SYLLABUS FOR IBPS (INSTITUTE OF BANKING PERSONNEL SELECTION)
PO (Probationary Officer)

IBPS PO/Clerk Prelims Exam Syllabus 2023

English language Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning ability
Reading Comprehension Simplification and Approximation Alphanumeric Series
Paragraph Jumbles Quadratic Equations Directions
Idioms & Phrases Profit and Loss Reasoning Puzzles
Error Detection Mixtures and Alligations Order and Ranking
Tenses Rules Simple and Compound Interest Alphabet Combination
Cloze Test Surds and Indices Data Sufficiency Tests
Multiple Meanings Work and Time Coded Inequalities
Paragraph and passage completion Speed, Time and Distance Seating Arrangements
  Mensuration: Cylinder, Cone, Sphere and Cuboid Picture Series Puzzles
  Data Interpretation Tabulation
  Ratio and Proportion Syllogism
  Percentages Relationships
  Number Series Input/Output
  Boat Stream Coding and Decoding
  Series and Sequences Assertion and Reason
  Permutation and Combination Statement, Argument and Assumption
  Measures of Central Tendency and Variation Word Formation
  Probability Logical Reasoning

IBPS PO/Clerk Mains Exam Syllabus 2023

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude General/Economy/Banking Awareness English Language Data Analysis & Interpretation
Reasoning: Banking Awareness Reading Comprehension Simplification
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning Financial Knowledge Vocabulary Statistics (Averages, Mean, Median etc.)
Syllogism Basic Economics Grammar Representational Statistics (Graphs and Charts)
Seating Arrangements (Circular and Linear) Current Affairs Usage of English in Business Ratio and Proportion
Scheduling Current Events of National and International Importance with focus on financial news Letter Writing Percentages
Input/Output Static GK Essay Writing Data Interpretation
Blood Relations General Knowledge on various topics of importance to financial institutions Verbal Ability Data Sufficiency
Ordering and Ranking     Mensuration
Coding and Decoding     Geometry
Sufficiency of Arguments and Data     Linear Equations
Directions and Displacement     Quadratic Equations
Code Inequalities     Simple and Compound Interest
Alphanumeric Series     Speed, Distance and Time
Computer Aptitude:     Profit, Loss and Discounts
Internet     Time and Work Equations
Memory     Permutations and Combinations
Keyboard Shortcuts     Age Calculation Equations
Computer Related Terms Abbreviations     Systems of Equation in Two Variables
Computer Fundamentals     Number Systems
Microsoft Office and Related Word Processing and Spreadsheet Applications     Mixtures and Alligations
Computer Hardware and Software      
Operating Systems and GUI Basics      
Computer Network      
Microsoft Office      
Microsoft Windows      

Note: The exam syllabus for IBPS PO and IBPS Clerk is the same, the only difference is the level of questions asked in the exam. IBPS PO is harder than IBPS Clerk.
Exam Conducted – Once in a Year
Qualification – Graduation in any Stream
Age – 20 to 30 Years

BANK UNDER IBPS BANK OF BARODA, BANK OF INDIA, BANK OF MAHARASTRA, CANARA BANK, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, INDIAN BANK, INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, PUNJAB & SIND BANK, UCO BANK, UNION BANK OF INDIA

Pattern of Exam: Objective Type (Prelims & Main)

Mode of Exam – (Prelims & Main) – Computer Based

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2023
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 1 Hour

Note – There will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2023
S.No. Name of Tests (Objective) No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes
2 English Language 40 40 35 minutes
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
4 General/ Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes
Total 190 200 160 minutes