Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS) has released the notification of IBPS clerk 2019(CRP CLERKS-IX for Vacancies of 2020-21). The online application procedure has been commenced from 17 September 2019. Those who have been completed the application procedure will be in a hurry to start the preparations. Friends, it is very much important to go through the exam pattern and syllabus prior to preparation. So, here is the IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Prelims and Mains 2019.
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IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Prelims 2019
IBPS selects candidates for clerical cadre through Prelims and Mains examinations. Many candidates doubt that there is an interview phase for the clerk exam. However, there is no interview conducted, only Prelims and Mains. The preliminary exam has nothing to do with the selection of candidates, it is merely a straining procedure for candidates. Preliminary exam is an online computer-based test with a duration of one hour.
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Preliminary Exam consists of three subjects: Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Aptitude, and English Language.
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
Candidate has to get sectional cut-off and total cut-off to qualify the Prelims. There is a penalty for each wrong answer. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
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IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Mains 2019
Those who have qualified prelims will be able to attend the mains exam. It is also an online computer-based test. Mains exam consists of a composite of 190 questions from five subjects, to be completed within 160 minutes. Each section is separately timed-out.
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
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Candidates have to attempt each section for the allotted time durations. That is, you can’t leave the section before the section expires. For mains also there is negative marking,0.25 marks for each wrong answer. So, in both phases, it is better to leave the question, if you are not sure about or unaware of answer.
Mains exam result is considered for the final selection into the merit list, published by IBPS. So, marks in mains will be deciding your status for clerk cadre.
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Exam Syllabus for Prelims and Mains:
| Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability | English |
| Number Series | Number and Word Analogy | Basic Grammar |
| Simplification | Blood relation | Vocabulary |
| Quadratic Series | Directions | Reading Comprehension |
| Ratio and Proportion | Syllogism | Error Spotting |
| Percentages | Coding-Decoding | Cloze Tests |
| Simple Interest-Compound Interest | Ranking | Jumbled Sentences |
| Time and Work and Partnerships | Alphanumeric series | |
| Time, Speed and Distance | Input-Output | |
| Average, Mixture and Alligations | Puzzles | |
| Geometry and Trigonometry | Critical Reasoning | |
| Permutation and Combinations | Data-sufficiency | |
| Probability | ||
| Data-Interpretation |
For the mains exam along with all these, there will be General or Financial Awareness and Computer Aptitude. Computer Aptitude section is merged with Reasoning ability.
| General or Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude |
| Static Gk related to India and the World. | Operating system |
| Current Affairs | History of computers |
| Monetary Plans | Hardware and Software |
| National institutions | Internet |
| Banking Related terms | Microsoft Applications |
| Indian Banking System | Database Management System |
| Indian Financial System | Security Tools, Hacking, Viruses |
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Exam Preparation Tricks
So, all these about the pattern and syllabus of Clerk Exam 2019. Every year IBPS comes with variations in the exam pattern and toughness. So, a thorough understanding of the pattern and syllabus will help the aspirant to find self strategies for the exam. One should really complete the syllabus topics. But, should not rush between topics. After completing each topic, try the sessional mock test. To qualify for the preliminary exam, mere knowledge of topics is not enough. The candidate should be accurate and precise. Time management and speed really matter for prelims. Go through previous years’ question papers and understand weightage for each topic and each subject and prepare accordingly.
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