IBPS PO Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2023 – Prelims & Mains

IBPS PO 2023 notification has been released recently featuring a total of 3049 vacancies. Here in this article we will be discussing the detailed IBPS PO Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2023 for both prelims and mains. As far as the IBPS PO prelims exam pattern is concerned there are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language. Mentioned below is the detailed exam pattern and syllabus for IBPS PO 2023 examination.

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IBPS PO 2023 Prelims Exam Pattern

Subjects	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	1 Hour

NOTE:

• Prelims comprises of 3 sections including reasoning, english language and quantitative aptitude
• A total of 100 Multiple Choice Questions are there
• A negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer
• In order to qualify, candidates must meet the minimum cut-off marks set by IBPS in all the tests

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IBPS PO 2023 Mains Exam Pattern

S.No.	Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2	General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
3	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
4	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
Total	155	200	3 hours
5	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	02	25	30 minutes

NOTE:

• There will be 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and to be done in the duration of 3 hours
• A negative marking will be there of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer
• Each section have a designated time limit, similar to the IBPS PO Prelims Exam

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IBPS PO Descriptive Test

The descriptive test will be of 25 marks and in this test candidates are required to write an essay and a letter, carrying 25 marks. Basically a candidates writing skills are evaluated by this exam and it is necessary to pass this paper by getting a minimum cut-off mark.

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IBPS PO Prelims 2023 Syllabus

Syllabus is quint essential for the candidates to prepare for the examination, so here we are discussing the IBPS PO Prelims and mains syllabus.

Syllabus For Reasoning Ability

Mentioned below are the topics included in Reasoning Ability section:

• Seating Arrangements – Circle/Square/Triangle/Linear/ Uncertain number of persons
• Puzzles – Category/Comparison/Designation/Box/Box/Day/Month/Year/Floor & Flat
• Inequalities – Direct and indirect
• Syllogism – Only a few
• Input-Output – Shifting and arranging based
• Data Sufficiency – 2 statements
• Blood Relations – Normal Blood Relation
• Coding Decoding – Chinese coding
• Order and Ranking
• Alpha/numeric/symbol Series
• Distance and Direction
• Miscellaneous – Odd one out, Word pair, Number pair, Number operation

Syllabus For Quantitative Aptitude

• Simplification and Approximation
• Arithmetic
• Number Series
• Inequality
• Data Interpretation
• Data Sufficiency

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Syllabus For English Language

• Spotting Errors
• Sentence Improvement
• Para/Sentence Completion
• Sentence Rearrangement
• Cloze Test
• Sentence Correction
• Word Swap
• Word Rearrangement
• Sentence Based Errors

IBPS PO Mains 2023 Syllabus

Mentioned below are the sections that IBPS PO mains comprises of:

1. Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
2. General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
3. English Language
4. Data Analysis & Interpretation
5. English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)

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Syllabus for Data Analysis & Interpretation

• Inequality
• Number Series
• Arithmetic
• Data Interpretation (Table DI, Pie Chart DI, Line Chart DI, Bar Chart DI, Mixed Chart DI, Caselet)
• Data Sufficiency

Syllabus for General/Economy/Banking Awareness

• Central Government Schemes, Agreements/MoU
• Books & Authors
• National Current Affairs
• International Current Affairs
• Summits & Conferences
• Defence News
• State Current Affairs
• Sports News
• Science & Technology News
• Banking and Financial Awareness
• Business & Economy related News
• Important Days
• Static Awareness
• Recent RBI Circulars Based Questions
• Economic Survey 2022-23
• Ranks/Reports/Indexes
• Obituaries
• Important Appointments
• Important Awards & Honours
• Union Budget 2023-24
• Economic Survey 2022-23

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This brings us to the end of the article.  Its time that one shouls start preparing for the upcoming IBPS PO Prelims 2023 examination by attempting a free mock test.