Registration Eligibilty

IBPS PO 2020 eligibility is given below:

Nationality/Citizenship: Any candidate who is a citizen of India or subject of Nepal/ Bhutan is eligible to appear for IBPS CWE PO 2019 exam. Also, candidates who are Tibetan Refugees and came to India before January 1, 1962, fulfil IBPS PO eligibility criteria. Apart from this, people of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan/ Burma/ Sri Lanka/ Kenya/ Uganda/ the United Republic of Tanzania/ Zambia/ Malawi/ Zaire/ Ethiopia/ Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling down in India are also eligible to apply for the exam.

Age: Candidates must be between 20 to 30 years. Age relaxation of five, three and ten years is given to SC/ ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), and PwD candidates, respectively.

Educational Qualification: Any graduate candidates can apply for IBPS PO exam. 

Exam Pattern & Syllabus

IBPS PO 2020 exam pattern is such that it is divided into the preliminary exam, mains exam, and interview. The exam pattern is different for different stages of selection. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for mains exam. On the basis of the marks of mains exam, candidates are called for the interview. The final selection of candidates is done based on their performance in the mains exam and interview. IBPS PO exam pattern provides details regarding the overall structure of the exam such as marking scheme, total marks, number of sections and time duration. Before beginning with the preparation, candidates must go through the exam pattern thoroughly. 

 IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2020

Stages of exam	Three (Prelims, Mains and Common Interview)
Mode of exam	Online
Duration of prelims exam	1 hour (60 minutes)
Duration for Mains exam	3 hours 30 minutes (210 minutes)
Question type	Prelims: Objective Type Mains: Objective & Descriptive Type
Number of questions	Prelims: 100 Mains: 157 (155 objective types and 2 descriptive types)
Maximum Marks	Prelims: 100 Mains: 225 Interview: 100
Language of question paper	English and Hindi
Negative marks	0.25

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2020 for Preliminary Exam

• The preliminary exam of IBPS PO comprises three sections
• The test paper will have a total of 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions
• Maximum marks allotted to the test is 100
• The duration of the test is 60 minutes
• Time allotted to each section is 20 minutes
• Candidates need to qualify in each of the three tests by securing the minimum IBPS PO cut off marks
• Candidates qualifying the preliminary exam are selected for the mains test
• The preliminary exam is qualifying in nature and marks obtained in the same will not be counted for final selection

Structure of IBPS PO Prelims Exam

Sections	Total questions	Total marks	Duration (in minutes)
English Language	30	30	20
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20
Total	100	100	60

 IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2020 for Mains Exam

• The mains exam of IBPS PO comprises both objective and descriptive type tests
• The objective section of the question paper carries 155 questions from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, English Language and Data Analysis & Interpretation
• Candidates are given 3 hours to solve the objective paper. 
• Total marks allotted to the objective section is 200
• The descriptive section carries 2 questions from English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
• The duration of the descriptive paper is 30 minutes
• Total marks allotted to the descriptive paper is 25
• The combined marks of the objective and descriptive test will be considered to shortlist candidates for the interview
• The marks of the mains exam are also considered for final selection. 

 Structure of Mains Exam

Section name	Total questions	Allotted Time	Total marks
English Language	35	40	40
Data Interpretation and Analysis	35	45	60
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	45	60	60
General Awareness	40	35	40
Total	155	180	200
English (Essay and Letter Writing)	2	30 minutes	25
Grand Total	157	3 hours 30 minutes	225

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2020 for Interview

• The Interview is conducted for the shortlisted candidates of the mains exam
• This stage is conducted to assess a candidate’s intellectual capability, overall personality, and general knowledge
• Total marks allotted to the test is 100
• The minimum qualifying marks in the interview is 40% and 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates

IBPS PO Marking Scheme 

There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in the objective exam. For each wrong answer, one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at the corrected score

IBPS PO Syllabus for Preliminary Exam

The prelims exam of IBPS PO is the primary selection round. Candidates qualifying the exam are called to appear for the mains exam. The preliminary exam mainly comprises three sections, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning and English. The maximum marks allotted to the mains exam are 100. IBPS PO syllabus for prelims is given below: 

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

IBPS PO Syllabus 2020 for Mains Exam 

IBPS PO syllabus for mains exam comprises topics from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude & General Awareness. There is one descriptive paper on Letter Writing and Essay in IBPS PO. The mains exam carries 225 marks. Candidates can check below the IBPS PO syllabus for mains –

Data Interpretation and Analysis

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
Speed, Distance and Time	Time and Work
Number System	Data Sufficiency
Linear Equation	Permutation and Combination
Probability	Mixture and Allegations

General Awareness

• Financial Awareness
• Current Affairs
• General Knowledge

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

Verbal Reasoning	Internet
Syllogism	Memory
Circular Seating Arrangement	Keyboard Shortcuts
Linear Seating Arrangement	Computer Abbreviation
Double Lineup	Microsoft Office
Scheduling	Computer Hardware
Input-Output	Computer Software
Blood Relations	Operating System
Directions and Distances	Networking
Ordering and Ranking	Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies
Data Sufficiency	-
Coding and Decoding	-
Code Inequalities	-

English Language

• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Verbal Ability
• Fill in the blanks 

 

How To Prepare

Discussed below is the strategy candidates should adopt right now in order to ensure a good score in the preliminary and mains exam. 

• Make a section-wise list of all the topics from where questions may be asked
• Start with the ones candidates find the toughest or have never heard of before.
• Devote one hour on each section.
• Refer only to school textbooks and normal exercise books to learn the fundamental concepts. 
• Buy a preparation book for bank exams and start solving questions topic-wise
• Focus on learning the shortcut tricks for solving lengthy problems. 
• Candidates should focus on attempting the mock tests

Admit Card

IBPS PO admit card 2020 for prelims exam will be released in September for all the registered candidates. The admit card for the mains exam will be released in the first week of November. The call letter for interview will be released in December. IBPS PO admit card for the stages will be released online. Candidates can download the admit card by logging with registration number or roll number and date of birth or password.