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The IBPS PO Exam Date 2025 has been officially announced by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on its website @ibps.in. Candidates interested in the Probationary Officer (PO) post can apply online and participate in the Prelims, Mains, and Interview stages. With the exam dates now released, it’s the right time for candidates to begin their preparation for the IBPS PO 2025. In this article, we’ve provided the full exam schedule, phase-wise exam dates, and shift timings.
IBPS PO Exam Date 2025 Out
IBPS has released the official IBPS PO Notification 2025 for 5208 vacancies, and selection will be done through 3 stages: Prelims, Mains, and Interview. This year, IBPS has introduced a Personality Test before the Interview, and the exam pattern for the prelims and mains exam has been revised. So, it is going to be a bit hard for the candidates to prepare this year. This is why keeping the exam dates in mind is important as it will help in planning your preparation.
As per the IBPS Calendar 2025, the IBPS PO Prelims Exam is scheduled to be held on 17th, 23rd, and 24th August 2025, while the Mains Exam is set to take place on 12th October 2025.
IBPS PO Exam Schedule 2025
With the release of the IBPS PO Exam Date 2025, the recruitment authority has also released the schedule for the candidates. Here we have discussed the important dates related to the upcoming events.
IBPS PO Exam Date 2025: Schedule | |
Events | Dates |
IBPS PO Notification 2025 | 30th June 2025 |
Online Application Dates | 1st to 21st July 2025 |
Pre-Examination Training (IBPS PO PET) | August 2025 |
Prelims Admit Card 2025 | August 2025 |
IBPS PO Exam Date 2025 | 17th, 23rd, and 24th August 2025 |
Mains Admit Card | September/October 2025 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2025 | 12th October 2025 |
Personality Test | Nov/Dec 2025 |
Interview | December 2025/January 2026 |
Provisional Allotment | Jan/Feb 2026 |
IBPS PO 2025 Exam Shifts
There are four shifts for the IBPS PO 2025 prelims examination and two shifts for the mains examination. The candidates can go through the details of the reporting time and examination commencement time from the table given below.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025: Shift Timing | |||
Shift | Reporting Time | Online Exam Starts | Online Exam Ends |
Shift 1 | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM |
Shift 2 | 10.30 AM | 11.30 AM | 12.20 PM |
Shift 3 | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM |
Shift 4 | 3.30 PM | 4.30 PM | 5.30 PM |
IBPS PO Mains Exam 2025: Shift Timing | |||
Shift | Reporting Time | Online Exam Starts | Online Exam Ends |
Shift 1 | 8 AM | 9 AM | 12.30 PM |
Shift 2 | 1 PM | 2 PM | 5.30 PM |
IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025
The candidates who are preparing for the upcoming examination must get familiar with the IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025 for both prelims and mains examination. The prelims exam includes 100 questions for 100 marks and the mains exam includes 147 questions for 225 marks.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025 (Latest)
The Prelims exam has been revised by IBPS. It consists of 100 questions asked from Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English. For which the candidates get 60 minutes to answer for 100 marks.
Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2025 (Latest)
The IBPS PO Mains Pattern has been discussed here for the candidates including number of sections, the number of questions, marks, and duration.
Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | 40 | 60 | 50 minutes |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars | 35 | 50 | 25 minutes |
English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 50 | 45 minutes |
Total | 145 | 200 | 160 Minutes (2 Hours 40 Minutes) |
English Language for Letter Writing and Essay | 02 | 25 | 30 Minutes |