The subjects included in the IBPS PO 2024 Syllabus for Prelims and Mains are different, hence in order to ace the exam, you must study diligently. The three main components of the IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus and Reasoning Ability, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).
The five areas of the IBPS PO Main Syllabus are Reasoning, Computer Aptitude, General / Economics / Banking Awarenss, Data Analysis and Interpretation and English.
The IBPS PO Exam consists of two stages: Preliminary and Mains. As a qualifying test, IBPS PO Prelims must be passed in order to be eligible to take IBPS PO Mains. IBPS PO Mains is a scoring exam since its marks are given the most weight while creating the IBPS Cut-off List.
This section will have two types of reasoning questions that is (i) Verbal and (ii) Analytic reasoning:
(i) Verbal Reasoning: Alphabet test, Mathematical operations test, Series test, Analogy. Odd Man out, Classification, Syllogism, Coding-decoding, Blood relations, Number, ranking and time sequence, Causes and effects.
(ii) Analytic reasoning: Direction sense test. Sitting arrangement Decision making, Input output, Puzzle, Statement & conclusions. Statement & assumptions, Statement & arguments, Statement and action’s courses, Passage and conclusions, Figure Series, Word formation, Assertion and reasoning
Number system, HCF & LCM, Number series, Problems based on numbers. Approximation Wrong Number, Decimal fractions, Square root and cube root, Percentage, Ratio and proportions, Average & Ages Ratio & Proportion. Profit and loss, Simple interest and compound interest, Time and work, Time and distance, Mensuration, Permutation and combination, Probability, Data Interpretation, Pie charts, Bar graphs, Line graphs, Mixed graphs
Spotting the errors, Ordering of sentences or jumbled up sentences, Phrase substitution, Double blanks in a sentence, Fill in the blanks, Cloze Test, Idioms & Phrases, Synonyms and antonyms, Reconstruction of sentence & passage, One word substitution, Commonly misspelled words, Comprehensions.
Current Rates (Bank rate, Repo Rate, Reverse repo rate etc.), International Economy, Indian Economy, Questions related to International Financial Institutions (World bank, IMF, UN, ADB related – Members, recent development, functions), Finance, Shares, Various schemes of Government , Books & Their Authors, Types of Banks, GDP related, RBI, Fiscal-Monetary Policies etc., Social Function of Banks, UNO, Marketing, Awards & Honors, Sports, Budget, Agriculture, Current Affairs (last 6 months) news and current affairs.
Basic computer terminology such MS Office, Operating Systems, Number System, Software & Hardware questions (Database & communication), History of computers, Computer abbreviation, Basic knowledge of Internet & Networking etc