IBPS CLERK

IBPS CLERK
IBPS CLERK

Price :  ₹ 11000/-

IBPS Clerk Exam is one the most highly commonly known exam of the banking sector as every year IBPS releases large number of vacancies. This exam is conducted by The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection for the recruitment of candidates in Clerical cadre in various banks. IBPS Clerk Exam consists of two levels and that is Prelims and Mains. To move further in the process one must crack and clear the Preliminary exam in order to give the Mains Examination. Point to be noted here is that no interview process is required in order to get selected in Clerical Cadre and 100 % weightage will be given to Mains Exam for final selection.

IBPS provides its services to all Public-Sector Banks, SBI, Associate Banks of SBI, RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, LIC & Insurance companies and other Banks which are regular members of the IBPS society.

Candidates between the age of 20-28 years of age as on 1st September of the recruitment year and are minimum of graduate are only eligible to apply for IBPS Clerk Exam.

Courses List

Quantitative Aptitude:

Percentage, Profit & Loss, Averages, Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Time & Distance, Boats & Streams, Mixtures & Alligations, Problems on Ages, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mensuration, Permutation & Combinations, Probability, Data Sufficiency, Data Interpretation, Data Analysis, Simplification, Approximations, Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Caselets.

Reasoning:

Alphanumeric Series, Coding-Decoding, Equality-Inequality, Ranking, Direction Test, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Sitting Arrangement, Puzzles, Input-Output, Data Sufficiency, Decision Making, Cause & Effect, Course of Action, Statements & Assumptions, Statements & Conclusions, Statements & Arguments, Inference from Passage.

English Language:

Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para jumbles, Fill in the blanks, Error Spotting, Miscellaneous, Paragraph Completion, Verbal Ability.

General Awareness:

Current Affairs, Financial Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry, Economics.

The recruitment process of IBPS Clerk CWE occurs in two phases:

  • Preliminary Examination
  • Mains Examination

Students are required to qualify both phases to get selected for the post of clerical cadre in most of the premier Public Sector Banks. The main thing to note here is that there is no interview process required for the selection of candidate after the mains exam. 100 % weightage is given to the result of mains exam result.

Prelims Exam:

The preliminary exam of IBPS Clerk CWE is an online exam testing a candidate on the basis of their aptitude, intellect and English. There are three sections in total and the candidate must clear the cut off of each section to proceed to the mains exam round.

Candidates are required to solve the question paper in the time frame of 20 minutes for each section. The composite mark of the paper is 100 and the passing marks is decided by IBPS that is likely to change every year depending on the level of difficulty of the exam.

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

S. No

Subject Name

No. of questions

Maximum marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

20 minutes

2

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

20 minutes

3

Reasoning Ability

35

35

20 minutes

Total

100

100

60 minutes

Mains Exam:

No changes have been observed in the Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam. IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will now constitute of 190 questions that needs to be completed in a time frame of 160 minutes.

Previously, Computer Aptitude and Reasoning Ability section used to be conducted separately. But, in the recent update by IBPS, both these sections are amalgamated together and will constitute of 50 questions that needs to be solved in a time duration of 45 minutes. Both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam will be conducted bilingually, i.e. both in English and in Hindi.

S. No

Subject Name

No. of questions

Maximum 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 Awareness

50

50

35 minutes

Total

190

200

160 minutes

Penalty for Wrong Answers:

There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in both preliminary examination as well as mains examination. A wrong answer to an objective question will lead to a penalty of one-fourth of the total mark assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for the question left blank or unanswered.

Final Score Calculation:

The final score for the IBPS Clerk exam is calculated keeping the following points in mind:

  • Marks obtained in the Preliminary Exam (Phase-1) will not be considered for final selection.
  • Candidates must qualify Phase-2 to be eligible for final merit.

Educational Qualifications:

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate should have passed in English as one of the subjects at SSC/ HSC/Intermediate/ Graduation level. Candidate should possess certificate in proof of passing the qualifying examination.

Age Limit:

The candidate must be minimum of 20 years and maximum of 28 years as on 01.09 of that particular year. The final criteria for IBPS Clerk Exam 2020 will be released along with the official notification.