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IBPS is the premier organization started in 2011 to conduct various banking examinations. It includes various posts such as Clerk, Probationary Officer, Specialist Officer, etc. It conducts a common written examination for each post online in order to recruit personnel in respective positions. There are about 27 public sectors and RRBs participating in this CRP process. The mode of application is also online. IBPS has released the IBPS Clerk XI, 2021 notification on their official website on July 2021. As per exam notification, the preliminary exam will be conducting on August and September 2021. The main exam will be conducting on 31 October 2021. To know more about IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2021, read below.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Important Dates
In 2020 there were about 2000+ clerk vacancies. In this year also it is expecting more than 5497 vacancies. The examination will be conducting at various centers in India. There is pre-exam training for minority candidates before the preliminary exam. Important dates of IBPS CWE-VII clerk is shown below
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 12 July 2021 to 1 August 2021 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 12 July 2021 to 1 August 2021 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training | August 2021 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | From 16 August 2021 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | August 2021 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | August and September 2021 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | September/ October 2021 |
| The download of the Call Letter for the Online exam – Main | October 2021 |
| Online Examination – Main | 31 October 2021 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
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IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2021
IBPC Clerk exam is a two-stage exam. The first stage is preliminary and the second stage is a mains exam. There is no interview after the mains exam. Those who qualify in the preliminary exam will be called for the mains exam. Those who qualify in the mains exam will be enlisted for the final selection. IBPS Clerk syllabus mainly consists of arithmetic, mental ability, and English language. The preliminary exam has three sections: reasoning, quantitative aptitude, and English language. The mains exam has four sections: quantitative aptitude, reasoning and computer aptitude, general English, and general awareness. Section-wise cutoff and a total cutoff are to be cleared for qualifying for the exam. The pattern of the clerk exam of each stage is shown below.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam
| Sr.
No. |
Name of Tests | No. of
Questions |
Maximum
Marks |
Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam
| Sr.
No. |
Name of Tests
(NOT BY SEQUENCE) |
No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| 2 | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
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IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2021
IBPS Clerk Prelims Syllabus
Questions are asked from reasoning section for testing mainly the mental ability of the candidates. Quantitative section is for testing the numerical ability and English part is for analyzing the vocabulary and grammar knowledge of the candidates.
Reasoning Topics
- Logical Reasoning
- Ranking
- Alphanumeric Series
- Data Sufficiency
- Inequalities
- Seating Arrangement
- Tabulation
- Syllogism
- Puzzle
- Blood Relations
- Input-Output Machine
- Coding-Decoding
- Alphabet Test
Quantitative Aptitude Topics
- Profit and Loss
- Number Series
- Time and Work
- Mixtures and Allegations
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Time and Distance
- Mensuration
- Data Interpretation
- Ratio & Proportion
- Number Systems
- Sequence and Series
- Permutation & Combination
- Probability
English Language Topics
- Reading Comprehension
- Jumbled Paragraph
- Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
- Fill in the blanks
- Miscellaneous
- Paragraph Completion
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IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus
For quantitative, reasoning, and the English language has the syllabus is as same as that of the preliminary exam. Computer aptitude covers the following topics.
Computer Aptitude (Mains)
- Internet
- Memory
- Computer Abbreviation
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Hardware and software
- Fundamentals and Terminologies
- Operating System Networking
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