The document provides details about the IBPS PO exam, including: 1) The exam consists of three phases - a preliminary exam, main exam, and interview. The preliminary and main exams are online and consist of objective questions testing English, quantitative ability, and reasoning skills. 2) Eligibility requires an Indian citizen with a bachelor's degree. Reservations and age relaxations are provided for certain categories. 3) Application involves registering online, paying a fee of Rs. 600 for general candidates or Rs. 100 for reserved categories, and submitting required documents.

1. IBPS PO Exam Details
|Pattern
|Syllabus
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2. IBPS PO exam Details – Introduction:
•IBPS PO stands for Institute of Banking Personnel Selection - Probationary Officer.
•The IBPS PO is the most prestigious and highly respectable position in banking sector
•Now-a-days, Bank PO Career is the much preferred career
•And the best option for young graduates and
•IBPS Recruitment Exam is the exact gateway to get a job in banking sector
•Becoming and IBPS PO is not that easy as the difficulty level of this exam increases every
year.
•In the IBPS PO, around 3000 vacant seats are available and lakhs of students are going to
appear in the exam.
•So, the students need to prepare very brilliantly.
•So that they can beat up their competitors and get the top scores in the exam.

3. •Consistently Institute of Banking Personnel Selection holds the IBPS Probationary officers
unit in numerous open area banks.
•It is held at different areas all through India.
•The method of the examination is Online.
•The IBPS PO recruitment includes 3 phases of test that are Preliminary and Mains after
clearing this both the exam you will call for the interview

4. IBPS PO exam Details - Eligibility Criteria:
•Student must have completed their graduation degree in any of the streams such as
BA, B.Com, B.Sc, B.Tech, etc.
•From a recognized university by the Government of India.
•Student who secure same qualification from the recognized university by the central
government is also eligible to apply for this exam.
•The Student should have a valid Mark-sheet or Degree Certificates
•A Student should be a Computer Literate
•A Student should have a Language Proficiency
•A Student should be Citizen of India
•For the PWD Category, the age relaxation is 10 Years
•For the SC / ST Category, the age relaxation is 5 Years
•For the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Category, the age relaxation is 3 Years

5. IBPS PO exam Details - Important Dates:
•The IBPS PO Online Registration and Modification of Application on August 2018
•Application fees by Online Payments is tentative in August
•IBPS PO Preliminary Exam training conducted on September to October
•Download IBPS PO Preliminary Exam call letter on September 2018
•Preliminary Exam is conducted on tentative dates 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st October 2018
•IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Result is tentative in October 2018
•Download IBPS PO Call letter for Main Exam is tentative in November 2018
•Mains Exam is held on 18th November 2018
• IBPS PO Main Exam Result is on December 2018
•Download of IBPS PO Interview Call Letter is on January 2019
•IBPS PO Interview tentative date is on January or February 2018

6. IBPS PO exam Details – Exam Pattern:
•It is Expected that IBPS Pattern will consist of three phases
•Phase 1: Preliminary Exam
•It consist of 1 hour exam of 3 subjects
•English 30 questions for 30 Marks
•Reasoning Ability 35 questions for 35 Marks
•Numerical Ability 35 questions for 35 Marks
•Total questions is 100 and Total Marks is 100
•Those who are shortlisted will appear in Phase 2
•Phase 2: Mains Exam
•It consist of 3 hour exam of 5 subjects
•Reasoning and Computer Aptitude 45 questions for 60 Marks

7. •General / Economy / Banking Awareness 40 questions for 40 Marks
•English Language 35 questions for 40 Marks
•Data Analysis and Interpretation 35 questions for 60 Marks
•Total questions is 155 for total marks is 200
•English Language (Letter writing and Essay) 2 questions for 25 Marks for the 30 Minutes
Duration.
•Language will be available in English and Hindi
•For each wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be conducted
•The exam will be conducted online and it will carry objective type questions
•Phase 3: Interview and Group Discussion
•Students who have been shortlisted in the main examination for IBPS PO They are called
for a Personal Interview

8. IBPS PO exam Details - Application Fees:
•For the SC / ST / PWD Category, the application fee is 100/- Rupees
•For the General and Others Category, the application fee is 600/- Rupees

9. IBPS PO exam Details - Application Procedure:
•Firstly you visit official website of IBPS www.ibps.in
•Now click on Apply Online link
•You have to submit your new registration details to generate registration ids and password
•After getting registration id and password login to fill IBPS Online Application form.
•After login, choose the application form which you want to apply and then Click on it.
•Now submit all required details carefully
•Like Name, DOB, Passing %, Passing Year, Exam Center
•Student should upload Photo and Signature scanned copy in required size and format
•After full payment process once again properly check your filled IBPS application form detail
•Now click on submit button
•After successfully submitting application, take a printout for the future reference.

10. IBPS PO exam Details – Exam Syllabus:
Quantitative Aptitude:
•Ratio and Proportion
•Averages
•Time and Work
•Speed, Distance and Time
•Mixture and Allegation
•Stocks and Shares
•Percentages
•Partnership
•Clocks
•Volume and Surface Area

11. •Height and Distances
•Logarithms
•Permutation and combinations
•Simple and Compound interest
•Equations
•Probability
•Trigonometry
•Profit, Loss and Discount
•Mensuration
•Elements of Algebra
•Data Interpretation

12. Reasoning Syllabus:
Verbal Reasoning:
•Analogy
•Classification
•Word formation
•Statement and Conclusions
•Syllogism
•Statement and Assumptions
•Statement and Arguments
•Coding Decoding
•Blood Relations
•Passage and Conclusions

13. •Alphabet test
•Series test
•Number, Ranking and time sequence
•Direction sense test
•Decision making test
•Figures Series
•Input / Output,
•Assertion and reasoning
•Sitting Arrangement
Non – Verbal Reasoning:
•Series Test

14. •Odd Figures
•Analogy
•Miscellaneous Test etc
English Language:
Vocabulary
•Homonyms
•Antonyms
•Synonyms
•Word Formation
•Spelling

15. Grammar
•Spotting Errors
•Phrases and Idioms
•Direct and Indirect Speech
•Active / Passive Voice
Reading Comprehension
•Theme Detection
•Passage Completion
•Topic rearrangement of passage
•Deriving Conclusion

16. General Awareness:
•Current affairs and the national and international affairs of last 1 Year
•Overview of Indian Financial System
•History of Indian Banking System
•Recent credit and Monetary policies
•Introduction to National and International Organization
•Abbreviations and Economic Terminologies
•Banking Terms
•Important Government schemes on capital and money market

17. 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 – Power Point)
•History of Computers
•Networking and Communication
•Database Basics
•Basics of hacking, Security tools and viruses

18. IBPS PO exam Details – Exam Admit Card:
•Visit the official website of IBPS
•www.ibps.in
•Select IBPS PO Section
•Click on Download Call Letter
•The Student should enter registration number and Date of Birth
•Click on the submit button to access the Admit Card
•Take the Print out for the future reference

19. IBPS PO exam Details - Result:
•Visit the official website of IBPS
•www.ibps.in
•Fill your Registration Number / Roll Number and Date of Birth / Password
•Enter the Captcha words
•Click on the login button
•So, you can view your IBPS PO Result on your screen
•Download the IBPS PO Result and take a Print out for the future reference

20. IBPS PO exam Details - Pay Scale:
•IBPS PO Salary
•Basic Pay - 23700.00
•Special Allowance- 1900
•DA - 11000
•CCA - 870
•Transport Allowance – NA
•Total (without HRA) - 36500
•HRA - 2150.00
•Gross with HRA – 38700
•Medical Aid - 8000
•Entertainment - 500
•Newspaper - 300
•Petrol - 3000
•Telephone - 400
•Canteen Subsidy - 400
•Pension Contribution - 2500
•Gross Annual CTC (with HRA but without leased accommodation) – around 5,60,000

21. IBPS PO exam Details - Exam Preparation:
•Good Speed and Good Accuracy, Do regular practice
•Look at your practice answers. Where at the mistake happening? Is there a pattern?
Assess and improve
•Practice each questions by setting timer
•Try to apply short tricks
•Build a schedule and stick to your study plan
•Follow the exam pattern and prepare accordingly
•Practice mock tests and analyze your score
•Pay more attention to weaker section
•Prepare study notes to brush up on your move
•Stay healthy and focused
•First of all try to analyze the pattern of exam.

22. •Since it is getting difficult and exam pattern changing with each exam you have to work
harder
•But you can expect some type of questions to repeat in each exam.
•Make one section out of Mathematics and Reasoning very strong. English is easy for prelims
but not for mains.
•Make your own strategy for cracking the exam
•Preliminary is all about speed and accuracy whereas mains is all about your hard work.
•If you are appearing for your mains, make sure you don’t skip general awareness section.
• As this is the only section where you will score the most, no matter how many questions
you practiced in reasoning and quant.
•Sort the syllabus into more weight age and less weight age topics depending on the
previous question paper.
•You should divide your time into all subjects. Pay attention more for your delicate items.

23. •Most important tip for preparation is practice. Everybody can solve the problems and can
get answers, but who does it in least time is the winner.
•Though you know the answers or not is a different question but before than you must be
able to go through all the questions in that limited time. This is the big task.
•There are standard books you can find online and offline for studying and practicing the
questions. Knowing what to read and what not to read is very important.
•Set timer for solving the questions and practice more of them which are tough to you.
•Make reading newspaper a habit, if not for bank PO every other exam you will attempt,
this will always be helpful.
•Remember to be dedicated and self motivated because losing patience and confidence is
the first step to failure.
•It is a primary step for any of exam.
• If you are not planning properly for the preparation of IBPS syllabus for bank exam, then
you can make a big mistake.

24. •It is a worst practice that you spend your most important time for the individual topic.
•Do the Topic wise study. It is a recommended by the toppers. You can go through on a
single topic at a time. Don’t go by multiple topics at the same time.
•You should go through IBPS PO Mock. By solving Mock test is the best practice. So as much
as you can in exact time.
•Mock test is the essential part of your preparation
•So, that you are perfect in error free IBPS PO Exam preparation.
•For the Expert view, you can also Join IBPS PO Coaching classes.
•Feel free – You should have to go for IBPS PO preparation strategy with an open mind.
Concentrate on your goal doesn’t think about your personal and family issue at that time.
•IBPS PO exam papers required great speed skills to attempt the question paper and solve
them as quick as possible.

25. IBPS PO exam Details - Exam Books:
Quantitative aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude for competitive examinations by Dr. R.S Aggarwal
Quantitative Aptitude Test by N.K Singh
Books of Arihant Publications
Reasoning
A modern approach to verbal and non-verbal reasoning - Aggarwal
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal by - Sijwali
Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey
English
English (From Plinth to Paramount) by Neetu Singh
Objective General English by SP Bakshi
High School English Grammar By Wren and Martin
Banking Awareness
Banking Awareness by Arihant
Banking Awareness by Disha Publications

26. Thank You!
&
Good Luck!
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