IBPS exams consist of 3 phases:
- Prelims Examination
- Mains Examination
- Interview
Preliminary Examination –
- Prelims Examination Will Be 100 Marks – In Which Reasoning , Quantitative Aptitude And English Section Are included.
- In Prelim Exam No Questions Will be from General knowledge And Computer Awareness.
- Tier I will be a easier exam and more number of candidates will be qualified in this stage
- The marks obtained in the Preliminary examination also not be considered for preparing the final merit list and the marks obtained in the Main Examination will only be considered for short listing for interview.
Mains Examination
- In Mains Examination Questions Will be asked From Reasoning , English , general Awareness , Quantitative Aptitude, Computer .
- Mains Examination Will be Of 200 marks
- Difficulty level in tier II will be high. So, by including both kind of papers, it will be ensured that the candidates, who can handle both kinds of situations are qualified
- Tier II exam will include bio-metric identification i.e. at the time of entering the exam hall, you will be required to undergo bio-metric identification – i.e. scanning of your thumb impression etc. Same scanning will happen at the time of interview stage and at the time of joining the bank.
The whole process will ensure that only the genuine, deserving and all rounded person gets the selection.
This will be a Long Process . But you Know those Who are Serious Candidates it is good For them.
Preliminary Examination Pattern of IBPS PO 2016
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016 -Preliminary Examination will have Three Sections –
- English
- Reasoning
- Quantitative Aptitude.
Level Of difficulty will not Be high On this Stage . This is Just Qualifying Exam .
| Section | Number of Questions | Marks |
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| English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 |
| Reasoning | 35 | 35 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
| Exam Duration | 1 Hour |
Main Examination Pattern of IBPS PO 2016 -IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
Mains Exam will have 5 sections –
- English
- General Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Computer Awareness
- Reasoning
| Sections Name | Questions | Marks |
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| English Language | 40 | 40 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 |
| General Awareness ( Banking Industry Mains Focus ) | 40 | 40 |
| Computer | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 200 Questions | 200 Marks |
- Total Exam Duration will Be 2 Hours .
- There will be 200 Questions of 200 Marks
- There will Be negative Marking of 0.25.
- Section Cut off . You need to be pass Each Section Separately.
IBPS: High priority topics -IBPS PO 2016 Study Plan
- In IBPS you will find Questions Mostly from Economics theory And banking Theory and Current Affairs related to Economy and banking .
- You’ll have to face banking awareness, not only at the MCQ-stage but also during interview stage.So Here is the list of Minimum Topics to be prepared.
- Don’t do Ph.D on any topic, just get an overview from MCQ point of view.IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
| Section – Subjects | High priority Areas |
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| General Awareness | 1- Banking Awareness theory 2- RBI Functions And Power 3- Monetary Policy 4- Economy Current Affairs |
| Reasoning | 1- High Level Reasoning ( Assumptions And Syllogism) 2- Sitting Arrangement |
| Quantitative aptitude | 1-BODMAS / simplification 2-Data interpretation (DI) 3- Time And Distance , Time And Work , 4- Profit And Loss, Percentage Etc |
| English | 1- Grammar Rules And Sentence Improvements 2 – Comprehension Daily practice |
| Computer | 1-MS Office 2007 (or 2010 or 2013) 2-Internet related topics |
General Awareness And Banking Awareness IBPS PO 2016 Study plan
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016 –Here we are Providing you Some important Topics from RBI And Its Functions . RBI Topic Is very Important . How to Prepare Topics related to RBI .
RBI and Important Topics Related to RBI
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1-order/bearer/travel/bankers cheque
2-endorsement, cheque-crossing, 3-post-dated cheque, what if cheque-date is invalid 4-when Bank should not pay, cheque-dishonor (cheque-bouncing) 5-MICR, Cheque truncation 6- new CTS-system 7-Note refund rule, clan note-policy |
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1-NEFT, RTGS, EFTS, Bankwire, E-commerce
2-networking among banks: INDONET, BankNET, RBINET, SWIFT, Point of Sale (POS) terminal 3-core-banking solutions 4-Electronic signature and Information Technology Act |
| 13 | Loans 1-different type of loan products, 2-Subprime lending 3-mortgage, reverse mortgage, collaterals, stamp duty on loan documents lien, set-off 4-Priority sector lending: and its sub sectors. How do they apply to Domestic bank vs Foreign bank? |
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IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
Non Performing Assets , Bad Loans and Other Important Topics for IBPS Preparation.
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016 – Topic Related to BAd Loans, Non Performing Assets and Problems related to banking Sectors . Important Topics List Given below
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Topics to Prepare for IBPS From current Affairs mainly Banking Related.
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016 – Topics related to Banking Awareness , Financial Awareness and How to prepare Current Affairs for IBPS PO Mains 2016.
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IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
Economy Theory , Financial Market, Budget And Other important topics from Traditional Syllabus. These topics are important for IBPS PO Exam.
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
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| Finance | 1-Money market vs capital market: functions, who supervises them? 2-Commercial bills, Treasury bills, certificate of deposit, commercial paper 3-Derivatives, options-futures, currency swaps, 4-underwriting, factoring 5-debt vs equity: IPO-shares, stocks, debentures, bonds, mutual funds, G-sec 6- venture capital, angel investor 7- SEBI: functions, who is their main boss? 8- Stock Exchange: BSE, NSE, SENSEX, Dollex etc. , Functions, Chairman and Power 9- Credit rating: CRISIL, Moody, S&P etc., Different Types of Ratings 10- participatory notes , Cheques, Promissory Notes, Negotiable Instruments, Bill of Exchange 11 – QFI, FII 12 – FDI and its limits in various sectors, FIPB 13 – PAN card and DEMAT account 14 -External commercial borrowing (ECB), ADR, GDR, IDR 15 – RBI Act, Companies Act, |
| Insurance | 1-Types of insurance 2-Nationalization, LIC, GIC etc. 3-IRDA: chairman, power-functions 4-NPS, EPFO, ESIC, social security 5-pension-insurance reforms, FDI 6-Bancassurance 7- Atal pension yojana |
| Indian Economy | 1-NITI AAYog 2- five-year plans, main targets of 12 five-year plan. 3-14th Finance commission and who is its chairman? 4- Inflation: types, impact, various terms associated with inflation WPI, CPI, their new series, who calculates what? 5- IIP, industrial licensing, definition of MSME 6- Indian Economy growth Forecast , Forex Reserve And Balance of trade 7- Economy Survey 2014-15 Highlights 8- Industrial Policy |
| Budget | 1-Taxation: 2- direct vs indirect. taxation powers of union and state 3- tax deduction at source 4 – tax slabs according to Budget 2015 5- negative list in service tax 6 – PAN Card, E-filling of tax returns 7- Types of budgets: surplus, deficit, balanced 9- votable vs non-votable items 10 -Finance Bill and appropriation Bill 11 -cut motions: policy cut, economy cut, token cut 12- general budget versus railway budget 13- revenue versus capital expenditure 14- standing committees of Parliament 15- types of deficits, FRBM targets 16- fiscal deficit and its impact on economy 17- Consolidated fund, contingency fund, public account 18 – Budget 2015 and Allocation of Funds for various Schemes and departments |
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
List of Important schemes And Programmes Launched PM Modi In Last One Year
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
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NCERT Textbooks Sources for Preparing Economy For IBPS Po 2016
- India’s Economic Development Class 11
- Macroeconomics Class 12
- NIOS Material on Economy
- If you’ve Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh (TMH Publication), read it.
Economy: Current Affairs
- Main focus should be on Union Budget 2016-17
- Economic survey 2015-16
- One Monthly Magazine for Current Affairs – Pratiyogita Darpan is good For this Type Of Exam.
International Affairs (IA)
- This Is important Topic for Any Exam. Whether you are Preparing for IBPS, SSC, UPSC, NDA, CDS , IAS, State Level Exams , You have to Prepare International Current Affairs.
- Ministry of External Affairs Site
- Pratiyogita Darpan , Chronicle
Other important Areas to Focus
- Person In News
- Awards
- Books
- Summits,Recent summits of ASEAN, SAARC, G-8 etc. Location and theme.
- Bilateral Relations
- Govt Schemes Launched Recently
- Places in news: where some summit/controversial event happened.
- Committees , Commissions
Computer Awareness – IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016 – These are Some of the Most Important Areas for Computer Section . Prepare these Areas and Score good Marks In IBPS PO 2016.
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- If you want to buy any Book for Computer Than you can Buy Any Book from Arihant or Kiran Prakashan .
- If you don’t have any book, there is no need to specially purchase any book because the (free) NIOS study material for computer awareness is available for free.
Quantitative Aptitude IBPS PO 2016 Study Plan -IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
Quantitative Aptitude is one of the most Important Section In IBPS PO Exam. If you Are not good In this Section That means you have very low Chances of Selection .
We are providing you The High priority Areas for Quantitative Aptitude Section .
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Main Topics to Prepare for IBPS PO /MT
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Books for Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS PO 2016
Require mainly for the Data interpretation practice.
Any one Bank PO paper set
- Previous Papers IBPS: Common Written Exams for Bank PO/MT with Detailed Solutions (English)
- Bank PO Quantitative Aptitude Chapterwise Solved Papers 1999 – Till Date (3940+ Objective Questions
Book on Maths/Quantitative Aptitude
- Sarvesh Kumar (Quantum CAT) by Arihant Publication
Reasoning IBPS PO 2016 Study Plan – How to prepare Reasoning
High priority areas for IBPS Reasoning
- Sitting Arrangement
- High Level Reasoning
- Non-Verbal Reasoning
Booklist for IBPS Reasoning Preparation
- RS Aggarwal’s Modern Approach to verbal and non-verbal reasoning (S.Chand Publication)
- MK Pandey Analytical Reasoning (BSC publication)
- Previous Papers IBPS: Common Written Exams for Bank PO/MT with Detailed Solutions (English)
English Language And Comprehension IBPS PO 2016 Study plan
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Important Areas in English
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016 – How to prepare English Section for IBPS PO Prelims And Mains 2016.Important And High Priority Areas List Given below . This Time There was Change in SBI PO English Section . So be carefull When Prepare English Section for IBPS PO . Refer SBI PO 2016 Question Pattern .
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Note –
- In IBPS Vocabulary based questions are easier than the level asked in SSC-CGL and CDS exam.
- Unlike SSC, there are no questions on spelling-correction, active-passive, direct-indirect speech.
- In IBPS Exam No Questions Asked from One word Substitution And Idioms and Phrases.
- In IBPS comprehension Based Questions are asked
- In SSC-CGL, one fill in the blanks= has only one answer. Here you’ve to pick two answers for each blank.
Booklist for IBPS English Section
Any one book on IBPS/Bank PO Paper sets for practicing MCQs on English, Data Interpretation, Banking etc.
- Arihant’s paper set of previous Bank PO exams
- Kiran Prakashan’s Practice book workbook for IBPS PO/MT (with FREE CD for computer test)
- Bank PO English Language Chapterwise Solved Papers 1999 – Till Date (4565+ Objective Questions
Any one book on English grammar
- Objective general English by SP Bakshi (Arihant Publication)
- Compulsory English for Civil and Judicial Service by AP Bhardwaj (TMH Publication)
- Bank PO (IBPS PO / MT / SO, RBI Grade – B, SBI PO, SBI Management Executive) 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 Solved Papers
IBPS PO 2016 Study plan -How to Prepare for IBPS PO 2016
Now the Most important Part of IBPS PO Exam preparation is How to Start Preparation
1-Adapt to CBT (Computer-Based Testing)
- As IBPS has started conducting PO exam in Computer-Based Testing format, it is imperative on you to adapt to the new mode.
- This is important because a first-timer may lose part of his precious test time in getting know-how of the testing format.
- Candidates have to change with the technology and be tech-savvy as they have to take online papers.
- Every year we see some changes in paper pattern.
- This Year also IBPS made Changes in Examination Pattern. So you have to Change According to Pattern , First of All You have to Pass Preliminary Examination , Than Mains and Than Interview.
- Preparing From Books Help But If you are Practicing Online Than It will be More helpful.
- So try to practice Online as Much as you can .
2- Section-wise IBPS PO exam preparation plan
- Now this is Most important part of Preparation .
- Most of Students Do Not Know How to approach different sections in this Examination.
To prepare in Best Way you need Divide your preparation as per the 5 sections of IBPS PO paper pattern –
- Reasoning
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- General Awareness
- Computer Knowledge.
Allot a reasonable time-frame to each section to ensure completion of your section-wise preparation before the exam date.
Now What you should do for preparing Each Section Before Exam Date .
Example –
- English – 2 Hours
- Quantitative Aptitude – 4 Hours
- Reasoning – 2 Hours
- General Awareness – 2 hours
- Computer Awareness – 1 Hour
Now If you are thinking that 10 to 11 hours time Table is very long . Then you are Making a Mistake because every year competition increasing . So guys Do Not think about 10 to 11 hours just work hard to get Success in exam.
Otherwise IBPS conduct Bank po Exam Every Year. choice Is Yours.
3- Determine sectional weightage
- Not everyone is perfect in all the areas of study.
- You must have a few strengths and a few weaknesses.
- What it needs for a good preparation strategy is to identify your strengths and weaknesses in order to utilize your strengths and improve your weaknesses successfully.
- The written exam for the banks consists of sections on Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness, English & Basic Computers and candidate has to qualify in each of the sections individually, other than qualifying in the overall score.
- So, if you are weak in any of the above sections, you should immediately start working on the same
4-Daily practice, revision and group study
- Bearing in mind to crack such a tough exam, it’s important to stick to daily practice and revision.
- Experts say 3-4 hours of dedicated practice can fetch the desired result.
- Further, instead of studying different subjects in isolation, it would be a good idea to have a group study. A study group of 3 to 5 friends will help you learn new techniques and Methods .
5- Read Newspapers for GS, English, Marketing, Communication
- Here you get 3-in-1 study package if you have a habit of reading newspapers, especially an English language newspaper.
- By doing so, you not only keep yourself updated about the latest happenings and current affairs, with increasing your general awareness, but also you get more command on the English language.
- Reading English Newspaper is must for All Students .
- Focus mostly on Banking And Economy Related Topics .
6- Daily Mock Test
- To perform well in Mathematics and Reasoning papers, speed and accuracy are a must.
- High scores in these tests can be obtained only though time management and clear concepts. So, daily practice is required to get perfection in these subjects.
7- Now final Steps What to Do In Exam hall And What Strategy you should Adopt for Exam.
- Read question paper: Once you get the question paper(section wise/given part of questions), your first job should be giving a thorough glance to the questions. You should be patient, calm and careful at this time.
- Divide time: Before starting to attempt questions, you need to divide the 2-hours in various sections in accordance with your section-wise strengths and weaknesses. Here, you also need to ascertain priorities among the sections as well as questions within them.
- Accuracy: A lot of concentration is needed to maintain accuracy during your exam. Revision of your calculation is always helpful. Solve the questions carefully.
- Speed: While appearing in an exam like this, speed cannot be compromised. Leaving exam hall with a half-done paper due to lack of time is always painful.
- Revise: You should save some time only for revision of your answers after the completion of the test. Sometimes, a thorough revision of answers saves us from a big mistake.
Practice Set:
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Question Paper – 3.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Answer Key – 3.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Question Paper – 4.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Answer Key – 4.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Prelim Question Paper (Shift II) – 4.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Answer Key (Shift II) – 4.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Prelim Question Paper – 10.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Answer Key – 10.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Question Paper – 11.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Answer Key – 11.10.15
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Exam Solved Paper 2014 – I
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Exam Question Paper 2014 – II
- Click Here To Download IBPS PO Answer Key – 2014