What should be my preference of banks for IBPS PO exam?

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection is a recruitment agency which conducts online examinations to recruit the candidates for the post of probationary officer/ Management trainee in various public-sector banks.

Large no. of candidates apply for the banking exam every year due to job security and various perks.

While filling up the application form, candidates need to fill the preferred choice for the participating banks in which candidates want to join after selection.

Know the complete detail about IBPS PO job profile, work responsibility, salary, and perks.

Many candidates are finding it difficult and got confused That how to fill the preference order of banks for IBPS PO exam?

How to fill the bank preference for IBPS PO 2017?

IBPS has released the no. of vacancy along with the notification. There are 3247 vacancies announce by the IBPS for the 20 participating banks.

Candidates can choose the bank preference based on the different criteria like no. of vacancies in the state, place of headquarters, locations and no of the branches etc.

Here we are going to share some tips on what should be bank preference for IBPS PO 2017 exam?

The no. of vacancies in each participating bank are listed below along with its headquarter.

S.No.	Participating Bank	Total no. of Seats	Headquarters
1	Allahabad Bank	447	Kolkata
2	Andhra Bank	200	Hyderabad
3	Bank of Baroda	0	Vadodara
4	Bank of India	200	Mumbai
5	Bank of Maharashtra	0	Pune
6	Canara Bank	900	Bangalore
7	Central Bank of India	200	Mumbai
8	Corporation Bank	0	Mangalore
9	Dena Bank	0	Mumbai
10	IDBI Bank	0	Mumbai
11	Indian Bank	0	Chennai
12	Indian Overseas Bank	0	Chennai
13	Oriental Bank of Commerce	300	Delhi
14	Punjab National Bank	400	Delhi
15	Punjab & Sind Bank	100	Delhi
16	Syndicate Bank	0	Manipal
17	UCO Bank	0	Mumbai
18	Union Bank of India	400	Mumbai
19	United Bank of India	100	Kolkata
20	Vijaya Bank	0	Bangalore
	Total	3247

There are different criteria to fill the bank preference while filling up the application form. You can have some idea on how to fill the bank preference order for IBPS PO exam by below-given criterion:

Fill bank preference based on Headquarters of the banks:

If the candidate belongs to southern India and by mistake he chooses the bank which has the branches in north India, then it will be difficult for the candidate to get familiar with the environment.

You can choose the preference order based on the headquarter of the banks. The banks have more branches in the state where the headquarter located. So, there will be chances to get posted near your place.

Fill bank preference based on Region/States:

IBPS gives the preference to the candidates who are familiar which the regional language. Also, candidates feel the good work environment in own states. You can choose the bank preference for IBPS PO based on the region as given below:

For North India Region:

• Punjab National Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Central Bank of India
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Allahabad Bank
• IDBI Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• Canara Bank

For East and North India Region

• Bank of India
• Bank of Baroda
• Allahabad Bank
• United Bank of India
• UCO Bank
• Canara Bank
• Union Bank

For West and Central India Region:

• IDBI Bank
• Dena Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Corporation Bank
• Canara Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Bank of Maharashtra

For South India Region:

• Indian Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Vijaya Bank
• Canara Bank
• Corporation Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank

Fill bank preference based on candidate's choice:

Many candidates want the banks of their choices based on the work environment and promotion system of the banks. Candidates can take advice from the bank employees to know about the banks before filling the application form.

Note - The preference order in the above table only 14 banks out of the 20 banks released the no. of seats to recruit the candidates in their banks. But remaining six banks can announce the seats in respective banks at any stage of the recruitment process.

We have discussed the bank preference for the IBPS PO 2017 exam but candidates should analyze and review all the options and information. and the final decision should be yours.

All the best!!