preliminary Exam is the first stage. The details of the examination as per the IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF are mentioned below. As per the marking scheme, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question for the wrong answer.
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Prelims Pattern |
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Sections |
No of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Sectional Timing |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
30 |
20 mins |
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Reasoning Ability |
35 |
40 |
20 mins |
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English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 mins |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
60 mins |
Mains Exam Pattern
The IBPS PO Mains exam pattern is divided into two sections, i.e. Objective Test and Descriptive Test. The descriptive test will be held shortly after the objective test. Check the mains pattern as per the IBPS PO Notification PDF. Negative mark for wrong answer - 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question.
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Mains Pattern |
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Name of Test |
No of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Sectional Timing |
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English Language |
Section A (2 marks) - 5 Section B (1 mark) - 30 |
40 |
40 mins |
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Reasoning |
Section A (2 marks) - 20 Section B (1 mark) - 20 |
60 |
50 mins |
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General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness including RBI circulars |
Section A (2 marks) - 15 Section B (1 mark) - 20 |
50 |
25 mins |
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Data Analysis & Interpretation |
Section A (2 marks) - 15 Section B (1 mark) - 20 |
50 |
45 mins |
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Total |
145 |
200 |
160 mins |
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Descriptive Paper (Essay and Comprehension) May be broadly based on Economic and Social issues, emerging trends in Banking and Technology, Current events, Ethics, etc. |
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25 |
30 minutes |
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Grand Total |
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225 |
190 minutes |
Syllabus
The candidates can check out the exam syllabus for all the levels, i.e. Preliminary Exam and Mains exam, in the space below for all the subjects asked in the exam:
Check IBPS PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025
Cut Off
The IBPS PO exam cutoff marks are released for all the levels separately. The board considers a lot of factors before compiling the cut-off marks for all the categories. The candidates clearing the sectional & overall cutoffs are considered qualified for the exam.
FAQs
Q: What is the IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF expected date?
The IBPS PO Notification PDF is out on the 30th of June 2025.
Q: What are the selection stages for the IBPS PO recruitment 2025?
The IBPS PO recruitment involves 3 stages - Prelims, Mains, & Interview.
Q: Will there be an IBPS PO in 2025?
Yes, the IBPS PO exam will be conducted this year.
Q: Is the IBPS PO very difficult?
In comparison to all other exams conducted by IBPS, the IBPS PO exam is likely to be of moderate to challenging difficulty.
Q: Does the IBPS PO exam have an interview?
Yes, the selection process of IBPS PO includes an Interview.
Q: How to apply for the IBPS PO exam 2025?
Use the IBPS PO Apply Online 2025 official website link given above. Fill the application form as per the guidelines. Upload the documents in the application form as per the guidelines. Before the final submission, check the preview of your IBPS PO 2025 application form. Finally, pay your IBPS PO application fee 2025.
Q: What are the fees for the IBPS PO exam 2025?
The application fee outlined in the IBPS PO Notification 2025 PDF is Rs. 175 for SC/ST/PWBD candidates and Rs. 850 for all other applicants.
Q: What is the training period for IBPS PO?
After the provisional allotment, candidates will be under the induction training, which is held for 10-15 days. After that, the candidates will be on a probation period for around 2 years.
Q: Is IBPS PO a permanent job?
Yes, the IBPS PO is a permanent central government job.
Q: What is the IBPS PO apply online 2025 last date?
The last date to submit the IBPS PO online application form is 28-7-2025.
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