IBPS SO IT Officer Syllabus

1. IBPS SO IT Officer Syllabus - Data Base Management System (DBMS) Approx 15-20 Questions
will be asked from RDBMS, E- R Diagrams, Normalization, Overview of SQL queries, Transaction
Management. Also 10-20 questions will be asked from Data Communication & Networking, IP Addressing
(Subnetting), Network, Architecture, OSI Model, TCP-IP Model, Data Communication. Around 10-12 ques.
from topics like Operating System - Types of OS, Semaphore, Scheduling, Network Security, Cyber
Crimes - Risk Management, Firewall, Cryptography, Process thread, Dead Lock, Memory Partitioning,
Page Replacement, Computer organization, Hardware, Microprocessor, Bus Structure etc. 5-8 ques. from
Software Engineering and data structure topics like SDLC, Software Development Models, Array, Linked
List, Stacks etc. Around 2-6 ques. from Web Technologies and basics of Programming Languages topics
like HTML Tags, XML, Network Security, basics of C, C++, OOP languages.

2. Quantitative Aptitude - Numbers, Simplification, Roots, Average, Surds & Indices, Percentage, Profit
and Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Boats & Streams, Allegations , Simple and Compound Interest, Stocks &
Shares, Clocks, Logarithms, Mensuration, Volume & Surface Area, Permutation & combination,
Probability, Heights & Distances Partnership, Chain Rule, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Problems on
Trains, Pipes & Cisterns, Tabulation, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts.

3. English Language - Word Formation, Passage Correction, Sentence Correction, Spelling, Idioms and
Phrases, Sentence Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms, Theme detection, Passage Completion,
Conclusion.

4. Reasoning section - Sitting Arrangement, Series Completion, Syllogism, Decision Making, Statement
Reasoning, Analogy, Coding Decoding, Blood Relation, Series Completion, Analogy, Classification.

Pattern:
Reasoning 50 Questions 50 Marks
English Language 50 Questions 25 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude 50 Questions 50 Marks
Professional Knowledge 50 Questions 75 Marks

Quantitative Aptitude
1. Number System and Simplification
2. Algebraic Expression and Inequalities
3. Average
4. Percentage
5. Ratio and Proportion
6. Profit and Loss
7. Simple and Compound Interest
8. Time and Work
9. Distance, Speed and Time
10. Mensuration
11. Clock and Calendar
12. Permutation, Combination and Probability

Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency

1. Data Interpretation
2. Data Sufficiency

Reasoning Ability
1. Alphabet and Numbers Arrangement
2. Analogy
3. Classification
4. Series
5. Coding Decoding
6. Direction and Distance
7. Blood Relation
8. Time Sequence, Number and Ranking Test
9. Cube and Dice
10. Problem Solving
11. Analytical Decision Making
12. Coded Inequalities
13. Statements and Arguments
14. Evaluating Inferences
15. Syllogisms
16. Input Output
17. Assumptions
18. Statement and Conclusions
19. Course of Action
20. Cause and Effect
21. Non Verbal Reasoning

English Language

1. Vocabulary
2. Grammar
3. Reading Comprehension
4. Para Jumbles
5. Cloze Test
6. One Word with Different Meanings
7. Sentence Completion
8. Passage Completion

Professional Knowledge IT Officer

1. Computer Fundamentals
2. Computer Architecture and Organization
3. Data Structure
4. Compiler Design
5. Networking
6. Operating System
7. DBMS
8. Software Engineering
9. Programming
10. Digital Logic