IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) be likely releasing the recruitment post meant for the Probationary Officers (PO) expectedly on the first week of August. Candidates can apply to the recruitment procedure through the official website ibps.in. Lakhs of candidates appear every year to this post of PO to secure a job in Public Sector Bank. The candidates are selected on the basis of various rounds of exams. They are Preliminary exams, Mains and Interviews. The interview round is conducted by IBPS for the post IBPS PO.
IBPS PO 2021
The Notification for IBPS PO will be for 3000 and above post of PO in several banks of public sector. The official notification will be available on the website and post notification the recruitment process will be scheduled. IBPS PO Exam Date has been declared by IBPS for the post of IBPS PO. According to IBPS Calendar, IBPS Prelims and Mains for PO have been announced. The tentative dates for the Prelims exam are scheduled on 09th, 10th, 16th, 17th of October. Mains exam is for IBPS PO is scheduled for 27/11/ 2021.
The table provides dates for IBPS PO 2021. The dates are tentative and can be changed with circumstances by IBPS accordingly.
| Events | Dates |
| IBPS PO Notification 2021 | 2nd Week of August 2021 |
| Online Application Starts | 2nd Week of August 2021 |
| Last date to apply for IBPS PO | 3rd Week of August 2021 |
| IBPS PO Preliminary Admit Card Release Date | September 2021 |
| IBPS PO 2021 Exam Date (Preliminary) | 09th, 10th, 16th, 17th October’ 2021 |
| IBPS PO Preliminary Results | November 2021 |
| IBPS PO Mains Exam 2021 | 27th November 2021 |
| IBPS PO Mains Result | December 2021 |
| Interview | January or February 2022 |
| IBPS PO Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
IBPS PO is conducted every year since 2011. This year, the recruitment of IBPS PO will occur in its 11th Edition. The recruitment is done by IBPS and candidates will be selected to the 11 public sector banks.
IBPS PO 2021 Vacancy
IBPS PO is one of the toughest exams held every year. But with a proper study plan and dedication, a candidate will be able to crack it. Every year almost 8 Lakh candidates go for the IBPS PO examination. The vacancies with the regions will be provided on the official website in 2021 August. The estimated vacancy for the year 2021-22 along with previous years are as follows:
| Posts | Vacancies |
| IBPS PO for 2020-2021 | 3517 |
| IBPS PO for 2019-2020 | 4336 |
| IBPS PO for 2018-2019 | 4252 |
After the release of the IBPS PO Exam Date, the candidates can start filling up the form. The application fee is Rs. 850 for general candidates and Rs. 175 for Sc/ST and PWD. Major Banks that are participating in the recruitment of IBPS PO are Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, Central Bank of India and many other. The detailed notification of the exam is expected to release by the first week of August.
