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IBPS Clerk Notification 2022 – Exam Date, Syllabus for Prelims Exam

IBPS exams are commonly conducted on two levels namely the preliminary exam and the main exam. The preliminary exam is the first stage of the IBPS Clerk exam 2022. The IBPS Clerk Prelims syllabus plays an important role in knowing the exam, a candidate is appearing for the exam. Candidates check the IBPS syllabus and Exam pattern in a detailed manner below.

IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2022 – Overview

The overview of the IBPS Clerk Examination 2022,

Exam Conducting By Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Name of Exam IBPS Clerk 2022
Post Name Clerk
Selection Process Prelims and Mains
Marks Segregation
  1. For Prelims: 100 Marks
  2. For Mains: 200 Marks
Duration of Exam
  1. For IBPS Clerk Prelims: 1 Hour
  2. For IBPS Clerk Mains: 2 Hour 40 Minutes
Marking scheme 1 mark each for every correct answer in Online Test
Negative mark 1/4th of the marks assigned to the wrong answer in MCQs
Mode of Examination Online
Language of examination English OR Hindi

IBPS Clerk 2022 Notification:

The IBPS released the official notification for IBPS Clerk on 27th July 2022. IBPS announced the recruit 6035 vacancies of clerk posts in different 11 public sector banks except for SBI. You can download the IBPS Clerk Notification 2022 PDF for more details.

IBPS Clerk Official Notification 2021

IBPS CLERK PRELIMS EXAM PATTERN

  • The IBPS Prelims Exam is conducted for 100 marks(MCQ type).
  • The total duration of the exam is 1-hour duration 20 minutes for each section.
  • candidates will have to qualify for each section with minimum cut-off marks.
  • The candidates are shortlisted depending upon the Online Examination.

The marks and duration of the exam was tabulated below,

Sections No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
English Language 30 30 20 minutes
Numerical Ability 35 35 20 minutes
Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 60 minutes

IBPS CLERK EXAM SYLLABUS FOR PRELIMS EXAM

The preliminary exam syllabus consists of three sections,

  • Reasoning Ability
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • English Language

IBPS CLERK PRELIMINARY SYLLABUS –  REASONING ABILITY 

VERBAL REASONING

  1. Analogy
  2. Classification
  3. Word formation
  4. Statement and conclusions Syllogism
  5. Statement and assumptions
  6. Statement and arguments
  7. Coding-Decoding
  8. Blood Relations
  9. Passage and conclusions
  10. Alphabet test
  11. Series Test
  12. Number, Ranking, and time sequence
  13. Direction sense Test
  14. Decision-making test
  15. Figure series
  16. Input/output
  17. Assertion and reasoning
  18. Sitting Arrangement

NON-VERBAL REASONING

  1. Series test
  2. Odd figure Out
  3. Analogy
  4. Miscellaneous Test

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

  1. Ratio and proportion
  2. Averages
  3. Time and work
  4. Speed
  5. Distance and time
  6. Mixture and allegation
  7. Stocks and shares
  8. Percentages
  9. Partnership
  10. Clocks
  11. Volume and Surface Area
  12. Bar & Graphs
  13. Line charts
  14. Tables
  15. Height and Distances
  16. Logarithms
  17. Permutation and combinations
  18. Simple and compound interest
  19. Equations, Probability
  20. Trigonometry
  21. Profit
  22. Loss and Discount
  23. Mensuration
  24. Elements of Algebra
  25. Data Interpretation
  26. Pie charts

IBPS CLERK PRELIMINARY SYLLABUS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

VOCABULARY

  1. Homonyms
  2. Antonyms
  3. Synonyms
  4. Word Formation
  5. Spelling

GRAMMAR

  1. Spotting Errors
  2. Phrases and idioms
  3. Direct and Indirect speech
  4. Active/ Passive voice

 READING COMPREHENSION

  1. Theme Detection
  2. Passage completion
  3. Topic rearrangement of passage
  4. Deriving Conclusion

IBPS CLERK 2021 RESULT

The exam result will be released after the exam is complete. The IBPS Clerk result 2021 is released for each stage of the exam separately. The final state-wise merit list and category-wise merit list shall be prepared in descending order of the marks secured by candidates in their online mains examination.

IBPS CLERK SYLLABUS 2021 FAQ’S

Q 1. What is the Selection Procedure for the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam?
Ans. The candidates will be selected based on two stages: Prelims and Mains Exams. The candidates who score secured marks in the Mains Exam will be taken for final selection.

Q 2. What will be the language of the question in the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam?
Ans. IBPS exams are conducted in 11 languages including English and Hindi. The English paper was conducted only in English.

Q 3. Will there be any negative marking in the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam?
Ans. Yes, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 for every incorrect answer in both IBPS Clerk Prelims and Mains Exam.