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IBPS PO Syllabus 2024 and Exam Pattern, Prelims and Mains Syllabus

IBPS PO Syllabus 2024

As per the IBPS Calender 2024, the IBPS PO Prelims exam is scheduled for 19 and 20 October 2024. Candidates preparing for the IBPS PO 2024, must start their preparation as soon as possible. They should not wait for the notification to be released. Aspirants need to be well-acquainted with the syllabus, especially on a section-wise basis to enhance the preparation. The following column provides the detailed IBPS PO Syllabus 2024.

IBPS PO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024

The IBPS PO exam attracts a significant number of banking aspirants each year. To excel in this competitive examination, candidates must meticulously review the IBPS PO Syllabus 2024 and Exam Pattern to formulate an effective preparation strategy. Candidates who are well-versed with the syllabus and exam pattern have demonstrated better preparation compared to their counterparts. Aligning one’s preparation with the IBPS PO Syllabus provides a clear roadmap for success.

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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024

The first phase of the IBPS PO 2024 exam is prelims which serve as a screening round.

  • The Prelims stage of the IBPS PO consists of three sections and has a total duration of 1 hour.
  • A total of 100 Multiple Choice Questions in the Prelims exam for a maximum of 100 marks.
  • There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.
  • Candidates must meet the minimum cut-off marks set by IBPS in all the tests to qualify.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
Subjects Number of Questions Marks Duration
English Language 30 30 20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 35 35 20 minutes
Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 1 Hour

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2024 for Mains

Candidates who qualify for the prelims round will become eligible to sit for the mains exam, which is the second phase of the IBPS PO 2024 selection process.

  • The IBPS PO Mains Exam consists of four sections, and an additional section for the English Language, which will be conducted separately on the same exam date.
  • In the Mains exam, the question paper will consist of both objective and subjective types valuing 200 marks and 25 marks respectively.
  • There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.
  • Each section will have a designated time limit, similar to the IBPS PO Prelims Exam.
  • Candidates must pass each test/section individually to succeed in the IBPS PO Mains Exam.

Introduction of Descriptive Test: 25 Marks

In the IBPS PO Mains Exam, IBPS has introduced a descriptive test worth 25 marks. This test requires candidates to write an essay and a letter, carrying 25 marks. The English Language Paper is designed to evaluate candidates’ writing skills, and it is necessary to pass this paper by getting a minimum cut-off mark.

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2024 for Mains
S.No. Section No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time allotted for each test 
1 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes
2 General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness 40 40 35 minutes
3 English Language 35 40 40 minutes
4 Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes
Total 155 200 3 hours
5 English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) 02 25 30 minutes

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus

The syllabus is an essential tool for candidates to prepare. Along with the IBPS PO Syllabus candidates should practice questions through the IBPS PO Previous Year Question Papers which will provide an insight into the exam pattern. Questions in the IBPS PO Prelims exam will be asked from three sections, those are:

  1. English Language
  2. Quantitative Aptitude
  3. Reasoning Ability

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus For Reasoning Ability

Here are the topics included in the IBPS PO syllabus Related to Reasoning Ability:

  • Seating Arrangements – Circle/Square/Triangle/Linear/ Uncertain number of persons
  • Puzzles – Category/Comparison/Designation/Box/Box/Day/Month/Year/Floor & Flat
  • Inequalities – Direct and indirect
  • Syllogism – Only a few
  • Input-Output – Shifting and arranging based
  • Data Sufficiency – 2 statements
  • Blood Relations – Normal Blood Relation
  • Coding Decoding – Chinese coding
  • Order and Ranking
  • Alpha/numeric/symbol Series
  • Distance and Direction
  • Miscellaneous – Odd one out, Word pair, Number pair, Number operation

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus For Quantitative Aptitude

Here are the topics included in the IBPS PO syllabus related to Quantitative Aptitude:

  • Simplification and Approximation: BODMAS, Square & Cube, Square & cube root, Indices, fraction, percentage, etc.
  • Number Series: Missing Number series, Wrong number series, etc.
  • Inequality: Linear equation, Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison (I and II), etc.
  • Arithmetic: Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Number System, HCF and LCM, Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture and Alligation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time and Work & wage, Pipe and Cistern, Profit and Loss & Discount, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation, and combination, etc.
  • Data Interpretation (DI): Table DI, Missing Table DI, Pie chart DI (single and multiple pie chart), Line chart DI (Single and multiple line), Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet (Simple table-based caselet, Venn diagram based caselet, Arithmetic based caselet) etc.
  • Data Sufficiency (DS): Two Statement Data Sufficiency

IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus For English Language

Here are the topics included in the IBPS PO syllabus related to the English Language:

  • Cloze Test
  • Sentence Correction
  • Para Jumbles
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Spotting Errors
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Para/Sentence Completion
  • Sentence Rearrangement
  • Column-Based, Spelling Errors
  • Word Swap
  • Word Rearrangement
  • Sentence Based Errors

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus 2024

Candidates who will be able to achieve the cutoff marks of the IBPS PO prelims exam will qualify for the Mains exam. The syllabus of the IBPS PO Mains exam is categorized into five sections.

  1. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
  2. General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
  3. English Language
  4. Data Analysis & Interpretation
  5. English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)

The details of the sub-topics of all categories included in the IBPS PO syllabus are provided below:

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus For Reasoning

  • Seating Arrangements – Circle/Square/Triangle/Linear/ Uncertain number of persons/Inscribed
  • Puzzles – Category/Comparison/Designation/Box/Box/Day/Month/Year/ Coded/Blood relation based/Mixed/Floor & Flat
  • Inequalities – Coded
  • Syllogism – Reverse/Coded
  • Input-Output – Shifting/Arrange/Coded
  • Data Sufficiency – 2 statements/3 statements
  • Blood Relations – Coded Blood Relation
  • Coding Decoding – Coded coding/Binary coding/Clock base coding
  • Order and Ranking
  • Resultant Series/ Coded Series/ Stepwise series
  • Coded Distance and Direction
  • Logical Reasoning– Course of Action/ Statement and Assumption/ Statement and Conclusion/Statement and Inference/ Strength of Argument/ Cause and effect

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus For English Language

  • Cloze Test
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Spotting Errors
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Sentence Correction
  • Para Jumbles
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Para/Sentence Completion
  • Paragraph Completion
  • Coherent Paragraph
  • Inferences
  • Starters
  • Connectors

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus For Data Analysis & Interpretation

  • Number Series: Missing Number series, Wrong number series, wrong number series, Statement and variable based number series etc.
  • Inequality: Quadratic equationTwo or Three Quantity comparison, Statement based Quadratic equation etc.
  • Arithmetic: (Simple arithmetic questions, Variable based arithmetic questions, Filler based arithmetic questions, Multiple statement based arithmetic questions and Multiple options-based arithmetic): Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Number System, HCF and LCM, Algebra-based arithmetic questions, Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture and Alligation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time and Work & Wages, Pipe and Cistern, Profit and Loss & Discount, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability and Permutation and combination, etc.
  • Data Interpretation (DI): The following type of data interpretation can be asked in the exam.
  • (i) Table Data Interpretation: Simple table DI, Missing Table DI, Variable based table DI with including notes below, etc.
  • (ii) Pie chart Data Interpretation: Percentage and Degree distribution-based pie chart DI, Missing pie chart DI including notes below and Variable based pie chart DI including notes below, etc.
  • (iii) Line chart Data Interpretation: Single and Multiple line chart DI, Line chart DI with variable and including notes below, etc.
  • (iv) Bar chart Data Interpretation: Single and Multiple bar chart DI, Bar chart DI with variable and including notes below, etc.
  • (v) Mixed chart Data Interpretation: Including multiple charts and information (Pie + (Table, Line + Table, Bar + Table, Pie + Caselet) including notes below, etc.
  • (vi) Caselet: Table-based caselet, Venn diagram-based caselet, Arithmetic and Filler-based caselet including notes below, etc.
  • (vii) Radar Data Interpretation: trigonal, Pentagonal, Hexagonal etc.
  • (viii) Arithmetic topic-wise Data Interpretation: DI asked on Arithmetic topics i.e., Time and work, Profit and Loss, probability, Simple and compound interest etc. on various charts.
  • (ix) New pattern Data Interpretation: Scatter, Stock, Funnel, Sunburst etc.
  • Data Sufficiency: Two Statement and Three statements of data Sufficiency.

IBPS PO Mains Syllabus For General/Economy/Banking Awareness

  • National Current Affairs
  • International Current Affairs
  • State Current Affairs
  • Sports News
  • Central Government Schemes, Agreements/MoU
  • Books & Authors
  • Summits & Conferences
  • Defense News
  • Science & Technology News
  • Banking and Financial Awareness
  • Static Awareness
  • Recent RBI Circulars-Based Questions
  • Business & Economy Related News
  • Important Days
  • Obituaries
  • Important Appointments
  • Important Awards & Honours
  • Union Budget
  • Economic Survey
  • Ranks/Reports/Indexes

IBPS PO Interview

The IBPS PO Interview does not have a specific topic to cover. However, it is recommended to concentrate on general knowledge, current affairs, and key finance-related subjects while preparing for the Probationary Officer Interview.

The interview carries a weightage of 100 marks, and a minimum score of 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD) is required to qualify for this phase. The final result is determined by the marks obtained in both the Interview and Main exam, with a weightage ratio of 20:80 respectively.

IBPS PO 2024 Selection Process

The IBPS PO Exam is conducted in three different stages as mentioned below:

  1. IBPS PO Prelims Exam
  2. IBPS PO Mains Exam
  3. IBPS PO Interview

To be eligible for the interview stage, each candidate must achieve a minimum score in both the Prelims and Mains exams. The candidates who pass the main examination will be called for the interview round if they clear the IBPS PO Cut-Off for mains. It is to be noted that for the final selection, the marks in Interview and Mains are considered. 

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FAQs

Where can I get details on IBPS PO Syllabus 2024?

The post above has all the information on IBPS PO Syllabus 2024.

How many subjects are there in IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus?

The IBPS PO Prelims exam consists of three different sections Reasoning Ability, English language, and Quantitative Aptitude

What is the marks weightage for English language in IBPS PO Prelims ?

The English language will be covering 30 marks out of 100 in the IBPS PO Prelims 2024.

Will there be an essay writing question in Mains exam of IBPS PO Exam Pattern?

Yes, there will be 2 questions for essay writing in Mains exam of IBPS PO.

What is the exam pattern for Prelims exam?

The Prelims exam is conducted as MCQ paper with three sections- Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English language.

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