IBPS Server Administrator Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026
Detail Information about IBPS has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Server Administrator vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
IBPS Server Administrator Syllabus 2026 - Overview
| Organisation |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Advertisement Number |
IBPS/2026-27/06 |
| Post Names |
Server Administrator |
| Grade |
Grade D |
| Total Post |
Notified Soon |
| Online Examination and Interview |
November 2026 (Tentative) |
| Application Mode |
Online
|
| Category |
Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Selection Process |
Document Verification, Online Exam and Interview |
| Official Website |
www.ibps.in |
IBPS Server Administrator Syllabus 2026
Aptitude :
1. Percentages
2. Simplification
3. Time and Distance Equations
4. Simple and Compound Interest
5. Surds and Indices
6. Work and Time Equations
7. Mixtures and Alligations
8. Mensuration: Cylinder, Cone, Sphere and Cuboid
9. Data Interpretation
10. Probability
11. Profit and Loss
12. Number Systems
13. Measures of Central Tendency and Variation
14. Permutation and Combination
15. Series and Sequences
16. Ratio And Proportion
Professional Knowledge Syllabus:
1. Operating Systems & Linux Administration :
Linux Fundamentals & Architecture: Kernel vs. Shell, runlevels, systemd initialization, boot process, and process states. RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Administration: Package management (`rpm`, `yum`, `dnf`), system monitoring (`top`, `htop`, `vmstat`, `iostat`), and system log management (`journalctl`, `syslog`). User & Group Administration: User privilege management, `/etc/passwd`, `/etc/shadow`, `sudoers` configuration, and file permission models (POSIX permissions, `chmod`, `chown`, `chgrp`, ACLs, umask). Storage & File System Management: File systems (ext4, XFS), disk partitioning, Logical Volume Management (LVM: PV, VG, LV creation and resizing), mounting (`/etc/fstab`), disk quotas, and swap management. Basic Scripting & Automation: Shell scripting (Bash), variables, control structures, loops, file manipulation, and automated scheduling via `cron` and `at`.
2. Networking & Infrastructure Services :
TCP/IP & OSI Reference Model: Layer functions, packet framing, subnetting (IPv4 & IPv6, CIDR notation), routing concepts. VLAN & Layer-3 Switching: Virtual LANs, 802.1Q tagging, inter-VLAN routing, Layer-3 switch configurations, and trunking.
Core Network Services:
DNS: Domain hierarchy, forward/reverse lookup zones, record types (A, AAAA, MX, PTR, CNAME, TXT, SOA).
DHCP: DORA process, scope configuration, reservations, and lease durations.
NTP & FTP/SFTP: Time synchronization protocols, secure file transfer configurations.
Connectivity Architecture: Leased lines, MPLS, point-to-point connections, Internet Leased Lines (ILL), and redundancy setups.
3. Server Virtualization & Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) :
Virtualization Core Concepts: Type-1 (Bare Metal) vs. Type-2 Hypervisors, CPU/memory overcommit, virtual switches, and virtual storage.
VMware vSphere/ESXi: Center Server management, ESXi host configuration, VM lifecycle, snapshots, templates, vMotion, and High Availability (HA) / Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS).
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI): Core architecture and storage pools in Nutanix / VMware vSAN.
High Availability & Failover: Clustering principles, load balancing, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies.
4. Identity Management & Messaging Systems :
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS): Domain Controllers, Forest/Tree hierarchy, Organisational Units (OUs), Group Policy Objects (GPOs), schema, and trust relationships.
Directory Services & Authentication: Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP/LDAPS, single sign-on (SSO), and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Email & Messaging Administration:
Microsoft Exchange Server: Architecture, mailbox databases, message routing, client access rules, transport pipeline, and AD integration.
Collaboration Tools: Administration of MS Teams and MS Outlook configurations.
5. Cybersecurity, Firewalls & Threat Protection :
Firewall Administration: Stateful vs. stateless inspection, Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), rule-base configuration, and NAT/PAT.
Web Application Firewall (WAF): Protection against web vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF) and layer-7 inspection.
Mail & Endpoint Security:
Anti-Spam & Message Hygiene: Email Content Filtering (ECM), SPF, DKIM, DMARC validation.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP): Safe attachments, safe links, zero-day threat prevention.
Endpoint Security: Antivirus management, host-based firewalls, patch management, and vulnerability assessment.
6. Backup, Recovery & Storage Systems :
Data Backup Methodologies: Full, Incremental, Differential, and Synthetic Full backups.
Storage Architectures: SAN (Storage Area Network), NAS (Network Attached Storage), DAS (Direct Attached Storage), iSCSI, and Fibre Channel (FC).
RAID Technologies: RAID levels (0, 1, 5, 6, 10), parity, striping, mirroring, and hot-spares.
Disaster Recovery (DR): RTO (Recovery Time Objective), RPO (Recovery Point Objective), backup verification, and restoration drills.
IBPS Server Administrator Exam Pattern 2026
Duration: 90 Minutes
Negative Marking : 0.25
| Sr. No |
Subject |
No.of Question |
Marks |
Duration |
| 1. |
Aptitude |
30
|
30
|
Composite time of 90 Minutes |
| 2. |
Professional Knowledge (Server Administrator) |
70 |
70 |
|
| |
Total |
100 |
100 |
|
IBPS Server Administrator Exam Date 2026 : November 2026 (Tentative)
Starting Date of Application Form : 29th October 2026
Last Date of Application Form : 12th November 2026
