IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2021 – Check for Prelims & Mains

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2021 –  Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Probationary Officer examination is conducted every year to recruit PO for various 11 public sector banks of India. Candidates who are preparing for IBPS PO 2021 must read this article to know about IBPS PO exam pattern 2021. The exam pattern will give a brief idea about the examination. IBPS PO examination is divided into three stages: prelims, mains and interview. Candidates have to first clear the prelims exam, then the mains and then they would be invited for the interview round. Read this complete article to know more about IBPS PO exam pattern 2021.

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2021

Candidates can refer to the IBPS PO exam pattern for a better understanding of the question paper and for better preparation of the examinations. The mode of the IBPS PO examination is online. Read the table drawn below to understand the IBPS PO exam pattern:

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2021 – Preliminary 

• The IBPS PO prelims examination would be conducted in online mode
• The total time allotted to complete the paper is 1 hour. 
• It has a total of 100 questions 
• +1 mark is awarded for every correct answer and for every wrong answer 0.25 marks will be deducted. 
• The questions are Objective types.

 

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 Exam Pattern 2021 – Mains 

• Mains question paper is Subjective and typing. 
• The time allotted to solve the question paper is 180 minutes. 
• 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer attempted by the candidate. 
• The language of the IBPS PO paper is bilingual (Hindi and English).

 

S. No.	Name of test	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Examination	Time Allotted
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	English & Hindi	60 minutes
2	English Language	35	40	English only	40 minutes
3	Data Analysis and Interpretation	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)	2	25	English	30 minutes

IBPS PO 2021 Interview Process

Only those candidates who qualify the mains examination are further invited for an Interview round. Interview round is of 100 marks and candidates have to score at least 40% ( for general category) and 35%( for SC/ST/OBC/PWD ) to qualify the interview round.

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021

IBPS decides the syllabus for IBPS PO examination and is released online on the official website of IBPS. Candidates must download the IBPS PO syllabus in order to prepare well for the examination and crack the examination. Read the complete to know the IBPS PO syllabus 2021: 

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021 – Preliminary exam 

• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Language
• Logical Reasoning

IBPS PO Syllabus 2021 – Mains exam

• General Awareness
• English Language
• English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Reasoning & computer aptitude

About IBPS PO

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS Probationary Officer examination to recruit Probationary Officers for 11 public sector banks of India. Candidates can apply online for the examination from the official website of IBPS, ibps.in. IBPS conducts this IBPS PO examination every year in online mode. IBPS PO examination consists of 3 stages: Prelims which is objective type paper, candidates who qualify prelims are eligible to appear in the mains examination and then the interview round is conducted for the ones who qualify the mains as well. Read this complete article to know about IBPS PO examination.

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