IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern:
IBPS PO Selection process comprises of three stages that are Preliminary exam, Main Exam and Interview. In this article, we explain complete details of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern Details. Candidates who qualified in prelims exam will be eligible to appear for IBPS PO Main Exam.
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IBPS PO 2020 Notification Details:
IBPS PO 2020 Notification was released on 04th August 2020 to the recruitment of 3500+ Posts in various govt sector banks.
| Event | Dates | ||
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates |
05.08.2020 to 26.08.2020 | ||
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 05.08.2020 to 26.08.2020 | ||
| Online Application Re-opened | 28.10.2020 to 11.11.2020 | ||
| Call letters for Online Preliminary examination | 22.09.2020 | ||
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 03.10.2020, 10.10.2020, 11.10.2020 and 5th / 6th January 2021 |
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| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | January 2021 | ||
| Call letter for Online Mains exam | January 2021 | ||
| Online Examination – Main | 04th February 2021 | ||
| Declaration of Result – Main | February 2021 | ||
| Conduct of interview | March 2021 | ||
| Provisional Allotment | April 2021 |
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern:
The IBPO PO Prelims exam was conducted in online Objective Multiple Choice Type test. Prelims exam has 3 sections English Language, Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability with a total of 100 questions score of 100 marks. Every section has 20 minutes and a total duration of 60 minutes. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. In the Prelims exam, it is necessary to clear sectional cutoff and overall cutoff to qualify for the IBPS PO Main exam. IBPS PO Prelims is a qualifying exam. Marks obtained in the prelims not use for the final selection.
| S.NO | Subject | Number Of Questions | Max Marks | Time Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
