IBPS PO 2017 : Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Published on Saturday, January 28, 2017

IBPS PO is an important exam for all the readers of BankExamsToday. This article comprises of all the IBPS PO exam related required and important information like eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, previous year cut-off and salary.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit: 

The age of the candidate must be between 20 to 30 years (Cutoff date will be updated soon)

Relaxation in the maximum age limit

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Persons With Disabilities	10 years
Ex-Servicemen	5 years
Domicile of Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

Educational Qualification

Graduation in any discipline from any recognized university or institution.

Note: The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Exam Pattern

The exam will be conducted in three phases:

1. Preliminary Exam

2. Mains Exam

3. Interviews

Prelims Exam Pattern 

Subjects	No.of Questions	Marks
Quantitative Aptitude.	35	35
Reasoning Ability	35	35
English.	30	30
Total	100	100

Mains Exam Pattern

Subjects	No.of Questions	Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
Reasoning Ability	50	50
General Awareness	40	40
Computer Knowledge	20	20
English	40	40
Total	200	200.

Note: 0.25 Marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

Syllabus for IBPS PO

Quantitative Aptitude

• Ratio and proportion
• Averages
• Stocks and shares
• Time and work
• Mixture and allegation
• Percentages
• Partnership
• Clocks
• Volume and surface Area
• Logarithms
• Permutation and combinations
• Simple and compound interest
• Height and Distances
• Probability
• Speed, Distance and time
• Trigonometry
• Profit, Loss and Discount
• Mensuration
• Elements of Algebra
• Data Interpretation
• Equations

Reasoning Ability

Verbal reasoning

• Analogy
• Figure series
• Classification
• Word formation
• Statement and conclusions
• Syllogism
• Statement and assumptions
• Statement and arguments
• Blood Relations
• Alphabet test
• Series Test
• Coding Decoding
• Number, Ranking and time sequence
• Direction sense Test
• Decision making test
• Passage and conclusions
• Input/output, Assertion and reasoning
• Sitting Arrangement

Non-Verbal Reasoning

• Series test
• Odd figure out
• Analogy
• Miscellaneous Test etc.

English

Reading Comprehension

• Theme Detection
• Passage completion
• Topic rearrangement of passage
• Deriving Conclusion

Vocabulary

• Homonyms
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Word Formation
• Spelling

Grammar

• Spotting Errors
• Phrases and idioms
• Direct and Indirect speech
• Active/ Passive voice

General Awareness

• Static GK
• Banking Awareness (PDF Notes)
• National and International Current affairs
• Overview of Indian Financial System
• History of Indian banking system
• Recent credit and monetary policies
• National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC 
• International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN 
• Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
• Important Government Schemes on capital & money market
• Banking Terms
• Awards and honours

Computer Knowledge

• Basics of Hardware and software
• Windows operating system basics
• Internet terms and services
• Basic Functionalities of MS-Office (MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
• History of computers
• Networking and communication
• Database basics
• Basics of Hacking, Security Tools and Viruses

Previous Year Cutoff of IBPS PO

Prelims Cutoff 2016

Section-wise

Sections	Max. Marks	SC/ST/ OBC/PWD	General
English Language	30	04.50	07.00
Reasoning Ability	35	05.50	08.50
Quantitative Aptitude	35	05.25	08.25

Overall Cutoff 

Category	Cut off (Out of 100)
General	47.50
OBC	46.50
SC	40.00
ST	31.25
OC	32.75
VI	31.50
HI	18.00

Mains Cutoff List 2016

Section-wise Cutoff

Section	Max. Marks	Category
		OBC/SC/ST/PWD	General
Reasoning	50	3.25	5.25
English Language	40	2.25	4.75
Computer Knowledge	20	5.00	6.50
General Awareness	40	8.00	10.75
Quantitative Aptitude	50	10.75	12.50

Overall Cutoff Category-wise (out of 100)

Category	Total Overall Cut Offs
GEN	52.50
OBC	52.50
SC	41.75
ST	31.50
HI	37.00
OC	34.00
VI	37.50

Salary

Basic Pay: 23700+HRA