IBPS PO preliminary exam is scheduled to be held in October 2024. Given its competitive nature, candidates preparing for the IBPS PO 2024 exam must be familiar with the syllabus and exam pattern to improve their chances of success.
The IBPS PO recruitment process is conducted in three stages: Preliminary, Mains and Interview. Candidates have to qualify each stage to get selected.
ibps po selection process
To get selected as Probationary Officer (PO) in IBPS, candidates have to clear all the three stages of the examination. The final selection is based on the marks obtained in the main examination and interview. The weightage of main examination and interview is 80:20 respectively.
Exam Stage:
- preliminary examination
- main exam
- Interview
Exam Format:
- Initial: Objective type examination of 100 marks
- main: Objective and descriptive type examination for 225 marks
- Interview: Personal interview round for 100 marks
Language of Examination: English or Hindi (English language paper will have to be solved in English)
ibps po exam pattern 2024
ibps po exam pattern 2024 involves a three-stage selection process, comprising a preliminary examination, a main examination with both objective and descriptive sections and a final interview, each designed to assess different skills important for the role of a probationary officer. Has been done
1.Prelims Exam Pattern
- Total Questions: 100
- total marks: 100
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
Section-wise Details:
| section | number of questions | total marks | time period |
|---|---|---|---|
| english language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| ability to reason | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
2. Main Exam Pattern
- Total Questions: 155 (Objective) + 2 (Descriptive)
- total marks: 225 (Objective) + 25 (Descriptive)
- Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
Section-wise Details:
| section | number of questions | maximum marks | time allotted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| english language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| overall objective) | 155 | 200 | 3 hours |
| English Language (Letter Writing and Essay) | 2 | 25 | 30 minute |
| grand total | 157 | 225 | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Descriptive Test:
- Component: essay and letter writing
- total marks: 25
- Duration: 30 minute
- Minimum Cut-Off: Must meet minimum cut-off to pass
3. Interview
- total marks: 100
- Minimum Cut-Off: Minimum 40% marks required
- Weightage: 20% of final score
ibps po syllabus 2024
Preparatory Course:
Quantitative Aptitude
- simplification
- profit and loss
- mix and charge
- simple and compound interest
- work and time
- time and distance
- Mensuration (cylinder, cone, sphere)
- data interpretation
- ratio and proportion
- TO PERCENTAGE
- number system
- sequence and series
- permutation and combination
- Possibility
ability to reason
- logical reasoning
- alphanumeric series
- Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
- data adequacy
- seating arrangement
- puzzle
- syllogism
- blood relations
- coding-decoding
- input Output
english language
- reading comprehension
- cloze test
- for troubles
- use of words, exchange of words
- fill in the blanks
- error detection, error detection
- paragraph closing
- one word replacement
Main courses:
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
- seating arrangements
- puzzles
- inequality
- syllogism
- input Output
- data adequacy
- blood relations
- coding-decoding
- Order and Ranking
- Resultant Series/Coded Series/Stepped Series
- coded distance and direction
- logical reasoning
computer skills
- Internet
- Memory
- keyboard shortcuts
- Full forms/abbreviations of computer
- MS Office
- Computer Hardware and Software
- operating system
- networking
- Computer Fundamentals/Terminology
General/Economy/Banking Awareness
- National and International Current Affairs
- state current affairs
- sports news
- Central government schemes
- Books and Authors
- summits and conferences
- defense news
- Science and Technology News
- Banking and Financial Awareness
- static awareness
- Recent RBI Circular
- business and economy news
- Important Days, Appointments, Awards and Honors
- union budget 2024
- economic survey 2024
- rank/report/index
english language
- cloze test
- reading comprehension
- detecting errors
- sentence correction
- sentence correction
- for troubles
- fill in the blanks
- paragraph/sentence closing
- paragraph closing
- relevant paragraph
- Estimate
- Starters
- connectors
Data Analysis and Interpretation
- number series
- simplification
- data interpretation
- approximation
- quadratic equations
- data adequacy
- measurement
- TO PERCENTAGE
- Caselet
- Missing and Wrong Series
- average
- profit and loss
- ratio and proportion
- work, time and energy
- speed, time and distance
- Possibility
- linear equation
- mix and blend
- relationship
- simple and compound interest
- permutations and combinations
Tips to Prepare for IBPS PO Descriptive Exam
- Familiarize yourself: Understand the format by reviewing the syllabus and past questions.
- Practice writing: Improve your essay and letter-writing skills.
- Enhance Language Skills: Pay attention to vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure.
- Practice regularly: Write on a variety of topics to foster creativity and flexibility.
