Bank PO Exam - SBI, IBPS, ICICI, BOB Probationary Officers
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.
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 |
October 3, 4 and 10, 2020 | November 28, 2020 | |
To be notified | To be notified | |
BOB PO exam dates | To be notified | To be notified |
To be notified | To be notified | |
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 |
Graduation | 20-30 years | |
Graduation | 21-30 years | |
Graduation | 20-28 years | |
Indian Bank PO Eligibility Criteria | Graduation | 20-30 years |
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
