The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS) conducts recruitment drive for the clerical cadre in the public sector banks across the country. IBPS Clerk CWE(Common Written Examination) -IX notification has yet to come. The official IBPS calendar shows December and January as the dates for preliminary and main examination respectively. The Clerical job or the Junior Associate(JA)is comparatively much more relaxing than the officer cadres. They don’t have any working pressure regarding the recovery, loan disbursement or else any other bank-related works. A Clerk in a Public Sector Bank can withdraw a salary of Rs.18,000/ to Rs.21,000/ during their training period. After the training period, other perks and emoluments are added and the Gross Salary will have a raise. These perks make the IBPS Clerk examinations more competitive than any other bank exams. So we are giving you a tailored study plan minding all the important topics for the examinations. The IBPS Clerk Study Plan 30 Days will help you to cover the examination syllabus within a short span of time.
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IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2019
Education Qualification
- Graduation in any subject from any UGC recognized University or its equivalent. (As on September 01, 2019)
- Working and Operating knowledge of Computer.
Age Limit
- Candidates age should be between 20 – 28 years old, as of September 01, 2019.
- Age relaxations as per the government norms are applicable.
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2019
Preliminary Examination
| Sl No | Subject/ Topic | Number Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Sectional Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 100 | 100 | Composite time of 60 minutes (1 Hour) |
- Preliminary Examination’s marks will not be considered for the final merit list.
- Exam Dates : Preliminary – 07, 08, 14 & 15 December 2019
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Main Examination
| Sl. No | Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Sectional 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 |
| 190 | 200 | 160 minutes
(2 hours 40 minutes) |
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IBPS Clerk 2019 Exam Dates
Preliminary Examination
IBPS Clerk 2019 notifications are yet to available. The below-given dates are tentative only and based on the IBPS 2019 Exam calendar.
- 07 – 08 December 2019
- 14 – 15 December 2019
Main Examination
Successful candidates from the preliminary examinations should attend the main examination for the further screening process.
- IBPS Clerk 2019 Main Examination Date – 19 January 2020
IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2019
English Language
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Error Spotting
- Error Correction
- Sentence Improvement
Numerical Ability
- Ratio and Proportion, Mixture and Allegations
- Time, distance and speed
- Time and work
- Averages
- Percentages, Partnerships
- Mensuration- Cone, Sphere, Cylinder
- Permutation and Combination, Probability
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Discounts
- Trigonometry
- Algebra
- Data Interpretation
- Height and Distances
- Logarithms
- Charts, Bars and Graphs
- Clocks
- Stocks and Shares
- Number Systems
- Sequences and Series
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Reasoning Ability
- Coding and Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense Test
- Analogy
- Statements and Assumption
- Syllogism
- Coded Inequalities
- Puzzles
- Input/Output
- Seating Arrangements
- Alphabetic Series and Ranking
- Alphanumeric Series
Computer Awareness
- Basics of Hardware’s and Softwares
- Operating Systems
- Internet
- Microsoft Office and other word processing software
- Computing History
- Basics Computer Networking
- Basics of Databases
- Basics of Cyber Security Tools and Processes
- Viruses, Hacking
- Important Shortcuts using in MS Office
General and Financial Awareness
- Introduction to National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC etc
- International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN, etc,
- Abbreviations and Economic terminologies,
- Banking Terms,
- Important Government Schemes on capital & money market.
- Budget and Monetary Plans of the Government
- History of the Indian banking system
- Current Affairs – Last 06 months
- Different Government Schemes
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IBPS Clerk Study Plan 30 Days -2019 Updated
Here we are giving you a tailored IBPS Clerk Study Plan 30 Days 2019 for the Preliminary examination 2019. Try to follow this 30 Days IBPS Study Plan to cover all the topics in the syllabus. IBPS Clerk needs a systematic plan and a good amount of practice. All the topics in the syllabus are covered with abundant time for practice and revision. Last day in the week is left untouched, you can use it for attempting sectional mock tests and to cover any leftover topics. Try to solve as many as questions possible. If you are attempting offline tests try to do within a time limit. Time management is very necessary for your success. Practice, Practice, Practice that’s the only key towards the success.
| Week | Day 01 | Day 02 | Day 03 | Day 04 | Day 05 | Day 06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Number Systems, Divisibility, HCF & LCM | Simplifications | Number Series | Averages | Coding & Decoding | Percentage, Ratio & Proportion |
| 02 | Quadratic Equations | Blood relations, Direction sense | Mixtures & Allegations | Parajumpled sentences, Cover the leftover topics(if any) | Simple Intrest & Compound Intrest | Alphanumeric Series & Ranking |
| 03 | Time & Distance, Reading Comprehension | Syllogism & Puzzles | Profit, Loss & Discount | Sentence completion & Sentence improvement | Time & Work, Cloze test | Mensuration |
| 04 | Data Interpretation,Machine Input – Output | Data Sufficiency, Puzzles | Syllogism, Mensuration 2D & 3D | Permutation & Combination, Probability | Inequalities, Partnership | Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency |
| 05 | Miscellaneous Topics & Leftover topics(if any) | Revision | Mock Test | |||
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IBPS Clerk Participating Banks
- Vijaya Bank
- United Bank of India
- Union Bank of India
- UCO Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- India Overseas Bank
- Indian Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- Allahabad Bank
- Bank of India
- Dena Bank
- Corporation Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Andhra Bank, and
- Canara Bank
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