Indian Bank PO (Probationary Officer) 2021 is an examination conducted by Indian Bank annually. It is a gateway for aspirants who wish to go for the Probationary Officer post offered by the branches of the Indian bank.
Aspirants should hold a graduation degree with minimum 60% marks (55% for reserved category) in any stream from a recognized institute/ university to fulfil the eligibility norms of the recruitment test. Selected candidates must undergo a 1-year PGDBF course at Indian Bank, Manipal School of Banking before they are recruited as Probationary Officers (POs).
Indian Bank PO 2020 Highlights
| Exam Name | Indian Bank PO (Probationary Officer) 2020 |
| Conducting Body | Indian Bank |
| Post name | Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance (PGDBF) |
| Exam Type | National Level Exam |
| Frequency | Every year |
| Eligibility Criteria | Must have a graduation degree with minimum 60% marks |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Exam Mode | Computer based test (Online) |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) |
| Negative Marking | 0.25, for Each wrong answer |
| Selection Process | Preliminary Exam,
Main Exam & Interview/ Group Discussion |
| Official Website | indianbank.in |
Aspirants can download the Indian Bank PO Syllabus 2021 Pdf from the official website.
Indian Bank Exam Pattern 2021
Before getting into the detailed Indian Bank PO Syllabus, candidates must get themselves acquainted with the Indian Bank exam pattern.
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The Indian Bank PO recruitment is conducted in three stages:
- Indian Bank PO Prelims
- Indian Bank PO Mains
- Personal Interview
IB PO Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021
The IB PO Preliminary Exam shall be held in online mode. The Exam Paper contains a total 100 questions and marks contain 100 marks. For every correct answer it carries 1 mark. There is a negative marking scheme, for each wrong answer it cut off 0.25 marks will be deduced.
| Sections | Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 1 hour |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
IB PO Mains exam Pattern 2021
| Subject | Questions | Total marks | Mode of Exam | Duration |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 60 min |
| English Language | 35 | 40 | Only English | 40 min |
| Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 min |
| General, Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English & Hindi | 35 min |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 180 min | |
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | English | 30 min |
IB PO Interview Process
Candidates who qualify in the both IB PO Prelims & Mains examination will be called for the IB PO Interview Process.
Interview round consists of 100 marks and the minimum marks of qualifying in the interview round is 40% for the general candidates and for the SC, ST, OBC, and PWD categories have to secure 35% of marks.
Indian Bank PO Syllabus 2021
Reasoning Ability
- Puzzles.
- Data Sufficiency.
- Non-Verbal Reasoning.
- Verbal Reasoning.
- Logical Reasoning.
- Data Interpretation.
- Analytical Reasoning.
- Number Series.
- Letter and Symbol Series.
- Verbal Classification.
- Essential Part.
- Analogies.
- Artificial Language.
- Matching Definitions.
- Making Judgments.
- Logical Problems.
- Statement and Conclusion
- Theme Detection.
- Cause and Effect.
- Statement and Argument.
- Logical Deduction.
Verbal Reasoning
- Analogy, Classification,
- Word formation,
- Statement and conclusions Syllogism,
- Statement and assumptions,
- Statement and arguments,
- Coding-Decoding,
- Blood Relations,
- Passage and conclusions,
- Alphabet test,
- Series Test,
- Number,
- Ranking and time sequence,
- Direction Sense Test,
- Decision-making test,
- Figure series,
- Input/output,
- Assertion and reasoning,
- Sitting Arrangement
Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Series test,
- Odd figure Out,
- Analogy,
- Miscellaneous Test
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English
- Spelling Test.
- Sentence Arrangement.
- Error Correction (Underlined Part).
- Transformation
- Passage Completion.
- prepositions
- Sentence Improvement.
- Spotting Errors.
- Antonyms
- Homonyms,
- synonyms
- Word Formation
- Direct and Indirect speech
- Active and Passive Voice.
- Para Completion.
- Idioms and Phrases.
- substitution
- Joining Sentences.
- Theme Detection,
- Topic rearrangement of passage
- Error Correction (Phrase in Bold).
- Fill in the blanks.
- Data Interpretation.
- Spelling Test.
- Sentence Completion.
- Sentence Arrangement
Quantitative Aptitude
- Pipes and Cisterns.
- Partnership.
- Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F.
- Compound Interest.
- Numbers and Ages.
- Probability.
- Problems on Trains.
- Averages.
- Percentages.
- Volume and Surface Area,
- Races and Games.
- Quadratic Equations.
- Ratio and Proportion.
- Odd Man Out.
- Mixture and allegation Stocks and shares,
- Computation of Whole Numbers.
- Square Roots.
- Mixture and Allegations.
- Partnership Business.
- Time and Distance.
- Decimals and Fractions.
- Relationships between Numbers.
- Percentages.
- Interest.
- Discount.
- Simple Equations.
- Boats and Streams.
- Profit and Loss.
- Indices and Surds.
- Boats and Streams.
- Problems on Numbers.
- Odd Man Out.
- Compound Interest.
- Mixtures and Allegations.
- Numbers and Ages.
- Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F.
- Problems on Trains.
- Areas.
- Volumes.
- Races and Games.
- Averages.
- Mensuration.
- Permutations and Combinations.
- Bar & Graphs,
- Line charts, Tables
- Simple Interest.
- Time and Work Partnership.
- Simplification and Approximation
General Awareness
- Financial Awareness
- Current Affairs
- GK
Computer Knowledge
- Operating System
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Software
- Internet Usage
- MS Power-Point
Indian Bank PO – Results
The results for Indian Bank PO will be declared in three phases – Preliminary result, main result, and Final result. The results will be declared by the Indian Bank on the official website. The results are expected to be announced within 7 days of the commencement of the examination.