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The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) runs the Common Recruitment Process for Probationary Officers and Management Trainees in public sector banks. It has three stages: a preliminary exam, a main exam and an interview.
ExamForge gives you 10 free, timed practice sets with 5 options per question (A to E), as in the real exam. Set 1 is a full 100-question prelims-style paper; later sets are shorter and cover English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. Every question has an explanation after you submit, and your first three sets need no signup.
The real exam deducts a quarter of a mark for each wrong answer. ExamForge does not, so take a quarter off for each wrong answer to see your exam-style score.
From published IBPS PO exam-pattern summaries. Check ibps.in for the current notification before you apply.
The preliminary exam is a screening test with three timed sections, each with its own 20-minute limit. Every question carries one mark.
| Section | Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Section 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 |
| Section 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 |
| Total | 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section) for the whole paper | 100 | 100 |
| Response | Marks |
|---|---|
| Correct answer | +1 |
| Wrong answer | −0.25 |
| Not attempted | 0 |
Prelims marks only decide who goes to the main exam. The main exam adds Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation, and General, Economy and Banking Awareness, and the final merit list weighs the main exam 80% and the interview 20%. ExamForge covers the prelims subjects and the common main-exam style of question.
Questions are set at graduate level and are mostly about speed.
Grammar and reading, 30 questions.
Speed arithmetic and data, 35 questions.
Puzzles and logic, 35 questions.
Requirements are set in each IBPS notification. In general:
Selection runs in this order.
The online screening test above.
An objective paper and a descriptive English paper (letter and essay) on the same day.
A 100-mark panel interview for those who clear the main exam.
Banks are allotted by the final merit list and the preferences you gave.
Each prelims section has its own 20 minutes, so the sectional sets are the best way to build that rhythm.
Simplification, approximation and series questions are won by speed rather than depth.
Seating arrangements get faster only with repetition.
With a penalty on wrong answers, leave the unclear question and come back if time remains.
Banking exams such as IBPS and SBI use five options, A to E, for each question. ExamForge shows all five.
Sets 1 to 10 have 100, 79, 59, 56, 46, 43, 26, 17, 19 and 9 questions. Set 1 is the full length; the later ones are short practice sets, with one minute for each question.
Yes, 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. ExamForge does not deduct marks, so subtract the penalty yourself.
Yes. Your first three sets need no account; create a free account to keep practising and keep your history.