What is the new exam pattern for IBPS PO 2025 Mains exam?

<p>Candidates can check below the IBPS PO 2025 Mains the latest exam pattern:</p><ul><li>In the Mains exam, 4 sections will be there namely Reasoning Ability, English Language and Data Analysis &amp; Interpretation and General Awareness.</li><li>The total time for IBPS PO 2025 Mains Objective Exam is 160 minutes and 30 minutes additional for descriptive test. Therefore, the total duration of the Mains exam is 190 minutes or 3 hours and 10 minutes.&nbsp;</li><li>A penalty of 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer in the objective test.</li><li>In the Mains exam now, 145 objective questions will be asked for 200 marks and an additional Descriptive Paper worth 25 marks will be asked, making the total 225 marks.</li><li>Each section is separately timed which is demanding better time management from the candidates.</li></ul><h3><strong>Revised Structure of Mains Exam (Objective and Descriptive)</strong></h3><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><th width="40%">Section name</th><th width="20%">No. of<br>Questions</th><th width="24%">Allotted Time</th><th width="15%">Maximum<br>Marks</th><th>Medium of<br>Exam</th></tr><tr><td width="40%"><p>English Language</p></td><td width="20%"><p>35&nbsp;</p></td><td width="24%"><p>40 minutes</p></td><td width="15%"><p>40&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>English</p></td></tr><tr><td width="40%"><p>Data Analysis &amp;<br>Interpretation</p></td><td width="20%"><p>35&nbsp;</p></td><td width="24%"><p>45 minutes</p></td><td width="15%"><p>50&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>English &amp;<br>Hindi</p></td></tr><tr><td width="40%"><p>Reasoning</p></td><td width="20%"><p>40</p></td><td width="24%"><p>50 minutes</p></td><td width="15%"><p>60&nbsp;</p></td><td><p>English &amp;<br>Hindi</p></td></tr><tr><td width="40%"><p>General/ Economy/<br>Banking<br>Awareness /<br>Digital/ Financial<br>Awareness<br>including RBI<br>circulars</p></td><td width="20%"><p>35</p></td><td width="24%"><p>35 minutes</p></td><td width="15%"><p>50</p></td><td><p>English &amp;<br>Hindi</p></td></tr><tr><td width="40%"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td width="20%"><p><strong>145</strong></p></td><td width="24%"><p><strong>160 minutes</strong></p></td><td width="15%"><p><strong>200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="40%"><p>Descriptive<br>Paper* (Essay and<br>Comprehension)</p></td><td width="20%"><p>2</p></td><td width="24%"><p>30 minutes</p></td><td width="15%"><p>25</p></td><td><p>English</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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