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Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts a Common Written Exam or CWE every yr. for the clerical dept. in various public sector banks all over the country. The IBPS Clerk Recruit. is a 2-tier process in which there are 2 online exams precisely: IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam and IBPS Clerk Mains Exam. It is a very competitive exam in which vacancies are in a few thousand and applicants are in lakhs, so to be able to achieve the desired job post the entrants must be well known by the IBPS Clerk Syllabus as without knowing the entire IBPS Clerk syllabus in details the entrant won’t be able to study properly. The IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus is very much the same as any other bank exams conducted. To know more about the notifications, visit the official website of the IBPS Clerk.
IBPS Clerk Prelims exam pattern 2021 the updated version is given below for the aspiring entrants to check. The IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern is quite easy to understand as it has 3 sections with a time limit of 20 mins. each, in total the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam is of 1 hr and as mentioned above is an online objective type question paper. The questions are asked in Eng. and Hindi Language except for the English Language exam section.
| Serial No. | Name of Test | No. of Ques. | Max. Marks | Total Limit (in mins.) |
| 1 | Eng. Lang. | 30 | 30 | 20 |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| 3 | Quant. Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 (1hour) |
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The IBPS CLERK SYLLABUS for the Prelims exam is given in detail below for the entrants to have an idea. Also, along with the detailed IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus, the weightage of each topic in all the sections is provided for easier understanding of the IBPS Clerk Syllabus. It is also necessary to mention that the entrant must achieve the IBPS Clerk cut off marks to be eligible for appearing in the IBPS Clerk Main Exam. The IBPS Clerk Cut Off Marks is set by the IBPS itself every year by Normalization of Scores which is explained in detail in the IBPS Clerk Cut Off Marks website for the candidates to check.
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE: | REASONING ABILITY: | QUANTITATIVE ABILITY: |
| Reading Comprehension: 10 questions (I paragraph) | Coding and Decoding: 4-10 questions | Simplification: 10-15 questions |
| Grammar {Multiple Meaning/ Error Spotting, Fill in the Blanks, Phrase Replacement}: 5 questions | Directions: 0-2 questions | Profit and Loss: 1-3 questions |
| Vocabulary {Phrase Replacement, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Fill in the Blanks} | Coded Inequalities: 0-5 questions | Mixtures and Allegations: 0-2 questions |
| Paragraph Completion | Blood relations: 1-5 questions | Work and Time: 1-2 questions |
| Verbal Ability {Para Jumbles}: 5 questions | Syllogism: 0-5 questions | Simple Interest and Compound Interest and Surds and Indices |
| Miscellaneous | Alpha-numeric Series: 0-5 questions | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere: 2-4 questions |
| Data Sufficiency: 0-5 questions | Time and Distance: 1-4 questions | |
| Puzzle | Data Interpretation: 5-10 questions (1-2 sets) | |
| Linear Seating Arrangement: 5 questions | Number Systems: 0-1 question | |
| Circular Seating Arrangement: 5 questions | Permutation and Combination: 0-1 question | |
| Input and Output | Sequences and Series | |
| Double Line up: 0-5 questions | Ratio and Proportion, Percentage: 1-3 questions | |
| Verbal Reasoning: 0-5 questions | ||
| Ordering and Ranking: 0-5 questions | ||
| Arrangement and Pattern: 5-8 questions | ||
| Analogy: 0-5 questions |
The IBPS CLERK Main Exam consists of 4 sections namely: Quant. Apti., Eng. Lang., Reasoning, and Comp. Apti., General/ Financial Awareness with a total time limit of 2 hrs and 40 mins. This IBPS Clerk Main Exam is the last stage of IBPS Clerk Recruit. Process, the first being IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam.
| Serial No. | Name of Test | No. of Ques. | Max. Marks | Time Limit (in mins.) |
| 1 | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 |
| 2 | Eng. Lang. | 40 | 40 | 35 |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability and Comp. Apt. | 50 | 60 | 45 |
| 4 | Quant. Ability | 50 | 50 | 45 |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 (2 hrs and 40 mins.) |
Click here to see the IBPS Clerk Cut Off Marks.
The IBPS Clerk Syllabus for the Mains is given in detail below for the entrants of the IBPS Clerk Exam. The IBPS Clerk post also offers attractive pay which results in such huge competition among the entrants and also the vacancies being in a few thousand doesn’t help. So, it is best advised that the entrants must start preparing for their exam for a year as the IBPS Clerk Syllabus is huge and it is not very easy to complete so it needs hard work regularly to be thorough with the entire IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus. Also, to mention that the topics included in the IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus for both the exams, the topics are from 10th standard, so basics have to very clear to score good marks. The entrant can also check the IBPS CLERK SALARY STRUCTURE to get an idea of the basic pay an IBPS CLERK gets after achieving the position.
| ENG. LANG.: | REASONING ABILITY: | COMP. APT.: | QUANT. APT.: | GENERAL/FINANCIAL AWARENESS: |
| Reading Comprehension | Linear Seating Arrangement: 5 questions | Introduction to Computer Organization | Simplification | History, functions, and roles of RBI, SEBI, IRDA, etc. |
| Para Jumbles | Circular Seating Arrangement: 5 questions | History about the Generation of Computers | Percentage | Monetary and Credit Policies, Inflation types like CRR, SLR, etc. |
| Fill in the Blanks | Number Series: 5 questions | Computer Languages | Ratio and Percentage | History of Indian Banking Industry, Types of Banks and Concept of NBFC |
| Paragraph Completion | Direction Sense: 2 questions | Computer and Network Security | Average | Current Affairs |
| Cloze Test | Arrangement Pattern: 5 questions | Basics of Computer Hardware | Interest | Static Awareness of Countries, Capitals, Currencies, etc. |
| Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting | Coding and Decoding: 5 questions | Computer Memory: 5 questions | Profit and Loss | Government Schemes |
| Verbal Ability | Data Sufficiency: 3 questions | The hardware of Computer: 6 questions | Time and Work | |
| Miscellaneous | Syllogism: 5 questions | Computer Software: 5 questions | Problems of Ages | |
| Coded Inequalities: 5 questions | Memory of Computer: 5 questions | Permutation–Combination | ||
| Verbal Reasoning | Computer Network: 3 questions | Mensuration and Geometry | ||
| Double Lineup | Internet: 5 questions | Equations | ||
| Blood Relations | MS Office Suite and Shortcut Keys: 6 questions | Number Systems | ||
| Directions | Operating System: 2 questions | Data Sufficiency | ||
| Input and Output | Number Series | |||
| Data Interpretation |
To check the IBPS Clerk Salary Structure, click here.
The time limit of the IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam is 1 hour.
Yes, Grads. from any field is eligible to sit for the IBPS Clerk Exam.
No, a calculator is not allowed in neither IBPS Clerk Prelims nor in IBPS Clerk Main Exams.
No, there is no interview after the IBPS Clerk Main Exam, this is the last stage of the IBPS CLERK Recruit.
No, as for appearing in the IBPS Clerk exam the entrant will need their final yr. the mark sheet as a doc. asked by the IBPS, which will not be possible unless they successfully pass their grad. The candidates should always follow the exam pattern as released by the bank to perform well in the examination. The marking scheme of the examination accounts for1 marks for each correct answer while there will be a deduction of 0.25 marks.
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