IBPS SO Prelims Topic Wise Weightage 2024: Check Topic Wise Questions Asked, Previous Years Trend

Dear aspirants, the IBPS SO Notification PDF has been released with 1007 Specialist Officer vacancies. To become an IBPS SO, candidates have to clear the prelims, mains, and interview. The prelims exam has been scheduled on 30th August, 2025. Before going for the prelims exam preparation, candidates should check the previous year's vacancy trends. The IBPS SO topic-wise weightage varies according to the post, but the preliminary exam generally includes sections like Reasoning Ability, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude or General Awareness, depending on the role. Knowing which topics carry more weight helps aspirants prioritise their preparation. In Reasoning, puzzles and seating arrangement dominate; in English, reading comprehension and error detection are frequent. Quantitative Aptitude emphasises arithmetic and data interpretation. This page deals with the complete topic-wise weightage of IBPS SO 2024, previous year trends, and other details. For any queries, kindly visit the FAQs listed below. 

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IBPS SO Exam 2025: Important Dates

Check out the important dates regarding the IBPS SO examination tabulated below.

 

IBPS SO Exam 2025: Important Dates

Events

Dates

IBPS SO Notification 2025 PDF release date

30th June 2025

Apply Online 2025 Start Date

1-7-2025

Apply Online 2025 Last Date

21-7-2025

Prelims Call Letter

August 2025

Prelims Exam

30.8.2025

Prelims Results

September 2025

Mains Call Letter

September /October, 2025

Mains Exam

9.11.2025

Mains Results

November 2025

Interview

December 2025 / January 2026

Provisional Allotment

January/February, 2026

 

IBPS SO Prelims Topic Wise Weightage

Based on analysing the previous year's exams, the IBPS SO topic-wise weightage 2024 has been added here.

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IBPS SO Prelims Topic wise Weightage

Check the IBPS SO prelims topic wise weightage for all sections. So, you can get an idea about the expected weightage for this year.

IBPS SO Prelims Topic wise Weightage - Reasoning Ability

Here are the IBPS SO prelims topic wise weightage for the reasoning ability section.

IBPS SO Prelims Topic Wise Weightage

Topic

Weightage (2024)

Weightage (2023)

Weightage (2022)

Weightage (2021)

Weightage (2020)

Seating Arrangements and Puzzles

20

15-20

20-23

20

25 

Data Sufficiency

5

05

03

04-05

Chinese Coding

-

05-06

05

 -

Direction Sense

-

04

03

02-03

Blood Relation

3

04

03

03

Inequality

3

03-04

04

03-04

Machine Input

5

05

 -

05

5

Syllogism

5

04-05

04

03-04

Logical Reasoning 

5

-

05

03-04

Alphabetical 

-

-

 -

01

Number Series

-

-

 -

01

Number-Based Order And Ranking

-

-

 -

-

1

Misc

4

06-08

03

 -

Total

50

50

50

50

50 

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IBPS SO Prelims Topic wise Weightage - Quantitative Aptitude

Here are the IBPS SO Prelims topic wise weightage for the Quantitative aptitude section.

IBPS SO Prelims Topic wise Weightage - Quantitative Aptitude

Topic

Weightage (2024)

Weightage (2023)

Weightage (2022)

Weightage (2021)

Weightage (2020)

Data Interpretation

18

15

20

15

15

Missing/Wrong Number Series

6

05

05

05

5

Approximation

-

06

05

05

5

Quadratic Equation

6

05

-

-

5

Caselet

6

-

-

05

-

Q1 & Q2

4

02

03

-

-

Data Sufficiency

-

05

03

-

5

Arithmetic

10

17-25

15

20

15

Total

50

50

50

50

50

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IBPS SO Prelims Topic wise Weightage - English Language

Here is the IBPS SO Prelims topic wise weightage for the English Language.

IBPS SO Prelims Topic wise Weightage - English Language

Topic

Weightage (2024)

Weightage (2023)

Weightage (2022)

Weightage (2021)

Weightage (2020)

Reading Comprehension 

20

20

18

20

19

Word Swap

5

05

 -

05 

-

Error Detection

-

04-05

08-09

05

3

Cloze Test

-

05-06

08

-

10

Fillers

5

05

 -

-

5

Sentence Rearrangement

 

-

05

-

-

Jumbled Sentence

5

-

-

-

-

Identify the correct sentence

4

-

 -

-

3

Word Usage/Rearrangement

2

04-05

05

-

5

Phrase Replacement

5

04-05

05

05

5

Match the following

1

03

-

03-04 

-

Misc.

3

04

01

01-03

01-03

Total

50

50

50

50

50

 

FAQs

Q: What are the sections included in the IBPS SO prelims exam?

There are 4 sections included in the IBPS SO prelims exam are English language, Reasoning ability, and Quantitative aptitude.

Q. What is the importance of IBPS SO topic-wise weightage?

Candidates can get an idea of the number of questions asked from each topic, and topics that should be given higher priority can be identified. 

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