Exam Syllabus

The syllabus is not fixed and different banks have different syllabi. However it has been observed in the past exams that following topics were common amongst most Bank PO exams.

Quantitative Aptitude
Number System (including Simplification) LCM & HCF Percentage Profit & Loss and Discount Simple Interest & Compound Interest Time & Work Time & Distance Ratio & Proportion Mixture & Alligation Average & Partnership Area Volume Permutation & Combination Probability Inequalities Data Interpretation

English
Reading Comprehension Spotting Errors Sentences Improvement Ordering of Sentences Close Test Fill in the Blanks Idioms and Phrases Spelling Test

Reasoning
Coding & Decoding Direction Sense Test Blood Relations Ranking and Sitting Arrangement Verbal Classification Verbal Analogy Arithmetic Problems on Reasoning Number Series Syllogism Arguments Assumptions Course of Action Data Sufficiency Statement Conclusion Problem Solution Inference Decision making (Inequality based conclusion)

Non Verbal Analogy Classification Series Input-Output

General Awareness
Indian Economy and Economic Planning in India (11th 5 Yr. Plan) Human Resource, Cencus-2011, Human Development Report Economic Growth and Development Social Development, Unemployment, Poverty, Inequalities, Education Health Industrialisation Public Sector Maharatna, Navratna and Mini Ratna Money market, Capital Market, Stock Exchange, SEBI
Call money market Inter bank Term deposit Market Commercial Bills Certificate of Deposit Commercial Expenses

Treasury Bills Way and Means advance Money, Market, Mutual Funds Functions Monetary Policy Money Laundering Functions - Deposits - credit Classification of Banks Development of Banking in India Formation of Private Bank Balance Sheet of Banks NPAs Personal achievements and Assessment CBAR BASEL Norms

Reserve Bank of India

Commercial Banking System

Financial Institutions, Non banking Financing Companies, Mutual Funds and Venture Capital funds RRBs, Local Area Bank, Co-operative Banks, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies Credit Rating (CRISIL, CARE, ICRA, ONICRA) and Discount and Finance House of India Financial Market
Share, Debenture, PSU Bonds, Participated Notes Stock Invest GDRs, ADRs Euro Convertible Bonds Zero Coupon Bonds, Sweet Equity

Indian Public Finance (Budget 2011-12) Economic Survey (2011-12) Taxation (Direct / Indirect, Taxes: Centre / State) Finance commission (13th Finance Commission) Foreign Trade Balance of Payment SEZs, NIMZs International Organisations i.e. World Bank, IMF, WTO, UNCTAD, UNICEF, UNESCO. Recent Trends in Banking Industry

Computer Awareness
Computer General Introduction Development of Computers Input/output Devices Memory Personal Computer (PC) Design tools and Programming Languages

Data Representation & Number System Software Data Communication Internet Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office Abbreviations