Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous organization specializing in employment testing, personnel selection and assessment. It was created to help banking and other organizations use structured and objective systems for selecting personnel at different levels. IBPS develops and administers assessment processes and provides selection-related services to organizations in the banking and financial-services ecosystem.

For banking aspirants, IBPS is closely associated with its Common Recruitment Process (CRP). Major recruitment streams include CRP for Probationary Officers/Management Trainees, Customer Service Associates, Specialist Officers and Regional Rural Banks. Depending on the recruitment cycle, the process can include online examinations, interviews, provisional allotment and other stages specified in the relevant notification.

IBPS is also involved in assessment services beyond its well-known recruitment processes and serves a range of organizations in the BFSI sector and other public-sector institutions. Candidates should use the official IBPS website for recruitment calendars, application notices, examination information, provisional allotment updates and corrigenda because recruitment rules and schedules can change between cycles.

IBPS emerged from personnel-selection work developed within the National Institute of Bank Management. The Personnel Selection Service unit became an independent institution named the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection in 1984. The institute subsequently developed large-scale testing and selection systems for banking organizations and expanded its services to other organizations in the banking, financial and public sectors.

IBPS operates as an autonomous personnel-selection and assessment organization. Its work combines research and test development with large-scale examination administration, evaluation and result processing. Its Common Recruitment Process framework supports participating banks and Regional Rural Banks, while its broader assessment services are also available to other organizations.