Is there negative marking in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam? Know here

Is there negative marking in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam? Let us know the answer to this question through this news.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has started the Probationary Officers Prelims (IBPS PO Prelims 2025) exam from today, i.e., 17 August 2025. Apart from today, the IBPS PO Prelims Exam is to be conducted on 23 and 24 August 2025. The institute has already released the call letter or admit card for IBPS PO Prelims Exam on ibps.in. Candidates who have not yet downloaded them for the next day's exam can download them using the link given below. But do you know whether there is negative marking in this exam or not? If you are not aware of the answer to this question, then no problem, know this detail through this news today.

Negative Marking

No matter which exam it is, candidates always have questions about negative marking. In such a situation, candidates will have questions about this exam whether there is negative marking in it or not? So let us tell you that yes, there will be negative marking in the IBPS PO preliminary exam. In this, for every wrong answer, one-fourth or 0.25 marks from the marks set for that question will be deducted as negative marking.

Which items are not allowed to be taken inside the exam hall?

No stationery items such as study material (printed or written), pieces of paper, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drive, log table, electronic pen/scanner etc. are allowed inside the examination center.

Exam Pattern?

The IBPS PO preliminary exam will be of 100 marks.

This one-hour exam will have objective type questions.

The question paper will have three sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability.
The first section will have 30 questions carrying 30 marks. The Quantitative Aptitude section will have 35 questions and the Reasoning Ability section will have 35 questions carrying 40 marks.