Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT) conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for the recruitment of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee vacancies in Public Sector Banks. It will be conducted online. IBPS Common written examination pattern details are given below. Also, check all the details about IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus in the below article.
IBPS PO 2017 Exam Pattern
Preliminary Exam:
| Sr No. | Name of section | Number of questions | Marks allotted | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability Paper | 35 | 35 | 01 hour |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude Paper | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | English Language Paper | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Main Exam:
| Name of section | Number of questions | Marks allotted | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 140 Mins |
| General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Personality Test:
- The final phase of the recruitment would be the Personality Test where the candidates will be asked to participate in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus
The IBPS PO 2017 Common Written Examination (CWE) comprises of the following sections:
- Reasoning
- Numerical Ability
- English
- Computer
- General Awareness
The complete Syllabus of IBPS PO 2017 has been provided below:
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus for Verbal Reasoning
- Analogy
- Syllogism
- Odd Man Out
- Word Formation
- Statement And Assumptions
- Statement And Conclusions
- Statement And Arguments
- Coding Decoding
- Passage And Conclusions
- Blood Relations
- Series Test, Number
- Alphabet Test
- Ranking And Time Sequence
- Sitting Arrangement
- Direction Sense Test
- Decision Making
- Assertion And Reasoning
- Input Output
- Figure Series Etc.
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus for Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Series Test, Analogy
- Odd Figures
- Miscellaneous Test
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus for the English Language
- Completion of sentence
- Meanings
- Tenses
- Grammar Errors
- Synonyms & Antonyms etc
- Passage Completion
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
- Arithmetic & Data Interpretation
- Pie-Charts
- Bar Graphs
- Line Graphs & Tabulation
- Average
- Roots
- Ratio
- Time And Distance
- Time & Work
- Percentage
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Profit & Loss
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus for General Awareness
- Banking Terms, Current Rates
- Important days / dates
- Abbreviations / full forms
- Currency and capital
- Indian Economy
- Ministers and their departments
- International Economy
- Finance, Shares, Various schemes of Government (Swavlamban, Bharat Nirman, MNREGA, Swabhiman etc.)
- Questions related to International Financial Institutions
- Books & Their Authors
- GDP related, RBI, Fiscal-Monetary Policies
- Types of Banks
- Social Function of Banks
- Marketing
- UNO
- Awards & Honors
- Budget
- Sports
- Agriculture
- Current Affairs (last 6 months)
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus for Computer Knowledge
- Basic computer knowledge (MS Office)
- Number System
- Operating Systems
- Software & Hardware questions (Database & communication)
- Computer abbreviation
- History of computers
- Microsoft-office
- Basic knowledge of Internet & Networking
IBPS PO 2017 Syllabus for Interview
Candidates should be thorough with the following topics who appearing for Interview:
- Banking Awareness
- Economics related questions
- Personal Background
- General Awareness
Expected Number of Questions from Reasoning
| Topic | Expected number of questions |
| Logical Reasoning | 5-10 |
| Blood Relations | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Coding Decoding | 5 |
| Input Output | 0-5 |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | 0-5 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 0-5 |
| Coded Inequalities | 5 |
| Data Sufficiency | 0-5 |
| Puzzle | 5-7 |
| Seating Arrangement | 10 |
| Tabulation | 5 |
Expected Number of Questions from English Language
| Topic | Expected number of questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Fill in the blanks | 0-5 |
| Cloze Test | 10 |
| Paragraph Complete/ Sentence Correction | 5 |
| Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting | 0-5 |
| Para jumbles | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
Expected Number of Questions from Quantitative Aptitude
| Topics | Expected number of questions |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Number Systems | 3 |
| Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | 3 |
| Mixtures & Alligations | 1-2 |
| Profit & Loss | 2 |
| Work & Time | 2 |
| Surds & Indices & Simple Interest & Compound Interest | 1-2 |
| Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | 1-2 |
| Time & Distance | 2 |
| Permutation, Combination & Probability | 5 |
| Sequence & Series | 5 |
| Data Interpretation | 15 |
Expected Number of Questions from Computer Knowledge
| Hardware |
| Communication (Basic Introduction) |
| Software |
| Database (introduction) |
| Internet (Concept, History, working environment, Application) |
| Networking (LAN, WAN, MAN) |
| MS Windows & MS Office |
| Security Tools, Virus, Hacker |
| Number System |
| Logic Gates |
| History of Computers |