After nationalisation of banks in India in 1969, Indian banks needed to expand their branch network across the country so that they were more accessible to their customers. This required more staff but recruitment through methods such as advertising were unsatisfactory. Thus, the banks asked the National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) to design a selection testing process through which they could hire proficient candidates. And as a result, a small unit named Personnel Selection Services (PSS) was established to handle these types of projects. A few years later, in 1984, PSS was converted into IBPS.
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IBPS currently functions as an autonomous body that is mainly engaged in conducting competitive exams for recruitment to clerical and officers' posts in the banking sector.
- IBPS PO/MT exam takes place for the recruitment of Probationary Officers and Management Trainees' in the participating banks, which are national public sector banks.
- IBPS SO exam takes place for the recruitment of Specialist Officers, which are Scale-I officers in the national public sector banks.
- IBPS Clerk exam takes place for the recruitment of clerks in the national public sector banks.
- IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I exam takes place for the recruitment of Scale-I Officers in Regional Rural Banks, this post is equivalent to Probationary Officers post in National Public Sector Banks.
- IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam takes place for the recruitment of Office Assistant in Regional Rural Banks, this post is equivalent to Clerk post in National Public Sector Banks.
- IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II and Scale-III exam takes place for the recruitment of Scale-II and Scale-III Officers in Regional Rural Banks, the post of Officer Scale-II is equivalent to Specialist Officer post and Officer Scale-III post is equivalent to Senior Manager in National Public Sector Banks
19 Public Sector Banks participate in the recruitment drive through IBPS Exam every year for recruiting eligible candidates for the posts of PO, Clerk and SO. The banks are as follows:
- Andhra Bank
- Allahabad Bank
- Bank of India
- Bank of Baroda
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Corporation Bank
- Dena Bank
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- Punjab and Sind Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- UCO Bank
- United Bank of India
- Union Bank of India
- Vijaya Bank
- Prelims
- Mains
- Interview
|
Name of Sections |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Exam Language |
|
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
English |
|
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
English/Hindi |
|
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
English/Hindi |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
60 minutes |
mains |
|
Name of Sections |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time Allotted for each section |
|
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 minutes |
|
General Awareness (related to Banking and Economy) |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
|
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 minutes |
|
Data Interpretation & Analysis |
35 |
60 |
45 minutes |
|
English language (Letter/Essay Writing) |
2 |
25 |
30 minutes |
|
Sub |
BOOKS |
|
Reasoning
|
1) A
Modern Approach to Verba
& Non-Verbal Reasoning
2) Verbal Reasoning by MK Pandey |
|
English |
1) Objective General English by S
P Bakshi. 2) High School English Grammar
&Composition |
|
General
Awareness |
1) IBPS
/SBI PO Solved Question Papers 1) Business
Standard General Awareness
for IBPS & Bank PO by business
standard. |
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
1) Objective IBPS /SBI PO
Solved Question Paper 2) Quantum
CAT by survesh verma |
|
Data analysis
and interpretation |
1 ) data analysis and interpretation by arihant |
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