Indian Bank is all set to conduct Preliminary Exam for Probationary Officer Post and admit cards for the same are already available for download on its official website indianbank.in. Here, you will get complete details about Indian Bank PO Syllabus and Exam Pattern. This year there are 417 vacancies for Probationary Officer (PO) post, the recruitment for PO post will be through Post Graduate Diploma in Banking & Finance Course (at Indian Bank Manipal School of Banking).
The complete recruitment process will be conducted in three stages:
Preliminary Examination → Main Examination → Interview
Table of contents:
Indian Bank PO Exam Pattern 2018: Prelims |
Indian Bank PO Syllabus 2018: Prelims |
Indian Bank PO Exam Pattern 2018: Mains |
Indian Bank PO Syllabus 2018: Mains |
Indian Bank PO Interview 2018 |
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A complete detail about Indian Bank PO Syllabus and exam pattern is given below:
Indian Bank PO 2018 Exam Pattern: Prelims
The structure of the Preliminary Examination (objective type) which will be conducted online is as follows:
| Name of Tests (Marks) | Number of Questions (Language) | Duration |
| English Language (30 Marks) | 30 Questions (English) | Composite time of 1 Hour |
| Quantitative Aptitude (35 Marks) | 35 Questions (English & Hindi) | |
| Reasoning Ability (35 Marks) | 35 Questions (English & Hindi) | |
| Total (100 Marks) | 100 Questions |
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Important points related to Indian Bank PO Prelims 2018:
• Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by Bank.
• There will also be an overall cut-off
• Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by Bank depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination
• There may be 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 may be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
• If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there may be no penalty for that question.
Indian Bank PO Syllabus: Prelims
Complete section-wise and topics-wise Indian Bank PO Syllabus is given below:
English Language:
Detailed Syllabus for English Language section is given below:
| Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms) |
| Cloze Test |
| Sentence Improvement |
| Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements |
| Spotting Errors |
| Double Fillers (Sentence Completion) |
| Phrase Replacement |
| Irrelevant Statements |
| Main Idea of Passage |
Quantitative Aptitude
Detailed Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude section is given below:
| Data Interpretation (Pie charts, Table chart, Bar Graphs, Line charts) |
| Number system |
| Approximation |
| HCF and LCM of Numbers |
| Problems based on age |
| Number series |
| Quadratic Equations |
| Percentages |
| Ratio and proportion |
| Average |
| Mixture and Allegations |
| Time and work |
| Pipe and Cistern |
| Speed, Distance and time |
| Partnership |
| Simple and compound interest |
| Permutation and Combination |
| Profit, Loss and Discount |
| Mensuration |
| Data Sufficiency |
Reasoning Ability
Detailed Syllabus for Reasoning Ability section is given below:
| Series |
| Seating arrangement |
| Data Sufficiency |
| Alphanumeric Series |
| Puzzle |
| Coding-decoding |
| Inequalities |
| Input - Output |
| Blood Relation |
| Ranking |
| Direction and Sense |
The marks obtained in the Indian Bank PO Prelims will not be added for preparing the final merit list for selection. It will be qualifying in nature.
Indian Bank PO Exam Pattern 2018: Mains
A complete detail about the Main Examination is as follows:
Like preliminary exam, there may be the penalty for wrong answers in the Objective Tests.
Indian Bank PO Syllabus 2018: Mains
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
The syllabus for Reasoning and Computer Aptitude for Indian Bank PO Exam is given below
Complete syllabus for the Reasoning:
| Seating arrangement (Circular seating arrangement, Floor based seating arrangement, Square seating arrangement) |
| Syllogism |
| Time and Sequence Test |
| Analytical Reasoning o Statements and Assumptions o Statements and Arguments o Statements and Conclusion o Cause and Effect o Course of Action |
| Data Sufficiency |
| Puzzle |
| Inequalities |
| Input- Output |
| Ranking and Arrangement |
| Direction and Sense |
Complete syllabus for the Computer Aptitude:
| Basic Computer Knowledge |
| Microsoft Office |
| Memory |
| Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Computer Abbreviation |
| Computer Hardware |
| Computer Software |
| Operating System |
| Internet |
| Networking |
| Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies |
Detailed Syllabus for General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
The section can be divided in three parts:
• Current affairs
• Banking awareness/Economy
• Static GK
Topics in Static GK
| Country and capital |
| Airports |
| Ports in India |
| Tallest and biggest in India and the world |
| First in the world as well as in India |
| Indian Constitution |
| Culture of India |
| Currency of countries etc |
Topics in Banking Awareness:
| Banking in India |
| Banking terminology |
| Bank headquarters |
| Slogans of banks, |
| Regulatory bodies in India |
| Main function of RBI etc |
| Overview of Indian Financial System |
| History of Indian banking system |
| Fiscal and Monetary policy |
| Work and responsibilities of National financial institutions like – RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC (Financial Stability and Development Council) etc |
| International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UNO, SWIFT (The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), IBA, United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Bank Board Bureau (BBB) Bank for International Settlements (BIS) etc. |
| Abbreviations and Economic terminologies |
| Banking Terms like NPA, Current Account and Savings Account (CASA), Capital to risk (Weighted) asset ratio (CRAR) |
Topics Current affairs (related to national and international issues of last 6 months)
| Important Government Schemes |
| Important National and International days |
| Sports |
| Awards and Honors |
| Latest Events etc. |
English Language:
Detailed Syllabus for English Language is given below:
| Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms) |
| Fill in the blanks |
| Error Spotting |
| Cloze Test |
| Para Jumbles |
| Sentence Improvement |
| Word Association |
| Verbal Ability |
| Vocabulary |
| Grammar |
| Reading Comprehension |
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Detailed Syllabus for Data Analysis & Interpretation
| Tabular Graph |
| Line Graph |
| Pie Chart |
| Bar Graph |
| Mixed Graph |
| Caselet DI (Radar Graph Caselet) |
| Missing Graphs (or Missing Case DI) |
| Data Sufficiency |
| Probability |
| Permutation and Combination |
| Number system |
| Approximation |
| HCF and LCM of Numbers |
| Problems based on age |
| Percentages |
| Ratio and proportion |
| Average |
| Mixture and Allegations |
| Time and work |
| Pipe and Cistern |
| Speed, Distance and time |
| Partnership |
| Simple and compound interest |
| Permutation and Combination |
| Profit, Loss and Discount |
| Mensuration |
| Data Sufficiency |
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay):
After the online test, candidates have to appear for the descriptive paper (English Language - Letter Writing & Essay). Any hot topic can be asked in letter writing and essay writing. While attempting this section, candidates need to take special care of the word limit.
Indian Bank PO Interview 2018
Complete detail about Indian Bank PO Interview 2018 is given below:
• Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Indian Bank PO Main examination may subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Bank.
• The total marks allotted for Interview are 100.
• The minimum qualifying marks in interview is 40% for General and 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.
• The weightage (ratio) of the Main examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively.
• The combined final score of candidates will be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination and Interview.
• The intimation will be sent by E-mail and SMS to the registered E-mail ID and mobile number. Interviews will be conducted at selected centres.
• The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter.
• Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from the Bank’s website. Please note that any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained.
• Disclaimer on non receipt with directions to keep checking website for updates.
• All candidates called for the Interview should produce originals of all prescribed documents mentioned in the call letter.
Those candidates who fail to produce prescribed originals of documents will not be allowed to participate in the interview. The Bank takes no responsibility to receive/ collect any certificate/remittance/ document sent separately.
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