IBPS PO Shift Timings 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conduct the IBPS PO Mains exam on October 12. The mains exam of IBPS PO will be conducted in a single shift. Check here IBPS PO 2025 Mains exam shift timings and more.
IBPS PO shift timing
IBPS PO Shift Timings 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conduct the IBPS PO 2025 Mains exam on October 12 at various centres across the country. The shift timings for the IBPS PO Mains exam is from 9 am to 12:10 pm. The duration of the exam is three hours ten minutes. Candidates must reach the exam centre as per the IBPS PO reporting time to avoid any last minute hassle. The authority released the IBPS PO admit card on the official website at ibps.in. The IBPS PO mains exam 2025 will consist of 145 questions (excluding Descriptive 2 questions) with a total of 225 marks (200 + 25 for Descriptive Paper). The sections included in the exam are Reasoning, General / Economy / Banking Awareness / Digital / Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars, English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, and Descriptive Paper (Essay and Comprehension).
IBPS PO shift timing includes the reporting time, exam time for different shifts, etc. The details regarding the candidate’s IBPS PO exam timing are mentioned on the admit card. Candidates must reach the exam centre as per the reporting time given on the IBPS PO admit card. Candidates reaching the IBPS PO exam centre late are not allowed to appear for the exam. For details on IBPS PO shift timing, read this article below.
The career growth of Probationary Officer is very good. Candidates get vast opportunities after grabing the job. On the basis of their performances, experiences, and knowledge below are the positions that candidates get time to time.
1. Middle Manager – Middle Management Grade Scale 2
2. Senior Manager – Middle Management Grade Scale 3
3. Chief Manager – Senior Management Grade Scale 4
4. Assistant General Manager – Senior Management Grade Scale 5
5. Deputy General Manager – Top Management Grade Scale 6
6. General Manager – Top Management Grade Scale 7
7. Executive Director
8. Chairman and Managing Director
The revision of IBPS PO salary for bank employees was approved to be effective from November 2017 under the 11th bipartite settlement. The revised salary is valid for a span of five years till 2023 or until revised by the government. Nearly 8.8 Lakhs employees are benefiting from the approval of the 11th bipartite settlement.
- IBPS PO Mains Shift Timings
- IBPS PO Prelims Shift Timings
- IBPS PO Shift Timing: General Instruction & Documents Required
- IBPS PO Exam Day Guidelines 2025
- IBPS PO Biometric Verification & IRIS Scan
IBPS PO Mains Shift Timings
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The shift timing of IBPS PO is given below.
| Schedule | Shift 1 |
|---|---|
| Exam Time |
9.00 AM to 12.10 PM |
| Reporting Time |
8.00 AM |
IBPS PO Prelims Shift Timings
IBPS PO recruitment is conducted to fill up vacancies for the post of Probationary Officers. IBPS PO prelims exam was conducted in four shifts. Candidates who successfully applied for the exam can appear for the mains exam. IBPS PO prelims shift timing is given below.
| IBPS PO Prelims Shifts | IBPS PO Reporting Time | Handwriting Sample | IBPS PO Exam Start Time | IBPS PO Exam End Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
08:00 AM |
8:45 to 8:50 AM |
09:00 AM |
10:00 AM |
| 2 |
10:30 AM |
11:15 to 11:20 AM |
11:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
| 3. |
01:00 PM |
01:45 to 01:50 PM |
02:00 PM |
03:00 PM |
| 4 |
03:30 PM |
04:15 to 04:20 PM |
04:30 PM |
05:30 PM |
IBPS PO Shift Timing: General Instruction & Documents Required
Candidates can check below some of the important instructions related to IBPS PO shift timing:
- IBPS PO prelims admit card will not be collected at the exam centre. The photo identity card and prelims admit card will be duly authenticated/stamped by exam officials at the exam centre
- Candidates qualified for the mains exam will have to bring their authenticated prelims admit card and photo-identity proof to the exam centre. Without the prelims admit card, candidates will not be given entry to the exam centre
- Candidates must bring an ink stamp pad for affixing a left thumb impression on the call letter and attendance sheet
- Candidates need to bring anyone of the photo-identity to the exam centre:
- PAN Card
- Passport
- Permanent Driving License
- Voter’s Card with photograph
- Bank Passbook with photograph
- Photo Identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer or People’s Representative on official letterhead
- Valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognized College/University
- Aadhar Card/E-aadhar Card with a photograph
- Employee ID Bar Council Identity card with photograph
- All applicants must ensure that their name on the call letter matches exactly with the one on the photo identity proof that they choose to carry on the day of the exam
- The photocopy of the identity proof must be submitted to the invigilator present in the exam hall
- Calculators, Mobile Phones, Pagers, or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the exam hall
- Candidates should take a ballpoint pen. Sheets of paper will be provided
IBPS PO Exam Day Guidelines 2025
Candidates can check below IBPS PO exam day guidelines 2025:
- Wearing masks and gloves is mandatory
- No candidate shall be allowed inside the exam venue without a mask
- Candidates must have Aarogya Setu App on their mobile phones, and be checked at the entrance gate by the Security Guards
- Aspirants who do not have a Mobile Phone must bring along a self-attested declaration
- Aspirants must carry a transparent water bottle along with them and a 50ml bottle of hand sanitizer
- The rough sheets shall be kept on the candidate’s desk and no extra sheets shall be provided during the exam
- Aspirants shall have to drop their IBPS PO admit cards, photocopy of Identity Proof, and their worksheets in a box after the completion of the examination
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IBPS PO Biometric Verification & IRIS Scan
The instructions related to biometric verification and IRIS scan are given below:
- Biometric Verification is a part of the attendance process of the IBPS PO exam
- Candidate registration will be done through photo capture and IRIS Scan (Biometric capture of Right thumb impression for VI candidates)
- The photo captured will be matched with the photo uploaded by you in the application
- Photograph and IRIS scan will be taken while the candidate is standing
- On completion of the examination, IRIS verification (Right Thumb Biometric verification for VI candidates) will be done for each candidate
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Candidates selected for the post of IBPS PO are entitled to the post of medical facility, newspaper allowance, travel allowance, HRA, DA and other allowances. These allowances are offered to candidates along with the IBPS PO salary. The allowances offered to candidates are given below:
- Dearness Allowance (DA)
- House Rent Allowance (HRA)
- Special Allowance
- City Compensatory Allowance
- Travel allowance
- Newspaper Reimbursement
- Medical Aid
IBPS PO full form stands for the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officers. The exam is conducted online once a year and comprises three-stage selection process-prelims, Mains and interview. Candidates are recruited in 11 participating banks. The final selection of candidates is done based on the Mains exam and interview. The prelims exam comprises 100 marks and Mains paper carries 225 marks.
IBPS PO is conducted annually by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection to select candidates for the post of Probationary Officers. The selection process consists of prelims, Mains and interview. The prelims exam is of 100, Mains 250 and interview 100 marks. The final selection of candidates is done on the basis of Mains and interview.
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