IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification Out for 5208 PO Posts; Download PDF; Register @ ibps.in

IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification for the recruitment of 5208 Probationary Officers (PO) in 11 participating Public Sector Banks was released on the IBPS official website on 1 July 2025. Candidates interested in applying for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 can submit their online application from 1 July 2025 @ ibps.in. Download PDF here and apply before the deadline 21 July 2025.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, popularly known as the IBPS, has released the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification for the direct recruitment of Probationary Officers / Management Trainee (PO/MT) on 1 July 2025. A total of 5208 Probationary Officer vacancies were announced through this IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification which is larger than the number of vacancies last year. Interested candidates can apply for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Recruitment Process starting from 1 July 2025 and registrations are open on the official IBPS website (www.ibps.in) for graduate candidates. The IBPS aims to recruit candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in 11 participating public sector banks (PSBs). Candidates can find the complete information about the IBPS PO Exam 2025 and apply before 21 July 2025.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Official Notification Out

IBPS PO Exam 2025 or the IBPS Probationary Officer Exam 2025, is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) every year on a regular basis to recruit Probationary Officers / Management Trainees in public sector banks.

The IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF for the recruitment of 5208 PO vacancies was released by the IBPS on 1 July 2025 in www.ibps.in this year. It was released for the recruitment and selection of personnel for the post of Probationary Officer / Management Trainee (PO/MT) in 11 participating Public Sector Banks (PSBs).

The IBPS PO Exam 2025 will draw lakhs of Bank exam aspirants as applicants this year as the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification through (CRP PO/MT-XV) has been released now. There has been some major changes in the recently released IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification as there is a revision in the IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025.

Candidates who wish to download the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification PDF2025 for the recruitment of Probationary Officer (PO) or Management Trainee (MT) in 11 participating public sector banks can find the direct link in this Veranda RACE IBPS PO Exam blog post below:

IBPS PO Exam 2025 – 5208 PO Vacancies - Official Notification PDF – Download Here

The online registration for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 starts from 1 July 2025. Candidates can apply for this IBPS PO Exam 2025 until 21 July 2025.

What is the IBPS PO Exam 2025?

The IBPS PO Exam 2025 or the IBPS Probationary Officer Exam 2025 is a recruitment exam conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on a regular basis. The IBPS PO Exam is conducted annually based on the dates announced by the IBPS in its IBPS Exam Calendar or IBPS Annual Exam Planner PDF.

This IBPS PO Exam 2025 is conducted to recruit or select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers (PO) / Management Trainees (MT) in the participating public sector banks.

Candidates are recruited for the post of Probationary Officer for public sector banks based on their performance in IBPS PO Prelims, IBPS PO Mains and IBPS PO Interview stages. If the candidates clear all the three stages, they will be posted as a Probationary Officer in various branches of the participating PSBs.

The IPBS Probationary Officer Exam is considered as one of the most sought-after exams amongst competitive exam aspirants who wish to join the Indian Banking sector. After clearing the IBPS PO Exam, candidates will be posted in branches of public sector bank which will be a big boost to their career development.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Apply Online

Interested candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria such as the IBPS PO Educational Qualification, IBPS PO Age Limit, etc., for the IBPS PO Exam Official Recruitment 2025 can apply online through this IBPS PO Exam Apply Online 2025 Direct Link:

IBPS PO Exam 2025 – 5208 PO Vacancies - Direct Online Application Link

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the IBPS PO Exam Sarkar Recruitment 2025 can begin to apply on the IBPS official website or using the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Direct Online Application link from Veranda Race starting from 1 July 2025.

The last date to apply for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 for the recruitment of Probationary Officers in participating public sector banks is 21 July 2025.

Candidates who wish to apply for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 can pay the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Online Application Fee only through the online mode by using debit card/credit card/Internet Banking/UPI payments/mobile wallet from 1 July 2025 to 21 July 2025 as mentioned in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Notification Highlights

Graduates who are interested and fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the IBPS PO Exam Recruitment 2025 can find the comprehensive overview for the recruitment process of Probationary Officer vacancies in the 11 participating public sector banks below:

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Important Dates

Candidates can find the IBPS PO Exam 2025-26 important dates that has been revealed in the IBPS PO Exam Official Notification PDF by the IBPS below:

IBPS PO Exam 2025: No. of Vacancies

The IBPS has announced the total number of Probationary Officer vacancies in participating Public sector banks through the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification PDF. For the year 2025-26, IBPS has officially announced a total of 5208 Probationary Officers / Management Trainee vacancies to be filled in PSBs.

Check the below table for the participating public sector banks in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Selection Process and the IBPS PO Vacancies 2025:

Here, Indian Bank, UCO Bank and Union Bank of India have not reported (NR) the number of vacancies in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Selection Process.

Bank of Baroda (BOB), Bank of Maharashtra and Canara Bank have reported the highest number of Probationary Officer vacancies with 1,000 PO vacancies each in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Vacancy List.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has listed the lowest number of vacancies with 81 PO vacancies in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Vacancy List.

Candidates can also find the detailed list of category-wise vacancies for the IBPS PO Vacancy List 2025 in the below table:

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Participating Banks

The following 11 public sector banks (PSBs) are participating in the upcoming IBPS PO Exam 2025 (CRP-PO/MT-XV) Selection Process. Find the participating public sector banks here:

Bank of Baroda (BOB)

Bank of India

Bank of Maharashtra

Canara Bank

Central Bank of India (CBI)

Indian Bank

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)

Punjab National Bank (PNB)

Punjab & Sind Bank

UCO Bank

Union Bank of India (UBI)

IBPS PO Exam Dates 2025

The IBPS CRP PO/MT -XV or the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Recruitment for the year 2025-26 has been officially announced in the IBPS Revised Exam Calendar 2025-26, officially released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

The IBPS PO Selection Recruitment Process 2025 involves two stages: IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 and IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025, followed by the IBPS PO Interview 2025 round for shortlisted candidates. All the below dates were mentioned in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF and the IBPS Revised Exam Calendar 2025-26 PDF released by the IBPS.

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Dates 2025: 17^th, 23^rd & 24^th August 2025

IBPS PO Pre-Examination Training (PET) Date 2025: August 2025

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Admit Card Release Date 2025: August 2025

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Result Announcement 2025: September 2025

IBPS PO Mains Exam Admit Card Release Date 2025: September / October 2025

IBPS PO Mains Exam Dates 2025: 12^th October 2025

IBPS PO Mains Exam Result Announcement Date 2025: November 2025

IBPS PO Personality Test Date 2025: November / December 2025 (Tentative)

IBPS PO Conduct of Interview 2025: December 2025 / January 2026

IBPS PO Provisional Allotment Date 2025: January / February 2026

Here, you find the detailed information on the IBPS PO Exam Dates in 2025 here in this Veranda RACE article:

Click here to view the detailed information about the IBPS Revised Exam Calendar for other upcoming IBPS Exam Dates and Important details regarding IBPS PO Exam 2025-26:

IBPS Revised Exam Calendar 2025-2026 – Official PDF Download

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 for the recruitment to the post of 5208 Probationary Officers / Management Trainees vacancies in 11 Public Sector Banks should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Selection Process.

The IBPS PO Exam Eligibility Criteria 2025 for the recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO) include IBPS PO Nationality 2025, IBPS PO Educational Qualification 2025, IBPS PO Age Limit 2025, IBPS PO Credit History 2025, etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE blog post as required by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection in its IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF:

IBSP PO Exam 2025: Nationality

Candidates applying for the IBPS Probationary Officer Exam 2025 must be a citizen of India (or) a subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan (or) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Age Limit

Interested candidates who are applying for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 for the recruitment of Probationary Officers / Management Trainee in the 11 participating public sector banks should be between 20 years and 30 years.

IBPS PO Age Limit 2025:

Minimum Age: 20 years

Maximum Age: 30 years

The cut-off to determine the upper age limit for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 will be 1 July 2025 as mentioned in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

Candidates applying for the Probationary Officer vacancies should have been born after earlier than 2 July 1995 and not later than 1 July 2005 (with both dates inclusive).

Eligible candidates from reserved categories will get IBPS PO Age Relaxation in the upper age limit according to the government rules.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Age Relaxation

Candidates who wish to seek age relaxation in the upper age limit based on their categories for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 can take note of the following table containing the age relaxation details for various categories for 5208 IBPS PO vacancies in 2025:

The IBPS PO maximum age limit specified is applicable to General category and Economically Weaker Section category candidates. Candidates seeking age relaxation in the upper age limit will be required to submit necessary certificates in original along with photocopies at the time of IBPS PO Interview 2025.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Educational Qualification

Candidates who submit their online application for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 should completed a degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a recognised university.

IBPS PO Educational Qualification 2025:

Educational Qualification: Any degree

Cut-off Date: 21 July 2025

The cut-off date to determine the educational qualification for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 will be 21 July 2025 as mentioned in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Credit History

Candidates applying for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 should ensure that they maintain a healthy credit history at the time of joining the participating public sector banks. They should have a minimum credit score as per the policy of the participating Public Sector Bank.

Candidates whose CIBIL or other similar agencies has not been updated before the date of joining, have to either get their status updated or produce NOCs from lender to the effect that there is no outstanding with respect to the accounts adversely reflected in the report. If the candidates failed to do this, the letter of offer from the participating public sector bank may be withdrawn / cancelled. The Allotted Bank holds the final discretion in this regard.

It has been mentioned in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF that this clause doesn’t apply to candidates with no Bank account. This requirement is also not a pre-condition to apply.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Application Fee

The prescribed online application fee that candidates applying for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 have to pay according to their community or category is mentioned below in the table for the reference:

Candidates (Except SC/ST/PwBD) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 850 (inclusive of GST) only using online payment either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments/Mobile wallets.

IBPS PO Exam Application Fee 2025:

General/EWS/OBC Candidates: ₹ 850 (inclusive of GST)

SC/ST/PwBD Candidates: ₹ 175 (inclusive of GST)

The last date for the payment of the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Online Application Fee and Intimation Charges is 21 July 2025.

IBPS PO Exam 2025: Selection Process

The following steps are included in the IBPS PO Exam 2025 Selection Process for the direct recruitment of Probationary Officers in the participating Indian Public Sector Banks.

IBPS will hold the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025, which will be followed by the IBPS PO Mains Exam. IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 is a qualifying exam and the ultimate selection is made by combining the marks from the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 and the IBPS PO Interview 2025.

To be chosen in the end and find your name in the IBPS PO Final Merit List 2025, it is crucial to perform well on the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 and in the IBPS PO Interview 2025.

The IBPS PO Selection Process 2025 consists of three stages. They are:

IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025

IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025

IBPS PO Interview 2025

To get selected in the IBPS PO Exam 2025, candidates should score sectional cut-off as well as the overall cut-off in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 and the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025.

IBPS PO Prelims Revised Exam Pattern 2025

In the recently released IBPSP O Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF, IBPS has officially revised the exam pattern for the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025.

This IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 consists of three sections:

English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

Reasoning Ability

The IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 will be conducted for 100 questions for a total of 100 marks. The duration of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 will be 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section). This is an objective test consisting of MCQs.

There is sectional timing in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025. Candidates have to qualify in each of the three sections by scoring minimum cut-off marks or the sectional cut-off.

There will be a negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 marks assigned to the question in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025. Normalisation of marks using equi-percentile method will be done in IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025:

Total Questions: 100 questions

Total Marks: 100 marks

Time Duration: 60 minutes

Sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability

Sectional Cut-off: Yes

Negative Marking: 0.25 marks / 1/4^th marks

Sectional Timing: Yes

Here, you can find the detailed IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern Revised 2025 in the table:

IBPS PO Mains Revised Exam Pattern 2025

This IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 is an online objective and descriptive Test, consisting of Four sections in the Objective Test and a Descriptive Paper:

Objective Exam: Reasoning, General/Economy/Banking Awareness/Digital/Financial Awareness including RBI Circulars, English Language and Data Analysis

Descriptive Exam: Essay & Comprehension

The objective test of the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 will be conducted for 145 questions for a total of 200 marks. The duration of the objective test of the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 will be 160 minutes. The descriptive part of the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 will consist of 2 questions from Essay and English Comprehension. It will be conducted for a duration of 30 minutes for 25 marks.

There is sectional timing in the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025. Candidates have to qualify in each of the sections by scoring minimum cut-off marks or the sectional cut-off.

There will be a negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 marks assigned to the question in the objective test of the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025.

Here, you can find the detailed IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern Revised 2025 in the table:

The duration of the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 will be 3 hours and 10 minutes. Marks obtained by the candidates in the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 will only be considered for shortlisting for the IBPS PO Interview 2025 and also for IBPS PO Final Merit List 2025.

IBPS PO Interview 2025

Candidates who are shortlisted in the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 will be called for the IBPS PO Interview 2025. This IBPS PO Interview 2025 will be conducted by the participating banks and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each state / UT / region with the help of IBPS.

The total marks allotted for the IBPS PO Interview 2025 will be 100 marks. The relative weightage ratio of IBPS PO Mains Exam and IBPS PO Interview will be 80:20.

The combined final score of the candidates in the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025 and the IBPS PO Interview 2025 will be considered for the IBPS PO Final Merit List 2025.

IBPS PO Salary 2025

The post of Probationary Officer (PO) / Management Trainee (MT) is one of the most sought-after posts among the Bank jobs in public sector banks. It has high perks and bonuses with allowances and perquisites as per rules of the Participating Public sector bank.

Candidates joining various public sector banks as a Probationary Officer (PO) / Management Trainee (MT) will be getting a IBPS PO basic pay of ₹48,480.

The pay scale of a probationary officer in a public sector bank after clearing the IBPS PO Exam 2025 will be ₹48,480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920.

The IBPS PO Gross salary will be ₹90,732 and the IBPS PO Net salary will be ₹76,430.

IBPS PO Exam Centres 2025

The Candidates applying for the IBPS PO Exam 2025 for the direct recruitment of Probationary Officers / Management Trainees can check the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Centres and IBPS PO Mains Exam Centres 2025 here in the table below: