IBPS PO Syllabus- The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has already released the exam calendar for this year in January on its official website ibps.in, and the IBPS PO 2020 Exam will tentatively take place in Oct 2020. So if your target is to get a bank po job, then you must already start your preparation to crack IBPS PO Prelims and Mains exams. Here we are given you detailed syllabus for both the preliminary and main examinations of probationary officer recruitment. The IBPS PO Syllabus includes the following subjects- Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English, and General Awareness.
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IBPS PO Exam is a three-tier process:
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
IBPS PO Syllabus 2020: Prelims Exam
The first phase of the IBPS PO exam consists of three major sections- Reasoning, English and quantitative aptitude. Students will be allotted a total of 60 minutes to attempt the whole paper which is will be divided into sectional timing of 20 minutes to each section.
Generally the exam pattern remains same. Here is the IBPS PO prelims exam pattern according to the year 2019 notification.
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IBPS PO Exam Pattern for Prelims Exam
| Sr. No. | Subjects | No. of questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 4 | Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
IBPS PO Syllabus for Prelims Exam
Here’s the complete list of topics asked under each section, comprising IBPS PO Syllabus for Prelims 2020:
| Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzle | Simplification & Approximation | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series/ Alphabets/ Numeric Series | Number Series | Cloze Test |
| Direction sense | Inequality (Quadratic & Quantity based) | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Ratio & Proportion, Partnership | Vocabulary Based |
| Inequalities | Percentage | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Mixtures & Alligations | Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting |
| Input-Output | Average & ages | Paragraph Completion |
| Syllogism | Profit & Loss | Spelling Errors |
| Blood Relation | Time and work & Pipe and cistern | Word Replacement |
| Order and Ranking | Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Column based Fillers and Sentence Connectors |
| coding-decoding | Time & Distance, Boat & stream | Word Usage |
| Permutation, Combination &Probability | Idioms and Phrases | |
| Mensuration (2D&3D) | Sentence Completion | |
| Data Interpretation ( Bar, line, pie, mixed, missing, arithmetic, caselet), | ||
| Data sufficiency |
IBPS PO Mains Syllabus 2020
The IBPS PO Mains exam consists of four different sections (Reasoning, English, Quant and general awareness) followed by a descriptive test. One has to clear the objective and descriptive to appear for the final round of selection i.e interview phase.
| Bank PO Previous Years’ Question Paper | IBPS Exam Calendar 2020-21 | IBPS PO Final Result 2020- at @ibps.in |
Check the detailed pattern and syllabus for the IBPS PO Main Exam 2020
| Sr.No. | Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | General Economy & Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 180 minutes | |
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
The complete IBPS PO Syllabus for Mains Exam is discussed below:
| Data Analysis | Reasoning | English Language | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | Computer Aptitude |
| Number System, HCF &LCM, Series |
Puzzle | Reading Comprehension | Banking and Financial Awareness | Internet |
| Inequality (Quantity based) |
Syllogism | Error Detection | Current Affairs (4-5 Months) | Memory |
| Ratio & Proportion, Partnership | Seating Arrangement | Vocabulary | Static Awareness | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Percentage | Input-Output | Phrase Replacement | Computer Abbreviation | |
| Mixtures & Alligations | Blood Relations | Word Association | Microsoft Office | |
| Average & ages | Sentence Improvement | Computer Hardware | ||
| Profit & Loss | Direction sense | Para Jumbles | Computer Software | |
| Time and work & Pipe and cistern | Data Sufficiency | Cloze Test | Operating System | |
| Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Coding-Decoding | Spelling Errors | Networking | |
| Time & Distance, Boat & stream | Inequalities | Fill in the blanks | Computer Fundamentals/Terminologies | |
| Permutation, Combination & Probability | Logical Reasoning | Column Based Fillers | Number System | |
| Mensuration (2D&3D) | Sentence Connectors | Basic of Logic Gates | ||
| Data Interpretation
( Bar, line, pie, mixed, missing, arithmetic, radar), |
Word Replacement | |||
| Caselet | Word Usage | |||
| Sentence Rearrangement | ||||
| Sentence Completion |
NOTE: The final merit list of IBPS PO Exam will be based on the marks obtained in Mains examination & interview.
| Bank PO Previous Years’ Question Paper | IBPS Exam Calendar 2020-21 | IBPS PO Final Result 2020- at @ibps.in |
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