Bank PO Age
Limit
The IBPS PO age limit for general category is as follows:
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Bank PO
Age Limit
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Age
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IBPS PO
Age Limit- Maximum
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30 years
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IBPS PO
Age Limit- Minimum
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20 years
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There are certain exemptions related to the IBPS PO Age
Limit allowed for some categories :
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IBPS PO
Age Limit Relaxation
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Upper
age limit Age in years
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SC/ST
candidates
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5 years
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OBC
category from the non-creamy layer
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3 years
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Persons
With Disabilities:
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10 years
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Ex-Servicemen
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5 years
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Person
Domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir Between 1980-1989
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5 years
|
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1984
Riot Victims
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5 years
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IBPS PO Age Limit- Salient Points
- SC/ST
and OBC candidates can apply for a maximum of two cumulative exemptions.
- If
an ST candidate also has a physical disability, then a maximum of 15 years
will be relaxed for the upper age limit. No other exemptions will be
allowed.
- Candidates
need to produce certificates affirming their exemption category during the
time of the interview to be eligible for the bank PO post.
The IBPS Age limit relaxation is only given to the
candidates as specified in the official notification. These IBPS age limit
relaxation details may change or remain the same as per the wish of IBPS
IBPS PO Eligibility – Nationality
Conditions
The IBPS PO Eligibility as per the Nationality/Citizenship
of a candidate is discussed below.
: The candidates applying for the exam should fulfill the
following criteria:
- Citizenship
of India
- Subjects
of Nepal or Bhutan
- Tibetan
Refugee who arrived prior to 1 January 1962
- A
person of Indian origin migrated from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma(Myanmar),
Vietnam or East African countries of the United Republic of Tanzania,
Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire or Ethiopia to permanently settle in
India
All candidates who are not Indian citizens have to produce
a certificate of eligibility from the Government of India during the Bank PO
interview.
IBPS PO Educational Qualification
The institute specifies that candidates who wish to appear
for the IBPS PO exam should at least have a
bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
Candidates appearing for IBPS PO exam must be abreast of
the latest exam pattern and syllabus of the exam.
Other qualifications acceptable as equivalent to a
bachelor’s degree such as AMIE, departmental courses from the government etc.
are also allowed.
For the above-mentioned courses, the candidate should
furnish proof that the qualification is considered equivalent to a
degree(graduation) by the Government of India.
For the rigorous practice of IBPS PO exam, it is advised to
take IBPS PO Mock Tests on a regular basis.
Candidates have to clearly specify the percentage obtained
in Graduation while filling in the online application. Also, the candidates
being awarded CGPA have to convert the same into a percentage. Percentage
calculation must be done to the nearest two decimals.
The fraction of percentage arrived will be ignored i.e.
54.99% will be treated as less than 55% and 59.99% will be treated as less than
60%.
The Institute does not specify any IBPS PO eligibility
percentage. The individual banks use the IBPS calculation of aggregate
percentage for their purposes.
For extensive and comprehensive preparation of IBPS PO exam
candidates must take free online quizzes, that will also help them
analyze their preparation level.
IBPS PO Eligibility –
EWS Category
Applicants not covered under the SC, ST, OBC categories and
have a gross annual income less than 8 lakh rupees are identified as EWS
candidates i.e. candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Section. Such
candidates are entitled to the benefit of 10% reservation for the vacancies
released by IBPS.
Important Points related to IBPS PO Eligibility for EWS
Category
The income from all sources such as salary, business,
agriculture, profession, etc. will be included in revenue. This income will be
the income from the financial year preceding the year of application.
However, any person or his family having possession of any
of the below-mentioned assets will not be included in the EWS category,
irrespective of his annual family income.
- 5
acres of Agricultural Land and above
- Residential
flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above
- Residential
plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities
- Residential
plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified
municipalities
While applying for the property holding test to determine
EWS status, the property owned in different locations by a particular “Family”
is clubbed.
Candidates seeking to avail the benefit of EWS reservation
for IBPS PO Selection Process Will have to produce an Income and Asset
Certificate at the time of document verification and interview round issued by
a Competent Authority in the prescribed format.
The term “Family” will include the person seeking the
benefit of reservation, his parents, siblings below 18 years of age, spouse and
children below 18 years of age.
IBPS PO Eligibility –
PwD Category
As per the Government of India norms, persons with
benchmark disabilities are eligible for reservation under section 34 of “The
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”.
The categories of disabilities eligible to avail
reservation under the Act is as follows:
- Deaf
and hard of hearing
- Blindness
and low vision
- intellectual
disability, autism, mental illness, and specific learning disability
- locomotor
disability including leprosy cured, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, muscular
dystrophy, and acid attack victims
People with benchmark disabilities will be allocated the
reserved vacancies as prescribed in the “The Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016” and as per vacancies reported to IBPS by Participating
banks.
Directives for PwD using services of Scribe
Candidates whose writing speed is affected permanently or
with minimum benchmark disability for any reason are allowed to use their own
scribe during IBPS PO Exam 2020, but have to abide by certain rules mentioned
below.
- Candidates
who wish to use the scribe services or are eligible for the same in the
examination will have to apply for the services of scribe while filling
the IBPS PO Application Form.
- Scribe
will have to be arranged by the candidates themselves and at their own
cost.
- Both
candidate and scribe will have to submit an undertaking that all the
stipulated eligibility conditions mentioned for the scribe is fulfilled.
Also, if, at any stage of the exam, it is found that the scribe did not
fulfil any of the eligibility criteria prescribed or suppresses material
facts then the applicant’s candidature will be canceled, irrespective of
the result of the CRP.
- The
scribe arranged by the candidate may be from any educational background
but should not be any candidate for the online examination under (CRP-PO/MT-IX)
- Scribe
used by the candidate is eligible for compensatory time of 20 mins or
otherwise recommended for the full hour of the examination.
Since compensatory time given to candidates shall be a
system based process, therefore, only candidates who register for the same will
be allowed such concessions.
Directives for candidates with Cerebral Palsy and
Locomotor Disability
Candidates with a minimum of 40% Cerebral Palsy and
Locomotor Disability where dominant extremity i.e. writing is affected to the
scope where it may slow down the performance will be permitted a compensatory
time of 20 min/hr or otherwise advised.
Directives for candidates having Intellectual Disability
Candidates will be provided a compensatory time of 20
min/hr of the exam only if they are more than 40% Intellectually Disabled,
mentally ill, Autistic or have Specific Learning Disability, irrespective of
availing the Scribe services.
Directives for Visually Impaired candidates
The Visually Impaired candidates suffering from 40% or more
disability may opt to view the contents of question paper in magnified font and
will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 min/hr otherwise advised. Only the
visually impaired candidates who are not using the services of scribe will be
permitted to avail the facility of viewing the contents of the test in the
magnifying font.