Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the exam schedule of IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2020 on its official website ibps.in. As per the IBPS Calendar 2020, the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 exam will be held on 12 – 13 December 2020 and 19 December 2020, and IBPS Clerk Mains 2020 exam will be held on 24 January 2021. The IBPS Clerk Notification 2020 is highly expected to be released in the month of October.Â
Candidates who look forward to appearing for the IBPS Clerk Exam to fetch a job in public sector banks should go through the given IBPS Clerk syllabus and exam pattern. The given IBPS Clerk Syllabus contains important topics of each subject or section. Go through the given IBPS Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern and test your preparation level now. The syllabus contains important topics from which questions are asked from each section and their marking scheme.
IBPS Clerk Recruitment is carried out in two phases – Preliminary and Mains Examinations. Here is the topic-wise and section-wise IBPS Clerk syllabus that contains the important topics from which the questions could be asked in the IBPS Clerk Exam. With just a few days left for the Mains examination, it is suggested that candidates should devote this time for preparations as per the latest syllabus.Â
Though many of the candidates might be aware of the exam pattern and syllabus of the IBPS Clerk Prelims & Mains 2020, there might be many who would be appearing for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment Exam for the first time.
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2020
Prelims Exam: In IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020, candidates will be asked Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from three sections- English Language, Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability. The exam will be conducted online. Have a look at the exam pattern of the IBPS Clerk Prelims:
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Section | No. of MCQs | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
Mains Exam: In IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2020, candidates are asked Multiple Choice Questions from four sections – General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. There is a sectional timing for each section. Candidates need to attempt each section in the given time frame. Have a look at the exam pattern:
| Section | No.of MCQs | Marks | Sectional Timing |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Computer Knowledge & Reasoning Ability | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 MCQs | 200 Marks | 160 minutes |
IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020: Syllabus – Questions Asked, Topics & Difficulty Level
Get detailed IBPS Clerk syllabus in the linked article.
| English Language | Reasoning Ability | Numerical Ability |
| Reading Comprehensions
Vocabulary Fill in the blanks Antonym & Synonym Sentence Completion Cloze Test Error Detection Para jumbles Phrase Replacement Inference Connectors |
Puzzles – Seating Arrangements, Directions, Box-based, Month-Based, Days-Based, Row-based
Distance and Direction Blood Relations Syllogism Order and Ranking Coding-Decoding Input-Output Inequalities Alphanumeric Series Figure Series Verbal Reasoning |
Data Interpretation – Tabular, Bar Graph, Line Chart & Pie Chart
Number Series Quadratic Equations Simplification Approximation Percentages Simple Interest & Compound Interest Profit and Loss Average Speed, Distance and Time Ratio and Proportion Problem on Ages Data Sufficiency Work, Time and Wages Boats and Stream Pipes and Cisterns Mensuration Probability Permutation and Combination |
| Difficulty Level – Easy to Moderate OR Moderate
– Possibility of high accuracy |
Difficulty Level – Moderate
– Possibility of high accuracy |
Difficulty Level – Moderate to Difficult
– Possibility of high accuracy |
Marking Scheme: In IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 Exam, 100 MCQs will be asked. Each question will be of 1 mark. There would be a penalty for the wrong answer marked by the candidate. Every wrong answer costs 0.25 mark.Â
IBPS Clerk Mains 2020: Syllabus – Questions Asked, Topics & Difficulty Level
| Quantitative Aptitude
(Difficulty Level – Moderate to Difficult – Possibility of high accuracy) |
Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation – Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Tabular & Line Chart, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Approximation, Simplification, Profit and Loss, Percentages, Averages, Data Sufficiency, Mensuration, Probability, Permutation and Combination, Ratio and Proportion, Problem on Ages, Speed, Distance and Time, Work, Time and Wages, Boats and Stream, Pipes and Cisterns |
| English Language
(Difficulty Level – Easy to Moderate OR Moderate – Possibility of high accuracy) |
Reading Comprehensions, Vocabulary, Fill in the blanks, Antonym & Synonym, Sentence Completion, Cloze Test, Error Detection, Para jumbles, Phrase Replacement, Inference, Connectors |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
(Difficulty Level – Moderate – Possibility of high accuracy) |
Alphanumeric Series, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Distance and Direction, Verbal Reasoning, Figure Series, Seating Arrangements, Box-based Puzzle,
Month-Based puzzle, Days-Based puzzle, Row-based puzzle, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output, Inequalities, Basic Computer Knowledge, Microsoft Office, Computer Hardware & Software, Internet & Networking, Keyboard shortcuts, Abbreviations |
| General/Financial Awareness
(Difficulty Level – Moderate – Possibility of high accuracy) |
Static GK – Country, Currency & Capital, Firsts in the world and India, Indian Constitution, Indian Culture, Airports & Railways, History, Geography
Financial Awareness – Indian Banking, important terms, Bank Headquarters, Regulatory Bodies, Functions of RBI, Indian Financial System, Fiscal & Monetary Policy, International Organisations – IMF, WB, ADB, UNO, SWIFT, BBB, BIS & UFBU Current Affairs – Government schemes, National & International Days/weeks, Awards, Sports & other happenings |
To understand the Exam topics in-depth and the level of difficulty, IBPS Guide can be referred.
Candidates should have a clear concept on various topics covered in the IBPS PO syllabus for both Prelims and Mains exam.
All the Best!
