IBPS PO: The name on every bank aspirant’s mind these days. Reason being the examination is round the corner. Around 10 to 12 lakh students appear for the examination every year and the examination has become extremely popular with cut throat competition. This competition takes place among lakhs of students for all total of 8800 vacancies.

In this article, we will tell you how many students will be selected for IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination:

The IBPS PO examination is conducted in two different stages:

  • Preliminary Exam
  • Mains Exam

The dates of the preliminary examination are October 16th, October 22nd, October 23rd and October 27th. The Mains examination is scheduled in the month of December. As per the feedback of the students, the first shift of the exam was tricky and tough. Let us hope that the upcoming shifts will be moderate but then we also make sure that you prepare for the worst.

Let us take a look at the available posts in the public banks participating in IBPS PO 2016 examination:

As per the estimation, 8 to 10 lakh students appear for the prelims every year. IBPS decides it’s cut off in a way of 1: 20 (20 times the number of available vacancies)

As per formula, 8822 x 20 = 1, 76, 440 students

So, on an average 1. 8 lakh students will clear the prelims and will get selected for the IBPS PO Mains examination 2016.

IBPS PO Prelims Expected Cut - off Marks:

Category

Cut- off Marks

OBC

33- 41

ST

20- 28

SC

28- 32

General

35- 42

IBPS PO Prelims Results:

The results of the IBPS PO Prelims will be announced shortly as the examination is conducted via online mode. As per official notifications, the results will be declared in the 1st or 2nd week of November 2016.

So, do you feel you are one among those 1. 8 lakh students? Keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best. We will be back with more updates. Keep learning, keep going!

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