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IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam - Dates, Pattern, Syllabus
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the IBPS Clerk exam for recruitment of candidates in the Clerical cadre at 17 participatory banks. IBPS Clerk exam is conducted in two stages - prelims and mains. IBPS Clerk prelims exam is the first stage in the selection process. As per the IBPS Clerk selection process, candidates qualifying in the prelims stage will only be able to proceed to the further stage. The prelims exam of IBPS Clerk is conducted for a total of 100 questions of 1 mark each. As per the IBPS Clerk exam pattern, the questions will be asked from English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability. Only those candidates will be able to qualify the IBPS Clerk prelims exam, who will secure the prelims cut off. However, the marks secured in the prelims exam are not added while preparing the final IBPS Clerk result. To know more about the IBPS Clerk prelims exam, go through the article below.
IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam is scheduled to be held on December 12, 13 and 19, 2020. The test is qualifying in nature and is conducted at various CTET exam centres across 34 states/UTs across the country.
IBPS Clerk Dates 2020
The table below contains the IBPS Clerk exam dates along with various other related dates:
IBPS Clerk Important Dates
Events | Dates |
IBPS Clerk notification | September 12, 2020 (Tentative) |
Start date of online registration | September 17, 2020 (Tentative) |
Last date to fill IBPS Clerk application form | October 9, 2020 (Tentative) |
IBPS Clerk admit card for prelims | November 26, 2020 (Tentative) |
Dates of IBPS Clerk Prelims exam | December 12, 13 and 19, 2020 |
Declaration of prelims result | To be announced |
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern For Prelims
Before appearing for the IBPS Clerk prelims exam, it is very important for the candidates to know the exam pattern. The exam pattern of IBPS Clerk contains the name of sections from where the questions are asked, duration of the test, total questions and the marking scheme. The table below contains the IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern.
IBPS Clerk exam pattern for prelims
Parameters | Prelims Exam |
Sections |
|
Number of questions | 100 |
Duration | 60 minutes |
Maximum marks | 100 |
Marking scheme | Correct answer: +1 Wrong answer: - 0.25 |
Paper language | English and Hindi (Except English section) |
Type of questions | Objective type |
IBPS Clerk Exam Prelims Syllabus
In order to prepare for the IBPS Clerk prelims exam, candidates must go through the syllabus first. IBPS Clerk syllabus for the prelims exam will help to know the topics and the chapters from where the questions will be asked in the exam.
IBPS PO Syllabus for Prelims - English Language
Vocabulary | Grammar | Reading Comprehension |
Homonyma | Direct and Indirect speech | Topic rearrangement of passage |
Antonyms | Phrases and idioms | Passage completion |
Spotting Errors | Synonyms | Theme Detection |
Word Formation | Active/Passive voice | Deriving Conclusion |
Spelling |
IBPS Clerk prelims exam syllabus 2020 - Numerical Ability
Ratio and proportion | Averages | Time and work | Speed |
Distance and time | Mixture and alligation | Stocks and shares | Percentages |
Partnership | Height and Distances | Logarithms | Bar & Graphs |
Line charts | Tables | Permutation and combinations | Simple and compound interest |
Clocks | Volume and Surface Area | Equations | Probability |
Trigonometry | Profit Loss and Discount | Mensuration | Elements of Algebra |
Data Interpretation | Pie charts |
IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2020 - Reasoning
The reasoning sections will contain verbal and non-verbal reasoning topics:
Verbal Reasoning
Analogy
Statement and arguments
Word formation
Statement and conclusions Syllogism
Coding Decoding
Blood Relations
Passage and conclusions
Alphabet test
Classification
Figure series
Input/output Assertion and reasoning
Sitting Arrangement
Series Test
Ranking and time sequence
Direction Sense Test
Statement and assumptions
Decision making test
Number
Non - Verbal Reasoning
Series test
Analogy
Miscellaneous Test
Odd figure Out
IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut off
To get an idea of IBPS Clerk cut off 2020, candidates must go through the previous years cut off of the prelims stage of the exam.
IBPS Clerk Cut off for Prelims Exam - 2018
State | Cut off |
Tamil Nadu | 57.75 |
Telangana | 58.25 |
Maharashtra | 63.25 |
Karnataka | 66.25 |
Chandigarh | 66.75 |
Assam | 67.25 |
Gujarat | 67.75 |
Madhya Pradesh | 71.25 |
Delhi | 71.75 |
Odisha | 72.75 |
Himachal Pradesh | 73 |
Haryana | 73 |
Rajasthan | 73 |
Punjab | 73.25 |
Bihar | 73.5 |
West Bengal | 73.5 |
Uttar Pradesh | 74 |
Jharkhand | 74 |
Andhra Pradesh | 75.75 |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut off for 2017 & 2016
State | Overall Prelims Cut-Off 2017 | Overall Prelims Cut-Off 2016 |
Andhra Pradesh | 73.5 | 73 |
Assam | 70.75 | |
Bihar | 74.75 | 67.5 |
Chhattisgarh | 70.25 | 63.5 |
Delhi | 76.75 | 67.25 |
Daman & Diu | 70.75 | |
Goa | 67.75 | |
Gujarat | 67 | 58.75 |
Haryana | 76 | 68 |
Himachal Pradesh | 75 | 66.5 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 76 | 68.75 |
Jharkhand | 74.25 | 70.75 |
Karnataka | 61.25 | 58.25 |
Kerala | 77 | 71 |
Madhya Pradesh | 74.25 | 65.75 |
Maharashtra | 64.5 | 59.25 |
Odisha | 76.5 | 70.75 |
Punjab | 74 | 66.5 |
Rajasthan | 73.25 | 66.75 |
Tamil Nadu | 53 | 58 |
Telangana | 70 | - |
Uttar Pradesh | 76.25 | 67.75 |
Uttarakhand | 78.75 | 71.25 |
West Bengal | 77.25 | 70.5 |
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