Introduction
Exam Syllabus, a preparation guide, is a crucial element that always helps the candidates to devise effective preparation strategies, by, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses in different topics. Below mentioned data gives an overview of the Exam Syllabus for the IBPS PO/MT 2020 Recruitment. IBPS PO Exam Syllabus is very useful to know the complete section wise syllabus for both prelims and mains.
Syllabus
IBPS PO/MT Preliminary exam is an online exam, which consists of 3 sections as described below and has a total of 100 marks.
✶ Reasoning Ability Syllabus (35 marks)
| SL | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
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| 1 | English language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning ability | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
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✦ Linear seating arrangement: (4-6 questions)
✦ Circular seating arrangement: (3-6 questions)
✦ Questions on syllogism: (5-7 questions)
✦ Questions on Coding & Decoding: (4-7 questions)
✦ Questions on puzzles: (4-6 questions)
✦ Inequalities, Statements & Arguments, Statements & Assumptions, ranking series, blood relations: (3-5 questions)
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✦ Simplification: (1-5 questions)
✦ Profit & Loss: (1-3 questions)
✦ Mixtures & Allegations: (0-1 questions)
✦ Simple Interest & Compound Interest: (1-2 questions)
✦ Surds & Indices: (2-3 questions)
✦ Work & Time: (1-2 questions)
✦ Time & Distance: (1-3 questions)
✦ Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere: (1-3 questions)
✦ Data Interpretation: (5-10 questions)
✦ Ratio & Proportion: (1-2 questions)
✦ Percentage: (1-2 questions)
✦ Number Systems: (0-1 questions)
✦ Sequence & Series: (1-5 questions)
✦ Permutation & Combination: (0-1 questions)
✦ Probability: (0-1 questions)
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✦ Reading comprehension: (8-10 questions)
✦ Error Spotting: (4-5 questions)
✦ Sentence Completion: (5-6 questions)
✦ Para Jumbles: (4-5 questions)
✦ Cloze test, Synonyms, Antonyms: (4-5 questions)
✦ Phrase Replacement: (5 - 10) questions)
Note:
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time Allotted for Each Test (Separately Timed) |
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| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English & Hindi | 35 minutes |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | English | 40 minutes |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 02 | 25 | English | 30 minutes |
| TOTAL | 157 | 225 | 3 hours 30 Minutes |
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The Pattern of IBPS PO 2018 Mains Exam has changed, and the below listed section-wise topics are the prominent topics. Reasoning and Computer sections are clubbed and there are changes in the name of subjects as well as the number of questions and weightage of each section. Do refer to the pattern asked in the previous years as topics remain the same but do not completely rely on them.
✶ Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
Reasoning Aptitude
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✦ Puzzles
✦ Seating Arrangements
✦ Direction Sense
✦ Blood Relation
✦ Syllogism
✦ Order and Ranking
✦ Coding-Decoding
✦ Machine Input-Output
✦ Inequalities
✦ Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
✦ Data Sufficiency
✦ Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
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✦ History and Generation of Computers
✦ Introduction to Computer Organisation
✦ Computer Memory
✦ Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
✦ Computer Software
✦ Computer Languages
✦ Operating System
✦ Computer Network
✦ Internet
✦ MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
✦ Basics of DBMS
✦ Number System and Conversions
✦ Computer and Network Security
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✦ Banking and Insurance Awareness
✦ Financial Awareness
✦ Govt. Schemes and Policies
✦ Current Affairs
✦ Static Awareness
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✦ Reading Comprehension
✦ Cloze Test
✦ Fillers
✦ Sentence Errors
✦ Vocabulary based questions
✦ Sentence Improvement
✦ Jumbled Paragraph
✦ Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement)
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✦ Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
✦ Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
✦ Number Series
✦ Approximation and Simplification
✦ Data Sufficiency
✦ Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)
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✶ IBPS introduced Descriptive Paper in its Mains Examination where candidates will be judged on their written skills. An essay and a letter will be given to candidates to write that will constitute of 25 marks and that has to be completed in a time span of 30 minutes.
✶ No separate paper will be conducted for Computer Applications. Reasoning is teamed up with Computer Aptitude section and this entire section will contain 45 questions of a total of 60 marks.
Note:
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
- Candidates who have been qualified IBPS PO/MT 2018 will be called for an Interview to be directed by the Participating Organizations and composed by the Nodal Bank in each one State/ UT with the assistance of IBPS. Meetings will be led at select focuses. The interview will be conducted at the selected Interview Centers.
- For IBPS Interview Minimum Qualify marks are above 40% out of 100 and 35% for (SC/ST/PH/OBC/PWD). The ratio of both exams (CWE & Interview) will be 80:20 separately. If participants will qualify in both exams then shortlisted for Provisional Allotment Process.
- An interview is the final phase of IBPS PO/MT selection process. Interviews generally last for about 20-30 minutes. Be calm and composed during the interview. The following are the commonly asked questions in the Interviews for IBPS PO/MT Selection process:
- Generic Questions: Name, Place of Residence, What is your hometown famous for, Hobbies, Where did you finish your schooling, Why did you choose this career option? etc..
- Academic Background: Academic Qualifications, Questions related to your graduation discipline/degree, Projects that you worked upon during your undergraduate/graduate studies, Questions about any internships/previous employment, etc..
- Banking Sector: Basic questions about banking, Your knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the position you have applied for, your views about the current changes/trends in the banking sector, etc..
- Current Affairs: Your views about the currently trending topics in the world/India. Your suggestions about how could things be different, Your knowledge/understanding of the impact of major changes(demonetization) on Indian economy, etc..
Note: The interviewers do not expect the candidates to know the answers to all the questions. The candidate is examined for: his/her ability to speak confidently, ability to present his/her views, clarity of thought, interaction with different people, ability to handle different questions, clarity of language etc. among several others.