IBPS PO · Syllabus
IBPS PO Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
IBPS PO syllabus: 3 subjects (English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability) and 56 topics. IBPS PO Preliminary Examination: 100 questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes, one fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer; a blank answer has no penalty (IBPS notice, 1 Jul 2026). Official syllabus and notification: ibps.in.
The complete IBPS Probationary Officer (Prelims) syllabus: 3 subjects, 56 topics. 22 topics below link to free study notes. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
IBPS PO Preliminary Examination exam pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 30 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Time: 60 minutes · Negative marking: one fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer; a blank answer has no penalty · Marks: Marks do not follow question counts: Quantitative Aptitude has 35 questions for 30 marks, Reasoning Ability 35 for 40, English Language 30 for 30 · Language: English Language in English; Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability in English and Hindi · Source: IBPS notice, 1 Jul 2026 (Clause D 'Structure of Examination', (a) Preliminary Examination (Objective Test), notification page 12, dated 1 Jul 2026).
Exam pattern last checked 29 Sept 2026 (IST).
Check the official syllabus / notification — Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) ↗
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Quantitative Aptitude
- Simplification and Approximation
- Number Series
- Quadratic Equations
- Data Interpretation →
Tabular DI · Bar Graph DI · Line Graph DI · Pie Chart DI · Caselet DI · Missing DI
- Arithmetic →
Percentage · Ratio and Proportion · Average · Profit, Loss and Discount · Simple and Compound Interest · Time and Work · Time, Speed and Distance · Mixture and Alligation · Partnership · Problems on Ages
- Permutation and Combination
- Probability
- Mensuration
- Number System
Reasoning Ability
- Puzzles →
Floor / Building Puzzle · Box-based Puzzle · Day / Month Scheduling · Classification-based Puzzle
- Seating Arrangement →
Linear Arrangement · Circular Arrangement · Square / Rectangular Arrangement
- Syllogism →
- Inequalities →
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction and Distance →
- Order and Ranking →
- Alphanumeric / Number Series
- Data Sufficiency →
- Machine Input-Output →
- Statement and Assumption / Conclusion →
- Alphabet Test
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