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In IBPS Clerk Prelims, candidates will be asked Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from three sections- English Language, Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability. The exam will be conducted online. Have a look at the exam pattern of the IBPS Clerk Prelims:
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Section | No. of MCQs | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 100 | 100 | 1 Hour | |
In IBPS Mains Exam, candidates are asked Multiple Choice Questions from four sections - General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude and Quantitative Aptitude. There is a sectional timing for each section. Candidates need to attempt each section in the given time frame. Have a look at the exam pattern:
| Section | No.of MCQs | Marks | Sectional Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Computer Knowledge & Reasoning Ability | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 MCQs | 200 Marks | 160 minutes |
| English Language | Reasoning Ability | Numerical Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehensions Vocabulary Fill in the blanks Antonym & Synonym Sentence Completion Cloze Test Error Detection Para jumbles Phrase Replacement Inference Connectors | Puzzles - Seating Arrangements, Directions, Box-based, Month-Based, Days-Based, Row-based Distance and Direction Blood Relations Syllogism Order and Ranking Coding-Decoding Input-Output Inequalities Alphanumeric Series Figure Series Verbal Reasoning | Data Interpretation - Tabular, Bar Graph, Line Chart & Pie Chart Number Series Quadratic Equations Simplification Approximation Percentages Simple Interest & Compound Interest Profit and Loss Average Speed, Distance and Time Ratio and Proportion Problem on Ages Data Sufficiency Work, Time and Wages Boats and Stream Pipes and Cisterns Mensuration Probability Permutation and Combination |
| Difficulty Level – Easy to Moderate OR Moderate - Possibility of high accuracy | Difficulty Level – Moderate - Possibility of high accuracy | Difficulty Level – Moderate to Difficult - Possibility of high accuracy |
In IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam, 100 MCQs will be asked. Each question will be of 1 mark. There would be a penalty for the wrong answer marked by the candidate. Every wrong answer costs 0.25 mark.
| Quantitative Aptitude(Difficulty Level – Moderate to Difficult - Possibility of high accuracy) | Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation - Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Tabular & Line Chart, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Approximation, Simplification, Profit and Loss, Percentages, Average, Data Sufficiency, Mensuration, Probability, Permutation and Combination, Ratio and Proportion, Problem on Ages, Speed, Distance and Time, Work, Time and Wages, Boats and Stream, Pipes and Cisterns |
| English Language (Difficulty Level – Easy to Moderate OR Moderate - Possibility of high accuracy) | Reading Comprehensions, Vocabulary, Fill in the blanks, Antonym & Synonym, Sentence Completion, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Para jumbles, Phrase Replacement, Inference, Connectors |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (Difficulty Level – Moderate - Possibility of high accuracy) | Alphanumeric Series, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Distance and Direction, Verbal Reasoning, Figure Series, Seating Arrangements, Box-based Puzzle, Month-Based puzzle, Days-Based puzzle, Row-based puzzle, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output, Inequalities, Basic Computer Knowledge, Microsoft Office, Computer Hardware & Software, Internet & Networking, Keyboard shortcuts, Abbreviations |
| General/Financial Awareness (Difficulty Level – Moderate - Possibility of high accuracy) | Static GK – Country, Currency & Capital, Firsts in the world and India, Indian Constitution, Indian Culture, Airports & Railways, History, Geography Financial Awareness – Indian Banking, important terms, Bank Headquarters, Regulatory Bodies, Functions of RBI, Indian Financial System, Fiscal & Monetary Policy, International Organisations – IMF, WB, ADB, UNO, SWIFT, BBB, BIS & UFBU Current Affairs – Government schemes, National & International Days/weeks, Awards, Sports & other happenings |
