IBPS PO/ Management Trainee Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2024-25

Get latest IBPS PO 2020 Exam Pattern and Syllabus.

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the notification for 1417 of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in public sector banks. Eligible candidates may apply online from 05-08-2020 to 26-08-2020. Candidates who are applying for the given posts can get here the complete syllabus along with exam pattern.

IBPS PO Examination 2020 – 1417 Posts

Here on this page, candidates willing to apply can check the important dates, eligibility criteria, age limit, educational qualification, exam pattern, syllabus along with the selection process. The Selection Process will be based on Online Examination in two phases:- Preliminary Examination and Main Examination.

Important Dates
Starting Date for Submission of Online Application05-08-2020
Last Date for Submission of Online Application and Application Fees26-08-2020
IBPS PO Prelims Admit CardOctober 2020
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Dates03-10-2020, 10-10-2020 and 11-10-2020
IBPS PO Pre ResultOctober/ November 2020
IBPS PO Mains Admit CardNovember 2020
IBPS PO Mains Exam Dat28 November 2020
IBPS PO Mains ResultDecember 2020
Issuance of Call letter for InterviewJanuary 2021
IBPS PO InterviewJanuary/ February 2021
Provisional AllotmentApril 2021

IBPS PO Examination Eligibility, Exam Pattern and Syllabus

After knowing the exam date you all might be thinking about the eligibility criteria for this exam. You might be wondering what would be the age limit for appearing in this paper? What is the required qualification? Aspiring candidates who are going to apply for IBPS PO Examination 2020 can check the details here.

Nationality/ Citizenship: A candidate must be either
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iii) a subject of Nepal or
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit:- 20-30 years

Upper Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe05 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)03 years
Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”10 years
Ex-Servicemen05 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the
period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
05 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots05 years

 
Application Fees:- Eligible candidates have to pay an application fee by using Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.

Application Fees
All OthersRs. 850
SC/ST/PWBD/ Ex-Serviceman candidatesRs. 175


Educational Qualification:- 
Graduation in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

IBPS PO Examination 2020 Exam Pattern

Before starting preparation for the exam, you must understand and familiarize yourself with the latest IBPS PO Examination 2020, Exam pattern and syllabus. The examination will be two-tier i.e. the Online Examination will be held in two phases:-
a) Preliminary Examination
b) Online Main Examination

Preliminary Examination:- The Preliminary examination, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject will be as follows:-

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern
Name of SubjectsNo. of Questions and Maximum MarksTime allotted for each test
English Language30 Questions and 30 Marks20 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude35 Questions and 35 Marks20 Minutes
Reasoning Ability35 Questions and 35 Marks20 Minutes
Total100 Questions and 100 Marks60 Minutes

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. The adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.


Main Examination:-

IBPS PO Main Exam Pattern
Name of SubjectsNo. of Questions and Maximum MarksTime allotted for each test
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude45 Questions and 60 Marks60 Minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness40 Questions and 40 Marks35 Minutes
English Language35 Questions and 40 Marks40 Minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation35 Questions and 60 Marks 45 Minutes
Total155 Questions and 200 Marks03 Hours
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)02 Questions and 25 Marks30 Minutes


Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examination):- 
There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Interview:- Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination for CRP- PO/MT IX will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter.


Centres of Examination:-
The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India.

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IBPS PO Examination 2020 Syllabus

To gear up your preparation here we provide you complete IBPS PO Examination 2020 Syllabus. The PO (Regional Rural Banks) Examination will be held in two-tier i.e. the Online Examination will be held in two phases, Preliminary and Main. 

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2020 Syllabus
English Language
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Close Test
  • Para jumbles
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting
  • Sentence Rearrangement
  • Miscellaneous
  • Paragraph Completion
Quantitative Ability
  • Simplification
  • Profit & Loss
  • Mixtures & Alligations
  • Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
  • Work & Time
  • Time & Distance
  • Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
  • Data Interpretation
  • Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
  • Number Systems
  • Sequence & Series
  • Permutation, Combination &Probability
Reasoning Ability
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Alphanumeric Series
  • Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Coded Inequalities
  • Seating Arrangement
  • Puzzle Tabulation
  • Syllogism
  • Blood Relations
  • Input-Output
  • Coding-Decoding

 

IBPS PO Main Exam 2020 Syllabus
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Internet
  • Syllogism
  • Memory
  • Linear Seating Arrangement
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Double Lineup
  • Computer Abbreviation
  • Scheduling
  • Microsoft Office
  • Input-Output and Blood Relations
  • Computer Hardware
  • Directions and Distances
  • Computer Software
  • Ordering and Ranking
  • Operating System
  • Coding and Decoding
  • Networking
  • Data Sufficiency and Code Inequalities
  • Computer Fundamentals/ Terminologies
English Language
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Verbal Ability
Quantitative Aptitude
  • Simplification
  • Average
  • Percentage
  • Ratio and Percentage
  • Data Interpretation
  • Mensuration and Geometry
  • Quadratic Equation
  • Interest
  • Problems of Ages
  • Profit and Loss
  • Number Series
  • Speed, Distance and Time
  • Time and Work
  • Number System
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Linear Equation
  • Permutation and Combination and Probability
  • Mixture and Allegations
General Awareness
  • Financial Awareness
  • Current Affairs
  • General Knowledge

 

IBPS PO Examination 2020 Admit Card

The Centre, venue address, date and time for examinations (Preliminary/ Main/ Single) and Common Interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter. An eligible candidate should download his/her call letter from the authorised IBPS website by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier. It is important to note that candidates need to carry their Admit Cards along with them into the exam centre.

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IBPS PO Examination 2020 Result

IBPS will make arrangements for conducting Online Preliminary Examination for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee and declare the result of Online Preliminary Examination. IBPS will inform the shortlisted candidates about the Online Main Examination. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will declare the results of the Main/ Single Examination and inform the shortlisted candidates about the interview in the case of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee.

Selection Procedure

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), a Selection process will be based on Online Examination (Preliminary Examination/ Main Examination/ Single Level Examination).

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