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⚖️ Official Marking Scheme

Positive: 1 per correct.
Negative: 0.25 per wrong.
Rules: +1.0 for correct, −0.25 for wrong.
Duration: 60 min · 3 sections.

⏱️ Sectional Breakdown

English30 Qs · 20 min

Quantitative Aptitude35 Qs · 20 min

Reasoning35 Qs · 20 min

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IBPS PO/MT-XVI 2026 — Master Strategy & Topic Weightage

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Compiled from 10-year official paper patterns and previous-year shift analysis. Review the exact topic weightage below to decide your attempt sequence and study focus.

🏆 The Topper 3-Step Execution Plan

1. Clear Sectional Safety Thresholds First

Unlike SBI PO, IBPS PO enforces strict sectional cutoffs across all subjects (8–12 marks). Secure 12+ solid attempts in each section before maximizing elsewhere.

2. Accuracy Over Blind Volume

At −0.25 negative marking, 68 clean attempts at 92% accuracy beat 85 rushed attempts with 15 mistakes every single time.

3. Floor & Box Puzzle Selection

If a puzzle condition creates more than 3 simultaneous cases, skip immediately.

Reasoning

28–40 Qs

7 Topics

Quantitative Aptitude

31–39 Qs

5 Topics

English

26–34 Qs

7 Topics

📊 Topic-Wise Previous Year Weightage & Attack Strategy

Work top-down inside each section. ① Must-Do topics form 60–70% of your passing score.

Section	Topic	Expected Qs	Priority Tier	Topper Attack Technique
Reasoning	Puzzles & Seating	18–22	① Must-do	Scan all sets first, solve the 2-3 with most definite clues. Skip any set not cracked in 90s of setup.
Reasoning	Inequalities	3–4	② High yield	Chain the signs, check direction. Watch either-or pairs. Under 30s each.
Reasoning	Syllogism	3–3	② High yield	Venn only for tricky ones; 'Only a few' = some+some not. Fastest 3-5 marks in the paper.
Reasoning	Direction Sense	2–3	③ Solid marks	Sketch every turn. Pythagoras for shortest distance.
Reasoning	Misc (order, pairs, coding)	2–3	③ Solid marks	Drill this Reasoning topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly.
Reasoning	Alphanumeric & Symbol Series	0–3	④ If time permits	Read the condition twice before counting. Most errors are misread conditions, not logic.
Reasoning	Blood Relations	0–2	④ If time permits	Draw the tree: squares male, circles female. Never solve in your head.
Quantitative Aptitude	Arithmetic (mixed word problems)	12–13	① Must-do	Use ratio/unitary methods, not equations. Options often let you back-solve faster.
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation	10–12	② High yield	Pick the set with clean numbers first. Approximate early; exact-value questions last.
Quantitative Aptitude	Number Series (missing & wrong)	5–5	② High yield	Check differences → ratios → squares/cubes, in that order. 20s max, then move on.
Quantitative Aptitude	Quadratic Equations & Root Comparison	4–5	③ Solid marks	Sign-rule shortcut: factor mentally, compare roots. Guaranteed 3-5 marks.
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification/Approximation	0–4	③ Solid marks	BODMAS + fraction-percent table. Round early on approximation questions.
English	Reading Comprehension	8–8	① Must-do	Read questions first, then skim. Do vocab and fact questions before inference.
English	Error Spotting	5–5	② High yield	Check subject-verb, then tense, then preposition — in that order.
English	Para Jumbles	4–5	② High yield	Find the opener and mandatory pairs first; never order all sentences blind.
English	Sentence Improvement/Phrase Replacement	3–4	③ Solid marks	Drill this English topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly.
English	Fill in the Blanks (single & double)	3–4	③ Solid marks	Drill this English topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly.
English	Word Swap / Word Usage	3–4	④ If time permits	Drill this English topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly.
English	Cloze Test	0–4	④ If time permits	Read the whole passage once for tone, then fill. Collocation beats grammar rules here.

⏱️ Minute-by-Minute Hall Execution

Plan 1English (20 min): Grammar error spotting & fillers first (8 min), Cloze test (4 min), RC passage (8 min).

Plan 2Quant (20 min): Simplification/Series/Quadratic in 7 min (12 Qs), 1 Table/Pie DI (6 min), Arithmetic singles (7 min).

Plan 3Reasoning (20 min): Syllogism/Inequality/Alpha-series in 7 min (14 Qs), then 2 cleanest floor/box puzzles in 13 min.

🎯 Cutoff-Beating Safe Target Bands

Target 1Safe zone: 62–70 attempts with 90%+ accuracy.

Target 2Sectional safety: Minimum 12+ correct answers secured in every section.

📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (Recent Cycles)

Exam Year	UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST
2023	58.5	57.5	57.5	51	45.5
2022	61	60	60	53.5	47.5

Sectional note: Sectional cutoffs apply per standard official norms. Cutoff figures shown as historical record; future cutoffs are predictions with ranges, never guarantees.

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