IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam on 4th & 11th Dec: Check Section-wise Important Topics, Exam Pattern
IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Important Topics: The IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Admit Cards were released on November 20, 2021 on the official website of IBPS for download. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will be conducting the IBPS PO 2021 Prelims exam on December 4, 2021 and December 11, 2021. The IBPS PO 2021 Mains exams will be held in January 2022 (Tentative) for the recruitment of 4,135 Probationary Officers/Management Trainees. The IBPS PO 2021 Prelims includes three sections Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and Reasoning Ability. In this article, we share the section-wise important topics, section-wise cut-off, and the latest exam pattern for IBPS PO 2021 Prelims.
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IBPS PO 2021 Dates
| IBPS PO 2021 Recruitment Process |
Important Dates |
| Notification Release Date |
October 19, 2021 |
| Online Application Registration Date |
October 20, 2021 to November 11, 2021 |
| Application Fees Payment Date |
October 20, 2021 to November 11, 2021 |
| Last Date to Apply Online |
November 10, 2021 |
| Prelims Admit Card Release and Download Date |
November 20, 2021 to December 11, 2021 |
| Prelims Exam Date |
December 4, 2021 and December 11, 2021 |
| Prelims Result Declaration |
December 2021/ January 2022 (Tentative) |
| Mains Admit Card Release and Download Date |
December 2021/ January 2022 (Tentative) |
| Mains Exam Date |
January 2022 (Tentative) |
| Mains Result Declaration |
January 2022/ February 2022 (Tentative) |
| Interview Call Letters Download Date |
February 2022 (Tentative) |
| Interview Date |
February 2022/ March 2022 (Tentative) |
| Provisional Allotment |
April 2022 (Tentative) |
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IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Important Topics (Section-wise)
| English Language |
Reasoning Ability |
Quantitative Aptitude |
| Reading Comprehension |
Puzzle/Seating Arrangement |
Data Interpretation |
| Cloze Test |
Alphanumeric Series |
Number System |
| Fill in the Blanks |
Data Sufficiency |
Simple Interest |
| Sentences Rearrangement/ Para Jumbles |
Direction Sense |
Simplification/Approximation |
| Phrase Replacement |
Blood Relation |
Profit and Loss |
| Jumbled Words |
Inequalities |
Age Problems |
| Sentence Improvement/Error Spotting |
Order & Ranking |
Sequence and Number series |
| Vocabulary, word usage, grammar usage |
Coding and Decoding |
Time, Work, Speed and Distance |
| Sentence/ Paragraph Completion |
Syllogism |
Ratio and Proportion, Percentage |
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Quadratic Equation |
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Mensuration (Cylinder, Cone, Sphere) |
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Permutation, Combination & Probability |
IBPS PO Prelims Cutoff 2020 Section-wise
| Examination |
English Language |
Reasoning Ability |
Quantitative Aptitude |
| IBPS PO Prelims (General/EWS) |
11 |
8 |
9.25 |
| IBPS PO Prelims (OBC/SC/ST/PwD) |
7.75 |
4.25 |
6 |
IBPS PO Prelims Cutoff 2019 Section-wise
| Examination |
English Language |
Reasoning Ability |
Quantitative Aptitude |
| IBPS PO Prelims (General/EWS) |
10.50 |
10.25 |
8.75 |
| IBPS PO Prelims (OBC/SC/ST/PwD) |
6.50 |
6.50 |
5.25 |
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IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern
IBPS PO Prelims 2021 Exam will be conducted online in Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) format. The exam will contain questions from three subjects and there will be separate sectional timing for each section. Have a look at the exam pattern for the prelims exam here:
| Section |
Total Questions |
Marks |
Sectional Timing |
Medium of Exam |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 Minutes |
English and Hindi |
| English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 Minutes |
English |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
20 Minutes |
English and Hindi |
| Total |
100 MCQs |
100 Marks |
1 Hour |
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NOTE
(i) There will be a penalty for wrong answers. For each question, 1/4th or 0.25 marks will be deducted for a wrong answer. There will be no penalty if a question is left blank or unanswered.
(ii) The examination will be held in an online mode across venues in India. The list of examination centers for the online prelims has been released. The IBPS reserves the right to allot the exam centre other than the preferred/selected centre by the candidates. Check IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam Centres across India here.
(iii) Except for the English Language, the medium of the exam for Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Ability will be available in both English and Hindi.
(iv) Candidates will have to qualify in each three-section by obtaining minimum cut-off marks that will be decided by IBPS.
(v) 20 minutes will be allotted for each section.
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