Have you all prepared for IBPS SO prelims 2019 Exam? If you are still confused about which topics to study and how to study, here is a brief explanation about IBPS SO Important Topics. Go through the complete post to know which topics you need to concentrate on and how to prepare.

• Candidates can begin their preparation by following Experts IBPS SO Preparation Tips for Prelims Exam.
• To help each candidate score more in the preliminary exam, we have provided IBPS SO Important Topics with topic-wise weightage of questions.
• The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card 2019 on 12th December 2019. Candidates are advised to download the hall ticket and carry it to the exam center without fail.
• In this post, candidates can check out the topic-wise number of questions, important topics, and also IBPS SO Important Books for each section.

IBPS SO Important Topics 2019 Overview

As the first stage of IBPS SO Exam 2019 is scheduled on December 28 and 29, 2019, gear up your preparation for the examination. IBPS SO has four sections which include Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude. As the IBPS SO Syllabus is huge, candidates must plan properly in order to study all topics and be perfect. 

• As there are a total of 6 posts under the Specialist Officer, the Prelims exam pattern, marking scheme and cut off varies. 
• For Law Officer and Rajsabha Adhikari posts, the subjects involved are Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry in the preliminary exam.
• For remaining posts i.e., Agriculture Officer (Scale-I), Marketing Officer (Scale-I), IT Officer (Scale-I), & HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I), the subjects involved are Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude in the preliminary exam.

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Expected Sectional-Cut Off
			General	SC/ST/OBC/PwD
Reasoning	50	50	15.25	10
English Language	50	25	4.75	2.50
General Awareness	50	50	16.75	11.50
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	16.75	11.50

IBPS SO Important Topics from Reasoning

Here are the IBPS SO Reasoning Important Topics tabulated. Candidates can go through these topics and prepare accordingly.

Syllogism	Alphanumeric Series	Verbal Reasoning	Puzzles
Seating Arrangements	Order and Ranking	Data Sufficiency	Inequalities
Direction and Distance	Coding and Decoding	Input-Output	Blood Relations

Topic-Wise Weightage of Reasoning Questions

Check out the topics-wise weightage for the Reasoning section in IBPS SO Prelims Exam.

Topics	Weightage of Questions
Coding & Decoding	5-10 Questions
Direction and Distance	2-5 Questions
Blood Relation	2-5 Questions
Order and Ranking	2-6 Questions
Inequalities	5 Questions
Syllogism	3-5 Questions
Machine Input Output	0-5 Questions
Seating Arrangement	10-12 Questions
Puzzles	5-10 Questions
Data Sufficiency	3-5 Questions
Verbal Reasoning	5-8 Questions

IBPS SO Important Topics from the English Language

Here are the important topics tabulated for the IBPS SO English Section. Candidates are suggested to enhance their preparation by studying one by one.

Reading Comprehension	Fill in the blanks	Sentence Correction	Para Jumbles
Para/Sentence Completion	Sentence Improvement	Cloze Test	Error Spotting

Topic-Wise Weightage of English Questions

Go through the below table to know how many questions will appear from each section. 

Topics	Weightage of Questions
Reading Comprehension	10-15 Questions
Para Jumbles/Odd Sentence Out	0-5 Questions
Error Spotting	5-10 Questions
Cloze Test	5-10 Questions
Fill in the blanks	5 Questions
Phrase Replacement/Sentence Correction	5-10 Questions

IBPS SO Important Topics from General Awareness

General Awareness is one such section that has many topics. Hence, candidates can start studying the topics from the below section.

History	Current Bank Rates	Defense	Science and Technology
Geography	Indian Constitution	Awards	Books and Authors
Culture	Countries and Currencies/Capitals	Important National and International Events	Railway and Union Budget
Polity	Government Policies	Business	Economic Surveys
Sports	History of Banking	Banking Abbreviations	RBI Guidelines
Banking Terminologies	Indian Financial and Banking Institutes and their Roles	-	-

Topic-Wise Weightage of General Awareness Questions

Candidates must ensure they are aware of the number of questions that will appear from each topic.

Topics	Weightage of Questions
Banking and Financial Awareness	15-20 Questions
Current Affairs	7-10 Questions
Static GK	5-10 Questions
Economy	5-6 Questions

IBPS SO Important Topics from Quantitative Aptitude

Check out the below table to know what are the IBPS SO Quantitative Aptitude Important Topics

Number Series	Simplification	Profit and Loss	Percentage
Average	Simple and Compound Interests	Ratio and Proportion	Quadratic Equation
Mensuration	Boats and Streams	Time, Speed, and Distance	Time and Work
Mixtures and Alligations	Probability	Permutation and Combination	Data Analysis and Interpretation

Topic-Wise Weightage of Quant Questions

Know the number of questions that will appear in the IBPS SO Exam from the Quant section.

Topics	Weightage of Questions
Number Series	5 Questions
Data Interpretation	13-15 Questions
Algebra	5-6 Questions
Data Sufficiency	5 Questions
Simplification/Approximation	0-5 Questions
Miscellaneous Topics	15-17 Questions