Upcoming Banking Exams 2025 Full List, Notification, Exam Date, Calendar for PO, Clerk, SO

Bank exams have become one of the most sought-after career fields by a large number of government job aspirants. The banking sector is a popular choice for fresh graduates as well as experienced professionals. With a great salary package, job security, perks and allowances, career growth, etc, the demand for bank jobs has risen considerably. Banking organisations such as the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), State Bank of India (SBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), etc. conduct bank exams for graduates annually. They recruit candidates for the posts of IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, Specialist Officer, RBI Grade B officer, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant, NABARD Grade A, etc. 

Banking exam aspirants willing to secure a government job are required to have strong analytical and reasoning skills to crack the exam. Furthermore, they need to be aware of the bank exam syllabus much prior to the exam date so that they can prepare well for the exam. The bank exams are one of the most competitive exams that are held for graduate candidates. We have discussed the latest upcoming bank exams 2023 in this post.

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    LIC AAO

    LIC AAO 2025 Notification Out: Apply Online (Active), Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern & Cut Off

    Exam Date: 3 October 2025 (*tentative)

    NIACL AO

    NIACL AO 2025: Apply Online (Acitve), 550 Vacancies, Eligibility and Syllabus

    Exam Date: 14 September 2025 (*tentative)

    NICL AO

    NICL AO Recruitment 2025: Prelims Result, Mains Exam Date, Admit Card, Cut Off, Syllabus

    Exam Date: 31 August 2025 (*tentative)

    SBI CBO

    SBI CBO 2025: Admit Card Out, Exam Date (Out), Cut Off, Exam Pattern, Salary

    Exam Date: 20 July 2025 (*tentative)

    LIC ADO

    LIC ADO 2023 Notification, Final Result (Out), Scorecard, Cut Off

    List of Banking Exams 2025

    Bank exams have become one of the most sought-after career fields by a large number of government job aspirants. Banking sector is a popular choice for fresh graduates as well as experienced professionals. With a great salary package, job security, perks and allowances, career growth, etc, the demand for bank jobs has risen considerably. Banking organisations such as the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), State Bank of India (SBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), etc. conduct bank exams for graduates annually. They recruit candidates for the posts of IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, Specialist Officer, RBI Grade B officer, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant, NABARD Grade A, etc. 

    Banking exam aspirants willing to secure a government job are required to have strong analytical and reasoning skills to crack the exam. Furthermore, they need to be aware of the bank exam syllabus much prior to the exam date so that they can prepare well for the exam. We have discussed the latest upcoming bank exams 2025 in this post. 

    Bank Exam Calendar 2025

    The bank exam calendar is released by the exam organising body. The IBPS releases its exam date for IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO exam annually.  We have mentioned the exam calendar below for all the exams that are conducted by the IBPS. 

    IBPS RRB 2025 Exam Dates
    Sr. No. Activity IBPS RRB Exam  IBPS RRB Exam Dates
    1 Online Examination - Preliminary Officer Scale I and Office Assistants  August 2025
    2 Single Examination  Officers Scale II & III September 2025
    2 Online Examination – Main Officer Scale I  September 2025
    Office Assistants  October 2025

    IBPS Clerk 2025 Exam Dates

    PSBs – CRP CLERK-XV Exam Dates 2025

    IBPS Clerical Cadre Exam is considered the easiest one among all other banking exams and this is the reason, the number of applicants is higher. You can check the expected exam date for IBPS Clerk 2025 from here and start preparing. 

    IBPS Clerk 2025 Exam Dates
    Sr. No. Activity IBPS Clerk Exam Dates
    1 Online Examination - Preliminary August 2025
    2 Online Examination – Main October 2025

    IBPS PO 2025 Exam Dates

    IBPS will be conducting the IBPS PO 2025 Prelims in October 2025 and the Mains Exam in November 2025 for Probationary Officer posts through CRP PO/MT-XV recruitment drive. 

    IBPS PO 2025 Exam Dates
    Sr. No. Activity IBPS PO Exam Dates
    1 Online Examination - Preliminary October 2025
    2 Online Examination – Main November 2025

    IBPS SO 2025 Exam Dates

    PSBs – CRP SPL-XV Exam Dates 2025

    The selection process for the IBPS Specialist Officer posts is Prelims, Mains & Interview and for FY 2025-26, the IBPS SO Exam Dates for CRP SPL-XV are mentioned below. 

    IBPS SO 2025 Exam Dates
    Sr. No. Activity IBPS SO Dates
    1 Online Examination - Preliminary  November 2025
    2 Online Examination – Main December 2025

    Bank Exams 2025 List

    Bank exam aspirants willing to make their career in this sector should go through the bank exam 2025 list to know the type of exams which are conducted in India. Top banking organisations such as SBI, RBI, IBPS, NABARD, SEBI, etc. conduct multiple exams in a year to recruit candidates for Clerk and Officer posts. Here is a list of the bank exam 2025 that are conducted annually

    Bank Exam List 2025

    Name of the Banking Organisation

    Post Name

    State Bank of India (SBI Exams)

    SBI Probationary Officer (SBI PO

    SBI Specialist Officer (SBI SO)

    SBI Clerk 

    Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS Exams)

    IBPS Probationary Officer (IBPS PO)

    IBPS Specialist Officer (IBPS SO)

    IBPS Clerk

    IBPS RRB 

    Reserve Bank of India (RBI Exams)

    RBI Grade B 

    RBI Assistant 

    National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

    NABARD Exam

    Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) 

    LIC ADO

    LIC Assistant

    LIC AAO

    Bank Exams After Graduation

    The candidates seeking a bank job after graduation have got plenty of exams to apply for. The basic requirement to apply for a bank job is to have a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university. Candidates can apply for the post of Bank Clerk, Bank PO, Bank Assistant, etc. IBPS and SBI are the top recruiters to appoint candidates to these posts. 

    Bank Exam Syllabus 

    All the bank exams have similar bank syllabus. However, one is likely to find a variation in the difficulty level of each exam. Bank exam syllabus comprises of two stages, Preliminary examination and Mains examination. Candidates who qualify the Prelims are asked to appear for the Mains exam. The topics of the syllabus for Bank PO and Bank Clerk are almost similar. The only difference lies in the difficulty level. One will find the difficulty level for Bank Clerk easier than that of Bank PO. The list of important topics covered in Bank syllabus have been mentioned below: 

    Bank Exam Syllabus for Prelims for PO, Clerk

    The first stage of the banking exam is the Prelims exam. The bank exam syllabus for PO and Clerk remains almost the same. The Prelims exam is composes of secitons that include English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude. Check the following table to know the important topics covered in the Bank syllabus. 

    Bank Exam Syllabus for Prelims

    English Language

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Reasoning Ability

    Reading Comprehension

    Simplification/Approximation

    Coding-Decoding

    Spotting Errors

    Data Interpretation

    Puzzles and Seating Arrangement

    Cloze Test

    Quadratic Equations

    Syllogism

    Fillers

    Number Series

    Input-Output

    Para jumbles

    Miscellaneous Questions

    Inequality

    Sentence Improvement

    -

    Alphanumeric Questions

    Vocabulary-based Questions

    -

    Miscellaneous Questions

    Bank Exam Mains Syllabus for PO and Clerk

    The candidates who qiualify the Prelims exam are then called to appear for the Mains exam which is the second stage of the bank exam process. The syllabus for Mains exam is similar to the Prelims, however, new sections are added to it such as Computer Knowledge,  

    Mains examination includes a high number of questions from each section in comparison to prelims with an elevated level of difficulty. Thus, knowing the topics prior is important to upgrade the score in the bank PO mains examination.

    Bank Exam Syllabus for Mains Exam

    English Language

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Computer Awareness

    General Awareness

    Reasoning Ability

    Reading Comprehension

    Data Interpretation

    Hardware and Software of Computer

    Current Affairs

    Puzzles and Seating Arrangement

    Double Fillers

    Number Series

    History of Computers

    Banking & Financial Awareness

    Inequality

    Sentence Rearrangement

    Simplification/Approximation

    Shortcut keys 

    Acronyms used in banking sector

    Syllogism

    Sentence Connectors

    Arithmetic Problems

    MS Office

     

    Input-Output

    Para jumbles

    Quadratic Equations

    Basics of Computer Parts

     

    Coding-Decoding

    Sentence Improvement

    Data Sufficiency

    Networking and communication

     

    Logical Reasoning

    Sentence/Paragraph Completion

    Quantity Based Questions

    Computer Virus

     

    Data Sufficiency

    Spotting Errors

    Miscellaneous Questions

       

    Miscellaneous Questions

    Bank Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria 

    Candidates who are willing to apply for bank exam should note that they need to fulfil the age limit and educational qualification to be able to apply for the exam. Work experience is required only for some posts such as for Specialist Officer (SO) post. The basic bank exam eligibility criteria is mentioned in the following table: 

    Bank Exam Eligibility for PO and Clerk

    Post Name

    Age Limit

    Educational Qualification

    Bank PO

    21 to 27 Years

    Graduation in any discipline

    Bank Clerk

    21 to 30 Years

    Graduation in any discipline

    Note: The eligibility criteria may vary as per the banking organisation. 

     

     

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