Topic-wise Prelims Syllabus-IBPS PO 2021
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The IBPS PO Prelims 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.

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Let’s take a look at the latest IBPS PO Syllabus and Exam Pattern for Prelims exam for 2021!

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IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021

The IBPS PO Prelims exam tests a candidate with 100 questions of Objective type (MCQ). In the second stage, you will have to face Objective questions (MCQ) of 200 + 25 marls of Objective (MCQ) nature, except for the English Descriptive Paper. The last stage, the interview, will test you with Verbal questions of 100 Marks.

The prelims exam of IBPS PO consists of a total of 100 questions with a time duration of 60 minutes.

  • Question type remains Multiple Choice questions.
  • There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks in the exam for each wrong answer.
  • This round of IBPS PO exam is only qualifying in nature.
S. No.Name of TestNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1English Language303020 minutes
2Quantitative Aptitude353520 minutes
3Reasoning Ability353520 minutes
Total10010060 minutes

Note: As per the official IBPS website, Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination

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IBPS PO Syllabus 2021

IBPS PO exam has three stages Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam, and an interview. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam become eligible to appear in the mains exam. The Preliminary Exam of IBPS PO entertains three major sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021 For Prelims Exam-Topics to Prepare

Here is a complete list of all the IBPS PO Syllabus topics for each section separately:

1. IBPS PO Syllabus for the English Language

Topic NameProbable Question Types
Reading ComprehensionEconomy, Social Science, Environment, Story, Essay, etc.
Error SpottingGrammar Based, Wrong Spelling, Incorrect Punctuation, etc.
Phrase ReplacementGrammar Based, Vocabulary Based
Cloze TestIdentify the missing word
Sentence Re-arrangementVerbal Ability questions
Fill in the BlanksSingle Filler, Double fillers, Grammar-based, Vocabulary based
VocabularySynonyms, Antonyms, Phrase replacement, one-word substitution.
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2.  IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2021-Reasoning Ability

Topic NameProbable Question Types
Coded Inequalities/ Mathematical InequalitiesProblems based on Letters, Numbers, Height, etc.
SyllogismsDirect Questions, Positive Info Questions, Negative Info Qs
Coding & DecodingLetter Shifting type, Made-up Language, Analogy type, Word-Letters type.
Circular Seating Arrangement ArrangementThe easier one is a clock-wise or anti-clock-wise arrangement in/around a circle, square, rectangle, etc.

Problems with higher difficulty have blood relations, profession, etc.
Linear SeatingSingle Row, Double Row, North Facing, Opposite facing, etc.
Blood RelationsFamily Tree Problems, Coded Blood Relations.
Direction SenseProblems based on age, height, weight, rank, order in a row, etc.
Order & RankingFloor Based Puzzles, age-based, Grid-Based, profession-based, etc.
Arrangement & PatternAlphabets based: Set of 5 or Set of 3, Number based: Set of 5 or Set of 3, Alphanumeric type, etc.
Double Lineup2 variables, 3 variables, 4 variables type conditions
SchedulingDay-wise, Week-wise, Month-wise, etc.
AnalogyMeaning-based, Letter based, Number based.
ClassificationLetter based, Meaningful Words based, GK based, Number based.
Data SufficiencyBased on other topics of the reasoning syllabus
SeriesAlphabet Series, Number Series, and Alphanumeric Series.
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3. IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2021 – Quantitative Aptitude

Topic NameProbable Question Types
AverageQuestions based on Weight, Height, Age, Marks, Expenditure, Temperature, etc.
Data InterpretationGraphs- Bar & Line, Pie-Charts, Tabular data, Caselets.
Data SufficiencyQuestions on this topic are based on the other topics of the syllabus.
InterestSimple Interest, Compound Interest, Mixed Interest, Installments.
Linear EquationsSingle Variable, Double Variable.
Mensurationcalculation of Area and Volume of geometrical figures like Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Rhombus, Circle, Semicircle, Triangle, Cone, Cylinder, Cube.
Mixtures & AlligationsMixing 2 or more solutions, Dishonest mixing
Number SeriesMissing number, Wrong Number, Next number
Number SystemDivisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM & HCF.
PercentageDirect questions
Permutation & Combination / ProbabilityBasic Problems – arrangement, selection.
Problems on AgesRatio, Average, Equation based
Profit and LossFind Selling Price, Cost Price, Profit/Loss, Discount, Dis-honest shopkeepers, etc.
Quadratic EquationsFind X or Y based on given equations
Ratio and ProportionSimple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Componendo and Dividendo, Direct & Indirect Proportions.
SimplificationBODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds & Indices, Percentages, etc.
Speed, Time, and Distance.Trains, Boats, Streams, average speed, etc.
Time and WorkWork Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipes & Cisterns, etc.
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