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IBPS CLERK 2024 Syllabus AND Exam Pattern

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IBPS Clerk Syllabus And Exam Pattern

The IBPS Clerk exam syllabus typically covers various subjects to assess the candidates' aptitude and skills. Here's a general overview of the syllabus:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Syllabus:-

  1. Quantitative Aptitude: This section tests your numerical ability and mathematical skills. Topics may include:
  • Number Series
  • Simplification and Approximation
  • Average
  • Percentage
  • Partnership
  • Ratio & Proportion
  • Profit & Loss
  • Simple & Compound Interest
  • Time & Work
  • Time & Distance
  • Boat & Stream
  • Mensuration
  • Probability
  • Data Interpretation (Tables, Pie Charts, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Caselet )
  1. Reasoning Ability: This section assesses your logical and analytical reasoning skills. Topics may include:
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Syllogism
  • Blood Relations
  • Directions & Distances
  • Order & Ranking
  • Seating Arrangements (Circular, Linear, square ,rectangular, triangle  )
  • Puzzles
  • Inequalities
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Input-Output
  1. English:-
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Cloze Test
  • Para Jumbles
  • Error Spotting
  • Sentence Correction/Improvement
  • Fill in the Blanks (Single/Double)
  • Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Word Associations

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Syllabus 2024:-

Candidates should keep in mind the important section from the IBPS  Clerk syllabus and prepare accordingly for the IBPS Clerk Examination. IBPS Clerk Mains exam consists of  sections i.e. Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English, Computer Knowledge And General Awareness

    Reasoning Syllabus:-

  •  Direction / Coded-Direction
  • Blood Relation / Coded-Blood-Relation
  •  Inequality / Coded Inequality
  • Coding-Decoding (General + Coded)
  •  Resultant (Miscellaneous)
  • Coded Series
  •  Syllogism (General +Coded)
  • Data-Sufficiency (Two or Three statements)
  •  Input-Output (Word or Number Based)
  •  Circular/ Triangular/ Rectangular/ Square Seating Arrangement
  • Linear Seating Arrangement (Single, Double, or Uncertain) + With Direction & Distance
  • Box Based Puzzles (Certain + Uncertain)
  • Floor or Floor-Flat Based Puzzles
  • Comparison/ Categorized/ Order Ranking-Based Puzzle
  • Blood-Relation-based Puzzles
  • Day/ Month/ Year/Age-Based Puzzle
  •  Logical Reasoning: Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Inference, Cause and Effect, Course of Action
  •  Strength of Argument, and  Statement and Conclusion

     Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus:-

  • Number Series
  • Data Interpretation
  • Quadratic Equation
  • HCF & LCM
  • Simplification
  • Approximation
  • Profit & Loss
  • Simple Interest & Compound Interest
  • Time & Work
  • Time, Speed, & Distance
  • Decimal & Fraction
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Quantity Based Questions
  • Average
  • Partnership
  • Percentage
  • Mixture & Alligations
  • Ratio & Proportion
  • Boats and Streams
  • Problems On Trains
  • Ages
  • Mensuration
  • Pipes and Cisterns
  • Permutation & Combination
  • Probability

     English Language:

  • Reading Comprehensions
  • Grammar
  • Spotting Errors
  • Fillers
  • Misspelt Words
  • Jumbled Words
  • Sentence Rearrangement
  • Jumbled sentences
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • Cloze Tests
  • Match the Column
  • One word Substitution
  • Sentence correction
  • Identify the Correct Sentence
  • Antonyms and Synonyms
  • Word Replacement
  • Word Usage
  • Word rearrangement
  • Phrase Replacement
  • Sentence Connector
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Vocabulary
  • Word Swap
  • Pairs of words
  • Starters

     General Awareness:-

  • Current Affairs
  • Banking Awareness
  • Government Schemes & Policies
  • Financial awareness
  • Static GK such as Currencies & Capitals, Awards & Honors, Books and Authors, National Parks & Sanctuaries,

 IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Patten

The IBPS Clerk Prelims examination will be of 3 sections, with 100 questions and a maximum score of 100 marks.  This examination will have negative markings, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. The IBPS Clerk Prelims exam consists of three sections:

  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Reasoning Ability
  • English Language

The Preliminary examination pattern is given below:

Sl. No.Name of TestsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1English Language303020 minutes
2Numerical Ability353520 minutes
3Reasoning Ability353520 minutes
Total10010060 minutes

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2024 :-

The exam pattern for IBPS Clerk Mains has 4 sections – Reasoning and computer aptitude, English, quantitative, and general awareness.

S.No.Name of Tests (Objective)No. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude506045 minutes
2English Language404035 minutes
3Quantitative Aptitude505045 minutes
4General/ Financial Awareness505035 minutes
Total190200160

Note: Total time: 160 Minutes, maximum marks: 200 and total of 190 MCQ questions will be there.