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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection commonly known as IBPS has been formed under the Government of India to conduct recruitment exams and promotional tests for various government allied organizations. In 1984, when Personnel Staff Selection (PSS) under National Institute of Bank Management was converted into autonomous Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.

About IBPS

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection commonly known as IBPS has been formed under the Government of India to conduct recruitment exams and promotional tests for various government allied organizations. In 1984, when Personnel Staff Selection (PSS) under National Institute of Bank Management was converted into autonomous Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.
The services of IBPS exams are availed by public sector banks, RBI, Insurance bodies and development banks in rural areas like NABARD. There was an exam IBPS Combined Written Exams (IBPS CWE), a Common Written Examination conducted independently and separately for Clerical and Officer level jobs for different PSU Banks. In 2011, it was decided that a single exam will be conducted for all PSU banks. Then three major exams came into existence:
  1. IBPS PO (for Probationary Officer Jobs in PSU Banks)
  2. IBPS Clerk ( Clerical Jobs in PSU Banks)
  3. IBPS SO (Specialist Officer Jobs in PSU Banks).
The State Bank of India despite being a public-sector bank did not participate in the common exam conducted by IBPS because of different hiring needs and long term plans. Hence IBPS conducts a separate exam for SBI- PO, SBI- Clerical, and SBI- SO. Later IBPS RRB was added to the list for the combined exam for all Regional Rural Bank.

The IBPS exams span each year between August to January. The general sequence of IBPS notifications starts with IBPS – PO, followed by IBPS – Clerk and then IBPS – SO. Below is the list of all major IBPS exams in 2017-18:
  • IBPS PO
  • IBPS Clerk
  • IBPS RRB
  • IBPS SO (IT Officer, HR Officer, Marketing Officer, Agriculture Officer)
Speed, Accuracy and Confidentiality are the driving forces behind IBPS which amalgamate modern technology and academic acumen to help the government allied services achieve the common goal of recruiting the best of the best minds. The assessment techniques and selection process done for different client organizations have evolved over the years to global standards. Its main strength that helped it become the most robust testing module lies in its ability to design objective questions testing tools that can conduct a paper at more than 200 test centers across the globe. High level designations like AGM/DGM are filled with bona fide candidates who have proved their mettle in various group dynamics related personality assessments.
  1. IBPS- PO Prelims & IBPS- PO MAINS
Notification- IBPS PO SCHEDULE
On-line registration 14th-Aug-2018 to 4th-Sep-2018
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Date 13th, 14th, 20th & 21th October 2018
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 18th November 2018
Declaration of IBPS PO Mains Exam Result Dec-18
Declaration and download of IBPS PO Interview Call Letter Jan-19
Date of IBPS PO Interview January / February 2019
Allotment of Provisional Posting Apr-19
  1. IBPS Clerk Prelims & IBPS- Clerk MAINS
Notification- IBPS Clerk SCHEDULE
Start Date Of Online Application 12th September 2017
End Date Of Online Application 03rd October 2017
Preliminary Exam Dates 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th December 2017
Mains Examination Dates 21st January 2018
  1. IBPS RRB
Notification- IBPS RRB Dates
Start Date for Online Registration Officer Scale-1 24.07.2017
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Last Date for Online Registration Officer Scale-1 14.08.2017
Office Assistant
Preliminary Examination Officer Scale-1 09th, 10th and 16th (if required) September 2017
Office Assistant 17th, 23rd and 24th (if required) September 2017
Mains exam Officer Scale-1 05th November 2017
Office Assistant 11th November 2017
Result of Preliminary Examination Officer Scale-1 Oct-17
Office Assistant
Result of Mains Examination Officer Scale-1 Nov-17
Office Assistant
Date for Provisional Allotement Officer Scale-1 Jan-18
Office Assistant
Interview Officer Scale-1 Dec-17
Office Assistant No Interview
  1. IBPS SO
Notification- IBPS SO SCHEDULE
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates 07 November 2017- 27 November 2017
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) 07 November 2017- 27 November 2017
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary Dec-17
Commencement of Preliminary Exam 30th and 31st December 2017
Result of Online exam – Preliminary Jan-18
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main Jan-18
Online Examination – Main 28th January 2018
Declaration of Result of Online Main Examination Feb-18
Download of call letters for interview Feb-18
Conduct of Interview Feb-18
Final Allotment Apr-18

Exam Dates

Activity Date
Preliminary Exam 13th, 14th, 20th & 21st October 2018
Main Exam 18th November 2018

Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination:

Name of Tests (Objective) No. of Questions Duration (in min)
English Language 30 60
Numerical Ability 35
Reasoning Ability 35
Total 100
Each correct answer carries 1 mark and each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 0.25 marks.

IBPS Clerk Mains Examination:

Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes
English Language 40 40 35 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
General/ Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes
Total 190 200 160 minutes
Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 1/4th of marks allotted to the question.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern

Name of Tests No. of Questions Duration (in min)
English Language 30 60
Numerical Ability 35
Reasoning Ability 35
Total 100
Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 1/4th of marks allotted to the question.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern

Name of Tests(Objective) No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes
English Language 35 40 40 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes
General Economy & Banking Awareness 40 40 35 minutes
Total 155 200 3 Hours
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) 2 25 30 minutes
Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 1/4th of marks allotted to the question.

IBPS Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern:

Section Question Duration (in min)
Reasoning 40 45
Numerical Ability 40
Total 80
Each correct answer carries 1 mark and each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 0.25 marks.

IBPS Assistant Mains Exam Pattern:

Section Question Marks Duration (in min)
Reasoning 40 50 120
Numerical Ability 40 50
General Awareness 40 40
English/Hindi Language 40 40
Computer Knowledge 40 40
Total 200 200
Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 1/4th of marks allotted to the question.

IBPS SO 2017 Preliminary Exam Pattern:

For Rajyasabha Adhikari and Law Scale-I officer
S. No Section No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration (in min)
1. Reasoning 50 50 120 minutes
2. English Language 50 25
3. General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry 50 50
Total 150 125
Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 1/4th of marks allotted to the question.

For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
Serial No Section No. of Questions Total Marks Duration (in min)
1. Reasoning 50 50 120 minutes
2. English Language 50 25
3. Quantitative Aptitude 50 50
Total 150 125
Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 1/4th of marks allotted to the question.

IBPS SO 2017 Mains Exam Pattern:

For the Post of Law, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
Section Number of Questions Marks Medium Duration
Professional Knowledge 60 60 English & Hindi 45 Minutes
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Section Number of Questions Maximum Marks Medium of Exam Duration
Professional Knowledge(Objective) 45 60 English & Hindi 30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) 2 English & Hindi 30 minutes

IBPS EXAM SYLLABUS

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Syllabus & IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus:

S. no Verbal Quant Reasoning GK Computer Aptitude
1 Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart) Puzzles Banking and Insurance Awareness History and Generation of Computers
2 Cloze Test Inequalities (Quadratic Equations) Seating Arrangements Financial Awareness Introduction to Computer Organisation
3 Fillers Number Series Direction Sense Govt. Schemes and Policies Computer Memory
4 Sentence Errors Approximation and Simplification Blood Relation Current Affairs Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
5 Vocabulary based questions Data Sufficiency Syllogism Static Awareness Computer Software
6 Sentence Improvement Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, 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, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns) Order and Ranking Computer Languages
7 Jumbled Paragraph Coding-Decoding Operating System
8 Paragraph Based Questions ( Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement) Machine Input-Output Computer Network
9 Inequalities Internet
10 Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
11 Data Sufficiency Basics of DBMS
12 Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument) Number System and Conversions
13 Computer and Network Security

IBPS PO Preliminary Syllabus & IBPS PO Mains Syllabus:

S. no Verbal Quant Reasoning GK Computer Aptitude
1 Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart) Puzzles Banking and Insurance Awareness History and Generation of Computers
2 Cloze Test Inequalities (Quadratic Equations) Seating Arrangements Financial Awareness Introduction to Computer Organisation
3 Fillers Number Series Direction Sense Govt. Schemes and Policies Computer Memory
4 Sentence Errors Approximation and Simplification Blood Relation Current Affairs Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
5 Vocabulary based questions Data Sufficiency Syllogism Static Awareness Computer Software
6 Sentence Improvement Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, 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, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns) Order and Ranking Computer Languages
7 Jumbled Paragraph Coding-Decoding Operating System
8 Paragraph Based Questions ( Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement) Machine Input-Output Computer Network
9 Inequalities Internet
10 Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
11 Data Sufficiency Basics of DBMS
12 Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument) Number System and Conversions
13 Computer and Network Security

IBPS RRB Assistant Preliminary Syllabus & IBPS RRB Assistant Mains Syllabus:

S. no Verbal Quant Reasoning GK Computer Aptitude
1 Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart) Puzzles Banking and Insurance Awareness History and Generation of Computers
2 Cloze Test Inequalities (Quadratic Equations) Seating Arrangements Financial Awareness Introduction to Computer Organisation
3 Fillers Number Series Direction Sense Govt. Schemes and Policies Computer Memory
4 Sentence Errors Approximation and Simplification Blood Relation Current Affairs Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
5 Vocabulary based questions Data Sufficiency Syllogism Static Awareness Computer Software
6 Sentence Improvement Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, 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, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns) Order and Ranking Computer Languages
7 Jumbled Paragraph Coding-Decoding Operating System
8 Paragraph Based Questions ( Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement) Machine Input-Output Computer Network
9 Inequalities Internet
10 Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
11 Data Sufficiency Basics of DBMS
12 Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument) Number System and Conversions
13 Computer and Network Security

IBPS SO Preliminary Syllabus & IBPS SO Mains Syllabus:

S. no Verbal Quant Reasoning Marketing Officer Syllabus
1 Reading Comprehension Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart) Puzzles Marketing Overview and Marketing Process and Marketing Planning
2 Cloze Test Inequalities (Quadratic Equations) Seating Arrangements Concept, Nature
3 Fillers Number Series Direction Sense Scope and Importance of Marketing
4 Sentence Errors Approximation and Simplification Blood Relation Functions and Importance of Marketing Management
5 Vocabulary based questions Data Sufficiency Syllogism Consumer/ Buyer Behavior
6 Sentence Improvement Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, 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, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns) Order and Ranking Market Segmentation
7 Jumbled Paragraph Coding-Decoding Importance of Market Segmentation
8 Paragraph Based Questions ( Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement) Machine Input-Output Marketing Research
9 Inequalities Product Planning and Development Sales Promotion and its Objectives
10 Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series Branding
11 Data Sufficiency Packaging, and Labeling
12 Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement, and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument) Pricing Decisions
13 Pricing
14 Pricing Decision Strategies
15 Wholesale and Retail Trade
16 Services Marketing
17 Bank and Insurance Marketing
18 Consumer Protection in India: List of Consumer Rights
19 Consumer Protection Act
20 Marketing Organization
21 Marketing Program
22 Marketing Decision-Making; Sales Forecasting
23 Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
24 Product Distribution: Definition
25 Channels of Distribution
26 Advertisement
27 Sales Management
28 Marketing Environment
29 Rural Marketing
30 International Marketing

Sample IBPS Entrance Exam Questions

Q1

If 12% of a = 20% of b,
then b% of 12
is same as

Q2

The HCF of two numbers 795 and 1296 is 3. Find their LCM.

Q3

In how many ways can one or more books be chosen out of 5 different books?

Q4

Find the next term of the series: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, …..

Q5

Choose the Odd One Out from the given options.

Q6


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Frequently Asked Questions About IBPS

  1. Q1. What is IBPS-PO?

    2. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection commonly known as IBPS has been formed under the Government of India to conduct recruitment exams and promotional tests for various government allied organizations. In 1984, Personnel Staff Selection (PSS) under National Institute of Bank Management was converted into autonomous Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. IBPS-PO exam is conducted to recruit personnel for 20 Public Sector Banks. This is one of the most sought-after exams as all PO level recruitment in Public Sector Banks, except SBI, are done through this exam.

  2. Q2. When notification for IBSP-PO registration is released?

    3. The notification for IBPS-PO is usually released in August.

  3. Q3. When Preliminary exam of IBPS-PO is conducted?

    4. Preliminary exam of IBPS-PO is usually conducted in the month of October.

  4. Q4. When main exam of IBPS-PO is conducted?

    5. Main exam of IBPS-PO is usually conducted in the month of November.

  5. Q5. When results of IBPS-PO are released?

    6. The results of preliminary exam are usually announced in October and that of Main in December.

  6. Q6. What are eligibility criteria for appearing for IBPS-PO?

    7. The following are eligibility criteria for IBPS-PO:

    • Not below 20 years and not above 30 years.
    • A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet/Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
  7. Q7. When results of IBPS-PO are released?

    8. IBPS-PO exam comprises two phases. A. Phase I: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3 Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:

    Section Number of questions Duration (in min)
    English Language 30 60
    Quantitative Aptitude 35
    Reasoning Ability 35
    Total 100

    Each correct answer carries 1 mark and each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 0.25 marks.
    B. Phase- II: Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 25 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online.
    (i). Objective Tests (200 marks): The objective test of 3 hours duration consist of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test has a separate timing for every section as follows:

    Section Number of questions Marks Duration (in min)
    Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60
    Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45
    General/Economy/Banking Awareness 40 40 35
    English Language 35 40 40
    Total 155 200 180
    English Language (Letter writing 2 25 30

    Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of 1/4th of marks assigned to the question.