If you are a banking aspirant the you must have registered for the IBPS PO examination. It's one of the most challenging yet rewarding banking exams in India and takes place once every year. Around 5 lakh candidates appear for the IBPS PO exam, competing for 3500 to 4000 vacancies.
Acing the IBPS PO exam is no easy task but it's possible if you have the right tools and the right mindset. We'll focus on the mindset some other day but for now, we bring you the best books recommended by experts to to prepare for the IBPS PO exam.
Whether you are a beginner or deep into preparation, the following books will assist you in clearing the IBPS PO exam.
The complete recruitment process for IBPS PO is divided into three main phases::
⇨ Phase I: Preliminary Examination
⇨ Phase II: Main Examination
⇨ Phase III: Interview
Generally, teachers and experts suggest that candidates should prepare for IBPS PO Main exam rather than preparing for IBPS PO Prelims specifically. Books discussed here are useful for IBPS Prelims and IBPS Main as well.
Best Books for IBPS PO Preparation (Useful for Prelims & Mains):
Let’s learn about best books for IBPS PO preparation:
| Test | Book |
| English | ⇒Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis ⇒ English Grammar by SP Bakshi |
| Quantitative Aptitude | ⇒ Fast Track Objective Arithmetic Paperback by Rajesh Verma |
| Reasoning Ability | ⇒Analytical Reasoning by M K Panday |
| Computer Awareness | ⇒Lucent's Computer by Rani Ahilya |
| Banking and Financial Awareness | ⇒Banking and Financial Awareness by Kiran Prakashan |
| Descriptive English | ⇒Descriptive English Paperback by S. P. Bakshi, Richa Sharma |
| Previous Years Papers (Important) | ⇒IBPS and SBI Bank PO Solved Papers Pre and Main by Arihant Expert |
Phase I: Preliminary Examination
| Section Name | Number of Questions (Marks) | Time Duration |
| English Language | 30 (30) | 20 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 (35) | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 (35) | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 Questions (100 Marks) | 1 Hour |
In order to qualify, candidates need to clear sectional as well overall cut-off. There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
Phase II: Main Examination
IBPS PO Main Exam will comprise of 5 sections (4 Objective + 1 Descriptive). More details about each section is given below
| Name of Tests | Number of Questions | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (60 Marks) | 45 | 60 Minutes |
| General/Economy/Banking Awareness (40 Marks) | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| English Language (40 Marks) | 35 | 40 Minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation (60 Marks) | 35 | 45 Minutes |
| Total (200 Marks) | 155 Questions | 3 Hours |
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 (English) | 30 Minutes |
There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for an interview.
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