Bank PO Exam - SBI, IBPS, ICICI, BOB Probationary Officers

Bank PO Exam - SBI, IBPS, ICICI, BOB Probationary Officers

Edited By Shristi Kirti | Updated on May 29, 2020 01:12 PM IST

Bank PO Exam - Banking and Finance has always provided large career opportunities to the aspirants who seek jobs in public or private sector as Bank PO (Probationary Officers). Every year, organisations dealing in banking and finance conduct competitive bank PO exams to select candidates for various vacancies. Most of the Bank PO exams are conducted by State of India (SBI), Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), ICICI Bank, Bank Of Baroda (BOB). Graduates between the age of 20 to 30 years can appear for the bank PO exams. The test is held in three stages - prelims, mains, and interview. While the prelims exam is conducted for a total of 100 marks containing questions of mark each (MCQs), mains exam is held for 200 marks containing 155 questions (McQs). In both the phases 1/4th mark is deducted for wrong answers.

Bank PO Exam - SBI, IBPS, ICICI, BOB Probationary Officers
Bank PO Exam - SBI, IBPS, ICICI, BOB Probationary Officers

However, for BOB and ICICI Bank, candidates have to pass the online test and psychometric questionnaire test after which they are called for GD and Interview. Having qualified the interview, candidates have to take admission in Manipal School of Banking and Finance where they are trained under classroom program and awarded PG diploma degree in Banking and Finance.

Bank PO Exam Dates

The table below contains the exam dates for various bank PO exams:

Bank PO 2020 Dates

Bank PO exams

Prelims

Mains

IBPS PO exam dates

October 3, 4 and 10, 2020

November 28, 2020

SBI PO exam dates

To be notified

To be notified

BOB PO exam dates

To be notified

To be notified

Indian Bank PO exam dates

To be notified

To be notified

ICICI Bank PO exam dates

To be notified

To be notified

Bank PO Eligibility Criteria

Before appearing for the PO exam for banks, candidates must meet certain eligibility criteria. The bank PO eligibility criteria is determined by the conducting autorites on the basis of Nationality, Age and Education Qualification. However, there are certain age relaxations also given to the candidates belonging to the reserved category which is as per the government guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria For Bank PO

Exam name

Education Eligibility

Age Limit

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria

Graduation

20-30 years

SBI PO Eligibility Criteria

Graduation

21-30 years

BOB PO Eligibility Criteria

Graduation

20-28 years

Indian Bank PO Eligibility Criteria

Graduation

20-30 years

ICICI Bank PO Eligibility Criteria

Graduation

25 years

Bank PO Exam Pattern

Before starting off with the Bank PO exam preparation, it is important for the candidates to know the exam pattern for the test they are appearing for. The Bank PO exam pattern contains the sections from where the questions will be asked, total number of questions, marking scheme and duration of the exam. The table below contains the exam pattern for each of the Bank PO exams.

Exam Pattern for Bank PO Exam

Bank PO Syllabus

Candidates must go through the syllabus of bank PO exams which contains all the topics and chapters from where the questions will be asked in the exam. However, the syllabus of all the bank PO exams are more or less the same. Preparing from the syllabus of one Bank PO exam would help you to appear for the other bank po exam too. To know more about the syllabus of each of the bank PO exams, go through the table below.

Syllabus for Bank PO Exam

Bank PO Result

The result of each bank PO exam is announced on the respective website of the exam conducting authorities. The result is announced in online mode for all the three stages of the exam. To download the result of Bank PO exams, candidates must use their registration/roll number and date of birth/password. The result will contain details like, name, registration number, roll number, marks secured by the candidates, and qualifying status of the candidates. All those who qualify in the first stage of the exam will have to appear for the mains exam after which the mains qualified candidates have to appear for the interview stage.

Result of Bank PO Exam

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Will the bank PO exam be held in the pen and paper mode?

No, the test for bank PO will be held in online mode. However, the interview will be an offline process.

2. Do all bank PO exams have an interview round?

Yes, the interview is conducted for all the Bank PO jobs.

3. For how many marks is the prelims exam held?

The prelims exam in the Bank PO exam is held for a total of 100 marks.

4. Can I take all Bank PO exams?

Yes, you can appear for all the bank PO exams since the exam pattern and syllabus remains the same for all the PO posts.

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