India Post Payments Bank Scale 1 Officers Exam
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India Post Payments Bank is conducting an Officer's Services competitive exam to recruit male and female candidates for filling up of vacancies in Scale 1 category. This is a great opportunity for interested Candidates who want to join the India Post Payments Bank. All Graduates or postgraduates passed are eligible for appearing in the India Post Payments Bank exam. Candidates have to apply online for this exam on the official website. Candidates will have to qualify three stages of recruitment i.e. Stage 1 (Prelims), Stage 2 (MAINS) and Stage 3 (Interview). Candidates who qualify prelims undergo the next stage.
Conducting Body:
India Post Payments Bank exam is a National level recruitment exam conducted by the IPPB in online mode. This exam is online computers based; the candidates who wish to appear and enter for these posts will have to qualify the online exam. The exam is conducted once every three years.
Important Dates:
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Dates |
Mode |
Link |
Registration Date |
July 2025 |
Online |
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Application Date |
August 2025 |
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Admit Card |
August 2025 |
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Exam Date |
Will be updated soon |
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Interview Date |
Will be updated soon |
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Result Date |
Will be updated soon |
Selection Procedure: The selection process of India Posts Payments Bank Exam is on the basis of given following rounds:
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Preliminary Examination
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Mains Examination
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Interview
Exam pattern: The Online examination is of objective type. All the questions will be from the mentioned subjects. The language mode of questions will be English. There will be -ve marking 1/4th for the wrong answer.
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Preliminary Exam consists of one exam
Subjects |
Marks |
Duration |
English |
30 |
20 min |
Reasoning |
35 |
20 min |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
20 min |
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Mains Exams:
Subjects |
Marks |
Duration |
English |
40 |
30 min |
Reasoning |
50 |
40 min |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
40 min |
General Knowledge and Current Affairs |
40 |
20 min |
Computer knowledge |
20 |
10 min |
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Interview - 100 Marks
Note: The selection of candidates purely depends on merit depending on performance in the three stages of recruitment.
Eligibility criteria:
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Entrance Test- India Post Payments Bank Scale 1 officer exam.
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Age Criteria: Must be between 20 to 30 yrs old as per their class 10th. Age relaxation to SC/ST and OBC candidates is as per government rules.
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Exam frequency: Exam conducted once every three years.
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Educational Qualification: Candidates having minimum 50% marks in aggregate in Graduation, Post-graduation from a recognized board are eligible to apply. Marks relaxation to reserved categories as per government rules and regulations.
Syllabus: Both Prelims and Mains Syllabus
General English:
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Passage
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Preposition
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Correction of sentence
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Active-passive voice
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Direct indirect sentences
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Verbs/Tense/Non-Finite
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Punctuation
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Substituting phrasal verbs for expression
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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Use of an adjective
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Compound preposition
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Determiners
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Use of pronouns.
GK & Current Affairs:-
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History (India and World).
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Geography (India and World)
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Indian polity
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Indian Economy
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Current Affairs (India and World).
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Static Gk
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General Science( Up to 10th)
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Sports current affairs, awards and honors' in sports.
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Awards and honors (India and World).
Quantitative aptitude and Reasoning:-
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Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding
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Number Series
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Embedded figures
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Figural Series
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Problem Solving
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Blood relation
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Similarities and differences
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Word Building
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Coding and de-coding
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Other sub-topics
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Numerical operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy
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Figural Analogy
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Classification
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Drawing inferences
FAQs:
Ques 1. What is the purpose of the India Post Payments Bank exam?
Ans. IPPB exam is a recruitment exam, conducted by the India Post Payments Bank for the recruitment of candidates in the IPPB. The candidates are recruited at Permanent Service.
Ques 2. Is there any age limit for IPPB exam?
Ans. 20-30 yrs.
Ques 3. Can the candidate make changes to the examination center?
Ans. No. Changes are not allowed in the center.
Ques 4. What is the educational qualification for joining IPPB?
Ans. Graduation.
Ques 5. Which documents Requisites of Online Application?
Ans. All documents should be Scanned.
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Photograph
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Signature
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Class 10th/12th Certificate
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Class 10th Certificate as Age Proof
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Graduation Semesters Certificate
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Other Educational Certificate
Ques 6. Are girls eligible for joining IPPB Scale 1 posts?
Ans. Yes, girls are eligible for joining Officers posts. Vacancies are released for both male and female candidates by the high court of IPPB.
Ques 7. How I prepare for the IPPB exam?
Ans. You need to prepare well as per the given above prescribed detail syllabus: reasoning, mathematical aptitude, Computer, English, and general awareness.
Ques 8. When will the IPPB exam be held?
Ans. January 2021.
Ques 9. How many posts lead to the IPPB exam?
Ans. Go through the official notification.
Ques 10. How can I apply for this exam?
Ans. Go to the official website as mentioned above.