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Candidates who wish to appear for the probationary officer exam must know the syllabus before preparing for the exam. Those participating in IBPS PO 2021 recruitment must clear all the three stages of the exam i.e. prelims, mains, and interview process to get on the final merit list. One must keep a track of IBPS PO 2021 reasoning, English language and other topics.
Keep reading to know more about IBPS PO Prelims topic wise weightage!
IBPS PO Exam is conducted in 3 major stages:
- IBPS PO Prelims Exam
- IBPS PO Mains Exam
- Personal Interview
IBPS PO Exam Syllabus
| IBPS PO Exam | Question Paper | Questions | Marks |
| Prelims Exam | Objective | 100 | 100 |
| Mains Exam | Objective/ Descriptive | 157 | 225 |
| Interview | Personal Interview Round | – | 100 |
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern
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| Section | Total no. of Questions | Total marks | Time Duration |
| English language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Logical reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Quantitative aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
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Following is a list for each subject’s syllabus that a candidate must go through. Knowing the correct syllabus is crucial to prepare well.
| English Language | Logical Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude |
| Reading Comprehension Para Jumbles Fill in the blanks Paragraph Completion Cloze Test Multiple Meaning/Error Miscellaneous Synonyms and Antonyms Tense Active & passive Substitution Adjectives Idioms & Phrases Preposition Articles |
Alphanumeric Series Ranking Direction Coded Inequality Puzzle Syllogism Data sufficiency Seating Arrangement Blood Relation Input Output Coding Decoding Tabulation Alphabet Test |
Number System Time and Work Percentage Simple Interest Simplification/ Approximation Profit and Loss Average Data Interpretation Decimal Fractions Age Problems HCF and LCM Time and Distance Ratio and Proportion Compound Interest Partnership |
Weightage of marks for each topic
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Reasoning Ability
- Puzzle and seating arrangement – 15 to 20 questions (Focus on all types of seating & puzle questions. If you have speed, you can quickly finish all the puzzles and get the 20 marks).
- Direction sense – 2 to 3 questions.
- Coding-Decoding – 3 to 5 questions.
- Syllogism – 3 to 5 questions.
- Inequality – 3 to 5 questions.
- Blood Relation – 2 to 3 questions.
- Miscellaneous – around 5 questions. (It includes alphanumeric series, data sufficiency, etc.).
Quantitative Aptitude
- Simplification – around 10 questions
- Data Interpretation – 10 to 15 questions
- Number series – 3 to 5 questions.
- Quadratic equation – 3 to 5 questions.
- Word Problems – around 10 questions.
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English Language
- Reading Comprehension – 6 to 8 questions
- Cloze test – 5 question
- Error Detection – 4 to 5 questions
- Jumbled sentences – 5 questions
- Phrase replacement – 3 to 5 questions
- Miscellaneous – 3 to 5 questions
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Chapter Wise Weightage of Each Section over the Years
| Section | Analysis -2015 | Analysis -2016 | Analysis -2017 | Analysis -2018 | Analysis -2019 | |||||
| Quantitative Aptitude | Prelims | Main | Prelims | Main | Prelims | Main | Prelims | Main | Prelims | Main |
| D.I | 10 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 34 |
| Series | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Simplification | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| Average | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Profit and Loss | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| S.I and C.I | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Discount | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ratio Proportion | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Time and Work | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Age | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| LCM, HCF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Speed, Time & Distance | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Percentage | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Boat and Stream | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mensuration | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 5 | – |
| Probability and Permutation & Combination | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Data Sufficiency | – | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | – |
| Case-iet | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Data Analysis | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| English Language | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Error Detection | 5 | 5 | 10 | – | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Sentence improvement | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| Filers | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | – | 5 |
| Sentence Arrangement | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| idioms Phrase | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cloze Test | 5 | 5 | 7 | – | – | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Word replacement | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | 5 | 5 |
| Synonym & Antonym | – | – | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Reasoning Ability | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puzzle and Sitting Arrangement | 15 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| inequalities | 5 | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 5 | 3 |
| Direction | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Blood Relation | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Syllogism | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 2 |
| Order and Ranking | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Input and Output | – | 5 | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | – | – | 5 | 04-05 | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Critical Reasoning | – | 10 | – | 10 | – | 10 | – | 10 | – | 5 |
| Data Sufficiency | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Alphanumeric Series | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Computer Awareness | – | 20 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| General Awareness | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Current Updates | – | 20-25 | – | 20-25 | – | 20-25 | – | 25-28 | – | 22-25 |
| Financial and Banking | – | 15-20 | – | 15-20 | – | 15-20 | – | 12-15 | – | 13-15 |
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