Institute of banking personnel selection (IBPS) is the recruiting official for all the banking posts. Every year they recruit for various positions such as PO, clerk, and SO posts in their participating banks. About 27 public sector banks are included in the participation. Now, IBPS has called for Probationary officer or management trainee examination. The last date for applying for IBPS PO is on 28th August 2019. IBPS PO is a three tier exam: preliminary, mains and interview. The preliminary examination is scheduled tentatively on 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th October 2019. Below passage provides with more details regarding IBPS PO syllabus 2019 and exam pattern.
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Important Dates of IBPS PO CWE IX 2019
IBPS has already started the online registration for its 9th common written exam for probationary officer. Official notification released second august 2019 and online registration has been started on 7th august 2019. As approaching near to closing of the registration, aspirants who didn’t register yet don’t hesitate. It is the greatest opportunity for them to grab a dignified job with good remuneration. Below given the important dates set for IBPS PO CWE IX 2019.
| Activity | Date |
| IBPS PO Notification Release Date | 2nd August 2019 |
| On-line registration (Modification, Online Payment) Starts From | 7th August 2019 |
| On-line registration (Modification, Online Payment) Ends on | 28 August 2019 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training | September 2019 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | 23.09.2019 to 28.09.2019 |
| IBPS PO Preliminary Admit Card Release Date | 1st Week of October 2019 |
| IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Date | 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th October 2019 |
| IBPS PO Preliminary Result Date | October / November 2019 |
| IBPS PO Mains Exam Date | 30th November 2019 |
| IBPS PO Mains Result Date | December 2019 |
| Conduct of interview | January / February 2020 |
| IBPS PO 2019 Provisional Allotment | April 2020 |
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IBPS PO Syllabus 2019
IBPS follows a three tier system in which preliminary exam is the first stage and a mains exam on the second stage and last an interview. Candidates have to qualify in the preliminary exam to write the mains exam. One who qualifies in the main exam will be called for an interview by the bank. In preliminary exam there are will be 100 questions and has three sections: quantitative, reasoning and English. Candidates should score section wise cutoff and a total cutoff. IBPS PO 2019 has introduced new section of descriptive paper in mains exam for testing the writing skills of the candidate. IBPS PO exam has a well-structured syllabus which includes quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning and mental ability and English language.
Syllabus (Prelims)
Quantitative Aptitude (Prelims)
Quantitative aptitude section has a total of 35 questions in preliminary exam. It is for testing the arithmetic capability of the candidates. The section includes questions from the topics given below.
Quantitative Aptitude Topics
- Profit and Loss
- Number Series
- Time and Work
- Mixtures and Allegations
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Time and Distance
- Mensuration
- Data Interpretation
- Ratio & Proportion
- Number Systems
- Sequence and Series
- Permutation & Combination
- Probability
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Reasoning (Prelims)
From reasoning sections also 35 questions will be asked. It is for testing the mental ability of the candidates. The section includes questions from the topics given below.
Reasoning Topics
- Logical Reasoning
- Ranking
- Alphanumeric Series
- Data Sufficiency
- Inequalities
- Seating Arrangement
- Tabulation
- Syllogism
- Puzzle
- Blood Relations
- Input-Output Machine
- Coding-Decoding
- Alphabet Test
English Language (Prelims)
From English language portion, a total of 30 questions will be asked. It is for testing the general English knowledge and vocabulary of the candidates. It has the following topics.
English Language Topics
- Reading Comprehension
- Jumbled Paragraph
- Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
- Fill in the blanks
- Miscellaneous
- Paragraph Completion
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Syllabus (Mains)
Mains exam includes quantitative aptitude, reasoning and computer aptitude, English language and general awareness related with banking and economics. Here syllabus of quantitative, reasoning and English language is same that of prelims.
Computer Aptitude (mains)
- Internet
- Memory
- Computer Abbreviation
- Computer Hardware
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Software
- Operating System Networking
- Computer Fundamentals and Terminologies
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