IBPS PO Salary, Job Profile & Career Growth

Dear Readers,

IBPS has released the advertisement for recruitment of Probationary Officers and its Official notification will be available anytime soon on its official website. It is the best opportunity if you want to be a banker and you must start your preparation for IBPS PO 2017 Recruitment. Candidates clearing the IBPS PO 2017 exam, will be placed in any of the 20 participating banks. But before anything else, it’s crucial for you to know more about the career prospects, work culture, salaries, etc. of a Probationary Officer. Read this article to know about IBPS PO Work Profile, IBPS PO Salary, Pay Scale & Growth in detail.

IBPS PO Salary, Job Profile & Career Growth Details:

IBPS PO Work Profile

After selection for the post of Probationary, a candidate will serve 2 years (may vary from one bank to another) of Probation Period after which you will be Assistant Manager in the assigned Public Sector Bank. And after the completion of the Probation Period, the banks usually conduct an internal examination. Few rules and structures may vary from bank to bank and after the exam, if a candidate fails to pass, his/her probation period is extended and upon successfully passing the exam he/she is assigned the post of Assistant Manager.

Probationary Officers and Managers in banks are into customer dealing and maintenance and supervising regular branch activities.
The Job Role or Work responsibilities of a Probationary Officer of a public sector bank will include to look after public relations, monitor and regulate branch activities and tasks, address customer related issues and grievances, approving and monitoring daily branch and customer transactions and handling loan processing.
An assistant manager is expected to multitask and verify the work done by clerks whenever required. Also, to be always aware of the policies and decisions made by the management and to implement those in the functioning of his branch.

Growth Opportunity: Once you are selected through this recruitment process and you are working as Assistant Manager you’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow your career in any Public sector Bank. You may have a chance to get promoted to Manager after completion of the 2 years’ Probation Period and banks conduct exams on a regular interval for the promotion of employees. Apart from promotion through examination, at times banks may also promote an employee on the seniority basis.

The growth chart for a banker begins from this post of Assistant Manager then follows as :
☛ Deputy Manager
☛ Branch Manager
☛ Senior Branch Manager-
☛ Chief Manager
☛ Assistant General Manager
☛ DGM
☛ General Manager.

After starting your career as Officer in Public Sector Bank you can also appear for Associate Exams: JAIIB and CAIIB certification exam which is bright opportunity to get an edge over others.

IBPS PO Salary & Allowances

A Scale in any Public Sector Bank can get a basic salary of Rs. 23,000 to Rs. 27000. Various allowances are also added onto as the salary components after which the salary may range from Rs. 39,000 to Rs. 42,000. The salary can also vary according to the place of posting and from one bank to another.

Planning to start your Career in Banking Sector, Start you preparation Now!!

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