IBPS PO

• Education: a degree (graduation) in any discipline from a recognised university, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Government of India. The result must be declared and you must hold a valid mark-sheet or degree certificate when you register.
• Age: minimum 20, maximum 30 years as on 01-07-2026 (born between 02-07-1996 and 01-07-2006, both dates inclusive).
• Upper age relaxation: SC/ST 5 years, OBC (non-creamy layer) 3 years, persons with benchmark disabilities 10 years, ex-servicemen and commissioned officers with at least 5 years of service 5 years.
• Nationality: Indian citizen, or the other categories listed in the notification (for example subjects of Nepal or Bhutan).

Application fee in the last notice: ₹850 for general and other categories, ₹175 for SC/ST/PwBD candidates (both including GST).

1. Step 01Online Preliminary Examination
2. Step 02Online Main Examination (objective + descriptive)
3. Step 03Personality Test
4. Step 04Common Interview

The Preliminary only shortlists candidates for the Main. The final score is made from the Main exam and the Interview in the ratio 80:20. The Interview carries 100 marks and the minimum qualifying mark is not less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD).

Preliminary (objective, 60 minutes in all, each test separately timed):

You must pass each of the three tests by securing the minimum cut-off marks IBPS decides.

Main (objective 170 questions, 200 marks, 160 minutes, then a descriptive paper):

Wrong answers in the objective tests carry a penalty of 1/4 of the marks of the question. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.

The notification fixes the structure above, not a topic list. The detailed syllabus is issued in the information handout that IBPS releases with the call letters on ibps.in.