IBPS PO 2025 Exam

PracticeMock is set to comprehensively cover the IBPS PO 2025 exam cycle, providing aspirants with timely updates and resources. The official notification has already been released on June 30, 2025, detailing eligibility criteria, application procedures, and selection phases. This year there has been a change in the exam pattern of Prelims and Mains along with an inclusion of a Personality Test. Key dates include the Prelims Exam on August 17, 23, and 24, 2025, and the Mains Exam on October 12, 2025. PracticeMock's blog will offer detailed syllabi, preparation strategies, mock tests, and study plans to aid candidates in their preparation journey. This initiative aims to equip aspirants with the necessary tools and information to excel in the IBPS PO 2025 examination.

IBPS PO 2025 Notification

Every year, millions of collegians try to get through the doors of multiple banking jobs in India. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases vacancies for PO every year, and the IBPS PO 2025 recruitment notification has already been released on July 30, 2025. The IBPS PO 2025 prelims examination will be held on August 17, 23 and 24, 2025, and IBPS PO Mains 2025 will be conducted on November 29, 2025. 
Here are the participants for the IBPS PO 2025 recruitment process:

• Punjab National Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• Central Bank of India
• Bank of India
• Bank of Baroda
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Canara Bank
• UCO Bank
• Union Bank of India
  We have complete details of the IBPS PO recruitment notification down below. Read them carefully and keep up with your preparation, and stay motivated! Remember that every step you take towards your goal counts. You are capable of achieving anything you set your mind to. Let's go!

IBPS PO 2025 Notification

IBPS PO notification consists of all the details related to the exam, like exam pattern, eligibility, total number of vacancies, documents required for online application, and many more. The IBPS PO recruitment notification for the year 2025 has already been released. The number of vacancies was 5,973 in 2024, and this year it is 6,208. This is a golden chance for aspirants who are preparing for banking exams. Here we are mentioning all the details related to the notification below:

IBPS PO 2025 Exam: Overview

IBPS PO Important Dates

IBPS PO recruitment notification has been released with the details of all the important dates. To give you an idea, we are providing you with the details. Here are the details related to important dates that will give you an idea of how to effectively start your preparation plan. 

IBPS PO 2025 Vacancy 

This year the IBPS PO 2025 Vacancy is 5,208 in number, which is higher than what it was last year.

IBPS PO 2024 Vacancy

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) announced 3,955 vacancies for the Last year IBPS PO exam. This follows a revision from the initial 4,455 vacancies. The Central Bank of India's vacancy count was also reduced from 2,000 to 1,500. 

IBPS PO 2023 Vacancy

Previous Year's Vacancies

The total number of vacancies for the year 2022 was 6615. So the Aspirants can expect the number of vacancies around last year's number of openings. 

IBPS PO Previous Year Vacancies in 2021

IBPS has released the PO exam 2021 notification announcing a total of 4,135 vacancies for POs to be filled in 11 nationalized banks. IBPS PO 2021 Prelims exam was held on the 4th & 12th December & IBPS PO 2021 Mains exam was conducted in January 2022. The selection process encompasses 3 stages, namely, Prelims, Mains & an interview (slated to be held in February/March 2022). The total number of vacancies that were declared in 2018-19 for the position of IBPS PO was 4252, for the year 2019-20, the number of vacancies announced was 4336, and for the year 2020-21, the number of vacancies announced for the position of IBPS PO was 3517 (all new). The vacancies have not been announced yet for the year 2023 & we will update the number of vacancies once the official notification is released. 

IBPS PO 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who are to appear for IBPS PO 2025 must check the eligibility criteria with respect to 3 parameters i.e., age, nationality, and educational qualification. The IBPS PO 2025 notification has not been released yet. The minimum tentative educational qualification required to be considered eligible for appearing in the IBPS PO 2025 exam is as follows: 

Age Limit

Minimum: 20 years and Maximum: 30 years

Educational Qualifications

The minimum tentative educational qualification required to be considered eligible for appearing in the IBPS PO 2023 exam is a degree or graduation in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognized by Govt. Of India/approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the final result should have been declared.

The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

The brief description of IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria is as follows:

IBPS PO 2025 for Eligibility Criteria: Education Qualification

• The eligibility criteria for the IBPS PO exam is a graduation degree like a BA, BCom, BSc, or B.Tech from a University recognized by the Government of India.
• The candidate must have passed the qualifying exam by or before July 21, 2025.
• The educational qualification proving document needs to be submitted at the time of the interview.
• Candidates can calculate the percentage by dividing the total marks obtained in all the subjects in all semesters/years by the aggregate maximum marks in all the subjects multiplied by 100.
• Candidates have to convert the CGPA / OGPA into a percentage.

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria: Nationality Criteria

• Citizens of India
• Subject of Nepal 
• Subject of Bhutan
• Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
• Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, or Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit

IBPS PO 2025 Minimum age limit is 20 years, and the Maximum age limit is 30 years. In other words, a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1995 and not later than 01.07.2005 (both dates inclusive)

IBPS PO Age relaxation:

As per the government, there is an age relaxation for the specific category-wise candidates.

IBPS PO 2025 Selection Procedure

The selection process for IBPS PO 2025 recruitment includes an extra step which was not there hitherto. After Prelims and Mains exams, candidates have to undergo a Personality Test. Personality Profile of the candidates will be placed before the Interview panel. So, it consists of four stages:

1. Prelims Exam
2. Mains Exam
3. Personality Test
4. Interview

The whole recruitment process will be wrapped up in January/ February 2026 & the results will be declared soon afterwards.

IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Exam Pattern

Candidates will have to clear the Prelims or first Phase of the IBPS PO exam 2025, in order to reach the Mains exam. The preliminary exam is a 1-hour exam, divided by 20 minutes for each sections, which will be conducted in online mode. It has 3 sections, which invite a total of 100 questions carrying a total of 100 marks. This year, the exam pattern has undergone a change. The structure of the Prelims Exam, which will be conducted online, is as follows:

Note: 

• A negative Marking of 0.25 per incorrect answer is applicable.
• Aspirants need to clear the Overall & Sectional Cut-offs to qualify for the Mains exam 
• Marks of Prelims will be considered only for the Mains Exam and not in the final selection.
• Marks in Reasoning Ability have been increased from 35 to 40. This implies that there could be some questions which are of 1.5 marks or 2 marks. The difficulty level of these questions could be moderate to high. Your task is to select the easy/ moderate questions from the lot and answer them first.
• Similarly, marks in Quantitative Aptitude have been reduced from 35 to 30, which implies that some questions may have less than 1 mark. Please note that this doesn't necessarily mean that the questions will be of a lesser difficulty level. We're saying so because as per the past trends, the difficulty level of Quant section has remain unchanged.

IBPS PO 2025 Mains Exam Pattern

The IBPO PO Mains exam will also be conducted online. It will have 5 sections with a total score of 200 + 25 marks and a total duration of 180 + 30 minutes. Just like the Prelims, Mains exam pattern also underwent a change this year. The candidates who will clear both the IBPS PO preliminary and IBPS PO mains examinations will become eligible for the interview process.

Note:

• A negative Marking of 0.25 per incorrect answer is applicable.
• Aspirants need to clear the Overall & Sectional Cut-offs to qualify for the Mains exam 
• Marks obtained in the Mains exam only will be considered for shortlisting for the Interview and for the Final Merit List.
• Descriptive Paper may be broadly based on Economic and Social issues, emerging trends in Banking and 
  Technology, Current events, Ethics etc.
• Descriptive Paper of the English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) may be evaluated by an automated scoring mechanism for identifying features related to writing proficiency. This scoring mechanism is duly validated and evaluates the test taker's proficiency in writing in the English Language in an objective manner as the mechanism does not have any in-built biases for evaluating responses.
• The focus in the Mains exam is towards Reasoning & General Awareness. Prepare well for these 2 sections apart from keeping your focus on the remaining sections.

IBPS PO Personality Test

Candidates who clear the Main Examination will be required to appear for a mandatory Personality Test (self-report). The resulting Personality Profile of each candidate will be presented to the Interview Panel for review. While the Personality Test is non-qualifying in nature, appearing in this test is compulsory to be considered eligible for the subsequent Interview stage.

IBPS PO 2025 Interview

Candidates who clear IBPS PO Mains will be called for the interview, which will be conducted by the Participating Organisations and will carry a maximum of 100 marks. The minimum qualifying mark in the interview is 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The interview is about 15-20 minutes long, where the panel members ask questions related to the candidates, the banking sector, current affairs, general awareness, etc. The candidates will have to carry all the required documents to the interview. Interviews will be conducted at selected centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of the Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from the official IBPS website. The IBPS PO final merit list is prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the mains examination and interview. The final score is calculated by IBPS with weightage of marks given to the main examination and interview in the ratio of 80:20, respectively. Candidates should qualify both in the Online Main Exam and interview and be sufficiently high in merit to be shortlisted for the subsequent provisional allotment process. All the related details will be made available subsequently on the official IBPS website.

Documents required to apply online for IBPS PO

A valid mobile number and email ID are required at the time of applying online for the IBPS PO 2025 exam. The following documents are required with specific sizes and dimensions while applying online for IBPS PO 2025:

IBPS PO 2025 Application Fee:

The Application fee for IBPS PO 2025 is as follows:

To complete the Online application process, candidates have to pay by using Debit Cards (RuPay / Visa / MasterCard / Maestro), Credit Cards, Cash Cards / Mobile Wallets, IMPS, and Internet Banking.

IBPS PO 2025 Syllabus

Below are the listed topics that need to be compulsorily prepared for the upcoming IBPS PO exam. 

• Solve the IBPS PO Previous year's question paper to observe the questions asked in the previous years.
• Also, attempt IBPS PO Mock Tests to get to know your preparation level. And follow our fully researched & result-oriented Mock Tests Series to clear the exam on the very first attempt.

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Pre-Exam Training for IBPS PO 2025

Important Points for Pre-Exam Training for IBPS PO 2025 are as follows:

• As per the guidelines of the Government of India, the participating banks arrange pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres. 
• The main aim of providing these sessions is to educate weaker section candidates who can't avail coaching and make them aware of the recruitment process of the exam, exam pattern, syllabus and basic tips, tricks, and time management tips, etc. 
• This pre-exam training is free of cost. 
• IBPS PO pre-exam training is usually conducted five days before the exam, and the dates are announced on the IBPS official website.

IBPS PO 2025 exam training centres are as follows:

IBPS PO 2025 Admit Card

For the IBPS PO exam 2025, it is expected that the Admit Card will be made available to the candidates between 10 to 15 days before each examination. The Admit Card will be issued for all the three examinations of the recruitment process, namely: 

• Preliminary Exam
• Main Exam
• Interview

IBPS PO 2025 Admit Card: Important dates

How to Download IBPS PO 2025 Admit Card?

For the IBPS PO exam, it is expected that the Admit Card will be made available to the candidates between 10 to 15 days before each examination. The Admit Card will be issued for all three examinations of the recruitment process, namely: 

• Preliminary Exam
• Main Exam
• Interview

IBPS PO Previous Year Cut Off

IBPS PO Cut-off is an extremely useful reference for the preparation and revision as well as for making exam time strategy. Though it's extremely difficult to predict the cut-offs of the upcoming IBPS PO exam, let us take a look at the previous year's cut-offs to get an idea about how much effort a candidate has to put in for the preparation to clear the exam.

Given below are the year-wise and stage-wise IBPS PO previous year cut-off marks to help you prepare a strategy to score maximum marks in the upcoming IBPS PO Exam.

Also, Check here to know the IBPS PO final cut off 2024 category wise for the reserve list.

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2024

Check IBPS PO mains cut off 2024 section wise in the table given below:

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2024

Also, check here the IBPS PO prelims cut off 2024 section wise.

IBPS PO Final Cut-Off 2022

IBPS PO Cut off has been released along with the IBPS PO result and IBPS PO score card. This means that the IBPS PO cut-off 2023 will be released along with the IBPS PO result 2023 and IBPS PO 2023 scorecard on April 1, 2023

Maximum and Minimum scores (Combined Scores in Online Main Examination and Interview out of 100) – CRP-PO/MT-XI

IBPS PO Final Cut-off 2022 (Reserved list)

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2022

IBPS PO Mains cut off 2022 Category wise

IBPS PO Mains Cut-Off 2022- Section-wise

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2022

IBPS PO Prelims Cut-Off 2022- Category-wise

IBPS PO Prelims Cut-Off 2022- Section-wise

IBPS PO Prelims Cut-Off 2020: Category-wise

IBPS PO Mains Cut-Off 2020

The cut-off for the IBPS PO mains exam was released on 24th February 2021 along with its scorecard. The result for the same was released by IBPS on 18th February 2021. The cut-off table for IBPS PO 2020-21 mains exam is given below.

IBPS PO Mains Cut-Off 2020: Section-wise

IBPS PO Final Cut-Off 2020

IBPS PO Final Cut-Off 2020-21 was released along with its final result on 1st April 2021. The final cut-off for the IBPS PO exam (Interview + Mains) is given below.

Maximum and Minimum Scores (Combined Scores in Mains Examination and Interview out of 100)

IBPS PO 2019- Prelims Category-wise Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2019- Prelims Cut-offs (Gen)

IBPS PO 2019- Mains Section-wise Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2019- Mains Category-wise Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2019- Final Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2018- Prelims Sectional Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2018- Prelims Overall Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2018- Mains Sectional Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2018- Mains Overall Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2018- Final Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2017- Prelims Overall Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2017- Prelims Sectional Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2017- Mains Overall Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2017- Mains Sectional Cut-offs

IBPS PO 2025 Job Profile & Emoluments

Job Profile of IBPS PO 2025

An IBPS PO wears many hats at the same time. He/she:

• Handles day-to-day banking operations such as opening new accounts, securely handling debit & credit cards, making FDs/ DD/ PO, processing a loan, handling checkbooks, processing NEFT/ RTGS, processing, and the issue of debit/ credit cards, checkbooks, demand drafts, etc.
• Interacts with customers on a daily basis to respond to their queries, to promote products like recurring deposits, fixed deposits, insurance policies, mutual funds, credit cards, loans, etc, to meet targets of lead generation & sales within the deadlines
• Performs clerical activities like handling cash deposits & withdrawals in case of emergencies, such as heavy rush or the absence of a teller/clerk
• Takes care of all ATM activities
• Follows the maker & checker system (where the PO is responsible for the verification of all the transactions processed by bank clerks)
• Generates reports of daily operational transactions like deposits, withdrawals, ledger balances, etc.
• Communicates with stakeholders and regulators and maintains track of new developments.

IBPS PO Career Growth or Promotion:

The stages of promotion for an IBPS PO are mentioned as follows:

1. Middle Manager – Middle Management Grade Scale 2
2. Senior Manager – Middle Management Grade Scale 3
3. Chief Manager – Senior Management Grade Scale 4
4. Assistant General Manager – Senior Management Grade Scale 5
5. Deputy General Manager – Top Management Grade Scale 6
6. General Manager – Top Management Grade Scale 7
7. Executive Director
8. Chairman and Managing Director

IBPS PO 2025 Salary

IBPS PO 2025 Salary Structure

IBPS PO 2025 Allowances & Other Perks & Benefits:

• Dearness Allowance (DA)
• House Rent Allowance (HRA)
• Special Allowance
• City Compensatory Allowance (CCA)
• Leased Accommodation
• Traveling Allowance
• Medical Aid: Rs 8000/- p.a 
• Newspaper Reimbursement
• New Pension Scheme
• Leave Fare Concessions (LFC)

Conclusion

All the above-mentioned information must have given a fair idea by now as to what all the important details are related to the IBPS PO 2025 exam. Those who want to prepare for the exam this year must start planning accordingly. 

IBPS PO 2025 Section-Wise Preparation Strategy

It is one of the most prominent exams, and it involves fierce competition. If you want to clear the upcoming IBPS PO exam in the first attempt, you need to follow the most result-oriented tips to get the most out of your skills and knowledge. Plus, invest proper time in all the subjects that are part of the exam to maximize your score in every topic.

Here are a few fruitful subject-wise tips and tricks for success in the IBPS PO Exam:

IBPS PO 2025 Preparation Strategy: English Language

• Read Newspapers, magazines, journals, and other press readers. This helps the aspirants improve their grammar and learn new words
• The aspirants who are applying for IBPS PO must read the editorial section of newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economist, The Indian Express, etc. This helps in improving their English skills as well as General Awareness.
• Aspirants must actively participate in English conversations/Group Discussions. This is one of the best ways to improve language skills. Never hesitate to convey your idea/point of view.
• Try to give PracticeMock IBPS PO Speed test as much as you can. This will boost your time management skills and analyze your strengths and weaknesses for you to ponder upon and guide you to make improvements.

IBPS PO 2025 Preparation Strategy: Quantitative Aptitude

• If you want to improve your Quantitative Aptitude skills, you should know when, where, and how to apply math tricks and shortcuts. This is one of the easiest ways by which a candidate can solve mathematical problems in the upcoming IBPS PO exam.
• You should revise the basic concepts and formulas regularly. This will help you to apply the correct methods and avoid mistakes.
• Practicing mock tests and previous years' papers will help you understand the IBPS PO exam pattern, syllabus, difficulty level, and types of questions.

IBPS PO 2025 Preparation Strategy: Reasoning Ability

• IBPS PO 2025 Reasoning Ability is one of the weighty sections for IBPS PO, which can help you improve your overall score. IBPS PO reasoning ability covers Blood relation, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Direction tests, Syllogisms, Inequalities, and Coding-decoding. Therefore, candidates must focus on these topics. 
• Do not stick to one question, if you can't solve or answer it. Instead, skip it and move on to the next question.
• Decode word puzzles. Word problems require a high level of focus, so read the question carefully.
• If you're gearing up to appear for the upcoming IBPS PO exam, you must attempt PracticeMock's latest mock tests and analyze your speed and preparation. 

IBPS PO 2025 Preparation Strategy: General Awareness

• For candidates applying for IBPS PO, General awareness is one of the scoring sections in the IBPS PO Exam. All you need to do is stay updated.
• Newspaper reading is one of the best as well as the cheapest source or ways to get updated if you want to master the general awareness section for IBPS PO. It provides you with the news of the world. Reading newspapers will also help you build your vocabulary.
• Watch documentaries. Documentary movies are an in-depth and informative resource. Hearing and seeing these real experiences provide an opportunity to understand and connect with the world.
• You can get reliable and trusted sources on the web. There are many websites like Britannica, Encyclopedia, and Wikipedia where you can get the best and most appropriate information. 
• You can also subscribe to various YouTube channels. They can get abundant knowledge from YouTube.
• Take the help of the previous year's question papers and the sample papers, and give PracticeMock IBPS PO test series. This will make you well aware of the exam pattern.