IBPS PO Descriptive Paper 2020: IBPS (Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection) has released the much-awaited recruitment notification for IBPS PO tentatively scheduled in October 2020. After qualifying prelims exam candidates have to qualify a descriptive test, this page contains the tips for Essay and Letter Writing for IBPS PO Descriptive Test.
In a Descriptive test, Letter and Essay writing would be conducted after objective Test of PO mains, which is scheduled to be held on 28th November 2020
IBPS PO DESCRIPTIVE PAPER PATTERN
Following table contains the Type, number of question, total marks, and time duration asked in IBPS PO Descriptive Paper.
| TEST | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | MARKS | DURATION |
| LETTER WRITING | 01 | 25 marks | 30 minutes |
| ESSAY WRITING | 01 |
PREPARATION TIPS FOR IBPS PO DESCRIPTIVE PAPER
IBPS PO ESSAY WRITING Tips:
- Follow a uniform flow through-out your essay, essay theme should not have any dramatic changes, the content must have a constant flow.
- Outline the Materials you are about to write, and then follow the outline to write your content.
- Always be neutral while writing, avoid taking any sides of an argument, provide both pros and cons according to the topic given.
- Unnecessary points should be avoided, try to be precise and to the point as possible.
- Stay on the Topic, always be relevant to the topic and provide as much information as possible.
- Be as informative as you can, make sure the information provided by you is accurate.
- Divide your content into paragraphs and subparagraphs, using this method you will be able to split up the topic into many subtopics.
IBPS PO LETTER WRITING Tips:
- Learn about the correct format of the letter, you must follow the correct formal letter format which is provided to you further in the page.
- Try to be very concise while writing the letter, try to stay on the point without increasing the letter’s length.
- Use active voice for the letter, also avoid any using informal words and try to be as formal as possible.
- Avoid inaccurate facts in the letter, make sure the information provided by you is accurate.
IBPS PO DESCRIPTIVE PAPER – LETTER FORMAT
Following is the Formal Letter Format that should be practiced and used in IBPS PO Descriptive Exam.
| “Address/Senders’ Address” “Receivers’ Address / Address of the person to whom you are writing”
“Date” “Salutation” Dear Sir/Ma’am “Subject of the letter” “Body of the Letter”
“Complimentary Note/ Sign off” Yours’ faithfully “Sender’s Name“ |
IBPS PO EXAM PATTERN
IBPS PO PRE EXAM PATTERN
| SECTIONS | QUESTIONS | MARKS | TIME DURATION |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 1 hour |
IBPS PO MAINS EXAM PATTERN
| SECTIONS | QUESTIONS | MARKS | TIME DURATION |
| English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| Data Interpretation and Analysis | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| English(Letter and Essay writing) | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| TOTAL | 157 | 225 | 3 hours and 30 minutes |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q 1. Is there a descriptive test in the IBPS PO exam?
Ans. Yes, there is a descriptive test in the IBPS PO mains examination. The test comprises two questions of 25 marks which need to be answered in 30 minutes.
Q 2. What type of questions are asked in the IBPS PO descriptive test?
Ans. One Essay writing and one Letter writing question are asked in the descriptive paper for the IBPS PO exam.
Q3. Is the IBPS PO descriptive test online or offline?
Ans. The IBPS PO descriptive paper test is conducted online.
Q4.When will the IBPS PO 2020 mains descriptive exam be conducted?
Ans. IBPS PO mains descriptive exam will be conducted on 28 November 2020.
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