Canara Bank PO Syllabus 2018 – Subject-wise Syllabus & New Exam Pattern
Find Details of Complete Canara Bank PO Syllabus for PGDBF as per the latest exam notification
Canara Bank PO Syllabus
Canara Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank with Head Office in Bengaluru and pan India presence with over 6100 branches, invites online applications, from the eligible candidates to recruit candidates for admissions to the specially designed One year training course leading to Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance (PGDBF) either through Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru or NITTE Education International Pvt Ltd., Mangaluru, which are recognized by UGC.
Canara Bank PO 2018 Exam Pattern
The selection process of Canara bank PO consists of 2 stages:
- Online Written Test
- Interview and/or Group Discussion
Online objective test will be conducted through Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), Mumbai.
The online objective test pattern is mentioned here below:
| Subjects | No.of Questions | Max. Marks | Time |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
| English Language | 50 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
As decided by the Bank in 1:3 ratio (for each post 3 candidates) will only be called for Group Discussion and Interview
Canara Bank PO Syllabus 2018
Here we are providing the detailed section-wise Syllabus for Canara Bank PO along with the weightage of topics expected to be asked in the Canara Bank PGDBF exam.
1. Canara Bank PO Reasoning Syllabus
- Puzzles and Seating Arrangement
- Circular Seating Arrangement
- Linear Seating Arrangement
- Arrangement & Pattern
- Double Line-up
- Inequality ( Old/ New)
- Syllogism ( Old/ New)
- Input-Output
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical/ Verbal Reasoning
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense
- Order & Ranking
- Series based questions
Topic-wise weightage
| Topics | No of Questions |
| Puzzle & Seating Arrangement | 10-15 |
| Input Output | 3-5 |
| Syllogism | 3-5 |
| Coding-Decoding | 3-5 |
| Ranking & Direction | 3-5 |
| Blood Relation | 1-2 |
| Logical Reasoning | 10-15 |
2. Canara Bank PO English Syllabus
- Reading Comprehension(RC)
- Cloze test
- Spotting the Error
- Para jumbles
- Sentence Improvement
- Fill in the Blanks
- Theme-based or Odd one out Questions
- Sentence Connectors
- Mis-spelt word
- Idioms & Phrases
- Odd one out based Questions
Topic-wise weightage
| Topics | No of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension(RC) | 10-15 |
| Close Test | 10-15 |
| Para-Jumbles | 3-5 |
| Sentence Error Detection | 3-5 |
| Fill in the Blanks | 3-5 |
| Sentence Improvement | 8-10 |
| Odd one out | 3-5 |
3. Canara Bank PO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
- Number Series
- Simplification/ Approximation
- Quadratic Equations
- Data Sufficiency
- Data Interpretation – Missing DI sets , Double Diagram DI & Caselet DI
- Mathematical inequality
- Profit and Loss
- Discounts
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Time and Work Problems
- Mixture and Allegation
- Speed, Time and Distance
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Probability
- Partnerships
- Ratio and Averages
Topic-wise weightage
| Topics | No of Questions |
| Number Series | 3-5 |
| Approximation | 3-5 |
| Data Interpretation | 15-20 |
| Data Sufficiency | 3-5 |
| Other Miscellaneous Questions | 10-15 |
4. Canara Bank PO Syllabus for General Awareness
- Current Affairs (Cover last 6-8 months)
- Banking Awareness
- Static General Awareness
- Important Government Schemes, Important Summits, Recent developments in the banking sector, Important banking terms etc.
- Books & authors
- Currencies
- Important Places
- Awards & Honors
- Headquarter
- Important Days
Stay tuned for more updates on Canara Bank Recruitment 2018.
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