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Topic-wise Prelims Syllabus-IBPS PO 2021

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.

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

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 Test	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	60 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

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

2. IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2021-Reasoning Ability

Topic Name	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, Made-up Language, Analogy type, Word-Letters type.
Circular Seating Arrangement Arrangement	The 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 Seating	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, age-based, Grid-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.

3. IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2021 – Quantitative Aptitude

Topic Name	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, Compound Interest, Mixed Interest, Installments.
Linear Equations	Single Variable, Double Variable.
Mensuration	calculation of Area and Volume of geometrical figures like Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Rhombus, Circle, Semicircle, Triangle, Cone, Cylinder, Cube.
Mixtures & Alligations	Mixing 2 or more solutions, Dishonest mixing
Number Series	Missing number, Wrong Number, Next number
Number System	Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM & HCF.
Percentage	Direct questions
Permutation & Combination / Probability	Basic Problems – arrangement, selection.
Problems on Ages	Ratio, Average, Equation based
Profit and Loss	Find Selling Price, Cost Price, Profit/Loss, Discount, Dis-honest shopkeepers, etc.
Quadratic Equations	Find X or Y based on given equations
Ratio and Proportion	Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Componendo and Dividendo, Direct & Indirect Proportions.
Simplification	BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds & Indices, Percentages, etc.
Speed, Time, and Distance.	Trains, Boats, Streams, average speed, etc.
Time and Work	Work Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipes & Cisterns, etc.

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