IBPS PO Previous Year Papers: What IBPS Publishes
IBPS releases no question papers or answer keys. Here is what it does publish, and what the maths section asks.
IBPS does not release IBPS PO question papers. Its FAQ says plainly that, as per IBPS policy, it does not provide the question paper, the answer key or a copy of your answer sheet. So no official IBPS PO previous year paper exists for any year.
The "previous year papers" sold or shared online are memory-based: candidates recall questions after the exam and someone rebuilds a paper from those memories. They can give a rough sense of the style, but the wording, numbers and answers are not checked by IBPS, and some are simply wrong.
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What IBPS Publishes and What It Does Not
As checked on ibps.in on 19 October 2026.
Notification with the exam structure
Does IBPS publish it?
Yes
Where
The CRP PO/MT page for each cycle on ibps.in
Information Handout
Does IBPS publish it?
Yes, to candidates
Where
Downloaded with your exam call letter
Your score and the cut-off for your category
Does IBPS publish it?
Yes, to you
Where
With your online result, after login
Question paper
Does IBPS publish it?
No
Where
Not provided, as per IBPS policy
Answer key
Does IBPS publish it?
No
Where
Not provided, as per IBPS policy
Copy of your answer sheet
Does IBPS publish it?
No
Where
Not provided, as per IBPS policy
| Item | Does IBPS publish it? | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Notification with the exam structure | Yes | The CRP PO/MT page for each cycle on ibps.in |
| Information Handout | Yes, to candidates | Downloaded with your exam call letter |
| Your score and the cut-off for your category | Yes, to you | With your online result, after login |
| Question paper | No | Not provided, as per IBPS policy |
| Answer key | No | Not provided, as per IBPS policy |
| Copy of your answer sheet | No | Not provided, as per IBPS policy |
What to Use Instead
Start with the notification for your cycle. It gives the official test names, question counts, marks and time per test, which is what a practice paper must copy to be useful. Then read the Information Handout that comes with your call letter; it is IBPS's own description of the exam you will sit. The ibps.in home page also carries a Mock Test link for getting used to the online test screen.
For questions, practise by topic from the syllabus, then take full timed papers built on the current pattern. A memory-based paper from an older cycle may follow a structure IBPS has since changed.
Data interpretation, series and quadratic equations in the exam style. No signup.
IBPS PO Maths Questions: What the Quant Section Asks
Quantitative Aptitude in prelims and Data Analysis & Interpretation in mains draw on the same topic list:
- check_circleData interpretation: tables, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs and caselet DI (a paragraph of data you turn into a table yourself)
- check_circleArithmetic: percentage, ratio, profit and loss, time and work, time, speed and distance, mensuration
- check_circleQuadratic equations: solve two equations and compare x with y
- check_circleNumber series and missing number series
- check_circleApproximation and simplification
- check_circleData sufficiency: decide whether the given statements are enough to answer
Original Sample Questions (Not From Any IBPS Paper)
Written by PrepClever to show the question types above. None is taken from an IBPS exam.
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1. Quadratic equations. I: x² − 7x + 12 = 0. II: y² − 9y + 20 = 0. Compare x and y.
x = 3 or 4; y = 4 or 5. Every x is less than or equal to every y, so the answer is x ≤ y. The trap: both share the value 4, so "x < y" is wrong.
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2. Number series. 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?
Each term is double the previous plus 1. 95 × 2 + 1 = 191.
- 3
3. Arithmetic. An item is marked 40% above cost and sold at a 15% discount. Find the profit percentage.
1.40 × 0.85 = 1.19, so the profit is 19%. Adding and subtracting the percentages (40 − 15 = 25%) is the wrong answer the options will include.
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4. Speed. A 240 m train crosses a pole in 12 seconds. Find its speed in km/h.
240 ÷ 12 = 20 m/s. Multiply by 18/5: 72 km/h.
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5. Data interpretation. Branch A opened 400 accounts in 2024 and 25% more in 2025. Branch B opened 450 in 2025. By how many did A exceed B in 2025?
A in 2025 = 400 × 1.25 = 500. 500 − 450 = 50.
How the Exam Tests This
Quant questions are built so that a half-done calculation lands on a listed option. The marked-price question above is a typical case: the shortcut answer is always there. With a quarter of the marks deducted for each wrong answer, a fast wrong answer costs more than a skipped one.
In mains, DI sets carry several questions on one chart, so misreading a single unit (thousands or lakhs, percent or absolute) can cost the whole set.
FAQs
Does IBPS release IBPS PO previous year question papers?expand_more
No. IBPS's FAQ says that, as per its policy, it does not provide question papers, answer keys or answer sheet copies.
Are IBPS PO memory-based papers official?expand_more
No. They are rebuilt from what candidates remember after the exam. IBPS does not check or publish them.
What kind of maths questions come in IBPS PO?expand_more
Data interpretation, arithmetic (percentage, ratio, profit and loss, time and work, speed), quadratic equations, number series, approximation and data sufficiency.
Is there negative marking in IBPS PO?expand_more
Yes. A quarter of the marks for a question is deducted for each wrong answer in prelims and mains objective tests. Blank answers carry no penalty.
Next steps
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