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IBPS PO

IBPS Probationary Officer

IBPS PO is for Probationary Officer posts in public sector banks. Prelims (100 Q, 60 min) is qualifying. Mains (145 Q, 160 min - reduced from 155 Q/180 min in 2025) plus a 30-min Descriptive Test determine merit. Sectional cutoffs apply at both stages.

📋 Exam Pattern

Prelims: 100 Q, 100 marks, 60 min, sectional time limits (20 min/section), −0.25 negative marking. Mains: 145 Q (reduced from 155 in 2025), 200 marks, 160 min (reduced from 180). Descriptive: Essay + Letter, 25 marks, 30 min.

Section-wise Syllabus

#SectionQuestionsTime
1English Language (Prelims)3020 min
2Quantitative Aptitude (Prelims)3520 min
3Reasoning Ability (Prelims)3520 min
4Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Mains)4050 min
5Data Analysis & Interpretation (Mains)3545 min
6General/Economy/Banking Awareness (Mains)3525 min
7English Language (Mains)3540 min
01

English Language (Prelims)

30 Q·20 min
Reading Comprehension →Cloze Test →Para Jumbles →Error SpottingFill in the Blanks →Sentence ImprovementParagraph Completion
02

Quantitative Aptitude (Prelims)

35 Q·20 min
Number Series →Simplification →Quadratic EquationsData Interpretation →Percentage →Ratio and Proportion →Time and Work →Time and Distance →Profit and Loss →Averages →Mixture and Alligation →Simple and Compound Interest →
03

Reasoning Ability (Prelims)

35 Q·20 min
Seating Arrangement →Puzzles →Syllogism →Blood Relations →Direction Sense →Coding-Decoding →InequalitiesMachine Input-Output →Data Sufficiency →Alphanumeric Series
04

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Mains)

40 Q·50 min
High-Level PuzzlesSeating Arrangement →Syllogism →Coding →Machine Input-Output →Data Sufficiency →Computer FundamentalsMS OfficeInternet and Networking Basics
05

Data Analysis & Interpretation (Mains)

35 Q·45 min
Data Interpretation →Caselet DI →Missing DI →Data Sufficiency →Probability →Permutation and Combination →Quantity Comparison
06

General/Economy/Banking Awareness (Mains)

35 Q·25 min
Banking AwarenessCurrent AffairsFinancial AwarenessEconomyGovernment SchemesRBI PoliciesDigital Banking
07

English Language (Mains)

35 Q·40 min
Reading Comprehension →Para Jumbles →Error Detection →Vocabulary →Cloze Test →Grammar →Sentence Improvement

Practice for IBPS PO

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