IBPS PO Admit Card 2025 – Download Dates, Exam Pattern, and Eligibility
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the detailed notification for the IBPS PO/MT-XV 2025 recruitment process. This recruitment aims to select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee in participating public sector banks across India. The notification covers essential details such as important dates, the exam pattern, eligibility criteria, and the selection process.
With the IBPS PO admit card for the Preliminary Examination expected to be released soon, candidates are eagerly preparing for the upcoming exams. The admit card will serve as a mandatory entry pass to the examination hall and will include details like the candidate’s name, roll number, exam date, venue, and important instructions.
This article provides complete information on the IBPS PO 2025 recruitment process, including important dates, the IBPS PO admit card release status, exam pattern, and eligibility criteria.
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Important Dates – IBPS PO 2025
The following table outlines all the important dates for the IBPS PO 2025 recruitment process:
| Event | Date / Status |
|---|---|
| Notification Release Date | 30 June 2025 |
| Online Application Start Date | 1 July 2025 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 28 July 2025 |
| IBPS PO Admit Card (Prelims) | To be notified (August 2025) |
| Preliminary Exam Dates | 17, 23, 24 August 2025 |
| IBPS PO Admit Card (Mains) | To be notified (Sept/Oct 2025) |
| Main Examination Date | 12 October 2025 |
| Interview/Personality Test | November 2025 – January 2026 |
| Provisional Allotment | January/February 2026 |
IBPS PO Admit Card 2025 – Release Details
The IBPS PO admit card will be released separately for both the Preliminary and Main examinations.
- Preliminary Exam Admit Card: Expected in August 2025. Exact release date will be announced shortly (To be notified).
- Main Exam Admit Card: Expected in September/October 2025, after the Prelims results are declared.
Candidates will be able to download their IBPS PO admit card from the official IBPS website by logging in with their registration number and password/date of birth. It is advised to check all details on the admit card carefully, and in case of discrepancies, contact IBPS immediately.
IBPS PO Vacancy 2025 – Bank-wise & Category-wise Distribution
| Participating Bank | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Baroda | 150 | 75 | 270 | 100 | 405 | 1000 |
| Bank of India | 105 | 53 | 189 | 70 | 283 | 700 |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 150 | 75 | 270 | 100 | 405 | 1000 |
| Canara Bank | 150 | 50 | 200 | 100 | 500 | 1000 |
| Central Bank of India | 75 | 37 | 135 | 50 | 203 | 500 |
| Indian Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Indian Overseas Bank | 69 | 33 | 121 | 44 | 183 | 450 |
| Punjab National Bank | 30 | 15 | 54 | 20 | 81 | 200 |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | 53 | 27 | 98 | 36 | 144 | 358 |
| UCO Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Union Bank of India | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Total | 782 | 365 | 1337 | 520 | 2204 | 5208 |
IBPS PO Examination Centres 2025–State-wise List
| State Code | State / UT / NCR | Preliminary Examination Centre | Main Examination Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapur, Eluru, Guntur/ Vijaywada, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur/ Vijaywada, Kurnool, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| 4 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar |
| 5 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur |
| 6 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
| 9 | Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad | Delhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad |
| 10 | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| 11 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Anand, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli, Vadodara | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli |
| 12 | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Hisar, Gurugram, Kurukshetra | Ambala, Faridabad, Hisar, Gurugram, Kurukshetra |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, Solan, Una | Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar, Baramullah | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| 15 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 16 | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Dharwad /Hubballi (Hubli), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi | Bengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Dharwad/Hubballi (Hubli), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
| 17 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| 18 | Ladakh | Leh, Kargil | Leh, Kargil |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain |
| 21 | Maharashtra | Akola, Amravati, Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Bhandara, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur | Amravati, Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Bhandara, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune |
| 22 | Manipur | Churachandpur, Imphal, Kakching | Churachandpur, Imphal, Kakching |
| 23 | Meghalaya | Shillong, Tura | Shillong, Tura |
| 24 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| 25 | Nagaland | Kohima, Dimapur | Kohima, Dimapur |
| 26 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 27 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 28 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Phagwara |
| 29 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur, Sriganganagar | Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sikar |
| 30 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Erode, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil/ Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Thoothukudi, Tirupur, Viluppuram, Dharampuri, Dindigul | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| 32 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal |
| 33 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ayodhya, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Varanasi, Ghazipur | Ghaziabad, Noida/ Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Varanasi |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| 36 | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata/ Greater Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri | Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata/ Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri |
Exam Pattern – IBPS PO 2025
The IBPS PO recruitment process consists of three stages:
- Preliminary Examination (Online)
- Main Examination (Online)
- Interview
1. Preliminary Examination Pattern
| Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time (Minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 30 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 |
- The Prelims exam is qualifying in nature.
- Each section is timed separately.
- Negative marking: 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.
Main Examination Pattern
| Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time (Minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 40 | 60 | 50 |
| English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 50 | 45 |
| General/Economy/Banking/Digital Awareness | 35 | 50 | 25 |
| Objective Total | 145 | 200 | 160 |
| English Language (Essay & Letter Writing) | — | 25 | 30 |
| Overall Total (Objective + Descriptive) | — | 225 | 190 |
- Negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in the objective section.
- The Descriptive section is evaluated only for candidates qualifying the objective tests.
- The final merit list is prepared based on Mains and Interview scores in the ratio 80:20.
Eligibility Criteria – IBPS PO 2025
The eligibility criteria for the IBPS PO 2025 recruitment are as follows:
| Criteria | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Educational | A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university or equivalent qualification. |
| Age Limit | 20 to 30 years as on 1 August 2025 (Born between 02 August 1995 and 01 August 2005, both dates inclusive). Age relaxation applicable for reserved categories as per rules. |
| Nationality | Must be a citizen of India, subject of Nepal/Bhutan, Tibetan refugee (arrived before 1 January 1962), or a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from specified countries. |
| Computer Knowledge | Basic computer operation skills are required as the exams are conducted online. |
| Language Proficiency | Must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking the official language of the state/UT for which the candidate is applying. |
Selection Process – IBPS PO 2025
- Preliminary Exam – Qualifying nature, used to shortlist candidates for the Main exam.
- Main Exam – Marks obtained are considered for final merit along with the interview.
- Interview – Conducted by participating banks for candidates shortlisted from the Mains.
- Final Allotment – Based on the combined performance in Mains (80% weightage) and Interview (20% weightage).
How to Download IBPS PO Admit Card 2025
Once released, candidates can download their IBPS PO admit card by following these steps:
- Visit the official IBPS website.
- Click on the “CRP-PO/MT” section.
- Select the link for the IBPS PO admit card for Prelims or Mains.
- Enter your Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth.
- Submit and view your admit card.
- Download and take a printout for future reference.
Key Instructions for Candidates
- Carry a printed copy of the IBPS PO admit card along with a valid photo ID to the exam centre.
- Reach the venue at least 30 minutes before the reporting time mentioned in the admit card.
- Follow all instructions mentioned, including COVID-related guidelines if applicable.
- No electronic gadgets or prohibited items are allowed inside the exam hall.
The IBPS PO 2025 recruitment is a golden opportunity for banking aspirants across India. With the IBPS PO admit card for the Preliminary Examination set to be released soon, candidates should keep checking the official IBPS website for updates. Timely preparation, understanding the exam pattern, and ensuring all eligibility requirements are met will significantly improve the chances of success.
As soon as the admit card release date is announced, candidates are advised to download it promptly and verify all details. A well-planned strategy, combined with careful attention to official updates, will help candidates perform their best in this competitive examination.
FAQs
Q1. IBPS PO admit card 2025 kab release hoga?
A1. IBPS PO admit card 2025 for the Preliminary Examination is expected to release in August 2025. Exact date will be announced soon by IBPS.
Q2. IBPS PO admit card kaise download karein?
A2. Candidates can download the IBPS PO admit card from the official IBPS website by logging in with their registration number and password/date of birth.
Q3. Kya IBPS PO admit card hard copy post se milegi?
A3. No, IBPS does not send hard copies of admit cards. Candidates must download it online and take a printed copy to the exam centre.
Q4. IBPS PO admit card download karte waqt login issue aa raha hai, kya karein?
A4. Ensure you are entering the correct registration number and password. Clear browser cache or try a different browser if the issue continues.
Q5. IBPS PO admit card me kaun si details check karni chahiye?
A5. Verify your name, roll number, exam date, time, venue, and photograph. Report any discrepancy to IBPS immediately.
Q6. IBPS PO admit card ke bina exam de sakte hain?
A6. No, candidates must carry a printed IBPS PO admit card along with a valid photo ID to be allowed inside the examination hall.
Q7. Kya IBPS PO admit card Prelims aur Mains alag-alag hota hai?
A7. Yes, IBPS releases separate admit cards for the Preliminary and Main examinations. Candidates need to download both as per schedule.