IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection)
Introduction
The institution of Banking Personnel Selection is an autonomous body set up evolve and implement world class process of assessment and selection of personnel for various client organizations. The foundation of the institute is based on the philosophy of Speed, Accuracy and Confidently in all its activities and it strives to achieve this through a blend of modern technology and academic expertise.
It provides its services to all Public sector banks,SBI, RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, few co-operative Banks, LIC & insurance companies. In fact, in other words we can say IBPS conducts examination for all of the above firms.
Over the year, IBPS has gained reputation of being a major “Personnel Selection Test Conducting Agency” of the country. Its strength lies in its capability to develop and construct Multiple Choice Objective Test & Tools used for mass level testing programmes and its ability to conduct its ability to conduct these exams simultaneously for lakhs & lakhs of candidates in about 200 cities/towns all over India and also in few foreign locations.
IBPS Recruitments :
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) started its operation in the year 1975 and became an independent entity in 1984. It is an umbrella organization, covering 20 public sector and regional rural banks. People interested in working as Officers and Clerks in these, have to sit for the Common Written Examination (CWE), organized by IBPS. It was started with a mission of enhancing human resource development through personnel assessment.
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern
| S. No. |
Test Name |
Qns. |
Marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
01 hour |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
| 3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
|
IBPS PO Mains Old Exam Pattern
| Test Name |
Qns. |
Marks |
Time Allotted for Each Test (Separately timed) |
| Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
| English Language |
40 |
40 |
30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
40 minutes |
| General Awareness ( with special refernce to Banking) |
40 |
40 |
20 minutes |
| Computer Knowledge |
20 |
20 |
10 minutes |
| Total |
200 |
200 |
140 minutes |
IBPS PO Mains 2017 New Exam Pattern
| S.NO |
NAME OF TESTS(OBJECTIVE |
NO. OF QUESTIONS |
MAXIMUM MARKS |
DURATION |
| 1 |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
60 minutes |
| 2 |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
40 minutes |
| 3 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
45 minutes |
| 4 |
General Economy & Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| Total |
155 |
200 |
3 Hours
|
Whats New In IBPS CWE PO/MT-VII
- New exam pattern similar to SBI PO Examination.
- In Mains, we have Data Interpretation & Analysis instead of Quantitative Aptitude.
- Separate computer Section of 20 Marks in Mains now removed and clubbed with Reasoning.
- Number of Questions changed and Differential Marking introduced like SBI i.e. 155 Questions and 200 Marks.
- Total Time increased from 2 Hr 20 Min to 3 Hrs.
- Sectional Timing also changed if compared to last year
- The descriptive section has also been added.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern
IBPS Prelims exam structure is like this.
| S. No. |
Test Name |
Qns. |
Marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
01 hour |
| 2 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
| 3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
|
IBPS Clerk New Mains Exam Pattern
| S.No. |
Name of Tests(Objective) |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
General/ Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
| 2 |
General English |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| 3 |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
| 4 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
| Total |
190 |
200 |
160 minutes |
IBPS Clerk Old Mains Exam Pattern
| S. No. |
(Objective) Test Name |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
30 minutes |
| 2 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
30 minutes |
| 3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
50 |
30 minutes |
| 4 |
General Awareness ( with special refernce to Banking) |
40 |
40 |
25 minutes |
| 5 |
Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
20 minutes |
|
Total |
200 |
200 |
135 minutes |
IBPS Specialist Officer Exam Pattern
Law Officer - Scale - I & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale - I
| S. No. |
Name of the test |
No. of questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
50 |
* |
30 minutes |
| 2 |
English Language |
50 |
* |
25 minutes |
| 3 |
General Awareness with special refernce to Banking Industry |
50 |
* |
30 minutes |
| 4 |
Professional Knowledge |
50 |
80 |
35 minutes |
|
Total |
200 |
80 |
120 minutes |
IT Officer Scale I , Agricultural Field Officer Scale I, HR/Peronnel Officer Scale I & Marketing Officer Scale I
| Name of the test |
No. of questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| Reasoning |
50 |
* |
30 minutes |
| English Language |
50 |
* |
25 minutes |
| General Awareness with special refernce to Banking Industry |
50 |
* |
30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge |
50 |
80 |
35 minutes |
| Total |
200 |
80 |
120 minutes |
IBPS RRBs Exam Pattern
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Preliminary Examination (objective)*
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| S. No. |
Test Name |
No. of Qs. |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
45 Minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
40 |
| |
Total |
80 |
80 |
Officer Scale I
| S. No. |
Test Name |
No. of Qs. |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
| 1 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
45 Minutes |
| 2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
40 |
| |
Total |
80 |
80 |
* Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks.
Adequate number of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Main Examination (objective)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Name of Tests |
No. of Qnestions. |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
50 |
| General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
| English Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Hindi Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
| Total |
200 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-I
| Name of Tests |
No. of Qnestions. |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
50 |
| General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
| English Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Hindi Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
| Total |
200 |
200 |
|
Single level Examination (objective)
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| Name of Tests |
No. of Qnestions. |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
40 |
50 |
| Financial Awareness |
40 |
40 |
| English Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Hindi Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
| Total |
200 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| Name of Tests |
No. of Qnestions. |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation |
40 |
50 |
| Financial Awareness |
40 |
40 |
| English Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Hindi Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
| Professional Knowledge |
40 |
40 |
| Total |
240 |
240 |
|
Officer Scale- III
| Name of Tests |
No. of Qnestions. |
Max. Marks |
Total Time |
| Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
50 |
| General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
| English Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Hindi Language * |
40 |
40 |
| Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
| Total |
200 |
200 |
|
Syllabus
Reasoning Ability :
IBPS department conducts exams time to time for every post, and it is a tough competition. So you should focus on IBPS Preparation well.Reasoning section is a basic part of IBPS
Reasoning Section contains almost 40 – 50 marks in all post exams. Basically, it requires regular practice from your side to easily handle the asked questions. Reasoning Syllabus is divided into two parts verbal reasoning and logical reasoning questions. Check details about the verbal reasoning And Logical reasoning given below.
| Alphabetical Order & Misc. Series |
Coding-decoding |
Blood Relation |
| Direction And Distance |
Order & Ranking |
Sitting Arrangement |
| Puzzle |
Advance Puzzle |
Data Sufficiency |
| Syllogism |
Inequality |
Decision Making |
| Machine Input |
Statement & Assumption |
Statement & Argument |
| Problem & Course of Action |
Cause & Effect |
Drawing Inference |
Combined Logical
|
Direction sense test
|
Number Ranking |
English Language-
English Section of IBPS Exam is a major part it contains approximately 40 marks out of 200 in mains exam and 30 marks out of 100 in prelims examination. It is, therefore, you don’t take it lightly. Nevertheless, if you study properly you can also score higher marks in this section too. This article focuses on English Syllabus for SBI Exam.
| Noun |
Pronoun |
Verb |
| Conjunction |
Time and Tense |
Rearrangement of Sentences |
| Preposition |
Adjective |
Cloze Test |
| Articles |
Adverb |
Error Detection |
| Vocabulary |
Reading Comprehension |
Fill in the Blanks |
| Phrase Replacement |
Mis-Spelt and Inappropriate Words |
Spotting Similar and Dissimilar words |
Quantitative Aptitude :
Quantitative Aptitude (Numerical Ability) is one of the major section of IBPS Exam Syllabus for any post. It is one of the best and most scoring sections amongst all the sections, here you require the speed in the calculation part which is little bit tricky. Here you require to practise a lot in this section.
| Simplification |
Number Series |
Percentage |
| Profit and Loss |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
Average |
| Ratio & Proportion |
Problems on Ages |
Partnership |
| Mixture and Alligation |
Time and Work |
Pipe & Cisterns |
| Speed, Time and Distance |
Problem Based on Trains |
Boat and Stream |
| Inequality |
Probability |
Data Sufficiency |
| Data Interpretation |
Mensuration |
Permutation and Combination |
General Awareness :
Along with quantitative aptitude, General Awareness is also one of the most scoring sections once you deeply study last approximately six months happenings around the world as per the examination requirements. General Awareness section of IBPS Exam contains various topics such as current affairs questions, banking awareness questions and common general knowledge questions. It basically focusses on the current affairs based on Banking Awareness. It is, therefore, we should focus on such major topics:
| Indian Banking Industry |
RBI & Monetary Policy |
NPA and Basel Norms |
| Inflation |
National Income |
Money Market In India |
| Capital Market In India |
Foreign Trade & Exchange |
Public Finance |
| Economic Planning In India |
Social Welfare Schemes |
Miscellaneous |
Computer Aptitude:
Computer section is also one of the easiest sections amongst all the sections which is scheduled for the Mains examination. Here you require some basic knowledge of computer section; Computer section covers mainly these topics –
| Hardware |
Generation of Computer |
Softwares |
| Ms Office (MS Word, MsExcel, MS Power Point ) Data Base |
Networking |
Internet |
