IBPS PO

There is no limit in the number of attempts in the IBPS PO exam. But important is to confirm the standards given in the notification. Candidate can give the exam as many times but the age limit is from 20 to 30 years. That is in between he or she can appear in the exam as many times they want.

The IBPS PO 2025 exam is conducted online that is Computer-Based Test. Prelims, Mains and Descriptive exam is conducted in a CBT mode.

Yes. There is a descriptive test for the IBPS PO 2025 exam. The Mains exam of IBPS PO includes a Descriptive Paper, which includes letter and essay writing of 25 marks to test the writing skills in English.

The selection process of IBPS PO 2026 has three stages.

• Preliminary Exam.
• Mains Exam.
• Interview.

The final selection is based on the combined marks of Mains and interview. The prelim exam is qualifying in nature and based on its performance, candidate give the mains exam.

Yes. The authority revised the IBPS PO exam pattern in 2025 for Prelims and Mains. The official notification was released on June 30, 2025 on the official website at ibps.in. The IBPS PO prelims exam carries 100 marks, whereas the Mains exam was conducted for 200 marks (objective)+ 25 marks (Descriptive).

The IBPS PO Prelims exam pattern was revised in 2025. The overall marks and the negative marking remain the same, but internally changes have been made in the prelims exam pattern. The marking scheme has been changed. Also, the marks for the Quantitative Aptitude have been reduced to 30 from 35, and on the other hand, the marks for the Reasoning section have been increased by 5, that is, from 35 to 40. However, the number of questions remains the same.

Revised Structure of IBPS PO 2026 Prelims Exam

The IBPS PO notification is likely to be released in June-July 2026. The details that will be given in the notification PDF are exam dates for both Prelims and Mains, vacancy, eligibility, Application process, selection procedure, exam pattern, syllabus, Important guidelines, etc.

The official notification has not been released for 2026. But as per the official notification released for 2025, the IBPS PO application fee was INR 850 for General/OBC candidates and INR 175 for SC/ST/ PwBD candidates inclusive of GST. 

• INR 175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.
• INR 850 /- (inclusive of GST) for all others.

It is to be noted that Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.

As per the official notification, the Centre, venue address, date and time for Online Preliminary, Online Main examinations,
Personality Test and interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter. An eligible candidate should download his/her call letter from the official IBPS website ibps.in by entering his/ her details including Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth.
No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier.