IBPS PO (Prelims and Mains) Syllabus

Recruiting Body & Banks: Probationary Officer in Public Sector Banks (PSBs).

Job Role: Handles retail & corporate banking, loans, investment services, customer relations in both urban & rural areas.

Exam Stages: Prelims → Mains → Interview

Prelims Exam Subjects: English + Reasoning + Quantitative Aptitude.

Mains Exam Subjects: Reasoning + Computer Aptitude (combined), Quant, English, General Awareness.

Language: Only English (no Hindi option)

1. Prelim and Mains syllabus for IBPS PO exam

Subject

State of Examination

Topics

English Language

Prelims & Mains

Reading Comprehension

Cloze Test

Para jumbles/ Sentence Rearrangement

Tenses Rules

Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting

Fill in the blanks

Paragraph Completion

Vocabulary

Verbal Ability

Idioms & Phrases

Quantitative Aptitude

Prelims & Mains

Simplification and Approximation

Profit and Loss

Mixtures and Alligations

Simple and Compound Interest

Work and Time

Time and Distance

Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere

Data Interpretation

Ratio and Proportion, Percentage

Number Systems

Sequence and Series

Permutation, Combination and Probability

Quadratic Equation

Data Sufficiency

Linear Equation

Surds and Indices

Reasoning Ability

Prelims & Mains

Logical Reasoning

Alphanumeric Series

Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test

Data Sufficiency

Coded Inequalities

Seating Arrangement

Puzzle

Tabulation

Syllogism

Blood Relations

Input-Output

Coding-Decoding

Computer Knowledge

Mains

Internet

Memory

Keyboard Shortcuts

Computer Abbreviation

Microsoft Office

Computer Hardware

Computer Software

Operating System

Networking

Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies

General Awareness

Mains

Financial Awareness

Current Affairs

Banking Awareness

General Knowledge

India’s Financial and Banking System

Budget and Monetary Plans of the Government

Key National Institutions

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