Bank Syllabus
Banks are the backbone of a country’s economy and Indian Banking system is very well-built. There are various career opportunities in public or private sector banks for which syllabus can be obtained from the below given table.
IBPS Syllabus
| IBPS PO Syllabus | IBPS Clerk Syllabus |
| IBPS Syllabus | IBPS SO Syllabus |
| IBPS RRB Syllabus | IBPS IT Officer Syllabus |
SBI Syllabus
| SBI Clerk Syllabus | SBI PO Syllabus |
| SBI Specialist Officer Syllabus | SBI Associate Bank Clerk Syllabus |
| SBI SME Syllabus |
RBI Syllabus
| RBI Assistant Syllabus | RBI Office Attendant Syllabus |
| RBI Grade B Officer Syllabus |
Other Bank Syllabus
| Nainital Bank Syllabus | Syndicate Bank PO Syllabus |
| KCC Bank Syllabus | Indian Post Payment Bank Syllabus |
| Canara Bank PO Syllabus | Andhra Bank Syllabus |
| ESAF Bank Syllabus | ICICI Bank PO Syllabus |
| SBI PO Syllabus | Central Bank of India Syllabus |
| United Bank of India PO Syllabus | Bank of Baroda Syllabus |
| South Indian Bank Clerk Syllabus | IDBI Syllabus |
| Canara Bank SO Syllabus | UBI Specialist Officer Syllabus |
| IPPB Assistant Manager Syllabus | NABARD Development Assistant Syllabus |
| SIDBI Assistant Manager Syllabus | NABARD Assistant Manager Syllabus |
Bank PO Syllabus
Bank PO Syllabus – General Awareness:
- Current Affairs (National and International)
- Major Financial/Economic News
- Budget and Five Year Plans
- Who’s Who
- Sports
- Books and Authors
- Awards and Honors
- Science – Inventions and Discoveries
- Abbreviations
- Important Days
- International and National Organizations
Bank PO Exam Syllabus – Verbal:
- Number Series
- Alphabet Series
- Test of Direction Sense
- Coding-Decoding
- Number Ranking
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Problem on Age Calculation
- Blood Relations
- Analogy
- Decision Making etc.
Bank PO Recruitment Syllabus – Non-Verbal:
- Non Verbal Series
- Mirror Images
- Cubes and Dice
- Grouping Identical Figures
- Embedded Figures etc
Bank Syllabus for PO –English:
- Verb
- Adverb
- Subject Verb Agreement
- Error Correction
- Tenses
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Fill in the Blanks with Modals, Articles etc
- Comprehension
- Answering questions based on Unseen Passages
- Vocabulary
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
Bank PO Syllabus – Quantitative Aptitude:
- Number System
- HCF, LCM
- Simplification
- Decimal Fractions
- Ratio and Proportions
- Unitary Method
- Percentage
- Time and Distance
- Time and Work
- Profit and Loss
- Average
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Menstruation (2D and 3D)
- Algebra
- Data Interpretation
Bank PO Exam Pattern
Bank PO Preliminary Exam pattern
| Sr No. | Test Name | Qns. | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability Paper | 35 | 35 | 01 hour |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude Paper | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | English Language Paper | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- There will be 100 questions in the examination
- Each question will be of 01 mark
- Total time given to complete the preliminary examination is 01 hour
Bank PO Mains Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Test Name | Qns. | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 Min. |
| 2 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 Min. |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 Min. |
| 4 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 Min. |
| TOTAL: | 155 | 200 | 03 Hours | |
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | 30 Min. |
- There will be 155 questions in the examination
- Maximum marks given to candidates to complete the examination will be 200
- Total time given to candidates to complete the examination will be 03 hours
- An additional paper of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) will also be there and there will be 02 questions in it. Questions will be of 25 marks and half an hour will be given to complete the examination.
Bank Clerk Exam Syllabus:
Bank Clerk Syllabus – Quantitative Aptitude:
- Problems based on age
- Ratio and proportion
- Time and distance
- Practice questions
- Time and work
- Data interpretation
- Percentages
- Permutation and combination
- Probability
- Simple and compound interest
- Average
- Profit and loss
- Allegation
- Partnership
- Boats and streams
- LCM and HCF
- Quantitative aptitude shortcuts’
Bank Syllabus for Clerk – Marketing:
- Product life cycle
- Various marketing models
- Various modes of advertisements
- Types of marketing strategies
- Various modes of advertisements
- Product development process
Bank Clerk Exam Syllabus – Reasoning:
- Series
- Analogy
- Mirror image questions
- Sitting arrangement questions
- Puzzles
Bank Clerk Syllabus – English Language:
- Para jumbles
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Computer Knowledge
- Input output devices
- Operating system
- BMS/RDBMS
- Types of topologies
- Latest technological updates
Bank Clerk Syllabus – Banking Awareness:
- Types of banks
- Functions of bank
- Credit policy
- Fiscal policy
- Macro economics concepts
Bank Clerk Exam Pattern:
Bank Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Test Name | Qns. | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability Paper | 35 | 35 | 01 hour |
| 2 | Numerical Ability Paper | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | English Language Paper | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- There will be 100 questions in the examination
- Each question will be of 01 mark
- Total time given to complete the preliminary examination is 01 hour
Bank Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | (Objective) Test Name | Marks | Maximum Marks | (Separately timed) |
| 1 | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Min. |
| 2 | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 Min. |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Min. |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Min. |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 Min. |
- There will be 190 questions in the examination
- Maximum marks given to candidates to complete the examination will be 200
- Total time given to candidates to complete the examination will be 160 minutes
Bank SO Syllabus
Bank Syllabus – Reasoning Ability
- Seating Arrangement
- Puzzles
- Inequality
- Syllogism
- Input – Output
- Data Sufficiency
- Blood Relations
- Order and Ranking
- Alphanumeric series
- Distance and Direction
- Verbal Reasoning
Bank SO Syllabus – English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement/ Correction
- Para Jumbles
- Fill in the blanks
- Para / Sentence Completion
Bank Syllabus – Quantitative Aptitude
- Number Series
- Simplification / Approximation
- Data Interpretation
- Quadratic Equations
- Data Sufficiency
- Mensuration
- Miscellaneous Topics ( Average, Profit & Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Partnership, Ratio & Proportion, Problem on Ages, Probability etc.
Bank Syllabus SO – General Awareness
- Questions will be asked mainly from the Current Affairs & Banking Awareness topics
- This section may also include questions on Books & authors, Currencies, Important Places, Awards, Headquarters, Prime Ministers Schemes, and Important Days etc.
- It would be advisable to go through the GK updates of at least last 3 – 4 months.
- Do not forget to prepare for static GK part as well, especially the countries, their capitals and currencies (Try to focus especially on the countries that have been in news lately, for instance, the countries visited by our Prime Minister or President or with whom any major MoU has been signed).
Bank SO – Professional Knowledge Syllabus
Bank SO IT Officer Syllabus (Scale-I)
- Database Management System
- Data Communication and Networking
- Operating System
- Software Engineering
- Data Structure
- Computer organization and microprocessor
- Object Oriented Programming
Bank SO Agriculture Field Officer Syllabus (Scale –I)
- Basics of Crop production and improvement
- Horticulture (Spacing time of sowing seed rate, Important varieties, Herbicides Pesticides, Preservation of fruits and vegetables, Types of cropping system, Different plant diseases)
- Seed Science
- Agronomy and irrigation
- Agricultural economics
- Various types of agricultural practices
- Soil resources
- Animal husbandry and technology
- Agricultural research, education and extension
- Agroforestry and Ecology
- Priority sector advances
- Rural welfare activities in India
- Different insurance schemes regarding agriculture
- Various government schemes
Bank SO Marketing Officer Syllabus (Scale-I)
- Basics of Marketing Management (4 Ps of Marketing)
- Brand management
- Advertising, PR, sales promotion
- Basic knowledge of retail management
- Business ethics
- Market Segmentation
- Marketing Research and forecasting demand
- Product life cycle
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- Corporate social responsibility
- Services Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
Bank SO Law Officer Syllabus (Scale-I)
- Banking Regulation & Compliance and Legal Aspects
- Relevant laws and orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, Foreign Exchange.
- Prevention of money laundering, Limitation Act
- Consumer Protection Act
- SARFAESI
- Bankers Book Evidence Act, DRT Act.
- Banking Ombudsman Scheme
- Offenses and Penalties
- Law and Acts with direct and Indirect Implication on the banking sector like Contract Acts, Partnerships, Companies, Firm, Constitution
Bank SO HR/ Personnel Officer Syllabus (Scale-I)
- Human Resource Development: Strategies and Systems.
- Business policy and strategic analysis
- Transnational Analysis.
- Training and Development.
- Recruitment and Selection.
- Rewards and Recognition
- Industrial relations.
- Business policy and strategic analysis
- Grievance and conflict management
- Performance management and appraisal
Bank Specialist IT Officer Syllabus:
IT Officer supports the banks by offering technical support. They look after of data centers and banking software. So candidates who have technical knowledge of computers may apply for the IT officer jobs. Candidates may check the syllabus for its written exam from the below section:
Bank Syllabus – Data Base Management System (DBMS):
- RDBMS
- Normalization
- Overview of SQL Queries
- E- R Diagrams
- Transaction Management
Bank Syllabus – Data Communication & Networking:
- Network Architecture
- OSI Model
- TCP-IP Model
- Data Communication
- IP Addressing (Subnetting)
Bank Syllabus – Operating System and system programming:
- Process
- Thread
- Types of OS
- Semaphore
- CPU Scheduling
- Dead Lock
- Memory Partitioning
- Page Replacement
Software Engineering:
- Software Development life cycle (SDLC)
- Software Development Models
Web Technologies:
- HTML Tags
- XML
Bank Syllabus – Network Security:
- Cyber Crimes
- Risk Management
- Firewall
- Cryptography
Computer organization & Microprocessor:
- Data Structure:
- Bus Structure
- Array
- Linked List
- Stacks
Programming Languages:
- Basics of C, C++
- Basics of OOP (Objected oriented Programming)
- Integrated Circuits
- Digital Electronics
- Compiler Design
Bank SO Exam pattern
SO Prelims Paper Pattern
| Sr No. | Test Name | Qns. | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 01 hour |
| 2 | English Language | 30 | 30 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- There will be 100 questions in the examination
- Each question will be of 01 mark
- Total time given to complete the preliminary examination is 01 hour
SO Mains Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Test Name | Qns. | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Professional knowledge (व्यावसायिक ज्ञान) | 100 | 100 | 01 hour |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- In the main examination there will be one exam of Professional Knowledge
- There will be 100 questions concerning the stream /branch/subject
- Total time given to complete the examination will be 01 hour