IBPS PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2021

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021: The IBPS PO exam is one of the most awaited exams of the entire year for all banking aspirants. The job might not be as lucrative as SBI PO but many won’t mind becoming a full-time IBPS probationary officer.

IBPS PO Notification: Highlights
Organization Name	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post Name	Probationary Officer (PO)
Exam Level	National Level
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Vacancies	To Be Notified Soon
Salary	INR 37,360 – INR 38,700
Category	Bank Jobs
Selection Process	Prelims, Mains & Interview
Education Qualification	Graduate from a recognized University
Age Limit	20 years – 30 years
Official Website	@ibps.in

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

S.No.	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

S.No.	Section Name	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
3	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
4	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
	Total	155	200	3 Hours
5	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	2	25	30 minutes

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021

Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude	General Awareness
Seating Arrangement Syllogism Input-Output Coding-Decoding Alphanumeric Series Ranking/Direction/Alphabet test Data sufficiency Puzzles Logical Reasoning	Simplification Number Series Ratio & Proportion Percentage & Averages Profit & Loss Mixtures & Allegations Simple Interest & Compound Interest Work & Time Time & Distance Sequence & Series Quadratic Equation Permutation & Combination	Banking GK Economics GK Funds allotted State news Appointments (Special designations of banks and Government of India) Schemes Books and Authors – You can easily cover them because hardly 4-5 books are released every month. Don’t miss out on this topic. Awards Committees – Bank related Rankings and reports

Mains Cut Off 2020-21: Category-wise

Check the category-wise and section-wise cut-off marks released by IBPS for Mains Exam.

Category	Cut Off Marks (Out of 225)
General	83.50
OBC	78.63
SC	66.38
ST	52.25
EWS	75.75
HI	38.25
OC	61.25
VI	84.88
ID	53.00

Mains Cut Off 2020-21: Section-wise

SNo	Subject	Maximum Marks	Cut Off (SC/ST/ OBC/PWD)	Cut Off (General/EWS)
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	03.75	06.00
2	English Language	40	06.25	09.75
3	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	08.50	11.75
4	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	05.75	08.75
5	English Language(Descriptive)	25	08.75	10.00