IBPS Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2021

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS Syllabus & Exam Pattern for the post of Clerk along with official notification of IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021. The detailed IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 PDF has been released by the IBPS on 6th October 2021 announcing the revised dates to recruit 7855 vacancies of clerical posts in different 11 public sector banks. The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two stages: Prelims and Mains. Both these papers follow the online method of conducting the written examination. The structure of the exam is as follow: Let’s have a look at the detailed SBI Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern.

Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam

The following is the list of banks participating in the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam.

• Bank of Baroda
• Canara Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• UCO Bank
• Bank of India
• Central Bank of India
• Punjab National Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Indian Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank

Exam Language : IBPS Clerk Exam 2021

IBPS Clerk 2021 Medium of Examination
State Name	Version of tests (Medium of examination)
Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Sikkin,	English and Hindi
Andhra Pradesh	English, Hindi and Telugu
Assam	English, Hindi and Assamese
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu	English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani
Goa	English, Hindi and Konkani
Gujarat	English, Hindi and Gujarati
Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh	English, Hindi and Urdu
Karnataka	English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani
Kerala, Lakshadweep	English, Hindi and Malayalam
Maharashtra	English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani
Manipur	English, Hindi and Manipuri
Odisha	English, Hindi and Odia
Puducherry	English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
Punjab	English, Hindi and Punjabi
Tamil Nadu	English, Hindi and Tamil
Telangana	English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu
Tripura, West Bengal	English, Hindi and Bengali

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Selection Process : IBPS Clerk Exam 2021

• Preliminary Examination
• Mains Examination
• Document Verification
• Personal Interview

Exam Pattern : IBPS Clerk Exam 2021

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination

Candidates are required to solve the question paper in the time frame of 20 minutes for each section. The composite mark of the paper is 100 and the passing marks is decided by IBPS that is likely to change every year depending on the level of difficulty of the exam.

S. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total		100	100	1 Hour

IBPS Clerk Mains Examination

Previously, Computer Aptitude and Reasoning Ability Section used to be conducted separately. But, in the recent update by IBPS, both these sections are amalgamated together and will constitute 50 questions that need to be solved in a time duration of 45 minutes. Both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam will be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English and in Hindi. Let’s have a look at the Exam Pattern for IBPS Clerk CRP-X.

S.No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
2	English Language	40	40	35 minutes
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
4	General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
Total		190	200	160 minutes

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Exam Syllabus : IBPS Clerk Exam 2021

Prelims Exam Syllabus 2021

Reasoning Ability

Seating Arrangements, Puzzles, Inequalities, Syllogism, Input-Output, Data Sufficiency, Blood Relations, Order and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series, Distance and Direction, Verbal Reasoning

English Language

Cloze Test, Reading Comprehension, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Sentence Correction, Para Jumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Para/Sentence Completion

Quantitative Aptitude

Number Series, Data Interpretation, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equation, Data Sufficiency, Mensuration, Average, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Work, Time, and Energy, Time and Distance, Probability, Relations, Simple and Compound Interest, Permutation and Combination

Mains Exam Syllabus 2021

Reasoning Ability

Seating Arrangements, Puzzles, Inequalities, Syllogism, Input-Output, Data Sufficiency, Blood Relations, Order and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series, Distance and Direction, Verbal Reasoning

English Language

Cloze Test, Reading Comprehension, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Sentence Correction, Para Jumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Para/Sentence Completion

Quantitative Aptitude

Number Series, Data Interpretation, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equation, Data Sufficiency, Mensuration, Average, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Work, Time, and Energy, Time and Distance, Probability, Relations, Simple and Compound Interest, Permutation and Combination

General Awareness

Current Affairs, Banking Awareness, GK Updates, Currencies, Important Places, Books and Authors, Awards, Headquarters, Prime Minister Schemes, Important Days

Computer Aptitude

Basics of Hardware and software, Windows operating system basics, Internet terms and services, Basic Functionalities of MS Office ( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint), History of Computers, Networking and communication, Database basics, Basics of Hacking, Security Tools and Viruses.

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