Topic-wise Mains Syllabus-IBPS PO 2021

The IBPS PO exam is just around the corner. Lakhs of candidates are geared up to compete to clear one of the most sought-after Bank PO exams in India. If you’re a home-maker, job goer, or are in the final year of your exam and want to clear the exam, you will have to invest proper time and energy to complete the syllabus to make that happen. Hence, to accomplish that objective, it is essential to know the Exam pattern and detailed and updated syllabus of the exam.

Before taking a look at the latest topic-wise IBPS PO 2021 Syllabus and Exam Pattern for Mains exam, let’s take a look at the selection process:

IBPS PO Selection Process

The candidates who are preparing for the IBPS PO examination, are well aware of the exam pattern. The IBPS recruits the candidates based on the following process:

IBPS PO Exam is a three-tier process:

• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview

The candidates who will qualify for the prelims examination will proceed to the Mains examination, and after qualifying Mains exam will be called for the interview round. It is mandatory to pass each of the Tests to become IBPS PO Clerks.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2021

The main Examination has 2 parts – Objective and Descriptive.

Part 1 Objective Part will have 155 questions divided into 4 sections – Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (45 Questions), General/Banking/Economy Awareness (40 Questions), English Language (35 Questions), and Data Analysis and Interpretation (35 Questions). The Total marks for Objective Test will be 200 and the duration of the Objective Test will be 3 hours with specific timings for each section.

Part 2 will be a Descriptive Paper of 25 marks which will have 2 questions, in which the candidate will be required to write an Essay and a Letter. The time for a Descriptive paper is 30 minutes.

Negative Marking: There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. One-fourth or 0.25 of the marks will be deducted as a penalty on every wrong answer.

IBPS PO Interview Process

Candidates who will qualify for the Mains Exam will be called for the Interview Process. The Interview is of 100 marks. The minimum percentage of marks for qualifying this round is 40%. It becomes 35% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD categories.

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021 For Prelims Exam – Topics to Prepare

Given below is the topic-wise syllabus for IBPS PO 2021:

IBPS PO Syllabus for the English Language

Topic	Probable Question Types
Reading Comprehension	Economy, Social Science, Environment, Story, Essay, etc.
Phrase Replacement	Grammar Based, Vocabulary Based
Error Spotting	Grammar Based, Wrong Spelling, Incorrect Punctuation, etc.
Sentence Re-arrangement	Verbal Ability questions
Cloze Test	Identify the missing word
Fill in the Blanks	Single Filler, Double fillers, Grammar-based, Vocabulary based
Vocabulary	Synonyms, Antonyms, Phrase replacement, one-word substitution.

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021 – Reasoning Ability

Topic	Probable Question Types
Coded Inequalities/ Mathematical Inequalities	Problems based on Letters, Numbers, Height, etc.
Syllogisms	Direct Questions, Positive Info Questions, Negative Info Qs
Coding & Decoding	Letter Shifting type, Analogy type, Made-up Language, Word-Letters type.
Circular Seating Arrangement	Easier one is clock-wise or anti-clock-wise arrangement in/around a circle, square, rectangle, etc. Problems with higher difficulty have blood relations, profession, etc combined
Linear Seating Arrangement	Single Row, Double Row, North Facing, Opposite facing, etc.
Blood Relations	Family Tree Problems, Coded Blood Relations.
Direction Sense	Problems based on age, height, weight, rank, order in a row, etc.
Order & Ranking	Floor Based Puzzles, Grid-Based, age-based, profession-based, etc.
Arrangement & Pattern	Alphabets based: Set of 5 or set of 3, Number based: Set of 5 or Set of 3, Alphanumeric type, etc.
Double Lineup	2 variables, 3 variables, 4 variables type conditions
Scheduling	Day-wise, Week-wise, Month-wise, etc.
Analogy	Meaning-based, Letter based, Number based.
Classification	Letter based, Meaningful Words based, GK based, Number based.
Data Sufficiency	Based on other topics of the reasoning syllabus
Series	Alphabet Series, Number Series, and Alphanumeric Series.

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021 – Quantitative Aptitude

Topic	Probable Question Types
Average	Questions based on Weight, Height, Age, Marks, Expenditure, Temperature, etc.
Data Interpretation	Graphs- Bar & Line, Pie-Charts, Tabular data, Caselets.
Data Sufficiency	Questions on this topic are based on the other topics of the syllabus.
Interest	Simple Interest

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021 For Mains Exam- Topics to Cover

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus	General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness Syllabus	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Syllabus	English Language Syllabus
Simplification	Financial Awareness	Verbal Reasoning	Internet	Reading Comprehension
Average	Current Affairs	Syllogism	Memory	Vocabulary
Percentage	General Knowledge	Circular Seating Arrangement	Keyboard Shortcuts	Grammar
Ratio and Percentage	Static Awareness	Linear Seating Arrangement	Computer Abbreviation	Verbal Ability
Data Interpretation	Sports News	Double Lineup	Microsoft Office	Error Spotting
Mensuration and Geometry	Superlatives – India & World	Scheduling	Computer Hardware	Phase Replacement
Quadratic Equation	Science and Tech related to current events	Input-Output	Computer Software	Fill In The Blanks
Interest	Important Days	Blood Relations	Operating System
Problems of Ages	Govt. Schemes	Directions and Distances	Networking
Profit and Loss	Important Appointments	Ordering and Ranking	Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Number Series	Economic current affairs	Data Sufficiency	Flow Charts
Speed, Distance and Time	Important Bank	Coding and Decoding	Binary to Numbers conversion
Time and Work	Economic and Corporate Appointments	Code Inequalities	Numbers to Binary Conversion
Number System	Bank names, headquarters, and Chairpersons
Data Sufficiency	Annual Budget
Linear Equation	Economic Survey
Permutation and Combination	Important Awards & Honours
And Probability	Important Days
Mixture and Allegations

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IBPS PO Syllabus -FAQs

How many stages are there in the IBPS PO Exam?

There are three stages in IBPS PO Exam: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam, and an Interview.

Is there a negative marking for IBPS PO Exam?

Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question.

What is the syllabus of IBPS Bank PO?
The syllabus for IBPS PO 2021 Prelims includes 3 subjects – Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude & English Language & Main Exam includes 4 subjects- Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General Economy, and Banking Awareness.