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    IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025 Revised - Know New Changes in Prelims and Mains

    IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025 Revised - Know New Changes in Prelims and Mains

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    Deshamena RachanaUpdated on 01 Jul 2025, 04:46 PM IST
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    IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025 - The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has revised the IBPS PO 2025 exam pattern. The IBPS PO exam marking scheme has been changed for prelims and mains. The total marks for the IBPS PO exam remained unchanged, but the changes were made in the duration and the total marks allotted for the number of questions in the prelims and mains. Candidates can check the detailed IBPS PO new exam pattern 2025 below.

    IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025 Revised - Know New Changes in Prelims and Mains
    IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2025 Revised - Know New Changes in Prelims and Mains

    The IBPS PO exam pattern 2025 changed in the total number of marks allotted to the subjects. Candidates can refer to the article below to know the changes that have been made in the IBPS PO paper pattern 2025.

    IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

    The IBPS PO exam 2025 is conducted in two stages: Prelims and Mains. The first stage of the IBPS PO exam is the preliminary examination. The candidates who qualified in the prelims can appear for the mains exam.

    In the recent notification released by the conducting authority, a few changes have been made in the IBPS PO 2025 exam pattern. The main changes were made in the total number of marks allotted to the quantitative aptitude and reasoning sections. The table below shows the revised IBPS PO prelims exam pattern 2025. The table below shows the revised IBPS PO prelims exam pattern 2025.

    IBPS PO Prelims Pattern 2025 (Revised)

    Subjects

    Number of Questions

    Total Marks

    Duration

    Quantitative Aptitude

    35

    30

    20 Minutes

    Reasoning Ability

    35

    40

    20 Minutes

    English Language

    30

    30

    20 Minutes

    Total

    100

    100

    60 Minutes

    Note: The reasoning paper has been changed from 35 marks to 40 marks, and there is a decrease in the quantitative aptitude marks from 35 to 30 marks.

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    IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2025

    The candidates who qualified in the prelims can appear for the IBPS PO Mains exam. The second stage of the IBPS PO exam is the mains examination. The IBPS PO syllabus for the Mains exam consists of four subjects, such as Reasoning, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness/ Digital/ Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars, Data Analysis and Interpretation, and English Language.

    The changes made in the IBPS PO mains exam pattern are that earlier, the paper pattern showed reasoning and computer ability, but now it has been changed to only reasoning, where computer aptitude has been removed.

    They also added a new topic on digital in the general awareness section. The marks allotted to the reasoning paper are also changed from 45 to 40. Candidates can check the IBPS PO exam pattern 2025 for the mains discussed below in the table.

    Also see:

    IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2025 (Revised)

    Subjects

    Number of Questions

    Maximum Marks

    Duration

    Reasoning

    40

    60

    50 minutes

    General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars

    35

    50

    25 minutes

    English Language

    35

    40

    40 minutes

    Data Analysis & Interpretation

    35

    50

    45 minutes

    Total

    145

    200

    160 minutes

    Subject

    Number of Questions

    Maximum Marks

    Duration

    Descriptive Paper (Essay and Comprehension)

    02

    25

    30 minutes

    Note: The total number of questions in the IBPS PO mains paper has been changed from 155 to 145, and the General Awareness section was renamed to General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What are the total marks allotted for the IBPS PO mains exam?
    A:

    The total marks allotted for the IBPS PO mains exam are 225, with a duration of 3 hours and 10 minutes, including a descriptive paper.

    Q: How many questions are changed in the IBPS PO Mains exam pattern?
    A:

    The IBPS PO Mains exam pattern question has been changed from 155 to 145.

    Q: How many questions were changed in the reasoning paper?
    A:

    In the reasoning paper, questions were changed from 45 to 40, with a total of 60 marks.

    Q: What are the total marks in the preliminary exam?
    A:

    The total marks in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam are 100, with a duration of 60 minutes.

    Q: What are the changes made in the IBPS PO Exam pattern 2025?
    A:

    The main changes were made in the number of questions and the duration of both the prelims and mains exams.

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