IBPS PO Syllabus 2019 for Prelims & Mains Exam: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released IBPS PO Recruitment 2019 on 2nd Aug on the official website at ibps.in for the recruitment process of Probationary Officer. A total of 4336 vacancies have been released for this year. Here we have given the complete syllabus for IBPS PO prelims and mains covering all the new updates. Also, we have covered all the individual topics under each subject. So, candidates can check here the completely updated IBPS PO syllabus 2019 which will be useful for their effective preparation.
Exam Pattern for IBPS PO Prelims:
The preliminary exam is the very first stage of IBPS PO recruitment. Clearing the sectional and overall cutoff of the prelims exam is necessary to pass on for the mains round. The preliminary exam of IBPS PO 2019 will have three sections namely Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.
- Reasoning section- 35 questions.
- Quantitative aptitude section- 35 questions.
- English language section- 30 questions.
- Each section has a sectional timing of 20 minutes. So, you cannot swap between the sections.
- There is a negative mark of 0.25 for each wrong answer. So avoid fluke works.
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | ||
IBPS PO Syllabus Topic Wise Prelims:
| Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input-Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding-Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern:
The mains exam of IBPS PO 2019 includes of 4 + 1(Descriptive Paper) sections that are Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude & General Awareness. Clearing the main exam cutoff is very important for the candidates to enter the interview round. Also, the main exam marks are considered for the final score calculation. So try to score maximum marks in this test. Also, you have to clear both the sectional and the overall cutoff.
- The reasoning section has 45 questions and the total marks for this section is 60. Also, the time allocated for this section is 60 minutes.
- The English language section has 35 questions and the total marks for this section is 40. The time duration given for this section is 40 minutes.
- For the quantitative aptitude section, 35 questions will be given and total marks for this section is 60. A total of 45 minutes is given for this section.
- In the general awareness section, 40 questions are asked. The total marks for this section is 40 and the total time given for this section is 35 minutes.
- You cannot swap between the sections as sectional timing is there.
- After all the 4 sections got completed, the descriptive test will appear on the screen. In this test, you have to type a letter-writing and an essay. The total marks for this section is 25 and the time allocated for this test is 30 minutes.
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & computer aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Data interpretation & analysis | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | General economy & banking awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 hours | |
| Descriptive test( Letter writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes | |
Table Showing IBPS PO Syllabus Topic Wise Mains:
| Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | English Language | General Awareness | |
| Simplification | Verbal Reasoning | Internet | Reading Comprehension | Financial Awareness |
| Average | Syllogism | Memory | Grammar | Current Affairs |
| Percentage | Circular Seating Arrangement | Keyboard Shortcuts | Vocabulary | General Knowledge |
| Ratio and Percentage | Linear Seating Arrangement | Computer Abbreviation | Verbal Ability | |
| Data Interpretation | Double Lineup | Microsoft Office | ||
| Mensuration and Geometry | Scheduling | Computer Hardware | ||
| Quadratic Equation | Input Output | Computer Software | ||
| Interest | Blood Relations | Operating System | ||
| Problems of Ages | Directions and Distances | Networking | ||
| Profit and Loss | Ordering and Ranking | Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies | ||
| Number Series | Data Sufficiency | |||
| Speed, Distance and Time | Coding and Decoding | |||
| Time and Work | Code Inequalities | |||
| Number System | ||||
| Data Sufficiency | ||||
| Linear Equation | ||||
| Permutation and Combination And Probability |
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| Mixture and Allegations | ||||
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