Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous agency in India, which became an independent entity at the behest of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Public Sector Banks in 1984 and started in 1975 as Personnel Selection Services (PSS). With a mission to enhance human resource development through personal assessment, IBPS has been seen as an autonomous educational and research-oriented institute. Every year IBPS organises various competitive entrance exams for the aspirants of the banking sector. These exams include IBPS PO (Probationary Officer), IBPS SO (Specialist Officers), IBPS Clerk (Clerical Cadre) and IBPS RRB (Regional Rural Banks). Candidates clearing any of these examinations will become eligible for the defining post of that particular examination.