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1. IBPS Clerk Exam Preparation 2023: Overview
2. How To Prepare for IBPS Clerk 
3. IBPS Clerk Syllabus and Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Exam Preparation 2023: Overview

The IBPS Clerk exam 2023 overview is required to get a wholesome knowledge of all the relevant information. The exam will be conducted in two phases:

1. Preliminary Exam
2. Main Exam

The prelims consist of three sections :

• English Language -30 marks
• Numerical Ability -35 marks
• Reasoning Ability- 35 marks

 

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While the mains has the following sections:

1. General/ Financial Awareness -50 marks
2. General English -40marks
3. Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude-60 marks
4. Quantitative Aptitude -50 marks

IBPS Clerk Preparation Tips for Prelims

1. Start Your Preparation Early And Focus On The Basics First 

The first step is to Start Early. This way the aspirant will have sufficient time for preparation as well as revision of the syllabus. Starting early means you get to study the entire syllabus in-depth , revise it and then finally practice it through mock tests. The candidates are required to go through and comprehend the syllabus and exam pattern so that they can sketch out their preparation plan according to that . It’ll also help you to focus on the important areas and keep yourself in check .

2. Focus On  Effective Management Of Time to Avoid Missing Out 

Don't spend too much time on a particular section.  This section requires the most amount of time in the exam . Candidates who are a bit slow with calculation techniques are advised to attempt this at the end to avoid the incompletion of the paper.  Practice is the key . 


3.Discipline and Practice 


You need to set your goals for each day of your preparation time . It'll help you keep yourself on track . Practice is the ultimate key to clear the examination . Reading is key since the pattern is comprehensive. Practising as many mock tests as you can is one of the oldest tricks that works wonders for almost every entrance examination. This way you'll not only have a clear hold of the type of questions asked but also ensure that you stay relatively calm and confident on the day the actual exam .


4.Focus On The Aspects You're Confident In . 

The 30  marks the section carries can be scored   with a  good preparation and properly planned study plan .Candidates should focus more on topics like Vocabulary , Grammar , synonyms , antonyms etc Reading is key to scoring in  English better . You need to practice reading daily to develop your speed skills.

5.Practice Previous Year Papers and Mock Tests Frequently 

You need to make a habit practising Previous Year Papers and Mock Tests every day to improve speed and accuracy. Questions from previous year papers are often repeated and Solve it'll also give you a gist of the examination pattern and the type of questions asked . You should be also careful in the selection of study materials required for the examination .

6.Be confident in yourself .

Apart from all of these strategies the most important tip is to not panic and be confident in yourself and the hard work that you’ve done . Remember one thing clearly “ There’s no shortcut to success except  Hard work “ . Timely management of all these practices will definitely help you in cracking IBPS CLERK exam . 

Also Read:

• How to prepare English for IBPS Clerk Exam 
• How to prepare Reasoning for IBPS Clerk Exam 

 

IBPS Clerk Exam - Syllabus and Exam Pattern

 

The candidates willing to appear for the IBPS Clerk exam can check out the subject wise syllabus for all the sections in the space below:

Subjects	Syllabus
Reasoning Ability	Logical Reasoning,  Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, alphanumeric series,  alphabet series, ranking, data sufficiency,  coding and decoding, Coded inequalities,  direction test,  seating arrangements,  puzzles, jumbles,  Syllogism, input and output,  blood relations,  Advanced puzzles,  Chinese coding,  Distance and direction,  Figure series.
General Awareness	Current Events, national and international importance History Polity Constitution Sports Art & Culture Geography Economics Everyday Science Scientific Research National/International Organizations /Institutions etc
Numerical Ability	Number System Simplification Decimal & Fraction HCF LCM Ratio & Proportion Percentage Profit & Loss Discount Simple Interest and Compound Interest Partnership Time & Work Distance Use of Table & Graph Mensuration
English Language	Title of the Passage Letter Writing Word Knowledge Use of Words Antonym Synonym One Word Substitutions Sentence Correction Idioms Phrases

Know details about IBPS Clerk Eligibility here!
 

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern: Preliminary Examination

• The exam will be held online with multiple choice questions of a total of 100 questions, 35 questions will be Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability each and 30 questions will be from the English section. 

• The exam will have sectional timing where 20 minutes will be allotted for each section. 

• Each correct answer will fetch a candidate with 1 mark and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Subjects	Maximum  Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
English	30	30	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

 

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