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Institute of Personnel Banking is responsible for recruiting the candidates for several posts like Probationary Officers, Clerk, Specialist Officer, etc in the several nationalized banks. Recruitment notification for these posts is issued by IBPS every year during and several aspiring candidates fill the online application for the same. As there is huge competition in the field, candidates need to prepare really well to crack the exam. Candidates are advised to start preparation for these examinations as soon as they fill the online application form for the same.
For preparing in the correct manner it is imperative for them to know about the IBPS Clerk Examination Pattern and syllabus of the paper. Recruitment for the post of Clerk through IBPS is done through two tier recruitment examination and personal interview. Below we are discussing, the examination pattern of IBPS Clerk in detail.
The major three sections in IBPS Clerk 2020 Preliminary Exam are:
After clearing IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam, candidates must start preparing for the IBPS Clerk Mains Exam. The Mains Examination consists following 4 sections:
Marks obtained by the candidates in this test are not taken into consideration during the time of the final selection. Candidates only need to qualify this test in order to reach the next round.
This paper contains 100 objective type questions in total of one mark each. 0.25 mark is deducted for the wrong answer made by the candidate. They need to complete the test in one hour.
| S.No. | Test Name | Questions | Marks | Time Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minute |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minute |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minute |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
After clearing the IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination, candidates need to clear this test and the marks obtained by the candidates in this test are taken into consideration for the final recruitment.
| S.No. | (Objective) Test Name | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 2. | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| 4. | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
This paper contains overall 190 multiple choice questions based on different subjects like Reasoning, English, Computer, General Awareness and Numerical Ability. Total 2 hours are provided to the candidates to complete the test. 0.25 marks is deducted for every question attempted wrongly by the candidates.
| Vocabulary | Grammar | Reading Comprehension |
|---|---|---|
| Homonyms, Antonyms, Synonyms, Word Formation, Spelling | Spotting Errors, Phrases and idioms, Direct and Indirect speech, Active/ Passive voice | Theme Detection, Passage completion, Topic rearrangement of passage, Deriving Conclusion. |
| Verbal Reasoning | Non-Verbal Reasoning |
|---|---|
| Analogy, Classification, Word formation, Statement and conclusions Syllogism, Statement and assumptions, Statement and arguments, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Passage and conclusions, Alphabet test, Series Test, Number, Ranking and time sequence, Direction sense Test, Decision making test, Figure series, Input/output, Assertion and reasoning, Sitting Arrangement | Series test, Odd figure Out, Analogy, Miscellaneous Test |
| Ratio and proportion, Averages, Time and work, Speed, Distance and time, Mixture and allegation Stocks and shares, Percentages, Partnership, Clocks, Volume and surface Area, Bar & Graphs, Line charts, Tables | Height and Distances, Logarithms, Permutation and combinations, Simple and compound interest, Equations, Probability, Trigonometry, Profit, Loss and Discount, Mensuration, Elements of Algebra, Data Interpretation, Pie charts |
| Basics of Hardware and software, Windows operating system basics, Internet terms and services, Basic Functionalities of MS-Office( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint) | History of computers, Networking and communication, Database basics, Basics of Hacking, Security Tools and Viruses |
| Current affairs related to national and international issues of last 6 months, Overview of Indian Financial System, History of Indian banking system, Recent credit and monetary policies | Introduction to National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC etc and of International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN etc, Abbreviations and Economic terminologies, Banking Terms, Important Government Schemes on capital & money market. |