What is IBPS CWE (PO):

• This is the exam held for recruitment to nationalized banks in India for jobs of Probationary Officer(PO).
• The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts a Common Written Examination (CWE) on behalf of 21 nationalized banks as a pre-requisite for selection of Probationary Officers.
• IBPS is only the body conducting the written test. The vacancies in individual banks as well as the group discussion and personal interview process are managed by each participating bank separately.

There will be 19 Nationalised Public Sector Banks (PSBs) which will be participating with the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) in the recruitment process. So, a banking aspirant needs to qualify in IBPS Examination in order to apply to the banks mentioned below for a certain designated post.

• Allahabad Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Canara Bank
• Central Bank of India
• Corporation Bank
• Dena Bank
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Punjab National Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• UCO Bank
• Union Bank of India
• United Bank of India
• Vijaya Bank

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2018: Details

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognised university or equivalent.

Age Limit:

• Minimum age is 20 years and maximum age is 30 years. Age relaxation provided to reserved categories candidates.

Age Relaxation:

Note: Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit necessary certificates in original / copies at the time of joining.

Nationality:

Candidate must be either:

• a) Citizen of India, or
• b) Subject of Nepal, or
• c) Subject of Bhutan, or
• d) Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the January 1, 1962 with the intention of permanently settle down in India, or
• e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from, Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, East African countries such as Kenya, Zaire, Uganda, The United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Ethiopia with the intention of permanently settle down in India.

IBPS PO Application Form 2018: Important Dates

How to Fill IBPS PO Application Form 2018?

• Registration: Firstly, click on the direct link “Apply Online Here” provided above. Now candidates have to click on “Click Here for New Registration” The candidates will have to register themselves by filling the basic information such as name, date of birth, age, email id, gender, category, communication address, mobile number. After successful registration, provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system. Candidates will receive the same via SMS and email.
• Upload Photograph and Signature: Now candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications.
• Filling up Details: Now, candidates have to fill educational qualification and languages. After entering all the details, candidates need to click on “Next” button.
• Pay Application Fee: Now, candidates need to pay application fee. Candidates can pay application fee thru debit card, credit card & net banking. On successful online payment, e-receipt will be generated. Now candidates can take a printout of submitted application form.

IBPS PO Application Fee and Mode of Payment

Application Fee:

• Application fee for General and OBC candidates is Rs. 600 and application fee of Rs. 100 for SC, ST, PwD and Ex-S candidates.

Mode of Payment:

• Candidates can pay application fee thru online only. Candidates can make the payment thru any credit / debit card or net banking.

IBPS PO Online Application Form 2018: Essential Details

• Candidate can apply only one application form.
• Application form with blurred photograph will be rejected.
• Incomplete online application form will be rejected.
• In case the candidate is unable to fill the application form in one go, he/she can save the data already entered. They can re-open the saved data using the provisional registration number and password and can edit the incomplete application form.
• No changes in the application form will be entertained after the final submission of the application form. Your candidature can be cancelled during the verification, if provided information found false.

IBPS PO 2018 Selection Procedure

Selection process includes three steps:

• 1st Step: Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) (100 Marks)
• 2nd Step: Main Examination (Objective Type) (200 Marks)
• 3rd Step: Interview (100 Marks)

Note: The preliminary exam is only qualifying in nature. The marks obtained in the preliminary examination will not be added for the selection and the marks obtained in main examination & interview will be considered only.

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2018

• Preliminary examination which will be conducted online.
• Preliminary exam will have objective type questions for 100 marks & 3 sections namely (1) English Language, (2) Quantitative Aptitude and (3) Reasoning Ability.
• The exam duration would be 1 hour.
• There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. If a question left blank, there will be no negative marking for that question.

Summary: IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2018

IBPS PO Main Exam Pattern 2018

• Main examination which will be conducted online.
• The exam duration is 2 hour 20 min.
• Main examination will consist of objective type questions for 200 marks. The questions will be divided into five sections such as

(1) Reasoning

• There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. If a question left blank, there will be no negative marking for that question.
• Main exam question paper will be set in both English & Hindi.

Summary: IBPS PO Main Exam Pattern 2018

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Syllabus 2018

1) English Language

• Comprehension Passage
• Spellings / Detecting miss spelt words
• Fill in the Blanks
• Spot the Error
• Antonyms
• Synonyms / Homonyms Idioms & Phrases
• One word substitution
• Improvement of Sentences
• Active / Passive Voice of Verbs
• Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
• Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration
• Shuffling of Sentence parts
• Cloze Passage

2) Quantitative Aptitude

• Simplifications
• Roots & Averages
• Surds & Indices
• Percentages
• Profit & Loss
• Ratio & Proportion
• Partner ship
• Chain rule
• Time & work
• Pipes & Cisterns
• Time & Distances
• Problems on trains
• Boats & streams
• Allegation & mixtures
• Simple Interest
• Compound interest
• Stocks & Shares
• Clocks & algorithms
• Mensuration
• Volume & surface area
• permutations & combinations
• heights & distances

3) Reasoning Ability

• Directions & Arrangements (Circular Arrangements)
• Codes (Sentence Coding)
• Critical Reasoning
• Syllogism
• Analogies (Meaning Based + Logical)
• Data Sufficiency
• Sequential Output Tracing
• Visual Reasoning

IBPS PO Main Exam Syllabus 2018

1) General English

• Vocabulary
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Word formation
• Sentence completion
• Comprehension
• Theme detection
• Deriving conclusions
• Passage completion
• Error detection
• Passage correction
• Sentence correction
• Spelling
• Grammar
• Idiom
• Phrases

2) Quantitative Aptitude

• Roots & Averages
• Number system
• Simplifications
• Surds & Indices
• Ratio & Proportion
• Allegation & Mixtures
• Percentages
• Profit & Loss
• Partnership
• Chain Rule
• Time & Work
• Pipes & Cisterns
• Time & Distances
• Problems on Trains
• Boats & Streams
• Simple Interest
• Compound Interest
• Stocks & Shares
• Clocks & Algorithms
• Volume & Surface Area
• Mensuration
• Heights & Distances
• Permutations & Combinations
• Data Integration – Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tabulation

3) General Awareness (Banking & Finance)

• General Awareness: Knowledge of current events, sports, history, geography, culture, Indian constitution, news about technology & research, news on India and its neighbouring countries.
• Financial Awareness: marketing aptitude, economics, banking & finance.

4) Reasoning Ability

• Analogy, Coding & Decoding, Blood relations, Sitting arrangements, Series completion, Syllogisms, Decision making, Statement reasoning, Analogy, Series completion, Classification.

5) Computer Knowledge

• Computer Hardware, Operating System Concepts, Shortcut keys, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Access, Internet & Networking, Basic Security Concepts, Latest Technologies.

IBPS PO Admit Card 2018: Download Procedure

• Firstly, candidates need to click on the download link given above.
• Now, candidates have to enter their application number and date of birth.
• After filling required details, hit the submit button.
• Now, admit card will be displayed on the screen.
• Now, candidates can download the IBPS PO admit card.
• And take a printout of the admit card.

IBPS PO Admit Card 2018: Essential Details

1. Admit card of IBPS PO 2017 will carry following information:

• Name
• Roll Number
• Exam Code
• Exam Centre Address
• Date and Time of the Exam
• Candidate’s Photograph
• Candidate’s Signature

2. Some other important instructions for the exam takers:

• Candidates must bring the admit card along with original identity proof such as Passport / PAN Card / Driving Licence / Voter ID Card / Aadhar Card etc.
• Mobile phones and all other communication devices are banned within the premises of the examination centre.

IBPS PO Cut Off 2016

Overall Cut Off:

Exam	SC	ST	OBC	Gen	HI	OC	VI
Main Exam	41.75	31.50	52.50	52.50	37	34	37.50

Section Wise Cut Off:

Section	Subject	Max. Marks	SC / ST / OBC	Gen.
1	Reasoning	50	3.25	5.25
2	English Language	40	2.25	4.75
3	General Awareness	40	8	10.75
4	Computer Knowledge	20	5	6.50
5	Quantitative Aptitude	50	10.75	12.50

IBPS PO Result 2018 :Procedure to Check

IBPS will declare the PO result 2017 on its official website and candidates must know the method to view their result easily and correctly. The following instructions will guide the candidates in checking their IBPS PO result 2017:

• Firstly, go to IBPS official website and then find the link of “CWE PO” and now go to the link that refers to declaration of result or candidates can click on the direct result link provided above on this webpage.
• Now, enter your registration details like registration number and date of birth.
• After filling all the details, now click on the “submit button”.
• IBPS PO result will be displayed on system.
• Candidates can take a printout of the PO result.

IBPS PO Result 2018: Essential Points

• Those candidates who score equal to or more then the cut off marks in Preliminary exam will be eligible to appear in the main exam.
• Those candidates who qualify in main exam will be eligible to appear in the interview round.
• Those candidates who qualify in interview will be appointed for the PO post.
• While preparing the IBPS PO merit list, the marks obtained by the candidates in the main exam and interview will considered only.