IBPS AFO 2026 Syllabus — Prelims & Mains
All four subjects below are tested in both stages of the exam. Agriculture Professional Knowledge carries the highest weightage and decides final merit in Mains.
For Agriculture Professional Knowledge, focus on Current Agri Data, NABARD Norms, and Government Schemes — these appear across both Prelims and the higher-weightage Mains section.
Highest Weightage
Agriculture
Prelims & Mains
- Agronomy
- Soil Science
- Plant Pathology
- Entomology
- Genetics
- Horticulture
- Animal Husbandry
- Fisheries
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Extension
- Plant Physiology
- Forestry
- Agricultural Economics
- Government Schemes & Current Affairs in Agriculture
- Sustainable & Organic Farming
- Others
Reasoning
Prelims & Mains
- Seating Arrangement (Linear & Circular)
- Puzzles (Floor, Box, Scheduling, etc.)
- Inequalities
- Syllogism
- Input–Output
- Blood Relations
- Coding–Decoding
- Order & Ranking
- Distance & Direction
- Logical Reasoning (Statement/Assumptions)
- Alphanumeric Series
- Data Sufficiency (Reasoning)
Quantitative Aptitude
Prelims & Mains
- Simplification & Approximation
- Missing / Wrong Number Series
- Quadratic Equations
- Data Interpretation (Table/Bar/Pie/Line)
- Data Sufficiency
- Percentage
- Ratio, Proportion, Partnership & Mixture
- Average & Problems on Ages
- Profit & Loss
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Time & Work
- Pipes & Cistern
- Time, Speed & Distance
- Boats & Streams
- Problems on Ages
- Mixture & Allegations
- Partnership
- Mensuration (2D/3D)
- Probability
- Time, Work, Efficiency & Pipes-Cisterns
- Permutation & Combination
English
Prelims & Mains
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Para Jumbles
- Fill in the Blanks
- Para/Sentence Completion
- Match the Column (Sentence Connectors)
- Contextual Vocabulary (Synonyms/Antonyms)
- Grammar
- Word Swap
- Idioms & Phrases
English Descriptive
Mains Only
- Essay Writing
- Letter & Business Correspondence