🏦 BANKING EXAMS — IBPS · SBI · RBI

For: Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk, Specialist Officer (SO), and RBI Grade B. Official sites: ibps.in · sbi.co.in/careers · rbi.org.in.

Patterns are broadly stable but confirm on the official notification each cycle.

IBPS / SBI PO (graduate)

 PRELIMS — 100 marks, 1 hr (sectional timing)
     English Language        30 Q
     Quantitative Aptitude   35 Q
     Reasoning Ability        35 Q
 MAINS — ~200 marks + descriptive
     Reasoning & Computer Aptitude · English · Data Analysis & Interpretation
     · General/Economy/Banking Awareness · Descriptive (essay + letter)
 INTERVIEW

IBPS / SBI Clerk

• Prelims (English 30, Quant 35, Reasoning 35 = 100/100) → Mains (Reasoning & Computer, English, Quant, GA) → provisional allotment (no interview for IBPS Clerk).

RBI Grade B (officer — most competitive)

 PHASE I  — GA, English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning
 PHASE II — Paper I Economic & Social Issues (ESI)
            Paper II English (writing)
            Paper III Finance & Management (FM)
 INTERVIEW

What to study on this site

• Reasoning & DI: CSAT Reasoning & DI
• Quantitative Aptitude: CSAT Maths
• English: English Language Notes
• Banking & Economy Awareness / ESI: Economy Notes + Monthly Current Affairs
• General Awareness: Polity · Science & Tech

Banking-specific extras (not in the core notes — add these)

• Banking terms: repo/reverse repo, CRR/SLR, NPA, Basel norms, priority-sector lending, types of accounts & cheques, NEFT/RTGS/IMPS/UPI, financial inclusion schemes.
• Static banking GK: RBI functions, banking history/nationalisation, regulators (SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA), abbreviations.
• Computer aptitude basics (for Clerk/PO Mains).

Official links

• Apply: ibps.in · sbi.co.in/careers · rbi.org.in
• Live openings: Govt Job Alerts

Winning edge: banking is a speed-and-accuracy game — Quant (DI), Reasoning (puzzles) and English decide selection. Add banking awareness on top of the Economy notes here.