IBPS SO Syllabus 2020: Download Subject-wise Syllabus for Prelims & Mains Exam

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(1) Simplification

• Weightage → 0 – 5 Questions
• Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types → BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds & Indices, Percentages, etc.

(2) Average

• Weightage → 1 – 2 Questions
• Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types → Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money Expenditure, Average Temperature, etc. However, the concept remains simple. We have to use a single formula i.e. Average = Sum of Quantities/Number of Quantities

(3) Percentage

• Weightage → 0 – 1 Question
• Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types → Calculation-oriented basic percentage.

(4) Ratio and Proportion

• Weightage → 1 – 3 Questions
• Easy to Solve, Less Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types → Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Third/Fourth Proportion, Componendo and Dividendo, Direct & Indirect Proportions.

(5) Data Interpretation

• Weightage → 13 – 15 Questions (2 – 3 sets)
• Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible
• Question Types → Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, Miscellaneous Infographics, Missing Data Type Caselets.

(6) Mensuration

• Weightage → 1 – 2 Questions
• Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types → Area/Volume of Square, Rectangle, Trapezium, Parallelogram, Rhombus, Circle, Semicircle, Triangle, Cone, Cylinder, Cube, Cuboid. Also, Moulding from one shape to another etc.

(7) Quadratic Equations

• Weightage → 4 – 5 Questions (Comparison of 2 variables), 0-1 questions within other topics such as age, algebraic equations, etc.
• Scoring, Easy if Proper Steps Followed, Less Time Consuming.
• Question Types → Comparing values of x and y when two equations given.

(8) Interest

• Weightage → 2 – 3 Questions
• Scoring, Easy if Formulas & Proper Steps Followed, Moderately Time Consuming.
• Question Types → Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mixed Interest, Instalments.

(9) Linear Equations in One, Two or More Variables

• Weightage → 1 – 2 Questions
• Scoring, Easy if Proper Steps Followed, Less Time Consuming.
• Question Types → Problems on Ages, algebraic equations, application based questions, ratio of ages, average of ages, etc.

(10) Profit and Loss

• Weightage → 2 – 3 Questions
• Scoring, Easy if Proper Steps Followed, Moderately Time Consuming.
• Question Types → Successive Selling type questions, Partnerships, Discount & MP, Dishonest Dealings.

(12) Number Series

• Weightage → 5 Questions
• Scoring, Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
• Question Types → Complete the Series, Find the Missing Term, Find the Wrong Term etc.

(13) Speed, Time and Distance

• Weightage →1 – 2 Questions
• Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
• Question Types → Relative Speed, Average Speed, Problems on Train, Boat & Stream.

(14) Time and Work

• Weightage → 2 – 3 Questions
• Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming
• Question Types → Work Efficiency, Work & Wages, Pipes & Cisterns etc.

(15) Number Systems

• Weightage → 0 – 1 Question
• Could be tricky, Moderately time Consuming
• Question Types → Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM & HCF.

(16) Data Sufficiency

• Weightage → 5 Questions
• Moderate in Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, Tricky
• Question Types → DS questions based on Number System, Averages, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Time Speed & Distance, Time & Work, Problems on Age, Mensuration, Mixtures & Alligations.

 (17) Permutation & Combination / Probability

• Weightage → 1 – 2 Questions
• Less Time Consuming, Scoring, Easy if all cases considered
• Question Types → Basic Selection & Arrangement Problems, Very basic problems on Probability.

(18) Mixtures & Alligations

• Weightage → 1 – 2 Question
• Tricky, Time Consuming
• Question Types → Mixture of two or more entities/mixtures, dishonest dealings.

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(1) Verbal Reasoning

• Weightage → 5 – 8 Questions
• Moderate to difficult in difficulty, Time consuming, Moderate accuracy possible, Very likely to appear.
• Question Types → Statement and assumption, statement and inference, course of action, cause and effect, statement and arguments, critical reasoning.

(2) Syllogisms

• Weightage → 3 – 5 Questions
• Moderate to difficult in difficulty, Less time consuming, Moderate Accuracy possible, Very likely to appear.
• Question Types → Direct questions with 3-4 statements & 4-5 conclusions, possibility based questions, negative information based questions.

(3) Circular Seating Arrangement

• Weightage → 5 – 7 Questions
• Moderate to Difficult, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate to High Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-step solving.
• Question Types → Uni- & Bi-directional problems on circular, square, rectangular, hexagonal tables. May be combined with other information to make it a Blood Relations or Double Line-up type problem as well.

(4) Linear Seating Arrangement

• Weightage → 5 – 10 Questions
• Moderate to Difficult, Could be tricky, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate to High Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-step solving.
• Question Types → Single or Double rows facing each other/ away from each other/ in the same direction. 5-4 questions based on multi-storey building. May be combined with other information to make it a Blood Relations or Double Lineup type problem as well.

(5) Double Lineup

• Weightage → 0 – 5 Questions
• Moderate to Difficult, Could be tricky, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-step solving.

(6) Scheduling

• Weightage → 0 – 5 Questions
• Moderate to Difficult, Could be tricky, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-step solving.

(7) Input Output

• Weightage → 0 – 5 Questions
• Moderate to Difficult, Could be tricky, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy possible.

(8) Blood Relations

• Weightage → 2 – 5 Questions
• Moderate in difficulty, Low to Moderately time consuming, Moderate to High Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-step solving.
• Question Types → Family Tree Problems, Coded Blood Relations.

(9) Directions & Distances

• Weightage → 2 – 5 Questions
• Easy but could be tricky, Less time consuming, High Accuracy possible, Requires clean charting with proper technique and step-by-step solving.
• Question Types → Arranging by age, height, weight, rank, order in row etc.

(10) Ordering & Ranking

• Weightage → 2 – 6 Questions
• Easy to Moderate in difficulty, Less time consuming, High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types → Box Based Puzzles, Arranging by age, height, weight, rank, order in row etc.

(11) Data Sufficiency

• • Weightage → 3 – 5 Questions
  • Moderate Difficulty, Moderately Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy possible.
  • Question Types → Ordering & Ranking, Blood Relations, Coding in Fictitious Language, Circular Arrangements, Directions & Distances, Ages & Birthdate.

(12) Coding & Decoding

• Weightage → 2 – 5 Questions
• Moderate in Difficulty, Moderate to Highly Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy possible.
• Question Types → Coding by Letter Shifting, Coding in Fictitious Language. Expect Analogy based Fictitious Language as asked in IBPS PO Mains.

(13) Inequalities

• Weightage → 5 Questions
• Scoring, Easy if Steps Followed properly, Moderately time consuming, High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types → Coded relations between letters to be decoded and solved.

(14) Analytical Decision Making

• Weightage → 0 – 5 Questions
• Easy, Little Time consuming, Tests your Grasping Skills, High Accuracy Possible
• Question Types → Criteria will be given for selection, recruitment or team formation based on giving set of characteristics. The questions test your ability to analyse the given data and make a sound and informed decision in a complex situation.

(1) Reading Comprehension

• Weightage → 10 – 15 Questions
• Moderate to Tough, Moderate Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types → The passage will be focused on topics like Business, Social Issues, Banking & Economy, Technology, Geo politics, etc. Fact and Inference based questions – easy to moderate, Vocab & Theme based questions – moderate to tough. Expect 7-8 synonyms/antonyms (vocab based questions).

(2) Grammar (Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Sentence Improvement)

• Weightage → 15 – 20 Questions
• Easy to Moderate in Difficulty, Less to Moderately Time Consuming, Moderate Accuracy Possible.
• Question Types → Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction, Fill in the Blanks.
• Topics Covered → Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Subject Verb Agreement, Parallelism, Degrees of Comparison, Sentence Construction, Phrasal Verbs, Pronouns, Adverbs, Non-Finite Verbs, Common Errors etc.

(3) Vocabulary (Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Word Assosiation Pair)

• Weightage → 12 – 15 Questions
• Easy to Moderate Difficulty, Quick Solve based on Contextual usage, Moderate to High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types → Cloze Test (single passage with 5-10 questions), Fill in the Blanks (Double Blanks).

(4) Verbal Ability (Para Jumbles)       

• Weightage → 0 – 5 Questions
• Easy, Low to Moderately Time Consuming, High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types → Para Jumbles, You can expect Odd sentence out questions too.

(1) Financial Awareness

• Weightage → 15 – 20 Questions
• Moderate to Difficult level of difficulty, Moderate to High Accuracy Possible, Not very time consuming
• Question Types → Banking and Economy related facts like budget, railway budget, economic survey, etc.; Roles and functions of institutions like RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, etc.; Currencies of various countries; International Trade, Acquisitions and Deals; New Policies and Pacts; Trade Deficits, Exchange Rate, GDP growth, etc. of various countries; Banking related facts.

(2) Current Affairs

• Weightage → 7 – 10 Questions
• Easy to Highly Difficult, Moderate to High Accuracy possible.
• Question Types → Questions that test your knowledge of surroundings and everyday events, banking and economy related news, National and International news, Books by famous personalities, etc. Go through the last 5 month G.K Capsule July, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec)

(3) Static G.K

• Weightage → 5 – 10 Questions
• Moderate level of difficulty, Moderate to high accuracy possible, moderately time consuming.
• Question Types → Important facts or events related to History, Polity, Geography, Science, Environment, etc.

(4) Economy

• Weightage : 5 – 6 Questions
• Question Types : Indian Economy, Financial organization, Budget, Railway budget, Economicsurvey, GDP Growth Rate, GST, Business etc.