IBPS Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern
As per the latest notification, IBPS Clerk 2017 exam pattern has been changed. You can check the updated IBPS Clerk syllabus & exam pattern in this post below. IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2017 is very much same as any other Bank Exam. The major three sections on which a candidate needs complete command to ace IBPS Clerk 2017 Preliminary Exam are:
• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Language
When a candidate clears the Preliminary Exam, he/she must start preparing for the Mains Exam. There are 5 sections asked in IBPS Clerk 2017 Mains Exam.
• Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Language
• General Awareness
A candidate must look into the previous years’ papers to know the weightage of the sub-topics asked in each section of both preliminary and mains exam of IBPS Clerk 2017. Let’s have a look at the Exam Pattern for IBPS Clerk 2017 Exam:
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2017
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern: Preliminary Exam
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern: Mains Exam
Major changes have been observed in the Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk 2017 Exam. The total duration and the number of questions asked in Mains Examination of IBPS Clerk 2017 Exam have been revised. In the latest update by IBPS, IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will now constitute of 190 questions that needs to be completed in a time frame of 160 minutes.
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 of 50 questions that needs to be solved in a time duration of 45 minutes. Both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam will be conducted bilingually, i.e. both in English and in Hindi. Let’s have a look at the Exam Pattern for IBPS Clerk CWE VII.
Now that we have seen the IBPS Clerk 2017 Exam Pattern. Let’s discuss the detailed syllabus of all the sections asked in Preliminary and Mains Exam of IBPS Clerk 2017 Exam:
IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2017
IBPS Clerk Syllabus: English Language
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IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Reasoning
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IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude
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IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Computer Knowledge
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IBPS Clerk Syllabus: General Awareness
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