IBPS SO Prelims 2022-25 Days Study Plan

IBPS has scheduled the IBPS SO Prelims exam on 24th and 31st December 2022 and the Mains exam will be conducted on 29th January 2023. IF you are serious about clearing the Prelims exam in first attempt and be a Specialist Officers (Scale 1) in a Public Sector Bank, it should reflect in your preparation process. The exam is going to be tough, but a good preparation will make it easy for you to compete for it.

IBPS SP exam tests candidates’ skills in 3 stages: the prelims, the mains and the final interview round. Owing to cut-throat competition cracking this exam becomes hard without a smart preparation.

IN this blog, we’ll discuss how you can prepare the entire IBPS SO Prelims syllabus in just 14 days and clear the Prelims exam in first attempt.

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IBPS SO 2022 Calendar

IBPS SO Events	Important Dates
IBPS SO 2022 Application Start Date	1st November 2022
IBPS SO 2022 Application End Date	21st November 2022
Payment of Application Fees	1st November to 21st November 2022
IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card 2022 Download Date	December 2022 (Tentative)
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Date 2022	24th December and 31st December 2022
IBPS SO Prelims Result 2022	January 2023 (Tentative)
IBPS SO Mains Admit Card 2022 Download Date	January 2023 (Tentative)
IBPS SO Mains Exam Date 2022	29th January 2023
IBPS SO Mains Result 2022	February 2023 (Tentative)
IBPS SO Mains Admit Card 2022	February 2023 (Tentative)
IBPS SO interview 2022	February/March 2023 (Tentative)
IBPS SO Provisional Allotment 2022	April 2023 (Tentative)

IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2022

As per the IBPS SO exam pattern, there are three rounds that have to be cleared by the candidates. The complete details of each round i.e. preliminary, mains and interview can be checked in the section below. 

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern

• The examination is going to be held in the online mode.
• The preliminary exam is going to have questions from three subjects as admissible for their profile.
• As per the marking scheme, 1/4th of the total marks shall be deducted for the wrong answer marked by the candidate.

For Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari

Subject	Maximum Question	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
General Awareness	50	50	40 minutes
English Language	50	25	40 minutes
Total	150	125	120 minutes

IT Officer Scale I, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, Agriculture Field Officer

Subject	Maximum Question	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
English Language	50	25	40 minutes
Total	150	125	120 minutes

IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern

• The IBPS SO mains examination is going to be conducted in the online mode.
• The exam pattern is going to be as per that suggested by the authorities.
• A negative marking of 1/4th is applicable for the wrong answers marked by the candidate.

Rajbhasha Adhikari

Subject	Maximum Question	Maximum Marks	Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	30 minutes
Descriptive	2	30 minutes
Total	47	60	60 minutes

For Law Officer, IT Officer Scale I, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, Agriculture Field Officer

Subject	Maximum Question	Maximum Marks	Duration
Questions related to the professional knowledge of that profile	60	60	45 minutes
Total	60	60	45 minutes

IBPS SO Interview

Interview is the last round of the IBPS SO exam pattern and is going to be conducted for 100 marks. Candidates have to secure the minimum marks pre-decided for their category to qualify for this round. The final merit list for the IBPS Specialist Officer is going to be made by considering marks of the mains and interview round in 80:20.

IBPS SO Prelims 2022-25 Days Study Plan

Are you worried about your preparation for the IBPS SO Prelims exam? Let’s draw a full stop to your worries now. We have created these 25-day exclusive study plan for the IBPS SO Prelims exam preparation and revision:

Day	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning	English Language
Day 1	Speed Time and Distance Take 1 FREE IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test + Complete Analysis	Blood Relations	Cloze Tests
Day 2	Time and Work	Inequality	Sentence Improvement
Day 3	Simplification, Quadratic Equations	Order and Ranking Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 1 + Complete Analysis	Reading Comprehension
Day 4	Rate of Interest	Directions	Basic Grammar
Day 5	Mensuration Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 2 + Complete Analysis	Alphanumeric Series	Reading Comprehension
Day 6	Profit and Loss	Coding and Decoding Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 3 + Complete Analysis	Error Spotting
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Day 9	Mensuration Approximation Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 6 + Complete Analysis	Puzzles, Inequality	Reading Comprehension
Day 10	Sums based on Quantity	Miscellaneous	Grammar Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 7 + Complete Analysis
Day 11	Boats and Streams Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 8 + Complete Analysis	Mixed Puzzles	Fillers, Sentence Conclusions
Day 12	Ratio and Proportion, Percentages	Circular Arrangement	Sentence Rearrangement Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 9 + Complete Analysis
Day 13	Simplification	Logical Miscellaneous	Synonyms, Antonyms
Day 14	Profit and Loss, Miscellaneous Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 10 + Complete Analysis	Mixed Puzzles	Error Detection, Essay Writing, Precis Writing
Day 15	Missing Number Series	Data Sufficiency Series Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 11 + Complete Analysis	Rearranging Sentences, Narration
Day 16	Mixture, Permutation Combination Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 12 + Complete Analysis	Input Output	Usage of Words, Conjunctions
Day 17	Rate of Interest, Time, Speed & Work	Pattern	Idioms and Phrases Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 13 + Complete Analysis
Day 18	Linear Equations, Probability Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 14 + Complete Analysis	Practice Full length mock test to analyze your preparation	Word Replacement
Day 19	Data Interpretation, Miscellaneous	Syllogism Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 15 + Complete Analysis	Reading Comprehension, essay writing
Day 20	DI, Discounts, Permutation and Combination	Logical Reasoning Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 16 + Complete Analysis	Error Detection, Completing Paragraphs
Day 21	Problems on Ages, Rate of Interest, Discounts Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 17 + Complete Analysis	Seating Arrangement, Alphanumeric Series	Precis Writing
Day 22	Rate of Interest, Mixtures	Series, Pattern	Word Replacement, Sentence Improvement
Day 23	Pipes and Cisterns, Averages	Circular Arrangement Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 18 + Complete Analysis	Prepositions, Sentence Improvement
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Day 25	Profit and Loss, Mixture, Ratio and Proportion Take IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Mock Test 19 + Complete Analysis	Syllogism, Input Output	Parts of Speech, Articles

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How can this 25 Days Study Plan help you clear the IBPS SO Prelims 2022 Exam?

IBPS SO Exam invites tough competition from thousands of students from around the country. In 2019 alone, around 3,00,000 candidates competed for around 1,599 posts. It proves how tough a competition it can be. Therefore, it becomes necessary to craft the best study plan that suits your study schedule the best. This Mock Test challenges accompanies a Study Plan that helps you cover all the topics from the syllabus. You just have to consult the best books and online tutorials and keep testing your speed and accuracy by taking regular IBPS SO Mock Tests and improve. This will guarantee you success in the upcoming exam.

Best of luck with your preparation!