All About IBPS PO 2017: Detailed Overview of Syllabus-Exam Pattern-Cut Off Marks:
Dear Reader, the most expected IBPS PO 2017 Notification has been released; we hope that we everyone has made their personal planning and preparing strategies to crack the examination. Gear Up your preparation and we are here to provide all the required study materials to tackle the examination. Here we have given the Detailed Overview of Syllabus, Exam Pattern and Cut Marks of IBPS PO Examination, make use of it.
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Important Dates About IBPS PO 2017:
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates |
16.08.2017 to 05.09.2017 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 16.08.2017 to 05.09.2017 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training | September 2017 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | 23.09.2017 to 29.09.2017 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | September 2017 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 07.10.2017, 08.10.2017, 14.10.2017 and 15.10.2017 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | October 2017 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | November 2017 |
| Online Examination – Main | 26.11.2017 |
| Declaration of Result – Main | December 2017 |
| Download of call letters for interview | January 2018 |
| Conduct of interview | January / February 2018 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2018 |
I. IBPS PO 2017 – Prelims Exam Pattern
IBPS PO 2017 – Mains Exam Pattern
Note: Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
The mains exam of IBPS PO is divided into 5 sections similar to last year but this year, IBPS has specified the time to attempt each of the five sections. Sections have to be attempted in the same order as specified at the time of mains exam. We can’t move to next section before the specified time for the current section.
II. The mains exam of IBPS PO will have the following pattern:
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English & Hindi | 35 minutes |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | English | 40 minutes |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
| TOTAL | 155 | 200 | 3 Hours | ||
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | English | 30 minutes |
III. IBPS PO 2017 – Personal Interview:
Candidates those who have been cleared in the Mains Examination will be shortlisted for the interview.
| Total Marks | 100 |
| Qualifying Marks | 40% (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD- 35%) |
| Weight age Ratio (Mains Exam : Interview) | 80 : 20 respectively |
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus:
The questions that will be asked can be from any of the following mentioned topics. So go through the syllabus thoroughly which will give you a proper idea of the expected questions from each of the sections.
Data Analysis & Interpretation:
- Data Interpretation
- Quadratic Equations
- Number Series
- Approximation and Simplification
- Data Sufficiency
- Profit and Loss
- SI& CI
- Problem on Ages
- Work and Time
- Speed Distance and Time
- Probability
- Mensuration
- Permutation and Combination
- Average
- Ratio and Proportion
- Partnership
- Boats and Stream
- Problems on Trains
- Mixture and Allegation
- Pipes and Cisterns
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Reasoning Ability
- Puzzles
- Seating Arrangements
- Direction Sense
- Blood Relation
- Syllogism
- Order and Ranking
- Coding-Decoding
- Machine Input-Output
- Inequalities
- Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
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English language
- Reading Comprehension,
- Cloze Test
- Fillers
- Sentence Errors
- Vocabulary based questions
- Sentence Improvement
- Jumbled Paragraph
- Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement, Paragraph Inference)
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General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
- Banking & Financial Awareness
- Current Affairs
- Static GK
- Important Ministry Affairs (Schemes, Policies, MoUs etc.)
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Computer Aptitude
- History and Generation of Computers
- Introduction to Computer Organization
- Computer Memory
- Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
- Computer Software
- Computer Languages
- Operating System
- Computer Network and Internet
- MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
- Basics of DBMS
- Number System and Conversions
- Computer and Network Security
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Previous Year Cutoff Marks:
IBPS PO 2016 Preliminary Examination:
| Subjects | Maximum Marks | Cutoff Marks(GEN) |
| English Language | 30 | 7.00 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 8.25 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 8.50 |
IBPS PO 2016 Mains Examination (Sectional Cut Off):
| Subjects | Maximum Marks | Cutoff Marks(GEN) | Cutoff Marks (SC/ST/OBC/PWD) |
| English Language | 40 | 4.75 | 2.25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 12.5 | 10.75 |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 5.25 | 3.25 |
| General Awareness | 40 | 10.75 | 8.00 |
| Computer Awareness | 20 | 6.50 | 5.00 |
IBPS PO 2016 Mains Examination (Overall Cut Off):
| Category | Cut Off (Out of 200) |
| General | 52.50 |
| OBC | 52.50 |
| SC | 41.75 |
| ST | 31.50 |
| Hearing Impaired (HI) | 37.00 |
| Orthopedically Challenged | 34.00 |
| Visually Impaired (VI) | 37.50 |
IBPS PO 2016 Provisional Allotment:
| Category | SC | ST | OBC | UR | OC | VI | HI |
| Max Score | 46.30 | 45.10 | 50.20 | 57.40 | 52.70 | 55.20 | 40.50 |
| Min Score | 33.70
10.09.91 |
28.60
30.06.92 |
37.00
06.06.95 |
39.90
28.08.93 |
31.40
12.12.90 |
33.10
01.04.86 |
25.40
22.12.86 |
Click Here to View the Official Notification of IBPS PO 2017
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