IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2021: IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification is out and candidates can apply till 1st of August 2021. If you are scrapping the web for complete IBPS Clerk syllabus and where to start with, you have landed to the right page on Oliveboard website. This article will help you with complete details of the exam, starting with the IBPS Clerk Syllabus and its exam pattern. So, without any further ado, let’s start the article.
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IBPS Clerk 2021 Latest Update
IBPS Clerk examination is put on hold by the Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry on Tuesday directed IBPS to put on hold the examination for clerical cadre in public sector banks (PSBs) till a final view is taken on conducting tests in regional languages. In order to look into the demand for holding examination for clerical cadre in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in local/regional languages, a Committee has been constituted to look into the matter in its entirety. The Committee will give its recommendations within 15 days. The ongoing process of holding the examination initiated by IBPS will be kept on hold until the recommendations of the Committee are made available.
IBPS had earlier released the recruitment notification for the IBPS Clerk exam 2021 on 11th July 2021. A total of 5830 vacancies have been released by the IBPS for 2021. As per the latest official notification, IBPS Clerk prelims is scheduled to be held on August 28th & 29th and September 4th 2021, and the mains examination is scheduled to be held on 31st October 2021. Check out all the latest news on IBPS Clerk exam like admit card, result, free mock test etc. Now with the release of the notification, it is important to prepare for the IBPS Clerk exam with the latest pattern mock test series and online courses on Oliveboard.
IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 | Important Dates
Checkout the important dates of IBPS Clerk 2021 below.
| DATES | EVENTS |
| August 2021 | Training of pre-exam – Admit Card |
| 16.08.2021 onwards | Training of pre-exam |
| August 2021 | IBPS Clerk Preliminary exam admit card |
| 28, 29 Aug & 04 Sept 2021 | Preliminary exam dates |
| September/ October 2021 | Result of Preliminary Exam |
| October 2021 | Admit card of the main exam |
| 31 Oct 2021 | Main Exam date |
| April 2022 | Provisional allotment |
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern
IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam will be conducted in two phases:
(i) Preliminary Exam,
(i) Mains Exam and
A candidate needs to clear the Prelims first so that they can progress to the Mains. However, the ultimate selection occurs based on the performance of the candidate in the Mains, and the marks secured in the prelims do not matter at this stage. There is no interview round at the end.
1.1 IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021
- The IBPS Clerk Prelims exam is of 100 marks
- The Prelims exam of IBPS Clerk will have three sections of a total duration of 1 hour
- Candidates will have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks
| Sr. No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum marks | Time allotted for each test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
- The IBPS Clerk mains exam is of 200 marks. The mains exam will have a total of 190 questions with a duration of 160 minutes.
- The mains exam of IBPS Clerk will have four sections i.e Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Numerical Ability, General/ Financial Awareness, English Language.
| Name of Test | No. of Question | Maximum marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
Detailed IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2021
IBPS Clerk Syllabus For Prelims Exam
The IBPS Clerk Syllabus consists of three subjects.
The three main subjects of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination are as follows:
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
- Numerical Ability
The Detailed Syllabus for IBPS Clerk Preliminary examination is as follows:
English Language
| Reading Comprehension | Sentence Improvement |
| Cloze Tests | Para-jumbles |
| Fill in the blanks | Paragraph Based Questions |
| Sentence Errors | Inappropriate Usage |
| Vocabulary based questions | Idioms & Phrases |
Reasoning Ability
| Puzzles | Machine Input-Output |
| Seating Arrangements | Inequalities |
| Direction Sense | Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series |
| Blood Relations | Data Sufficiency |
| Syllogisms | Number System and Conversions |
| Order and Ranking | Logical Reasoning |
| Coding-Decoding | Input-Output |
Numerical Ability
| Data Interpretation | Speed Distance and Time |
| Inequalities | Probability, Permutation and Combination |
| Number Series | Mensuration |
| Approximation and Simplification | Average, Ratio and Proportion |
| Data Sufficiency | Partnership |
| HCF and LCM | Problems on Boats and Streams |
| Profit and Loss | Problems on Trains |
| SI & CI | Mixture and Alligation |
| Problem on Ages | Pipes and Cisterns |
| Work and Time |
IBPS Clerk Syllabus For Mains Exam
As per the IBPS Clerk mains syllabus, the paper is divided into four sections
The four subjects are as follows:
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
- Numerical Ability
- General & Financial Awareness
English Language
| Reading Comprehension | Sentence Improvement |
| Cloze Tests | Para-jumbles |
| Fill in the blanks | Paragraph Based Questions |
| Sentence Errors | Inappropriate Usage |
| Vocabulary based questions | Idioms & Phrases |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
| Puzzles | Number System and Conversions |
| Seating Arrangements | Input-Output |
| Direction Sense | Basics of Hardware and software, |
| Blood Relations | Windows operating system basics, |
| Syllogisms | Internet terms and services, |
| Order and Ranking | Basic Functionalities of MS-Office( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint) |
| Coding-Decoding | History of computers, |
| Machine Input-Output | Networking and communication, |
| Inequalities | Database basics, |
| Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series | Basics of Hacking, |
| Data Sufficiency | Security Tools and |
| Logical Reasoning | Viruses |
Numerical Ability
| Data Interpretation | Work and Time |
| Inequalities | Speed Distance and Time |
| Number Series | Probability, Permutation and Combination |
| Approximation and Simplification | Mensuration |
| Data Sufficiency | Average, Ratio and Proportion |
| HCF and LCM | Partnership |
| Profit and Loss | Problems on Boats and Streams |
| SI & CI | Problems on Trains |
| Problem on Ages | Mixture and Alligation |
| Pipes and Cisterns |
General & Financial Awareness
| Banking Awareness | Budget and Monetary Plans of the Government |
| Financial Awareness | Key National Institutions |
| Government Schemes and Policies | Basics of Banking |
| Current Affairs | Static GK |
| Static Awareness | Awards & Honours |
| India’s Financial and Banking System | Latest Appointments |
| Important Days |
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IBPS Clerk Syllabus | FAQs
The IBPS Clerk syllabus is comprehensive and candidates well aware of the topics included in the syllabus and the latest exam pattern will not find it tough.
IBPS Clerk exam has two selection stages. IBPS Clerk Prelims exam and IBPS Clerk Mains exam.
The IBPS clerk exam pattern is mentioned in the official notification and the syllabus for the same can be found on various online platforms like Oliveboard.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Syllabus consist of 3 section namely, English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.
All the candidates selected for IBPS Clerk will be on a probation period of six months. After this period, you will be confirmed as a permanent employee only after an assessment through a test or review of your performance in the probation period.
IBPS Clerk Syllabus | Summary
| Exam Conducting Body | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Name of Exam | IBPS Clerk 2021 |
| Selection Process | Prelims Mains |
| Marks in each stage | Prelims: 100 Marks Mains: 200 Marks |
| Duration of Exam | Prelims: 1 Hour Mains: 2 Hour 40 Minutes |
| Negative marking | 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question in MCQs |
| Language of examination | English and Hindi English Language paper has to be attempted in English only. |
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