IBPS Clerical or IBPS PO Which is Better - Select Wisely

IBPS PO v/s IBPS Clerk - Which is Better

All Graduate Candidates who are looking for a Job, they can apply for Bank Exams like IBPS Clerk & IBPS PO.

Know which one is better -

Many Candidates get confused in choosing career wisely. Because they are not aware of the difference between IBPS PO or IBPS Clerk.

To choose the better one – Candidates should know about Jobs, Salary Structure, Career Prospectus etc.

IBPS PO V/s IBPS Clerk

Fast Facts List:

factors	IBPS PO	IBPS Clerk
Salary and Perks	Higher	Lower
Responsibilities	Higher	Lower
Promotions	Higher	Lower
Transfers	High chances	Less Chances

 

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IBPS PO Salary V/s IBPS Clerk Salary

 

For any candidate, salary is most important factor to decide your career options. Here you can the salary of both Fields.

IBPS PO –

IBPS PO Basic Pay – 23700

Bank PO Salary after revision will be anywhere between Rs.38,678 to Rs.41,899

Junior Management Grade – Scale I: Officer i.e. PO – Rs 38703/-

Middle Management Grade – Scale II: Manager – Rs 45950/-

Middle Management Grade – Scale III: Senior Manager – Rs. 51490/-

Senior Management Grade – Scale IV: Chief Manager – Rs. 59170/-

Senior Management Grade Scale V: Assistant General Manager – Rs. 66070/-

IBPS PO Salary Structure

IBPS Clerk –

Bank Clerk Salary after revision will be anywhere between Rs.19472.22/- to Rs.19589.87/-

The initial salary is Rs. 7200/- and almost all commercial banks are giving allowances in exactly 2 increments of Rs. 400/-. 

In this mean the total basic salary for newly joined clerk is of Rs. 8000/-.

Rs.19472.22/- to Rs.19589.87/-

After Revision, the In Hand Salary will increase from now salary Rs. 21,339 to Revised Salary Rs. 23,117/-.

IBPS Clerk Salary Structure

Check – IBPS Clerk Result.

 

IBPS PO Career Growth V/s IBPS Clerk Career Growth

 

PO Starts its journey from Junior Management Grade Services (JMGS) & then turning into a General Manager, a Director or even the Chairman of the Bank.

IBPS PO Career Growth -

Bank PO
↓

Assistant Manager
↓

Branch Manager
↓

Chief Manager
↓

AGM
↓

DGM
↓

CGM
↓

GM

IBPS Clerk Career Growth –

If you join as a clerk in public sector bank, after some years you'll become assistant manager too, time limit varies from bank to bank.

At clerical level I can say that pressure will be less and they work till the official office hours, but growth wise it will take lot of time to reach managerial level.

Clerk

↓

Officer
↓

Senior Officer
↓

Assistant Manager
↓

Manager
↓

Senior Manager
↓

Chief Manager
↓

AGM
↓

DGM
↓

GM
↓

ED
↓

CMD

Career with Slow Growth than IBPS PO.

IBPS PO Job Structure v/s IBPS Clerk Job Structure 

 

IBPS PO Job Structure –

Probationary Officer (PO) is a starting level post of any officer in a bank. So you will have kept under approx 1 to 2 years of probation period it also called a training period.

In which Candidates learn basic and essential duties of a PO in the bank.

After completing your training period, next higher level of Middle Management Grade Scale II. 

IBPS Clerk Job Structure –

After Selection of IBPS Clerk candidates will be held under a training period.

In which you have to learn Handling deposit and withdrawal cash, Payment clearance, a daily record of balance, receipts collection, ledger maintenance and data entry works, etc.

After a span of few years, you will become eligible for a promotional exam. If you clear this exam you can become a Trainee Officer(TO).

After that he comes at the same level of PO, and all the future promotion prospects will be same to him as that of a PO.

 

Start Preparation for Bank PO Exam – IBPS PO Preparation.

Now You can Select the one which suites you. :)

Suggested Reads:

Check The List of Required Documents for IBPS PO Interview – IBPS PO Interview Documents.

Best of Luck !!