IBPS PO Study Plan: The IBPS PO notification 2022 PDF was finally released on 1st August 2022 on the official website of IBPS, www.ibps.in. For the post of Probationary Officer, IBPS has announced 6432 vacancies. From 2nd August 2022 onwards, applications for IBPS PO 2022 will be accepted. It has been tentatively scheduled for October 2022 for the IBPS PO Prelims exam. Considering the level of competition and the time left in hand, it is important that you focus on strategic preparation. Not only do you need to be thoroughly aware of the topics that are important but also how to cover them when the exam is just around the corner. To help you approach the exam in a more organized way, here’s the IBPS PO exam Study Plan 2022 that takes care of complete course coverage along with the diligent practice of each and every topic.
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2022
Sl. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
IBPS PO Study Plan for Prelims 2022
Days | Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
Day 1 | Coding-Decoding | Sentence Improvement |
Day 2 | Revise Day 1 Topics | Revise Day 1 Topics |
Day 3 | Attempt IBPS PO Free Mock Test | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 4 | Puzzles | Machine Input-Output |
Day 5 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 2 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 6 | Data Interpretation | Speed Distance and Time |
Day 7 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 3 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 8 | Cloze Tests | Para-jumbles |
Day 9 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 4 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 10 | Seating Arrangements | Inequalities |
Day 11 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 5 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 12 | Data Interpretation | Speed Distance and Time |
Day 13 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 6 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 14 | Inequalities | Probability, Permutation, and Combination |
Day 15 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 7 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 16 | Direction Sense | Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series |
Day 17 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 8 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 18 | Fill in the blanks | Paragraph Based Questions |
Day 19 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 9 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 20 | Number Series | Mensuration |
Day 21 | Revise Day 28 Topics | Revise Day 28 Topics |
Day 22 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 10 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 23 | Approximation and Simplification | Average, Ratio, and Proportion |
Day 24 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 11 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 25 | Sentence Errors | Inappropriate Usage |
Day 26 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 12 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 27 | Direction Sense | Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series |
Day 28 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 13 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 29 | Vocabulary based questions | Idioms & Phrases |
Day 30 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 14 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 31 | Data Sufficiency | Partnership |
Day 32 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 15 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 33 | HCF and LCM | Problems on Boats and Streams |
Day 34 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 16 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 35 | Profit and Loss | Problems on Trains |
Day 36 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 17 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 37 | Syllogisms | Number System and Conversions |
Day 38 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 18 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 39 | Blood Relations | Data Sufficiency |
Day 40 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 19 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 41 | SI & CI | Mixture and Alligation |
Day 42 | Attempt IBPS PO Mock Test 20 | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 43 | Problem on Ages | Pipes and Cisterns |
Day 44 | Analyze Your Mock Test | Analyze Your Mock Test |
Day 45 | Order and Ranking | Logical Reasoning/ Input-Output |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2022
Sl. No. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Medium of Examination | Time Allotted |
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1 | Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English and Hindi | 60 minutes |
2 | English Language | 35 | 40 | English only | 40 minutes |
3 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English and Hindi | 45 minutes |
4 | General, Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English and Hindi | 35 minutes |
Total | 155 | 200 | 180 minutes | ||
English Language (Letter and Essay writing) | 2 | 25 | English | 30 minutes |
IBPS PO Study Plan for Mains 2022
Here, we have compiled the 45 days IBPS PO study plan for IBPS PO mains exam, which is scheduled to take place in 2022.
Days | Slot -1 | Slot-2 |
1 | Puzzle, Logical, Miscellaneous | Data Interpretation |
2 | Puzzle Practice Sets | Arithmetic |
3 | Seating Arrangement and Miscellaneous | Data Interpretation |
4 | Puzzle Practice Sets | Quantity Based and Data Sufficiency |
5 | Mock Test | Revise formulas |
6 | Puzzle, miscellaneous | Practice various kind of puzzles |
7 | Coding-Decoding | Practice Coding decoding |
8 | Inequalities | Practice inequalities |
9 | Arithmetic | Data Interpretation |
10 | Mock Test | Analyse Mock Test |
11 | Seating Arrangement, | Blood relation, Logical reasoning |
12 | Puzzle, Short puzzle | Quantity Based and Data Sufficiency |
13 | Puzzles, Input-output | Data Interpretation |
14 | Data Sufficiency | Input-Output |
15 | Blood Relation | Practice set |
16 | Mock Test | Analyse Mock Test |
17 | Puzzle, Logical | Arithmetic |
18 | Puzzle, Coding | Data Interpretation |
19 | Seating Arrangement, Data Sufficiency | Syllogism |
20 | Puzzle, Miscellaneous | Direction sense |
21 | Practice set | Logical reasoning |
22 | Cloze Test | Economy news of December |
23 | column-based | Banking & Financial news of December |
24 | Fillers | Schemes & committees of December |
25 | Mock Test | Analyse Mock Test and revision |
26 | Vocabulary | International News of December |
27 | Cloze test | Business Affairs of December |
28 | idioms and Phrases | Agreements & MoUs of December |
29 | Parajumble | State News of December (part-1) |
30 | Mock Test | Analyse Mock Test and revision |
31 | Sentence rearrangement | State News of December (part-2) |
32 | Reading comprehension | Appointments & Resignation of December |
33 | Miscellaneous | Ranks & Reports of December |
34 | Fillers | Sports news of December |
35 | Mock Test | Analyse Mock Test and revision |
36 | Paragraph completion | Summit & conference |
37 | Double fillers | Defence news of December |
38 | Column based | Science & Technology of December |
39 | Cloze test | Awards & Recognition |
40 | Mock Test | Analyse Mock Test and revision |
41 | Spotting errror | National News of December (part-1) |
42 | Important Days | National News of December (part-2) |
43 | Phrasal verbs | Books & Authors of December |
44 | Last 6 month Current Affairs | Last 6 month Current Affairs |
45 | Mock Test | Analyse Mock Test and revision |
Along with the above mentioned IBPS PO study plan, there are some important points to be taken into consideration:
- Since there are sectional timings in the exam, so focus on every section individually while keeping the sectional timings in mind.
- Practice as much as different type questions as you can, it will help you to improve speed and accuracy.
- Analyze your strengths and weaknesses through analyzing the mock tests and work on them.
- Give mock tests, analyze them, and track your performance to recognize your success rate towards your selection.
Important Points to Note -:
- The above mentioned Prelims and Mains online tests except for the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
- Candidates will have to pass each of the objective tests of the online examinations
- A candidate has to qualify in the Preliminary Examination to appear in the Mains Examination.
IBPS PO Notification 2022:
IBPS has released the official IBPS PO notification on 1st August 2022. According to the official notification, the application process will start on 2nd August 2022 and will last till 22nd August 2022.
Download The IBPS PO Notification Here
That’s all from us in this blog. We hope this study plan for the IBPS PO Exam helps in your preparation.

Dikshant (DJ) is an engineer turned banker. He has cleared many competitive exams before his current placement. Being an officer in the bank, DJ is super busy but makes sure that he always finds time for writing informative & exam-oriented content to help students in cracking competitive exams such as SBI, IBPS, SSC, JAIIB/ CAIIB and many more.
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