Those who wish to be a part of IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2019 must know the syllabus and exam pattern thoroughly. IBPS Clerk is an exam that thousands of students wish to attempt and get into the recruitment procedure.
In the Prelims Exam, there will be a negative marking of 0.25. For every wrong attempt, marks will be cut.
There are a total of 2 stages of IBPS Clerk Exam 2019. The first phase is the Prelims Exam and the second is Mains Paper. There is no interview procedure, further, to be processed. The exam takes place in an online mode.
- Only those students who crack Prelims Exam can sit in the Mains Paper
- The subjects English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning will be in both Prelims and Mains Exam
- Only those can fill the registration form who are eligible otherwise the officials will cancel their forms
- The IBPS Clerk Application Form window has been closed on October 09, 2019
- The best way to crack the IBPS Clerk Exam is to practice previous year question papers. It will make you understand the Exam Pattern and difficulty level of the exam throughout the years
- The candidates can download their IBPS Clerk Admit Card for Prelims from the official website in the last week of November 2019
- A total of 12075 were released this year for the post IBPS Clerk
- The basic pay for the position of IBPS Clerk lies between Rs 11,765 – Rs 42,020
- Students must be in between the age of 20-28 years to be eligible to apply
IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2019 (Prelims)
The Prelims Exam of IBPS Clerk Syllabus consists of a total of 4 sections which are English, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude and Quantitative Ability. The exam will take place on December 07, 08, 14, 21, 2019.
The following content displays important topics and weightage for different sections and topics:
Quantitative Aptitude: Important Topics & Weightage
Important Topics | Weightage |
Simplification | 10-15 Questions |
Number Series | 3-5 Questions |
Average | 1-3 Questions |
Interest | 1-3 Questions |
Mensuration | 2-4 Questions |
Percentage | 1-2 Questions |
Ratio & Proportion | 1-3 Questions |
Algebra | 3-5 Questions |
Profit & Loss | 1-3 Questions |
Time, Speed & Distance | 1-4 Questions |
Data Interpretation | 5-10 Questions (1-2 sets) |
Time & Work | 1-2 Questions |
Permutation & Combination / Probability | 0-1 Questions |
Mixture Problems | 0-2 Questions |
Number System | 0-1 Questions |
Data Sufficiency | 0-5 Questions |
Reasoning Ability: Important Topics & Weightage
Important Topics | Weightage |
Arrangement & Pattern | 5-8 Questions |
Analogy | 0-5 Questions |
Classification | 0-4 Questions |
Coded Inequalities or Mathematical Inequalities | 0-5 Questions (likely of Coded Inequalities) |
Directions & Distances | 0-2 Questions |
Coding-Decoding | 4-10 Questions |
Blood Relations | 1-5 Questions |
Order & Ranking | 0-5 Questions |
Circular Seating Arrangement | 5 Questions |
Linear Seating Arrangement | 5 Questions |
Analytical Decision Making | 0-5 Questions |
Syllogisms | 0-5 Questions |
Data Sufficiency | 0-5 Questions |
Double Line-Up | 0-5 Questions |
Scheduling | 0-5 Questions |
Grouping & Selection Problems on teams and committees asked. | 0-5 Questions |
Series | 0-2 Questions |
Verbal Reasoning | 0-5 Questions |
English: Important Topics & Weightage
Important Topics | Weightage |
Reading Comprehension | 10 Questions (1 Passage) |
Grammar (Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Fill in the Blanks) | 5 Questions |
Vocabulary (Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement) | 10 Questions |
Verbal Ability (Para Jumbles) | 5 Questions |
IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2019 (Mains)
The students who will crack the Prelims Exam will appear in the IBPS Clerk Mains Exam to proceed ahead in this process of recruitment. Check important topics from IBPS Clerk Mains and their weightage below:
- The Mains Exam is a bit tougher than Prelims Exam
- The Mains exam for IBPS Clerk will be conducted on January 19, 2020
- Students who will clear Mains Paper will be shortlisted to be recruited for the post IBPS Clerk which will depend on the marks they have secured in Mains
Computer Aptitude: Important Topics & Weightage
Important Topics | Weightage |
MS Office | 6 Questions |
Computer Hardware | 6 Questions |
Computer Software | 5 Questions |
Computer Memory | 5 Questions |
Internet | 5 Questions |
Networking | 3 Questions |
Operating System | 2 Questions |
Data representation | 1 Questions |
Others | 9 Questions |
Quantitative Aptitude: Important Topics & Weightage
Important Topics | Weightage |
Simplification | 15 Questions |
Arithmetic and Geometry | 15 Questions |
Data Interpretation | 5 Questions |
Series | 5 Questions |
General Awareness: Important Topics
Important Topics |
General Knowledge |
Current Affairs |
Banking Awareness |
Miscellaneous |