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I want to know the duration of preliminary exam of IBPS Probationary Officer. Can you tell me about the duration and the sections which are available in this exam? Please reply soon.

The duration of IBPS PO Preliminary examination is one hour for total 100 questions. There are will be three sections namely Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. From Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude sections, you will get 35 questions and you will get 30 questions from English Language section. Candidates who will qualify in IBPS PO Preliminary examination are eligible to appear in IBPS PO Mains examination.

IBPS stands for Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection.

Examination pattern of IBPS PO Preliminary examination:

Reasoning: 35 questions.

Aptitude: 35 questions.

English: 30 questions.

Total duration is of one hour.

IBPS stands for Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection. IBPS is examination conducting authority for post of clerk and Probationary officer in most of nationalized banks.

*There are three stages of IBPS PO exam, first stage is IBPS Preliminary, Main and interview.

*IBPS Preliminary exam consists of question from reasoning, aptitude and English. This stage is of 100 marks and one hour duration. English section has 30 questions and aptitude and Reasoning has 35 questions.

IBPS stands for Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection and it conducts several bank examination for recruitment of bank officials in 20 nationalized banks of India.

--> As the name of examination suggests IBPS bank PO examination is held for recruitment of bank PO ( Probationary Officer ) and for appearing in the same examination the minimum qualifications are given below :-

* You must have the nationality of India with your age lying within 21 years to 30 years. Further age relaxation is applicable for reserved category candidates as per the government norms.

* You must have completed your graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

--> The examination is held in three stages which includes Preliminary Test, Mains and Personal Interview respectively.

As far as you are concerned about the duration of Preliminary test then for your knowledge it is One hour. Also the examination is of 100 marks which is divided into sections which are Reasoning ability of 35 marks, Quantitative Aptitude of 35 marks and English of 30 marks.

For further details regarding the same examination you can log on to its official link www.ibps.in.

If a candidate clearing preliminary exam then only get chance to sit at main exam.

Duration of preliminary exam is 1 hour.
You will be asked questions from 3 subjects in preliminary exam.Below I have listed the subjects.

1.Reasoning Ability Paper - 35 marks and will be asked 35 questions.

2.Quantitative Aptitude Paper - 35 marks and will be asked 35 questions.

3.English Language Paper - 30 marks and will be asked 30 questions.

So over all 100 marks and 100 questions.You must complete this in 1 hour with good marks.

IBPS PO Preliminary Exam Sections Available:

IBPS Probationary Officer (PO) Recruitment Examination basically consists of
>> IBPS PO Preliminary Exam
>> IBPS PO Main Exam
>> IBPS PO Personal Interview

Here is the detailed examination pattern of IBPS PO Preliminary Examination based on the new pattern from 2016-17.

* Total Marks - 100 Marks
* Total Questions - 100 Questions
* Duration of Exam - 1 Hour of IBPS PO Prelims Exam
** English Language - 30 Questions - 30 Marks
** Reasoning Ability - 35 Questions - 30 Marks
** Quantitative Aptitude - 35 Questions - 30 Marks

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I want to know the duration of preliminary exam of IBPS Probationary Officer. Can you tell me about the duration and the sections which are available in this exam? Please reply soon.

Total time duration doe IBPS PO Preliminary exam is 100 min.

Marks duration for IBPS PO preliminary exam:-

Reasoning: 35 questions.

Aptitude: 35 questions.

English: 30 questions.