IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021: IBPS SO Recruitment notification has been released with a total of 1828 vacancies. As the preliminary examination is scheduled for 26th December 2021, candidates are vigorously preparing for the IBPS SO Prelims examination. To help you prep better, we have provided you with the expected topic wise weightage in each section. The IBPS SO 2021 Notification has been released for Scale I posts include IT Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Agricultural Field Officer, Law Officer, Marketing Officer, and HR/Personnel Officer posts. The IBPS SO 2021 examination will be held in three phases – Online Preliminary and Online Mains and Interview. Candidates get to know the number of questions asked from each topic section-wise. Candidates can make their own strategy in attempting the examination to score more with good speed and accuracy. Maximize your attempts by analyzing the IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021 provided here. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS SO 2021 Prelims Admit Card on its official website on 11th December 2021. For the IBPS SO Preliminary examination, we have provided the topic wise weightage of marks here.
IBPS SO Mock Test 2021
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IBPS SO 2021 Exam: Important Dates
IBPS SO Recruitment 2021 important dates are tabulated below.
Particulars | Important Dates |
IBPS SO Notification 2021 | 2nd November 2021 |
Online Registration Starts From | 3rd November 2021 |
Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO | 23rd November 2021 |
Call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | 11th December 2021 |
Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam | 26th December 2021 |
Result of IBPS SO Online exam – Preliminary | January 2022 |
Call letters for Online examination – Mains | January 2022 |
Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam | 30th January 2022 |
Result of IBPS SO Online Mains Exam | February 2022 |
Conduct of Interview | February 2022/March 2022 |
IBPS SO 2021 Final Result | April 2022 |
Guidely Online Mock Test Series
IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021:
IBPS SO 2021 Prelims will be held on 26th December 2021 and IBPS SO 2021 Mains on 30th January 2022. The Specialist Officers (SO) recruitment for Scale I posts will be conducted for 11 participating Public Sector Banks during the CRP SPL-XI Recruitment Drive. IBPS SO Preliminary examination consists of English, Reasoning, Quantitative, and General Awareness sections. Here we have added th section-wise important topics and the number of questions approximately asked from those sections.
English Langauge: IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021
Check the important & expected topics asked in the English language section.
- Sentence Correction/Phrase Replacement: 5 – 10 questions
- Cloze Test: 5 – 10 questions
- Reading Comprehension: 10 -15 questions
- Error Detection: 5 – 10 questions
- Para Jumbles: 3 -5 questions
Reasoning Ability: IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021
Here we have provided the expected number of questions in the reasoning section from the important topics.
- Verbal Reasoning: 4Â – 8 questions
- Distance & Direction Sense: 3 – 5 questions
- Puzzles & Seating Arrangement: 10 -15 questions
- Syllogism: 3 – 5 questions
- Blood Relations: 3 – 5 questions
- Data Sufficiency: 3 – 5 questions
- Coding-Decoding: 5 – 10 questions
- Inequalities: 3 – 5 questions
Quantitative Aptitude: IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021
Candidates can check the expected number of questions from important topics in the Quantitative aptitude section.
- Simplification & Approximation: 3 – 5 questions
- Data Sufficiency: 3 -5 questions
- Application Problems: 10 – 12 questions
- Quadratic Equation: 3 – 5 questions
- Number Series: 3 – 5 questions
General Awareness: IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021
The expected IBPS SO Topic Wise Weightage 2021 in the General Awareness section is provided below.
- General Knowledge (GK): 5 – 10 questions
- Banking & Financial Awareness: 15 – 20 questions
- Economy: 3 -5 questions
- Current Affairs: 7 – 10 questions
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern 2021:
Candidates can check the IBPS SO Exam Pattern for various posts tabulated below.
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
Section | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam | Duration |
English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 Minutes |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry |
50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 |
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
Section | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam | Duration |
English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 Minutes |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 |
FAQs:
Q. When was the IBPS SO Prelims examination scheduled to be held?
The IBPS SO Prelims examination was scheduled to be held on 26th December 2021.
Q. IBPS SO Prelims examination consists of how many sections?
IBPS SO Preliminary examination consists of English, Reasoning, Quantitative, and General Awareness sections.