30 questions · 25 minutes · AgriPrep’s estimate
English Language Mains: estimated questions per topic (AgriPrep’s estimate)| Topic | Estimated questions | Difficulty | Priority |
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| Reading comprehension: passage 1 | 6 | Moderate | High |
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| Reading comprehension: passage 2 | 4 | Moderate | Medium |
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| Cloze test | 5 | Moderate | High |
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| Error detection | 4 | Moderate | Medium |
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| Sentence rearrangement / para jumble | 4 | Moderate | Medium |
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| Fillers (double / triple) | 3 | Mixed | Medium |
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| Word swap / phrase replacement | 2 | Easy | Low |
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| Connectors / column-based | 2 | Easy–Moderate | Low |
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| Total | 30 | |
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Based on: AgriPrep’s estimate, not an analysis of past Mains papers. AgriPrep found no past Mains papers with these sections, so it took the topic frequency in Prelims papers for the same tests and shifted it to Mains formats (more sets, fewer one-liners). Last changed by AgriPrep 24 October 2026, copied 31 October 2026; difficulty from its easy/medium/hard split. AgriPrep: IBPS AFO Mains. Last reviewed 31 October 2026.
30 questions · 25 minutes · AgriPrep’s estimate
Quantitative Aptitude Mains: estimated questions per topic (AgriPrep’s estimate)| Topic | Estimated questions | Difficulty | Priority |
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| Data interpretation: chart or table | 5 | Moderate | High |
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| Data interpretation: caselet or missing DI | 5 | Moderate | High |
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| Percentage, profit & loss | 2 | Moderate–Hard | Low |
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| Simple & compound interest | 1 | Moderate | Low |
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| Ratio, partnership, mixture | 2 | Easy–Moderate | Low |
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| Time–speed–distance, boats, trains | 2 | Moderate–Hard | Low |
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| Time & work, pipes | 1 | Moderate | Low |
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| Averages, ages, probability | 1 | Easy | Low |
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| Quantity I vs II / quadratic equations | 3 | Mixed | Medium |
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| Number series (missing / wrong) | 3 | Moderate | Medium |
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| Data sufficiency | 3 | Mixed | Medium |
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| Simplification / approximation | 2 | Easy | Low |
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| Total | 30 | |
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Based on: AgriPrep’s estimate, not an analysis of past Mains papers. AgriPrep found no past Mains papers with these sections, so it took the topic frequency in Prelims papers for the same tests and shifted it to Mains formats (more sets, fewer one-liners). Last changed by AgriPrep 24 October 2026, copied 31 October 2026; difficulty from its easy/medium/hard split. AgriPrep: IBPS AFO Mains. Last reviewed 31 October 2026.
40 questions · 35 minutes · AgriPrep’s estimate
Reasoning Mains: estimated questions per topic (AgriPrep’s estimate)| Topic | Estimated questions | Difficulty | Priority |
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| Puzzle / seating: linear or circular | 5 | Moderate | High |
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| Puzzle: floor/flat, box or scheduling | 5 | Easy–Moderate | High |
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| Puzzle: comparison / multi-attribute | 5 | Moderate | High |
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| Input–output | 5 | Moderate | High |
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| Syllogism (only a few, possibility) | 3 | Moderate | Medium |
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| Inequality (direct and coded) | 3 | Mixed | Medium |
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| Blood relations | 3 | Easy | Medium |
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| Direction & distance | 3 | Moderate | Medium |
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| Data sufficiency | 3 | Mixed | Medium |
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| Logical reasoning (assumption, inference, course of action) | 3 | Moderate | Medium |
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| Alphanumeric series / coding–decoding | 2 | Mixed | Low |
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| Total | 40 | |
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Based on: AgriPrep’s estimate, not an analysis of past Mains papers. AgriPrep found no past Mains papers with these sections, so it took the topic frequency in Prelims papers for the same tests and shifted it to Mains formats (more sets, fewer one-liners). Last changed by AgriPrep 24 October 2026, copied 31 October 2026; difficulty from its easy/medium/hard split. AgriPrep: IBPS AFO Mains. Last reviewed 31 October 2026.
50 questions · 40 minutes · by subject
Older papers: IBPS IT Officer (11 March 2012, 14 February 2015) and SBI IT Systems and Computer & Communication (2012), 200 questions. These exams came before the current Mains pattern and some subjects have since changed, so they don’t affect the average or priority above.
Topics asked most
Topics asked most across six papers (our analysis)
| Topic | Questions seen | Papers (of 6) |
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| SQL (joins, subqueries, views) | 29 | 5 |
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| Programming language basics | 18 | 6 |
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| DBMS fundamentals | 17 | 4 |
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| Malware and attacks (phishing, DDoS, SQL injection, XSS) | 15 | 5 |
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| OSI and TCP/IP | 14 | 6 |
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| Data link and MAC | 12 | 5 |
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| Number systems and digital logic | 10 | 4 |
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| IPv4/IPv6 | 9 | 4 |
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| Network devices | 9 | 3 |
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| Stacks and queues | 8 | 4 |
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| Firewalls | 8 | 4 |
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| Output prediction (C/C++/Java/Python) | 8 | 2 |
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| Data warehousing | 7 | 5 |
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| Testing levels and types | 7 | 5 |
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| Sorting and searching | 6 | 5 |
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| SDLC models (waterfall to agile and DevOps) | 6 | 4 |
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| Trees (BST, AVL, heaps) | 4 | 4 |
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Two recalled papers only; counts swing a lot between years (e.g. DBMS 6 vs 17). Priority here rests on those two papers, so treat it as a rough guide, and cover every subject.
Based on: Two memory-based IT Officer Mains papers, recalled by candidates: the exams of 29 January 2023 and 14 December 2024, 60 questions recalled from each. Both copies come from one coaching publisher, and recalled papers may be incomplete or inexact. Counted 31 October 2026; each question counted under one subject. Average = the subject’s questions in both papers ÷ 120 × 50, rounded; Range = each paper scaled to 50; scaling assumes the recalled questions show the real mix. Difficulty is not rated: two papers are too few. Counting worksheet. Last reviewed 31 October 2026.
