The most awaited notification of the year, the IBPS PO 2017-18 has been released in a newspaper and we are here with the details of the notification.
Important Dates
- Online Registration date: 16.08.2017 to 05.09.2017
- Prelims Exam Dates: 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th October 2017
- Mains Exam Dates: 26th November 2017
- Declaration of IBPS PO Mains Exam Result December 2017
- Declaration and download of IBPS PO Interview Call Letter: January 2018
- Date of IBPS PO Interview: January / February 2018
- Allotment of Provisional Posting April 2018
IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2017
Age limit
20- 30 years as on 01.07.2017.
Age Relaxation
| Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PWD) | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel) | 5 years |
| Widows/Divorced Women | 9 years |
| Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989 | 5 years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
| Regular Employees of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal | |
| retrenched from service(for MP state Only) | 5 years |
Educational Qualification
Aspirants must have Graduation degree from a recognized university/board
IBPS PO Application Fees 2017
The application fee for IBPS PO exam is
- General- Rs. 600/-
- ST/ SC/ PWD- Rs. 100/-
IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2017
IBPS PO Exam is divided into three phases that we all know and the details of the phases are given below.
Phase I- IBPS PO Prelims
The exam pattern is mentioned in the table below. You will get 100 questions to be solved in 60 minutes and there is a provision of -0.25 negative marking.
| Test Name | No. of Ques | Marks |
| Reasoning Ability Paper | 35 | 35 |
| Quantitative Aptitude Paper | 35 | 35 |
| English Language Paper | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Phase II- IBPS PO Mains
Student who will clear the Premlims exam will appear for the mains exam and there will be 5 section and time-duration for each section will be specific which is mentioned in the table below. Students msut attempt the exam in the same order and the allotted time as mandated at the time of the exam. The candidate can’t skip to the next section before the time allotted to the current section has elapsed. Again, there is negative marking 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.
| Name of Section (Objective) | Marks/Time |
| Reasoning | 50 (40 Mins) |
| English Language | 40 (30 Mins) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 (40 Mins) |
| General Awareness | 40 (20 Mins) |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 (10 mins) |
| Total | 200 |
