The IBPS PO Syllabus 2024 has been declared through an official notification on the website of IBPS. The candidates who are appearing for the exam will have to clear two stages: preliminary and mains examinations as a part of a selection process. The syllabus will cover subjects such as Reasoning Ability, English Language and Quantitative syllabus. The candidates will get the exam as an objective type paper with multiple choice questions. The exam pattern will consist of negative marking. And the candidates who will qualify all the exam will be eligible to sit for the interview process. Read the article below to know more about the syllabus and exam pattern.
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IBPS PO Syllabus 2024
The IBPS PO Syllabus 2024 will comprise of subjects such as Quantitative ability, Reasoning Syllabus, English Language syllabus and various other essential topics. Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their knowledge in the subjects. Check the topic wise syllabus below:
IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2024
The IBPS PO Preliminary Exam is the first stage of the selection process for the IBPS PO Exam. The qualifying candidates of the preliminary exam will be eligible to take the mains exam. The IBPS PO Preliminary Exam consists of three main sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.
| IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2024 | ||
| Quantitative Ability Syllabus | Reasoning Syllabus | English Language Syllabus |
| Simplification | Logical Reasoning | Reading Comprehension |
| Profit & Loss | Alphanumeric Series | Cloze Test |
| Mixtures & Allegations | Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Para jumbles |
| Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Data Sufficiency | Word Usage, Word-Swap |
| Work & Time | Inequalities | Fill in the blanks |
| Time & Distance | Seating Arrangement | Error Detection, Error Spotting |
| Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Puzzle | Paragraph Completion |
| Data Interpretation | Tabulation | One word Substitution |
| Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | Syllogism | Miscellaneous |
| Number Systems | Blood Relations | |
| Sequence & Series | Input-Output | |
| Permutation, Combination & Probability | Coding-Decoding | |
IBPS PO Mains Syllabus
The main exam is a crucial stage of selection for the IBPS PO 2024 Mains Exam. The final selection of candidates for the position of Probationary Officer heavily relies on the scores obtained in the IBPS PO Mains Exam. The mains examination comprises four sections along with an additional section: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness. Additionally, IBPS has introduced a descriptive paper in the mains exam to further evaluate candidates for the post of Probationary Officer.
| IBPS PO Mains Exam Syllabus 2024 | ||||
| Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus | General 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 |
| Mixture and Allegations | Static Awareness | Code Inequalities | Computer Abbreviation | One word Substitution |
| Ratio and Percentage | Linear Seating Arrangement | Microsoft Office | Verbal Ability | |
| Data Interpretation | Double Lineup | Computer Hardware | ||
| Mensuration and Geometry | Scheduling | Computer Software | ||
| Quadratic Equation | Input-Output | Operating System | ||
| Interest | Blood Relations | Networking | ||
| Problems of Ages | Directions and Distances | Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies | ||
| Profit and Loss | Ordering and Ranking | |||
| Number Series | Data Sufficiency | |||
| Speed, Distance and Time | Coding and Decoding | |||
| Time and Work | ||||
| Number System | ||||
| Data Sufficiency | ||||
| Linear Equation | ||||
| Permutation and Combination | ||||
| Probability | ||||
IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2024
The exam pattern for the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection PO exam will comprise of two papers: Preliminary round and a mains examination. The candidates will have to check the exam pattern for the IBPS PO separately for both the exams.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
The IBPS PO prelims exam will comprise of a total 100 questions and a total of 100 marks. The candidates will get a total duration of 20 and 60 minutes as per the requirement of the subjects to complete the exam.
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024 | ||||
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes | |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern
The IBPS PO Mains exam will comprise of 157 questions and a total of 225 marks. There ill be negative marking of 0.25 marks. The IBPS Probationary Officer Exam Pattern 2024 is shown in the table below:
| IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 | |||||
| S. No. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Medium of Examination | Time Allotted |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude(Section A and Section B) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 60 minutes |
| 2 | English Language(Section A and Section B) | 35 | 40 | English only | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Data Analysis and Interpretation(Section A and Section B) | 35 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
| 4 | General, Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English & Hindi | 35 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 180 minutes | ||
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 02 | 25 | English | 30 minutes | |
| Total | 157 | 225 | 3 hours 30 minutes | ||
IBPS PO 2024 Interview Process
The candidates who will qualify the Mains Exam will be getting a final call for the Interview Process by IBPS. The Interview Process will consist of 100 marks and the minimum marks for qualifying this round will be 40% which is reduced to 35% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD categories.
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