How to Revise for IBPS PO Mains 2025?

IBPS PO Mains 2025 is just around the corner. Hardly 5 days are left. In such a situation, students who have just given the exam, the other banking exams, such as LIC AAO, IBPS Clerk, and so on, no matter what, whether you’ve given these exams or are preparing for the mains for a very long time. A proper revision is a must. Revision improves recall power, which is necessary for such tough competition. Hence, a proper revision is a must, and to help you with that, we have come up with a revision plan. But before that, let’s take a look at the exam pattern.

IBPS PO Mains 2025 Exam Pattern

The Mains exam is the second stage and is more comprehensive and Moderate to difficult level. It includes both objective and descriptive tests, with a total duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
1	Reasoning	40	60	English & Hindi	50 minutes
2	General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars	35	50	English & Hindi	25 minutes
3	English Language	35	40	English	40 minutes
4	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	50	English & Hindi	45 minutes
	TOTAL	145	200		160 minutes
5	Descriptive Paper* (Essay and Comprehension)	02	25	English	30 minutes

• The objective test is conducted online and is separately timed for each section.
• The descriptive paper is also conducted online, immediately after the objective test, and is compulsory for candidates who qualify in the objective portion.
• The total duration of the Main Examination, including both objective and descriptive tests, is 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Revision Plan for IBPS PO Mains 2025

In this section, we are providing the revision plan for IBPS PO Mains 2025 exam. Use this plan to revise in the last 5-6 days to better your performance in the mains exam, as it requires high accuracy and focus, which can be attained if preparation and especially revision are done strategically.

Day 1 and Day 2

For the first two days, you should focus on revision of the most important topics that can yield you the highest marks in the examination. For example, talking about the reasoning section, focus on practising puzzles and input-output questions as they procure maximum marks in the examination. For DI, you should solve 4-5 DI sets daily, which consist of caselets (pie/bar/line graphs), and make sure you can solve this within a definite time period, as a sectional time limit is there. For the English section, practice reading comprehension questions along with error detection. Revise current affairs (April-May 2025). Focus on banking awareness, RBI updates, and budget highlights. For better and focused study in banking, you can download our 500+ questions PDF of general awareness and banking.  For descriptive writing, write 1 essay and practice one comprehension each day. 

Day 3 and Day 4

After revision and practising the major concepts, this is the time when you should attempt at least 1 full mock test per day. In mains, the test length is more than 3 hours, and any mock test will be fruitful and will help in your preparation if you analyse your mistakes in detail after taking the mock. Check how much time is spent per section and on skipped questions. Revise weak areas identified in the mock. Also, during these days after taking the mock and analysis, you’ll have enough time for descriptive writing and revision of current affairs of July-September. 

Day 5

This is the time to revise short tricks and formulas along with current affairs. This is the day when you should revisit the previous analysis of the given mocks and try to revise the mistakes and their corrections. So that in the examination hall, you will be able to recall them and avoid committing the same mistakes to score better. 

Daily Routine

In this section, we are suggesting the daily schedule that you should follow while revising the subjects. You can adjust it according to your suitable timings. This is a reference of what your day should be in the upcoming time period.

Time Slot	Activity
Morning (2 hrs)	Practice Reasoning/Quant sets
Afternoon (2 hrs)	GA + English + Descriptive writing
Evening (2 hrs)	Mock test or sectional test
Night (1 hr)	Review mistakes + light revision

Tips to follow while revising for the IBPS PO Mains Exam

• Prioritise precision in responses. Avoid guesswork. Focus on solving fewer questions with higher correctness rather than attempting all with uncertainty.
• Maintain a clear and organised structure. Use formal language and logical flow to present ideas. Ensure each point is well-explained and supported by relevant facts or examples.
• Concentrate on current affairs from the past six months, with particular focus on banking and financial awareness. Revise regulatory updates, policy changes, and institutional developments relevant to the sector.
• Do not treat mock tests as mere practice. Identify recurring patterns in mistakes and revisit them before taking another mock test. This reflective approach enhances conceptual clarity and exam readiness.

Conclusion

In this article, we have discussed how you should revise in the last 5 days before the IBPS PO Mains examination. For a better understanding of the essays in descriptive writing, you can visit our blogs on the same. To practice questions for the mains exam, you can take the IBPS PO test series subscription, and for descriptive writing practice, you can take our descriptive writing test, where your answers are evaluated by our experts.

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