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4 months agoContributor-Level 6
Yes. The authority revised the IBPS PO 2025 exam pattern for Prelims and Mains. The official notification was released on June 30, 2025 on the official website at ibps.in. The IBPS PO prelims exam carries 100 marks, whereas the Mains exam will be conducted for 200 marks (objective)+ 25 marks (Descriptive).
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4 months agoContributor-Level 6
Candidates can check below the IBPS PO 2025 Mains the latest exam pattern:
- In the Mains exam, 4 sections will be there namely Reasoning Ability, English Language and Data Analysis & Interpretation and General Awareness.
- The total time for IBPS PO 2025 Mains Objective Exam is 160 minutes and 30 minutes additional for descriptive test. Therefore, the total duration of the Mains exam is 190 minutes or 3 hours and 10 minutes.
- A penalty of 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer in the objective test.
- In the Mains exam now, 145 objective questions will be asked for 200 marks and an additional Descriptive Paper worth 25 marks
New answer posted
4 months agoContributor-Level 6
The IBPS PO 2025 Prelims exam pattern has been revised. The overall marks and the negative marking remain the same, but internally changes have been made in the prelims exam pattern. The marking scheme has been changed. Also, the marks for the Quantitative Aptitude have been reduced to 30 from 35, and on the other hand, the marks for the Reasoning section have been increased by 5, that is, from 35 to 40. However, the number of questions remains the same.
Revised Structure of IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Exam
| Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
English Language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 30 | English and | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 45 | English and | 20 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
| 60 |
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
IBPS PO prelims exam pattern consists of three sections. The paper will have 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. Questions in the exam are asked from Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The total time allotted to candidates to solve questions in IBPS PO prelims exam is 60 minutes.IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern
English will carry 30 marks, Quantitative Aptitude will carry 35 marks and Reasoning will carry 35 marks. The total duration of the Prelims exams will be 60 minutes. Candidates are expected to clear the sectional cut-off so that they qualify for the IBPS PO Mains examination.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The IBPS PO exam pattern outlines the general format of the test, including the time limit, total number of marks, and marking scheme. The format of the IBPS PO test consists of three sections: preliminary, main, and interview. The three areas of the IBPS PO preliminary test are English language, reasoning ability, and quantitative aptitude. There are 200 total marks available for the test. The exam lasts for sixty minutes. The exam has section-specific scheduling. There are both objective and descriptive-type questions on the IBPS POMainsexam. There are 225 total marks awarded for the Mains test. The test lasts for three hours and thi
New answer posted
2 years agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, there are sectional timings in IBPS PO exam. In prelims exam, candidates get 20 minutes to solve each section. In Mains exam, to solve English section, candidates get 40 minutes. The duration to attempt Data Interpretation and Analysis section and Reasoning section, candidates get 45 minutes and 50 minutes respectively. The time duration allotted for General Awareness section is 25 minutes. To solve the descriptive paper, candidates get 30 minutes. The sectional timings for IBPS PO prelims and Mains exams are given below.
Prelims Exam
Sections | Duration (In minutes) |
English Language | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 20 |
Total | 60 |
Mains Exam
Section name | Allotted Time |
English Language | 40 |
Data Interpretation and Analysis | 45 |
Reasoning | 50 |
General Awareness | 25 |
Total | 160 |
English (Essay and Letter Writing) | 30 minutes |
Grand Total | 3 hours 10 minutes |
New answer posted
2 years agoContributor-Level 10
IBPS PO Mains exam comprises both objective and subjective-type questions. Questions in the objective section are asked from Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, English Language, and Data Analysis & Interpretation. Questions in the subjective section are asked from English Language (Letter Writing and Essay. The duration of the exam is 3 hours 30 minutes. The total marks allotted to the test are 225. The structure of IBPS PO Mains exam pattern is given below.
Section name | Total questions | Allotted Time | Total marks |
English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 |
Data Interpretation and Analysis | 35 | 45 | 60 |
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 |
General Awareness | 40 | 35 | 40 |
Total | 155 | 180 | 200 |
English (Essay and Letter Writing) | 2 | 30 minutes | 25 |
Grand Total | 157 | 3 hours 30 minutes | 225 |
New answer posted
3 years agoContributor-Level 10
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8 years ago
Contributor-Level 10
The competition level is very high. Lakhs of candidates are appeared in the exam and very few of them get selection.
Read IBPS PO Preparation Plan here: https://scoop.eduncle.com/ibps-po-preparation-books
Major changes: In place of the single common written test which was conducted until last year, now there will be two exams that a candidate will have to face before he/she gets to the interview stage.
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