IBPS PO Exam Date 2024 Out, Check Prelims and Mains Exam Schedule

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts an exam to recruit individuals for the post of PO (Probationary Officer) for participating Public Sector Banks (PSBs). The notification for the IBPS PO exams is expected to be released in August 2024. However, the exam dates are released by IBPS via Exam Calendar. The candidates must qualify for 2 exams (i.e. Preliminary and Mains) and an Interview to be a PO in government banks. In this article, we get to know the IBPS PO Exam Date and other important dates.

IBPS PO 2024 Notification: Expected Dates

The candidate who excels in all stages will be appointed as a bank branch’s Assistant Manager (on Probation). The dates for the IBPS PO recruitment will be released with the official notification. Inquire about all the important dates from the section below

• Official Notification Release: Mid-August 2024 (Expected)
• Registration Starts: Mid-August 2024
• Registration Ends: September 2024
• Final Result: 01 April 2024 (as per previous trends)

IBPS PO Exam Dates 2024

The IBPS Calendar was released early this year in which IBPS mentioned all the exam dates that IBPS conducts each year. The dates mentioned below are as per the official notice.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Date 2024 (Tier I)

The Tier I exam of IBPS PO is conducted for screening purposes and a qualifying exam. The prelims exam of the IBPS PO shall be conducted in four shifts in 2 days.

• IBPS PO Prelims Exam Date 2024 (Tier I): 19 & 20 October 2024 

The dates are as per the IBPS Calander, the exact dates might change after the release of official notification.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2024 (Tier II)

The Tier II Exam of IBPS is the exam on which qualification for the interview round and final selection depends. The main exam might be completed in 01 day

• IBPS PO Main Exam Date 2024 (Tier II): 30 November 2024

The exact date shall be released with the release of the information handout and admit card of the Main Exam.

IBPS PO Interview Date 2024 (Tier III)

It is the last stage of the selection process. It aims to assess the overall personality, communication skills, subject knowledge, and suitability of the candidates for the role of PO in the banking sector.

• IBPS PO Interview Date 2024 (Tier III): February 2025 (Expected)

The IBPS PO interview is usually conducted by a panel of experienced bankers and experts from the banking industry.

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Shift Timing

The IBPS PO Prelim exam shall be conducted in four shifts in a day. Candidates can check the gate close and exam start and end time of each shift.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Shift Timing

Shifts of IBPS PO Mains exam depend on the number of appearing candidates. In the following table, the timings of 2 shifts have been mentioned for the IBPS PO Mains exam.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

There will be a negative marking of 1/4 for each wrong answer in the prelim exam.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

There will be a negative marking of 1/4 for each wrong answer in the main exam.