What does a Bank PO do on the job?

The job description or job profile of a PO in a bank consists of a number of duties. Some of these duties can be listed as follows: The Bank PO is responsible for handling public relations, customer's complaints, and most other issues in regard to customer satisfaction Candidates are responsible for managerial work such as supervising the clerical staff of the branch office Bank PO manage the cash flow, loans, finances, and mortgages Candidates are responsible for taking care of the documents related to loans as well (if required).

What is IBPS PO salary?

The public sector banks offer a good salary to candidates selected through IBPS PO exam. The basic salary is INR 23,700- (980 x 7) -30,560- (1145 x 2)-32850- (1310 x 7)-42,020. IBPS PO inhand salary ranges between INR 52,000 to 55,000 with dearness allowances, special allowances, HRA, and other perks. Candidates selected as PO are promoted to the post of Middle Manager-Middle Management Grade Scale 2, Senior Manager-Middle Management Grade Scale 3, Chief Manager-Senior Management Grade Scale 4, Assistant General, Manager-Senior Management Grade Scale 5, Deputy General Manager, Management Grade Scale 6, General Manager-Top Management Grade Scale 7, Executive Director, Chairman and Managing Director.

What is the job profile of IBPS PO?

The roles and responsibilities of IBPS PO are given below: During the probationary period, selected candidates are trained for various day-to-day banking operations such as finance, accounting, billing, investment, revenue collection, etc. Probationary Officer has to resolve the queries of their customers Probationary Officer is responsible for the maintenance and supervision of their respective branch activities Probationary Officer is responsible for bringing new business to the branch Probationary Officer has to direct daily transaction activities and loans related activities Probationary Officer is responsible for maintaining public relations with the cutoners and bring issues and grievances to the bank authority

What is the full form of IBPS PO?

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 250 marks.

What is IBPS PO exam?

IBPS PO exam is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection to select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officers in different public sector banks in India. The exam is being conducted every year since 2011. IBPS PO exam is for selection of candidates for the 11 public sector banks. IBPS PO exam is conducted online at various locations throughout India. The selection process of IBPS PO comprises prelims exam, mains exams and interview. The prelims exam is qualifying in nature. The final selection of candidates is done based on the performance in the mains exam and interview. The participating institutes verifies the eligibility of candidates after which they are provided appointment.

In how many cities IBPS PO prelims exam is conducted?

The prelims exam of IBPS PO is conducted at more than 200 cities. Candidates are required to select one exam city while filling the application form. The cities where IBPS PO prelims exam are conducted are given below. Port Blair, Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Naharlagun, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Chandigarh/Mohali, Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur, Surat, Jamnagar, Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Panaji, Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una, Jammu, Samba, Srinagar, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi, Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur, Leh, Kavarrati, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain, Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur, Imphal, Shillong, Aizawl, Kohima, Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Puducherry, Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur, Bardang/ Gangtok, Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Agartala, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Sitapur, Varanasi, Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee, Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri.

Is IBPS RRB exam conducted every year?

IBPS RRB exam is conducted every year to select eligible candidates for the posts of Officers Scale 1, 2 and 3 and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in the Regional Rural Banks. IBPS RRB exam for Office Assistant comprises prelims and Mains exams. The exam for Officers scale 1 comprises prelims exam, Mains exam and interview. IBPS RRB exam for Officers Scale 1 comprises single online exam and interview. The prelims exam is conducted for 80 marks and the Mains exam is held for 200 marks. The interview carries 100 marks. Candidates need to prepare well to crack the exam. They must have the proper understanding of the syllabus and exam pattern. Candidates must also refer to the previous year question papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam.

What are the perks of an IBPS PO?

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

Role of IBPS in Bank Recruitment: Check Exams, Selection Process & Salary

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Anangsha Patra

Deputy Manager – Editorial

Updated on Nov 3, 2023 13:02 IST

IBPS is the recruitment body entrusted with the responsibility to conduct various exams such as IBPS PO, IBPS RRB, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO, etc. There are 11 public sector banks in India and 43 Regional Rural Banks participating in the recruitment process conducted by IBPS. Check here the role of IBPS in bank recruitment.

Role of IBPS in Bank Recruitment

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection or IBPS is a government-owned recruitment body entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the major bank exams in the country. Through the various exams conducted by IBPS, candidates are recruited to the post of Probationary Officers (PO), Specialist Officers (SO), Clerks in the Public Sector banks as well as Regional Rural Banks. There are 11 public sector banks in India and 43 Regional Rural Banks participating in the recruitment process conducted by IBPS. The various exams conducted by IBPS include IBPS PO, IBPS SO, IBPS Clerk and IBPS RRB.

IBPS Selection process is different for different exams. For eg: IBPS Clerk selection process includes prelims and mains exams. IBPS PO selection process comprises prelims, mains and interview. Candidates find immense career opportunities after cracking the various exams conducted by IBPS. Read below for more details on the role of IBPS in bank recruitment.

What is the Role of IBPS in Bank Recruitment?

IBPS provides its service to all Public Sector Banks such as SBI, RBI, NABARD and IDBI. In addition, Regional Rural Banks, SIDBI, LIC & General Insurance Companies, Co-Operative Banks, many Public Sector Undertakings in Non-Financial sectors, government departments, State owned companies and corporations also avail its services. During the year 2022-2023, a total of 87.60 lakh candidates registered for various IBPS examinations. The details regarding the various IBPS exams are given below:

IBPS PO

IBPS PO exam is conducted every year for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee (PO/MT) in 11 Public Sector Banks in India. IBPS CRP PO/MT exam comprises the preliminary exam, mains exam, and interview. In 2022-23, a total of 6.52 lakh candidates had registered for the IBPS PO exam. Out of which 4.61 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam. The basic IBPS PO salary is INR 36,000. Besides, candidates get other allowances such as Dearness Allowance(DA), House Rent Allowance(HRA), City Compensatory Allowance (CCA), and Special Allowances. The pay scale is INR 23,700-(980 / 7)-30,560-(1145 / 2)-32,850-(1310 / 7)-42,020 (INR 980 is the annual increment that add up to the IBPS PO salary and is applicable for seven years).

IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerk exam is conducted annually to recruit candidates for the post of Clerks in the Public Sector Banks. The selection process of IBPS Clerk include prelims and mains exams. IBPS Clerk salary is INR 28,000 to 30,000 per month. The starting basic salary is INR 19, 900 including dearness allowance, house rent allowance, medical allowance, and transport allowance.

IBPS SO

IBPS SO exam to recruit Specialist Officers in various public sector banks. Candidates selected through IBPS SO exam are recruited to the various posts, such as Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari. Selection of candidates is done in three phases-prelims, mains, and personal interview.

IBPS RRB

IBPS RRB recruitment is conducted by IBPS to select candidates for Officers Scale 1, 2 & 3 and Office Assistant (Multipurpose). Recruitment is carried out for various Group A and B posts. The posts announced under IBPS RRB exam are given below.

Post Name	Post Name
Office Assistant	Marketing Manager
Treasury Manager	Officers Scale I
Banking Officer Scale-II	Agriculture Officer (Grade-II)
Law Officer (Grade-II)	Chartered Accountant (Grade-II)
IT Officer (Grade-II)	Officer (Grade III)

For Officer level posts, candidates are selected based on preliminary exam, mains/single-level exam, and interview. For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)/Clerk post, candidates are selected based on preliminary and mains exams. Candidates provisionally shortlisted are allotted to one of the participating RRBs based on the number of vacancies and merit-cum-preference.

IBPS Participating Banks

The list of banks that participates in the recruitment process of IBPS are given below.

Participating Public Sector Banks

A total of 11 banks participate in the recruitment process of IBPS PO, Clerk and SO.

Participating Bank	Participating Bank
Bank of Baroda	Canara Bank
Indian Overseas Bank	UCO Bank
Bank of India	Central Bank of India
Punjab National Bank	Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra	Indian Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank	-

Participating RRBs

A total of 43 RRBs are participating in the recruitment process of IBPS RRB. Given below is the list of IBPS RRB participating banks.

Name of RRBs	State / UT
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank	Telangana
Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank	Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank	Arunachal Pradesh
Aryavart Bank	Uttar Pradesh
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank	Assam
Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank	West Bengal
Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank	Gujarat
Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank	Rajasthan
Baroda U P Bank	Uttar Pradesh
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank	Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank	Chhattisgarh
Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank	Bihar
Ellaquai Dehati Bank	Jammu & Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank	Himachal Pradesh
J & K Grameen Bank	Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank	Jharkhand
Karnataka Gramin Bank	Karnataka
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank	Karnataka
Kerala Gramin Bank	Kerala
Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank	Madhya Pradesh
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank	Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra Gramin Bank	Maharashtra
Manipur Rural Bank	Manipur
Meghalaya Rural Bank	Meghalaya
Mizoram Rural Bank	Mizoram
Nagaland Rural Bank	Nagaland
Odisha Gramya Bank	Odisha
Paschim Banga Gramin Bank	West Bengal
Prathama UP Gramin Bank	Uttar Pradesh
Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank	Puducherry
Punjab Gramin Bank	Punjab
Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank	Rajasthan
Saptagiri Grameena Bank	Andhra Pradesh
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank	Haryana
Saurashtra Gramin Bank	Gujarat
Tamil Nadu Grama Bank	Tamil Nadu
Telangana Grameena Bank	Telangana
Tripura Gramin Bank	Tripura
Utkal Grameen Bank	Odisha
Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank	Bihar
Uttarakhand Gramin Bank	Uttarakhand
Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank	West Bengal
Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank	Maharashtra

Other Roles of IBPS

Besides providing various banking services, there are some other roles of IBPS. These are listed below:

Helps in assisting in conducting examinations for recruitment and promotion
Offers Assessment centres to help organisations identify the knowledge and skills of applicants for the suitable positions
Organises workshops for people who design their own question papers
Conducts Training programmes for senior staff to help them develop their observational skills
Conducts promotional exams
Provides experts who can conduct interviews or group exercises effectively

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Anangsha Patra

Deputy Manager – Editorial

A mass communication and journalism post-graduate, Anangsha has worked as a reporter and sub-editor and enjoys working in the education domain.