Probationary officer exam Syllabus

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Syllabus and exam Pattern of PO exam

There are 2 papers in SBI PO examination The first one is Objective paper and the second one is Descriptive.

SBI PO Objective paper (Paper I) syllabus and pattern:
Total marks: 200
Time allotted: 2 hours

Syllabus of Objective Paper (Paper I of SBI PO exam):

The 200 questions are asked from the following areas:
1. English Language
2. Data Interpretation
3. Reasoning
4. The rest of the questions will be from General Awareness, Computer Awareness and Marketing awareness

English Language syllabus:
A total of 50 questions are expected, Important areas are Reading comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar Corrections, Identification of Errors in sentence constructions, Jumbled sentences etc. Expect High standard questions in Comprehension, rest of the questions will be in moderate difficulty.

Reasoning syllabus:
50 questions will be there in this section also. Expect the difficulty level to be on the higher side for this section. The important areas are Logical Reasoning, Arithmetical reasoning, Analytical reasoning, Series completion, finding missing figures, Completing number and alphabetical series, Analogies / decision making, Puzzle / Seating Arrangement

Data Analysis and Interpretation syllabus:
50 questions in this section will be in easy to moderate difficulty level. The following sections are considered important: Data Interpretation and manipulation questions from Charts, Graphs and Diagrams including Line charts, pie charts, bar charts and tabular data. Application level questions from probability and statistics, The data manipulation of these questions will contain of time and distance calculations, BODMAS rule, Calculation of speed and distance, calculation of area, volume, perimeter and application of formulas in algebra, geometry, functions etc.

Syllabus of General Awareness:
In this section 10 questions each are expected from Marketing and computer awareness sections and 15 questions each are expected from Banking awareness and current affairs sections.

Negative Marking of SBI PO Paper I
For each incorrect answer a quarter (1/4th ) of marks are reduced

SBI PO Descriptive Paper (Paper II) Syllabus
In this section, expect questions relating to Letter writing (Usually official letters in connection with the normal functioning of a bank branch), Essay and Paragraph writing (Usually related to bank functioning and economy), Precis writing and Reading comprehension.

This paper will have 50 marks and the duration will be 1 hour.

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IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Pattern

Sr No. Test Name Qns. Marks Duration
1 Reasoning Ability Paper 35 35 01 hour
2 Quantitative Aptitude Paper 35 35
3 English Language Paper 30 30
Total 100 100


IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern :

Sr No. Test Name Qns. Marks Duration
1 Reasoning 50 50 02 hours
2 General Awareness Paper 40 40
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50
4 English Language 40 40
5 Computer Knowledge 20 20
Total 200 200

IBPS PO Reasoning Section Syllabus:

This section will have Question on following Topics.

Verbal Reasoning:
Alphabet test,
Mathematical Operations Test,
Series test, Analogy.
Odd Man out, Classification, Syllogism (5),
Coding-decoding (5-7),
Blood relations (5).
Number, ranking and time sequence,
Causes and effects,
Analytic reasoning,
Direction Sense test
Sitting Arrangement (5-10),
Decision making, Input output (0-5), Puzzle (4-7),
Statement and conclusions (2-4).
Statement and assumptions,
Statement and arguments (2-4),
Statement and action’s courses.
Passage and conclusions (2-3),
Assertion and reasoning,
Figure Series,
Word formation, Series (5).

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus:

Topics are –
Number system (2-3),
HCF & LCM, Number Series,
Problems based on numbers.
Approximation Wrong Number,
Decimal fractions,
Square root and cube root,
Simplifications (5).
Partnerships, Percentage,
Ratio and proportions,
Average & Ages Ratio & Proportion]: (4-6).
[Profit and loss,
Simple interest and compound interest]: (2-4),
[Time and work,
Time and distance, Mensuration]: (2-4).
Permutation and combination (1-2),
Probability (1-2)
Data Interpretation (12-16):
Pie charts, Bar graphs, Line graphs, Mixed graphs

English language section

Topics of this section are –
Spotting the errors (3-5),
Phrase substitution,
Ordering of sentences or jumbled up sentences (3-6).
Double Blanks in a Sentence,
Fill in the blanks (0-5).
Cloze Test, Idioms & Phrases,
Choosing the appropriate filler.
Synonyms and antonyms (0-3),
Reconstruction of sentence & passage.
One word substitution,
Commonly misspelled words,
Comprehensions (8-15).

General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry-Section Syllabus:

Banking Terms,
Current Rates (Bank rate, Repo Rate, Reverse repo rate etc.),
Abbreviations / full forms,
Important days / Dates,
Currency and capital,
Ministers and their departments,
Indian Economy,
International Economy,
Questions related to International Financial Institutions (World bank, IMF, UN, ADB related - Members, recent development, functions),
Finance,Shares,
Various Schemes of Government (MNREGA,
Swabhiman, Swavlamban, Bharat Nirman etc.),

IBPS PO Computer knowledge Section Syllabus:

Basic Computer knowledge (MS Office),
Operating Systems,
Number System,
Software & Hardware questions (Database & communication),
History of Computers,
Computer abbreviation,
Microsoft-office,
Basic knowledge of Internet & Networking