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⚖️ Official Marking Scheme

Positive: 1.0 or 0.5 (English) per correct.
Negative: 25% of assigned mark per wrong.
Rules: 150 Qs / 125 Marks.
Duration: 120 min · 3 sections.

⏱️ Sectional Breakdown

Reasoning50 Qs · 40 min

English Language50 Qs · 40 min

Quantitative Aptitude50 Qs · 40 min

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IBPS SO 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. Understand the Mark-Weight Leverage

Reasoning & Quant carry 1.25 marks per question (50 marks each); Financial Awareness & English carry 1.00 mark (40 marks each); Computer carries 0.50 marks (20 marks). 1 Reasoning question = 2.5 Computer questions.

2. Win on Financial Awareness (40 Marks)

Officer-level selection is decided by FA depth, not raw math speed. Last 6 months banking/economy current affairs + RBI circulars + Basel/NPA norms decide the merit list.

3. Puzzle & DI Triage

Scan all puzzle & DI sets first. Attempt the 2–3 sets with the most definite clues. If a set is not cracked in 90s of setup, flag and 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 10–12 min: Computer Knowledge (40 Qs / 20 Marks) — pure recall, bank 16–18 marks while 100% fresh.

Plan 212–34 min: Financial Awareness (40 Qs / 40 Marks) — flag doubtful, never blind-guess at −0.25 penalty.

Plan 334–54 min: English Language (40 Qs / 40 Marks) — grammar & vocab in 12 min, RC passage last 8 min.

Plan 454–87 min: Quantitative Aptitude & DI (40 Qs / 50 Marks) — number series & quadratic first, then 2 best DI sets.

Plan 587–120 min: Reasoning (40 Qs / 50 Marks) — inequalities/syllogism/coding (15 Qs), then the 3 cleanest puzzle sets.

🎯 Cutoff-Beating Safe Target Bands

Target 1Safe attempt zone: 145–160 of 200 with 88%+ accuracy (recent cutoff trends).

Target 2GA/FA target: 28+ of 40 — this is where the final selection list is decided.

Target 3Never chase all 5 puzzle sets — 3 solved cleanly beats 5 half-done.

📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (2021 - 2024)

Exam Year	UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST
2023-24	48.5	48.5	48.5	41.25	35.5

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