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IBPS PO Study Material 2026: Download Study Notes PDF for Prelims & Mains

Paulami Chandra

Dec 22, 2025

IBPS PO exam 2026 has a Prelims and Mains stage. Before you start your preparation, you must collect study material for Prelims as well as for Mains. We have provided the notes for all subjects in this article. You can download IBPS PO Prelims and Mains notes from the links provided here. Separate links are available here for all topics as mentioned in IBPS PO syllabus 2026.

In IBPS PO Prelims, a total of 30 out of 100 questions are asked from the English language section. Also, 35 questions are asked from this section in the IBPS PO Mains. The questions in this section are asked from the topics such as Vocabulary, Comprehension, Grammar, etc. Here are the study notes for the English section of the IBPS PO Exam that will help you to score 30/30 marks in the English section.

IBPS PO English Topics IBPS PO English Study Material PDF
Reading comprehension Types of Passages, How to Tackle Reading Comprehension?
Para jumbles Concepts, types, and approach
Cloze test Meaning, Concepts, Link the Sentences Together, Eliminate Options
Fill in the Blanks Meaning, Concepts, Important Fill in the Blanks Topics
Error spotting Meaning, Concepts, Tips for Error Spotting, Strategies to be used
Paragraph completion Stepwise approach for Para-Completion questions, Tips & Tricks for solving Para completion
Sentence connectors Meaning, Concepts, what exactly are Sentence Connectors?
Sentence Rearrangement Types of sentence rearrangement questions, correct approach to solve the questions
Idioms & Phrases Important Idioms and Phrases
One Word Substitution Types of One word substitution and examples
Synonyms & Antonyms Important Synonyms & Antonyms
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Verb Meaning, Concepts, Practice Questions
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Adjectives Meaning, Degrees of Adjectives, Forming Comparative and Superlatives of Irregular Adjectives
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Adverbs Meaning, What do Adverbs modify?, Rules
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Articles A, An, The, Rules, Examples
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Conjunctions Coordinating Conjunctions, Correlative Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Noun Kinds of Noun, Types of Noun, Rules for Singular and Plural Nouns
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Preposition Meaning, Uses, Prepositions, or conjunctions?
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Pronoun Meaning, Types of Pronouns, Practice Questions
Quant Aptitude

IBPS PO Study Notes PDFs for Quantitative Aptitude Section

A total of 35 questions are asked from this section in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam and it is important to score well in this section as well to achieve your dream job. Here, we have enlisted the topic-wise study materials for the Quantitative Aptitude (Mathematics) section of the IBPS PO Prelim Exam.

IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude Topic IBPS PO Study Material PDF
Algebraic Equations Linear Equation, Quadratic Equation, Methods to solve quadratic equation
Simplification Helping Hands, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, etc.
Ratio and proportion Meaning, Concepts, Compounded Ratio, Some Important Questions
Percentage Fractions and Percentages, Important Fraction to Percentage Conversions
Average Concepts, Important Formulae Related to Average of numbers
Partnership Important Terms, Formula, Solved Examples
Profit and Loss Profit and Loss terminologies, Some Important Concept, Some Formulae
Time and work Concepts, Basic Questions, When three persons do a work, Questions Based on Efficiency
Pipes and cisterns Concept, Basic Questions, Work Alternately, etc.
Problems on age Concepts, Smart Method to solve
Problems on train Concepts, Solved Examples, Smart Method to Solve
Mixture of allegation Allegation, Mean price, Basic Formula, Mixture of more than two elements, etc.
Time, speed & distance Definition, Unit Conversions, Ratios of Speed, Distance and/or Time, Average Speed, etc.
Mensuration Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Rhombus, Trapezium, Circle, etc.
LCM and HCF Concepts, Solved Examples, Types of questions asked in the exam
Number Series Meaning, Different types of Number Series, Type of questions asked in the exam
Number System Meaning, Different types of Number System, Types of questions asked in the exam
Data interpretation Concepts, Types of Data Interpretation, Caselet DI
Simple and Compound interest Definition, Tree-method, Effective Rate Method, Installment, etc.
Permutation, combination & probability Meaning, Concepts, Permutation vs Combination
Reasoning Ability

IBPS PO Study Notes PDFs for Reasoning Ability Section

The Reasoning Ability section is of much importance in both the stages of the exam - IBPS PO Prelims and Mains. A total of 35 and 45 questions are asked from the reasoning part in the IBPS PO Prelims and Mains respectively.

The candidates must practice well and build a good reasoning ability for the reasoning topics and solve previous years’ papers well. Here are the topic-wise study notes for the reasoning section of the IBPS PO Exam that will help you to build good reasoning ability.

General Awareness

IBPS PO Study Notes PDFs for General Awareness Section

A total of 40 questions are asked from this particular section in the IBPS PO mains Exam. The medium is both English and Hindi. The candidates must be well acquainted with banking terms and other general things related to the bank.

Computer

IBPS PO Study Notes PDFs for Computer Aptitude Section

This section consists of a total of 45 questions. This section is exclusive to the Mains exam. Candidates must prepare well and have a good grasp of this subject. Go through the below-provided study material to boost your preparation.

IBPS PO Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Topic IBPS PO Study Material PDF
Windows operating system basics Fundamentals of Computer
Basic Functionalities of MS Office MS Office Application & its Functions
Database Basics Types, History, Functions of DBMS
Security Tools Security Tools, Types of Attack
Basics of Hardware Meaning, Types of Hardware
Basics of software, Meaning, Types of Software
Internet terms Different Internet Terms
Basics of Hacking Hacking, Types of Hackers
Data Analysis

IBPS PO Study Notes PDFs for Data Analysis & Interpretation Section

There are a total of 35 questions in this section. This section is also exclusive to the mains examination. Go through the study material provided below to polish your understanding of the topics.

IBPS PO Data Analysis & Interpretation Topic IBPS PO Study Material PDF
Data Interpretation Types of Data Interpretation
Inequalities Important Symbol & their Meanings
Number Series Types of Number Series, Questions
Approximation and Simplification Approximation, Simplification
Data Sufficiency Data Flow Diagram
Conclusion

Candidates can prepare from all the above provided notes for their IBPS PO exam preparation. Practice as many questions as you can and stay focused, make a study plan and stick to it and that will help you score well in the examination.

FAQs

IBPS PO Study Material 2026 FAQs

Ques: What are the stages of the IBPS PO Exam?

Ans: IBPS PO Exam follows a three-stage selection process namely:

  1. a) Prelims
  2. b) Mains
  3. c) Personal Interview

Ques: What is the syllabus of IBPS PO Prelims & Mains?

Ans: The syllabus for Prelims comprises of English language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. Whereas, the main exam includes English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, and General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness.

Ques: How many hours of study are required for IBPS PO?

Ans: To make the most out of your IBPS PO Prelims and Mains exam preparation, you should prepare a goal-oriented weekly or monthly Study Plan to target all sections and their topics until the exam date. Candidates should study for at least 7-8 hours daily.

Ques: Can I pass IBPS PO in first attempt?

Ans: Candidates can crack the SBI PO exam in first attempt by following a proper strategy. First, go through the previous year's question papers. Divide the chapters into basic and advanced. Cover the basic chapters first and attempt mock test.

Ques: How many months required to clear IBPS PO exam?

Ans: It all depends on the time you can invest in its preparation and how dedicated and confident you are in achieving this aim. For instance, students who invest 5 hours every day in the preparation, take around 3 to 4 months to be clear of the IBPS PO exam. The preparation time also varies with 4 major parameters.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.
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