IBPS PO New Personality Test Stage 2026: What Changed and How to Prepare
The IBPS PO Notification 2026 sees the biggest changes to the Probationary Officer selection process in years, with record vacancies, revised syllabus for the Mains examination, and the inclusion of a Personality Test. Candidates appearing for the IBPS PO 2026 examination are advised to understand the implications for their preparation strategy and get familiarized with the new examination pattern. What's New in IBPS PO 2026 Before we discuss the details of the Personality Test, let's quickly recap what's new in IBPS PO 2026 : Vacancies increased to 6715 in total across 11 participating PSBs including Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, PNB, Union Bank of India etc. Mains Objective Paper saw a jump in questions from 145 to 170 (now carrying 200 marks). Break up of topics remains Reasoning (40), General/Banking/Digital Awareness (50), English (40), Data Analysis (40) Descriptive Paper now comprises Essay and Comprehension (earlier it was Letter Writing) 2 day...