IBPS Clerk – Exam Pattern, Syllabus 2023

IBPS Clerk – Exam Pattern, Syllabus 2023

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection also knows as IBPS has conducted Common Recruitment Process for Recruitment of Clerks in Participating Banks Every Year. In this post , you will get all the detailed information about the Exam Pattern, Selection Process, Eligibility Criteria and Exam Pattern of this IBPS Clerk Recruitment Exam.

List of Participating Banks

The following are the List of Banks which are participated in this IBPS Clerk Recruitment 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

Educational Qualifications

A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.

Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.

Structure of Examination (Exam Pattern)

The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

a. Preliminary Examination

Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
English Language	English	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	*	35	30	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	*	35	35	20 minutes
Total		100	100	60 minutes

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main examination.

b. Main Examination

Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE)	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
General/ Financial Awareness	*	50	50	35 minutes
General English	English	40	40	35 minutes
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	*	50	60	45 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	*	50	50	45 minutes
Total		190	200	160 minutes

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main Examination)

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Cut-off Score (Online Main examination)

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination and also a minimum total score to be considered for further process. Depending on number of the State/ UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment. Prior to the completion of provisional allotment process scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates.

Important Note – Marks obtained by the candidates in the Main examination will be considered for shortlisting for the final merit list.

Provisional Allotment

The total marks allotted for Online Main Examination are 200. Marks will be converted out of 100 for Provisional allotment. A candidate should qualify in the Online Main Examination and be sufficiently high in the merit to be considered for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on authorised IBPS website.

IBPS Clerk Syllabus for Prelims and Mains Exam

The syllabus for Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude and English Language is the same for mains and preliminary exams. In addition to these two, the other subjects are General / Financial Awareness and Reasoning & Computer Knowledge. General Awareness is based on the Banking Sector awareness.

IBPS Clerk Syllabus – English Language

English Language
Vocabulary	Grammar	Reading Comprehension
Homonyms Antonyms Synonyms Word Formation Spelling	Spotting Errors Phrases and idioms Direct and Indirect speech Active/ Passive voice	Theme Detection Passage completion Topic rearrangement of passage Deriving Conclusion

IBPS Clerk Syllabus –  Reasoning

Reasoning Ability
Verbal Reasoning	Non-Verbal Reasoning
Analogy Classification Word formation Statement and conclusions Syllogism Statement and assumptions Statement and arguments Coding-Decoding Blood Relations Passage and conclusions Alphabet test Series Test Number, Ranking and time sequence Direction sense Test Decision-making test Figure series Input/output Assertion and reasoning Sitting Arrangement	Series test Odd figure Out Analogy Miscellaneous Test

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude

Ratio and proportion Averages Time and work Speed Distance and time Mixture and allegation Stocks and shares Percentages Partnership Clocks Volume and surface Area Bar & Graphs Line charts Tables Height and Distances Logarithms Permutation and combinations Simple and compound interest Equations, Probability Trigonometry Profit Loss and Discount Mensuration Elements of Algebra Data Interpretation Pie charts

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Computer Knowledge

Computers

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 Viruses

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: General Awareness

General Awareness
Current Affairs	Banking
Current affairs related to national and international issues of last 6 months, Overview of Indian Financial System, History of the Indian banking system Recent credit and monetary policies	Introduction to National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC etc and of International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN etc, Abbreviations and Economic terminologies Banking Terms, Important Government Schemes on capital & money market