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Predict NowIBPS Clerk Syllabus is released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection for both Preliminary and Main exam. The syllabus includes chapters from the basic class 10 level. By getting yourself acquainted with the syllabus of the examination, you will be able to plan your preparation efficiently. The prelims exam for IBPS Clerk will consist of subjects like English Comprehension, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability as its syllabus. While the Mains exam for IBPS Clerk will consist of subjects like English, Computer Aptitude, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability. This page shows a list of topics asked under the different subjects or sections of the question paper. Preparing without knowing the IBPS Clerk syllabus would be like a shot in the dark. This can make your IBPS Clerk preparation mismanaged and inefficient. So to avoid that, go through the section-wise syllabus of the exam mentioned on this page and ensure your success in the exam.
IBPS Clerk Syllabus for Preliminary exam is described below in detail:
| Sections | IBPS Clerk Syllabus |
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| English Language |
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| Numerical Ability |
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| Reasoning Ability |
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IBPS Clerk Main Exam includes General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. IBPS Clerk Main Syllabus for Reasoning Ability, General English and Quantitative Aptitude is quite similar to the prelims syllabus, however, the difficulty level is much higher in this stage.
| Sections | IBPS Clerk Syllabus |
|---|---|
| General/ Financial Awareness |
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| General English |
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| Reasoning Ability |
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| Computer Aptitude |
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| Quantitative Aptitude |
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Topics | Weightage |
Reading Comprehension | 7 Questions |
Error Detection/ Sentence Correction | 5 Questions |
Fill in the Blanks | 3 Questions |
Error Correction | 5 Questions |
Para jumbles | 5 Questions |
Cloze test | 4-5 Questions |
Topics | Weightage |
Inequality | 5 Questions |
Blood Relation | 5 Questions |
Direction Sense | 5 Questions |
Miscellaneous | 5-8 Questions |
Syllogism | 5 Questions |
Coding-Decoding | 5 Questions |
Alpha-Numeric Series | 5 Questions |
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 15 Questions |
Topics | Weightage |
Simplification | 5-10 Questions |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | 3 Questions |
Profit & Loss | 2 Questions |
Mixtures & Allegations | 1-2 Questions |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest | 1-2 Questions |
Work & Time | 2 Questions |
Time & Distance | 2 Questions |
Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | 1-2 Questions |
Permutation, Combination & Probability | 1-2 Questions |
Data Interpretation | 15 Questions |
Sequence & Series | 5 Questions |
Candidates may find many books in the market to prepare for IBPS Clerk. But they should choose the books that cover the entire IBPS Clerk syllabus 2022. Here are few books for IBPS Clerk which candidates can refer for the exam.
Some of the recommended books are as follows:
Some of the recommended books for the Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude are given below:
This is one section where the candidate needs to be practised the most and thus books recommended must be able to make the candidates better with calculations as well as solving different problems. Some of the recommended books for the quantitative ability section:
Some of the recommended books for this section are:
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Read Business newspapers daily to stay updated with current affairs and read general knowledge books for Static Gk.
Learn the basics of Computer Hardware and Softwares, MS Office, History of Computers and Shortcut Keys.
In the Reasoning Ability section, Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Syllogism, and Inequalities topics are given the highest weightage.
Reading Comprehension, Para jumbles and Error detection are the most important topics for the English Language.
The highest weightage is given to Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equation, Simplification, and Number Series.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary exam will have 3 sections – Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, and English Language.
