IBPS PO Prelims 2026

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Strategy, previous-year cutoff analysis & full test series built from 10-year paper patterns.

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⚖️ Official Marking Scheme

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

⏱️ Sectional Breakdown

English Language30 Qs · 20 min

Quantitative Aptitude35 Qs · 20 min

Reasoning Ability35 Qs · 20 min

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IBPS PO Prelims 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 (usually 8–11 marks per section). 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. Mains Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

Expect complex coded inequalities and binary logic flowcharts. Target critical reasoning and machine input-output first.

📊 Topic-Wise Previous Year Weightage & Attack Strategy

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

Weightage metrics updating after the latest exam cycle.

⏱️ 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 1Prelims safe zone: 62–70 attempts with 90%+ accuracy.

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

Target 3Skip rule: If a puzzle condition creates more than 3 simultaneous cases, skip immediately.

📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (2021 - 2024)

Exam Year	UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST
2023-24	54.25	54.25	54.25	49	43
2022-23	49.75	49.75	49.75	44	38

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

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IBPS PO Prelims 2026

⚖️ Official Marking Scheme

⏱️ Sectional Breakdown

IBPS PO Prelims 2026 — Master Strategy & Topic Weightage

🏆 The Topper 3-Step Execution Plan

📊 Topic-Wise Previous Year Weightage & Attack Strategy

⏱️ Minute-by-Minute Hall Execution

🎯 Cutoff-Beating Safe Target Bands

📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (2021 - 2024)

🎯 Test Series (100Q real pattern · 80% PYP models + 20% predicted)

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