IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2024, Education And Age Limit

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2024: For IBPS PO 2024, meeting certain essential criteria is crucial. These include specific age limits, educational qualifications, and nationality requirements. These criteria ensure a fair selection process for individuals aspiring to become Probationary Officers in Regional Rural Banks. It’s important for candidates to carefully check and fulfil these eligibility conditions before applying, as they are fundamental requirements for participation in the IBPS PO 2024 examination. You can get the detailed IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2024 in this blog. 

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2024 Overview

Before starting the online application process for IBPS PO 2024, candidates must ensure that they meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Eligibility is assessed based on nationality, age limit and educational qualification. It is mandatory for candidates aiming to appear in the IBPS PO exam to fulfill these criteria. Below, comprehensive details of IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2024 for various posts are provided.

IBPS PO Eligibility Criteria 2024 Overview
Conducting Body	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Post Name	PO
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Date	19th & 20th October 2024
Mains Exam Date	30th November 2024
Education Qualification	Graduation(as per post)
IBPS Official Website	www.ibps.in

IBPS PO Nationality / Citizenship

The Nationality/ Citizenship related IBPS PO eligibility criteria are outlined as follows:

A candidate must be either – 

(i) a Citizen of India or 

(ii) a subject of Nepal or 

(iii) a subject of Bhutan or

(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or 

(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. 

IBPS PO Age Limit

The Age-related IBPS PO eligibility criteria are outlined as follows:

• Minimum: Above 20 years
• Maximum: Below 30 years

Note: Candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1993 and later than 31.05.2005 (both dates inclusive) 

IBPS PO Age Relaxation

The Age relaxation related IBPS PO eligibility criteria are outlined as follows:

S.no	Category	Age Relaxation
1	Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
2	Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)	3 years
3	Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 years
4a	Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen	(for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)) actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
4b	In the case of Ex- servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines	(for the post of Officers) 5 years
5	Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried	[only for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)] Age concession upto the age of 35 years for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC and 40 years SC/ST candidates
6	Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

IBPS PO Educational Qualification

The Educational Qualifications related to IBPS PO eligibility criteria are outlined as follows:

• Graduation Degree: The eligibility criteria for the IBPS CRP exam is as basic as a graduation degree (BA, BCom, BSc, B.Tech or as such) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India. Any such candidate who has received equivalent qualification which is recognized by the Central Government is also eligible to apply for this exam.
• The candidates must have a valid mark sheet / Degree Certificate that certifies that they are a graduate on the day they register for this exam, and must indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering for the IBPS Bank-PO examination.
• Computer Literacy: Working knowledge of computer systems is necessary for the job as well as to give the IBPS PO exam which is conducted in online mode.
• Language Proficiency: Verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT is desirable. The candidate must be able to read, write and speak the language.

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