Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on Saturday, November 20, issued the IBPS PO Prelims admit card 2021 on its official website at ibps.in. The candidates who have applied for the IBPS Probationary Officer PO/ Management Trainee MT Recruitment 2021 can download their prelims call letter by logging in through the Registration No / Roll No, Password / DOB and Captcha Code.

To gear up confidence in candidates for solving the preliminary exam paper based on multiple-choice questions (MCQs) the expert team of My Result Plus is sharing some tips and tricks here. Candidates are advised to go through the article, important topics provided here and prepare to solve the question paper within the stipulated time i.e. 60 minutes.

Also Read: IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card 2021 OUT, Direct Link and Steps to Download Here

IBPS PO Prelims 2021 Exam Pattern
 
Paper Section No. of MCQs Maximum Marks Medium of Exam Duration
1 English Language 30 30  English Composite Time of 1 Hour
2  Quantitative Aptitude 35  35  English & Hindi
3  Reasoning Ability  35  35  English & Hindi
  Total 100 100 

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  • English Language - The English Language paper will consist of 30 MCQs each of 1 Mark. If a candidate's favourite section is English and he/ she is quite confident to score above 75% marks in it, then they might try to attempt this section in the last. As the English language consumes less time than the other two sections, so candidates can even solve it in the remaining 10 to 15 minutes. 
Important Topics 

Reading Comprehension (5 Marks)
Error Spotting/ Fill in the Blanks (5 Marks)
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Tenses
  • Preposition
  • Pronouns
Para jumble Sentences (4-5 Marks)
Antonyms (2-4 Marks)
Synonyms (2-4 Marks)
Direct/ Indirect; Active/ Passive (4-5 Marks)
  • Quantitative Aptitude - This section will consist of 35 MCQs each of 1 Mark. Candidates are suggested to start solving their question paper either with Mathematics or Reasoning sections. As both the sections consume the time of aspirants for solving problems. Candidates are suggested not to waste more than 30-45 seconds on 1 question. If a question is taking more time then try to skip that question and not to stuck on it. Move forward to next and try to solve the paper within 20-25 minutes.
Important Topics

Simplification/ Approximation (2-4 Marks)
Inequality (4-5 Marks) - 
Data Interpretation (4-5 Marks) - {estimated time 5-7 minutes}
Time & Distance (1-2 Marks)
Work & Time (1-2 Marks)
Profit & Loss (1-2 Marks)
Mixtures & Alligations (1-2 Marks)
Work & Time (1-2 Marks)
Percentage (1-2 Marks)
Ratio & Proportion (1-2 Marks)
Permutation, Combination & Probability (1-2 Marks)
  • Reasoning Ability - This section will also have 35 MCQs each of 1 Mark, 35 Marks in total. It has been seen that most of the candidate starts solving their question paper with the reasoning section but spend too much time on solving problems. Hereby we suggest to start this section in the beginning only if you are confident to solve 80% of the paper within 20 minutes. Also, don't waste a long time in solving a single problem and try to finish this section within 20-25 minutes.
Important Topics

Series (Alphabetical, Numeric, Alphanumeric) (4-5 Marks)
Coded Inequalities (2-4 Marks)
Data Sufficiency (4-5 Marks)
Seating Arrangement (4-5 Marks)
  • Ranking & Order
  • Blood Relations
  • Directions
  • Puzzle
Syllogism (2-4 Marks)
Coding-Decoding (2-4 Marks)
Tabulation (2-4 Marks)

Further, candidates are advised to keep their stress and ego aside while solving the IBPS PO Prelims 2021 question paper. Solve the exam paper with confidence, don't waste too much time on a single question, skip it for a later or leave it to avoid negative marking. The team of My Result Plus wishes 'Good Luck' to candidates.